Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1837-11-07

treaties, va; ber imnenss foreas
live oak, comprising, according ~ ~
estimate Of President Houston II ID:
message Of the 5lh Of May, 1887 aus "'
fiGths Of Ell that species Timber n ~
world" She brings too, a market -
aII the various manufactures and C.
an the agricultural products Of ~ ~
United States, excepting cotton soS
sugar, and these she will contribn,a
from her own soil 10 swell the alro.5..
colossal amount Of the exports of ~
nation. The territory, and with i ,I'
enterprise of the country will be- -
tended; her political power will be :
creased, and the undersigned TINS.
that be will MOI. be considered intrDs;S.
in expressing his deep conviction tb.,
the Union Of these States will j.
strengthened by the annexation Of =
people whose. prOudest impulSes ar.
for its continuance and glory.
The undersigned will not conceal
from the honorable the Secretary If
State. his approximations that any de-
lay in the conclusion Of the treaty .,
annexation may be fatal to its ullimai.
accomplishment. Diplomatic relation
with foreign powers are now in tbe
progress Of being established, and The
result ofthese inlerchanges will be com.
mercial treaties, involving dificulte,
which may be insurmountabIe in snv
subsequent arrangement of the oues.
ton, and therefore, the undersigned !.
especially instructed TO urge, with a,
little delay as possible, the Immediate
discussion and negotiation Of treaty
of annexation. Texas u not disposed
to yield To any foreign nation the priv.
leges Of her coast, involving the CON.
mand Ofthe Gulf Of Mexico, nor can
she concedc them To the United
States, unless in a treaty of Union. As
an independent Power, her interests
would conflict with those Ofthe United
States, and without annexation, her
struggle in the formation of CONNER.
cial treaties would most naturally be
directed to the establishment of the
principal Of a preference of her cotton
and other products in foreign markets
over those Of the United States, and
such relations, when once established,
would, it will be at once perceived, very
much emAarrass If not render totally
impracticable, a treaty of annexation.
1t is a matter not to be disguised, that
Texas must chiefly people her exten.
siVe domain from the United States.
With soil better adaptedto the cult.
SatlOn of cotton and sugar than that Of
this country, and with all the benefits
of commercial treaties concentratcdup,
on the advancement of these Two inter.
ests, she Would present herselfas pow.
erful rival to the agriculture Of this
Union. With r1le same political insti.
tutions, cheaper soil, and superior ad.
vantages to the cotton and sugar plan.
ter, she would drain this country Of
much of its most valuable labor and
population, but whether to such an ex-
tent as seriously to affect the interest Of
the United States, the undersigned will
not presume to suggest. Texas,
too, as an independent nation, must, in
the regulation of her land system, pre-
sent, in. the cheapness Of her prices.
the highest inducements to emigration
and viii, no doubt, soon claim the al.
tentiOn Ofthat transatlantic enterprise
and capital which now flow into the
United States.
The Undersigned bees leave mos, re.
Spectfully 10 suggest to the honora.:..c
the Secretary of state, that in the event
Of Texas remaining in the attitude OF
an independent Power, there will arise,
from the very strict resemblance OF
the people and the institutions of the
two countries, many questions of con-
flicting interest, the adjustment Of
which will be most difficult and painful
1t would be impossible for the people
of Texas to regard those Of the United
States in the character Of foreigner.
and separated from one another BY
only an imaginary line. It may fairly
be predicted that the local authorities
ofthe two Powers would come into fire.
quent and violent collision. The ad.
minIstration Of the law would be inter.
ruPted or its penalties evaded; and, in
the general ENHANCEMENT ofju1sdictionS
upon the frontier, It is feared that pub
lie justice would not be well sustained
L would be impracticablo for either
Power to enforce It's reven0e system,
and should the tariffs Of the two COUP
tries differ essentially, IS must be the
case, nothing but the enforcement Of
the most cruel and unpopular laws
could possibly secure the Just collection
OF custom-house duties.
MEMUCAN HUNT.
To the Hon. JoHN FORYru,
Secretary Of STATE Of tie United Stotes.
To General MEMUcAN HuNr. &C.: