The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-02-26

Some Of our readers may remember tina
Aout the let Of October, 1851, this Jour
III repeatedly called the public attention
a report, apparently authentic, which
"a then recently reached this county, ts
% effect that England and France had
<opossd to negotiate with Spain joint
r~aty gusrantyiug the possession of Cubs
that power. on condition that the Spar
government should emancipate the
.ves in that island. About the same time
mere accident had given us positive
rowledge OF the fact that few weeks
seviously the English and French govern,
,ents had issued ORDER to their armed
esisers TO prevent by force the landing in
tsba Of ANY expeditions lke that of
opez. with hostile dssings ngainT the
Danish authorities Al the same time
atlmstions were made public Of the form
zion Of league or association in Canada.
(Aylng for It's object Ia aid the escape of
svitve slaves from the United States
We regarded these facts as giving conclu
he evidence Of proceedings on the part
the English aud French governments
Lholly d.rogatory to the rights aud honor
.b,. iJni,ed Ststes and ms clearly midi.
A,ng designs of those governments, and
that Of Spain, deeply dangerous to our
eace and safety. IN tho face of this
broadening state of things, the administer.
|on, committed to the fatal errors of its
uban proclamation upon which the or.
sr, to the British ard French crusier.
were passed, stood at the time with folded
Nus. The National faieiI,scacer NIB.
k,hsd information of the proposed sholi.
ljou Joint treaty without, one word OF com,
heui Similar Information appeared also
the coums of the RepsLiir. without ac.
kompanyiny comment; aud not until n
.,sr day. aud apparently under the stimu
u, of our rebuke did thst journal we be
ksya. make some vague ana general ohlcc
hon to the alleged scheme ar To the pro.
eredincs connected with IT, Certain other
~sdinc whig priuts, srrh as the New York
(Irihune, appeared 10 regard the whole
broicc,, aud especially lis abolition feature,
NTH perulsr complaeenev. Under these
circumstances, We deemed It eur duly To
Asoa,e the public mind to a consideration
pf the enotnily o. these foreign sehemes
Ia al their aspects. aud to indicate. in
.rh,s too clenr to be misappreheuded, oar
6sdgmeo, Of the true attitude and policy ol
pur government IL, regard 10 them As u
.peci,nen of the views then expressed b,
D.. and insisted upon iiom oay To day
through scvers! coIums OF our journal. we
cite the f.!,,wing paragraphs hoin our
|leadinr article of Oct lsi, 1851
Ndye,tue few DAYS .ince To the
dsclaration that France aud nneland had
guaranteed Cuba to the crown of Spain. or
intended 10 do so. on condition that that
power would c,oyii. Tor ,Iss grainal ahol
Ian If slavery IN The island. and also
.4s,. q, N, same time. A formal annnp-
citation Of a len,ue between the aboliiionists
Will, o,r ho,Jaes and those in Canada to
s%"Ss'' "a, ,h .'1' ' nsrroe D om oar
.oo,h.,n STATE. ws exnresseI. in general
|,errs AZ. ;,s, ,,o,.,.n.i,n which such
event. w.,. calculated to create il the
mind. If ,hs American peope. and ntima.
I'd that mi. .pprehension naturally in.
|cr.a..,l ,.h., p,s,;J,o, Ellmo,. seemed
Ito b. rc..rdiny with silence. il not with
flavor .uch ,orten,ous .iun o, foreign inter,
ference with IN. peace aud Tranquility OF
this cou,vv Instead of examining. in the
,piii, Of ruth and f,irness. our obscrya
|tiou, m. I,ad,,v orcap of the wing party
lin New York breaks ant into violent dc.