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RELArIoSs or Texas AND ESaLAHD.-With the
best possible Intentions to advance the cause Of civil
lzation by assisting the Texans in their struggle
against Mexico, is very evident that in the present
position of Affairs the British ministry cannot openly
advocate the recognition Of the independence Of
Texas by the government Of Great Britain And the
principal bar TO this desderatum the plea put forth
by their antagonists and of their supporters,
that Texas will assist in extending and perpetuatiny
the southern system Of slavery, aud thereby the
slave trade. That right in this conjecture
may be from the following conversation in the
Hosse of Commons, July 9th =


Mr.. O'Connell wished TO put question, of which
he had given notice. relative to certain persons who
had seized portion of Mexico, calling the uselves
the state OF Texas. Were any negotiations pending
between this government and those persons for
the purpose of recognizing the independence of that
state


Lord Palnerston stated that an application had
been made to the government in the early part Of last
year, by persons from Texas, for the purpose of
Knowing whether the government were prepared to
acknowledge the Independence OF Texas. The an
swer given to that application was, that the general
principle OF the government was to acknow ledg
every state that was de facto independent-but un-
derthe at present existing with
to Texas. they were not prepared to adopt that
course with respect to it. As was known that our
Minister at Mexico had successfully negotiated be-
tween France and Mexico Instruction. had been INF





tween Mexico and Texas.


Mr.. OConnell asked if the communica ations had re-
lation to the slave tradel


Lord Palmerston said the communications were Of
general nature, and did not include any detail Of
that kind.


Now the circumstances at present existing" as
spoken Of by Lord Palmerson, are neither more nor
less than the slave trade and its adjuncts If the
British Ministry were ever well disposed to re-
sosnise Texas, they would net dare to do it. Their
tenure of olice is Of the stable They owe
their principal support to the Irish MEMBERS (OCo.
nell and his tai the English radicals the great ibe-
raj, quaker, and dissenting interests of England
True, it is, that 80 out every 100, of those who
brawl about slavery in England, know nothing
about our social slave system in the southern states
but still they do brawl and they blinded by pre-
judice, and they have power; and the Anti Slavery
interest in England control 200 votes in the
House of Commons; and all this interest is at present
supporting the Whig Ministry tho Buxtsns, Fiel-
dens, Attwoods, Grstes, Wakleys, Smiths, Warbxr-
tons, SC. And all this interest will be arrayed
against the recognition of Texas, whilst she has
slaves And therefore the present British Ministry
dare not just now recognize the independence Of
Texas.