Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser., 1846-01-10

In the London Morning Chsonicln Of
April 9th, is the report Of the proceedings
n Parliament If the proceeding day, on
he receipt Of the Presidents inaugural
I hold the paper in my hand;
md, IS the discussion wasa paegnant
me. shall take the liberty of reading i
portion Of it.
Here Mr.. C. read extracts from the pa
per containing the remarks Of Lord John
Russell on what he considered the spirit
of aggrandiSement displayed by the gov.
ernment and people Of the United States,
in their course respecting the annexation !
Of Texas.
Mr.. C. then continued: Here, sir, we
find the leader Of the great whig party in,
HE place in Parliament, in effect denoun.
cling the course the United States in the
of Texas, because it tends to-
wards territorial aggrandizement; and the
eternal cant about British moderation and
phila, th.opy; and American injustics and
ambition, is heard, and read, and believed
in every corner Of the British dominions.
l must confess, sir, am heartily tired Of
it. Were the subject and its consequent
ces not SO important, these declarations
would excite ridicule, as they now excite
regret and surprise. They are not con-
fined to ordinary political discussions and
to the journals Of the day, but they come
from the highest men, in the highest pla
ces. And here is an eminent English
statesman asking the administration what
course they intend to pursue in the alter
ed policy Of the United States, as he terms
it-as though the voluntary union Of two
independent people upon this continent
were an injury to England, which de-
lnanded her Immediate attention, and might
demand her armed interposition. And he
tells us, he understands that communica-
tions have been sent to the United States,
to Mexico, and 10 Texas, on the subject
Of what he calls the new policy Of the Uni
ted States. And we'know that those COM
munications to Mexico and to Texas con-
tanned large offers to prevent annexation.
But thanks TO the onward course Of our
government, to the feelings and determin-
alton Of the Texan people, this interposi.
ton was fruitless; as was the communica-
ton to Mexico, If this were designed to
embroil US with that country. The we'll
timed rebuke, administered by the Presi-
dent in his message, TO the French gov.
ernment for its interposition in our affair:
with Texas, might, with equal justice
have been administered to England; and
presume would have Teen so. had not the
President looked upon the course Of the
one power as natural, judging from pas
events, while the course Of the other was
unnatural, impolitic, and unexpected.
| But this whig lecture Of Lord John Rus.
sell, upon the ambition of the United
States, and these perpetual eulogiums upor
the moderation OF England, are in strangs
contrast with the practical principles anc
. the progress Of her empire. The moder.
alton Of England, and the ambition Of the
. United States! Why, sir, the world ha.
) never seen, since tile fall Of the Roman
!. Empire, such colossal power as England
has built up. She has girded the eartl
with her fortifcation, and covered tn,
, ocean with her fleets. A comparatively
narrow islsnd, off the western coast Of Eu
rope, she numbers as her subjects l53,.
O0o, 900 Of people-being more than one.
, sixth part of the human race; ond has re.
! duced to her subjection 3,S00,O0o square
miles inhabited by them, being one-eightl
/ part of the inhabitable globe. And in the
long series other acquisitions from the re.
duction of Ireland downwarls, with the
exception Of her union with Scotland and
some recent discoveries in the South Sea,
!, / believe all have been gained by the
sword. And when has it happened in her
histery, that a people, or the smallest frag-
ment Of people, has voluntarily sought
peace or protection under her sovereignty?
Her armies and fleets have too often been
sent out wherever there was people 10
be subdued, or the fruits Of their industry
to be secured. l have no pleasure in
dwelling upon this course of ambition. l
have SO pleasure in national elimination
and recrimination. had Ear rather dwell
upon all she has done, and she has done
! much, to command the gratitude of man.
kind, and much for the progress of civiliza-
tion, Of improvement, and Of knowledge.
But we cannot shut our eyes to the fact
that this country and it's institutions enjoy
little favor in England. That there is q
systematic attack upon our character, and
nron what we are, and have been, and
upon our future, SO far as it is given tc
| foresee and to fear it. confess, all this
has produced a lasting impression upon
me; and feel little disposed, in any con-
troversy with that country, to submit te
/ unjust demands, urged in spirit Of un.
! friendliness, if not Of menace.
And if England is moderate, we are
ambitious! Why, sir, we have made but
: three acquisitions of territory since We
. have been nation. And these were no
distant colonies, coterminous regions.-
!; And all three have been made peacefully
bloodlessly. Two were colonies belong.
, ing to European monarchies, where tn.
assent Of the people to the transfer Of theil
, allegiance could not be asked. And they
J have since shown their satisfaction by theil
patriotism, and their prosperity has beer
the reward Of t. Nowhere is ihe Uniol
more priced, nor would it anywhere b.
, more zealously defended. The third anc
last, and mos. glorious ofthese acquisitions
is now in the progress Of completion, BY
, the voluntary action of neigboring peo.
| people, who knew the value Of our institu.
. tions, and sought to participate in them
and who asked admission to our coefede.