The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-06

aud de sre she IT, and shah be, free and nde pendent
But this child OF freedom is faint and worn with her
probation She has split blood like water has
but land and negroes She is left faint and
worn by waiting and by war The tempter has
tried her sorely, and is trying her still Who is that
templer England willy England. England has
iuterposed. England has her armistice in hand
England would deprive her OF her power TO produce
cotton or sugar. would monopolize her trade in
both England would deal in the products of free
labor alone. England, who would emancpate her
few slaves, and make her the asylum of iugitives
from Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Eng
land who would thus impair the value OF slave prop
erty in the United States. England, who would evade
United States tariffs and let Struggled goods ia ad
iibit,m, whilst she would monopolize the Texas mar
ket for millions of our Northern 'nuiacturers.-
England, who would have reciprocal eaies, often
sive and de fensve, with Texas TO our detriment--
leaving her ports free in peace and her border next
evee Of Louisiana, Of 100 miles, open in war, SO
that fifty men, armed with mattocks and spades,
without flash Of powder Of balls, might
invade the cotton aud sugar crops of Louisiana with
the waters of the mighty Mississippi Eng
land, who would not have Texas, truly,
annexed to her, to pay her colonial ex-
penses, but wLo would have Texas yield her
monopoly and find herself. England, who con-
'esses her aims are only eOmmsreial-save that she
means openly 70 strike at slavery throughout the
word-England who would guarantee Texan indie
pendence, Texan boundary, and thus forever inter
pose against her annexation TO US eternal English
barrier. England who would have US wait on some
de facto ground, whilst she, warned, will rapid
" wind her Anaconda folds dc jure around this SUI
feing probalioner of Republican Freedom aud In
dependence England who has to deal only with
Quixotic Mexico, indebted to her, England, who has
ever made true the apohegm, that the borrower Is
the slave of the end.r"
Such were the circumstances under whi:h the
President found Texas. Patriotism, American en-
thusiasm, kngbt-hood, manhood, humanity, Chris
tianiiy, AID Republican liberty, called on him to
act-to act promptly, effectively and boldly. lie has
made treaty Of annexation. He has sent it to the
Senate and the question is, shall it be ratified
Pending this question, the two great leaders here
ofore of parties, have thrown their swords into the
scales nearly balanced before against annexation
Gen. Jackson, as early as February 2th ls43, wrote
earnestly and warmly in favor of annexation. In his
letter to Mr.. Brown, he says
HERMITAGE, Feb. IL, iS43.
My DEAR Sir Yours Of tie 23d ul, has been re-
ceved and with II the Msdsonan, con,a aiming Gov.
GilmeI's letter the subject of the annexation of
Texas to the United Slaies.
You are not mistaken in surprising that | have
formed opinion on this Interesting subject Ii DC
cupied much VI my attention during my Presidency
and am has lost Of It's importance by what
has since traDspred.
Soon after my election in 1929, it was made known
o me by Mr. Irwin, rmerly our Minister at The
court OF Madrid that whilst al that couri he had laid
the foundation of treaty with Spain for The cession
Of the Floridas and the settlement of the boundary OF
Louisiana, fixing the western Hunt of the latter at
the Rio Grande' agIeeably 10 the undeIs andjng of
Franoe-ttat he had written home 10 our Govern
ment for powers TO complete AID sign this negoiia
ii but thai, instead OF receiving such authority
the neg citation taken of his hands and
ierred TO Washington, and new treaty was there
concluded by which the Sabine, and not the Rio
Grande, recognised and established the boun-
dairy OF Louisiana.
Finding that these statements were NJ, AMI that
Government did really give up that important
'erritory, when 1t was at IT, option to retain it, was
filled with astoDlshmen. The right Il tie territory
was obtained from France; Spain stood ready 10 ac-
Knowledge it TO the Rio Grande and yet the auihofi-
~ asked by our minister to insert the true boundary
was bot only Wnnntu, put IN lieu OF ", unit was
adopted which stripped US of the whole uf the vast
country lying etween the two rivers.
On such a subj, CT, thought with he nncen, Ro-
mans, that it Was right never TO cede any land or
boundary Of the republic, but always TO bdd TO j. by
honorable treaty thus extending the OF freedom;
and IL was in accordance with this feeling that gave
our minister TO Mexico instructions to enter upon a
negotiation for tie ycession of Texas TO the nj
ted States
The negotiation failed and shall ever regret il as
a misfortune to both Mexico and the United States.
Mr. Gilner's letter presents many Of the consdera-
tons which, in my judgment rendered the step ne
ce'sary to the peace and harmony of the two coun-
tries but the point in il at that time, (which most
strongly impelled me TO the course ] pursued, was
the injustice done TO by the surrender of the ter.
ritory, when IL was obvious that II could have been
retained without increasing the consde alton after
wards given fir the F'loridas ] could not but feel
that the surrender of vast and important terrific.
~ attributable 10 erroneous estimate Of the
tendency Of our Institutions in which there min
gled somewhat Of Jealousy to the rising greatness Of
the South and West
But forbesr to dwell on this part Of the history Of
this question. II is past, and cannot be undone.
We only look at IL as one of annex alton il
Texas presents IL to us; and If she does, do not
hesitate TO say that the welfare and happiness of our
Union require that il should be accepted.
IL 10 a military point Of view alone, the question
be examined, it will he found to be most important
10 The United states 10 DC IN possession OF that eri
tory.
Great Britain has already made treaties with Tex
as and we know that far-seeng nation never omits a
circumstance, in her extensive intercourse with the
world, which can be turned to account in easng
her military resources. May she not enter into an
alliance with Texas, and reseryng (ss she doubtless
wilD The northeastern boundary question as a cause
of with us whenever she chooses TO declare II
Let us suppose that, ally with Texas, are TO
fight her. Preparatory to such movement she sends
her 20 900 &c, 600 men 10 Texas, organizer them
the Sabine, where her supplies and arms be
concentrated before we have even notice OF her in.
tentions makes lodgmen, on the Mississippi; OK
cites the negroes TO Instruction the loser country
falls, and with II New Orleans and servile war
RACES throughout The whole South and West