New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-06-13
The Question OF AnneYstion.


Gladly would we iorbcar, now and cvermoTe
the turtle. discussion Of Annexation, but THIS
is no; permitted Every where the advocates,
ayowed and covert, OF this iniquitous reject are
pressing it with reckless zeal and signal cunning
To-day VIC have aGo;ier Message from john ~
Ter, containing nothing ncw-indccd nothing but
string OF such comnon-pldccS as fapacity and
villany always employ to yarnish :helr crimes,
The idea OF using the natural but cautiously
expressed aversion OF Great Britain to THIS inca
sure as an argument IN It's tar0r is Just VIVA,
might he expected from such Statesman. 4
it were Cuba or Canada winch we had iastcn-
ed greedy eyes, England would, naturally enough,
object and this would afford + er argument
for pcrpe,raiing the wrong thus demuFred 10. So
VIC have only 10 mediate National wrong, and
then, as somebody will pretty certainly romcn-
strate, We shall, after duly waiting 10 hear from
abroad have abundant reasons for gong ahcad
and whoever Objects Can be sci down as taking
the side of the enemies OF the Country.
We do not care u discuss the objections OF
Great britain TO the measure, as Dir. Tyler sees
fit to do What she may think Of oar conduct
h scntial that we should not do wrong because
she is averse TO 1t.
The advocates Of Annexation arc buuniu IN
buster that Britain has business TO interfere
with us in tins matter. Ii tins be correct, it
comes with an i'll grace from them It's but few
weeks since hr. c. J. lpgcrsoIl, ono Of the lead
ers of their band, declared II Congress that nc
Il
Great Britain; ana the whole Loco. fDcu most
bolserousy applaudcd the sentiment. Now Cuba
is as near the possessions of Great Britain Is to
ours. We have no shadow or prelcncc of clam
to it. By what rule, then, do these gentlemen
propose to do essentially the very thing which,
if done by Great Britain they declare they would
oppose by War
But to turn 10 the project OF Mir. Benton.
This pretcnds 10 compromise the Slavery ques-
tioll--but hotc We vi the North are VIGOROUSLY
averse to Slavery-consdeI 1t wrong, iniPolitlc,
and Injurious to all parties The South On part
hold contrary opinion; and those Of her people
who agree with us IN the abstract consider Slave
ny d disease SO deeply seated and cniwined with
all their interests, that II cannot be cradicatcd-
certainly not now W. are bound 10 respect Tins
belief, while we dissent from tive seek not 10
trench on the Constitutional nights OF Tie South
will she not be equally insbearng toward US
Slavery did no: exist IN Texas I'LL very recently;
it was legally abolished by a law OF the Mexican
Republic before the Texan nsurrcction 1t has
been established there by and since ,hat insurrcc-
lion. Ii exists there now-but by no act OF ours.
We do not wish TO intcrnetdlc with 1t. Why
should it force itself UPON our regard Do we
clanor 70. the acquisition Of new Free territory
Then let the South resist us. VIC cndcayor 90 re-
spect her convictinns-wii she not cvincc equal
Difference to ours We as. cur Southern friends
to believe and consider that any proposition 10
throw the Gg!s Of our Union over Foreign Slave
territory-to make ;hc Free States slave-watch"rs
and catchcrs for empire--His inevitably
lead to convulsion and alienation. Why should
this, why need II he 2 Why not be cunicn,cd as
we are?
Mr. Benton feels the icrcc of these consdcra
tons, and proposes compromise 4, tic outset.
But what compromise. We u:c to guarantee
and perpctuatc Slavery III one-halft the whol1 Ter
rl,ory-n all of il that Slavery can exist upon,
however supported by law--leaying to Freedom
the land OF the wariiAc Cau.vnches d few lar NJ
land prai5ios, the glcns of Santa &c and the wilds
of the Anahuac Mountains Men do not mock
us in this way! You kuow this measure VIII
not expel Slavery from one square mile on wAch
1t ever had I ioothold but viii greatly strengthea
and extend 1t. Is il Tight, is II fais, TO ask the
Free States 10 participate IN this
But the Cou,!eS and Enquirer proposes Tor
the second time certain considerations which in.
duce 1t to look on Annexation, under certain cir
cumstanccs, With compIacency Let US look al
them:
sirs. The Anneas,oa q 1eras would oiqeccs exclude
fu county because the the Un.c soni he eNtened
over IT, and those law" .'ase The slave trade PIRACY.
COUNTY, on' merely increase NE teIo occupei by them
mos, valuable : the interest OF The Master 10 cs, Inc slave
.oo who hn, at heart The et, 81 ~, $50 49, .eiy per,
advocate and even measure, which calculated 10 conn
y the Shareholders N iic Northern SGrs Stes 10 send
Fourth With lie eh land, oflexas inhabited iy our OWE
people and cons utins cfiiou uouI uon, Si,eho,r
could afford u retain a,c, but would dai Lis i
Fa The Annexation OF Teas would greatly increase tie
wealth and rapidly cIead the conlnSce OF the countr,.
Britain viii isouifs SIZE vii s SM C so,
ofdu;y asd Great Britain viii exclude the Cotton
goods free. and We refuse. doubtless wogd they will
besmss9tsd INTO the eono,ry through Texas;
The truth OF these positions Cannot lie Questioned But
the opponents of this measae ire nfucace the South
This tue? Can DC sdn,,ed The sanction
ofConEress and vii no, the North always refuse the aini!s
m..ion Ola i,ee State .; The same time
THEN what become, of 1elo1are. .Heryia~d, HrSala,
kentucky and .hssoural Texas Of the uncn and