The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-12-20
HousroN, Texas, Nov, 9, 1913


General A, G. BRowN;
MY Dear General Having every reason to be-
lieve with which my wishes keep pace, that the De-
mocracy Of Mississippi will conde TO you their most
dignfed and responsible trust, have felt that 1t has
constituted for most favorable occasion Tor ad-
dressing YOU not only high public iunctionary,
but as personal friend, the subject of Texas and
its annexation TO the United States.
| premise that our people, no less from natural
attachment to their native land than because they
think the union will be one of mutual benefit, are al
most universally favorable to annexation and would
hail il as most happy event
Annexation is in its most interesting an d i'm
por,an mt light in connection with the question of sla-
seiy, in which you have a deep stake Ii you allow
he abolitionsts OF the North at the head of whom 10
John Quincy Adams, and those Of England, j so
clated with which higher unI, viz: the suption
OF the American Union, 10 proceed IN Their attempts
To abolish slavery here unTesisted 10y the Southern
United States whence effect ual is alone 10
be expected, you manifest supineDess and indiifeT-
ence the effects Of which you Will AT no Remote period
deeply fet Upon the extTpation of slavery here,
England rs stoke OF poiy-uttery independent OF
all conside OF philanthropy, at which she laughs
when her interests are 10 be pfomoHdls eternity and
| resoluley bent-and as her power in Mexico is grea
and our ADVERTISEMENTS many, she deems the coca
sion opporune, and is now actively engaged In her
designs. At tn period there Is in England a lawyer
of this country OF the very highest atanmens abo
itonist sedulously employed and ii lis to him that
are to attbute the inquiry made of Lord Aberdeen by
| Lord Brougham in he House OF Lords and most
! fouunatey too, asst the means Of promul-
| np he disc .osures that the British Government did
not aim much at US as the slaveholdiDg States oil
| America. The person aude to "a Mr. AndIews)
declared to me that he had several interviews W TIL
| the English Minister here, Commodore Elicit, who
manifested the utmost delight, and who did not hesi-
tate To declare that if assured of the abolition Of slave
| ~ here he wou not hesitate in ordering of, on The
authuri OF his own Government, any Mexican force
that ms ht be in the act of assang us-and further
that in five minutes the money could be raised in Eng
10 pay every man tor his slaves. bese sir, are
pregnant declarations, and such as must convinct
YOU fbe dep designs Of England, Americas greet
| est enemy 10 avert them, annex alton is necessary
To accomplish that, the South must move in Spartan
phal,nx, and must do it WIN a frmness that will IN
struc, New England that The South has nights &c
| which even tho u mon usef IL secondary.
what has England lately laid claim TO some l5,'
900 600 acres oi our territory for And why has
she threatened with forcei Is IT not that we may
offer up slavery as toe peace offering, and IN that
way avert her wrath ?
My dear sir, let your Congressman be instructed
arm all the South awaken them from their sleep,
otherwise IT is the sleep of death. To you look ur
a movement your position affords you the opportu-
nifty. Do not let II escape.
Ponder on this fact You have under the Missouri
compromise no territory 10 look, TO keep up your
political weight Ia the South. Behind Missouri and
| Arkansas there is desert from which Stale can
be expected Texas will give you two.
Want Of paper prevents me pointing oat the sd-
vantsges to be gained in acquiring so fine country.
Look TO your map and there you will find them elo-
r. C. CAMPBELL