The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-11-24
BLUE LIGHT FEDERALISM.

We couv from the last Hartford (Ct) Jour
nal. the Clay organ for the State, the following
philsnthropic remarks on the subject Of the an
neXaton Of Texas
Ii is said that Texas is in such situation thai II
is impossible for her 10 continue al independent ma.
tion-tbst she must revert 10 Mexico or be annexed
10 the United States or become a colony Of Nresi
Britain. Now, however true oil this may be, II Is
matter with which We have nothing TO do The cha-
racier of most Of the inhabitants OF Texas, the eA
ence of slavery there the extent Of territory inSoly-
ing additional local interests, all these form nsupers
BILE barriers 10 its admission into this Union III she
cannot maintain separate existence, II Is because
she is unit 10 be a natoD-- IS because The mass OF
her people destitute 10 themselves oil that inteiil
gence and virtue essential TO the existence oil good
govenment---and which q republican govern
ment, to be good and permanent must always
be based. Let her go back To Mexico, from
which she never had good cause TO dissever
herself. Let her become a colony OF England,
If her condition will be thus improved, and the blight
Of slavery be thus removed. Let her go anywhere,
do ytkng-but let the United States keep free from
her association We do not want her territory. much
less her people. We have territory already too ex-
tendedlocsl interests enough to look to-aDd quite
enough of immortality and law-scoiing agraraDlsm,
without the addition Of this Paradise Of Rogues
The slave power of this Union has also quite sufh'
cient weight in our National Councils, and the North
consent to its increase, or the admission oil
any State or territory recognizing this institution
The must meet an implacable hostility here
let what reasons soever be adduced in its support
On this point the Wing Convention Of this State has
spoken in unmistakable language. II has taken high
grounds, and will be sustained by every Wing oil Con
necticut. Again we say, such step can never y
sanctioned by the North, under any circumstances or
any terms. The Richmond Wing, paper published
in the Southern States does not hesitate to say not
only that such step would unquestonably dissolve
the Union, but it opposes il on the ground OF policy.
Its language is explicit, and it adds that its views are
sustained by the thinking Of the South, and mat
such measure would meet determined hostili'y
there.
1t is said that Britain favors and is negotiating for
the Abolition Of slavery in Texas-that she seeks 70
make Texas British Colony, and some OF our South
ern and Northern Locofoco dough
face cotemporare buster great deal over the su.
pcion of such an event as either of these Now, II
Britain is successful in her attempis-if she really
has made any, to abolish slavery there, we say all
honor to Britain II is this curse breeding nstitn-
ton, without doubt that has contributed, to great
degree, in reducing Texas to her present lamenable
condition. If Britain relieves her Of this evil Texas
will owe her obligation which future generations
will not fail to acknowledge If Texas becomes
British Colony, her condition cannot fail to be IN
proved from what it is and though we should re-
greet such event, still we consider it preferable 10
the existing state OF things.