Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-08-09
Letter from Brussels.
Corresnondence Of the Public I

British Prints, England is now resigned TO the
Annexation ofTexas. 1t is now mentioned mere
ly as a historical fact. "The Texans" says the
Times and other papers of more or less standing,
"deserve to lose their nationality, which has
scarcely lasted ten years they were unfit TO
preserve it they sold themselves 10 the highest
bidder" And in the same breath the London
Times asserts that it is not the true interest of
Texas which will decide the question Of annex
alton, but the number of rotes which the Amer-
can party would be able TO smuggle into the
Texan Congress. This is about as fair as the
usual argument of English writers on matters
concerning the United States. The Texans are
Americans, and by returning into the fod-that
is, by re-annexing themselves to the mother
country--they set to the world one of the noblest
examples recorded in history. It is usual for
colonies to improve every chance of making
themselves independent Eng land has certainly
learned by own case When their ndcpeu-
dence is voluntarily resigned, it proves that the
laws and institutions of the mother country are
neither selfish nor tyranncal her protecting
equally all classes and strong enough TO protect
those living at distance citizens under their
immediate influence. A nation is not easily de-
ceived about her own true interests and we are
yet TO learn the case in which England has from
dIsinterestcd motives, offered her friendship or
protection to any people.
, If the English ncgotators, in Texas have been
blked. they served as from their ofIo ious
interference in matters which did not concern
them. they richly mcrited If Commodore Eli.
Ish as 10 believe that bv securing the Executive
of Texas, they were sure of the whole nation. it
is but proper that they should be punished for
charishing such obsolete European notions
Commodore Elliott may, perhaps, be pardoned
he came to Texas directly from the Celestial En-.
pirc. and the contrast may have bewldered him;
but Mons. De Salgny had been Secretary of Le-
CATION under Nh pontois, and ought to have
known us better. His bundcr and buster at
New Orleans objectionable and deserve expo
sure The events in Texas will. perhaps. teach
the Court of Europe that it will! not do TO send
the mere refuse of their Diplomatic agents to the
United States, or such men merely as have stu
died Diplomacy in anti.chambers, and practiccd
ii at the ballroom and the card table. The time
has not yet come when American statesmen are to
BE- put equality with such moths that thrive
by cande-ght. Diplomatists in America must
be men OF business and not merely men who
know how to entertain and TO be entertained in
society.
As 10 the charge that the Texans sold them.
selves to the highest bidder the accusation made
by the British press, clearly shows that England
b'd but was not rich enough to buy them Ii is
the failure of their favoritc object which makes
them grumble for railing in the usual relief OF
weak mind. The British failure in Texas es.
,abllshes the fact that England is no longer the
predominant power Of the new continent, and that
the United States occupy in regard TO America
the same position which England occupies oppo.
site the continent Of Europe In this respect the
annexation Of Texas will give the United States
a position in the consideration of the European
powers which they have not yet occupied
while, al the same time, it spares us nom the hu
mil alton which would have followed our yield
ing that point to England.
D IL regard TO religion the hanishmcnt of some
c of the most prominent Catholic dissenters from
the Rhensh provinces of Bavaria has given won.
. der fui strength to the new sect. They count
now one hundred and four congregations in Ger
: many, and from the tone Of the people inhabit-
=, ing the provinces of the Middle Rhine, those
4 Catholic provinces forever lost to the papal
-, hierarchy. The new sectarans were accused
of cherishing communist doctrines, but this very
:. accusation usures them the greatest popularity
!. among the masses. There now men IN eve.
y ry part of Germany who espouse their doctrines
!, from political and social reasons and of late a
vast number OF Protestants have also joined them.
:, They style themselves now Rational Chris.
tans," and are alike making against the ul.
tras among the Catholic and Reformed Church.
. Simultaneous with their success | must not omit
gelical Protcstants signed by four hundred Of the
most respectable Protestant inhabitants of Bre.
= sau, praying that the King would not interfere
with their religious belief and worship, and not
U force upon them what they are pleased TO call the
s Protestant Jesnits of Berlin. All this shows, in
the midst of profound peace, the complete moral,
social and religions disorgauization of Germany,
l. with effort on the part OF the suffering
,s 10 throw off the disease by some violent remedy
!. The Germans, more than any other people OF
Europe, are prepared to fight Tor liberty of con
science, for which they have already spent such
q is the opinion Of German historians the country
g has not yet entirely recovered from the war OF
d the Reformation which has been more complete.
II ly destructive of German Independence than all
n the campaigns of the French Revolution. Ger.