The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-28
ANNE XATION.


with the history Of this country, that Mr.. Clay
has been The steady and incorporating advo-
cate of the adherence Of Texas TO our Union
as an integral pat Of IL. His pubic career
abounds with evidence Of this, by his exeI'ions
in every possible form TO secure TINS desHaoie
end. He exeued all his abilit es TO prevent that
fertile land, land of of promise, fIom being Sc
vesed from this country. He resisted the urea
~. which transferred that valuable portion oil The
national patrimony. He introduced resolutions
declaring that the treaty making power had no
constitutional right to ALLEVIATE any portion oil
the country; that Texas was our nghlul IN
herilance; and that no power existed under the
Constitution to surrender il. This sagacious
statesman continued TO entertain the same OPT
Mons of the great value of the territory TO the
Union, aud OF the Improperly OF alternating II,
and we have seen that one OF his iavorile mea-
sures as Secretary of State, was 10 seek 10 OBJ
tain from Mexico a ces.on OF Texas "in rio-
Iation of our treaties Of amity Nth SPAN,
and our solemn obligations TO her," 10 use the
language of the Intellisencer. That paper APP
proved and supported this attempted violation
of our treaties with Spain, as IL calls the cession
of Texas. In the estimation of the lntellIgencer,
that which was just and proper tor us to do in
regard to Spain, is both unjust and improper
with reference to Mexico. Aid yet no one can
pretend that the circumstances of the present
cesson of Texas, are not hundred fold greater
justification, than did those present under
Adams's administration, when we sought To
acquire il, and there was mem. con-
The reasons which at an early period inn
pressed the mind of Mr.. Clay with the essen
tial importance Of Texas, have now become
fully developed, and have acquired additional
importance.
The relative position Of Texas and the Uni
ted States offers convincing inducements to
adopt it as part of our own. A glance at the
map of the two countries conveys evidence OF
lurking danger to our country IN various forms.
Ii is critically situated for Pacific shores and
the South Atlantic coasts. 1t opens wide TO
the smuggler door through which 10 pass his
goods. 1t places the vitals Of The South within
vulnerable reach. 1t will give rise to immense
expense for custom house guards inefficient, at
best, in such localions) along the whole from
tier. Separated, it deprives us of advantageous
intercourse. We shall have ceaseless heart
burnings We may excite hostility but can
hardly hope for enduring cordially. She will
be ever liable TO come under antagonist inhu-
ences On the other hand, her products are
nearly all eIchangeable for foreign commodities.
Our ships, manufactures, and artisans would
h,,0 h,xy Of
ware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Ten.
nessee, Kentucky, and Missouri, (and at later
period o,hers) would emerge into free States,
and slavery would settle down TO the distant
South, where its duration would cease by the
natural progress of events.
The evils predicted by the opponents of an
neIation do not Of necessity flow from its adop-
ton they are rather vague apprehensons, not
real, specific, asceftained evils. We do not see
by what train OF reasoning any one can magni-
fly the evils into a comparison with the pregnant
be nefts Of the measure. The most violent OPP
ponenrs apprebend no personal inconvenience
TO life, liberty, or property their objections are
mainly upon matters which do not personally
concern them. Any supposed loss Of balance
among the States would speedily be rectiied /;
for beside those mentioned above, which would
pass from one scale TO the other, there are the
embryo States Of the Northwestern territory,
and we might add, the inevitable acquisition,
sooner or later, of Canada There might be no
objection to declaring one half Of Texas exempt
from the institution Of slavery. The debates on
the forming the Constitution, and the phraseo-
ogy employed, render it apparent that the North
ern States calculated upon the Union of Ca
NADIA.
The evils apprehended from annexation are
future and contingent; the advantages are i'm
mediate, important, and certain.
The effect Of annexation would consist main
ly Of transfer Of portion Of our population
from one part Of the country TO another. The
tide would flow chiefly from the Southern
States, whose representation in Congress would
diminish as that Of Texas increased, until eide
Of freemen flowed into them from the North.
HTexas be not NOV annexed, there is no as
sured guarantee that slaves will not be intro
duced from Cuba. Annexation will scar up any
such attempt, and will Of itself necessarily con-
S''S'' ""' w N"' P''''' "s'nts III removing from
among us the cancer with which the policy and
power Of England has tainted our land.
The present population Of Texas could not
claim representation Of probably more than
one State.
England IS aiming deadly policy against
the prosperity of this country through channels
to be secured by the controls of Texas
AUTHORSHIP OF THE TEXAS TRACTS. f"
The lnt.lgencer makes the following ad
m'ssion-denial Of the charge that Mr.. Web
ster wrote the leading article in that paper of
last Saturday wool