Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-06-17

committee, for Leave to present the following resl
+; iutions
"ReSo7ted, TIA, by the constitution Of tie |
: States. power is delegated to their Congress
r or any department or departments OF their gov
ernmen;, 10 aiiX TO this Union any foreign stat.
: or the people thereof.
"ResOlrei. That any attempt of the govern
! nent Of the United States. BY an nc, Of Congress
or by treaty, 10 annex TO this Union the Republi
Of Texas, or the people thereof would be viola
ton Of tho constitution OF the United States nj
and void, aud 10 which the free states Of III
Union and their people ough, not to submit
Objections being made, the resolutions wer
not received, the southern members showing
Decentralization 20 havo the subject agit8.cd in tn
house at present. Might il not be considered a
savo7iag of private confidence, we could refer L
various declarations Of many persons high in OF
fee in tho National government ayowing n tixet
determination 10 bring Texas into the Union, dc
clarng that they had assurances of tho aid of !ht
free states to accomplish the object aud insisting
/ thai they prefer n dissolution OF the Union TO ;ht
rel lection of Texas, expressing. however, ut the
same time, their confidence that if the ANNEXATION
could be effected tbs people OF the Tree state
would submit 10 IT, aud the institutions of Tho
slave states would be secured and perpetuated -
Containing ourselves, however, with the hrie
glance at some of tho most prominent evidence
IN relation TO the subj Get, submit 10 YOU whe.
Their The project OF annexation seems 10 be abun'
doned, and whether there be not the most mm
uent danger Of its speedy accomplishment unless
the entire mass of the people in the free states
become aroused TO a convi ctiou of their danger
and speak GU, and act in reference 10 it in q
ner and with voice not to BIO misuntorsto ei~
Their By the people Of tho slave states, their
own public servants and representatives.
Although perfectly aware that many important
and controlling objections 10 annexation exist,
aside from the question of slavery, We have in
/ nod Eir -,
because Of :ts paramount Importance, and because
advocates Of annexation distinctly place it upon
that ground. Most of the specions arguments
and reasons in favor of annexation with which it's
advocates auefnpt to gid tho pill for bern
pallets, are Ist about ns sincere and substantial
as were those of Mr.. Wse's ia the speech above
referred to, in which he labored long time to
convince northern philanthrops.s tia, they would
hes, promote tho oh jec.s they had IN view by IA
voring annexation, that they might have slavery
in Texas within tho pnwer and control of our
government, that they might abolish IL or miti-
gate its evils, he himself being nn advocate Of
perpetual slavery, md among tho very foremost,
10 trample upon the right Of petition ITSELF
None can be SO blind nor not TO know that
tho real design and object Of the south is to "add
nclo freight to her end of TIE lerer. /, was upon
that ground that Mr.. Webster placed his oppos-
ton in his speech that subject in New York
in March, 1887. In that speech after stating
that nc saw insurmounabIe objections to the an
uexation OF Texas; that the purchase OF louisa.
IA md Florida furnished no preceien, for it; that
the cases were not parallel, and that no such po.
Icy necessity led 30 that, required the an
noxatioa of Texas, he said:
"Gontemen. we all sec that by whomsoover
possessed, Texas is likely 10 90 slavehodug
couatry; md frankly ayow my entire unwil-
liDgaess 10 do any thing which shall extend the
slavery Of the African On this continent, or
add other slaveholdIng states 10 the Union
When | say regard slavery ii itself great mo-
raj, social, political evil, l only use language
which has been adopted by distinguished men,
themselves citizens Of sIavehoiding states. | shall
do nothing, therefore, to favor encourage lis
further extension"
And again nc said
Gin my opinion, the people of the United States
will not consent to bring a new, vastly extensive,
and slaveholdiDg country, large enough for half
W.. n dozen states. into the Union. In ma
o,''''D" "',s ought not 10 consent TO It, Indeed,
rive from suci annexation Iii flis le
mart, - at leas, doubtful and uncertain, the objec
tions obvious, plain, and strong. On the general
question of slavery, great portion of tho COM
munity Is already strongly excited The subject
has not only attracted attention as a question OF
politics but il has struck far deeper toned chord
|. has arrested the religious feeling OF the coun-
try; it has taken strong hold on the consclences
of men He is rash man, indeed, and little
conyerssut with human nature, and especially
has he a very erroneous estimate OF the charac-
ter Of tho people of this country, who supposes
that feeling of this kind is to be uifled with or
despised. /, will assuredy cause itself TO be re-
apec,cd."
In conclusion, he said
81 see. therefore, no political necessity for the
annexation of Texas TO the Union; no adyanta-
pes to be derived from it, and objections TO It OF
strong. aud to my Judgment, decisive character.
/ 81 believe il to be for the interest and haPpi-
mss of the whole Union to remaiR as II Is. with
on, dirninu,on and withou, addition"
| We hold that there is not only ono polItica
oecessitv'' for il, mo advantages to be derived
from it, bu, that there is no constitutional pow
! err DELEGATED to any department, Of the Na,iona
rovernnent to authorize it; that no act Of con
oress or treaty for annexation can impose tbs
least obligation upon the several States Of this