The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-09-12


tain seizing our territory, which now forms Alabama
and Mississippi, he proceeds to say [See Greeleys
Life and Speeches of Mr., Clay, vol. l. p. Ill
care you prepared TO see foreign power seize what
belongs TO usl have heard in the most credible man
ner that about The period when the President took his
measures in relation to that country dgeiS eff foreign
porg England acre Intriguing a7h he peopb M.rG to
iNdacc ha@ 10 cane usdcr his domino,s"
Can any American inquire why Great Britain desire
to gain possession Of Texas? II there be any su3h
ask him why did England seize upon her East India
colonies? Why has she done violence to the feelings
OF united Christendom in bathing in blood the streets OF
the commercial emporium of Chinal Why has she
hunted down, with ball and sword the mserabcnalvcs
of AShanistanl Why has sheextended her expressions
to the distant south Pacific and there in spite of all ma
tional law seized upon islands, merely because they
were too weak to oppose force 10 force? Why do the
patriot sons of Erin now groan in the cells OF her pen
entiaresl Why does she attempt 10 rob us of Oregon?
Why does she aim at ilching Cuba from Spain? In
brief why does naughty England strive to grasp in her
bloody hand every defenceess spot of earth upon which
the sun in his course sheds his bengnant rays9 She is
prompted by the love of plunder and of conquest
England will succeed in her designs Upon Texas, il
that Republic not taken under hes shelter ofthe Amer
lean Eagle Whahdoes the great Jackson say upon
this point7 Read the language he used on the 11th of
March, 1871
"The present golden moment to obtain Texas must
not be lost or Texas must from necessity, be thrown
into The of England and be forever lost TO the u
Statesp l ~ ..r ,....
Again, on the 18th Of May, 1884, the old man Of
more than three score and ten, speaks thus: ..
alt may now be stated as a fact, on which we may
rely with the greatest confidence, that if Texas be not
speedily admedino our confederacy, she must and will
be inevitably driven into alliances and commercial reg
ulations with the Europeon powers, of character
highly injurious and probably hostile to this county
What would then be our condition? New Orleans and
the whole valley of the Mississippi would probably be
endangered. The numerous herds Of savages within
The limits of Texas and on her borders, would be ca
silly excited 10 make war upon our deenceles frontier
do not deem necessary to be explicit here in the
enumeration of the reasons which justify to my mind
the speedy annexation Of Texas to the United Staes.-
My aim is to give this cony the strength to resist for
eign interference. Without Texas we shall not have
this strength She is the key to our safety in the South
west and West She offers this key to us on fair and
honorable terms. Let us take ian1 LOCK the door a
gaihst future danger" ~
Remember the above is the language Of ANDREW
| JACKSON.
Texas presents to the eye of Great Britain the rich
est atainable prize the world affords She knows that
with the possession OF her territory she has the western
and southwestern sections of our cbhfederacy in her
poer-she sees that her soil is capable of producing
amot il not quite enough Of cotton to supply her
uactories tor which she could pay in the iabcs OF her
own workshops.
| Look at it. Ehgatid admits Texas cotton into her
ports free Of Duty upon condition that Texas receives
English manufactures on the same terms. What then
becomes OF the great cotton growing interest Of own
country? Our planters cannot maintain a competition
with those of Texas; because England places high
tax upon United States cotoh, and lets the Texan arti-
Gle pass free of duty Break down cotton planters
and what becomes of the Southern market for our far
mers and manufacturers?-fo the planter cannot buy
unless he can also SELL What, also becomes Of our
Eastern manufacturers, in another respect? Their
fabrics must pay high tariff before admitted into Tex
as whilst those of Great Britain pay nothing The in
evitabe effect would be- the exclusion OF all our domes
tic manufactures Such treaty is moi mere suppo.
sition 1t is destined TO be established Just so soon as
| leXaS becomes Sa1Slled ol lne unWllnnSneSS Oh
our government to receive her into the Union.
Look again. Suppose English fabrics are admitted
into Texas free OF Duty and the same articles, upon
entering the United States are compelled to pay high
tariff What would be the result? Smuggling would
ensue to an indefinite extent Many an article could
be purchased in Texas for twenty dollars which would
cost thirty in the United States, and yard of cloth
worth six dollars there, would bring nine dollars here
What rich reward is here Offered or the smugger.-
brbe of ten dollars single article, and three dol
lars any yard OF good cloth he might carry across
river an artificial line. Remember that our boun-
dary extends fifteen hundred miles along the Texan
frontier. Ten thousand government officers backed
by as many troops under arms, could not suppress
smuggling. Let Texas and England form such rea-
y, (and this is the most favorable light in which their
alliance could be vlewed,y and our revenue laws will
become laughing stock, and the deporabe result may
happen of being compelled to resort TO direct axaticn
for the support OF our government This is rot the Ian
guage Of single individual but the judgement of well
informed statesmen and the language Of Great Britain
herself Read the following extracts, taken from the
Edinburgh etew 81 April, 1s4l, one of the most in.
Auential magazines in Europe, The British Review
err after referring othe fact Of fitted States having re-
pulsed Texas when she before applied tor admission
into the Union, goes on to remark, that ,ss
"The foundation of the new Republic Of Texas may
be said to be laid in the principle of free trade, Her
wealth consists in her produce her wants in man.
u(actured articles Our utmost demand for cotton may