The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-08-31
From The Ntw York Jurors.
WHY TEXAS OUGHT TO BE ADMITTED
INTO THE UNION mo 1.
New Yong, Aug. %, le49

New YoRK, Aug %, lo43.
propose, Mr.. Editor, to discuss the above subject
in series OF brief aud familiar letters which trusi
you i'll find interesting enough to insert in your val
liable journal ! shall follow them up daily, until
have said all intend to say.
| regard the annexation Of Texas to the United
Staes question OF deep and vital interest to both
countries. Upon its decision, in my humble opinion
depends the perpetuation of Federative Union
lis dissolution; the independence of the region be-
tween the Sabine and the Rio del Norte, or submis-
sion TO the control of England. These conside-
raons Of such importance as, am sure, will attract
the attention of the public mind to the subject, the
main object have in view; for am confident that II
the Of the two nations can be aroused to the
true nature of the dangers attendant upon the settle
ment Of the question of annexation there will be no
diiiclty in the matter.
No man of unprejudiced mind can for a moment
hesitate to acknowledge but that the desnes OF the
two Republics one and the same, il Texas would
go to the achievement Of great things. 1t is I'M
possible that independent sovereignty like that of
Texas should have different aims different views,
from those of the United States. Her interests de-
mand that she should be bound up in the great Amer
lean bundle with her sister soveregnties; whlle on
the other hand the interests Of the United States re-
quire the thing. This mutually Of interest, if
il can only be well understood, must lead to the OBJ
ject in view---the admission Of Texas into the Union.
pass over the obvious consideration, at present,
of the origin of the Texan republic. 1t is an ee-
ment of no small amount in the settlement of the
question Of admission There will be no prejudices
to encounter, arising from difference of language,
habits, manners, religion, pursuits or feelings; but
the Texan is American in all these particulars, and
in nine cases out of ten more so, because of his abb
sence from his fatherland. We all love our native
country the more when away from it. Being across
| the Sabine, and living under precisely the same in
situations and nearly the same laws as those pre-
vailing in the United States, the Texan never be-
comes un-AmericaniZed. / shall revert to this point
again, but merely allude to it now, to show that
there no barriers to the admission Of Texas into
our Union, on either side The citizens of the
United States would hail with pleasure the advent
into the common family of freemen of the thousands
of Texans who united to them by the strong ties
of blood relationship and mutual feeling of el-
lowshp would instantly spring up between the two
people, because they are, in TRUTH but people
separated by narrow and insignificant river.
l said that the destiny of the Uuted States and
that of Texas were one and the same, if Texas
hoped to attain great and important ends but if they
are kept separate in government can their destiny be
one and the same' No. Texas has been indepen-
dent just years, and already she is at the mercy
of foreign power. Intestinal discord has shown its
head within her limits, and her institution of slavery
il is proposed to abolish the condition that Eng
land will be her foster mother and secure the &C.
acknowledgement Of her independence BY Mexico
Such direction as this given to her is entire
ly opposite to that of the United States and it
bring the two countries in conflict very long
Texas, backed by Great Britain with free labor
against the United States with slavery and free labor
combined what is to be the result of such con
fict? In my next, will endeavor to point out to you
some OF the evils attendant upon such a state OF
things for that state of things is at this very time in
progress of accomplishment and perhaps, before
twelve months time, will be completed. SABINE.