Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-08-23

! y we received Yesterday tle tACcncfthO" Va w"
selfannexation of Texas. This consummation APP
pears to us Just what it should be. The long Bri-
fish and French agony is over. few days ago
the Journal des Debas expressed, as lingering So
lace, the hope that the Texan Congress would find
the terms of admission too hard to be adopted at
once and without qualification, and II The question
were referred again to the Congress OF the Union
perhaps am entire failure would be the result What
has happened rresistbly admonishes the monarchi-
cal Powers of the vanity of all attempts to paler
or amper or intrigue with any branch of the re-
publican American family. That the representa-
tive of France in Mexico should have been the chief
agent there and written letter in the vein and style
Of that which I've addressed to his worthy coadiutor
President JONES' produces more surprise and dissa-
tisfacton in Paris than any other of the disclosures.
The 1Honiteur Of this day gives the advices IN er-
tense, without comment. The Debas observes
that although the event foreseen, il has caused
a certain degree of establishment. "The American
Union fort6es itself (se renforce) by this great
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Mexico. Mexico is in state
Of the most deplorable anarchy and California, no
doubt, will soon become another subject of annex
ation.'' The National reioces in the defeat of
the joint diplomacy of England and Mr.. GuIzoT !:
it sgnalizes the futlity of their efforts; dwes on
the mistaken policy of the French Cabinet, " for
which England, after all, will not be grateful 5"
hopes that the United States will not confound
France-the nation--with her Executive Govern
ment, and so forth, The Commerce has two edi-
torial columns the subjects a narrative of trans
actions is first offered likelihood of Next
can hostilites; recites and strongly condemns the
concurrence of the French Ministry with the Bri-
fish; quotes the obnoxious language of the French
| envoy laments the impressions which Mr.. Cur
zoT's bargain with Lord ABERDEEN must make on
the American people. The French, however, pre-
fer alliance and cordial amity with their natural
friend, the great maritime Republic of the Western
Continent. The Steele observes that :" Mr.. Cur
zoT's arrangement (conlbinaison) has utterly mis-
carried" All the Opposition press treat the an
nexation and its history in the same strain. am
| amused by the signs and groans OF the London pa
pers Of the 3lst, just arrived. The Times is So
lemn, admonitory-s 1t argues that " it
may be for the future glory of the two leading
European policies that they combined to render
the annexation of Texas at least free act" Ca
olery, bribery, all sorts of promises and instances
and manGuvres-singular expedents to render an
act free! According to the Times the London stock
market became rather fiat on account of the news
| from America. In the annexed paragraph you have
what the Standard saith "The accounts brought
by the steamer from the United States and Texas
this morning have, in some measure, taken the
most ar-seeing and sagacious persons by surprise.
There were certainly some expectations of what
the annexation question: but still few persons
prepared for their closing with the terms in such
precipitae and unqualified manner. The mat
ter is in many respects too grave to hazard opin-
ions on the ultimate results, but tits generally con-
sidered to be pregnant with importance, as likely
to stimulate the Americans to further encroach-
ment.'' The Globe (Whig) has an editorial CO.
lumn of severe structures the American and Texan
brethren. Slavery-extension is the main ground of
regret FEATHERsToNHAUGH is quoted, and, In the
end, resignation prescribed The Ministerial He
raid breathes surprise: What, so quickly and so
gbly! But after ALL the affair is of no importance
to Europe; Texas is, for England, commercially
insignificant. Theimport of American cotton in
to Great Britain has decreased; ere long the East
Indian or the Egyptian may supersede the Ameri-
f can staple. The Ioya Herald ins.1--=e-she Co
vernment in dilemma. No Ministerial paper la
ments and scolds more bitterly than the Hing Morn
). ing Chronicle. How-he British offer thrown in
: to our face by the Texan Congress Mr.. Polk
: has, indeed, triumphed over our poor devils of
i Tories; Jonathan may laugh at us for trusting such
| gentlemen as HoUsToN aud JONES' The Chroni-
Gle thinks, nevertheless that Mexico is yet safe from
the Americans. The article is of more than CO.
lumn, and the leader.
The number of the Revue des Deur Mondes is
sued yesterday contains article of direct concern
for Americans except two---an able investigation of
the Ideas and School of Fourier and long essay
on the Colonization of French Guiana. We have
no intelligence from abroad this morning of fresh
moment Lebanon is TO be Quoted by resolute
concert between the Sublime Porte and the Five
Powers Spain awaits with keen anxiety the fruits
of her Queens visit 10 the Basque provinces Mar
shall BUGEAUD has undertaken new expedition
against two Arab chiefs; O'CoNNELL promises to
help England " to pull down the American eagle
| for certain consideration.