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TAE'OONST4VUT10N AND THE UNION OF ~


k1LiEfGH, N. c., WEDN
ces, all tending 70 the conclusion that the policy
Of England ia regard.-te the aboliti6n-of negro
slavery, is not aiiahed1 90 FexaS- afones.


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Hence isie 6fgreat nlPortanceahaetbis Gov.
ernnlent should be ACCURATELY informed IN Jf gard
to the Intentions and M asurcs of the British Gov
ernments with referepee to Afritm slavery-oh this
side the AtIap6c.7 'otr: own policy gfIl-neeessa.
rily be affected by hers;s. e, I
:sThe4obiect of.shi& Toyernneutr is sS discover
whetheI NJ iar IS .not the desaghs Of England to
procure the abotieian of Regfe slavery .if TeSas
,whtthesa fs.u6t coptemphded IN heg.peIicy
70 destfp fsck. that jnstitniioa s.if Exists in
oses q q sleg q Essog; res
af khose a6ieslsE OF SiShessesF them i
eannur uf 'couFse, point or - You thescfanrsls
thrbpg h y h6itthis ifGofnas aspn sQay'be best as,
d9ired IN Is pfoshble that 4ssoeh may be learned
bJ6ees Eqmfunnfcation 1a1fh lthe 'Texan Charge
d'Afaf inf Lon6ca. 81 - AZ
. -" NJ Information nay 9ou6e IS be obtained
sfoasE t9 ttsktta gk aad from .vsished
spfoteedfngs S5f Abolition. SocFues: All fhese
sources Of fnGoFmation, however, are only Of a
secondary and uxiliary character. The crcum.
stances of the case justly and rtfare direct np-
plicaton to Lord Aberdse4 himself"
ARerher letter from. the same to the saHse--
"teoa6deRtial "-preseRts tire: sane Yews'nore at
large and with INCREASED urgency. and argnes
very learnedly in praise of the domestic lnstlIG-


.Nextsfrom. Ms Upshur to MI: Van Zands pro:
posing 10 opeRnsgo gotateDs for a1tneaty. Of aAexa'
lion Date Oct. 10, l843. -


Next MF. Everett's reply to MrSUpshur's first
letter, Date, Nov. 8, 1s4s>, Weexeraot the fol-
lowing.


'~f(ffd an interview with Lord Aberdeen the
first day OF hissreturn to town. having requested
it while he was yekin the eouRtry. -


Lord Aberdeen said he was glad had ,mrn-
toned This subject, fOr it was on which he in
tended himself to make some observations.


" klis attention had BEEN called TO- some sng-
gestions ir the American papetss IN favor OF the
of Fexas to the Union, by way Of
cosmterac,ing the designs imputed TO Eng glands
and he would say, that If this measure were un-
dertaleen on any such grounds it woh1d be Who'll
ly> without Provoration- Eng lind had acknow4-
edged the independent power. That Engl'n
bad long been pledged to encourage the abellIon.
ofthe slave trade AID Of slavery as far as her inz
flucnce extended, and IN every proper way; but
had no wish5-to interfere in the Concerns of for





"She gave her ADVICE where she thoughth
wour d be acceptable, in favor of the abolition, Of
slavery but nothing more. In reference to Tex
as, the suggestion that England had made or in
tended to make the abohtion,' of slavery the eons
dition of any treaty arrangement with her, was
wholly without faundtian had .peVer been
alluded to IN thatconnfxon.


"GenerA Hamtsn. as 'commissieoer from
Texas bad proposed>that 9is should make
or guaranty loan 10 Texas, to be used to aid her
in Obtaining from Mexico the recognition of her
and in other ways to promote the
development of her resources: and himself Lord
had at first thought somewhat favora-
bly, Of tha' propositioH, considering Texas as a
fine, promising country, 1T would be good.
policy to help through her TEMPORARY embarEass-
nents =.


"But on mentioning The project to his col
eaguA,s ,stheydeemed il wholly inexpedient, nor did
he himself eoHtinue to giveit countenance; nor
was the loan, as proposed by Gen. Hamilton, snd
At FIRST favornbIy viewed by himself in the slight
st degree CONNECTED with the abolition of slavery
IS condition of consequence.


" In the course Of the last summeT>he had been
waited upon, as he supposed l WIS aware at the
ime, by dsputatiou Of American abolitioniets,
who were desiTous Of engaging the British Coy
eminent in n'some such measure, (viz: Of foam,
:ennected with the abolitoR Of slnveFy) but that
he had given them 20 coUntenaRce whatever; he
had Informed them that by every pEoper means
j influence, he would encourage the abolition OF
slavery, and that he had recommended the Mexf
AN Government to interest hself in the matter;
,Ht he told them, at the outsct tlT he should COR
'ider himself bound in good faith 10 repeat every
hing that might pass between Them to the Texan
Charge d'Affaires"


Next, from the same 70 the same, commuhicat-
ng the resul. of his correspondence with the
Texan Charge-unipp0rtnnt Mr.. Smith did not
eel authorized to give Mr.. Everett copies of his
correspondence with Lord Aberdeen, but would
'end them to Mr.: Van Za1,dt.


Next are extracts from three letters, Mr. Up
har to Mr.. Mnrphy y. all expatiatiHg onthe benefits
Texas would derive from unnexatiop.


And then come the following letters, we insert
,ntire:


Mr. PokenhoAr to Mr.. Upsbar.


WEsH1NeToN, Feb. 20, 1874. .


Sir-fn compliance with yout request to that
fleet, have the honor herewith to transmit To
'ou Copy of the despatch from Her Majesay's
Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Adairs
which had the honor to read to you on. Saaur-
lay last.


have the honor to be, with high consideration


Your obedient servant,


r. PAKENHAM
Hon. A, P. UPsHUR, SC, =.
mo. 81 FOREIGN OFFICE, Dec. 26,, 1913


Sir: As much agitation appears to have pre-.
aAed Of late in the United States relative to the
esions which Great Rritain is saonosed Tn on