Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1844-05-25

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hilton II az already oVsfRfovn hspub
10, ssghing aill funbsf acquisitions o
!, lsffilofy, 10 maintain me Independence o.
' TEXAS disconnected with tho Unii"d
. states, and 10 provost lhg luflhsf pfopa
i CATION Of slavery from tho uniind States
II ~hai would b. The effect u such allega
. lions upon The judgment gl 40 impartial
. and enlightened world,
4 Assuming that The annexation 81 Iek
: ~ IL war with WoscO, 10 " competent "a
: the treaty making power 10 plunge ihi'
country into war, not only without the
concurrence Of, bot without dslgnipg 10
consult Congress, TO which, by The Con-
slitulion, belong, exclusively the powof
OF declaring war;
have hitherto considered the question
upon the supposillon that the annexation
s attempted without tho assent Of MuSi.
co. II she yield, her consent, that would
materially affect tho foreign aspect Of the
question, II II did not remove all foreign
difficulties. On tho assumption Of thai
asscnt,tho gg5stion would bo confined II
/ the domestic considerations which be.
long to 1t, embracing the terms and con
dltions upon which annexation IL pro.
posed. do not think that Texas ought
TO be received into the Union, as an in.
tegral part of ii, IN decided opposition to
the wishes OF a considerable and respec-
ia bic portion Of the Conlederacy. think
it far more wise and important to com
pose and harmonic tho present Coincide
racy, as it now exists, than to introduce a
new element of discord and distraction
into it. In my humble opinion, it should
be the constant and earnest endeavor OF
American statesmen to eradicate preJudl-
ces, 10 cultivate and foster concord, and
to produce general contentment among
all parts OF our Confederacy. And true
wisdom, it seems to me, points TO the du-
'ty Of rendering its present members hap
'py, prosperous, and satisfied with each
other, rather than to attempt to introduce
alien members, against the common con-
sc mt and with the certainty of deep dis
satisfaction. Mr.. Jefferson expressed the
opinion and others believed, that it never
was in the contemplation Of the trainers
of the constitution to add foreign territory
TO the coniederacy, out of which new
States were to be formed. The acquisi-
lions Of Louisiana and Florida may be
defended upon the peculiar ground OF the
relation in which they stood TO the States
If the Union. After they were admitted,
We might we'll pause while, people our
'ast wastes, develope our resources, pre-
,ure the means OF defending what we
POSSESS, and augment our strength, pow
n, and greatness. Ii hereafter further
erritory should be wanted for an in
creased population, we need entertain no
but that it will be acquir-
ID by means, it is to be hoped, fair, hon
'rable, and constitutional.
1t is useless to disguise that there are
hose who espouse and those who oppose
he annexation Of Texas upon the ground
# the influence which it would exert, in
he balance of political power, between
wo great sections Of the Union. | con-
,eive that no motive for the acqui sitions
,e foreign territory would be more I'M
ortunate, or, pregnant with more fatal
than that OF obtaining it
or the purpose strengthening one part
against another part OF the common Con-
Tederacy. Such princi pie, put into
practical operation, would menace the ,
existence, if it did not certainly SOW the ;
seeds of dissolution of the Union. 1t !
would be to proclaim to the world an in ,
satiable and unquestionable thirst for :
foreign conquest or acquisition of terri :
ory. For ii to-day Texas be acquired ,
10 strengthen one part of the Con(edera.
~, tomorrow Canada may be required .
o add strength. And, alter that might :
nave been Obtained, still other and further
acquisitions would become necessary to :
squalize and adjust the balance of poIti =
cal power Finally, in the progress of
his spirit Of universal dominion, the part
IF the Conlederacy which il now weak ,,
est, would find itself still weaker from the :
Of securing new theatres !,
or those peculiar institutions which it is =
charged with being DESTROYS to extend. =
But would Texas, ultimately, really
add strength to that which is now consd-
ered the weakest part Of the confedracy2
If my Information be correct, it would not. !.
According to that, the territory of Texas !
S susceptible of division into five States :
If convenient size and form. Of these, 7
wo only would be adapted to those pecu. =
lar institutions to which have referred, :
md the other three, lying west and north =
If San Antonio, being only adapted to far !,
ming aud grazing purposes, from the ma ;, n
ure Of their soil climate, and produc- r
ions, would not admit Of those institu " -
ions. In the end, therefore, there would =
10 two slave AID three free States proba- -
Iy added to the Union. If this view Of N
he soil and geography CT Texas be cor B
ect. it might serve todiminiSh the zeal a,
9th Of those who oppose and those who ~
re urging annexation. ~ ~
Should Texas be annexed to the Union, a.