New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-05-16
T c K a S.
.ro Tur PEOPLE OF THE FREE STATES OF
THE UNION.

the Twenty seventh Congress, icel bound TO call
your attention very briefly 20 the project, long
entertained by portion of the People OF the
United States, still pertlnaclousy adhered to- and
intended soon to be communicative ASNE1-
ALTON or TEXAS TO THIS USJoN. In the press Of
business incident to the last days OF Session OF
Congress-. we have not had time, did we deem II
necessary, 10 enter upon d detailed statement Of
the reasons which force upon our minds the con-
victon that this project is By no means ahan-
dcned that a large portion of the country inter
ested In the continuance of Domestic Slavery
and the Slave Trade IN these United States have
solemniy and unalterably determined Mat ii Sh0N
be speediiy carried into execution, and that, by
this admission of a new Slave Territory and Slave
States, tie undue asccndancyofthe Stcrc-holding
po,ger tn The Government ShGA be secured and
yireted beyond all redemption That it was
with these views and intentions that settlements
were effected in the province by citizens OF the
United States difficulties fomcnted with the
Mexican Government, revolt brought about,
and an independent Government declared, cannot
nor admit Of doubt; and that hitherto, all
attempts of Mexico to reduce her revotcd pro-
vince to obedience have proved unsuccessful, is
TO be attributed to the unlawful aid and assist
ance of designing and interested individuals in
the United States; and the direct and indirect
cooperation of our own Government ,csM similar
oic,cs, is not the less certain and dcmonstrable.
The open and repeated enlistment of troops in
several States of this Union In aid of the Texan
Revolution the intrusion Of an American army,
by order of the President, far into the territory of
the Mexican Government, at a moment critical
for the fate of the insurgents, under pretcnce Of
preventing Mexican soldiers from iomenting In
dian disturbances, but in reality in aid OF, and
acting IN singular concert and coincidence with,
the army of the revolutionlss; the entire neglect
Of our Government to adopt any efficient
sures to prevent the most understandable aggrcs-
sions of bodies Of our own citizens, enlisted, or
ganized and othcered within our own borders, and
marched in arms and battle array upon thc tern
tory and against the inhabitants OF a friendly Gov
ernlnent in aid of frecbooters and Insurgents;
and the premature recognition of the lndcpend-
cncc of Texas, by small vote, at the heel OF Il
session of Congress- and that too at the very Scs-
sion when President jackson had, by special ines
sage insisted that the measure would be con
trary to the policy invariably observed by the L.
as States in all similar cases, would be marked
'with great injustice to Mexico, and peculiarly
% liable TO the darkest suspicious ina$much as
the Teridns ,oere almost all emigrdntS from
the United States, AND SOUGHT THE REcoGNI-
"TIoN OF THEIR INDEPENDENCE WITH TIE AvowEp
IS PURPOSE OF OBTAINING THEIR ANNEXATION TO
1.-THE UNITED STATES" these occurrences are
too well known and too fresh in the memory Of
all to need more than a passln. notice. These
have become matters of history. For further cyi-
dence OH all these and other important points we
refer to the memorable speech of John Quincy
Adams, delivered in the House Of Representatives,
during the morning hour in June and July 1898,
and TO his address to his constituents delivered at
Braintrce, September II, 1912.
The nDrn oyo,ral IF hn rreri.,ns
the frequent and anxious negotiations OF our own
Government, the resolutions of various States Of
the Union, the numerous declarations o. mem
bcrs of Congress, the tone of the Southern Press,
IA we'll as the direct application OF The Texan
Government make II impossible for any ntan 10
doubt that ANNEXATION and the formation OF sew
eral new Slavcholding States were originally tie
policy and design of the Slave-holding States and
the Executive OF the Nation.
The same references will show, very conclu-
siyey, that the particular objects of this new ac-
QUESTION of Slave territory were the perpetuatiOR
of Slavery and the continual dScendancY of tie
Mare po,rer.
The following extracts from a report on that
subject adopted by the Legislature OF Mississippi,
from /, mass of similar evidence which might be
adduced, will show cith ,chat r!eics the Annex
alton then urged:
But we hasten suggest the importance Of the Anue,
ssion OF Texas this Republic, upon grounds somewhat
local IN the, complexion but Of import infinitely grave
aud interesting the People who nhab the Southern pc
lion of this Coniederacy, where II known that
domestic Slavery tolerated and protected BY law whose
existence pohblted BY the legl regulations oher
States of this Con.descy which system of Slavery held
by all who nla. acquainted with It's practical effect,
10 Be htshy bensfeai 10 tie country rihin rhcse its
II IS permltts9 10 eriSt
The Committee feel authorised 10 say that TIN, system, i
cherished by constituent, the rery palladium Of ;h,
prosperity and happiness; and whatever ignorant fanatics
elsewhere conjecture thu Comuitte- full, assured,
npon tbs most demt observation and reflections the sub
jcc that me Soth does possess 'rithin her mits
BLESSING wa TAich the cfecitens 81 her reop!s
CLOSELY ent,cntd end cempictcy ef6rci and whose
value more highly appreciated aa that which
l, ma, not be Improper here 70 remark that during the
last session Of Congress when Senator from Mississippi
proposed the scSnow ledSemen of TsNiM independence
found with iew exceptions The ,rebers q thai bedy
acre ready 70 tGSe sre"nd spcn aPcH INC subject y
Ssrerg itseit
With ali these facts before US DO not hesitate in
he,ins that these feelings influenced the New England Sea-
aoT>, but voting favor o the measure aud indeed
Mr.. Webster hiss been bold enough public speech de-
ivered Trceay ia New orh - many thousand citizens
declare that the thar inueaccd h opposition
adherence Slavery the South and that might
The oi it. recognition become >4Nehoilus State.
lie also spoke OF the efforts making m favor Of Abolition
and that; being predcatsd and aided b, the powerful
Influence OF religious feeling 1t moud become irresistible
and overwhelming.
This language coming from distinguished indiyj.
nal Mr.. Webster familiar with the feelings Of the
North aud entertaining So hh respect of PuoliC senti-
men, IN NewEagiand, speaks plainly the voice Of the
North as no, be misunderstood
1--WE sincerely hope there enough good sense aad sena
ne love of couriry arncng fellow counymen OF the
Northern States to 6aa justice this subject
vet We cannot consider safe Aas for the People Of
s South TO entirely disregard the efforts Of The fanatics and
the opnions Of such Webster and others who cou-
teaance such dangerous doc,rines
" The Northern States have no interests Of their own
which require any special safeguards for their defence save
only their domestic manufactures and God knows ;hey
arposy ixa1
liberal scale uader which encouragement they have
proved and hoarshed beyond example The South has