The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-19
COMMUNICATIONS.


Mr.. EDITOR: This is the day on which the Tex
ian Congress assemblies TO accept or reject the prop
ostion OF annexation and with thatrepubc now rests
the decision of question on which may hang the
fate Of nations. w lille considering this matter IN
all its bearings this question has again and again pre-
scented itself Why are e governments Of England and
France anrious TO prevent the annexation Of Ieras 10
The United States? In attempting TO answer this M
terogatory satisfactorily TO myself, i have found t
necessary TO throw my ideas together IN some KIND
of order; which have accordingly done, you will
find below. If you deem them worthy of place in
the "Union," they are at your service
DEMoCRITUS JUNIOR.
Why are the governments Of England and France
particularly England--so anxious TO prevent the
of Texas to the United States'
Governments, like individuals, seldom make eX-
traordinary efforts to accomplish an object without
reasons; and il would certainly be undertaking the
mental aeumen and political sagacity of the states
men of the two leading powers OF the Old World j
to suppose that all this intriguing OF Monsieur Sa-
llgny on the part of France, and OF Captain Elliott
on that Of England, had not an object beyond that
of giving employment for the time being, to their
to keep their hands in. But, perhaps
they meant nothngl Possibly they were only col
quoting little, harmlessly, with Mademolselle|
Texas, to test her amour conjugdi, for their own
amusement, and the sport OF the residue OF the
world How rich the jealousy of her Jfanee How
dinld0fe tne Vi
blushing dame And why might not this be the|
case, Jests flow freely at the of individuals,
and why should they not at the first wedding of ma
tions9 But that England, particularly, is willing toI
pay good round sum for the sport-ten millions OIL
dollars 10 Merco and The payment Of the iohote debt of
Itras estimated at eight millions more-nerely iorl
the purpose of exhibiting the United States in the,
attitude and condition ola rejected sutora pretty
sum- truly, to us paupres Of the New World, but al
bagatele the "Queen of the Isles, with her!
eight hundred millions of debt. aside: What a!
splendid bankrupt she is, and what a beautiful
smash of her pottery there will be some day. But!
then again, (these buts are very conveniently sup-i
pose her designs Serious and that she really de-
sres to break the lien, and prevent the nuptlas OIL
the contracting parties: rhat her intentions? Is i'll
that she wishes to form alliance with Texas her.
self is it that for some reasons of her own she
only wishes to engender between the parties of
those delectabe quarrels which almost invariablys
follow the cessation of the liens d'amour? But II
shall guess Perhaps her objects are twofold. LIST
She may desire to obtain her supply of cotton for her!
from inferior nation, and at thek
time render herself independent of the United
States. I'd. She may desire to prevent the conso-l
daon of the American continent under ONE LIBERAL
and free GOVERNMENTS, fearing that that would
make it too powerful at home, and too terribleI
abroad, for the enemies of the peace of the world
and republican institutions. These, probably, are}
really her for meddng in the affairs of thisl
continent, which deduce after the following FASH
ion: England and the United States are manufnc-f
turing and commercial rivals for the trade of the
districts of the world, Motto OF
which consists of fabrics which the products of
an American staple--cotton--and without whlchs
two-thirds of the looms of Great Britain would bel
useless and large part of her people without theE
means Of support. Suppose that America wouldt
desire to monopoi-s the worlds market for cottonl
fabrics, and starve one-third of the operatives of
she uould haye hut the shIDment
of cotton to her ports, and the thing would be done
The world besides, could not fill, for single year,
the hiatus thus produced in essential branch OF
her national labor Or, we may suppose that Amer
lea wishes merely to undersell her in foreign mar
kets; them with the consent of the cotton-growingU
States, she will have but to lay such tax on the
staple she may find sufficient to effect her pur-
pose and she cannot refuse to buy, without starving
her people, and running the risk of popular revo-
luton With these fearful dependencies upon the 1
will of America before her, is it strange that she /
should embrace an opportunity which holds out theE
hope of essening her dependence upon her rival; /
and that she should desire to form alliance with
people who must, of necessity, produce the arti-
Gle which she most needs, which they can never
absorb in their own manufactures and which must
find its way to foreign markets. II is mol strange, in
this view Of the case alone that England should in
terfere in the Texian matter; but 1t would be !
strange indeed if she did not do all in her power
save resort TO arms-and that she may not do--tok
prevent annexation, her manufacturing and CONNER
ciai Interests require Nay, 1t is her only hope OF
ever obtaining supply of cottonwood" for hert
except the terms and at the pleasure OF
the United States This all clear. But what of the
second proposition--tha she may desire to preventk
the consolidation of the American continent under
one grand republican government II she is not afraid
Of that and fearful of annexation as leading to 1t,
and of this as the certain forerunner Of the DOWN.
fall of the kingly and aristocratca governments OF
H. al. ILL.,
and temper of her public press. II Is not so, they
must misrepresent the thoughts and feelings of gov
eminent, and lie most eminently. But his so. AMI
nexation is feared, and regarded one OF al
series of liens which may connect the whole of /
the North American continent into one government
which union would be the bond of peace, and I
of power fatal TO the supremacy of the
governments of Europe. In the peace and prosperi-
ty Of the American continent, England already per-
ceives growing cause of her own decline. TheE
of her empire, the humiliation off
her proud claims as arbtress of the affairs of thc
world, the uprooting of her monarchcal and aristo-
cratical form Of government, and the establishment
of democracy in its stead, would inevitably follow
the permanent establishment of rational republican.
liberty and the spread of the arts of peace, all ths
side the Atlantic 1.-THE american Union continue
and may the Gods palsy the tongue Of every traitor
who speaks of dsunion-the power and influence
of Albion may be measured by the limits of her
on moments consideration of the essentially diff +
ferent character Of the two governments, and at n
Q ance at the elements which constitute ndivlduak
and national happiness. This last, everybody
knows, is not to be found in exactlons and oppres
sion. But as to the former: America is govern !
ment of the people, whose laws look to the develop
ment and security of the greatest amount of reward
of individual industry and the protection of the per-
sona rights and the happiness of the masses. In l.
short the products of every mans labor are his o,rn
No kings, princes, lords, dukes bishops, barons ande
generals, TO fatten! No myriads of fawning depen /
dants who hang round the skirts of the great to feed
No countless battalions Of useless soldiers; mo-
swarming hives of improbable marines and sailors /
to support in deness! In word, no stupendous,
expensive, and lazy government to maintain. But
how is it with England in this respect Has she }
no royalty to suppor-no aristocratical purses toI
fl-no hungry soldiers and sailors to feed-no goryI
to pay forl Let her yearly increasing debt of eight
hundred millions answer. With all her enormousI
and onerous taxation, she is not able to raise undsS
enough to meet the demands of her military and civil
The energies of the people are /
taxed to the utmost, and the poor robbed Of the1
th.r anti nHw