Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-10-15
TUE VERGgNgAN.
Iy,CHBURG, OCTOBER Is, 1899.

:, the public prints. We are oil opihloh' now
.ar thai such course is rather premature.
;oasmuch as nothing has yet transpnred when
.i;.a,es a wish much less a determination,
nm The part Of this administration, to obtain 1t.
The only hint that an lntimaiion of such de
s;,e has ever been given by our government to
,,a, oc Mexico, reached ms through the suspi-
,;o.. channel of a London newspaper, in the
mise of a letter from Mexican correspondent
Even. however, if the story he tells be entitled
N credit. 1--WE do not believe it is,) it's almost
certain that the negotiation which IT says is
o,a;ng heiween Mexico and the United States
nnst have been originated by Mr.. Adams.
We do not believe that the simultaneous com
mencement OF the discussion, in distant sections
of the country, by those who are anxious to
obtain the province, is at all attributable TO the
.s1uence or indicative OF the views oil the 60
'yernment. but that it is plan oil action con-
certeh between individuals who have obtained
grants of land Of immense magnitude from
The Mexican government, and who are aware
how much more rapidly the country would he
come populated, and, rs necessary conse'
ouence, their possessions be enhanced IN value,
If the province should be coded to govern,
rnent so much more permanent in is character
and tolerant in its provisions than that to which
II is now subject While, however, we nrc Of
opinion that the proper tim has not vet come
10 commence a discussion of the merits Of the
policg of annexing Texas TO the United states,
the proprlety of obtaining and laying before
the public all such information as may enaHe
them TO mike a correct decision. when the
snbject shall be presented To them in a more
tangible shape. is unques'ionahle. And we
take this occasion 10 reciitv an error oil which
we were inadvertently guilty in former art Gle
on this subject. We said that the possession
Of Texas would not tend TO the greater security
of our frontier on the Mexican borders, nor
be a more effect ual safeguard than we now
possess against the invasion of an enemy In
this we were mistaken. The land on both sides
of Red River (the present boundary lme) he
ing extremely fertile, and having ready access
20 market for their produce, will he denseI,
populated aud therefore, in the event of war
each country ould have long line of assaiI-
able froniier almost within stones throw
of its adversary. Added TO this, there
are within the province Of Texas pow.
rrlul and warike tribes of Indians winch
might be easil, excited 10 take up arms
against nation at war with that to which the
should belong: aud it would be extremely AT
'cult, il not impossible 10 protect our citzeu>
against their predatory incursions, even though
We should be able TO repel any formidable in.
vasion, and indeed 10 take possession of the en-
emy's country. These contingencies (remotc,
it IS true, but not, on that account, TO be lost
sight off, will be in a great measure obvated
If we can obtain the cession of Texas, as will
appear by the following extract from Darby's
Western Gazetteer. published in 1918:
View ing (says Darby) map of North
America, aud The local situation of its present
'nhaoitants, every person most be struck with
.le property OF making the Rio Grdnde del
A0fle The limlt between the Uni ed States and
the Spanish provinces. This River, Is in itself
D.
lers sfeflir II is long continuous stream, with
but few branches, and. in proportion 10 il.
length having bat little water. 4 dense popu
fHOn cannot eria upon It's banks: therefore
many u The causes that lead TO national confes,s
U,H DC nroided If there wei, no title upon
"nlch The United States could found their claim
eo le1aa, sui sound policy ought In induce
Dpain To establish boundary traced by the
"and OF nature-a boundary over which either
na'ion would have buf few inducements 10
pass That the passions Of men will engender
wars on tins Continent. as the same cause ha-
produced similar Effects every where else, We
tannoi doubt bnt the origin Of political lis
pu,es may be IN great part removed in The case
before US"
In adda'oa TO what ID nby here says of the
s'er'lity Of the soil upon the banks of the RIO
''ahaf, II IS elsewhere stated that this barren
ness extends about sixty miles into the Inferior
o"ei'her side. This is undoub tedv an inpnr.
'ant consideration T.; but it is verv ooestionsb g
''e''ef Is so important as TO counterbalAnce
'"e we'ghty considerations arising out oil the
question, whether it he not most ru nous no.
i'' thus far to extend the bou ndaries of the
e'nei 'ais expansion OF territory
wa not destroy that community of interests
a"o ore"k that bond of brothe rhood which now
"""e Tue states INTO one grea, Confederacv?
II may b. IN place here to notice an article
=" '"S SUBJECT, which has just appeared in the
boston Patrio Gan opposition print.) II pur.
P"''s 10 be from the pen Of the Editor. and
mere IS no reason to suDnnse ,b.t !, 10 No, .o
,''' '''e"o guess of the N. Y. Enquirer, that it
~" ,'' written by "some other person." and the
00'e' o'ctum ot It's nanesake in Richm nd (bor.
'"'as me 'dea,) that it was written by tx.
'''"'eh' Adams. The latter paper takes oc.
''''' 70 indulge its vented uncharitable feel.
rugs towards Mr.. A. upon its gra.uirous assunp-
'on of authorship. charging him with being
'"''" 'y the most jesuitica and di shonest
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