Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-12-17
ANNEXATION OF TEXAS
We were under the impression that

not July Indicate the views of tic members
"fthe p1r'es either for or ag1lnst annexation.
We have no doubt that many supported Clay
ardentEy desiring anncxaton, and probably
quite as many supported Polk, who depreca-
ted 1t. a little time, VIC think, VIII show
many OF the prominent men of the country
IN a different position on tbs question, from
that which they have heretofore occupaee.
Asan indication Of what may be- expected
aud also TO give our readers some good ar
gument on the affirmative of the question
VIC copy what follows e. ON the New Yok
Courier and Enquirer, beading Cay paper
in New York city:
- II is u fact admit % on all hands by
those who know anything OH the subject
oil Slavery, that in whatever part of our
country The value Of The slave is greatest
mad his labor mos, productive, ihcle is I've
m-'re Kindly used, better clnllnd and fed.
and better cared for N he hour of sick
ness than where his labor IS less produc-
tive. II is also universally admitted fac,
that IN the northern slave States The labor
"t tie slave has become unproduclvc. be-
cause IT cannot yield The same ref, as
when expended upon the virgin lands of
me South West; and in consequence, The
shareholders cannot afford 10 furnish thcit
slaves wi b as comfortable clothes AMI as
wholesome food as they receive further
SCUM. al tho sama me that they arc com
pe1lcd to work Them a great number Of
hours daily 10 Justify their employment at
All NOV II IN be 50, and no intelligent
man will dare deny it, is il not very great
Iy The interest OF the slave 10 be removed
inrihsr south! md is not every philan-
'hropI.i at the North deeply interested in
such a proceeding There can be but
one answer to these qTestionS. There are
now certain number of slaves in IN,
IN ia States. and the only feeling which
me friends ci humanity can nave in regard
u their location. is, that their condition
may be benefited, not in urcd bya change
u then, by the annexation Of Texas W,
can prevent the smuggling of slaves from
Tho West Indies for the benefit Of T.. slave
frate, and at the same time improve The
condit on OF cur own slaves by placinc
them where they will be better cloth d
better led, and britcr cared for, what man
OF feeling or philanthropy can possibly oh
jec, to such annexation when j, NAV h.
ach"v"c " thout breach OF national
faith
The friend Ct the slave, therefore,
anG the rnnko 81 Aboli;ionist is, in our own
opinion, bound by every consideration O.
philanthropy and policy, to advocate the
carly admission OF Texas into the Union
upon honorable terms. But says the Poll |
ticlan, cannot consent 10 give the
Slave States prepondcrance in the SEN
ate of the United States, and euch will
inevitably be The consequence Of admitting
Texas into tho Union We agree in the
position assumed, bat we utterly deny the
conclusion drawn from the admission oil
Texas into the Union. When admitted
Texas will at best be only TERRITORY of |
the United States and no part Of that Ter
ri'ory can ever become n Sovereign State
except wi h the sanction of Northern vo,e.
both IN the House Of Representatives and
Senate OF the United States; and wi II the
large majority which the North have in
The House OF Representatives, il is idle to
suppose that we shall ever consen, to give
the South any more weigh; in the Union
than :hey now possess. bAtepen,lcnt Of
the moral impossiblhy Of ant Southern
State being made out of Texds and admit, |
led into the Union, without .h- admission
Ola northern State nj the sauie time. we
must not lose sight OF the fact, that the adj
n Inx mt, 81, -. II =
irbly make Delasarc, Maryland, Virgin
III, kentucky, and Missouri free States
~ithin twenty years OF this there is a
'aoral certainly. Man is everywhere GOV. |
~rned by his interests; and the demand for
slaves and slave labor in Texas, will com
pei the slave-hol lers of tbs Norlharn slave
States To dispose of their slaves, because
they cannot afford 10 keep them. And
ihus, while the slave viii gradually bu,
certainly find his way TO a climate more
cnngennl 10 his physical nature. where his
labor will be more valuable and his wants
I've moro regularly and better supplied
whore his hours Of toll will be reduced.
and where he will be better clo,hs /, fed.
cared rnr than he possibly can be in more
Northern rcgion-,h" Northern slave
states will cease 10 labor under this moral
curse, and take their places alongside Of tho
tree States Of the North. Delaware and
Maryland are n, this time ready To abol sh
slavery; nnd these, with the TER tories OF
fora And w coasm TO say nothing of the
Northwestern Territory would make sew
-nlesn free Siaes, while to create tho
same number OF slave States would require
The admiss on Of Florida and The division
of Texas INTO frc separate slave States
Ind r The circItm .tance>, it does, appear
indeed ridiculous TO hear croakcrS preach
about increasing che po'rcr Of the South
br the admission Of IiaXas into the Union.
Shs will acquire no power ~ such pro.
ceeding; but. on the contrary. it would
inevitably destroy what little power sh'
now possesses by rendering the Northern
slave States FREE"