The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-08

Foa TINE HAD.soNIAh.
One who has suffered 10 the cause of Texas, who
endured hardships, dangers, and imprisonment, to
maintsin her honor and dignity as an independent
nation cannot but feel deep interest IN the ques
lion Of her annexation TO the United States, although
he may feel some dfidence in presenting to the pub
lie bis views on The subjcct-a subject on which 80
much has been said and written, ably and well.
residence CT several years in that interesting coun
try has afforded him ample opportunity Of forming
opinion Of the character OF the inhabitants,
the nature and cspsbility Of the SOIL and the general
of the country. He cannot, therefore, re-
frain from an expression Of his opinion upon the
question which is now agita.ing The minds Of the
community He participates in the deep regret so
generally expressed by all those who know and have
the heart 10 sympathise with the brave and enter
prsing ,zeus OF that nfan, Republic by the rejec
ton of The Treaty Of Annexation, in the Senate of
the United States, act which is, indeed, calcua-
ted TO cast respondent gloom over the minds and
hitherto bright prospects of that chvalrous people,
who, after series Of well contested battles, indel
bly, stamped their Independence with glorious victo-
ry on the prairies Of Jacinto, which proved them
capable Of selfgovernment. They entertain an ar
dent hope that President Tyler may yet be enabled
10 carry out his views that subject nobly con-
ceived by his patriotic mnd-a measure which can
not fail to elicit the warmest gratitude and applause
Of every friend Of Texas and of civil and religious
liberty The citizens of Texas too generous and
| magnsnimous not to award to him the honor and
glory which so noble an act deserves. They look
18th disgust and contempt upon those who endeavor
mesnly to hich it from him. " Honor TO whom honor
is due" is their maxim. The fertile soil Of that in
,eresting country unequaIled perhaps in the world in
its adaptation to the production of every species Of
agricultural pursuit. its salubrious climate, and the
ufactures; its hidden and neglected mineral wealth
its population Of hardy, brave and industrious yeo-
many, rapidly increasing, and rendering more yau
able the soil, already so Iuxurian,ly productive and
teeming with gifts of natural beauty renders it in
deed country made the prodigality of nature '
possessing every ee ment Of future greatness and
prosperity One would naturally nave supposed tina,
her offer Of annexation would have been received
with open arms, and warm embrace by any Co
sernment, and more cordially by The United States
as the parent proper Of so fair daughter.
Texas, is true, is Of herself able resist rium-
phanty and successfully ANY effort her foe may exert
to rcconquer her but this would be necessarily a,
the price Of much blood and treasure bull even now
crippled she is in her financial department bv the
incident her late gallant struggle to cast
of the chains forged by Mexican oppression; vet
these children Of liberty possess that determined in.
domtablc courage that dares an opposite to every
danger" and which will not yield to force or adverse
circumstance, and must eventually and permanently
secure the blessings Of an honorable and great Re-
public. lsay is tbs country to be thrown wsntop
ly and hastily away for cver-to be- perhaps seized
by the Unsuitable and avarc'ous grasp of foreign
power Forbid il my fellow-citizensi
am no politician, but a plain blunt man. who
loves hrs country, and who has lived for hong peri
cd, almost beyond the precinct Of civilization, on
distant and dangerous frontier but amid all the al
tendant excitement Of his position has not forgotten
his native country, ceased to cherish for II the
wsrmest affection. He desires 10 use hi, efforts
however humble, to promote her prosperity and be
Iieving as he most reIigiousy does from anne alton
viii accrue the most beneficial results TO both coun
tries, he Prays that the treaty may, by the next ,cs
sion of Congress, receive the sanction OF the co,r,
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