The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-10-28
WORCESTER:
WEDNESDAY, OCT. %, 1929.
THE TEXAS.

This Mexican province, bordering on our wes-
tern frontier, seems to have excited the cupdity
of some of our western spectators, and Sc
rious attempt win undoubtedly be made to have
it annexed, by purchase, to our territory. The
project, there is good reason to believe, has
been got up for the purpose of carrying into eff
feet one of the greatest schemes of land specu-
lation, ever planned in this country; the ia
nous Yazoo speculation not excepted. Certain
persons have procured from the local authori-
ties.of that almost unsettled province, the grant
of AZ millions of acres of land, on the condition
that they shall pay for the same, 100000 dol
lars, or less than one cent per acre, and, within
six years, place thereon, two hundred families,
in conformity with the general colonization laws
of the Mexican government. If the province
remains subject to the Mexican rule, it is doubt.
full whether the conditions can be fulfilled or
if they can be, whether the land would be worth
the money which must be expended to accom-
plish it; but, if the United States can be Undue.
ed to purchase the territory, emigration to il
from the States will be very rapid, and these
lands will be immensely valuable; and if the
purchase should be made, it probably will be on
the condition, that all prior grants of land shall
, be confirmed. There is good reason to believe
that the procuring of the grant, and the agita
ton of the subject of purchase by the United
States, in the western papers, are but different
parts of the same plan, matured before either
was publicly spoken of.
This is a project which ought not to be en-
tortained, but on full conviction that the gooc
Of the whole country is to be promoted by it
That the interest of few spectators is to be
advanced, that the relative influence of par
ticular section will be increased, or that ever
J important benefits are TO accrue from it 10 the
adjoining States, are no reason why this coun
try should make the purchase, if those advan
tages are to be more than counterbalanced il
any other manner. Some appear to think tha
the question has but one side to it, and to sun
pose, that, because the purchase of Louisian,
has, apparently, proved advantageous to tn,
country, that of the Texas must consequentl,
prove SO too. But the cases are essentially diff
ferent. The grand object in the purchase o
Louisiana, was, to secure the free and uninter
rupted navigation of the Mississippi, and to OBJ
tain possession Of New Orleans. one the optle
of the commerce, and the other, the notura
mart, and key, Of our whole western country
To that country, these objects were ofincalcula
BILE Importance. In the acquisition of the Tex
as, no such objects are to be attained, and W,
EoA hot 4
the purchase, but, that such step, on the par
Of our government, would be fraught with dis
astrous consequences to the peace and happ
ness Of our country, endangering, possibly, ever
the existence of the Union ITSELF
The principal arguments, urged in favor oil
the purchase, are, that it will gioS security ID
our 'oeStern frontier, and that it will make an
outlet for the surplus slave population of the
Southern States. The first argument were il