The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-29

Texas; and then M Guizot, il faithful to British
opinions proper, may be sustained, and The saiqoc
Nv be abrogated in order that old women may rule
Hence his alliance with England: hinc iie iachryne
over the engu6ng Of Texas, and the disturbance oi
the balance of power in America. Hence M
Guizot's ministerial bread, with the side having on
IL the Devonshlre butter.
To answer moral lectures from phosophic
France and indignant England TO young America,
on the sins OF reputation and rapacity, with signs,
tears and contrition, might, perchance induce Dir
Robert Peel favor universal suffrage IN order that
he might submit his annual tax-bill to the vote OF
all good taxpayers in the United kingdom. Tins
would be way to test the power Of conscience IN
demistaryaton slate. Possibly every British seizure
of territory between Sidney and Halifax might, IN
such case, be restored TO the proper owners; ana
Monsieur Guzot might initiate the example, by
making present of "Algeria" to its original bar
barians-tose savages who are not civilized enough
TO know that smoke is an element in war. But we
forbear: our hartshorn and handkerchieis must be
spared, lest we should endanger the peace of Eu-
rope.
M Guizot has been reading Sam. llouston's letter
the bride adorned for the nuptias;" and, to Dor
the language of SUR performers "has kindly con-
scented" to furnish us with commentary ON the
metaphor which is to stand henceforth as a new
article in international law. He lays down the
court etiquette on the subject of annexatlons or IN
termarriage of states, thus The balance of power
must be preserved between the marrying parties,
il is between man and wife IN the civil code and
code Napoleon. Both parties must be willing and
able to contract the common law on this POINT;
and, furthermore, both parties must have the nde-
peudence to make the contract, like Texas and the
United States He makes an important distinction
between the first political annexation IN history, and
the last that is between the Sabine marriage and
| the marriage on the Sabine; and. having settled the
distinctions there leaves the matter. II is not TO be
| understood that he objects to little force in am
ardnr he 10 hny ~
done much harm, yet, in their present Irritation
with the Circassians; nor the French injured any
| bodys character but their own in their late roast
with the old gentlemen and ladies' and children,
| in that family party in Algeria. Nor are the Eng
lish be deemed the less virtuous for taking tea on
the Chinese island of Chusan But If America,
in juvenile fit of lveliness, to initiate any of
these pranks, our character (for have charac.
ter) would be at greater discount than ever; and
ink and paper an immense premium, to safe
conductors for the explosive sensibility that would
then be pent-up in the bosoms of all philanhropc
| hereditary governments
| The cry ''rapacty" has, in all ages, been ia
| vorite with England When the buccaneers
| went forth with commissions from Queen Elizabeth
and other English soveregns, it was 10 punish
Spanish rpacity by Selling every peaceful vessel or
territory abroad bearing the flag of Spain.
| These ships, laden with the slvcrof Mexico the
gold ofPern, and the plumber ofhe islands oflhe West
Indies, enriched the freebooters; while Jamaica and
|
same specious pretext was Gibralter afterwards
taken. Buccaneering was honorable, and Drake
| was made admiral and knighted. But when
the wealth Of Mexico seemed exhausted and no more
islands could be taken from Spain, -yirtuous Eng
land TO save her own commerce and islands from the
French, who had learned the trade, proclaimed buc-
caneerng to be piracy and freebooters felons The
peaceful traffic in slaves encouraged in England
and royal treaties made to secure the right of
supplying foreign countries by thousands annually
Al. n. n :
| consent to this monopoly of the trade and the
British settlements on the Gambia began conse-
quently to anguish. Then was the old cry again
heard, and these people were abused "a P.fngide."
| The commerce in human beings, now become afro
| cous, was soon pronounced "llat burglary"
The French revolution was another fruitful source
of prosperity to nations having the sin of grasping
before their eyes, England took up arms to restore
the throne of the Bourbons, and TO stay the rapacy
Of French democracy. Tobago first seized by
Britain; and, when the armies Of the directory had
overrun the main land Of Holland, and crushed the
| government the British fleet and army--to as
| suase English grief at the narrowing spectacle
took possession Of the Dutch territory the island
| OF Ceyion. Then Spain became compelled to make
| terms with her impetuous neighbor, and TO quail
| before her revolutionary armies; whereupon, Eng
land, true to her vocation, forthwith seized Spans
plantations in Trinidad. Until the treaty of Amiens,
in 1909, the British nation fou hit France for the
Bourbons; but, on their restoration, in 1915, they
| had been taken from France. The peace of Amens
was broken, because Engand's adherence for ra-
pacity obliged her TO hold on to Malta, although
bound by article to restore it. Will it be believed
| (Ye who read Theirs and Allison bear witness to
|nD England would not relinqush that island Of
the Cross because Napoleon was rapacious! The
war commenced again, with fresh crusade against
the graspng Bonapare. II then that the French
possessions of the Maurius and Ionan islands;
the Dutch Demarara, Essequibo, Berbice St. Lucia
and Cape Of Good Hope; and the Danish Hclego-
land all fell into the bayoneted arms Of the meek
and rapacity-hating Albion. Peace and the fright
full" sovereigns were at length ''restored" but this
territory, taken possession of in the wars against
rapacily, remained, and remains still, whthe great
| restorer. What shall we say Of India' Rapacity
| not in square miles, but in continents! What shall
we say Of British settlements, Acquisitions by acres,
instead Of by square miles! Peaceful occupancy by
Britain, and her belgerent plunderng bear the same
John Fastaffs tavern bin for bread and for sack
a few thousands in settlements; in seizures, mil
lions. The following statement has been compiled
for the benefit of the Anglo-Coburg- Enslish-news-
paper Saxon race;
THE FOREIGN RAPAcIrIEs OF GREAT BRITAIN.
Names OF Prov. From whom Date. Square
inces. taken miles
Jamaica ......... Spain ...... 1855. $3.50
Honduras. -. ...S Spain. ..... 1870. 1900
st. Helena. Dutch. 1873. .......46
Gbralter. Spain. .I704. ........2
Lower Canada. France. 1859. .250, 00D
Upper Canada. 80. France. .l7G0. 100, 600
Grenada. $500. France. $3.50. .lIb2
Dominica. France. 1863
81. Vincent. ...... France ~. 1853
Bahamas Fran. g. Spain, 1888. :. aga