The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-11-20

The recent arrivals from Europe have brought US a
lecture delivered by the London Times the people oil
the Uniied States their annexation propensies, aud
very kindly warning against such expensive immoral.
SINFUL, pirateal buecaneerng work. The arrival
brought the that the English government In
ds intended or about 10 annex the entire Burmese
empire the people Of which. by last accounts they
rapidly eiyiliziDg al the lannon's mouth
The annexation OF Cuba or Mexico would be an aw-
ful offence the part OF the United States, when
paid for while the annexation OF Afg hanisan and Be-
loochsten the northwest of Hindostan aud be-
You'd the Indus, with their six millions OF inhabitants
in the past six or eight years (by which the gate was
shut down against European invasion, having the Hi
malaga mountains the north and the the south
is nothing, aea-be. compared our acq usiions
Having acquired control $4,000 900 OF people in
India proper, aud taken in Beloochsen and Aghanisian
with another ak millions OF people, the English govern
ment propose to annex the Burmese empire, which
lays TO the northeast Of their Indian
affords the only remaining serious barrier between them
and the Chinese empire. Indeed, with The acquisition Of
Bumah the English will be on the high road 10 Can
ton by land With the fall Of Burmah will come that OF
the feeble empire Of Assam with its five millions OF in
habants, including in its boundaries Cochin China and
Tonqun, after which Siam, with its three millions Of
people, would follow, Having secured barrier agans
Russia west OF the Indus, they now opening road
into the country Of the Celes,ias.
With the acquisition OF Burmah, the English will OBJ.
tain new errery OF 100000 square miles in extent
and their whole Indian empire will then comprise pop
ualion of hundred and sixty millions Of souls Il
will extend from go deg. TO 100 deg OF east longitude
and within 10 deg OF Canton and from about deg
deg 10 about IS deg north latitude. This vast empire
was commenced in annexation, followed up by annexa-
lion, and will be continued by annexation.
While we have annexed Texas with handful OF peo
pie and paid for California and our own war expenses
The English have made each conquered party in ndis
not only convey their own territory to them but have
always made them also pay the expenses OF the war
While we have only gained Texas. New Mexico
and California comparatively uninhabited wiIds and
propose 10 purchase Cuba and Mexico, with only abou
one million people in case and six eight millions
OF all shades, in the other, the English will have, in the
mean tme annexed ABshaHstan of about $50 900 square
miles OF territory, and with five millions of people Also
BeIoochslan with 200 900 square miles and half mil
lion of people, and now with Burmah TO follow, with
100000 square miles, and five millions of people, making
total of annexation since the battle OF San Jacnto, in
Apr 1885, in Texas, equal in territory 10 about $4,000
square miles, inhabited by population OF lo,5oo,oOO.
American annexation, indeed Were we forthwith
TO annex all the West India islands, with all Mexico
and Central America, should then scarcely catch VI
with the English.