Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-05-19
TO THE PEOPLE

of the 9th Congress, feel bound TO call your
attention very briefly to the project, long en-
tertained by portion of the people OF these
United States, still periinaciously adhered to,
and intended soon to be consummated-THE
ANNEXATION OF TEXAS TO THIS
UNION. In the press OF business incident to
the last days Of session of Congress, we have
not time, did we deem it necessary, to enter
upon detailed statement OF the reasons which
force upon our minds the conviction that this
project is bu no means Abandoned; that large
portion of the country interested in the contln-
uance Of domestic slavery and the slave trade
in these United States have solemny and I'M
alterably determined that IL shall be speedily
carried into execution, and that, by this adj
mission of new slave Territory and slave
States, the undue ascendency Of The starehotd-
tng polcer in The Government shall be secured
and riueHcd beyond all redemption. That it
was with these views and intentions that set
Elements were effected in the province by citi-
zens of the u. States, difficulties lomented with
the Mexican Government, revolt brought a.
bout, and an independent Government declared,
cannot no,c admit of doubt; and that, hth-
ertn, all attempts of Mexico to reduce her re-
VOTED province to obedience have proved I'M
successful, is to be attributed to the unlawful
aid and assistance of designing and interested
individuals in the u. States; and the direct and
indirect cooperation of our own Government,
Nth similar UieioS, is not the less certain and
demonstrable.
The open and repeated enlistment of troops
in several States OF this Union in aid of the
Texian Revolutions the intrusion of an Amer
lean army, hy order of the President, far into
the territory OF the Mexican Governments at
moment critical for the fate of the insurgents,
under pretence Of preventing Mexican soldiers
from fjmenting Indian disturbances, but in re-
atty in aid of, AMI acting in singular concert
and coincidence with, the army OF the revou-
tionsts; the entire neglect OF our Government
to adopt any efficient measures to prevent the
mist unwarrantab!e aggressions of bodies of
our own citizens, enlisted, organized, and olii-
cered within our own borders, and marched IN
arms and battle array upon the territory and
against the inhabitants of a friendly Govern
ment in aid of freeboOters and insurgents; and
the premature recognition of the Independence
of Texas, by a snap vote, at the heel oi seS-
sion Of Congress, and that too at the very ses
sion when President Jackson had, by special
message insisted that the measure would be
contrary to the policy invariably observed by
the IT, States in all similar cases, would be
marked with great injustice to Mexico and pc
culiarly liable to the darkest suspicious, mas
much as The TEXANS iOere almost all emf
grants from the United States, and sought The
recognition of their independence Nth The a.
poiped purpose of obtaining their annexation
to the United States;" these occurrences are
loo fresh in the memory o( all TO need more
than nassno notice These have become
matters n1 history. For lurther evidence ON
all these and other important points, we refer
10 the memorable speech Of John Quincy Adj
ans, delivered in the House of Representatives
during the morning hour in June and July,
Iss3 and IN his address, tn his constituents. de-
l;vered At Rra;n,ree. Semi. n. 1910.
The omen avowal of The TEXANS themselves.
fha and afin If
own Government. The resolutions of various
states IF m, ITn;nr The nnmerons declarations
IF members NJ Conoress The tone Of The Sonih-
ern nress. as well as IN. direct annlication Of
The 'rexian government. make Il imDossibIe
far on,, MN 10 d,ubi hat ,xxrxtrIoN and
The c9rmot;on nj several new sloveholIing
states we're originaUv The policv and design 81
thc slavebolIing states and he Executiye Of
The nation
The same reCprences will show vcrv concln-
s;velv. that The norticuIar oLjects of This new
ncnuisition of slave territorv were The neroeiu
aIion of sLaperw and he continued ascendency
ofIhe ,Iape miner
The following extracts from report on that
subect aIontad bv The I.o;sl.tnre Of Missis
snn; from . mass of similar evidence which
m;oht he atlJucel. will show ,eiLh ,phat pie,ps
,hs annexot;nn vos fben urgeJ.
ssRut w., hasten IN sugg,s, The importance oc
rho annaya,;nn Of ,rexos 70 Ills Rennhl;c mon
grounds somewhat local in their comnlexion.
In, oc an imnort infinitely grave and interest
inc ~ the neonlc WIN inIobit The southern nor
,n, o( this conG.1eracv where il /. known that
/. snecies or ,lomestic slavery i tolerated and
nrn,ected bv law. whose existence Is prohibit-
al hv rho lccnI regulations If other States Of
this CnnG.jerocv. which system of slavery is
held by ali Who are lamiliarIv acquainted with
lie nractical effects. 10 be Of highIv beneficial
;nfnenee 10 The conniyU ,pithin ,ORose limits
Al il permitted 10 erisin
ssTbe Como,ittce Eel outhorized to saw tbot
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