The North-Carolina standard., 1844-04-24


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LETTER OF Mr.. WALKER, -.
MISSISSIPPI,
Relative to the annexation of Texas in fepy to the call
the people of Carroll county, Kentucky, ta cOmmu-
nicate his views that subject ;.
IcoN7INUED1
The reannexation Of Texas would strengthen
and fortify the whole Union, and aHtedate the
period when-our own country would be the first
and greatest of all the powers of the earth. To
the South and Southwest it would give peace aPd
security to agriculture and manufactures, to the
products of the mines, the forest and fisheries
new and important markets, that otherwise mast
soon be lost forever. To the commercial and ma
yiga1ing interests, it would give d new impulse !;
and not canal or railroad throughout the TN
ion that would not derive increased business, and
augmented profits; whilst the great city. of New
York, the centre of most of the business OF the
Union, would take mighty step in adVahee to-
wards that destiny which must place her above
London in wealth, in business and poputation.
Indeed, when, as Americans, we look at the city
Of New York, its deep, accessible and capacious
harbor, united by canals and the Hudson, with
the ST. Lawrence and the lakes, the Ohio, and the
Mississippi, with two-thirds OF the imports, and
onethird of the exports Of the whole Union with
all its trade internal, coastwise, and foreign, and
reflect how great and rapidly algwenting an Rcces2
sion to its business would be made by the reahnex-
alton of Texas and know that, by the future, of
this measure what is lost TO US is gained by Eng
land, can we hesitate. or do we never wish to see
the day when New York shall take from London
the trident of the ocean, and the command of the
commerce Of the world Or do we prefer London
to New York, and England to America Apd
do the opponents of rcanRexation suppose that a
British Parliament and not an American Con-
gress, sits in the capitol of the Union Shall then
Texas be our own, with all its markets, commetee,
and products or shall we drive it into the of
England, now outstretched to receive it and striv-
ing to direct its destiny2 IF we refuse the rean-
nexation then by the force ofcircan1stances, soon
passing beyond the control well ef this country
as of Texas. she will pass into the hands of
England. The refusal of remuneration will, of
course produce no friendly feelings in Texas TO-
wards this country. United with this Will be the
direct appeal of England the Interests of Texas.
She will offer to Texas market in England, free
of duty, for all her cotton, upon the assent of
Texas to receive in exchange British manufactures
free of duty and such treaty would no doubt
soon be concluded. The ships and merchants
and capital of England will be transported tothe
coast of Texas Texas has neither ships. nor
capital, nor manufactures, but England will sup
ply ALL and receive in return the cotten of Fex-
as Two nations with reciprocal free trade are
nearly idcntcaf in feeling and interest except that
the larger power will preponderate, and Texas
become commercial dependency Of England,
and isolated from us in feelings, interest," in trade
and intercourse Texas would then be our great
rival in the cotton markets of the world, and she
would have two vast advantages over the cotton
growing interests of the Union: 1st, in sending
to England her cotton, free of duty, which is an
advantage of l-2 per cent, augmented five
per cent thereon by the act Of 18th May; 1910,
Victoria, chap. II, which made the duties paid
in England on our cotton crop of 1910, SO, 247,-
500, all which, to the extent of their crop, would
be saved to the planters of Texas giving them
this great advantage over our planters, carried
out into all the goods manufactured in England
out of the free cotton of Texas and also dePriving
our cotton manufacturers Of the advantage they
now enjoy from this duty, over the cotton manu-
facturers of England. I'd. In enabling the>plap
tcrs of Texas to receive, in exchange for their
cotton, the cheap manufactures of England free
of duty These two causes combined would
give the Texas cotton planters an advantage Of at
least 20 per cent over the cotton planters of the
Union. Such rivalry we could not long main
tain and cotton planting would gradually decline
in the Union and with that decline, would be lost
the markets ofthe South for the hemp, and beef and
pork, and flour Of the West and the manufactures
of the North Now, is il just, is it safe or. ex-
pedient to place the South and the Southwest in
apostion in which they will constantly behold
an adjacent cotton-growing country supplanting
them in the culture and sale of their great staple,
for the reason that the IS, and the other IS not
a part the Union2 Must we behold Texas every
day selling her cotton to England free of all duty,
whilst our cotton is subjected to heavy impost
and must we also perceive Texas receiving in ex-
change the manufactures Of England free Of duty,
whilst here they are excluded by prohibitoFy
tariffi Can the tariff itself stand such issue
or, if it does, can the Union sustain the mighty
shock2 Daily and hourly, to the South and
Southwest, would be presented the strong. induce
ment to unite a0ith Teas, 'and secure the same
markets free of duty for their cotton and receive
the samscheap manufactures, free Of duty, in
exchange Nor would these be the only dangers
incurred, and temptations presented by this fearful
experiment. We would see the exports Of Texas
carried directly abroad from teir. .oaon ports and1
the imporis brought into their oacn ports directly