NEWS OF THE WEEK.
should refute hinaz for Texas has elected a President who is unsentiments' are backed with belligerent preparations in the SecreUle originator of a Teilan war with Mexico. the question of annexation was still before the American people ; by assenting to annexation; John Tyler may yet be famous as -Were two candidates—a Whig who deprecates annexation, and a of Congress on the question will show how far the presumptive guess is right. However, Mr. Tyler goes farther, and assumes that all Texas is in favour of annetation • though here his own test derstood to be against the Measure. Then he yet further assumes, that when once it is done Mexico will be delighted with the change and his treatment of that republic is as paternally despotic as anything that the Russian Czar might do for Poland. Mexico has not yet abandoned the claim to its ravished province, and threatens new attempts to recover it. "It became the imperative duty of the Executive," says Mr. Tyler, "to inform Mexico that and that until their decision was pioneuneed,-anY serious invasion of Texas would be regarded as an attempt to forestall their ju,dgment," and would be resented! So that ,Mexico was to, await the will and pleasure of the United States in electihg, a-Presidencas tary of the Navy's department:If Congress allow him; therefore, Polkbecause the chosen eanclidate was married to her. The decision as its opposite neighbour should want it. oinot! These bellicose argue either as extraordinary dullness or the most barefaced effronan indirect perinission or prohibition to deal With Texas," according Tan message of the American President to Congress shows that perate attempt at signalizing himself before leaving office. He arguments by which he endeavours to justify the appropriation of the province by the United States are most extraordinary, and tery. At the last Presidential election in the United States, there Democrat who happens to approve of it,: the Democrat was chosen, al_tcl Mr. Tyler assumes that the whole Union favours annexation. 1de might as well assume that all the Union is in love with Mrs. seealz t he•-vE.: !nth upon the Oregon and upon Texas. He professes, indeed, to desire a friendly settlement of the Oregon extend to it the laws of the United States, as applicable to the citizens of the Union ; he would establish lines of military posts, to keep the peace and aid emigrants ; and he would erect a territorial Government in the region of the Yellowstone River, occuus possible to the disputed tract, and make every preparation to seize it on the first opportunity. Of (,ourse, England will not most immediate and satisfactory results. The assumptions and Mr. John Tyler intends to fulfil the general expectation by a despatient awaiting on diplomacy. He recommends a gradual. moral, military, and popular encroachment on the district : he would over that barrier such as would overwhelm any opposite force atsleep over this avowed artifice in pushing one of the most impudent national claims upon record ? question with Great Britain ; but his measures point at no very tempting the difficult ascent of the Western rivers from the sea. In short, pending the negotiations, Mr. Tyler would get as close pying the extent of country along the Eastern face of the Rocky
But it is in regard to Texas that Mr. Tyler seems to expect the ountains, and constituting a reserve capable of pouring a force
should refute hinaz for Texas has elected a President who is unsentiments' are backed with belligerent preparations in the SecreUle originator of a Teilan war with Mexico.
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