Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-10-31
THE UNION in DANGER /!

Friends Of he Uaioa Il behoeves you 70 Be-
sctiye u he confess hat Is Al hand. The Ter.
as sgi,a,sts have gro~n desperate 10 The defeat
! Of their Treaty for snnsxing Texas the stock
iobbsrs and scrip holsters are using every effort,
and are combined viii ire few hos.headed par!
lizans Al he Soush.-who, fFom dissppoin.sd
smsilirn. have snfessd lhsirsmiads 10 become
tainted with shs pestikntial . iasma Of disanion
sentiments. -for tie eyerihrow Of the present
Uaion Of shs States and he erection Of Southern
coufedefacyI Slatrnos =, The sound Of such
ischemst For Tiers can Be no question of The
fact that dissolution Of The Onion IS med-
lated 81 these infanons disnrganizers. The
tParlizans of that arch-inulgner, John c. Cali
khoun. 10 South Carolina. have avowed sAsir. de-
termibatien to Dissolve his Union unless Texas
be suaexeal At meeting 10 Beaufort Is.
c)a fesnlniion vas recently offered, declaring
for the Immediate aansxation .of Texas, and
they say among. other things--s II we are not
permit.edso bring Texas into our Union peace
fully aud legihmaIely, IS npw We may. then we
solemDly declare ID the world that we viii DIS.
SOLVE THIS UNION, sooner Than abandon
Texas"
This is ., best but empty gasconads---con-
temptible vaporingi Yelit exhibus The nefari-
Ous designsiof The Texan agi,ators, AMI We trust
that the people yin understand il fully. we
call upon men Of all parties 10 bear il ID mind,
fthat this vile attempt d, dissolution is go. up.
because the Senate Of the United States re-
fused to fatify treaty with a foreign power
I for land which ifneyer had in acsuA possession.
New Mexico, Tamaupilas, Coahuila, aud Chi
huahua, are four Of The provinces included
IN that treaty, yet these were settled long
before che purchase and settlement Or Louisianas.
Yes, L these ambitious spirits, with Mt. Cat
houn Al their head. cannot succeed 10 dismsm-
bering MEXICO OF her possessions, then be aud
(hiSftisnds resolve 10 sever ihe Union Precious
ifesolvf, trsiy. They once had an opportunity
offered but they recolleefed the fact.hai though
cotton hight rise and fal.zin price, there was no
plan Of setting a twisted neek stralghtagaiu
The Iill-gotten spawn Of Annexation was con-
ceiyeds in wickedness-- b6sn in sin--at birth an
abortion, uncomely, and most inhumaplY de-
formed. lis originators we're aclualed by the
most sordid, sinister, avaricious and niggaraly
considerations actua,ed either al eclly OF ind-
rectly by motives Of selfinierest-- Many Of
them are The very persons who, having yolunia-
rily expalriated1 themselves from Ibis rounIry,
are now heapingf curses upon an American SCI
nate, because il would not ratify so base con-
ccctiUn Of mere stock -jobbers because il vindi-
raied The honor and good faih Of our ccu6uy
In refusing TO aessAa 70 The terms Of The treatys
Joined in The same opProbrious abuse with
these scrip helders and Texan gentry. are many
Of cur Own dsrneru kfnsmen. Can il be possit
BILE lh-s We have Arnolds yet in our borders III
Who 9Th P9ss5hed minds and debased hearts
are Tefdy 10 cry for Southern Confederation,
because OF disappointed ambitiona Can ii be,
that we have in The very heart Of our county
traitors and enemies 70 her institutions, corrupt
and dangerous asHwell as desperate men, who are
ever ready 10 instigate sediion and rebellion for
self aggrandizemen,s
Friends Of the Union. in whose hands will YOU
ltHs, the reins Of government at this trying be.
rlod' crisis has arrived! who has the states
naniike capacity+-the stern and infexible char
aclerfoF crisis like ihis-Henry Clay or James
r. POlk' Answer this on Monday next, hyde
posting your ballcts. for him whoha twice prov
ID the saviour Of your county, who nov
stands ready again 10 throw himse1fin thebreacb.
ma save = lrpm civil discord and civil war, HE
VICTORIOUS consequences Of disunion, .IT7
The only nope nov Is ii The xir,ae a. Ii. -
lie. Tolhsu We aPpeal, whe.h ar thew are IN
ing TO elect James X. Polk and br;ne II, ~.
lieful schemes ID maturity! He was
or a special object, and the lesasr. e I'D
south boldly declare Ii as their detern,. tne
ees shdch every act aud exbibi,ion n,,ss'. XII.
wits sach in glofIoLis rpeasnrs ,,h;.h
so fearful even ID theory. -ancas .nd t.. e.
illustrious dead, we conjure Won '''s =
berry andfcalmiy, before YOU make III ~, IT.
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