The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-31
POLITICAL spEcULATIoNs.

We feel some difficulty in laying the following
letter, addressed by strong pen from the city of
New York, before our readers. The writer speaks
strongly, harshy, of the general views and the Tex
as policy of England. He criticsss, with unsparing
asperty the misguided counsels of President Jones.
But il is sometimes right to open the safety valve,
and let the steam escape in the political engine, in
order to save the vessel from an explosion. The
public sentiment in this country is rising to state
of great evaporation, in consequence of the active
and improper interference of England with our re-
ations to Texas. She appears determined to defeat
the annexation, if she effect it by the most in
sidious negotiations; and is time that she should
be aware of the Indignation which is beginning to
pervade the country. On this subject public opinion
is getting ahead Of the press and for once we must
permit it to speak out.
President Jones has grossly erred in his course;
but it is due to him to hear his own explanation of
his own conduct and the motives which prompted it.
We are confident however that his cannot de-
feat the ardent wishes of the people Wetrust, too,
that seeing the errors into which he has been be-
trayed by his miscaculaons on passing events, he
will atone to them by his decided and uncompro-
missing devotion to their interests at the opening of
Congress- and that he will now testify by the energy
of his course that if he has not been able to avoid
mistakes he has preserved his personal and political
"honor" unschathed, unpoluted by "British in
trigue 1t is to be hoped, also, that the people OF
Texas will display as much GOODNESS as decision,
amid all the developments, strange and extraordinary
as they may be, which surround them. All they
have to do is to be as calm they are decided-to
indulge no "furious" passon--to fly into no excess,
and to complete the grand moral spectacle which
they have so long exhibited amid all their trials, in
the cabinet as well as in the camp.
"NEw YoRK, May 90 lS45.
"The last Mexican news seems to throw much
light ON the policy Of Great Britain Mexico has
been induced lat least her executive authorites) to
offer Texas the alternative Of independence and peace,
or annexation and ,car.
aDoes not this speak volumes of explanation in
relation to the late fare-up of the British govern
ment upon the subject Of Oregon Neither the
American nor British people, or press, saw any
thing offensive in the language of President Polk in
his inaugural address about our title to Oregon. All
the departments of our had used strong
err language in relation to the disputed territory IN
Maine, and the British government took no excep-
tons Language equally strong m reference TO ore,
eon has been used by Congress, backed by ofhciai
President Polk, not in an Official message, but IN
popular speech flor the inaugural is nothing more)
afirms our title to Oregon, British statesmen take II
as high offence, and talk Of war What would
be thought of our government Il were offcIaly 10
notice the declarations Of Sir Robert Peel TO his con-
stituents prior to entering upon his duties, after an
election to Parliament
.'Depend upon it, Oregon is but the pretext IN
this matter The British minister, when he talks
about Oregon, means Teras He, too, ike the
Mexican government, and IN concert win IL, Vr'u-
av saws 10 Texas, take independence and peace, or
annexation and ,ra. Great Britain cannot take the
ground that Texas has no right to annex herself to
the United States for she has acknowledged inde-
pendence of that republics but she ea', get up quar-
rel about Oregon, and then back .Merieo IN @ar
about Teras ! Does she mean this If she do not
mean war, she meaps to bring Establishment and ter
ror, fraud and corruption, TO operate upon the pubic
mind in Texas, and thus prevent annexation
81 mistake the character of the Texans, II TINS de-