Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1844-04-05
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GANSS
We think from the current OF the news
generally, that President Tyler did moi
conceive the project Of anuexiUg Texas
to our Government, until after the death
Of Mr.. Legare, who succeeded Daniel
Webster, in the State Department.
That sometime afterwards, Mr.. Tyler,
fPrompted by an unhoIy ambition, aud a
desire TO supplant Mr.. Van Buren, in the
affections Of the slave power Of the coun
TRY, importuned General Houston, Pres.
idenl Of Texas, for the snnexation.
The treaty between the Two Govern
menIsiS, we ere informed, drawn up,
and when General Henderson, the Tex
an Minister arrives at Washington, it
will, DO doubt, bs laid before tho Senate
Tor confirmation; "and then comes the
tug Of war" Texas has territory g.
nough within her limits, TO mako five
States as Iargeaa Virginia, and is equal
in size, 10 The "O'd thirteen" Slales. -
We wish "the one star of Texas" 10 ohino
bright in tho GALAXY Of States, but we
enter our 0olemn protest against any
conneXon with her whatever.
We have already twenty six States,
thirteen free and thirteen slave States.
The territories Of Iowa and Wisconsin
will, e'er long, be admitted as Tree, and
Florida as slave State, I've tbiok
that by treaty stipulation, Congress ls
bound 10 receive Florida as O slave
SIate,) by which we would have fifteen
free, and fourteen slave States; thus the
free States would always have q msjori.
" in the Senate OF the UOited States.
The annexation Of Texas, which would
ultimately be divided into different
States, and admitted into the Union,
would eGecIualIy perpeluate the slave
power; and The policy Of the Free trade
antl'proleCiOn school would inluse their :
policy into the general government, TO
The great disadvantage OF the Northern
md Western laboriBg man. In short,
he whole industrial inleresls of this Z
widely extended country, might date lis j
'uin with the annexation, We object 10 O
ho annexation, because, it will be an i
,pen and direct violation OF our treaty t
with the Republic Of Mexico. Because, Il
We deem It unwise in our country to t
acquire any additional territory; and T
further, il will involve US in war with Il
Mexico, and when that war begins, no
one knows where it may end. The
Isthmus OF Darian may be the boundary
hat some our people may demand, In I,
short, there 10 no line Of policy TO be II
adopted with Texas, 90 salulary, as to n
OF her remain in her present position. q
She is our neghbor, located between US G
md Mexico; and, by similarity Of Ian II
,uuge, manners, laws, &c, she will be r
ri0ndly disposed toward u', and be- ralh. u
'r a wall oI protection 10 our South ives. O.
ern border than Otherwise. The Brit ii
sh Minister, Lord Packenham we ara q
dvised, Immediately y after his arriva at NJ
Washington, transmills1 note TO the r
iecrolary Of Stale informing him that Al
is Government had no disposition TO a
interfere with The exIsling relations Of a,
'exas. Reports say that our Senators, in
lessrs Tappan and Allen, are favorable
} the annexation. We cannot vouch
IT the accuracy Of tho report,
What would our "Libery pdrty," i,
lends think fallen should vote for the "
loexation Of TexasH They indirectly jo
ecied him-tboy may get their re- NJ
ard. m