New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-10-11
The Annexation Of Tcxas.

We have already called attention to some OF
the most prominent indications that a strong
effort will be made, at no distant day, to effect
the annexation of Texas to the United States,
and thus not only to perpetuate Slavery IN this
Country, but to give to Southern interests and to
Southern men perpetual dictatorship III the
legislation and federal government of the land.
The following extract of letter from Washing
ton to the Editors Of Isaac Hills New Hamp-
shire Patriot, published on the lst,instan, affords
additional evidence that there is ground to appre-
bend such an attempt
"The TeIa, question bids fair to agtate the Country
soon more than the Missouri Question did. 1t is to
involve consideration only relations with
selves, individuals States but relations with
Foreign Powers. The discussion of the subject at The
coming Session Of Congress W be warm If not angry
aud than probable that this great question will
give Use 10 new combinations OF parties. One thing
may be relied uponThe Administration determined
counterfeit the ridiculous designs of England and prevent
their accompshmenand to efectually succeed there Is
said be but cf policy advisable; that is,
the anne1ation Of Telds to Country Texas belongs
Of right territory By discovery occupation and pur
chase Du Sale the adventurous Frenchman of the l7h
Century the first discover and occupy IT, He en-
tered the Bay Of Maagorda and established sationatte
ward however deserted but relnQu'shed Our adj
mrabe historian, Bancroft, in his American History, has
given full Of Du SALES establishment and soloun
there and from that the purchase by Mr. Jefferson
of Louisiana the French Government never abandoned Its
claim. /, follows then, a consequence, that IN pur
chasing the French claims and titles 10 the essrn
Territory. into legal possession OF leSas, when
part Of that Territory
All past experience shows that, IN etfectlng
such project, Southern politicians may con-
fdently count upon the support of the Loco
Focos of the North. The TYLER Administration
is believed to be ardently in favor of the an
nexation: aud desperate effort may, therefore,
be expected to consummatc the arrangement
while it remains in power. The political Abo-
ltionists of the North have exerted themselves to
the utmost to defeat Wing candidates Tor Con-
gress and to elect in their places Loco Focos :
and in many instances they have succeeded
These men, thus sent to Congress by their votes
will at once unite with their brethren of both the
North and South, and throw all the weight of
their influence and votes in fapor of the scheme
Whatever, therefore, may be their professions,
however loudly they may clamor against Slavery
In the abstract, the annexation Of IeraS and the
consequent FERMENTATION OF SLAVERY Ill the
United States, have no truer, more devoted or
more efficient friends than the Political Abolition
lists of New.York and the New England States.
Should the question, as may reasonably be ex-
pected, come up at the approaching Session, for
every Wing whom these men keep from Con
gress viii they lose vote OF opposition to the
Annexation Never did faction labor with 50
much energy and tenaclty to defeat itself, TO de-
stroy for ever the very measures for which 1t was
created and no one ever had SO far chance OF
full and complete success.
THE WARD MEETlNGs.-We have alreadypub-
hshed the resolutions adopted at nearly all the
Ward Meetings of the city on Friday evening.
That they may be allowed their proper weight,
and their adoption regarded in its proper light
we deem 1t necessary to publish statement
we find in yesterdays American. The writer
says that he alone, taking no counsel, conceived
the design Of having the same resolutions adopted
in every Ward that he wrote them in the soil
tude OF his own ROOM caused them TO be printed
on his own responsibility and at his own ex.
pense:' and having thus laid his plans COM
municated them to three or four friends, TO
whose exertions, with those of six or seven others
.ths whole success of the scheme is due BY
placing them in the proper hands their adoption
was secured in all the Wards but the 18th and
18th, where they failed by falling into the ,orong
hands And thus originated this spontaneous
outburst of the unanimous sentiment of the Wings
of New York City.