Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-10-27
ANNEX ATION OF TEXAS.

The whole South is in deep solicitude about
Texas The point to be gained is-to unite her
to the States that she may not become connected
with Great Britain, and that the North may not
have greater political influence than the South,
in other words that slavery may be perpeualed.
An able writer, not long since, in the Alexandria
Gazette, developed the whole subject as the slave
holders view il. Alter a statement of facts con-
corning the North, he says:
Z" In this critical state of our relations OF pub.
lie opinion and feelings in the North with two
territorial governments, in the non-slaveholding
region Of the Northwest. ready to ask admission
into the Union as States with large majority
in the lower house, and decided major ity in the
Senate against u.s. tho policy of selcpreservaon
will be, TO restore the balance of power, between
the geographical divisions OF North and Soaih,
by including slave States, Texas inclusive, into the
Union, and concentrating our strength on the
candidate who will adopt this policy"
The same writer makes some important ad-
missions, WHICH we enjoin on every Norlherner
to mark. Read the following:
".4n increase of strength alone can constitute our
security As things now stand, we can neither
hold the wolf by the safely let him 20, as
several States contain majority of slaves over
their white population. Virginia has in her bo.
som hafa million of blacks, and already one of
her iuirest counties has been swept by desola.
ting and bloody instruction of her slaves. The
admission ofTexas into The Union, is the great
conservative measure OF The South"
He fears the alternative which he readily per-
ceyes may be connection of Texas with Great
Britain and he here remarks: " Her [Engand'sl
chain of provinces on our Northern frontier lar
ger than the whole United States; her West India
possessions her regiments OF negroes North and
South her fleets and armies and the spirit of
conquest, which marks the character OF her peo-
pie, would render Texas in her hands point for
tremendous assault and invasion, and cobven-
lent refuge in times Of disaster. Shall she then
be sister State, or formidable neighbor 2"
And again, says this patriotic writer: "Let it
be remembered, in estimating the necessity OF
strengthening our Southern frontier, that new
policy has broken upon The councils of Great
Britain. Slavery no longer exists in her West
| India Colonies, bordering on the South. 1t is
now means in her hands of assailing others. In
the insoence oil her pride and power, our slaves
touching her soil are declared Free and restitution
refused our vessels sailing from one port of the
United States to another within our own limits,
freighled with slaves when taken into her colon
in ports by mutineer slaves, or driven there by
stress of weather, or wrecked on her coast by
tempest are seized by The constituted authorities,
the slaves set free, &c Sc"
These extracts show how light is creeping into
the South how much is depending on the nd
herence of Northern citizens TO principle and
loyalty TO their country; and how very important
to u.s. and TO the cause of humanity and human
freedom as well as to Shareholders, is this ques-
ton ofthe annexation OF Texas. Without doubt
the most vigorous efforts will be put forth to Sc
cure this object. And the question will ere long
be settled, whether sefshness and oppression, OF
patriotism and philanthropy, are the presiding
genii of the country, and whether the system of
slavery is 10 be established more permanently, or
shaken 10 it's deepest foundations, and finally over
thrown. Christian Reflector.