Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-09-19

% LIS If those visionary and adventurous
-. tho would treat the world "a' II II were
100. which they with sword would open
a" -, boundaries TO the ultima Thule oil
,,;,sn,; but The scheme, 10 the eye Of tea
~ ,t,uof difficulties and dangers One end
1rr;on will be a stranger 10 the wants
., !, r.sIiops Of the other. II will be difiicu'''
"a D.rhap. impossible, 10 lesisla'e in an as
- -, IKE our Congress, for such vast ex-
of country. How can citizen OF Name
tIIy competent to pass laws tor the govern
r,,;nce in Texas-and will no, the
,of that section often clash and come
I'm, collision with those Of the others!
wai come, too, the poli'icai contests, 'uii
I'd md INTERCHANGEABLE sectional Jeaiou-
:, md he love Of obtaining lower, as well as
-. mile Of keeping power. The cOn'empia>
..J.;, outsli,n naturally leads US 10 the
which is, "Will ii not lead TO the neess'
.r,r,,cc Of this Nation into Two distinct
'..,;-,," From our preceding o5se rva~
,i,,. it is manife.' lHa' we think this will he
,,r, This is the rock on which we are
...nr, # we are destined (which may Heaven
,,.,.r % share the fave Of 'he rest Of the Re-
-.,.., which have existed. l. is highly pro-
..,,.,,,,a. Inhabitants or the Sc distant coun-
,.,.. hound 10 Us by hardly any of those lies
.-p,., ,r,e ci,iZ,ns liking under one govern
r-r,, viii n, scrap.e long al cutting asunder
-. r.s add freb.e ligamra'S connecting US To-
r,,,cr AW,s!ern conirte'acy could be forms
"A ,;,,Ihpr almost in sx'enr the Union, as ii
r,y stands And arc we TO hazard The safety
Of ,nl, louri,hirg empire, and overthrow the
f,,rs potical fabric ever iu,en,ed by man, 10
ob,,n tract Of country vast, cauiiu', aud
T.,5le. ". are ready to admit-but not worth
soo,drI,,ion When compared with the pteser'
v,r,n a he Union There arc Tow men in
= III, Wrse,n States, who think it high lime that
he Western Country should "iGte care Of
Nsy" E,Cu in Bulr's 1Hne, he found those
lhrrr ready aad willing 10 assist him; We say
even in his tine, because that country was
mech mOlr iepcblanl rpou us then, 'h.n II is
row. / was was predicted long age, that when
'ae yasr Valley Of the Mississippi should swarm
uuh people, they would become impatient Of
being yokrd along wish their Eastern ueigh>
\ lor Do We not add 70 the chances Of their
4 discomfort, by throwing III extended Pro,ince
4 40 he scale alrrady p,epon,lcra,lng on thei:
sil,' II addition to all this, the acquisition Of
his Territory would bring US closer in contact
with our III, bulent South American nsighbors,
ofUlase notions Of freedom ard gnvernmen'
we 'sy' not very high opinion. There then
would Le adGed the chance Of war to the orher
Il erhHc lave enemeJa;cd. A, least, wild and
n'cIicYOUs MOTORS would be introduced into
he pcOplthy ;hrir constant intercourse with
The heNieans, and disputes be TOO APT to be en-.
q graderrG.
Holding these sentiments, then, we cannot
'9' say that We think the annexation of Texas
70 The territories Of The Union is a consumma.
.''o deSOq'Iy to be deplored.
q II this question, as we think is probablc, is 10
"S''olci OF general discussion and ex,rni.
'O'' and p rha2s Of attention, in the Congress
VI '"r United States, we csnno, conclude these
-' } remarks without expressing wish ,ha,
- "'-' DC considered calmly and seriously, and
,'E''a' any reference ,ciaiersr TO party. VIVA,
'-' Z" 20 do WIKI The merits Of me case, who
'''''' "'oE Who opposes i? Let The sub.
&c, 's decided or the general grounds of safety
w .'''re'; Let no, par,i,ans make this, a,
1--WE done other questions, a hobby on
'"N' 10 ride ia,o pover, or a, leas. into popu.
y .'..' And le; no, the hope of advancing
''''s Of particular prrsous, interfere in
n'.'.'e which concerns the whole country.
49,. D,''' Western Gazetteer, 1878, gives the fol-
'oct'nel accouu, Of Texas:
yr.s oo MED on the West aid South nv the Rio del
''e South b! the Gf of Mexico East by the
"cc S North BY the Red River It's great,
5,,Ss q o.! Mules; breadth 5O0-es,m,,ed bV the
rl,, y, ae.Sh's map to contain FAC, 900 square
rso, ' a, % De equal ia extent To New York. New.