Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-04-20

asked Cd HICKORY no quesuOns' ana
during the whole pendency Of the North |
Eastern Boundary Question, the lnielli-
gencer was completely knocked up with
the "b,ues," lest that question should breed
ga war" with England! Yet no war
came. and Mr.. Gales was agreeably disap-
pointed by being allowed, contrary TO all
his expectations, 10 keep his seat in his
sanc,um at Washington. By the way,
where was joseph when his British broth
ers were burning our Capitol
The settlement Of that North Eastern
Boundary Question, By the by, was per-
haps brought about, in the manner that 1t
,-as accomplished, partly through the wise
councils of the Intellgencer. That paper
went into fits whenever a war was limited
at-and upon It's knees II begged for peace.
Daniel Webster was not the man TO turn
a deaf ear 10 such supplicatlons-he, too,
was ayerse TO ".lood and carnage" from
HE time he uas boy-he nerer could look
upon it with "composure"-it always did,
and always would, prevent him from
breathing freely and deeply"-and he
determined 10 preserve peace. So, after
profound cogiiaton, Daniel came TO the
conclusion that "as the hair of the same
dog will cure the bite" peace could be
preserved 10 US by giving a big piece TO
some body else. And that is about The
way England happened TO come into pos
session Of so large a strip of American
soil.
The same counsels (Webster and the
Intelligencer) would now Tighten Us out
Of another prize by their old straw head
and. bloody. bones"-a ,rdr nth England!
They would cheat Us out o! an acquisition
which is TO preserve the equilibrium of our
Union, by holding up before us the "hor-
rors" Of contest with that naughty pow
er which they fear in war and ldolize in
| peace. Although i! is certain that if ire
do not get 7eraS, England uiA-yet they
say to us--"run not the hazard of war
with mighty Brlaiu!--let England take
Texas, ITS Americans, and all, rather than
run the risk of Her Meje.ty's disp!eas-
ure!"
Such talk is treason. 1t was by such
talk that We los, our soil in the North east;
it is such talk that is likely TO defraud US
oil Oregon,-and now it comes to cheat
us out Of Texas! Are these men paid by
the British Government? Or are they
really The recrean's they claim to bel
OF the terms Of the treaty, about which
the lntelligencer and Mr.. Webster are so
deeply troubled, nothing is yet known, and
Of course nothing can be said on these
points. But the general question of an
neXalon can be as well discussed without,
treaty as with one--and it is upon this
that the people Of the West and of the
South viii take i-sIe with Mr.. Webster
and the Inteligencer.
The people of thc West and South na.
turally feel sympathy with the people OF
Texas of whom are emigrants from
the Southern and Western States, and
connected with the citizens of those States
by the strong ties of consangulnty. A
reunion in interest--a clliZe nship in COM
mona government in comm n, that will
bnng them together again in their I'D re-
latlons--.hese are the sentiments of the
people of both countries. Are t.ey not
honorabIel Are they not based upon the
noblest and most generous feelings Of the
human heart! If so, why seek to prevent
their consummation?
We confess the intelligence of this
treaty comes upon rather Unexpectedly
We cannot speak Of its details because
they are not known to us-and therefore
we canno: say what we may think of the
treaty. But as to the naked question Of
annexation, we have been always ready,
and are now ready, to speak. We go for
il.
Having purchased Louisiana from
France, and Florida from Spain, we co
not see that The incorporation Of Texas in.
10 our conlederacy would be SO "novel''
matter as Mr.. Webster and the lntelli.
genccr seem to suppose-at the most, not
"novcI' enough 10 make it grave o5jec-
ton. Nor do we think, with them, that
our territory is 50 large that it would suffer
by such an addition as Texas. Indeed we
need that country to 'fnish us off," and
: give US at once natural and proper
boundary. lis acquisition would give us
territory for three or four new States
States which, under the fostering care of
or Government, would, in the course Of a
few years, add incaculab!e wealth 10 our
country. 1t would furnish an ample field
for the industry, enterprise and love which,
with any surety of protection, would soon
be employed there. 1t would, in short
time, furnish rich market for the products
Of the West 1t would give us several
important ports on the Gulf and facilitate
and extend our trade with the West Indies
1t would put an end 10 the hopes of Great
Britain, whose design is TO build up an
EN- ire all around our borders, and hem US
in with her laws, her restrictions, her ships,