The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-06-07

who !. not blind VIII not Me SoutI.sn States
then be injured
Mr.. wilkins. another advocate u ths measure.
Recommends it because it will have the efieci to
cause the voluntary abolition Of slavery in the
States Of Maryland. Delawsre and Virginia. No
one can doubt this, who has noticed the number
of slaves ths, psss through this section of conn
try besides other sections. But which would be
Increased iourfOld if market Was Accessible,
such on Texas would oford. to the trader. Then,
would the Southern Sta;cs be benefited in tina,
particular
Mr.. Ingersoli advocates the measure because II
will have the effect TO reduce the political nhu.
encc Of the slave States by tie dininution of the
number Of those Ststos. Is he not right. We
arc informed that there are very few slaves in
Maryland at this lime, and it would not take long
10 abolish slavery in that State voluntarily when
a good market is Offered. Will the peculiar in
s,tuion Of the Southern STATES DO benefited then
by the adoption of this measure
Mr.. ingersoll goes or TO say that the Treaty
only anneSes Texas us territory. but when the
qnestisn Of coming into the Union as Suites is
presented. that tue territory mast be divided in,
four States three of which " III DO non. slavehold.
ing States. Mr. Clay states that ii will mako two
Of each, and can any one doubt this result for
Congress, who has tic decision Of The question,
ard in which body the non slayeholding States
have the asccndincy, will not willingly yield the
power in tie Senate as Legislative body. neither
as au Electoral body in the alternative election
Of President by the House Of Representatives
where the vote is taken by States. Tlrn. in wha,
respect III the South be benefited and our pecu
liar institution strengthened by lie annexation ol
Texas TO tie Union
We have stated before and we now assert it %
our opinion, that this question las been sprung
upon the country by Mr.. Tyler, suggested as some
believe by Mr. Calhoun, to defeat the nonlin alton
Of Mr.. Van Barren by tie Loco Con ,ention aud
causing. not only breaking up Of that party bui
also weakening tie Wing party, and thus build up
party for John Tyler. That this is true 10 part
cannot be denied, and for proof We refer 10 the
action Of the lais Loco Foco Convention. Who
can doubt that Mr.. Van Buren, would have roceiy.
ed tie nomination easily If the question of annex
alton had never been agiialed No, one wo rLo
sumo in the country. Then that flr il has had i,s
dsored rcsuli. But as far as tho Wig Party i.
concerned We rejoice to say, that alt oash many
favor the immediate annexation, not one, as f4l
as We have Lcard, will give up their " first love ;
TOT John Tyler and Texas" And we find that
as there are many spread over tic country who arc
Interested IN Texas bonds. and having titles ,c
land, which arc yalueloss, all these have Join
Cd, with as many as they could induce to believe
that England was making seero, efforts 70 obtain
Texas. to favor The measure. But wc hope to sec
tho Vaccinations Of these very interested friend,
OF the United States dumb. iound by a fejsctior
by Congress Of every eiTor, TO favor Ills aeasur,
Mt tlz .lue,