Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-04-05


The whole scheme of monopoly of raw products,
and consequently of manufacturing and commercial
superiority, based upon a colonial system having
pendent more than ever, upon the United States ior
that cotton on which her existence, as commercial
nation, depends One-half of her whole externai
commerce had come to consist IN importing raw COT
ton and re-exporting it in the shape OF fabrcs-H
Over 600 900 of her people, and vast capital are
dependent for employment in manufacturing, upon
the supply of the material ana the sole source
of that supply is the OF the United states
That country which, shrouded III her navigation
and restriction acts had fancied herself independent
of the world had become entirely dependent upon
the slave-labor of America. At such a moment the
occupation of Texas, country OF hmitless cotton
abilities, by an Anglo-Saxon Populluoh Ill arms
against the authority of Mexico, was spectacle
which England, regarded with intense satisfaction.
The Texan country the sole remaining cotton
land upon the North American continent, not en-
braced within the limits OF the Union, and Its capac
itv under the influence of English capital, to pro-
d1ce sufficient for the wants of Enga Is undOubt
ed and under the impression that cotton could there
be raised by Free or at least by Asiatic labor Eng
land srenueusly exerted herself to acquire prepOn
derating influence in the young state, which she was
not slow in recognising as Independent, profering
the most liberal treaties Texas, her declaration
of independence, had, however, applied for admis-
sion into the Union in 1884, but was promptly reject
ed by Mr. Van Buren,, who was at that moment en-
lion and who did not wish to disoblige her by enter
tanning the Texan proposition. Immediately on this
rejection England began to press its good Offices
upon Texas, and in 1889 she formed convention,
by which Texas to pay S50O OOOO OO as her part
Of the Mexican debt to England if that power would
procure the acknowledgement of Texan independence,
and the new Republic to be taken as completely
under British protection is the Mosquito king
now. At that time, however, England, owing to the
state of parties in Mexico could not procure the
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met in Lodon and the Texan envoy, Gen Hamilton
was defeated in his negotiation by their influence,
which also aided Santa Anna in procuring the means
for invading Texas in 1912, for the avowed purpose
of emancipating slaves. This invasion OF Texas by
Mexico, was then adopted a collateral movement
to the grand slave trade coalition treaty got up by
Lord Palmerston. Austria, Russia, Prussia, Eng
land and France, were to be parties to treaty OF
mutual right of Search and this was to be made the
instrument of awning the United States into submls-
sion. The minister declared in Parliament, July
H. 1874, that such had been their intention. 1t was
at that moment that vigilance, skill and address
of Gen. Cass as minister to Paris saved his country
by persuadng France not to sign that treaty. The
news of that diplomatic defeat of England reached
New York on the same day as that of the invasion
of Texas under Arista. The news of the combina
ton was also the announcement of its failure
Without France the quintuple treaty powerless
and without that treaty England could not support
the Mexican invasion, and the troops retired from
Texas. Again England changed its tactics, and she
sought to strengthen her alliance with independent
! Texas, sending Capt. Elliot thther envoy. This
person manruvred well, that he lngratlated him
self with the Texan chiefs, and with their advice
taking advantage of change of governmental Mex
leo, went thither to negotiate treaty of indepen
dence This he effected. The terms were the Ri
Grande a. the boundary of Icras and her indepen
dence uithoM indemnity the sole condition of re
naming Independent the latter being the sine quo
non of the Englishman. This treaty was signed by
the Mexican executive, with the assent of the Con
gress, and would undoubtedly have been accepted
by the Texan authorities, had not, meanwhile, The
people of the two countries become aroused to thu
crisis by the letter of the venerable Jackson making
annexation imperative. Earl Aberdeen admitted
in his note to the American government, that thu
utmost influence of the English government was tt
be used to procure the abolition of slavery in Texas
and this purpose further indicated in the cor
respondenGe of Mr.. Packing cham, with the ultimate
view of a similar result in the United States Fail
ure again attended British schemes. The who'll
Texan plot was defeated, and the Union received ;
new state.
From the moment that the last vestige of cotton
land passed under the wing of the Eagle, the view
of England in respect to slavery underwent change
and more comprehensive pro-slayery scheme OF ag
! grandizement is now in progress. AS soon as tn
annexation of Texas became certain, the government
press began to prepare the public mind of Englan'
for a liberation of slavery, the best means for a
meliorating the condition of the blacks. The lead
ing daily press, and the reviews freely denounce
the whole slave-trade suppression scheme An Eng
fish paper remarked:
If the Ministers of England when CARRYING their
ures of emancipation had listened to the udcou avic
which know offered to them to make the process
gradual one and thus prepare the negroes for Hbey-ther
would have been greater probability that their dns
troMld hare supplied the place of imported labor, and rende
the of other countries nugatory Ifthe Minister
of England had taken into consideration fact tina
If the negro lazy animal the soh of the huma
raceand that the ignorant fdiare had nopeJception
liberty but that Of ercmpng him from labor, the hasty leg
slaon of would not have enresored to- But tn
be controlled by set of fnatcal gentlemen whose know
edge of the complicated question of slavery very mpe
feet and whose zeal totally their Judgment 1t is tn
set of personshe Buxtons the Stuge the Stephens
oherswhosc influence in Downing has been perm
cous and whose fatal advice has caused England to hro
away the coast of Africa valuable Gves-again
whom the Quarterly Review launches its seventies and
sarcasms 1t is indeed time that the insane deusion di
PEELED, and that common sense again resumed its sway
This became the tone of that press which for
b. long time had clamored for the right OF SEARCH
ID the only means of suppressing the slave trade.
CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.
Look Our, SOUTHERN MERcHANrs-Under IL
/ head Of the - Cholera Humbug,' the N. Y. Me
chants Day-Book Indignantly denies the assertic
of the Philadelphia North American that the choel
has returned to New York. 1t denies that there hi
It. been single case of it in New York this season.
1t asks the Philadelphia North American to reco
slider the following paragraph:
Id ''Western and Southern merchants who have O
cason to visit the seaboard cities to make their Spr1
d. purchases. would do we'll to heed this fact"
4, We trust that Southern merchants will also be-
it. in mind the fact that they can be accommodated
ee we'll in Southern cities, Richmond among the nur
at Der and Charleston We trust they will also recc
ect that the above paper which invites their trade
o. Philadelphia, occupies its editorial columns with lit
tie else than abuse of the South and It's institutions
ee We trust that Southern merchants will avoid tn
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