The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-08-01

soon disappear from Maryland, Virginia, \
Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky, and i
period very short for such an operation
those States Will become non slave holdin
States and whenever that is the case, the
will not only no longer have common 10
teresl with the remaining savehodinI
I States 10 defend the institution, but will We
ry soon partake Of tina! fauaucal spirit Q
false philanthropy which is now peryad
ing the whole world. Thus shall We los
the most important of our allies most n
poriani IN numerical strength at the bal
loI.box; still more important if we shoul,
/ be driven 10 the cartouch box as GU
last defence. Aud what are the edvanta
ees which we are to gain by this measure
! mean we of the slGveholding States. Are
We more secure against foreign attack p
The question is not whether Louisiana v il
be more secure with Texas Than without il
lhink il easy TO demonstrate that such
would not be the case. But the real cues
ton is, WI Texas then be more secure than
Louisiana now is 7 For Texas will then be
a portion Of our Union, and we shall be
under the same obligation 10 protect Texas
as we now are TO proIec, Louisiana. With
our railroads and rivers, We can assemble
three hundred thousand men 10 thirty days
IN New Orleans, or at any other poiui in
Tho sIayeholding States. Not SO with Tex
rs. There would be no means OF trans.
porting troops 10 Texas bat by The danger.
Gus navigation Of the Gulf; thus encounter
ing oil the inconvenience in the defence
which an invading enemy would have in
The attack and, with superior hostile ma.
val force in command oil The Gun OF Mex.
co, which is TO be anticipated in the event
OF such an invasion, our troops could rot be
at all. 10 any event, it would
be transferring The corhct from the land,
where we should be absolutely imprcgna,
BILE, to the water, where we might be the
weaker power. Then, ogan, instead Of
The impossible swamps lying between the
and Texas, natural and i'm
increased marine frontier OF several hundred
niles, nnd a land lrontler Of two thousand,
Without rivers, mountains, or swamps, or
my the slightest natural barrier, unless we
.ouId realize The very bright idea Of Gen.
'tal Cass Of anneSing oil tho contiguous
eII.orY. 10 DO which. W., Inpsi 4 llnd- #.
TUT pounuafies Dy gong 10 Cape Horn anc
he Pacific. | know only one instance Of
n equally sagacious suggestion as that Of
ieneraI Cass about contiguous territory,
nd that was Of the farmer who said that he .
scovered that the squirrels destroyed on.
y the outside rows of his corn. and that he
ioud secure himself against future depre.
atoms by planting no outside rows. If |
IN descending from the dignity Of the sub.
eel, il is because ridicule is The only pro.
er reply to such an argument. 1t is said
lat the annexation Of Texas will Increase
ne political power Of the slaveholdng
iales, and their vote in Congress. Such
annol be the result in The House Of Re
fesenialyes for the slaves viii only be
lllused their number will not be ncIeas,
d that is perfectly clear. Bus il has
cen said that Texas will be divided into
'ur or five States, oil Of which will be
ayeholdng States, and of course repre-.
'nted IN the Senate, and thus give to the
outh n conservative, aud checking power.
believed that the non slayeholding
'atcs would concede US this, would dis.
gard all MINOR objections aud go for the
edsure. But does any sane man really /
!lieye il Will the non slayeholdng
'ates, having the majority in the Senate, I
% G &c body, surrender that major
lection of President with New ofK' rv,''' :
ylynniu, Ohio, and Massachusetts =
\ ould we, under like circumstances con
49,, - ,br annexation of Canada, and d. .
ide il into four or five States quiz
70. do this too at tho risk OF loreigu wu'
md the more especially 1t our Not'le,"
,rc,brcr. with most remarkable frank
,es. were TO announce to us that the'r
,rea, motive II desiring II was 70 'aHe '"o
political power out Of our hants ana Placo
Il IN their oNn7 And are they less sasa.
ciou,in pereiving their interest, less ftomP
- n,,sue them, or more liberal 10 sacti'ic'
MI ,hpm than we are I Such certainly IS
,", ,bo General estimate Of their character
4 striking fact in this matter IS, that, AZ
,hc very threshold OF this question: II mas
been proposed by two Senators IRON save
hollmp States, (Mr. Benton and Mr., lien
dersonl 10 divide Texas into on eqnal num-
her of slaveholding aud non sla'e1o'ul"gf
States What then, will we have gained
in nolitical strength If Southern oena'
tors begin by making this concession mere
mus, be some show Of reason on 'ha' sue
And is il to be supposed that the members
from the non slavehoIding States VIII yle,'
The polnll Asto the Missouri comPr9u'' :,
the obvious reply which will be made WI ",
he thai the compromise was MADE WIN
,eirrence TO the territory when was 'ne'
included in the Union, and not 10 iu'u,
ACQUISITIONS by purchase OF conquest
case Of such division, shall we have game
anv ,hion by having non slavcholdlng state
orIhe Union on our southwestern border II
stead of foreign uon-saveholdlns State
| decidedly prefer the latter; tor II Is NJ
to he denied tina, our Northern btc'hto
in tins respect at least, ga little more '"u
, kim, aud little less than kind, often cou
) mil ourtragea upon our rights wn,'r pn "US
. no, he submitted to from a foreign :, io wv
i and besides, if non sIavehoid'hS SUI Nc