New-York daily tribune., 1845-05-20
thai vas. continent may no! uphold an independent
far. lndenendent Interests, and an independenl

policy
When We take into consideration the position ot
Texas. the decline Of Mexico, and The future con-
djtion of the unapp.opriated lands. rivers. ana
gioos living between the coast OF Ippc! I4iIos'.ia
on the Pacific Ocean and the Rio R!cvo DEL Nol's,
II Is impossible 10 doubt ina; such country ousH'
10 rossess an ol,sinsi character and IN lhGepeh-
d.rt e.;..cace Its annexation 10 the United States,
i ;hst measure be consummated at the rT sca.
time. would only lead The Pcrs sIIeiy 10 .ne
eventual disruption Of thf- -7.de and !ntPeflec..{
unjted cnnfede.scv ana 10 struggle whicii "9uiu
prove in;-rious TO the best Interests oi 'hs III
continent But Texas independent Is pecaIlni..
qualified 10 interpose as il were, the keyst0ne u
an arch hetween IN. United States and MeIi1o, on
the one hand, and between the Enartime lh'eieS's
of Furo,ean and of American Nauons on the
other These views a.e so clear ana eVlueIi 'iaI
they will probably have declslve ihnuenee W .'e
I Executive Government OF 1e3ss, eloFluII 'IiI
Nexjcaus can be brossht 20 fecOehile IN liberal
sn;,i, an arrangement WHICH is the sole guarantee
! Of their Natons! existence. Nor can We peileve
thai this cscv will be defeated By the popular en-
! s.uf,es of the United Stsies IN ieXas, VINO are
. ayowedy engaged in promoting the WORK % Al
rbeir own partv in the Unitec States, and 10 the
csu.e of slavery wth which that party la IDENTIFIED
The mar, taken by England and France In ihls
on-fo, we are happy 10 ind that .he most en-
! tire concurrence prevails be,"een the two great
I powers by which Texas was first recognised IN
| EurlDg-n4S
exclusive objects. To them individually :he annex
! a,ien of Texas offers very formidable dangers
and her independence rfolnises no very certain or
! CONSPICUOUS advantages. But they are actuattu oy
> sincere desire to uphold in America that respeci
fc. territorial rights which Is the only sure sas,s
peace and in maintaining TIE .@Cependehce I'll
Texas they may hope 20 establish an important e!e-
ment in the dis-itGiion of power over North Amer
ca There as well as in Europe, an universal DO
uinion is lmpractica5le. =,
i If however the annexation party be successful,
and the patriotic intentions o; The ffeslden. are
defeated by the foreign party in the coi1moc"ce,
of Texas that only opens the dcot 20 fresh ditil-
cnlties ot the most senous character ne Claim
| of the United States 20 Texas Is Claim studiousy
underlined, and purposely obscure; bet once Cd
F; mltsd il would be found 10 embrace t;e distant
! objects OF American ambition, eTen on me slofes
| of the Pacific Already several attempts have been
| made By the ministers and officers OF the United
States IL obtain the cession Of the great harbors on
the coast of California In 1875, Mr. t0-sy IN offered
( to the Mexican government tTe millions 81 dollars
for the port of San f.aRclsco-one OF the ilnesl ma
| val positions IN the world and few years later
an American commodore actually seized, on soire
pretended rumot Of war with Mexico, the ,c'rn and
| harbor OF Monterey.
! The time is now raoiciy approaching when the
! Western Ceas. Of North Amerlca-hllheIte The
eas; pecPted, the least productive. and the least
] irequen,ed portion OF the gobe-wlli become lhe
scene of great political INTEREST,", and VIII gradually
be animated with the stir Of nnilons and Inc actv-
iiy of social life. The United States are seek
| ing 10 subject tSesc future races ard states 10
| their dominion, and without an army or any OF The
ordinary instruments OF conquest, TO extend their
sovereignty over nations yet unborn The scheme
| for The Annexation of Texas is the most decided
step they have made IN this direction; but his is
| only the prelude TO their uiteror designs. The
claim 10 the exclusive possession ol the oregon Ter
ritorv is;anoiher indication of The same policy; II
! will be followed by an attack, either by force by
! fraud on California. On all these points the same
unlimited spirit OF aggrandlzement prevails tor
I the protection Of the British dominion 10 North
| America ample means exist; and indeed, the pos
session OF The Oregon territory by tlr tcdson BAY
Company. under he joir; conditions CT the conven
tlon of lSS is practically conclusive on the point
| But in provinces liz which no European power mas
any direct concern, The only check 10 the rapacous
encroachments of The United States VIII be fonnd
10 consist in the establishment oil another energetic
and independent power TO share TIE dominion OF
North America and such power we still hope
Texas may become.
| TIE STEAMSHIP "GREAT BRITAIN We beg
10 draw the attention Of our American readers IL
! the Advertisement of the am-Ship Great Bri-
tain. which is To leave this port tor New York on
the 10Th of July next. Her arrvr! n ihe magsnlil-
cent bay OF that sIea. commercial city Will, no
doubt, be witnessed by the largest number OF spec
lators ever there assembled To our old favorle,
Lett Hosken, r. n. Is lntrusted The task OF taking
this splendid steamship her maiden trip across the
Atlantis His successful runs 10 and irem New
York with the Great Western" !s guarantee
that nautical intelligence will rot be wanted 10
make the g Great Britain" more famed even than
her predecessor
| NJ Guizot was taken seriously i'll on the 10Th
utlmo, with spasmodlc attack, so violent that he
was for some time deprived OF speech. Medical
aid was immediately called in, and ne was soon re-
Iloy hv fhs ut WNr baf
Some OF the papers make light o! the attack but
Ihe correspondent OF the London Globe says that
for same hours the statemans e was IN danger
The disease was insplssaon OF bic, and not the
common influenza, as first reported, although syn-
toms OF that malady also existed. The King has
expressed great anxiety on the subject OF NJ Gul-
zoI's health, and was ncessant in his inquiries al
the moment when doubts We're entertained by his
| physicians"
IN. Gui5ot had obtained leave of absence for
one month, to enable him to take the repose neces-
sary for the re- establishment OF his heai,h. Count
| Duchateb wsud replace him, ad interim, in the
direction the Foreign Department
SPAIN.
Several. .projec's law Her, presented TO ths
! Chambers on tie 2l.I, -..a .monsst others de-
mand OF the Minister OF the lat ror 10 be author
>ed 10 negotiate a loan the p,ceo rs OF which
which should be applied 10 the construction OF
roads and canals All the adviceS received from
the provinces were most satisfactory.
SWITZERLAND.
Admonitory notes have been received by the
Federal Government from Sardinia and Prussia !;
but the Extraordinary Diet makes way. It Is
understood that it will most likely proceed no fur
her but leave the several questions 10 be settled,
possible, by the Deputies in the Ordinary Diet.
which Is 10 NEE, in July. The Presse says-"W-
have received private letter from Switzerland,
containing news, which we give with reserve, al
though coming from good source According to
this letter, the check received by the Free Corps has
not discouraged the Radicals, who will not re-
nounce the design of destroying the Federal Com
pact of 1915 We are informed that Berne, Vaud,
Soleure, Argau, and Bale Country, entertain the
project OF separating themselves from the Conicd-
Grafton, and constituting together Helveiic Re-
public one and independent 1t is believed, how
ever, ;hst NJ. Neuhaus, the Avoyer Of Bernc 10
whom IN great pari this extreme resolution is .ttri-
buted, will think twice before he make any ATTEMPT
on compact which is guaranteed by the great po-
ten!aies, and which cannot be annuled without the
consent OF all parties
The Ne,g Zurich Gazette announces that 4 treaty
was concluded al Lucerne on the 23rd uliimo, be-
tween the Commissioners of the Government of
Lucerne and those ofthe cantons Of Berne. Soleurr,
base Campasnc, and Argau relative TO the setting