Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-07-21

Every bne1e waits her sail % some purpose OF zetfaggran
dizement-or on some secret mission of national ssFion
age: while. on each dag. - emblazoned the false pTetenc'
OF hbeTaung the slave. humanizing the savage, or Chris
TANNING the benightcd heather. Her flag floats on ever
ocean-tO watt, by each returning sail, the commerce q
every people g. her own ports: her policy insinuatcS the pc
netntng influence Of her power. into every government
that the increasing growth Of her commerce may be fel
aud acknowledged in every land, and ON every sea. Ths
weak are Oppressed; the great and powerful ecured, sootli
ed. hsttered and b~euayed-rAere she dare betrdy. II, by
soothing the vanity, or hatienng the pride, or tanning the
tame ct newborn fanatic zeal, she can extend her empire,
or swell her Golfers, with the proceeds offorcign commerce
she adapts the plastic form OF her protean policy to the case
and at once embarks on the great ocean Of human hbe
raiisdfiOR.
To the practeed eye, reasoning from the past, all thi,
snowy semblonee OF national philanthropy is to result in the
certain aggrandisement OF E%ngland's ptowess, and. in nin'
cases out of ten, IN the serious discontinue of the profess
ed object ct her national boon.
Let II not be said that all this is false reasoning; nor let il
be urged that England is misrepresentcd. History attests the
full truth OF the entire position, and it becomes Ms, as n ma
ton, TO profit by the examples afforded ms. Let not the
creduliy Of a false political philosophy close our ears TO the
solemn warnings OF attested history.
II all this BE true, (and who. ON this continent, will doubt
its truth y and il be equally true that the moral force and
political affinity of our common federal government, is
bound to regard al. foreign encroachments on the local in
situations aud established rights, of any portion OF the peo-
pie or States of this Union, rs an encroachment on, and m
violation OF, the established national faith, itwould seem to
be an unavoidable political coronary, that, IN proportion, as
the possession OF Texas, by England, wouldbe injurious to
and destructive OF Southern interests and rights, IN precise
" the same proportion, and to precisely the same extent
would the possession OF Texas, by England, be In doroga-
ton of the pighted faith OF this nauon-f0 itself and 10 its
separate members. In a question OF this vast magnitude,
there can be no national neutrality. The NATION, in its fe-
deral character, must be decided as TO its gcncrnlline of po-
hey. There is no medium. ENGLAND must be defeated In
her policy-and Texas possessed 10y the United States
OF the ANERIcAN Councils, must be divided!-AND Dl-
NlDED AGAINST WHOM ?
Is there an American HEART that does not thrill with
burning indignation, At the answer implied IN the inference,
that on rms eurSroN, and under THIs ASPECT, there would
he drNtennua Ia n IA 4 Hrrra y lLuEa WI II \
MERlcA DIVIDED AGAlNST ITSELF, AND ~ PA
YOUR OF ENGLAND Dead, indeed, must be that heart to
every feeling OF American pride, that could eXpend its sick
~ sympaihlts, an quest ol some ia"cied object OF ideal PHI
%lanthropy, when, 10 reach il, all that Is sacred % liberty or
dear To posieriy, must be ob.terated under the tyTant
grasp OF proud England's ambition.
Let us pause, aud give 10 this question a practical appl-
cation. Is there a praciced Statesman in this Union--con-
verSant with the true tendencies OF our complex system OF
governments; its mutual checks and balances; its varied
functions and conflicting interests; ITS avowed principles OF
compromise; its mutual and counter yailing principles OF IN.
ternal regulation; each and all spunging from the CON-
mon and united will Of the great body OF the people, and
deriving all OF their moral fogce from the principle Of mu-
tual preservation, through the united counsels of all, in
COngtes> is there Il puacuccd Statesman. cognizant, of
these features IN our system, who will calmly survey this
entire subject, and giving uue Importance 10 all OF ITS col
lateral bearings, and not yield his assent to the duty which
the AMERICAN rrorLE owe 10 themselves, in its final adjust
ment'
BE it remembered that on this question, the North must
assume one OF two positions. Id there be diversity in the
American Councils, all OF Its benefits must enure to the
side anu cause OF England, and IN opposition TO the nights
OF the South, and atthe imminent risk OF the entire Unionl Ii
the North oppose the South on this question, she will there
by disam herself, and torniy England, 10 the mutual ruin
OF both North and South. There can be no sectional adj
vaniages derived TO the people of the North-by building
up an English influence on our Southern frontier. This
question, IN all OF its bearings, and under every aspect, i
essentially and wholly an American question. Its results
are pregnant with the high desunles OF tins entire govern
and on its issue may depend the proud hopes OF
the patriots and true Philanthropist in every cline. On such
a question: 1t Is worse Than idle to waste the excited frenzy
OF fanatic excitement II l. llrn trgnsDu AGAINST the
common liberties OF our common race. The man vino
would seek 10 poison the public mind, on this subject, by
iniuslng into Il, the stale dogmas OF an Infatuated set oi IN.
licensed hbelers,-who are endeavourng 10 cweep intono-
ue on the heels OF n spurious moral rciormauon,-rchly
deserves the scorn even OF those whose misrspresented
condition lac Processes 10 better. The great merits aud vast
issues involved IN the ultimate adjustment OF this question,
rSe tar above the vapid s~ophisuy, which eNudes, as n full
some eXcrescence, from the misguided zeal Of n few self
de!uded beings, calling themselves 'lalsely" the friends OF
the bondsman. The American flag is too elevated on the
pinicle OF her national ediice, TO be mfied or soIled by
the breath of fanaucism. Proud in its destiny as II l.
lofty in it, bearings; IL lifts itself above the noNious eNhala-
tons OF all morbid political action ? 1t rests, Selt-poised,
on the deep affections and true patriotism Of a great and
united peopie-who are too well acquainted with Its inesii-
Unable puce 70 barter it away for n moral abstraction.
A 10 the argument against the proposed annexation
'that our territory Is already too great'-it seems 10 me
thati L cannot be urged with the least force. The United
States purchased this very territory, in 1903, from France
and commended for 1t, with Spain, until 1917. IL was
then a mere question Of territory. Ii Is now a far different
question. The issue now involved, Is, as 10 trhefheT En-
gtdnd ShaH possess LeEas. as an GddlftOHdt means OF m
fueHeiHg and sulsidi=ing The poieer Of the URited States.
On tins very question, are now made TO tuin the interests, the
perhaps the existence IN peace, OF the Shaving mold
ing States. England seeks Texas as an additional source
OF power, to be used against this country. Ii Is not mere
y as a means OF affecting the destinies Of this country,
through the influence OF abolition, thar England desires 10
possess thsaie!ritOry. This single inLucement would, OF
itself, be sufficient. But England has well surveyed tAc
entire vantage ground OF this position. The territory Is ex
tensive, fertile aud highly productve; the climate salubrous
inviting. Ii presents a promising source OF profit to
in peace, through its valuable staples; and N
WARRIOR which the English governments ever in constant
OF Preparauon-it would secure to her Navy u COM
position, and to her land forces a most propiuOus
and enviable advantage on our entire Southwestern from
tier. Nor Is this all, $4,000 Indian warriors could be sub
sldised-Our slaves could be tampered with-the mouth OF
the Mississippi could be commanded-and thus a Stoppage
OF our entire Southwestern commerce be cut of. In all Of
these questions, the whole nation Is equally interested. Ii
Is then for the whole nation to guard against these results.
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