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course his government pursued towards
Texas in attempting to prevent annexation
and procure ancipatioa, in the following
language viz: "Whh regard. to the latter
point, (abolishing slavery in Texas,) it must
be and is we'll known, both to the United
States and 10 the whole world, that Great
Britain desires and is constantly exerting
herself to procure the general abolition Of
slavery throughout the world" Again, in
the same communication, he says: "Wih
regard to Texas, we avow that we with to-
SEQ slavery abolished there ne elsewhere,
and we should rejoice if the recognition Of
that country by the Mexican Government
should be accompanied by an engagement
on the part Of Texas to aboliGh slavery
eventually and under proper conditions
throughout the Republic" At the worlds
convention, held in London previeps to this,
Mr.. Lewis 1appan, of New York, said /: "In
u conversation had with the Hon. J. @.
Adams, on that subject, (the annexation Of
Texas,( he (Mr. Adamt) said, deem it the
duty Of Great Britain. as Christian nation,
to tell the fexausi that slavery must be
abolished, tha, it shall pot be planted there
after all the efforts and sacrifices that have
been made to abolisl, it all over the world.
The annexation of Texas will be leading
topic mex: Congress, hut Twill oppose it With
all the vigor and talent that God has given
me. If slavery is abolished III Texas, it
must speedily fall throughout America;
and when it falls in America, it will expire
throughout christendom."
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Adams
was the first member Of Congress, in 1886,
who commenced this great slavery agita.
ton, on the shallow pretext as to the alb
stract right of petition, used only by him
as the means Of agitation aud exciting low:
prejudices When he was in Mr.. Munro's
Cabinet and candidate for the Presidency,
he courted the South, and in that Cabinet
is represented as being the only member
who opposed declaring the slave trade pira:
cy, and is said also to have been opposed
to that clause in our treaty with Great
Britain, by which our Government became
bound to keep up joint fleet on the coast
of Africa to suppress the slave trade. It is
also said that he was the only member Of
the same Cabinet who opposed the adoption
Of the Missouri restriction line as to slavery
It is said that Mr.. Munro required the opin-
ion Of each member Of his Cabinet in writ
ing as to the policy Of supporting the res:
friction Of: slavery below the line of SO deg.
80, commcnly Known as the Missouri Com.
promise, and that each member gave bis
opinion in writing in favor Of the restric-
ton, except Hon. j. @. Adams. And yet,
after the South had unanimously repudiated
him and voted fur General Jackson, in 1929;
at the close Of bitter canvass, he then
seems to have changed his policy, and be-
come the bitter and angry assailant Of the
South, soon after he took his seat as a
member Of Congress.
1t will be remembered, too, that It was
said he was the man who made that secret
communication in relation to the treason Of
the Federalists and all corrected with the
Hartford Convention, although his owni ID
lustrious and noble fsther bad been head Of
the Federal party. Soon afterwards, he
was appointed to St. Petersburg, and regu-
larly enrolled in the Republican party of.
that day, apd became one Of its leaders, Sc
curing the Presidential purple, in 1924, by
an election before the House of Representa-
tives. I mention these things to show that,
by his foreign reputation and high position
at7horns. he. became eminently suited for a
gseat agitation, and to be vsed by those
@ho bad overthrown slavery in the West
india Islands, through agitation in the Brit
ssh Parliament to affect ,le same purposes
in America, and thWs reduce the principal
commercia! and manufacturing rival of.
Great Britaip to the same level with her
SELF fh the future race for power and ascend
ancy.
Sir Robert Peel, Immediately after this.
declaration Of Mr.. Tappan. at the worlds
fair, carried the discriminating duty on su-
gar; the effect Of which was to make all
slaye grown sugar pay a high tax over free.
labor sugar, and he put it upon the ground,
using bis own words, THAT it would enable
him to force treaty with Brazil for the,
aboH6en Of slaysry-make the attempt. try
70 get coppesslons from those from whom,
you get your supplies. You may depend
uhQp it, there is a growing conviction
among the people Of these eosp.ries that
slavery is not unaccompapisd BY great dan:
ger. In osba, in the United States, 10 the
BrasiIs, there is ferrnent On the subject Of
slavery, Which is spreading and win spnead.
scneften humane AMI benevolent motives,
come on account Of interested fears, begin