The republic., 1851-07-12

the formation of such an alliance as the United
States formed with France-an alliance often
sive and defensive. We think the policy of
this Government has been so well defined, in
at least two signal instances, as to leave no
doubt that no alliance" could be formed be-
tween an independent Atlantic State, lying
withiR the limits of this Union, and any foreign
nation, without its decided reprobation and pro-
test.
In the language Of Mr.. MONROE, we ''should
deem it due TO candOr and TO the amicable re-
lations existing between the United States
and those European powers, to declare that
we should consider any attempt to extend
their system to any part of this hemisphere as
dangerous to our peace and safety"
| The ''extens0n of the European system" to
this hemisphere does not consist alone in the
subjugation of colonial possession, nor in qua
ranteeing TO the authorities of a State indepen
dence; as England assured to the king of the Mos
quitos the integrity of his dominion and the per-
manence of his throne. But the European sys-
tenn" would De extended by obtaining foothold
upon nthiscontinent among these States; this would
afford pretence to interfere with our policy, TO
subvert our institutions, to sever our Union,
and to destroy our power. Monarchy is the
natural antagonist of freedom; hierarchy of re-
ligious freedom; starving operatives and cheap
goods of intelligent enterprise. There is no
thing in common with the sentiment or policy
of European governments and our own. The
extension" Of their ''system" would be the
/ nf Nha NOT
so-exist; upon no pretence whatever would such
an alliance be recognised or tolerated.
| To tortify our opinion as to the inevitable
| policy of any administration in the event of an
alliance between an European power and an
independent republic" to be founded within
the limits of the present Union, we shall cite
| from the momentous chapter in our national
history which preceded the annexation Of
Texas. We shall there find that the admin
istraton of Mr.. TYLER hastened the treaty Of
annexation because England desired to secure
Texas as commercial dependency" We
shall find that Mr.. CALHOUN, in his CORE
spondence with the British minister, speaking
of the purposes imputed to Great Britain in
| obtaining foothold in Texas, used the fol-
lowing language-language perfectly express
sive of the policy which the Federal Govern
ment would be compelled to adopt whenever
a similar purpose was manifested by England
"lt 10 sufficient to say that the contamination of
the avowed object of her wishes in relation to
Texas Ii. c. the abolition of slaveryl would be
followed by hostile feelings and relations between
that country and the United States, which could
not fail to place her under the influence and con-
troll OF great Britain; that, from the geographi-
cal position Of Texas, would expose the weakest
and most vulnerable portion of our frontier TO in
roads, and place in the power of Great Britain the
most efficient means of effecting in the neighbor-
ing States of the Union what she avows to be her
desire in all countries where slavery exists. To
hazard consequences which would be so danger
Gus to the property and safety of this Union,
without resorting to the most effective measures
to prevent them, would be the part of the Fede-
raj Government an abandonment of the most So
lemn obligation imposed-the guarantee which
the States adopting the Constitution entered into
to protect each other against whatever might en-
danger their safety, whether from without or
within"
The principles clearly announced in this ex-
tract are these:
|. A policy imputed to a foreign govern
ment, which would place Texas under the Gin
fluence and control" of that government, would
involve consequences dangerous to the property
and safety of the Union.
2. To hazard such consequences, "without
resorting to the most effective means to pre-
vent them, would be, on the part of the + ed
eral Government, an abandonment of the
/ most solemn obligation imposed. The guar
antee which the States adopting the Consti-
tuition entered into to protect each other against
whatever might endanger their safety whether
from without or within"
Now, if we look to some other terms upon
which the obligation to ''resort TO the most ef-
fective means" to prevent foreign Influence
and CONTROL" is predicated, we shall find that
South Carolina would fulfil them with more
exactness than Texas herself. Her 'egeographi
cal position" would expose the States of the
Union TO a more vital risk, from the competi-
ton OF her power or the contagion of her policy.
Her alliance with Great Britain could not fail
''to be followed by hostile feelings and rea-
tions" between herself and the United States
These are, then, the consequences indicated
by Mr.. CALHOUN, accompanied by the oblga-
tons which he has left of record, In the diplo-
matte department of our Government, to govern
and guide his successors.
We have no disposition to be discourteous,
nor to impute to England any purpose incon-
sstent with what she conceves to be the hon
orable pursuit of her own interests; but in the
discussion of proposition which is looked to
by the unrellecting as possibility, we deem it
a duty to speak with candor. The peo-
pie of the United States are entitled to
fair exposition of all the consequences of
disuniou. These we shall present honestly and
fearlessly. The crisis demands that every
contingency from which offers encouragement
to destroy the best form of human government
can be drawn should be considered, and the fall
lacy of all expectations of advantage from
state of things which never can exist should be
exposed.
We charge, then, upon tho authority
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