Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-06-17

; Gently in New York II many tholslni citizens
to declare that the reason that infi lenced his OF
position was his adherence To slavery in IN
S,uth, and that il might III the even, of lts To
cogaition, become n sIavehoIding State. He ais
spoke Of tho efforts making IN favor Of abolition
and that being predIcnted upon and aided by lh
powerful inf renee Of religious feeling, it wou
become irresistible and overwhelming.
This language coming from 50 dstinguishe
, M individual Mr.. Webster, 50 familiar Will
the feelings Of the North, and entertaining s.
high respect for publ; sent!ment in New Eng
land, speaks so p aInv tho voice Of tho North a
not to be misunderstood.
awe sincerely hope there Is enough good sens
md genuine love of country among our country
men OF the Northern States to s.curc US Gaq
Justice on this subject ye, cannot consider
safe or eypedient for Tho people OF the South q
entirely disregard the efforts Of the fanatics ant
the opn ions Of such man Webster and others
who countcoanco such dangerous doctrines"
Tho Norhern States have no Interests oil
thor own which require my special safeguard,
for their defence, save only their domestic manu-
features; md God knows they have already re.
colved protection from Government on n most lib
crai SCALE under which announcement ,koy
have improved and furnished beyond example -
/ The South has very peculiar interests t. pre-
serve-Interests already vto!eUuv Rssailed and
boldly threatened.
| 'Your committee nre fully persuaded .ha, lhi.
protection to her best interest, Will be afforded bv
! the annexation Of Texas; equipoise of inhu-
enco III the Halls Of Congress viii be occurred
/ which will furnish us q permanent guaranty OF
! prOtectOE.h
/ Tho speech Of Mr.. Adams. exposing tho whole
system OF nuptIcIty and pcrfiv towards Mexico
which had marked the conduct Of our govern
tncnt and tho emphatic expressions of opposition
which began to come up from all parties in the
FREQ States, however, for n time nearly si!enced
Tho clamors OF the South for annexation, and the
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lief that the project Is nearly if rot wholly aban.
doned, and that ai loas, thogo is now no serious
danger OK its consumnation.
Believing this 20 be false and dangerous Sc
curity tha: tho pro ect hus never been abandoned
n moment by its orIgnators and Gbettors, bat that
it has hcen deferred for a more favorable moment
for lis accomplishment, We refer to a few evidences
Of more recent devoloPemoa; upon which this O.
plnon s founded.
Tho last election Of Presden, Of the Republic
Of Texas is understood to havo turned mainly on
the question Of annexation or DO annexatlou and
tho candidate favorable to that measure was sue.
ccssful by overwhelming ma i1rlty. The SOW
eroign States of Alabama, Tennessee. and Mis-
sisspp have recently adopted resolutions, some
il not ali Of them unanimously. in favor of annex
alton, md forwarded them to Congress.
The Hon. Henry A. Wise, member OF Con-
Grcss from tho district il which present Chief
Magistrate resided when elected Vice President
qHainted with the views and designs of the pres
ent administration than my other member of
Congress. mos. distinctly avowed his desire for
annexation at tho last session of Congress-
Among other things he said, ia 4 speech deliver
ed January p, 1912:
''Trac, j? Iowa DO added on tho ono side, Flor.
ida will be added on tho other. Let one more
Northern State BE admitted and tho equilibrium
IS goac-gone forever. The balance of interests
is gone--,ha safeguard Of American property
of tho American Constituion--of The American
Cuion, vanished into thin air This must be the
inevitable result, uness by treaty with Next
CO, tho South can odd moro weight to her end Of
the lever Let the South stop tho Sabine (the
eastern boundary OF Texas while the North may
spread unchecked beyond the Rocky Mountains,
and the Southern scale must kick the beamt'
Finding difficulties perhaps in the way OF
CessIon hy treaty, in another speech. delivered IN
April 1872; on motion made Ivy Mr.. Linn, of
New York to strike out the salary Of the Minis
ter To Mexico. on the ground that the design Of
the Executive IN making the appointment was to
accomplish tho annexation Of Texas, Mr. Wise
said. Tho earnestly hoped and trusted tia, the
was represented to be- We may well suppose
the President TO be in favor OF II, as every wise
statesman must be, who Is not governed by Ia
na,icisn or local sectional prejudices." He said
Of Texas, that
"Shile she was. as n State, weak md almost
poweress in resisting invasion, sho was herself
irresistible as an invading and conquerlng pow
err She had but sparse population, and nellnet
men nor money Of her own, 10 RAISE and equip
an army for her own defence, but lie! her once
raise the flag of foreign conquest-let her once
proclaim crusade agans, tho rich States to the
south of her, and in a moment volunteers would
flock TO her standard from all the States in the
crea, valley of the Mississippi--n of enter
prise and vaIor, before whom no Mexican troops
would stand for an hour. They would leave their
own towns arm themselves. and travel on their
own cost, and would up in thousands to
plant the lone star of the Texan banner on the
Mexican capitol. They would drive Santa Ana
to the South. and the boundless wealth of cspsur
ed towns and rlfied churches. and a lazy. vicious
/ and luxurious priesthood, would soon enable Tex
as 10 paw her sodery, aud redeem her state debt
and push her victorious arms to the very shores
Of the Pacific. And would not all this extend the