The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-06-05
W A S HIN G I @ N.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 5. 1914.
ANOTHER MISSOURI QUESTION TO BE
BREWED.

BREWED.
Has it occurred to our readers that the treaty,
so called with Texas, by providing that that
country shall be admitted into the Union as
State or States, without saying whether with or
without the right of holding slaves, leaves great
and most important question to be settled here
after, if it can be settled at ALL by the represent
atives of the people in Congress! And what is
likely to be the result of the agitation of such
question in that body, and among the people ?
Will it not be question upon which the North
and the South will be arrayed against each other!
Who can doubt it, Suppose Texas were an
nexed to the Union with this vital question left
open; the United States assumes and pays her
public debt of unknown millions, goes or and
defrays the expenses of her Territorial Govern
ment for several years, until emigration from the
Southern States shall give the cotton planting
portion Of her territory sufficient population to
entitle it TO admission into the Union. What
then! The inhabitants of that portion of the
territory apply for admission: at once comes up
the question whether slavery shall be tolerated
or guaranteed to them or not. The North op-
speeches are made on both sides the people OF
both sections partake of the feeling engendered
in Congress by this debate, and the whole coun-
try becomes ndamed. Is such state of things
likely to strengthen the Union, to preserve the
harmony and fraternal concord which ought, and
it is devoutly to be hoped will prevail in this
country at all times! Or would it not produce
far greater commotion in the country than did
the celebrated Missouri question! Nay, would
it not be almost certain to produce a division of
the Union? He who entertains no apprehen-
sion of such result must know more or less of
the combustible materials which lie scattered
over the two sections of our country than we do.
1t is known that the free States have now
majority in the House of Representatives sup
pose they were to resist the proposition to admit
the applicant slaue State, the guarantees of
the Constitution in regard to the institutions of
the South not extending to any acquired terri
tory what would the South say-what should
we hear from South Carolina A cry for dis
solution of the Union. Who can doubt that the
politicians of that State, who now take SO much
delight in viewing great Southern Confederacy,
and grow SO eloquent in depicting the unbounded
wealth. prosperity, and happiness of such re-
public, would endeavor to realize the grand idea,
and strive to induce other Southern States 10 Sc
cede from the Union, and unite with them and
Texas in forming this great southern confede-
racy? We may Judge the Nullifers of South
Carolina harshy in imputing to them desire to
bring about just such state of things as we
have Depicted but we cannot help believing
such to be their purpose. AT any rate, if such
were their object, they could not pursue a more
effective course to bring it about than that which
they are pursuing.
We warn the people against getting up such
question as shall array section against section--a
question which shall have northern and south
ern side. Let them be wise in time. If they
wish to avoid such question: let it be settled at
The present moment Let the treaty of annexa-
lion Itself be SO amended as to declare whether
the Territory of Texas shall be divided into
States which shall be entitled, or not. 10 admis-
sion into the Union as Slaue States There "a,
be no better time to settle this question than the
present. Let it be determined before Senators
vote for against the treaty, that this country
shall know what they have TO expect; and not
only the people of this country, but those Of
Texas also. Let the treaty be amended that
there shall be no room for doubt or cause for
quarrel hereafter. If the Senators from the free
States are willing Texas should come in as a
slave country, let them say SO. On the other
hand, # Senators from the South are willing she
should come IN as non-slaveholdng territory,
let them now say so.
5. M. Cucullu, Esq, Collector Of the port of
New Orleans, died at Pass Christian on the 9th
trsGt1 tsntr he bad l., a.