Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-09-28
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Administrator, to IAN cessten ol letAs
has. We beitevr, much dseper aud broader
foundation then any ree"nt Incident, OF any
o,edern arrnnent rhs ine,dtni Of lhr ,nva.
sian Of Mexico. referred 20 by lie Richmond
Erauirer. IA at most but paunlls auxiliary
- an argdmrni 40 favor OF qitslihn AREA
~ determined.
There are in thr Wer some bold aspiring
rolneisns for whose gigantic ambition thp
preseni territory Of the United States does moi
nH,rd sufficient room II ia, perhaps, ton
wars since we warned the old Thirteen
States or ire destay which overbnig them !
though litns did W. then think thai II was 50
urnr AZ hand Wen do va remember The start.
ling effect npen our mind Of an expression
used about thai time, by Tho able Ehiior Of a
paper then published ar ST. Louis. N the state
of Missouri, who, 10 espai'aiing upon the vast
~.,rn, Of the Valley at thr Mississippi. md pre-.
dieting ,,s future greatness, spoke Of The whole
sier Of old states rs +" an pppendani slope 10
this future seat Of empire That Editor is now
q Senator Of the uniicd Sisies--his name, The
Hon Ttoma, H. Benton. The series Of pa.
pers under the signature Of dmsritGnHs, orr
,sinaiiue at St Louis. now In III. course OF re-.
publicaiton 10 line Richmond Enquirer, with
sreat commentator, whose oiJect Is 10 re-.
commend the immediate acquisition oil Texas,
!, from the same pen. Ihese essays are able.
ofcnurse, and they are evidently written 10
prepare thr public mind Tor embracing,R "A
'nriy measure, The Project for annering 20
hlhe yallev Of the Mississippi hi, other
" appendant SLOPE, which is, in time, Ia annili
late the Influence oflhe Atlantic States III the
Union. We arr nj supplied at this demon
STATION from Nj Benton, because we knew
lis sentiments hoio ehard.-We do moi nd.
mire, as We otherwise might, the tact with
IL, al .l1atf al
10 Mexi has been sczad by him. 10 recon.
mend hs pfoirc, 10 tie American Pc pie for
Ne verify behPvc IL was determined upon be.
fore he began TO write his essay, aud ifii
would rrauirc + rs Millions instead nf Five,
II oakr Tue acquisition, h. would witt his
views fine matter, consider the Teri o,y
ohcapi, pat .ha.ed. The Statesman who could
ptop1sr, As lis gentleman iii, To 'rerl
Ereat at al The mouth Of the Mississippi,
would moi he drerre i, by ordinary ohsIacirs,
from thr attainment of any ohjad which he
beloved the itierrst OF his county, aud espu=
onlly Of &" The Valley Of he Mississippi, 10 call
for
NJ is Mr. Denton Nlonn IN the grandeur and
mag pihCencr oi his sI"ws On tbs subject There
ARE in regard 10 the possession Of lexrs, many
~ho concur with him OF b1ih of he par les in.
IN VIM h ihe county Is now pretty EQUALLY di.
is not paiy mrasurc ; though. IN order 10
ratry the pnni. il may become absolutely NJ.
ursSary 10 make u 30. And that we believe
"a be one object nl the ESSAYS winch are ap.
peating nppn the suhlect, III which the late
P,e.ideni : criminal d for having. IN the con
tract Tor flurda parted with our dubious lide
tn patt OF II.
Surprising tho measure to have been deter
mineh upon by the Executive, WE, OF course,
suppose thu, il has the appreciation of the Presi
dent ndniJually We believe SO, further,
unon other grounds Lon er ago than Col
Benfons adoption oil the scheme-whilst indeed
Col. was hut yet hoy-we have reason 10
believe thu, General Jackson was willing 10
baVe leu, his aid TO wrest the same territory, by
force, ifnrcetaary, from the Government of
Span. II is Rcqni'iti was desirable then
aud by force OF arms, il cannot br less so now
hy pea eHbe means We have no doubt there
fore, thar the Prrsidrnt favors this measure /:
that he has been besides counsrIled To II +; and
has determined upon IL from the honest con.
vctan that the public interest calls fnr il
The article upon the subject, which We copied
from the Nashville Republican, is now acorun.
ted for. II proceeded. doubtless fom the
pen of some discreet friend of the Presidents,
advised OF " hat was going on Col Bspion,
with his fertile mind aud fue nj pen 10 imenn.
while opening the question. with prheisrd skill,
IN the ESSAYS published Al 81. LOUIS and his
innuen,c over the Richmon Enquirer has rea.
div procured their landed insertion in ihai
journal. The Editor of that print. in reward
for being let into the secret. blindly swallows
the prescription and this good old vugio,a
is TO be wheeled into the ranks Of the supper.
ters OF n measure. which however ,xpvdieol
il 0ay be on some grounds, will, fits success.
does not finish the depopulation OF Virginia
reduce i'll more and more her already rcdu.
oed political power
Though Ihe purchase Of Texas may have
besn determined upon by the Executive, il
must not, we imagine, be understood TO have
the entire appreciation Of those high public
officers around him who are usually Cassed as
composing the Cabinet" We shall not be
Lew, without evidence tina, Mr.. Fan. Buren,
pho owes 81 much TO the continued ndnl
grnce Of his native state. can have been insirh
mental in u measure which will tend great +,
To diminish her Importance in The Union, whils
essentially changes that balance Of p0ieel
which has TINS far bven the safeguard of Tho
Union, and is us long RS II continues the pledge
offs integrity. What will the Statesman Of
New York say to the Introduction OF new
Territory into the Union, of an area sir times q
iaree as tina, ofhe great State of New York
and twice as large rs all the New England
States and New York and Pepnsy wanna put to
geiher What will Pennsylvania sayf W.
do not ask what will New England say, for sh
has not, in the Cabinet. any voice in the matter
What will North Carolina say to It ! Will no
she, by the acqu sition ofTexas, lose n noiet.
of her already sufficient, sparse population
And Georgia, too Will not her populstion
proverhaly fond otnew lands, 60 forth il
mulitudes 10 This new Fl Dorado I Is il pro
babie that the Members OF the Cabinet, whom
these States Claim for their own have assente,
TO this measure 7 We should think moi, and
that Of all the members of the Cabinet, Mr.
Eaioa is the only one likely 10 have taken
deep interes, in favor Of The measure.
All this, however, is necessarily mere mat
Ter Of speculation. The great question is not
frbo Edrorsi but is ii ,oise and erpedient
viii il not alter, in a burtful manner, the rela
fions Of the States one 20 another Win i
not enlarge the Territory of,he Union to an
extent beyond its convent mt arrangement un
der one Government viii il not lead TO the