The New York herald., 1845-02-18
New Orleans.
Correspondence of the Hersld.]
New ORLEANS, Feb. 7, l845.


Teras and its Destiny.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT. ESQ
We are all, in this region, anxious about Texas
and annexation, and begin to apprehend that party
feeling will not yield in time to insure its success
The friends of the measure may rely upon IT. ii MOI
carried before the 4th Of March, is lost forever
We have the means here Of knowing that ne
gociatlons are in progress, both with France
and England, by the government of Texas
by which treaties of an alliance, often
sive and defensive" will be entered into i'm.
mediately by both countries, in failure Of annexa
ton, and the ports of Texas thrown open to foreign
merchandise and commerce, to the nearly total ex
clusion Of those of the United States In addition
to the commerce, France and England are lookine
to her forests Of live oak in Texas to supply their
navies, while Holland and Belgium are also suiton
tor her trade How long think you, after the port
of Galveston and Matagorda are opened to the free
trade Of Europe will the splndles OF Lowell be KEEP
in motion, and how many years before two-third
Of the Yankee ships will be roting at the wharvesl
The people and the government OF Texas have re
solved upon the matter, and this opportunity once
lost, she will forever withdraw herself from tht
"friendy alliance" of this country, who have thrice
rejected her, and like woman scorned, she will
soon become rival in the trade OF Europe, Mexi
CO and China, and ultimately be the cause of the
separation of the Southern States.
There is one view of this case which the wise.
acres at Washington have never entertained. MI.
Calhoun himself seems not to have dreamt OF it
1t 10 this: The introduction into Texas of slaves
and "indented apprentices from the West India
Islands, and the rival production OF sugar. cotton,
tobacco, &C. tchether the abolition of savey takes
place or not The abolitioniss themselves have
not considered it. Texas has treaty existing with
France already, which places her upon the footing
Of the most favored nation, and OF course the United
States; and like us, she can at any moment, and
without hindrance, introduce slaves from the
French w. Indies. Her citizens emigratins to this
country can take them along, and none can say,
by Guzot, who framed the treaty, for this very pur
pose, looking forward 10 the changes In the Islands
aud the time when her planters would seek an asy-
lum in New Estramadura, and the "happy land.'
Again, English emigrants from the w. Indies, Can
take their .indented apprentices"-the w.fangled
term for slavery-lntO Texas, and in this way the
crop of cotton, sugar and rice, may soon be made
to rival that of the Southern States. Slavery may
may not be abolished in Texas the next year by
the foreign vote But done or not done, Texas is
to become our formidable rival in commerce ano
trade. Ia either event, what security has Lou.si-
ana or Mississippi for her slave population, and
what will be the value of Southern staples half a
dozen years hence
Why the rich and beautiful country Of Texas,
larger than France and Spain together, should have
been voluntarily relinquished by the treaty Of 10,
ago we were told by Judge Smith, the distinguish.
ed Senator from Alabama who was in Washing
ton at the time, and aw fat to the whole matter,
that the treaty at one time completed, and ready
to be signed at Madrid, including the Whoe conrg
to the Rio del Norte when Mr.. Adams recalled Mr.
Ewing, at the especial dsswe and adviee Of Rufus
King, who told him It would not do to accept SO
large territory, it would destroy the balance o.
political power and place it altogether In the hands
Of the south Some letters probably passed be.
tween Adams and King upon the subject, and i
they could be found the secret Of the whole mat
ter would no doubt be forever revealed.
n -vxtt rvpnt anti fTupy
and which ever way wesmay please to regard il,
and however il shall terminate II will assuredly de-
eide the destiny, for veal or for wo Of this 'bess
ed Union" My poor opinion Is, that II annexed
reatest and richest, and most powerful nation up
on earth; and If not annexed, Texas will become
the most fourishng republic, and hereafter pow
ertul rival in all the great staples which are the
sole basis OF the manufactures, trade, commerce
and navigation of the United States.
Yours, &c. O. P.