The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-10-06
THE BRITISH JOURNALS
AMERICA AND AMERICAN AFFAIRS
From the London Globe

In some specuations on the actual position Of Msxco
and the United States relative to the annexation Of Texas
by the latter morning conemp considers pacific
solution of their disputes to be an inevitable result from
the financial Of the former country We
agree in this conclusion. War, even the Ieduced
scale Of atlantic operations without the Of
raising supplies, becomes physical impossbility And
to such point incapable government has brought the
very considerable and extensive terri
tory Of the Mexican republic This annexation of Texas
probable destines OF the United States themselves On
this general subject, speaking with caution on such re-
der present circumstances, be out of place.
We shall say nothing here Of the loose morality
and graspng spirit displayed in many recent acts Of
the United States. We believe such policy to be err
roneous on mere calculation of expedency. In
tons, as in individuals, internal strength and consi
deration from others, which is an element Of power
are invariably weakened by deviatons from strict in
tegrity OF purpose Yet after all deductions for err
roneous policy and defective machinery in their in
ternal government, see abundant elements Of
power in the polity of the United States We cannot
therefore join in the antcipations Of many that this
great empire is destined, distant day. fall in
pieces by its own unweldy bulk. Even our contempt
rary in the article to which have alluded thinks
that the contest which the neghboring States to the
South of the Union are too weak to wage will break out
yaon win ntepose to prevent final separation between
the Northern and Southern States and certainly no TO-
reign power in the vast continent OF the two Americas
can successfully compete with the federation, while
entire.
Deductions from the whole history of mankind teach
debility in their government or immensely
increasing energy in that OF some other nation The
play ed the par fell before Rome from the latter
The empire Of the Cesars fell before the barba-
rans of the North chiefly from the former But the
nction of nation is no easy matter and We find nei
Their OF the producing causes in the United States 1t
mere waste OF time to that no rival IN
In fact the question one OF race The British origin
indicates the superiority Of the people Of the United
States coonsts Of Spanish Portuguese descent
In that Wild almost boundless arena, the stess indo-
ence irregular activity of the descendants OF colo
from the South of Europe can never be match for
the sustained activity and superior intelligence possess
ed by those of British descent Neither such
elements of weakness in the internal condition of the
United States the belief that they viii split
into number Of petty and insignificant republics There
are il is true on every side evidences of REDUNDANT
Sometimes msapplied energies and these wanting the
control which mer central authority than that pos
sesaed by the American constitution can alone supply
precedes the dissolution OF an empire
out Of the Northern and Southern
the Union but such contingency is too remote to be
taken into the calculation OF contemporary interests
The United States must be the dominant power in the
| vast regions OF Continental America. Nor shall we
greet such result. Whatever may be the defects Of
gence civilization in all that marks advanced stage
social refinement and commercial activity to its terri
oral neighbors and the anities of race and language
are indestructible links OF sympathy. We may wish
that this activity and energy were controlled by frmer
possibly, nothing but old established government
supply yet the English nation can never survey the
immense territorial development OF our former Deepen
| dency without deep interest.
| The Oregon question involves considerations too
comprehensive, and details too special to allow of ts
being more than alluded to in this place. We may
however remark, passant that the projected canal
across the Ishmus of Panama would entirely change
position Of the United States with repect TO the colo
nization of errory would accelerate the gradual
march OF finland emigration and materially alter the posi-
ton that territory respect its value to the Ame
ricans themselves. Every consideration which has
sound policy for its urges the expedency Of
| early settlement of the Oregon dispute Let workmen
once begin the soil for the long projected
work. which to connect the two oceans and the hopes
of the United States will RISE and their demands be urged
i uitl,n tie
From the London Times.l
But if the termination of this aar be pacific it esta
blishes in the potent and indubab,e manner, the
superiority of the Ang American race, and Of the
United States Government their neighbors. These
advantages the Americans will as nfably assert II is
proved tina. consideration Of prudence justice,
good faith restrain them from Selling acquiring
the possessions of contiguous states. This much may
be foreseen-that these excuses and encroachments
until it become the interest Of some great European
power to oppose them But what is not oreseen either
acts ofyioence or fraud leading to immense extension
ofterrtory upon their own political and social cond
ton Thus much only we do venture confidently to
conflicting interests the existence of such opposite cha
racters and designs the prevalence of such formidable
i passions, and the growth of such and in
congruous people, that the feeble federal Of
America will eventually forfeit its precarious auho.
rity and the which neighboring states to
the south of the Union too weak to wage. will
last break out in its own bosom. We, of time have
the gigantic growth of the American democracy
rapid in its internal corruption its
external crimes in the progress OF its population and
its productive powers but unless the eteI nal laws OF
public morality and OF history be suspended these
phenomena announce the certain approach OF period Of
anarchy and retrbution 1t is not possible that
such q system should be carried without leading to
disastrous consequences than that society should
to subsst without government or law; and the
action OF the same principles which have been al
lowed to assa Mexico and appropriate Texas, will one
day be felt in the heart Of the Union :
With reference TO California adhere to the opinion
we had occasion to express with reference to the
Oregon territory Little is to be apprehended from inva-
projected by sea The interests which may he reafter
extend colonial enterprise to the shores OF the Pacific
navigation of that Great Britain is for all practi
cal purposes to those coasts than the Atlantic
States and welhave no app that the American
Government VIII commit itself to acts of violence which
must lead to the total destruction OF its fisheries and
in the South Seas. They will observe certain
discretion, in their invasion OF all rights and how
ever may lament the deplorable state to which Mex
leo is found TO be reduced in this emergency cannot
but rejoice that the peace of the world is likely to be
| preserved.
! MORMON WARs-The Boreas came down yes
| terday and brings a few items OF news from the
seat OF The inhabitants of Warsaw had principally
returned to their homes and the MoImons to Nauvoo
county. In McDoDough and the upper part Of Adams
county there considerable excitement A commit.
tee from Quincy went to Nauvoo the 24th to nego
cate and mediate and try and prevent the further e
sion OF blood 1t was said that they intended try and
prevail the Mormons to agree to wind their BUSH
and leave that part of the country within de-
finite time and that IL they failed to give assurances
removal hat the commlttee would intimate TO them that
they might expect the people of Adams county TO
operate with the anti Mormons against them II sup
posed that if the Quincy committee failed TO effect a
peace that the would with redoubled
fury Many persons from Missouri, Iowa. and different
counties in illinois said to be ready to join the mob
against the Mormons Grin r. Rockwell the fellow who
attempted to assasnate Gov Boggs appears to be ring
leader ameng the Mormons at presnet He the person
who shot MIR Morrel and seems aid to Backen
stos rumor prevailed that Gov Ford had ordered out
n consde able body of militia under the command OF Cen
John j. Hardin and that they were on their march to the
seat of war, but there great diversity OF opimoh
| as to what they would do when they arrived some
supposed that they would attack the Mormon troops
that they would aid Backensos IN arrestng the
and others that they would reduce both
parties submission and try ana re-es'apnsh Jaw ana
order. - -, - -, :.
The aIormons said to have been very busy in
capturing, driving and slaughtering large number Oh