New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-10
VOL. VII. NO. 23J.

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otons Of Texas to negotiate with the Bniish Govern
ue0t that he has LORD Aberdeen eua submitted ne
protect for the abolition Of Slavery In Texas which -
that there shall be organized comrany IN England vhO
shall advance sufficient 70 Pay Tor the slaves now
.sn, thus savancsd shs be paid indemnity for
the abolition Of slavery ano am .U;ho zed By the Tex
agreed that the British Government Will guarantee the
payment Of the interest this Loan upon condition that
he Texan Government will abolish Slavery"
This p,oposition II will be seen exceedingly sim
pie and easy be Understood 10 announced not that
there Was scheme OF foot among Of f-nstcs poll
cians dec0y away the slaves not to steal themnoth
ing Of that sor-eu proposition had been entertained,
BY which the Government and slsveh .lders of Texas
abolish Slavery snd for this agreement taer
part, 10 said that company had sgreed 70 advance
stipulated prlce What sht had our Government 10 IN
tefferet The Secretary says movement Of IN sort
cannot be plated Ia silence agree 10 should not
but what should every American heart nave sad, when Il
found that scheme Of this kind foot, Should
they not have burst oot in thankful aspirations 20 Almighty
God that such scheme Of benevoenee Is that bad even
been thought Of think the Secretary says well 10 say
iDs that they could not look on In silence
The Secretary farther such an attempt upon tny
neghborng country would necessarily be viewed bJ 'ns
,vernment with very deep concern
Certainly, they should have looked on with deep con-
Germ deep that with which affection watches by the
SIDE Of dying love, now gathefng nope from ue syi1p
toms, that the smiles Of health Will again sIooth me
cheek Of love, and then trembling lest the pail Of despair
Again he Gays ait be permitted to succeed " tn
the strenuous efforts part TO arrest Gala
nifty 80 serious every part Of country serious
20 New. Ham pshife Massschuses aud the other New"
S-'N'N
you Of the which are to be adopted 10 re-
deem the pledge thus made Ia the same letter 1t - 'sd
"The establishment in the very midst Of our ssvehod
ng States Of an independent Government iobddng the
existence Of slavery and by people born FOR the most
part among reared up In habits, and speaking DOR
language could not fail 10 produce the most unhappy ell
fects upon both parties
When saw IL formally announced by the Government
that IL could rot produce any but unhappy sneoLi
thought that mistaken In the reading thought IL
must be mistake Of the printer but found that II was
DO mistake, that the announcement was reilly MADE.
What mistake then did the fisnm fat1sis iua', ~
coming 10 found colony In the New World wnsfet hey
avoid the consequences Of Slavery had they not
avery ugh al home that they bsde farewell 20 every
thing that hound their hearts to the land Of men
the where the bones ofthe IA hers reposed-sno came
and founded the Institution OF American sls'eIy
where slavery prevailed Was II for this that those pa
tots wandered from gland to Holland, and from liol
land here. In heavens nane ~es not ruk oPte''S
enough One more extract and ieave the letter
"Few casmtes could befsl this country more 70 be de-
plor.d tbsn the establishment Of predominant British
Influence and the abolition Of domestic Slavery in Texas
Few oalsmiues could befl the country Ike this
had derstood, up to the time when read this dec
was State insttu,ion thought 1t was one which the
General Government had night 10 touch Everything
that institution from the cognizsnce Of the OenerA noV
err ment and make It subject Of state P.sy
fore which the whole people are TO bow Gown snd Wor-
ship. 49,. -
our doubt. whether there had been caution and
q.
a. so eary period. But il evident that the whole
spring. from this Was not ann. Aaon itse an
Of war War existing between Mexico and Tex
a. at the time By the very fact Of annexng 70 ourselves
of the beigerent nations We incurred the IesPohs
bty fighting her battles II this, then, be he cause OF
the wsr come next % the question now lnls wsi e1i
menced We'll sir u may seem exceedingly strange thAt
when the President has told and over again so
the Of Mexico said the President IN ms Message 10
Congress Of the 18th May, i8i6
In my message at the commencement Of the present
session. Informed you that upon the earnest appeal Dotl
Of the Congress and Convention Of Texas had ordered
an efficient military forcs take position between the
Nueces and the Del Norte This bad become necessary
thre atened nvesOn OF Texas by the mexican
forces, for which extensive military preparations had
been made The invasion was threatened solely because
Texas hsd de ermiEed 10 accordance with solemn esO
luton OF the Of the niled states, TO annex her
self Union and under these CIRCUMSTANCES was
plainly duty extend our protection over her c<ens
"Ihis force was concentrated Corpus Christi and re-
mated there until after had received such information
from Mexico ndered 1t probable. If certain, that
the Mexican Government would refuse to receive our
Meantime Texas by the final action OF Congress
had become an integral part OF our Union me
the RIO del Norte to be the boundary Of that Republic
It. jurisdiction had been extended and exercised beyond
the Nueces The country between inst ilVes ana e D
Convention OF Texas had thus taken part Ia the act OF
annexation it.et and Is row included wihln one Of our
Congressional districts Our Congress had, more
with great unaulmlty by the oct appro'ei Decem
Der 3D. ls4 recognized the country beyond me ueoss IS
part Of territory by including II within our own
revenue sysom; and revenue officer, reside within
bst dst,ic las been appointed hy and with the advice
and consent Of the Senate. IL became therefore OF
urgent necessty provide for the defence OF That por
ol Of country. Accordingly on the oih OF January
instruction Issued TO the General IN command
Of these troops occupy the eit bank OF the Del Nore
Aud in bis annual message Congress on the 9Th Of De-
eeceubeI 1896 he repeats the assertion ara he not 0ny
eprats that exists by the acts Of Mex
leo but he says effort has been made by
him to but all proved In vain ard The wa
has Notwithstanding he was SO eXceedng opposed
to IT, Now desire TO examine this matter The fres
dent not satisfied with thus telling that the war arose
from the act OF Mexico aud that he had USED every h"noa
bic exertiOn avoid IT, lie comes forward IN NJ message
this year and tell us fourteen mes distinctly ana sSNeIs
times mpliedly that IL from the act OF Mexico IL
seems part the Presidents religion 10 accompany ms
solemn acts with the continual declaration ha' war
by the act OF Mexico as II was OF the followers OF
Mohammed preface their more serious with the
of-repeated ayowa hathere was no Goo but AiaA and
Mohsumed Is his prophet Now lei US exam ne this mat
Ter. did commence by the act Of Mexico. Such Is not
my eadng The taxing possession OF Texas was Of set
OF Sir. AT the time Of the American heNoiu
ton when France signed Treaty u Alliance with Vs.
Great Britain not long In finding out that hst was an
OF But suppose that act was not cue OF "a "h-
One Of the fundamental conditions Of the Joint Rssolu
ton for anne king Texas the United States was war
First said State to be formed subject TO the adjust
by this Government, Of all questions OF boundary
Subject TO the ad asmen o. al questions OF boundary
That was the very hfst condition when ihs AmstlSsh
Congress fixed 10 The act OF annexation Well Is II ne
cessary stand here to-day TO tell the American
people, that II there cues ion OF boundary EXISTING
party goes and occupies the tetoy 70 We eN
IRENE verge of the csimthat Is an act II war Why
thiuk the President himself in the Of the eonfo-
versy with GTea; Britain have found that this was
the case atho lgh Of the first acts Of his Admnisra
ton was 10 tell the people in his Inaugural Address that
our title TO Oregon clear and unques ionsbe saw
the President amid the dripping OF the Storm standing at
the east front this Capitol reminding the people how
young man and yet be would have the whole OF
Oregon | almost expected TO hear him say
You'd scarce expect one Of my aee,
To SPEAK in public on the stage
know not whether most amused al the Juveniiy
of the President his determination - seize upon tie
whole OF Oregon He would not even sabmtthe question
10 arbitration because that would be admitting that Great
Britain had some of title there Nothing short Of the
whole would satisfy him. Why, man could hardly be
recognized as Democrat in the Eastsn States IN ess he
was or aiming the whole Of Oregon Tie mus! 40 Tor -
40 or he Democrat and Que state Legislature
violent the that they were Tor caimngo
AZ wonder IL occurred TO the fesdeut 10 sena
officers possession Of the ertoy up 10 tha
line Why aid he not do this. Because he anew snd
everybody knew IL would be act OF war H- knew II
would be considered by Great Britain and resented BY
her Well II here The sending OF General Tsy-
or 10 the Ri Gfande beyond ali controversy al act
of war But propose give yon the Presiden &C
count of IL. la his Message OF Nav. 1876 he
lie keut the troops Corpus Christi until
aered certain that the Mexican Government had refused
10 receive Mir slide WeA, the loh DAY Of NOvrui-
re- rms commission appointed aud not being much
arou.pt~d with matters 81 diplomacy Of couIse taAe
MAJ the President SAID as being what he meant
"Ms sfIDcLI's LErTER Or cREDENcE.