Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-05-28

,cans, MelA'toes, Zambos, aud other coIorad r.,ss
oeu'iai Ainerica-area, lS6 600 sonora ,n,,ss. 49,,
!t'on nearly 1000 OOO-onc.sx,h uh,,s "',ss; popu
Sr2'"es, Atmbos, and other colored recss 0'
oou'h America-area, 800, 900 square o;,os. ,.,,
TN 49," i''ooVooo-one million white, four milan II.
and other colored races "'''o"S' o'acRs
lie outlet for our negro race ,h,o,l
gon can ne YER be opened but by the reannsro,;o IS
iexas' but IN tia event, there in that ex,envs
.y o'sGei'hg upon our negro population, and four
s'ea'e' IN area than the whole Union, with
sparse population OF but three TO the SQUARE mls pbe,s
hihe-senths OF the population are of H.. coloi -.
ueie upon that ie'e soil, and in that delc;ous cI,
mate SO admirably adapted to the MORO roce 80
e,ence mas now clearly proved, the free black would
,ea no"r mere also, as slaves, in the lapse of
'e rom tie density oil population and other c,uses
are einanc;pated, they VIII c,sapprar from 49,;
Vest OF the Del Notte, and beyond the lint IS ~
ca:on, among race OF their own color. viii ba AZ
.out .hs vast region, where they will not
oe caste; and where, 10 climaie and 60
cial and moral condition. and all the hone. and 49,,
iofso oil me- they can occupy, among equals nositiou
'hey can never attain IN any par; of this Union.
me re -annexa.lon Of Texas would strengthen and
o'"y 'he "ho'e on'on and anetate the period when
our own country would be the frs, and oreo,est
Of all the Powers of the earth To tho Son,h I'D
Southwest, II would give pace and security 70
agriculture ana manufactures, 10 the products of the
mine9 the forest, and fisheries, new and important
markets. tiat Otherwise must soon be lost forever
n ould
give new impulse; and not a canal or a railroad
throughout the Union, that would not derive in
creased business, md augmented profits wbst tho
great city OF New York, thu c"nt7e OF most of the bu
siness oil the Union, would take Il mluluv s,en IN I'd
vance towards that destiny winch must place her obovo
London IN wealth, in business and population Indsed
when 80 Americans, We look al the city of New York
lis deep, accessible and capacous harbour united bv
canals and The Hudson, with the ST. Lawrence and tho
Lakes, the OHIO, and the Mississippi with thirds ne
MI on third of III. 4
Union with all its trade, internal coas,wse and f.,
reign, and reflect how great and rapidly augmentinp an
accession 10 s business wonld be made by the re.an
nexaton oil laxas and know that by the failure of tins
measure, what - lost TO gained by ENGLAND can
We state or d, we never wish 10 see the day when
New York shall take from London the trident Of tho
ocean, ana the command OF the commerce of the
world: Or, do We prefer London TO New York and
England TO America? And do the opponents Of re.
annexation suppose that British Parliament and not
I'm American Congress, SIT, IN the CAPITAL of the
Union. Shall, then, Texas be our own, with all it's
markets, commerce and producs or shall we drive II
INTO the arms Of England, cuts,re,ched to receive
IT. aad STRIVING to direct ITS destiny II we refuse the
re-annezaon, then, by the force cf circumstances
soon passing beyond The control well Of thus country
a OF IeghS she vii pass no the hands of England
The reinssl Of Remuneration will, of course, pro-
tucc NJ r!aadlg feelings Texas towards this coun-
Try. United with this will be the direct appeal Of
England ~ In: Interests OF Texas. She will offer
- Texas market in Enslrd Tree oil duty for ell
her cotton upon the assent of Texas 10 receive in
exchange British manufactures f. e. of duty: and such
treaty would no doubt soon b. concluded The ships
aGd merchants and capital o. England will be trans
ported 10 the coast Of Texas Texas has neither ships,
nor Capital, nor manufactures, but England will sup
ply all ind receive III return the cotton OF Texas
Two nations with reciprocal free trade nearly den-
teal IN feeling and interest except that The larger pow
er will p:epontrrats, and Texas become a commercial
dependency OF England and isolated from us in feel
Ing', III interest, in Trade and intercourse. Texas
would then be great rival in The cotton markets OF
the world and she would have two vast advantages
over the cottongrowng interests Of the Union: ls, in
sending to England her cotton free of duty which is
an advantage OF y p'r cent, augmented per cent
thereon by the oct 81 18th May, lci0, Victoria chap
IL, which m:d' the duties paid England on our
cotton crop If 1870 - 2i7 900. and ell which, the
of their CROP wuud be saved TO the planters of
Il xas, giving them tins great advantage plan
esS CARED out INTO al! the goods tured IN Eng
land oct OF the free cotton OF Texas, and also deprv-
ing our cotton nuIacturers of the advantage they
enjoy from this duiy, over the cotton manufactu-
rsrs OF England 81 In enabling the planters of Tex
az To receive, III exchange for their cotton the cheap
manufactures Of England free OF dn,y. These two
causes combined would give the Texas cotton plan
ers an adran'age OF at ecs twenty per sent The
cotton planters Of the Union Such rivalry we
could not long naiutan aud cotton planting would
gradually decline IN the UOion aud, with that de-
clIne would he lest the markets o! the South for The
hemp. and beef, and pork, and flour Of the Vest, and
l
safe cxpetient, place the South aud South
west III position IN which they will constantly behold
an adjacent cotton growing country suppaniing them
IN the culture aud sale of their great staple, for the
reason tat the oac is and the other no. part of the
Union: Must we behold Texas every day selling her
cotton to England free Of all duy whilst cotton is
subjected 10 a heavy ImposH and mus, also per-
ceiVe Texas receiving in exchange the manufactures
of England free Of duty, whilst here they are excluded
by q prohbtory Tariff, Can the Tarl:T itself stand
l IN I'n,n.
mighty SHOCK; Daily and hourly, to the South and
Southwest, would be presencd the strong nducement
to un'te nth 1crds and secure the markets free
OF duty Tor iheir cotton, and receive the cheap
manufactures, free OF duty, in exchange Nor would
these be The only dangers incurred, and temptations
presented, By this fearful exrer men We would see
the exports of Texas carried directly abroad from their
poyts, and the imports brought INTO thar p0yis
directly IN exchange thus building their cltiee,
and their commerce; whilst here, they would see
that business transacted for them, chiefly in New
York. Boston and PhIladel pha. They would see New
York receiving annuity one hundred millions Of i'm
potts. nearly fifty NIL ons Of which n. resale to
the:!i, ard eli which they would receive directly
their potts il united with Texas, thus striking
Down necry one-half the OF the great city
Of New York, and transferring il 10 the South and
South west The South and Southwest, whilst they
would perceive the advancing prosperity OF Texas, and
their decline, would also feel that the region with
which they united had placed them IN this posi-
iion and subjected them these disasters by the refu
sal of remuneration. Whl,eyer the result may be, no
true friend of the Union desire 10 subject il to such
hazards; and this alone ought II be conclusive argu
ment in favor Of the remuneration Of Texas. One Of
three results is certain to follow from the refusal of
re annexation. 1st. The separation Of the South and
Southwest from the North, and their reunion with Tex
as Or Cd, The total overthrow of the Tariff. Or, Sd,
A system Of unbounded smuggling through Texas INTO
the West, and Southwest. Accompanying the last re-
suit, would be disregard OF the laws, and en- utter de-
moralza;ion of the whole country practical repeal OF
the Tariff and loss Of the which It supples
and necessary resort 10 direct taxation to support
the government
As a commercial dependency, Texas would be almost
as much under the control of England, as IT she were
colony of England; and the event OF spch war be-
tween that ard this, the interests OF Texas would
oil be on the side Of England 1t would be the interest
of Texas in the event Of such war, 10 md England
10 seize New Orleans, at leas, in blockading the
mouth Of The Mississippi 30 as to EXCLUDE Inc cotton OF
the West from foreign market, and leave TO Texas
almost the entire monopoly Even IT Texas were neu-
trial. certainly power would not BE- as strong in the
eulftor The defence OF \ Ofeons and The mouth OF the
| Mississippi as If W. owned md commanded al the
streams hich emped into it, lher people, were our
caunlrvmen and al the rivers ard bors and coast OF
Texas were our We shoUl: be weaker, then,
wi,hou. Texas even if she remained neutral; but
l., M ,houn !, would be her interest 10 exclude our