Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-10-03
RUTLAND, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3. 1914

" ''S0 'aoot VI tue ouhtTy Nofth aud
South, then Texas mus, be taken into the
confoderocy. |, was for this, ,hn, the m.
ked project is now presented TO this people
whether they will now, in the nineteenth
century. in the face Of C~hisiendom. without
any outward pressure, such as in times
past was urged, tina, England forced slaves
upon us, wlthou, salvo 10 an awakening
conscience, so often p%o,cnlly applied"
what are we TO do with the slave when
Tree = IN direct violation Of the constitution.
Though breach Of treaty, mud by war
cruel, unpbvoked, unhallowed war. vote 10
extend slavery over 5000 square miles
OF territory A0w declared By Mexico to be
free and equal a. oli It's norula,ion in order
to p'tp'ta.u ih" booze OF 5000 gGG slaves
and 10000 whites For one, If |
stand alone, | am against it now am. n.
gainst i, ioroverl Le, us examine. for a
moment, some Of the miserable pretences
for this acquisition, which nre thrown out
To d .ccivo iho honest portion oflhc drmoc.
racy, AMI delule them to their ru-
ii -for what kind Of democracy is that
which enables, which, contrary 10 the
principles upon which were based the A.
merican Revolution, allows the most infa.
nous man, who by the slave trade or pira-
CIV acquires possession Of 100 slaves his
fellow men-ln Texas, to stand, by admis-
sion into the Union. against ynn, sir. Alb
bot Lawrence, and any other 60 Of the
wea'thiest and mos, intelligent freemen,
whether Wing, Democrat or Abolitionist,
in the North We want Texas, they tell
MS, to prevent smuggling into the United
Staiesl That is, the men who have sworn
to dissolve the Uuion, or break down the
domestic industry of the country, want
Texas for fear England will do the same
thing, which they are rushing to war. cvrn
10 accomplish Into such absurdities do
men fall, when they leave the straight road
of justice and truth Here lies England
along our whole Northern coast. We are
accessible through the whole OF the Eas.
tern aud Southern border, and vet we are
TO be told that Great Briton will sail around
the dangerous seas about Florida. and into
the shallow lagoons of all southern Texas,
and pass the swamps orthe Mississippi ly.
ing, between these and the Sabine, TO Snug
gle goods into America The same rea-
sons which forbid its being used as a place
of smuggling, apply with greater force a.
gainst the idea Of General Jackson, that
Texas would, in the hands of England, be.
com a point of attack. fit were not from
the source whence this argument came, II
would deserve to be passed in contemptu-
Gus silence. What, when we are unable to
guard the line from the month of the Sa.
bine to the Southern border OF Arkansas
a few hundred miles-extend the line from
the mouth ofRio Grande, 1000 miles in
GLIDING Santa Fe to its source, embracing
100000 square miles more than the king
dom Of F'rance-and then we can defend
1T But If names are thus to weigh down
common sense, | put Napoleon agains
Jackson. and he tells us tina. desert is the
best barrier against foreign incursions; ant
should England be fool enough to land ir
the shallow bays of Texas, unfit for thu
first class of war steamers, and hazard he
army through the unproductire swamp
between the Sabine and the grea, river, W.
would have tlme cnongh 20 rally a ha!
million Of frecmen. rom the Tqkcs n ~.
Gulf, to give ncf blil and steel as soon a
she showed herselffrom the cane brakes o
the Mississippi. The idea tina, England
seeks TO surround us is equally absurd,
she did, she would only weaken her force
and enable MS more easily to break through
her serrlrd ranks, wherever drawn up il
battle arrav. But England seeks not tt
possess Texas; she has again and again. il
the most formal manner. disclaiined any
improper interference, Of any character
whatever, and il she should attemp, il, then
let US by arms, if necessary, stand for Tex
an independence. | would always trea, az
opponent with respect. bm | must confrs'
that | loose my patience when | see sncf
men as Mr. Bancroft urging the annaxatior
of Texas. under the damnabIe p%retence ,ha
it would ultimately lend off slavery from
our soil Manufacturers; do you lowe
the price o fyour goods by acquiring nAli,
tional markets ? Farmers, do YOU dimin
ish the price of your produce by having
two manufacturing towns to sell to. instead
Of one2 Then tell mo no moro that Won
W III destroy slavery in the States by find
ing in Texas new markets for slaves, anC
thus enhancing The profits of slave bree
ding in all the grain growing slave State
in the Union. What presumption is it, f.,
men. here to set mp such opinions against til,
combined experiments OF all who live il
slave States, both those who are in favor o
emancipation and those who advocate e.er
nal slavery, agreeing in this only that tn
admission ofTexas will Tend to make slave
ry secure in the United States for c%enturie
to come. Nor do we want Texas for tn
purposes of emigration and expansion q
our population. Every principle Of politi
economy teaches us, that mp to the tim
when the earth ceases to afford subsistence
for its Inhabitants, it is not desirable to di
minish population, but to increase it-be
cause all bunhens Of civil government. mo