Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-11-12
70 From BeA's Life in London.
President Tyler 0utwitted by President
HOuStOn---TeXaS, Cuba.

The novels Of the Minerva Press are not so
bad after all-ihey do represent human life
IN some way. There are lovers who, being
wholly indifferent to their mistresses, may be
plqued into all offer which jealousy of others
alone %crentes. President Tyler is of this
class. He had no desire for the annexation
OF TeNas-not he. The Charms OF Texas
had made no Impression on him. He was
offered the possession Of them-he turned
away with Indifference. The "lone STAR
sought his protection and love, and was met
by GOODNESS and even "spathy." But the
moment he was told that some one else CO.
veted the charms he had rejected, he resolved
to possess himself Of them. God helm the
woman who takes as her husband a man in
huenced by such a motive-a reasonable ex-
perlence may show that the state is not in a
better condition than the woman. The offer
of "annexation'' was met by ''apathy,, by
"continued apathy" So says Ex-President
Houston. Dutihe said ex-president was like
a matchmaking mamma, who cares less for
the happiness of her daughters than for " get
ting them off," So he spreads, and allows
others to spread the report, that the rejected
beauty is sought by others, and this vulgar
trick, which all decent men imagined capa-
BILE OF imposing on no reasonable people, did
nevertheless impose en- President Tyler. He
had rejected the offers of annexation from the
Texan Government, but when he was inform
ed that England or France would readily ac-
cept such an offer, he Instantly closed with
the bargain. So confesses Mr.. Ex-President
Tyler. And now Mr.. Ex-Presideut Houston
quietly announces, in the most positive and
distinct terms, that England and France not
only never made a proposition of the sort,
but never limited at it; and that he invented
it to entrap Mr.. Tyler. The invention was
successful, and Mr.. Tyler was entrapped.-
And the knave who played the trick, now
shows up the fool who was the victim of it.
And what is better, the statements of the for
mer are in the most authoritative manner con
firmed by the declarations of The latter. We
need not comment on the transaction. The
facts tell their own tale Of political morality
and caution. The United States did Il dis
honest thing, because their President induced
them to believe that some other countries
might attempt one. The belief was unfound-
ed-ihe representations which ind uced it were
~untrue-and there is now ample reason to be-
lleve that the United States repent of their
bargain. Like all knavish transactions. il
has broughtit its own punishment with it. The
war with Mexico was its result, and that war
has already prod uced so little advantage, and
so much expense to the United States, that
they are already tired OF it. The doubtful
military glory attending it is no compensa-
ton for the loss of blood and treasure incur
red in its prosecution. They feel the present
inconvenience. One word in their ear. Let
them take warning from the past, and be safe
for the future. The men who have circulated
the report about England desiring to possess
itself of Cuba, speak as much truth (and no
more) as those who said that England was
DESTROYS to possess itself of Texas. The
States are urged to take possession of Cuba,
by fraud or force, to prevent England getting
possession of it. Let the case of Texas, and
the exposure that is now taking place, be a
warning TO them.