New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-03-23
VIVA. this Texas Question Melons.


get Texas if We do not take her, is = cheat, got
up to favor Annexation. Great Britain "ouAu
not take Texas uith Slavery, could not get hef
,oithom and disclaims any intention or oesire -
take her at all. The cry of British designs Oh
Texas is paraeled by the libcrtlnes pes' '7"e r
would have fallen victim to some one eise II
not to me- Come in here out OF the wei ''''
the kind Shark to the little Fishes.
3. That the Annexation of Texas cannon 0e
carried in the present Senate, even II every LOCO
Foco went for it. But some will not-dare not
g That when our correspondent gave list OF
Senators reputcd friendly and adverse to Annexa-
ton respectively, he gaze Mr. Walkers esfl-
mate, not his own. And yet, in spite of our
express disclaimer, some papers have stated that
The Tribune says so and so, and others that the
Correspondent of The Tribune makes this classlfl-
cation Neither is correct.
And now we ask attention to the following
startling extract of letter from David Hayden,
U. s. Deputy Collector Of Revenue stationed
at Natchitoches, on the Texan frontier, who, I'M
der date of Sept. 9Th, 1913 writes thus, as pub
lished in the Journal Of Commerce
.sThe people Of Texas understand the strength OF
the position they now occupy. They can now say
TO the Government of the United States, "dnner us
I'm nm or we annex ourselves to Great Brltaln; or
what is tanamount TO the same thing, sell out TO
Great Britain, and let her import population who
will be willing to live under her protection Thus
would peaceably be accomplished The designs which
Great Britain has upon the soil, territory and Gov
eminent of Texas.
The views which have taken of the influences
which are most likely to actupon hepeople OF lex
as, will probably be considered by some as probema-
teal. Be this as it may, have presented them as
have received them from the lips of citizens of Tex
as, men OF influence and intelligence, and leading
minds AS such offer them to you believing, as
| do that it is important that there should be no nus
couceptiou of what really is the public opinion and
public will of the people of Texas On this subject
Though this communication is extending llseii 10
considerable length, yet cannot torbear glanclng
briefly al the interests of the United States likely to
be affected favoraby or untavorably by the course
Of the ultimate decision had in this case. 10 those
practically acquainted with the effect which the abo-
liton OF slavery in Texas would have upon the IN
stitution of slavery as existing IN me SCUM mere
can remain but one opinion. With the South 1t is
question of sc2fprcSerrat0n. If the annexation of
Texas 10 the Union becomes necessary TO prevent
the erection of Texas into non-save holding
Republic then the whole ofthe Southern and South
western slave holding States will demand the an
nexalion ut whatever sacrlce or cost III war IS the
price that price must be paid; iStdrcry must con-
Time 10 eriSt in I'eraS cease to eaist IN the
United States. Let Slavery be abolished in Texas.
and its perpetuity be guaranteed by the power OF
England and the immediate consequence would be
to depopulate Louisiana Arkansas and Mississippi.
The bloody scenes OF serviie lnsunecton would
spread ruin, cesoation and death throughout the
Valley of The Mississippi where slavery exists
Then would come war, and such a war; war OF
cXtermiuation Hence say, that this question Is
one of se2i.preScrr0G0n; and as such, the people
of the United States must act upon 1t.
So far as the annexation of Texas would affect
the great agricultural interests of the South, no
Southern man doubts but the immediate effect would
be, to add new aud powerful stimulus to the
growth of their great staple, already over produced
Disconncct the annexation OF Texas, II 1t could be
DONE from the disastrous effects upon the peace and
safety and protection of the institution OF Slavery IN
the United States, Which would result from the ex-
istence of that Republic as Notwithstanding State
and the South would be opposed to the annexation
of Texas from interest Ii the Alps, instead OF the
Sabine, constituted the boundary line between
Texas and the United States, and Texas should
wish to abolish slavery and cultivate her soil by
free white population, it would at once become for
the interest of the cotton and sugar-growing States
to urge its Accomplishment. Slavery in the South
would be projected ny this great barrier OF nature.
Slave labor would be enhanced in value. The lands
adapted to the cultivation OF cotton and sugar IN the
United States would fear no competition from the
products of land in Texas cultivated by free white
labor But such unfortunately is not the boundary
which separates Texas from the United States
s.The two countries are only divided by line,
and this boundary line extends along ,50O miles OF
our Southwestern frontier. The problem then
becomes selt-evident, that Slorery mast eTlst IN
Teas. or cease to erist IN the United States. The
AJolitiouists of the North understand this. Eng
land with her tur-secng commercial policy under
stands this the whole South understand 1t, ana II
is understood IN Teas. The pe1pie OF lexas are IRE
now willing to be annexed. Shall the question DC
postponed? Are the people OF the United States
prepared TO put at hazard, by procrastinalon, the
peaceable Annexation of Texas, when 1t must
eventually be done al the price OF war! VIII they
risk upon this question the dissolution Of THIS Ona0h
and the destruction of this Government The CUES
ton of the Annexation of Texas, as regarded III tins
light, assumes an Importance In he ueiioeraoliS ol
the American people, equal to, if not greater, than
that which characterized the deliberations OF the
trainers of our Federal Constitution That Constr
tuition was then regarded as an experiment: but 1t
has ceased to be such, and the American people are
now ENJOYING the full benefits OF government the
result of that Constitution. The measure OF Annex
alton of Texas now presents the question prdct'caAy
before the American people: Shall the Constitution,
at all hazards be preserved, and this glorious Union
be perpctuated Z!
This is certainly not hard to read. We must
adopt bankrupt Treasury, National Debt, and
War with Mexico, because StGrery cannot ertSt
in the United States unless it does in TEXAS, and
it y;Ndie in TEXAS if that Territory is not IN
corporated into the States. Cogent, certainly
Now let us turn to the True Sun, also of yes
terday. which has letter From our Washington
rrcspondcnt'-which correspondent is pretty
well known to write what MIR. Dixon II. Levi:
and the Calhoun squad in Congress direct Hi
is the exponent Of the views of that class in New