Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-05-28

x.ra remove all doub. BY the sure pteven,'Ve 'e's
f. of snnnexntion: But IT Texas should on'y oFeo.e
British commercial Dependency ana no' co,o"y
tho dancer /, US, we have see"' "ou'u &c " ,,o
-. - tho event of war; in the one case, as III Tue
- pnt oven if not Il dependency we have seen
49, on,d he too feeble 10 guard her rights as nfo
Zen, mower: aud that England, as SIZE always
h done in The case Of neutrais, wohlu selze ulo" "
so her coas, her harbors he' rivers ano ou' "a
Ia, Ind,oos in her invasion OF The valley oil The "es
uei ,1 certain measure Of defence ard protec-
,;on is the re annexation of le1as'
rho 6 fence Of the country and of all It's parts asahs
,be probable occurrence oil war, IL one Vi 'ne MS
bcbes, duties of this Government for ms We ou'
60 ond or.enals. dry docks and navy yards, supply
- - ord,once and maintain armies aud nayIcs 81
nnl o,nensc of many millions OF dollars; ard LOT
his ye Guard great cities and important pays anu "a
bors From the organization oil The Government uhHel
The Constitutions mp 10 the latest perioa 10 oto' ,oi
Rich detailed statements given, We have EXPENDED
g." ,ho wor Department, S314, $685. $685. and for the
Nal DEPARTMENT Sl73. 23G 569-being for both s3ae
,as .cs for the civil list, SOL ,3S5373 for foreign IN
,ercourse, S35 O5l,772i miscellaneous SOL ,a'o iGo-
for these three last items 5,3lU ana o'
Inc public debt Sl5l 0o3-maRlng .he 'o'al esPe"
I,,rss Il l577s9,7Sl Now if, to the expenditures
c ,be defence of the country, as above given-SoAc
70, IGawe add that portion of the public debt which
Wv bc fairly estimated having been incurred Tor
the defence Of the country, 1t would make S94o To-
a63 expended for the defence OF the country aho
lnay al
The defence of the country was the great object lot
I;cb Tie Government was founded, and for this pur-
nose nearly all the moneys Collected ircm lhe peoPie
have been expended and yet CT tbs vast amount, Dul
- 2O9 600 have been expended Tor iortllcaIons III
| ouisona and New Orleans and the mouth oil Tue
Mississippi are still 10 sreat extent un"clcl'ueu e
When we consider that nearly the whole commerce oi
tho West floats through this outlet amounting now 10
5000 600 900 per annum, and rapidly ansmen'le
every wear. has not the West right TO demand de-
fence complete and eectua OF 'his great ryer now
Air Adams and Mr. Clay in 1925 and lo2i, IN attempt
@ - scnnre the remuneration Of Texas say. 1.-THE line
nj Sabine approaches great Western mart nearer
than could be wished and, IN ISL Geherai 1ach>oh
and Mr. Van Buren, announce The real Necessity OIL hc
nroposcd acquisition as guard i"r the Western iron
| Tier and the protection oil Ne" oFlca's ~ he,
tho defence of the country he one oil the man OBJ
;ect and highest duties Of this Government, aLd 10 ac-
compsh which, ii has expended nearly all the moneys
collected from the people, can be unconstitutional or
improper 10 acquire Texas as mere question oil de-
fence and protection when are assured That the ac-
ous.ion matter of 'rcal necessity, as guard for
the frontier and the protection Of New Orleans Ana
surely this protection necessary rs 1t was III
1926. 1897, 1929, 1888, and 1875: and New Orleans
and Texas and the frontier and the SABINE stand pre-
cisely where they did at those periods. indeed have
now before inc letter of General jackson, almost fresh
rcm his pen in which he announces lis opinion, that
the re annexation of Texas lis tssesi 10 the United
Statts" Although some of my couDtrynen may differ
from me as TO the exalted opinion whEh entertain
of the high civil qualifications Of Genera Jackson, none
will dispute his extraordinary military ents, and That
no man living can know well what necessary to
the protection of New Otlsans as its great and sue
cessful defender IT, then, the remuneration OF lie xas
be more essential 10 the safety and deerce OF New Or
leans end the mouth Of the Mississippi, than all the
fortica,ons which could he, but have no, been, and
will not be- erected in that quarter. has not the West
a RICH, to demand on this ground ao'e, the requs'-
ton of Texas: The money Ut the WIS; as the tfea-
sury reports above quoted demonstrate, is now freely
disbursed aud has been expended by hundreds OF mil
lions for the defence of the Atlantic States; ana VIII
not those States feel il duty ard pleasure to defend
the West and their products which float upon lis
mighty rivers bv the e-possession OF territory when
is essential for security and welfare: j" refuse
the xa,lon 10 refuse the defence oil the Nts'
IN The only way in which that defence Iii be complete
and elscua': for you may extend your 'orthca''ohs
along the whols coas, Of The Gulf ald New Orleans,
and The mouth Of the NJ lssssipp and the FLORIDA pass
VIII remain undeiended, so long cs Texas Is IN The
possession OF foreign power, and we ara open 10 al
,ncks from ;he through that region Forhcatons,
aso may sometimes be captured BY great superiority
of CUTS and force by squadrons upon the sea- md with
sufficient time ard adequate force, If not by storm, BY
mine and siege they may be always taken BY assaults
upon the land even Gibraltar and the Moro castle not
having always proved impregnable. But texas our
own, in the possession Of the have and Practised
marksmen of the West, would be position, where,
against all attacks from the rear every inch Of ground
Guild be fierceiy contested, and every advance would
| be marked by the blood of the invader; and II New
Orleans should be invaded in other directions, our
countrymen in Texas, over whom would then float the
flag OF the Union, would rush 10 the rescue OF their
ow great CITY, and uniting with their brethren IN arms
from other States of the same great Union, would re-
enact, upon banks OF the Mississippi, the victories Of
San Jacn,o and New Orleans. IT, then, We are true
10 the West and Southwest, WILL If there were no
other reasons as question of defence, acquire the
possession oil re do patriotism, and love OF me
hole country, and of all its parts exist only 10 name:
Does the American heart yet heat with oil their gioi-
Gus impulses or are they idle words, htteo only
to round off period or fill up address, And have
we reached that point in the scale OF degeneracy,
when the inquiry it, not what will best strengthen ano
defend the whole, but shat will most ehecualy impair
he strength retard the growth, and weaken Inc secu-
riiy Of the valley Of the West?
Let us now examine The effect Of the remuneration Of
Texas On the whoe country. The great interests oil
the Union as exhibited in the census OF lc4o, are
sho an in The products of agriculture, OF the mines and
manufactures, of the forests and fisheries, OF COM
merce and navigation. | hereto append tables marx
ed Nos . and 3, compiled from the census oil lo40,
the first exhibiting the products that year OF ag-
rlculure, manufactures, commerce, MINING the ior-
est and lisherIes and the second showing The
number Of persons then employed IN agriculture,
manufactures, commerce, mining, navigating Inc ocean
and internal navigation have also comp'lea rom .e
official report of the Secretary Of the Treasury IN ic4O
table marked No 4, representing for the year prece
ding for each State, the imports and exports OF cach
Distinguishing the domestic from the foreign exports
Also the number OF American vessels which entered OF
cleared from each State; the American crews employ
ed tho foreign vess Is which entered and cleared from
each State the vessels built in each Stale md tonnage
owned BY each. Table No 5, compiled from the same
report exhibits for the year, exports 10 each
If the countries of,le world, distinguishing the oreign
and domestic exports, with The number Of American
vessels and foreign vessels employed in our trade with
each country together with the imports rom each anc
the in Trade with any Of hem of exports tt
over imports from them. Table No o. compiled IRON
the report, presents all the exports of our owr
products that year Texus ranged under the heads o.
HE products Of agriculture, manufactures, torres, anc
fisheries, tineushng the articles thus exported anf
their value Whh these facts before US, which are al
Official let proceed to the examination Of this grea
question. Our chief agricultural exports 10 Texas, as
the table shows were pork, ham, bacon lard, betl hut
ter. cheese, -four bread, and breadstu amounting IL
S63 OIL In looking at the census OF 1e40 the popu
laton of each State and section, and the amount o.
these products in each Stale, will find That the che
surplus OF these products raised for sale beyond then
lims, in the middle States, composed OF New