Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-05-29
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THURSDAY. MY %, 1915.
TEAAs. ENGLAND x FRANCE.

paStd 10 hheet The sentiments though not nnder the
ennlro of the BRUSH Ministry comment in u
unprecedented bitterness and aspefy upon the gsspng
spft and ambitious designs oi the American government
as evidenced by tie .aiion Of 1,sas union,
aud by the warmth with Which claim To the disputed
prlnn ii lie iorritery II Oregon is asserted. Without
fansing 10 investigate the justice OF tbs allegation II is
sufficient 10 remark, that II eGre True the mpuation
would come with better grace from almost any other
quarter han fun fngland-a power which, no, rails
he'd With afragauiy claiming the empire Of the s,ss,
upon whose bosoP the words If her blasting
odes, mi sail but by her permission floats. has
planted her standard and established her vlcoroyashps
III The ienr quarters Of the gob.-conqnerng the weak
who resisted her encroachments, and substituting The
i.mld "ho soccuubed AT her approach, wherever she
needed ally promote her ambitious views or could
find market r the consumption OF her manu- factnres
Al the date Of last adylces from Fnrope there was
man,sily still lingering hope both in Gr,at Britain
and IN France that The annexation of Texas might yet
be defeated by the operation of their respective gov
efnme6ts with McKee, in rendering To Texas The ac-
know ledgment by the latter OF her independence To be
guaranteed BY the former. The operation If the 90
ycrnments Of France and England this effort to defeat
annexation sufficiently the ABSENCE on the part
OF both Of all expectation Of eaclnsre benefit 10 either
from the success OF their efforts. Indeed disclaimer Of
this character is specially made by the London Times
W hat Then. is the motive by which they are acnaied
Sn far France, which has but few conia posse ssons
on this continent and they situated as 10 be but little H.
able to BIO affected by political events in The L. States,
seoneorned.l dientto conjecse The Of Great
buian, however. Ia dictated obviously by anxiety Tor
the future destiny II her colonies bordering on the L
States Tar more than by any desire expectation 70
curing political ascendancy over the governmental Texas
an independent Republic by tho temptation Of sup
posed commercial advantages consequent upon that
eendancy As the Times remarks, this point. The
part taken by England and France in this question has
been dictated by such selfish or exclusive ohjects-
them Individually the annexation Of Texas oilers
very formidable dangers, and her independence pron>
Uses no very certain N conspicuous advantages. But
They are acnaied by sincere desire 10 uphold in A
'merca that respect for territorial rights which is The
ony sure basis OF peace and in maintaining the ndepen.
"denc" ni Texas they may hope to establish an important
element IN The distribution Of power North Amer
ca There, as we'll as in Europe. universal dominion is
"mprdcf,cdbb" This paragraph dscloses the true Sc
eei 81 the opposition Of English politicians to the annex
atlon OF Texas. They see in that measure the hand
writing on the wall which fore shadows the fate of the
Anglo American possessions particularly when they
hear almost every day significant hints thrown ont that
The sway OF rams Atlantic gov upon the North
American continent is rapldy drawing close cou-
pied with The declaration. on the floor of the American
oneress, Iha' we shall, the lapse of many wear.
exhibit The sublime spectacle Of ocea hound Renuh
c.' stretching FINN Newfoundland to the coast Of the
Pacific Great Britain naturally fears Il al the lus,
ol dominion eyinced by and declarations like these
will never be satiaied until Canada New Brunswick
and Nova Scotia shall be wrested from her prasp and
until California. and perhaps Mexico proper itself sh,
have been sheltered beneath the wings of the American
Eagle, and the dream Of "unye'sa ,lominono on this
portion of tho continent b. realized Nevertheless her
efforts 10 this measure will be ftuiiless The
last advces from Texas leave M room IA doub, tn,
whatever may be the secret hostility to anne xa,ion on
The part OF the existing government of Texas and some
Other leading men, public opinion has decided in favor
ct the measure by majority too powerful to be with
stood and that all TIM, remains TO be done is to ralify
tho terms Of admission prescribed by the resolutions Of
! the American Congress.
1t is proper to observe that neiihe, in France nor
Great Britain is any right OF Interference asserted. or
any mienlion nlimaied interfere. in this question
beyond the legitimate exeron of their influence nv ar
gnment and persuasion upon the government of Texas
itself That failing. it has already done the ours
ton is placed beyond their reach either by direction or
indltection. and they will submit with what grace
they may leaving lis tendencies and results to the dey.
o3men's OF the great reveaer Time
rs obvious however, that sumo of the Anti Slavery
Fanatics IN Great Britain regard he nnexaon of Texas
as the fore runner of disaster 10 the L. States An nm,
due estimate doubtless of the numerical strength and no.
hca Influence Of their co aborers on This side of TN.
All anllr, and nadeounte min, ,f ,bo
strength OF the ties which bind together the States of
this Ooniederacy inspire them with the hone tina, !,
may lead To The ultimate, If not speedy dissolution of our
Union. We infer this from the tenor of a remark, b,
letter addressed ito The Inhabitants Of tho Nor,hs,n
States OF An erica by the venerable Thomas Clark
son, whose early and uniform identi6ca,p with the
emancipation question in Great Britain has made his
name known Throughout, the civilized world Ane-
Specializing upon several contingencies which may arise
tand none OF which will by the way occur to preyen,
The annexation Of Texas he urges that CONGRESS he no
uuohed TO REMEDY the evil On what way we are moi
informed, lnasmnch as whether Congress has rjgh +,
annex mregn territory or not, it has certainly no rcht
10 anhui an act ri annexation once cunsummated and
II the petition should be refused says Mr. Clstkson 81,
VIII ne quite ime after this 10 resolve what 10 dn" and
III II be hound that it is the will Of great majority of
the people Of the North that there should be separa
hon into two States, You will accordingly" The ven
erahle agaor is certainly ignorant Of the public events
II last year. he would indulge sny such op,icin,