Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-09-27
G mover of the amendment did not intend

bIe mover ofthc amendment did not intend
to convey.
Mr.. seconded the motion, among
his remarks were the following From the
time of his missionto Mexico, he had obser-
we'd that it had been the fixed determination
of the United States, by fair means or foul,
TO obtain possession ofthe province of Texas
The United States had encouraged all the
refuse of their population to overflow the
boundary line between the United States and
Texas, and to take possession ofthe latter.
This was done, the lands of Texas were
occupied by subjects of the United States,
Texian land scrip was created, and the
stock became the subject Of speculation in
the markets of New York and New Orleans.
No Texian had any interest in it. The ter
ritory was in the hands Of ten, fifteen or
eighteen thousand adventurers-men recos.
nising no laws, and seeking for nothing
but the means of turning their land to the
utmost account.
Upon the Importance Of that trade, not
only in reference 10 its present actual amount,
but in reference also TO the large probable
increase which it would undergo, it was un-
necessary for him to dwell it was growing
more extensive every day nor could he see
any definite limit to its increase in future
wears. Our connexion with Mexico was
rendered too, more intimately by this cir
cumstance, that we possessed large capt.
tai invested in mining adventures in that
country. 1t was impossible, then, to con-
template, without anxiety, events having a
tendency, separately to sever from the
Mexican State most valuable portion OF
its territory, and to place our trade with that
State at the mercy of a commercial rival.
The noble lord must be aware that, in 1925,
there had been somewhat similar project,
on the part ofthe United States, to obtain
possession of the island Of Cuba. There
were at that time in Cuba three parties, sev.
orally wishing for connexion with England,
France and America the mutual jealousy
of the three countries, however, prevented
any one of them from taking possession OF
the island, and they came 10 solemn treaty,
! (notes having been actually interchanged by
their respective Governments that neither
England, France, nor America should in
terfcre with it, but that it should be left in
the possession Of Spain. The other con-
sideratlon, of which he had spoken as one
which ought to have wei ght in the discus
sion of the question, was the consideration
of moral feeling which must influence eve.
ry gentleman acquainted with the condition
of society in the Western States of the
Union, and every gentleman is aware of
the incalculabe misery which the system of
slavery there prevailing inflicted upon so
many millions ofhuman beings.
The question to be decided under this view
ofthe subject was whether, for the purpose
of maintaining that demoralizing system,
they would allow the annexation ofthe terri
tory of Texas to the United States. In
pamphlet recectly published upon the sub.
ject in the Union, greater fear was ex-
pressed as to the consequence OF such an
event on the part Of the non-slaveholdlns
States: for doubtless the House must be
aware that the States were at present dlvl-
ded into two great parties, the slaveholding
and the non-slaveholding Slates-that a
struggle had been for some time carried on
between them in the National Legislature,
and that the parties were now pretty equally
balanced. The result of the annexation of
the province of Texas would be the creation
of nine additional slaveholding States, with
eighteen representatives in the Congress at
Washington Z; and that circumstance would
put an end to all hopes Of doing away with
the system which formed the most desra:
ding feature in the whole frame ofthe United
Safes.
After few words from Mr.. Hume, Sir
F. French, and Sir J. R. Reid in condem.
nation ofthe proceeding Of the Texans,
The amendment was withdrawn.