Mobile register and journal., 1845-06-21

archies, mol contented with holding counsel among each olher to guard against the growth of unpopu- lar doctrines m their several dounons, and in guar anteeing to each other specific weight in the adjust mem of political power among themselves, assume To extend the IT generalshp over American governments and republican forms, and make America the thea Ire for propagaing European systems of diplomacy. But such general sentiments, entertained we doubt not, by five sixlhs of the people of this country, might call forth active demonstration, by the exhibition of meddling diplomacy in the affairs of neighhnrng States, than increased jealousy of this foreign ofciousness, and more waehful zeal to de- leci and resist it the instant it might approach the interests assai the honor soil of the country. But in this matter of Texas and Mexico, the tam. perng of Great Britain is open not merely with the international relations of Mexico and Texas towards each other, but the attempt to make those rela- tions subordinate to avowed national purpose of her own, which is in direct hostility to the policy and growth of the United States. She counsels Mexico and attempts to bribe Texas, to establish an ine- pendent government under British guarantees on the southwestern border of the United States for the pur- pose of preventing the further spread of the union in that quarter, and to enable her to plan and n- | crease preponderating commercial influence on the American continent, against the United States Other motives there are; unavowed distinctly, or | sometimes distinctly shadowed forth in declarations and sometimes by acts to be diselaimed with all the formal nslncerlty of diplomatic duplicily-such her desire to destroy the institution of slavery in the Southern States. and thus weaken the most for mldable producers of the staple which she must | k.u .la -lz..
 der her own flag, or in territories subject her trolling influence But the issue which she has made out of this Texas controversy is now, not merely whether annexation shall take place, but whether British or American influence, British or American connsels. British or American power, shall be more potent in North America
 Her official agents openly make this issue, and il must be met. It will be met The prooi uf these foreign movements has grown too strong to be donb
 ed, and the spirit of the people of this country IS reused to il. They may have disputed whether
 it wa. better that TEXAS should come into the Union now-but thousands and lens of thousands who doubt ed, firm now in the determination to resent and resist the preponderance of this hostile British in- fuence. The Texas question. always a truly na tonal one ID it's aspects of advantage to all portions of the country, is national in it's clear ap- peas to the national honor and interests. attacked openly by adverse foreign intrigue; and the ma tional enthusiasm will sustain, nay demand the most vigorous measures from the Executive, 10 put @own this ntermeddling spirit and secure and defend the rights and the policy of the country.
 The people of Texas are in lhis respect with the people of the United States thoroughly They de- sire to be of the people of the United States, and they will be. The toriuous nrIgues of British dip
 lomacy and the double dealing of their own execu tive ,and the threats of Mex can British will neither ie Jude them frighten them from the consummsion of the great policy of American union It remans for the government and people of the Uni. ted States to take that in thus adhering cour. ageously and thoroughly 10 the of expanded A. mercanism, the people of Texas shall not be expos- ed undefended to the violence of Mexico, prompt- ed to furious resentment by the and counsels o bsfled European inriguers-but that the flag of the United States, once spread that noble country shall carry with it ample, efficient and immediate protection.