New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-09-18
Tor fhe Tribune.
The Texas Question.

JoT our DiaAu ct'-eS.
Toe sarne Right oe said of Canada. OF Cub,. Of
Mexico. of Yucn,an S.c Sc Sb.u ,ye ,,.-ucra
seiz. ,,,,,, $50 t.'e''lO''
ep0'- $50 |''",e' 'ea'c,es' o' conSs'
4NcHces' pe'hoiensig violating our treaty engage
nienis, io'ieiiing our pghied faith end dishonoriug
The National Cha,octsr1 Womb any smour,o nj NJ,
--'e a"'- GU 1o'.' 'o'
SIAN upon our hitherto untaEnsaed National es-
eu:cheoni Most assure6iy not. "a this the country
OF franklin. of W,sb;,cton and of JsG.rs,n and
N"~
are we ieatiy seeking Pecuniary advantage at toe
o"Pens " hohof, justice, hignahiihlly ana our
sn'etnu'S Pi,Suieu iai'h anu 'rre'y engagements :
ms Is rea': me case 10 regard 10 Z part at our
couuuy 'ueA on' IL Is hoped not Of great number
another reason Tor Annexation Is Inc aieGged
Danger from England IL Is sand, II ee do nor set-e
upon qtat country Engtdnd aezH, e7idaneer1ag there
by The pace dn9 S1fety If the United States 4ied
thai there may be some Objecil0n 10 1he mode
n the 1rocedre yet IL is justified by Tie exiyencies
Of the case
This argument exhibits q great want OF manly
courage aud ssfreiance or else great want OF the
feelings of Justice and honor. There is no danger.
Nation oftwenty millions has nothing 10 ie " from
Eng land or any other power three or four thousand
miles distant. More than twenty years ago, when
the Holy Alliance had put down Napoleon and dc
tated rulers France, and about 10 interfere in
the affairs OF the Spanish American States The calm
hu, firm and courageous protest OF President Mon
ROE arrested their proceedings. This il matter OF
history.
The Holy Alliance (Which consists OF oil the
power Of Europe combined) pause ia their career
and change their plans rather than incur the hos
tiIity Of the United States
We have nov more than double the strength and
power tina, we had then. How timid and childish
Is i, then TO pretend that our safety depends upon
our Selling upon province OF an unoieadine neigh
Dor
Those vino oppose immediate Annexation are &C.
cused of being under the influence OF most unpa
rriotic fear OF England. have never yet found an
opponent of Annexation who manifested any thing
like the fear Of Eegland that exhibited byr
Messrs. Tyler, Calhoun, Cas- and others Of its at
vocates. They appeared TO work themselves up
into q state OF perfect terror and panic. England
was 10 enciTcle us INTO Ter anaconda folds, crush
our bones ana swallow US some morning iOr abreaE-
fast. Immediate Annexation was our only saliva
uon' Inc evidence Oh ta's sta'e oi hiugs was, 10
be sure OF the most iimsy ana ridiculous character
IL consisted merely oi .e o' unknown eos
SIPS ana scfiDiefs, unworthy 'pe Houce' 'ucn Tess
the serious attention Of renowned uehefais ahe hsh
ministers OF o,a'e OF 10 oe mace me OASIS oi very
important Na'iondl measures. me people VI tie
United States should lear no,fiing but 10 90 Wfong.
There is where the danger ls-tllat we snail, by
entering upon course OF wrong dong, bring DIS
honor upon our country domestic Troubles and DIS
sermons "nch "ouio eho ~ 'ie ol7uucuon Oh cur
'ree INSTITUTIONS, p'asuhS 'iie holes VI PHahliiio
pisls lhrouSno9 1, 'he "olIu.
III Is sald nc AHS'o. Sn1oH race " neStt"e" ~
sEreddWemSefreS 0rer W'S IohHHe"t' ~ sue of2e!
o. Nature ana 81 DeS,t"y 'nnl me m0reJetOle tamid'
and iHdofsHt races SROMo S1pe pace 10 me more
inGu&tTtonS, 1RsfhaohS, thTeetsc ana c0hrGSe0h"
race, 'eho 'e1. eStao'%R H'Sner cfpHt@"tt0H ana
more PerjectJreed0m. =,
ms view Is very Poss'oie ana even p!oiaoia.-
suppose 1t Inc true view o. tie case: II then De-
Ibis shall be done. Shul that beautiful country,
from Louisiana 10 the Pacific he overrun trorp rob
berry and war, with murder, rapnc, ard p'age, and
Slavery Or shall 4 he by the good ana henehceni
themselves over that Country in lie capacities Of
travellers, cultivators, manufacturers merchants,
raiders teachers &C &c. teachins tha' PeoP.e Il
oossase '''"'
Before the Texas difficulties took place citizens
o,,d hosn;,.ble manner Thev were anx1s TIM,
our people saou!,. emierate and settle among hem.
Emigraa,s from this country were popular. They
were admired Tor their Ph. seal powers courage and
energy Oh character. Mstr,inoliai a'iancss WEE
oi The most wealthy ana powerful o. .hs nause
nS;' ,"nt ,,ors !, Gs.co and which has been
made the su.i-c: o,a National painting Alta rime
of some domestic dill ficr!iies' some persons h~ena
'ou 40 enrasro moo, SOUGHT rr,use III '''e h1use u
The mob came rushing on and seemed 10 be on ,hr
point OF making an attack on the hoase of Mr. roi1-
e,t hen The nag OF me onilrd eta,ss was nn'uL,
ans od a. IF s;r cans and wsripa ,hem over
heir heads, gave repeated ch ers for the flag Of ,hr
Cii.eu S'-'es, a,u u;n oS ,ao,,io 81
,oy,rd ,he nconle Of the Unlted States. Hcw
much better II would be TO cultivate this kind and
liberal Ieeng than to ron p'u; der ana oispoil mem
- JEFFERSoNiAN DEMOCRAT
See LIE oil Mr.. Poinset ~ .as leln0Clauc h''e"'
~ Nr,1's H,sroRy OF THE PuRirASs, Par,
WI. concluding Vol |. has just been issued by the
us,nars II i edited hy Rev. J. O. CHouLEs, a
ripe scholar, SOUND DIVINE ana 'roe man, anu 10
work oil great histoiicai Va'ue'
rE oEr1rs WoopvILLr; or, Life in ,he
west" is an original novel Just published BY H. G.
LANGLEY. Aston House We can't find time 10
read any thing of the sort till after Election. but 9th