Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-02-28
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EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENCE.
LONDON, Feb. |, 1916.
To The Editors of Tie Enquirer.
Gentlemen: The Philadelphia Correspondent
Of the Morning Chronicle, in a letter dated De-
cembcr 30, says: "a State Convention is 10 he
" held in Missouri, now a large slave State, for
" the purpose of forming a new Constitution for
" that Commonwealth. This meeting will con-
" vene in the Spring; and it is expected that Mr..
I" Benton will there bring forward a scheme for
/" The abolition OF slavery in Missouri. Should
" he succeed, it is probable that Kentucky, Viz
"einia and Delaware will soon follow the exam
" pie. Also, that Texas, if admitted into the
q Union, will then, if moi before, be accepted only
" as a free, and not a slave country. 1t is believed
" that MIR. Benton will be leader in the Polk ad-
" minisiraiion; and it is known that he is opposed
{" (though both are Democrats) 10 the policy and
" diplomacy of Mr.. Calhoun, whose letter 10 Mr..
" King, al Paris, seems almost confined 10 the
" narrow, and, in the North and West, unpopu-
" lar ground Of slavery"
In the circle Of London politicians, no Ameri-
can correspondent for the English press is consi-
dcred SO well Informed as the one from whose
communication the above is extracted. BE IS
believed 10 be Mr.. Peters, British Consul for
Pennsylvania. VINO writes regularly. and usually
at great length, under The signature OF "Puhtcas,"
and who details m%inulely every circumstance,
from the arresling OF 4 fugitive from labor up 10
the rnmorcd movements of The General Govern
ment, calculated 10 prejudice the slave portion of
the United States on this side of the Atlantic
For example: the same letter which conveys the
foregoing intelligence remarks: "The last South
" ern mail brings us adVices of several tragedies
q and other calamities. In Rudolph county, Vir-
" ginia, and in a house on Cheat river, a man,
" woman and child were burnt 10 death, as an act
" of revenge, the woman being another mans
" wife, who had eloped with her fellow victim
"Mrs. Mary Sweeney, lalc Of Ireland, has been
murdered in New Orleans, and her paramour,
one Lynch, is in custody on suspicion. Al
"Huntsvillc, Alabama, on Monday week, Mrs.
"Polly Roberts was robbed and murdered in her
"dwclling, which was then sci on fire 10 conceal
"lhe crime. Mr.. McClelland, Of Lexington,
/" Kentucky, had been robbed and murdered near
/" that city"
If a United States ship Of war had entered The
Thames, and fired a Paixhan gun at the British
Caritol, the excitement could not have been great
or, Than it was when Mr.. Calhoun's despatch 10
Mr.. King appeared in the morning papers OF The
Metropolis. The opinion was almost universal,
until then, that, if il became necessary, Mr.. Gui-
70, would, in the name Of France, unite with
England in protesting against the annexation OF
Texas 10 the United States. Some limitations
Of this sort had undoubtedly been given, in the
early part OF May, by the French Premier, under
the belief that the Texas Treaty would be reject
ed, and that il would not be renewed during the
administration Of Mr.. Clay, whose election, at
that time, was regarded, al The Court Of the Tuil-
leries and ST. James, as certain, beyond any con-
l~ingency. He never expected that he would be
called upon, however, 10 put them into executions;
and when it was ascertained that Louis PHILIPPE
disavowcd such intention fully, in a conversation
with our representative, there was a stronger feel
ing of haired engendered against him, il possible,
than against Mr.. Calhoun. II was strenuouslv
urged. that Lord Cowlcy should be required
forthwith TO DEMAND "a categorical ansrcr" from
The French Monarch, whether he authorized such
statements as those contained in Mr.. Kings note
10 Mr.. Calhoun land il is very probable that he
has been instructed 10 do so bv Lord Aberdeen 4.
British impudencc can only be equalled by Bri-
fish duplicity.
1t is Illuminating to an American, who CATER
having beheld all civilized Europe) believes that
there is no such country on earth as his own, 10
see statesmen and politicians, in our national
councils, arrayed against each other on questions
uron which not only the welfare, but even The
perpctui,y Of the Union depends. The interests
Of England never suffer from mGrplos. Every
man is a pciriot when an important object is 10
be accomplished. No divisions-n no factions are
found in favor of the annexation OF Texas 10 the
United States. Great Britain is willing, al any
moment, TO guarantee the independence OF Texas
against Mexico, if she (Te1as) will consent 10
withdraw Inc application for annexation 10 the
United States. The measure is opposed By all,
as a matter of national policy-not out offender
ness TO Mexico. Wing and Tory would with one
voice consent 10 lhis-because they know that the
Clone STAR could be made snbseryient 10 The
hungry Lion in all things; and that, by securing
a foothold on the soil which gave il birth, Mexico
and Cuba would eventually CLEAN as the bright
EST diamonds in the Crown.
The shirt that carried us through the last war,
with perhaps a solitary brilliant exception, is still
devoted 10 The great cause OF American indie
nendence, and is watching with an Eagle eye the
~insidious approaches Of Great Britain. Let it be
remembered, that il was JOHN c. CALHOUN,
who. as Chairman of the Committee on Fo-
reign Relations, threw the glove 10 George
III, in lSl2-and, when 1t was taken up, AN
DREW JACKSON unshea,hed the sword, and
did not return il 10 its scabbard until he termi-
nailed uinmphantly the mighty struggle on the 9Th
of January, 1915. Where are these illusirions
individuals 10 be found nowl Side by side-as
in DAYS gone by-arrayed against the arrogant
DIGtpUSlDlSU vi luG IDNAENOtk fODUIf VI III "a
If Mr.. Calhoun had belonged 10 the British
Ministry. he could not have described more truly
The motives which influence the Government in
relation 10 slavery, than lie has done in his mas
tcrly despatch 10 Mr.. King. The Cabinets not
more startled at his holiness, than overwhelmed
by his arguments. While it is terrified BY The
daring expression of his sentiments, it cannot
DENY the correctness Of his conclusions. And
are his we'll meant efforts, TO elevate his country 10
the highest pinnacle of national power, to be coun-
terac,ed by the degrading passion of envy? No,
no. l trust not. The people will take care OF
him. They will advise with each other, and sa-
crifce as they have done before, their best per-
sonal friends, (who DO not cooperate with them
on The altar of the public good. :
w. II. Daingerfeld, Esq, Charge 10 the
Hanse Towns from Texas, | perceive, has retired
from Hamburger without accomplishing The OBJ
jecl Of his mission, as far as relates 10 that city.
Bremen, however, has recognized the nationality
Of his country, and made a Treaty with it
Hamburger is emphalically an English city and
consequently there is no difficulty in accounting
Tor its decision upon the subject. She is forced,
in obedience to British wishes, to decline acknow-
lodging the independence OF Texas, that Annex
alton may be made to appear In Germany AS IA
pine upon Mexico. II makes ones blood curdle
in his veins to witness the fragrant and wicked
insincerity OF Great Britain. If Texas will OBJ
ligale herself not 10 become a part Of the United
States, Great Britain will make .Merico terminate
the quasi war; but if Texas will not consent 10
this, why, she is mol Independent, and Hamburger
is unjusii6able in treating with a Province OF
Mexico.
1t is, in my opinion, a settled matter, that the
duty on raw cotton will be taken of during the
session OF Parliament. Memorials upon the sub
ject, TO Sir Robert Peel, have been in circulation
for s~evera! weeks, and have been signed by the
Abolitionists, unhesitatinsly, in every direction.
These miserable humbuggers, who are so philan-
lhropic, that they cannot use sugar in their coffee,
produced BY aare labor, have no scruples about
admitting aape-grown cotton free. Is not this
circumstance alone enough to open the eyes OF
the Northern States, which oppose the Annexa-
tionPf Texas2 Il shows, conclusively, that Great
Britain knows Of nothing so elevated as prin-
eiplc, as long as she has an interest to guard. But
lest her motives may still be mistaken in the
United States, | here annex an extract from the
Iiyernaol memorial which eYDlains them more