Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-10-05
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accelerated by the double force se Europe
an aid and domestic pride--uneuhss1ss-.
ed on the one hand By high duties, upheld
o. the other by the deep seated determine
a:ion Of the European powers TO cripple
the United States, and scatter among tAen
the seeds or ,'iscord and jealousy. -ili ~
Among other disadvantages resuline -
us from such treaty between .EnclanA
land Te IS, would be the necessity to e.
ltblish On that extensive frontier such Dol.
ice Is would prevent smuggling and enforce
our revenue laws. Could this be denea.&a
lAll experience answers. not cannot h
d,,,e. Ford II citizens, having the same
Interests, iRtradc, following she same pur-
suis, using the SINE inland streams Il I the
transportation Of their surplus labor. will
not submit the operation 81 'uuneq,,al kks.
The cctaon planter on the sonth-westeSh
boundary, within tie United States, will
not contribute to the enforcement Of laws.
the ciitet OF which makes his labor Iess
froGtahetha that d his neiehbor in Texar;
s.iti what Is true Of cotton will Be true IT
all other agricultural prsdncts. We knew
tat ai present, in the United States, tho
force 81 this principle i 70 strong As 10
snpel US TO put how duties on many aIti-
cles which would he otherwise heavily
taxed. ita sgt Y thar W.T. aH NE ~ VI
i know ii i many Of our citige-s, sup
pose th.t the annexation Of Texas will b.
injurious because it win ida to the lquanti-
~ Of vah able lands in market, and may
be the means Of inducing the removal Of
many 81 Nour slaves to that favored region.
grant that this il true 70 someF extent;
but do. 5 it not increase the arguments in
sfNor Of aunexationp If Texas las an ad-
vantage in chcapncss ofland, salubrity o.
climate and convenience Of navigation,
ever our southern States, is it not better
for the citizens Of. the United States 10 DOS
sess this advantage than surrender Il 70 ths
cit zens Of Europe? fnthe hands Of Great
britain This advantage will be improved,
AZ We have seen, 70 break up our inanufacr
TIRES and lessen, our capacity TO compete
with, her in the supply Of other markets
and In dc carrying trade. In other words,
will not Texas, out Of our U,im, bea
more formidable competitor than she would
be IN in The iron and Gal regions in
Virginia, Pennsylvania. Ohio, Kentucky
and Tennessee, il she is in Tire Union, will
find q market lhere--so viii lie Lowell
and other cotton manufactures Of The
North Atlantic side Of our Union. : Thsi
immense power Of our inland tsade, tim
furscry Of onr seaman, and the source Of.
much wealth, viii find employment in
Texas. If she in The Union. II she il out
q The Union, British policy may monopo.
lizes Vii tlissc advantages -ssrs.a4si
Wesarei also told BY some WHO profess,
~ speak On behalf Of The sugar planters ia,
L ,l,isian'l, that Texas must not come mi.
the Gion, for, il she does, their lands are
will fall h the fact were so, def IfnjUlr.
low that N argument is thereby afforded,
Tor the rejection Of Texas? This would
only prove TO thc vast number Of conss-
mers q sugar that Texas ought 70 Be add
ed to the Union. But is it probable thsk
the price oil sugar would fall? We knsw
that the production Of Louisiana is now 50
limited, that tie large protective duty ex-
tended TO It has, thus far, not diminished
the revenue from this article; and we slko
know, that the lands@of Texas could mes
be brought into cultivation Cor many years.
So that tie probability is, that sugar in
Texas, would stand on the srme Es1nE
with cotton and other agricultural pyoduc-
tons, FIR more advantageous 10 the CAited
States if in the Union than out si it. But
But were it otherv. isc. I feel confident that
the sugar planters Of Louisiana will repel
tae imputation uat. ON account Of = POSSE
bic competitor being raised UP in Texts
{ cy are willing to see that fair csuntry
ass ITO the, h snds Of England, The SUI
gar llintey wants security for his proper
w stabilT. y for the Union, and iindepen-
dence Fer his whole country. To- gain
this, % will make the Same sacrifice. il
n neg ssary, that the ether great interests
VIZ .uld make. But fortunately, no sacT;f-
es are necessary, according to my view u
the subject AL the intcsests and III fhe
sections Of our Union, instead OF having
sacrifices to make, will only have benefits
70 epjay. -.
/ There arc many other aspects IN which
it can Sc made manifest that England viii
Il lure the United States if tits rejected
But they are too obyioMs 70 bring . ycul
notice. Take those already .ncted--take
the question as it stands -.he indispcsitior
tof the United States 10 profit BY them Il
the most remarkable event that has oee
CURED in history No nation, under sim.
liar circumstances, has committed such a
error. II there be Fat: ioti N IL. the. cff
fort to increase The wealth and happiness
Of all classes in our society<-tc diffase .h<
lblessirp Of equal laws, and q just covers.
.ncnt if there lie love in the spirit whicl
Ifads IN this E. &c land Of ours the rsans h
lsprcad the light Of the gospel, and 10 teacf
lf.llen man throughout the world how u,
may recover his right to civil and religion,
lliterty--it seems 70 me that I'll this psiri
o,i,m--alI this rl.il.itaroTy--all Ibis ~.
llkion-aprcsl 70 us favor Of Tie. adj.
lion Of Texas to our Union. III 80
n Ent II las Teen nskcd, net BY you, bnl
!. BIT BY Others, III these cogent re1EoNs ~.
lis, why did they net influence me when
! " 5 President? My answeris, that ii tLa
time the people q Texas had existed u ,
+ separate sovereignty but few masitls Be
r, fire. tic close Of my administrator, an
were then at war with Mexico. not chin