New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-11-08


The following is part of the proceedings at the
Repeal Meeting in Cancellation Hail. on the 9th ult
The speeches express the sentiment oievery honest
lover of freedom and justice throughout the world
Mr.. John O'ConneI said may be pardoned for occu.
pvipg the Association for short time win matter per-
sona o yself In the FrfanaRS Journal OF this morn
ng nerccye letter from the American correspondent
of that excellent paper aluding TO my noce oil letter
from the party published IN me FTe7nam oil tne
olaf That letter announced the annexation OF Texas 10
the limited States and that event was accomplished
by most barefaced act Of robbcry-oesan In swind!ng
and carried out open iniany-and rs the direct result
will be 10 give fresh opportunity 10 the spread ol negro
slaverv in its worst and most hdeous sate-nameiy,
sJaye breeding-I took occasion to express my regret
that any Irishman in America could approve OF such an
act The correspondent takes inc 10 task, and says
omitted his denuncations OF slavery confess aid
have got the paper here and on looking over II ma
omitted it and is no wonder tnat ala co. because d.
most at the very end very lar down IN H. there occurs
sentence expressive of the adherence oil slavery,
whilst every thing preceding was, perhaps unntenon.
ally hightoned ubation at the success OF the rotor
Gus swndle by which Texas was annexed to the Unted
States The history of annexation is very short Texas
is province of Mexico, and Mexico set the noble exam
nile 10 the world of making the slave free Long before
England performed that act which reects great creo
pnon her-he patton of her slaves IN the West In
dia coones-MeXico struck tue letters rom the siaveS
in that state Texas is province oil Mexico; se'era
American adventures allowed 10 settle IN Texas on
condition of obeyng the laws, and submitting TO tue aa
thorities of Mexico These conditions they uhderooh-
they undertook TO uiscouncnance slavery, unu Iney
came to reside in Texas out wnen they lounu tnein
selves strong enough they broke their oathsthey broke
out in arms and severed the province IN order TO nto
duce slavery The character OF these persons may DC
learned from few facts Criminals who hnd the southern
n,c TOO hot 10 hold them take refuge IN Texas There
is common saying in America-"Why Where mas such
a person gone 10 has he been hung yet On no. ne
has gone to Texas |" or such classes Tue AMERICAN
incubation of Texas was composed. The United states
was under On engagement to Mexico not 10
this ouibreaknot allow Texas to be annexed THESE
promises were for time kept ouwardy While priNatey
every kind was gwen 10 the roooers-
the syindng robbers-who occasioncd the annexation
The other day when England France and Mexico had
agreed to Texas into independence the Americans
threw off the mask and openly violently and awlessly
took her themselves and the consent the gang vi cut
hroats swnders taken to consent oil inc peo
ule of Texas What complained Of and what sun COM
Main of is that the correspondent of the FreeaRs Jour
aal-hmself an lrshnan-should cast such SUR upon
popular movements in general as to speak OF the VII
famous Of the cutthroat coonsts OF Texas as great
and grand popular movement They made neither de-
lay nor scrupIe-the vagabonds-ln giving away what
was not their own-the country In which they found
refuge and asylum Many OF them had very deep per-
sona interest in performing that act OF chverous gene
rosity for they deeply involved in debt and they
got rid OF their liabilities by annexins Texas TO America
OF this there cannot be the slightest quesuon tha BIS
Is, tier is in its tone and approval OF the conduct
of the assassin population of Texas IT the correspond
ent of the FreenGns Journal wishes TO stand Wen win
his cuntrymen at home- he desires that any value be
snach ed 10 his communications here in Ireland let MIN
show his Getestaon of Slavery IN his letters In manner
uneouivocal and to be IN .staken and let US not
have as the present instance, glorncauon ana eAu
alton and triumphng over the most atrocious ACT OF
swndling which has occurred since the legislative union
between Ireland and England
Mr. John Doyle (of CasheD said, that without meaning
the slightest disres pect Mr.. John OConne, ne would
take the liberty asserting that having been in Texas he
knew more about the country and the circumstances at
tending its annexation to America than The non. ana
learned gentleman IL mistake 10 suppose that the
object of the 10 increase and
perpetuaIe slavery. He (Mr Doyle yielded 10 no man
n his detes,ation Of slavery let exist where 1t might
Tb Irish resident in America would love their NAIVE
la Ill. death but they would 10 regard with
feelings OF affection the country where they were always
sure NJ 1ding a asylum from thAt herce anu ue-
moniaca pt 'rsecu,iou u "i''' "4'' - -'A'' my ~
too often exp oscu-
NJ Job, ~ connell said that nothing could be more
unrrs,e or o ungracious on The part OF the
dents in America that they should ever cease 10 re-
gard with feelings " aiection anu esteem ~.
where they had found secure refuge anu eAper1cnceu
cordial welcome He dmred their gratitude Tor the
kindness with which they had been treated and ne ~o9id
be the las, in the world ouAe Sucn senIulen e
and virtues of the Americans " uit ue eo p's i
was that lrishnen could be toun tesuy " 500 ,p ~.
defend the vices OF the American - ~ -. - ~ -
MED that the ostensble object 'lo n 0 =,
Texas was the extension per etua o Vi anu
in this he (Mr ]. O'ConneD concurred- g. ,h
w. 1t was not the ostensise" object, io vi "hea
they were about take certain step " ~ ~ ~.
rev N the commission of crime did not usuSty pro
Claim their policy TO the wor!d-,neS Hseu' ,-n,;ors
part hollow preences and decepuFe IePi - s,yyhs
but that the increase oil slavery would ps LIZ tbo, !,
consequences of the annexation OF Texas an 10 ~
was the great and real object which the pFpInoIf y.
the scheme had in contemplation all along ~. 80
tha, could no. be questioned for moment Sia'e!S .
not exs, in Texas until the southern Americans se.Ju
in il Adventures from the Carolinas and etneF
arm states brought slaves Texas when ihey iouhu
an opportunity for doing The object OF seI',hs
TexSs annexed TWO fold in the hrst f4aee ~.
inhab;.ans of the Southern that the
would by adding several new States TO the
the coupir enable them to outvoe the Northern states
which wgs most important consideratlon-and In lne
place. they knew that it would afford e and in
facilities for extending their brecds Pahla tis h. no
cr,nainp tb.r STOCK of slaves and there could 90 ~
question but that ends would be hay ~
the annexation Ii was idle talk OF the measure 80
ug been adon,ed in order 10 prevent the English from
aiming blow al American Independence. cout Law
such effect. America only the weaker Iof S o.
nexRtion OF Texas for there always danger snu In.
niinent peril any country which possessed wlIh @
slave population and the danger was In exact plof
ZION with the extent of the CENTRALIZED popuianon
England were to dare go to war with America toor
row what wopld be her hrst stepf "ouia not oe "