Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1847-12-15
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The following letter from the Baltimore
Sun Of yesterday we lay before our readers
without comment; merely promising thu.
the rumor in relation to Mr.. Adams we hold
unfoundcd. At tho same tins it is but fair
to say that this correspondent of the Sun sci.
dom writes a0uhom boo&.-.N Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 90, lS47
j. Y: adams for the whole of .Eexico-.l
7ew Peace Prospect-.Hr. CIavs and .iir.
Wedster's Fica0s--F'rance and Englanps
designs on .neSico, &c.
A startling rumor prevails in this city this
morning. that will somewhat embarrass the
mo territory party. Mr.. J. u. Adams, i,
Is said, will avail himself of the first oppor-
tunlty to declare himself in favor of the &C
QUESTION Of the whole of Mexico. | was
! myself prepared for this course on the part
OF the venerable gentleman, from what had
| heard OF his conversations at Quincy during
the last Summer. He expressed the opin-
ion that the war would result in the acuui-
sitlon and annexation Of all Mexco-and
subsequently,, his belief that, to avoid this
natural consequence, the Administration
would patch up peace with some Govern
ment o. its own establishment in Mexico.
That peace is not yet patched up, but it
is expected by some that it will be, very soon
after, II not before the meeting of Congress.
Let the treaty be made, and if provides for
the acquisition OF anything short of the W hole
or mexico, anc IT 1t does not provide for The
perpetual restriction Of African slavery in
heXIco, there will be an opposition to it in
Congress, Of most formidable, imposing
and vehement character. The very Ara
memnon Of the anti-treaty league will be Mr..
Adams az | ain well assured.
The positions lately taken by Mr.. Web
ster and Mr.. Clay arc of national and an
ti-national character, not very we'll suited to
the former course and present character of
Mr.. Adams. Nothing but party zeal could
direct Mr.. Adams from a truly national
course III regard to our relations with other
countries. But, in this case, Mr.. Adams
anti-slavery policy will be promoted by the
course which rumor assigns to him. His
party offsets fail in with his patriotic impul-
SEES. BY bringing into the Union vast ac-
cesslon OF Misunderstanding territory-by
creating some fifteen non.slave hold!ng States
he lays the foundation for the speedy extinct
ION of slavery in the fourteen States of this
Union in which it is now tolerated and te-
nacously adhered to.
Again, the anti-slavery organs throughout
the country have declared in favor of the &C.
QUESTION and annexation Of Mexico-sthe
whole or more-immediately or sooner
as we used to say of Texas; and it is not
likely that MIR. Adams will at this late day,
separate himself from his friends. on point
deemed by him to be vital. The very fact
that Mr.. Clay talks Of the "fxation of the
limits of Texas and limits of acquisition to
slave territory, will be sufficient to deter
mine Mr.. Adams course. The rumor re-
gard as important. 1t may not be true; but
lift is not, there is no truth in circums.an-
tial evidence.
The quid nuncs have new subject in the
alledged interposition Of France in Mexican
affairs. The details which .urnor fayors us
with, about the English fleet and MI that,
are idle. But, if any movement be contep-
plated by France, its first object would BE to
secure peace between Mexico apft the U.
States; that being effected, 20 not know
why Mexico should not he permitted to
choose or form her own g0Vernment. There
is no form which il not preferable TO the
hns had. ION,