Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-09-03

The Peonle and Government of the United states
will scarcely disregard the ntimation that American
pretentons in the world are exciting the Jeai
ousy of statesmen in the old. The item OF ness
which reached us by the last steamer, that meet.
inr of the maritime powers of Europe was spoken OIL
to protest against the extenton of our territorial ac
ouisitons at the South and West is not to be viewed
as among improbabilities The condition OF Mexico,
and the present posture of the Tehuantepec contro
versy is likely to produce anxiety in some OF the Eu
ronean Governments Not so much in the hope of
arresting the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of that natlen as that
such portion of her territory might be severed from
her sovereignty should not pass into the exclusive
possession of the u States TO be used as the avenue
of communication between the Atlantic and Pacific
The disintegration of Mexico is seen to be inevlta
ble The formation of the disjointed fragments OF
such Republic into two or more (ontederacles would
be consonant to those views OF commercial poi
lev which the maritime powers OF the old world en-
tertain than if there annexation or absorption
into the Union of these States. Our command OF the
shortest route to the Pacific would follow in the lat
ter event. The common maritime rights and COM
mercial interests of both Europe and America would
be most efectually secured by the former. This Is,
pean governments. The critical state of the Tehu-
aatepec negotiation, and the less critical condi-
ton of Mexico excite very naturally the desire OF
seeing this convenient highway guaranteed tor free
dom of transit to all the nations OF the earth More
| especialy do France and England feel the impor-
lance of keeping it open to their commerce, which is
hourly extending its operations to the shores OF the
| Pacific. We do not think that our Government wish
es to force Mexico into treaty that Will secure
monopoly of the best between the two oceans
still must not be surprised other maritime pow
ers experience the necessity of combination to pre-
vent such q result
Another motive for the movement of France
with the ostensibe purpose of checking the United
States, is the possession of the Sandwich Islands,.
The French government has interfered with their
hnir oh t0 q IL
ty on French brandy, and having an obsolete claim
to their sovereignty, views with jealousy their pos
sible annexation to the United States. Their excu-
sive possession by either of the great maritime pow
ers will be resisted by the others The United States
suffer their sovereignty pass to France
or Great Britain than they will permit their
alton to the United States The report that the
reignty had been offered to this country, has had
something to do, probably, with the movement in
Europe spoken Of to check further territorial acqui
sition by the United States Columbia S. Carolim-
an
SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL CoNGREss.-The South
ern Central Agricultural Society of Georgia, has is
sued address, inviting the cutivators of the SOIL
in every section and district of the State to send
I delegates to Macon on the Goth day of October
next, for the purpose Of adopting prelim-
nary to the assembling of an agricultural Congress
of the holding States, at such time and place
as may be deemed most acceptable to the States to
be represented in it, The chief objects of the Con-
gress will be to adopt to improve the pres
ent system Of Agriculture; to develope the resour-
ces and combine the energies of the slave-hoding
States, so as to increase their wealth. power and
dignity members of the confederacy; to fortify q
public opinion within the borders of the slave hold
ing states in antagonism to that without to enforce
the growing sentiment that the children Of the
South shall be reared and educated at home instead
. of abroad to foster scientific pursuits, promote the
mechanic arts, and aid in establishing a system of
common Schools to assist in bringing the South in
direct commercial intercourse with distant countries
and to cultivate the aptitudes of the negro
for civilization, and consequently Christianity-so
that when slavery shall have fulfilled its benefcent
mission in these States, system may be authorized
by the social condition of that here to relieve
it from its present servtude without sinking it to
the condition Of the free negroes Of the North and
West Indies.'