Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-04-25


France and England we're still nego'la'
ting about the fright Of search" question.
Ii is understood TO be g iven up by England.
Ouinione Of tho English Press OF President
Folks Inaugural Address.
From the Londou Times March 81 and 2s
The consent Of Congress to the annexation
of Texas is an event so long expected, that the
question Of its justice has gradually merged In
the vision Of its certainty. There was time
when the most enlightened and thoughuui
men Of the Union could venture to entertain a
strong NOR ] objection against 1t; and their
arguments are on record. 1t was clear, how
ever, that the mass of the Union, its newest
and most active elements, were in favor OF the
measure. Their eyes were always revertIng
to Texas. Texas unappropriated, like lnde-
pendent MegarA within sight Of Athens, was
the eyesore of the Union; not but there are
other eyesores to the ambitious gaze of that
people, Whatever they see they love, what
ever they love they covet. whatever they COW
ct they expect, and endeavor 10 obtain. But
Texas was the frat thing in their way, and
formed the bold foreground Of their hopes.
Texas adjacent, revolted, independent. still
menaced and molested by the weak and inn
polite rulers whose yoke it had broken, alrea.
dy peoped and governed by the citizens OF
the Union. or adventures of the same lam
guage and principles, was an acquisition alb
souie1y necessary, not SO much to the happI-
ness, as 10 the comfort the ease, the sleep, the
digestion, Of certainly more than hall the re-
public.
The only part Of the business, therefore, on
which there could be any surprise, would be
the .rticular time and manner in which re-
publican wisdom and taste would select tor
the acquisition. =.
The fit action seems to have seized the
whole expiring body. FIRST the President, as
soon az he finds he must needs quit the scene,
urges the deed. Then the House of Repre-
sentatives, about to dissolve, eagerly emhra-
cps its last opportunity, and. like the silk
worm, having laid its eggs, Immediately dies.
The Senate has Just lime to pronounce. This
it does on the 9th of February, and on the
, 4lh Of March new President addresses the
whole population on the proceedings of the
late Congress. The interval could be but a
few hours, but there was time enough, itseems,
for the late President to use the powers given
: to him by the amended resolution Of the Con
r gress, Ter the liberty Of negotiation. Alrea-
dy had lie sent off ENJOYS and instructions to
Texas Snch is the avidity for grasPing d
moo racy has always been found TO generate.
5 The new President, however, is far fron
f., quarrellng with his hereditary task. His on
. y complaint probably is. that he was not al
lowed to initiate as we'll as to carry on. One
could almost fear from the tone of his address
that he minded to make up for his wrong by
starting project or two Of his own. The tone
Of President must needs be lofty. lie must
, assume The dignity which is not conceded. and
he would only he understood and despispd by
his fellow citizens. if he adopted the conven-
tional courtesips and humiliatons Of European
Potentaes. His Office is the most honorable
in the earth; his responsibility is the greatest
To disturb the unanimity Of the Federal Tn
ion, even for an inae ned object Of morality
! is the most stupendous crime of which huma,
, nature can be guilty. TO extend that Union
indefinitely, in all directions, is the citizens
first {, nobIpst in instinct; to be comprehended
. in it, the greatest felicity that can happen te
i any race Of men. 1t is the only security fo
p peace. All this may mean much or little bu
. in the old world II is the language Of men wht
are not conducting, but founding an empire.
We in the old world have long since chas
, tised one another's desires TO at least the Ian
y guage Of n'odesty and mutual Difference. rht
President is not overawed by the presence O
ono sovereign power in the length and breadth
Of his continent. Hence he feels no indecen
cy in expressing, in clarifying, every aggres
e sive impulse Of the heart. The citizen, h,
y says, must rejoice when a frontier line is re
d moved. when he can communicate freely
y commercially and politically, with his neigh
= bors. without the restriction of trade, or tn
j. interference of foreign claims, and foreign po
st litics and morals.-When such reioicings ar
:. arguments, then we may reasonably fear 70
IS the invidious frontier lines Of the st. Law
renee. not to speak of that other on the wesi
o ward of the Rocky Mountains. But other di
e fcu,ties will arise before that day. Neithe
= democracy nor federation can solve the grea
e problem of society. Government is not $
Il easy a task.-The creature of mob election
re addressing his creators, may talk in the sam
IS breath Of clustering all nations in constitu
III tional unity, and interdicting moral and reIi
t. gious interference between the inhabitants C.
n adjacent valleys; but human nature has assign
s. ed less to system. and more to spiritual Unfit
g ences. She will soon detect the holownes
o, of union without unity, and Of political CON
re bination that aims to embrace the world, whit
Mt it is afraid to interfere with the grossest socis
'g corruptlons in its own bosom.
e In the inaugural address delivered by til
lr new President on the 4th Of March. we fin
er faithfully Reproduced all the woes' charact
st riStlcS of the Alleohanian statesmen who hay