The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-02-17
BLUE.LlGHT ABOLiTIONlSM.

BLUE.LlGHT AboLirIONtSm
Ths New York American, If mol openly and
svoweGiy 40 abolition paper, - certainly re-
asrded BY maryland not without cause-as
the next of kin TO one, and occupying position
and evinciug disposition we'll calculated 10
arouse the spprehensions Of the advocates o.
Southern rights and Southern interests. That
The editor Of the American 10 Federalist Of the
Hartford Convention dye, we have often seen
asserted blythe press of the country, and never
denied BY himself. a ~
The American, Of Thursday, devotes an ar
ticls to sptcula,ions on the subjects Of the an
nexasicn Of Texas aud the disputed Oregon
Teut3osy. We make the following extracts
fapm de sriicle:l tlsf dJl.ifi
The Oregon country is not paradise when reach
ID and il is any thing but an easy and Howery path
that leads to IT, II Is hardly worth while therefore,
n pursuit Of this ultra monane 81 dorado to hazard
The qust Of the world BY quarrel between two Of
IN ~. nations.
: Aay legislstion or negotiation respecting IL, that
shou b connected with tho annexation Of Texas TO
~ Unisn--woud only smbroil matters, by forcibly
joining togsthsr topics having nothing IN common.
We eonfess that our dislike Of ssv proposal that
Ssuh bs 49, for blending Texas with this Union is
% stroag hat anticipate always The worst conse-
qusncss Iron aay Prsposi ion looking at all to such
result Our apprehension is not . little excited by
the extract rspublished on Tuesday, from Texan
paper, referring to direct proposition said to be
made b. NJ. Upshur, ~ Secretary Of State, to the
Texan Minister At Washington for opeung nego-
tlatioa foe the incorporation of Texas with the
Uuioa; and ths jntimation conveyed in Charleston
letter. that ths South should avail itself of the Ore
gon fever to bring Texas into the Un'on," but adds
to our s0licitudc. +tN ~
We trust the men Of the free North and the free
West will not be found natsentvs observers OF these
sgns prove faithlcss sentinois when danger TO H.
berty Is threatened. d, tsf1 nc
Ww We sbAer-1imssioN We dread but 10 be a party
essssRtsr 10 ne ,presd u sIsrery-swd Nth As Dsrls
rsis~ u hAspssdtxes n sH school books sad Fourth
# Jujy srsisns swxssIy com~eneyohxS TIE suceessfiI
ssswks u st3sedy sTf for Ceedom-to add deliberately
greet asve holding cons1Snify 10 con eeracy conH
h xyrsee and crime, more to be dreaded Asn Wm or
iiswsio~.
We, too, are opposed 10 any measure, that
may be avoided, vhch would bring upon the hu-
man race al The horrors Of a war. We, too,
hope aud believe that the Oregon question, and
all other questions, can and will be satisfactorily
and honorably adjusted, ON The principles Of
justice and equity, without the extreme resort to
arms. But we would be ashamed, in the capa-
city Of An American editor, or in any other capa-
city. TO proclaim. in advance Of the negotiation,
that vast territory, to which many statesmen
consider our title well founded, was, neverthe-
less, not worth contending for 10 the field. We
would blush to intimate to the British Envoy.
that, however valid the Claims Of our Govern
Dent may be to the territory in question, you
have only to demosd il, and we, blue-ligh, Fed
eralists and Abolitionists, will draw such a
sketch Of the calamiiies that would ensue from
. refasal, that our Government will lie con-
strained TO reinquish it!
We fear the shadow of some appalling even,
il coming over US. We see the Constitution
menaeed BY resolutions adopted in the Legisla-
snse II Massachusetts,, one Of the old "lhirteen."
We see the press in divers sections Of The coun-
Try ,scting in concert with the venomous fanatics
Of Europe, and threatening to deprive thirteen
States, one half Of the Union, Of The prope rty
guaranteed TO them by the express stipulation
Of the Patriots Of the Revolution, representing
Ill the States. We see an ex-President, in the
Congress Of the United States, " lille applaud
ing The copquests Of an European power, OBJ
taiaed by the sword, a, a vast expense of blood
and treasure. and by plunging millions into q
more humilia,ing condition than ordinary servi-
tude denouncing the solemn compact en-
tered into BY the sages and heroes who OBJ
tanned our freedom. And mol content with mere
dsnunciation, and theoretical cooperation with
the enemies Of his country, who formed the
/" Worlds Convention" and uttered horrible
shrests snd impfecat'ons against our institutions
we have seen him, day after day, striving &c
annihilate our means Of defence by opposing
the appropriations for the msiulensnce and in.
crease Of the Navy! And truly, If his mschi
nations shall succeed in paralyziDg this arm Of
our defence, then he will have cffectually sue
eeeded in presenting this devoted Republic
poweriess and helpless, a victim to be butcbered
~ plessure BY hs foreign fanatic allies WI
wAaN our LEGISLATORS NOT TO SUFFER- THs
onowrH And Evv,crHrcY OF oua Navy TO re Ar.
nssrrD ~ THE DESIGNING AsoLrTioSrsrs
But the American has a particular horror OF
the idea Of connecting the Texas and the Oregon
questions, and without waiting 10 knou that any
such connection is in contemplation, it hasiens
to sound its bupIc, that the entire Abolition blue.
light forces may take the field and prejudice the
"mea Of the free North and the free West"-
surely il cannot mean free neeroes-sQainst' il
in advance. We are aware that the American
<nterrains "dslike Of any proposal for the
annexation Of Texas. Its editor also dislik ID
the las, war, and ye, !, was just beneficial, and
popular.
We do not wonder that the Americans sp-
psehension 10 not little excited by The er.
tract" il refers TO. Our wonder is that /,
should give credence to a rumor in q Ter
an paper, or in any paper, in reference
"to direct proposition, said TO be made
By Mr.. Upshur, as Secretary of State, to