New-York daily tribune., 1845-05-20
rrOm tho Lonaon rimes, Of Ap-ll Is.


Journal on the I'd inst We do so without at ali
colncidins IN the opinion expressed by the Times
Editor:
From the London Times, of Apyil IS
The discussions now going on in the Republic Of
Texas between the American party which seeks 10
be absorbed in the Fedora! Union Of the Americ. an
States, and the national Texan party, which up
holds The independent interest ot The new State
are matters OF the deepest interest not only 10 the
annexation question of the present day, but 10 the
future destlnles OF the continent If North America
Ii Texas al once filings away her national existence
and makes herself subservient 10 the policy of the
Uni;ed States, II is highly improbable thai any 9th
er new State VIII attain 10 Independence in the
southern regions OF North America, and the pro.
sresS OF the dominionS of the Cabinet of Washing
ton will be rs rapid as the decay o, It's defeaceless
and ungoverned Sou;hern nelghbors. More than 20
wears have elapsed since Mexico threw off her allie
glance 10 Spain, and during the whcl, ct that period
the dechoe OF the uhasbeeu nccnceivaby great
aud rapid. The result Is now pitiabe. The coun-
Try Is stated by recent observer 10 be defence
less as II was III the days of Mon,ezuma Another
Cortez mlsh march with a few huaGrrd men upon
the capital and as tor The northern and western
provinces. more especially the magniticeu, terrific
ry OF California since the segnestralion ct the mis-
slonS and prsSldlos, they are without even he sem
blance OF a sovernment. The whole white popu-
aton OF California, Is hardly more Than 5000, scat
tered over 2ODO square leagues of territory the
Mexican administration does not even comniuni-
cate with the province; and 10 conquer the whole
of IL would not be more diicul, than 10 take pos
session OF desert Island In these ,hinly peopled
regions the inhs tllaDts are msnifrsr!y unable 10
defend their errllcrial rights; and when they have
lost the protection cf great power, whose policy
jealous of all encoachmsnts on The future inter
es,s of us subjects, thev fall easy prey TO sort
of retail Invasion, uatil the sovereignty Of the
country Is 6lched away before an effort has been
made to challenge the a+saiiant.
Inc eager, gain-seekns and rowing population OF
m sle esern State, of the Union are fitted beyond
n we resi- oi mankind carry on ,hisknd OF sur
lspnous wsttare, They conquer provinces as the
eGsAo1 seas nest; and If their irregular enter.
pliSses oe allowed 10 carry with them all the pot-
lcai consequences of lawful war il is eyiden, thar
al no very distant period they viii have made ,bem'
selves masters OF all such parts of the Nor,h amsr;
can continent as are not defended by The forcss snd
the resolution OF Great Britain Kut ,he conSnn, I,
OF Texas Ia The presen, emergency will dererrs;ne
whether these political conseque aces aIe 10 he real
izeo. depends ON the acceptance or rejection of
the proposed measure of annexation By the peonlr
ana Government of Texas, whether evev fresh
STEP OF the AngioAmericsn race is 10 add c,tizens
70 'he Union; or w'eIher the new States which
may be termed in cor-se Of time on either shore Of