The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-02
COM NUN CATION.
ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES.

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The Albion, newspaper devoted to British in
terests, and published in the city of New York,
says:
mo twho observes the signs Of the times can now
doubt that England Is not only putting herself IN pos.aIs
and terrible evil necessary The speeches in Par
lament the articles in the besnformed British Journals
poan fact not Of rekindling
the flames Of dsoo but that she has been compelled IN
lay aside the garb Of peace and put on the Of
Perhaps this will have It's may tell foreign nations
ance will not CO."
| The Albion then refers to the attitude assumed
| by France during the ministry Of Mr.. Theirs, and
to Prince de Joinvle's pamphlet, and adds
$50 too with the matters that have up for discus
sion between Great Britain and this country every change
and every phase has been accomplished by blast IRON the
trumpet In the matter of the northeastern boundary
well as the Oregon controversy have never heard
speech from public orator read article from party
newspaper that did claim the whole territory in dispute
and declare that, II 1t not forthwith surrendered,
should be taken by force All such threats wound
with the further declaration that Canada well as Texas
The diplomats eorrespondence too has psrtsken Of
this violent and hostile character of which the despatch Of
MIR. Calhoun to MIR King the American minister in Paris is
notable example The proceedings, too Of General Csss
nor can we forget that peace could not be with
| China, even without first going to war.
1--WE repeat then that England has assumed belli
gerent attitude without Provocaon She has fact been
goadsd into by those wko hare orertaIsd her poers Of
durance."
The Albion then refers to the fact, that Sir Rob-
ert Peel has demanded an increased appropriation
OF more than million sterling for the navy; and,
after commenting on the preparations for war,
quotes largely from the Naval and Military Gazette,
and adds
but is not merely physical preparations that
Wsn Mase s are wa 'od mas sf be
upon grand scale-one commensurate with her power,
and hsr rank among the nations Of the earth
which is SO eAha9sting to the vital powers OF country
debt by no means desirable Sir Robert Peel
and the Duke Of Wellington understand this and their poll
cy seems to be- that should hosies unhappy occur the
nation must make grand effort with all her power con.
csntrsed to bring the contest to speedy conclusion For
cate reland the policy Of the premier such that
ne must secure the support Of The great whig party With
power that modern science give the elements of de-
sructon, supposed that the energies Of the empire
cautious policy Of Sir Robert Peel will induce him to take
heed that all these advantages be in state Of happy
paraysed by opposition party who may etard the
national prowess because they think the unnecessary
England suffered much too much from this unfortunate
cause in all the that grew out Of the French and
| American revolutions"
| The Albion then quotes from the Naval and Mill
! tary Gazette a notice that experimental squad
ron of ten sail Of the line will very soon on being
manned and equipped for ,or, and with full five
| hve months provisions, make Recommendations
towards the shores of America" and concludes by
saying that this demonstration twill not be for the
| purpose OF offensive or even ostentatous display
but for the objects of exercise and experience, and
for sho'oing the ,corid that England is still napal
poicer, and means TO pindcate herself as sttch.n
4 This whole article in the Albion deserves to be
carefully read and profoundly studied by the people
of this country. England has not (says the AL
i bon) assumed bclligerent attitude without PROVO
cation. She has in fact been goaded to it by those
is here admitted that England has assumed a bel
| lgerent attitudes and the apology for doing so is
that our public speakers and the public press have
asserted that Oregon of right belongs to us; that
Gen. Cass, at Paris, opposed the quintupe treaty.
and that Mr.. Calhoun, in his letter to Mr. King has
charged that the object of England in her efforts to
abolish African slavery, is not humanity to the
blacks, but to monopose the trade in tropical prod
ucts Nor can any one believe that the causes here
assigned are the real causes of these beigerent DEM
onstrations. Was 1t necessary TO send fleet Of ten
sail OF the line, fully equipped and Manned for five
months cruise on our coast, by way of demon
strating that England was dsinterested in her sympa-
thy for the black racer Will her sending such
i fleet on our coast at this lime prove that Mr. Cal
houn was wrong in his construction of the motives
! which stimulates her interference to prevent the an
nexation of Texas 1t proves that England is so
much interested in the contamination of her policy
that she is prepared to bully and buster even at the
risk of war; but does that prove that MIR. Calhoun
was wrong in saying that her efforts dictated by
regard for her interests, and not, as she pre:ends
| by disnterested benovolence!
/ But why is this beigerent demonstration made
now at this timc' If Englandis fact "goadedn to
make that demonstration, by the conduct of Gen.
4 ass in Paris, by the tone of public speeches.
the language Of the public press, and Mr. Cahoun's
letter to Mr.. King, why did England wait until the
resolutions for the annexation OF Texas were passed
/ by our Congress, before she made the demOnstra-
ton? Does not the fact that she did wait until these
resolutions were passed. and that her apologists are
compelled to go far back for reasons to excuse it,
lcar - ~.
resolutions as connected with it, prove that the
reasons assigned are not the real reasons and that
those reasons are given because the true one could
| not bear EXPOSURE
| Let us look at facts As soon as knowledge of
the passage of the resolutions for reach
ed Galveston, the British minister there took with
HIM the French minister, whom he has held in
Kind of pupiage and hurried to the seat of govern
ment OF Texas. II was there arranged that Mr.
Ashbel Smith should be despatched on secret
mission to Europe, and that the British minister
accompanied by an Englishman as the diplomatic
agent of Texas, should go in an English frigatc on
secret mission to Mexico. The object of this secret
mission is the offer Of peace and Independence to
Texas, upon the condition of her refusal to accept
the terms of annexation. Now, this begercnt dem.
onstraton of England comes most opportunity in
aud OF these secret negotiations Of her minister in
Texas. England does not actually declare war, be-
cause she is not herself prepared for war; but she
makes warlike demonstration in both houses of
Parliament, in all her ravy-yards, and by sending
fleet of ten sail Of the line fully manned and equip
ped, just in time TO enable her allies in Texas to
oppose annexation upon the ground that independ-
ence, without annexation, brings peace with Mexi-
GO and all the world; whereas annexation NAV bring
war with England Who so blind as not to see
the objects which England seeks to accomplish
Who so stupid as not to understand her motives
Can any one not under British pay, now be found
who will venture to take the side of England against
the United States on the question of annexation Is
not this demonstration made at moment when her
parsans and apoogists in this country are protest
ing that she has no interest in defeating annexation
conclusive proof that she believes that she is deep
/ ly interested in doing so3 Who does not know that
| her statesmen are wise and far-reaching in their
public policy Who believe that these wise states
men would make an empty parade on our coast of