The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-09-25

sufficient to prevent emigration to California
from the United States, and supply her garrison
from Texas? Every real American, when he
/, views this, with the danger 10 New Orleans,
from British arms from Texas, must unite heart
and hand in favor Of the annexation of Texas to
the United States. 1t will be a strong iron
$ hoop around our Union, and a bulwark against
S all foreign invasion and aggression. lsay again,
let not this opportunity slip TO regain Texas, or
It may elude our grasp forever, or cost US oceans
of blood, and millions of money, TO free US from
the evils that may be brought upon us!"
Thus speaks the old Hero of the Hermitage.
Next listen 10 the language of Kentucky's brill
liant orator, Henry Clay:
HENRY CLAY SAYS THAT THE SAFE
TY OF TWO THIRDS OF THE UNION
DEPENDS UPON THE SECURITY OF
THE SOUTH.
In Dir. Clay's speech delivered in the Senate,
December 25, 1910, he made the following de-
c%laration, [See Greeley's life and speeches of
Clay, vol. l. page IL.
"lt cannot bee too often repeated, that, if
Cuba on the one hand, and Florida on the other,
are in the possession Of a foreign maritime pow
CIR [Great Britain, the immense extent of coun-
try belonging to the United States, and watered
by streams discharging themselves into the Gulf
Of Mexico-that is, one-third, nay more than too-
thirds ofthe United States, comprehending Lou
%isiana, are placed at the mercy of that power"
In Mr.. Clay's 1920 speech, from which quo
t%atIons have already been given, he says that the
value of Florida, ia "~incomparably less than that
Of Teas" but he declares that two thirds of
the Union would be at the mercy of England if
she was in the possession Of Cuba and Florida;
how much more then of our territory would be
endangered by Great Britain obtaining the COM
mand of Texas and Cuba? 1t is known that the
British aim at gaining the control Of the Gulf,
and to do this, they struggle for Texas and Gu
ba.
Again,-in Mr.. Clny'S instructions to the A
merican Minister at Mexico, dated March 26,
1925, he says: 1.-THE line Of the Sabine 1.-THE
Ieras boundaryl approaches our great Western
mart Men Orleans nearer than could be desi
red. This is no new idea with Mr. Clay--but
twenty years ago, this distinguished statesman
foresaw the dangers to result from the close con-
tiguity Of New Orleans to IA foreign State, and
only separated from it by an insignificant river,
which would render facilities, rather than OBJ
structions, to the approach of an enemy. Twen-
ty years ago New Orleans did not possess one
eighth its present consequence, and Texas was
comparatively a wilderness.
But this admonitory language of Jackson and
Clay to beware of British power, was prompted
by wisdom and experience. Already does bloody
England hem us in on the north by Canada,-
she is attempting to rob us Of Oregon that she may
border US on the west,-she is striving to secure
a foothold in Texas, that she may have us on the
s~outh,-she has for scores of years sought 10
IG1cb Gror, Sy,i, 4bn ;,l,DJ oP CrL, ,,l;oL
reaches within forty miles of our territory, and
she expects by her superior naval power to COM
pass us on the east; and thus would we be sur
rounded by, aud completely at the mercy of our
old, inveterate foe, the same enemy that bribed
the savage TO butcher the wives and children of
our people, and to burn at the stake hundreds of
defenceless victims. By such a power will we
be hedged in, if there is not some check placed
upon the encroachments of Great Britain.
THE PURCHASE OF LOUISIANA AND
FLORIDA.
In 1903 the United States paid Franco fifteen
millions Of dollars for the territory known by the
name of Louisiana; and in 1919 we paid Spain
five millions of dollars, in addition to the relin-
punishment of fifteen or twenty millions Of claims
against her, for the territory of Florida. The
protection Of The western country prompted JEFF
ferS0n and Monroe TO make these purchases.
Those statesmen supposed the acquisition of
Louisiana and Florida necessary for the safety of
the Union, and The great mass Of the American
people concurred with them in sentiment. Tex
as is but little less important to the Union than
Louisiana, and Mr.. Clay says that Florida is of
incomparably less value than Texas. AT the
time of their purchase, they contained a popula-
to-, ,rroroDt &c n,r l,u,a ,rJ sI,o rot,uo e -.
institutions, and cmbittered towards us, by being
transferred, like so many cattle, by their respec-
tive governments. This was certainly a forlni-
dable objection 10 their admission into our Uni
on. But no such argument exists against the
annexation of Texas. Her citizens have been
our citizens--they have proved the love of liber-
ty by fighting for it, and have displayed their ad-
miratjon Of our institutions by once more seeking
protection under. the folds of the Star-SpangIed
Banner.
TEXAS WILL ADD TO OUR TREASU-
RY THE PROCEEDS OF MORE THAN
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SIX
MILLIONS OF ACRES OF AS GOOD
LAND AS THE WORLD CONTAINS
MAKING NEARLY ONE HUNDRED
AND SEVENTY-FIV MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS.
The Commissioner of the General Land Of
fee of Texas estimates the limits of the Ropub-
lie to contain two hundred and three million FIVE
hundred and twenty thousand acres of land. OF
this amount, sixty-seven millions four hundred
and eight thousand six hundred and seventy
three acres, have already been disposed of by
that government; leaving a balance Of one hun
dred and t~hirty-six millions one hundred and e.
leven thousand three hundred and twenty-six
acres Of public lands, which would all become
the property of the United States the moment
Texas became annexed to the Union. The low
est price at which public land is sold by our 60