The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-09-11

" .oul Al ca Do accelerated ~ TAG double Iuloe OF
European aid aud domestic pride unembarrassed on
the one hand by high duties upheld tho other by
the deep-seated determination OF the European pow
eIs TO cripple the United states and scatter among
them the seeds Of discord and Jealousy
Among other isadvputages resulting 10 US from
such treaty between Engsnd and Texas, would be
the eeessy 10 establish that extensive frontier
such police a. would prevent smuggling and norce
our revenue laws Could this be done All expert
enee ianswers, not cannot be done Border oiii-
having tie same interests IN trade following the
pursuits, using The same inland streams Tor the
transportation OF their surplus labor, VIII not submit
to the operation Of unequal laws. The cotton plan
ter the southwestern boundary, WITHIN the United
States will not contribute 10 the enforcement OF laws,
The effect OF which makes his labor less profitable
than that OF his ncighbor M Texas and what Is true
Of cotton will be true OF all other agricultural pro-
ducts We know that al present In the United States,
the force Of This principle is so strong as to compel
US To put low duties many articles which would be
| oiherw Use heavily taxed
know that many OF our citizens suppose that The
annexation of Texas viii be injurious, because 1t
will add to the quantity of valuable lands in market,
and may be the means OF inducing thc removal OF
many Of our slaves to that favored region. grant
that this IS true TO some extent But does II not IN
crease the arguments in favor OF annexation II
Texas has advantage m cheapness OF land, salu
brity of climate, and convenience OF navigation
our Southern States, is II not better Tor the cit
liens OF The United States TO possess tins advantage
than surrender II to the citizens OF Europei In the
hands OF Great Britain, this advantage Will be i'm
proved, 5 we have seen, to break up our manufac-
lures and lessen capacity 10 compete with her in
the supply OF other markets and IN the carrying
trade. In other words, will not Texas, out Of our
Union, be more favorable competitor than She
would be IN II? The iron and coal regions OF Nir-
ginia, L nnsyvana, OHIO Kentucky, and Tennessee,
II she Is in the Union, will find marke, there-so
will the Lowell and other cotton manufactures of
he He al a
power OF our inland trade, the nursery OF ou sea-
men, and the source Of much wealth, will find en-
ploymeDt in Texas, if she is IN the Union. If she is
out OF the Union British policy may monoPoze all
these advantages.
We are also told by some who profess to speak on
behalf Of the sugar planters in Louisiana that Texas
must not into tie Union, for, if she does, their
lands made less valuable, and the price Of sugar
Viii TAIL IL the fact were SO, does follow that an
argument Is thereby afforded for the rejection OF
Texas: This would only prove t. The vast number
OF the consumers OF sugar that Texas ought TO be
added 10 The Union But is ii probable that the
price OF sugar would fail We know that The pro-
ductlon of Louisiana rs SO limited, that the large
protective duty extended to IT has thus far, not d.
mlnshed the revenue from this art Gle and we also
know, that the lands OF Texas could not be brought
into cultivation for many yeas. So that the Proba-
biliy Is, that sugar, IN exas, would stand on the
same iooing With cotton and other agricultural pro-
due ions, lar more advantageous 10 the United States
III tle Union IMAM out Oh IL. nut were IL Olnef.
Mise, feel confident that the sugar planters OF Loui
siana will repel the mputation that, account of
possible competitor beng r4ised up IN Texas, they
are willing To that lar country pass into the
hands oil England. The sugar planter wants security
for his negro property, stability for the Union, and
independence for his whole country. To gain this,
he Will make the sacrifice, If necessary, that
the other great int ests would make, But iortu-
naely, no sacrifices are necessary according to my
view of the subject All the interests and all the
sections of our Uuon, instead of having sacrifices to
make, will only have benefits to enjoy.
There many other aspects IN which il can be
made manifest that England will injure the United
States If II is rejected. But they too obvious to
bring TO your notice. Take those already noted
take the quest on as IL stahds-the ndispositon Of
the United States To profit by them is the most re-
markable even that has occurred in history Non
ton, under similar clrcums ances, has committed
such Ii there be patriotism ia the fort TO
increase the wealth and happlnes, Of all classes IN
our socety-to diiiuse the blessings of equal laws
and Just governmental there be love in the spirit
which hnds IN this free land Of ours the means to
spread the light Of the Gospel, and to teach fallen
man throughout the world how hr may his
right 10 civil aud religious lberty--it TO me
that all this patriotisu,-an this phisnthropy-ali
TINS relgion-appeas 10 us 10 favor OF the addition
oil Texas TO our Union.
But IL has been asked, not by YOU but BY Others If
these cogent reasons exist, why did they not inhu-
ence me when | was PRESIDENT My answer is, that
at that time the people Of Texas had existed
PaTate sovereignty but few months before the close
OF my sdminsIra ion and were then at war with
Mexico, not claiming the benefits Of the treaty OF
1903, and not obectmg 10 the cesson of the Terrific
~ TO Old Spain IN 1919. The dependence Of Tex
as was recognized the last day Of my administration.
was not responsible for the policy which dlsmem-
bered that Territory, and had no power to remedy
the consequences Of that dismembermenL 1t was
my duty TO be Just TO both Mexico and Texas, and
keep the United States from becoming party to
their quarrel Ihi. duty faithfully performed.
No Interference on the part Of this Government was
encouraged or couDtenanced. I he brave Texas
troops, act ng for themselves, terminated at St ia
clno their contest for lbe ty and then setued their
title and claim TO independence From that period
to this our relations TO them have been changed and
the question OF the proposed connection with them has
now ceased 10 be embarrassed by the designs or ex
pectations of Mexico.
The ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of our territory in 1919, by
the failure TO execute the guarantee in the treaty o
1893, has but recently attracted public attention..
But II has been silently operating, aud is exert
log great and momentous influence on our syst,
OF Government IL has been thus with most Of the
causes that have produced changes in human ah.irs
- nioreseen-perhaps hardly noticed In the begin
ning-but not the less potent IN the result after the
lapse Of time when coDneo led with vial Irlnciple
May we not trust that this mis- axe Of our statesmen
IN 1919 has been ordered by wise Providence 81 a
lesson for US never hereafter to dIsmember any por
uoh OF our hr1ltory, or permit, under any crcum-
stances, foreign power to acquire foohold on our
Tree soil.
| have thus, my friend, deneated as rapidly and
truly as could the views take Of the gu stIon OF
annexation. shall probably not be alive TO witness
The contamination of any OF my anticipations, but
have the consolation Of knowing that have contr-
buied what could to guard my country against the
danger Of yielding 10 the suggestions of those who adj
vocsle the policy aimed al by Great BRIAN.
remain, as usual,
Your friend,
ANDREW JACKSON.
Mosrs Ds~sos, Esq.
AND YET ANOTHER LETTER FROM MR.
CLAY.