State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-05-10

subject from the vigorous pen of David Lee
Child, Esq. The great length of the article
alone prevents US from copying it entire.
The following paragraphs will serve to
show the leading views of this intelligent
writer on the subject in question:
The acquisition of Texas for slave
market was a subject of grave calculation
by grey-headed politicians, and men wear
ing the ermlne of justice in the Virginia
Convention OF 1879. Judge Upshur of the
Superior Court observed in very elabo-
rate speech, that if Texas was obtained,
as he earnestly hoped, it would raise the
price of slaves considerably. MIR Gholson,
of the Virginia Assembly, stated in 1899,
that the price of slaves fell Twenty-Five per
cent within two hours after the news of The
non-importatlon act of Louisiana was
known in that state. The acquisition of
Texas would probably raise their price
.0ty per cent at least. The number of slaves
now in the United States, surprising them
to have increased as rapidly since 1880 US
they did between 1920 and 1880, is 2,4ii,
S55, equal at 5000 per head, MIR Jefierson's
estimatc,) to S4cS,91 900. Fifty per cent
on this sum is S244, 465 ,50O---the intne-
diate gain to the slavehoding portion of our
fellow citizens from the annexation of Tex
rs We take into this calculation, which
we beliye to be under the truth, the political
consideration that this annexation will
either secure permanent ascendency TO
the slaveholding and multiplying states in the
govern mt of the uulOn or it will enable
and enbolden them to secede and set llp
slave empire in that central, vast and most
inviting portion of the continent. And
then if they should want further market
for slaves, some twenty or thirty years
hence, the Mexicans will have to figIlt for
existence, or fall prey to this Unsuitable
MONSTER the modern Minotaur, American
slavery. This is inevitable. 1t was avow-
ed five years ago, in an article in the Edge
field Carolinan, supposed to be from the
pen of the present Cor. Midwife, that the
juXtaposition of "a free empire to the slave
holding southwest was nuisauce which
Oughtto he abated by our obtaining Texas.
The Gcorgians could not bear the iuxta-
position of Florida. Where is this to end?
10 these elements of an important and
bloody war in TeXasmust he added the land
spectators in all our principal cities, imclu-
ding some OF the most influential officers
of government. There is much reason to
apprelend that capitalists have dipped into
this concern. 1t is no impeachment of
their accustomed sagacity, to suppose them
TO have calculated with confidence on the
success of the grasping and encroachng
policy of our slaveholIing government in
that direction. To the influence of these
spectators may be attributed the meetings,
committees and donations in orr free cities,
and the rash levying of war against n
friendly republic, III violation of the law
of nations, and in defiance of the peuul
laws of this country; the culpable negli-
gence or collision of prosecuting officers
and grand jurors, and the present immi-
nent danger of rupture between the two
nations. The meetings of the south, on
this subject, differ from those of the north,
by extending far and wide in the interior,
showing that the hearts of the people are
in the matter. 1t has been poinled out in
the southern papers for the last four years
as the only remaining way of obtaining
Texas, that the American emigrants should
assume Independence, and receive aid, and
ultimately protection and admission into
the union from the people and govern
lnent of the United States. In Mississippi,
three years ago, they made it test qucs-
ton to their candidates for Congress,
whether aid should not he given to The
Texans in case they should Secede from
Mexico?
Austin was released from imprisonment,
probably by the clemency of the Mexican
PRESIDENT last autumn. lie has never Civ
en- any account of himself As lie had
obtained the universal sympathy and COM
mendatlon of the presses in The United
States without their knowing, why he
probably thought it safest to 'et well
enough alone On his return, he was
complmented with public dinner, at
winch he made speech, convincing the
colonlsts, we presume, that they could not
have slavery, without having war"
Even now, when war is commenced, no
specification of single act of oppression.
of single infiaction of rights, or even of
the withdrawal of n privilege or indulgence,
is given. When the United States, with
more than trO millions of inhabitants revoI-
ted, 1t was thought that "a decent respect
for the opinions of mankind,' required
them TO set forth the causes which inlpelcd
to separation The Texans, being some
my thousand in all, of whom ten thou
sand are undoubtedly opposed TO the move
nent, think it sufficient to cry, come and
fight for fine estate!' This their nantes
this they expect to circumvent
the consciences OF intelligent freemen, and
win them to their standard. How sad
degcneracy in the press and the nation,
does the bare venturlng of such propo-
sition argue But they are right; they are
wiser in Their generation than the children .
of light,
They rely upon politicians, and |
spectators and their dependents in the .
north upon the prohigote and desperate
every where--and upon the secret counte-
nance, and as soon as it shall be safe, the !
nnnn nrntnctinn Of 1hn ,rnunrnn,n,t Oh, ,In