The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-05-24
VOL. VIlI.---NO. 3

mors ofl5e South for annexation, and the
people of the North have been lulled into
the belief that the project is nearly it rot
wholly abandoneded, and that at least there
is now no serious danger its consumma-
l ton.
3 Relieving this to be false and danger
Gus security, that the projt CT has never been
abandoned moment by its originators and
abet!ors, but that it has been deferred for 4
1 more favorable moment for its accomplish
ment, we refer TO few evidences of mora
recent development upon which this opin-
ion is founded.
The last election Of President of the Re-
public of Texas is understood 10 have turn
} ed mainly upon The question of annexation
J or no annexation, and The candidate favor
able 10 that measure was successful by an
verwhelmiLg majority. The sovereign
States of Alabama, Tennessee, and MissIss-
ippi have recently adopted resolutions, some
If not all ofrhem unanimously, in favor of
annexation, and forwarded them 10 Con
gress.
The Hon. Henry A. WISE, a member
Of Congress from the district in which our
Chief Magistrate resided when elected Vice
President, aud who is understood TO be
more acquainted with the views and designs
of the present Administration than any 9TH
er member OF Congress, most distinctly u
vowed his desire for annexation at the last
session Of Congress. Among other things
he said, in u speech delivered January 20,
1912:
True, if Iowa be added on the one side.
Floaidl will 6s added on the other. But
there Tie equation mist stop. Let one more
NJrthern State b. admilrd and the equIli-
brum is gone-gone forever. The balance
Of interests is gone-tne safeguard of A,
merican pruporly-o the American Con.
stiiution-of The American Union, vanished
into thin air. This wusl be the inevitable
result, unless, BY a treaty ohh HericO, THE
SoUrH CAN ADD MORE WEIGHT TO HER END
OF THE LEVER. Lethe South stop at the
Sabine, (he eastern boundary ofTexas,l
while the North may spread unchecked he
yond the Rocky Mountains. AND TIE SoUTH-
ERIN SCALE MUST KICK THE BEAM"
Finding difficulties perhaps in The wav
Of cession by treaty. in mother speech,
delivered in April, 1912, on a motion mad;
by Mr.. Linn. of New York, on the ground
that the design of the Executive in making
the appointment was TO accomplish the hr~
nexatioon Of Texas, Mr. Wise said "hu
earnestly hoped and trusted that the Pest
dent was as desi-ous Tof anncxa,iun as lbs
was represented 10 be. We NAV well sup
pose the President 10 be in favor of. IA
ry wise statesman must he, who is not GOV
erned by faEaticiSm or local sectional pref
udices." tie said of Texas that
"Whie she was, IS State, weak and al
most powerless IN resisting invasion, shs
was herself irresistible rs an invading aui
u conqueriug Power. She had but sparse
population, and neither men nor money Of
her own TO r9ise and equip an army for h"r
own defense but lei her once raise the flag
, OF foreign conGuest-let her once proclaim
Il crusade against the rich States TO tho
south Of her, and in q moment volunteers
would flock to her standards in crowds from
all the States IN the great GALLEY Of the Mis-
StSsiPPi-Inen OF enterprise and valuT, be-
fore whom no Mexican troops could stand
for an hour. Tney would leave their own
town, arm themselves and travel on their
own cost, ard would come up in thousands
10 plant the lone star Of the Texan banner
on the Mexican capitol. They would drive
Santa Anna to the Sonth, and the bounless
wealth of captured towns and rilled church>
es, and aZ. Vicious and luxurious priest
hood, would soon enable Texas to pay her
, soldiery, and redeem her Stale debt. and
; push her victorious nrms to the very shores
of the Pacific. And would not all this ex~
tend the bounds Of slavery? Yes, the re
, suit would be, that before another quarter
, Of century the extension of slavery would
not stop short Of the Western Ocean. We
have bu, two alternatives b., fore us either
, to receive Texas into our fraternity of States
, and thus make her our own. or 10 leave her
to conquer Mexico, and become our most
r dangerous and formidable rival.
ITO talk Of restraining the people Of the
great Valley from emigraiing To join her
armies was all in vain /; and it was oquGily
vain 10 calculate on their defeat by any
Mexican forces, aided by England or not.
They had gone once already it was they
that conquered Santa Anna nj San Jacinro
and three fourths Of them, after whining
that glorious field, had peacesbly returned
to their homes. But once set before them
the conquest Of the rich Mexican provinces
and you nigh, as well attempt 10 stop the
wind. This Government might send ills
troops to the frontier 10 turn them back and
they would run over them like u herd of
Buffalo,"
Nothing could keep these booted loafers
from rushing on till they kicked III, Spanish
priests out Of the temples they profaned."
Mr.. w. proceeded to insist that majori-
ty of the people in the United States were
in favor of the annexation at all events. NJ
would risk it with the democracy Of the
North.
"Sir, (said Mr.. W. it is not only the du-
ty Of the Government to demand the llqui>
T dation of our claims and the Liberation OF
our citizens, but go further. and demand TIN
J non invasion of Texas. Shall we sit still
here while the standard Of Instruction IS
: raised on our borders, and let u horde OF
slaves and Indians and Mexicans roll upto