Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-05-10

,T"lers by the Mexican Government, they hard
y concentrated IN their new homes scarcely hsd they
'olnfo the virgin sol OF their farms, when Mex
changing her policy, and renorncing oil her former
!r ncpi. $, "agrd bloody and ;nhuman war against
'atse hardy un"iiendng pioneers The barbarous mar
"At N which ,hs war has been prosecuted on the part
o. Mexico IS notorious The laws which regulate the
warfare of civilized nations have been tramn.d under
on' the ends OF J's,ice have been thwar,ed by the
breaking up Of ctvl corr.s the rights of humanity
nave been grossly violated, and brothers and orr
children while prisoners of war; have been inhumanly
buche.ed.
"lh'' war has listed more than eight wears du-
ring which time Texas has maintained her indepen-
denee, and been acknowledged an independent ma
ton oy the principal powers Of The world Human con-
troserses should not be perp-ua,ed forever and IT s
i''ne TINS one had an end. Further, your petitioners
beg leave 10 set forth, that such are the relations ex
i.tng between this ard other cotton growing States Of
this Union and the Republic of Texas, resulting from
similarity OF climate, SOL and political i st,,u.
TONS geographical relations, Commercial wants,
agricultural psoducts-foTmIng natural and indssolu-
bic connection between the Two countres-th.t no
great change BE- ate in the policy of that Govern
snt without materially affecting The interests Of thn
and IN we" Of the prospect of any such change, the
United States bound By motives of seIf.oreserva-
ton 10 intccede There are strong reasons for be lev
ing that the Gorcramsat Of Texas has contemplated
treating with England upon trrms which may prove
hghy detrimental to The United States; and an effort
has been made, by some OF the high iunc;onares OF
that Government from their mother country. At pre-
sent they are bound 10 Us By community Of feeling
and interest," BY the ties Of affection and consanruinty
and hy tie s,renges, sympo,hies Of patriotism; YET in
stead OF fostering win maternal care the infant repub
lc she IS taxed and oppressed by tie prohibitions our
commercial regulations. Ii ~ known that the citizens
Of Texas ere now anxious To lie annexed the United
States; and the coasummo''on Of thi. measure would
restore 10 the loss sustained by the Illegal cesson of
that territory ABOVE referred to- open vast market for
Western DrDlucp m 81 nrpa md I,r
to oar Government the control of the cot
toG-grcEing interest-tSe great American staple 1t
would pu, az end TO the present war, end establish
peace 1t would prevent foreign influence in the az
fars Of mi -ttorng State and add strength and secu.
rity to this Union /, would add greatly 10 the wealth
aud resources Of this country, ard increase beyond mea
au.e the prosperity and happiness Of Texas
"Fo these, and many o.hrr reasons, your petitioners
beg leave respectfully 10 .sk of tae Congress of the
Un.ted States, HAT you wi! Immediately Take such
steps a., til. wisdom of your honorable bodies may
fit and proper for the of the Republic
n! Texas % the United States a member of Fee
sra Governments and that, sucb she be entitled to
all the rights and privileges o! the oh"r nde pendent
States Of the Unron and her citizens allowed TO enjoy
all the rights. advantages, and inmunes OF other c-
Of the United Sa,es, upon such shall be
20 The interest and honor OF both countries.
"And for granting this, our petition we Will ever
pay, &c.
Angry protests against Texas, elected by misreprc-
sensations issued Ct Washington, predicate slavery
the ab,orrcct evil to he increased hy annsxaton-as-
summing the cg!Pgiously false position that and
agra atet slavery is follow that event But three
four'hs of that fine region upland, with soil and
climate adapted to agriculture and pasurage, where
cation and sugar Will not thrive, and slave labor
not he employed ptoft,bly Three States wihou.
slaves, and only with them, can be formed there
and such, yoer committee understand, is The wish OF
the present. inhabitants Of Texas. Slavery, forbid by
nature, G:y be netdic.ed By organic law there; aud
the xaon, instead Of increasing the power
Ill H.
iraty, certanIy and greatly diminish their relative
weight. The States Of Louisiana. Aiubnma Georgia,
Carolina, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, and
see may suffer by depreciation OF their lands and other
property Virginia, ;laryland, Kentucky, the Caro-
nas end Tennessee If not all The savehoding Statas,
will have their slaves drawn off to the resber and more
fruitful plan!acns Of Southern Texas In few years,
many of them must become fee States and thus Tex
prove the mrars of uniting large portion Of the
present savehoding parts of the Union in interest.
sentiments, and acton with the North and West,
where slavery IL unknown md dislked.
The most important exporabla product Of the U.
States, the regulator Of their exchanges and bond OF
un;on-cotton-cannot be prof ably cultivated without
slaves sugar rice. Yet, looking forward TO
the p.oy:centia era when slavery may exist no lon.
ger in paris Of the United States 10 the dimnu,on of
II; need, and ultimate extinction, Texas is the only
and Of promise, whore phil.oth,opis:s who arr not
zsalo's drscry the theatre Of that concentration.
Ne xco has slves because her population Of the
white, slack, and red races, is pleaded In her neigh
bohocd, and near, II not with hsr people, the coIoed
inhabitants Of this country may be united eventually
in national numbers, with the strength the char c,er,
and the institutions Of an independent people That
national combination may BE- accomplished without
voIu,ion commoiion. An African nation may arse,
the descendants Of Moorish, other African, and Indian
proge nitors, with the Improvements Of free govern
mens engrGfed their sovereignty. Instead of c,er-
nizng slavery, cain consider ration CT lie connection
with ihe United States encourages The hope that IL may
end in Tsyas-peacefnIIy and gratefully disappear
there Liberia, Canada, Iayl, eb l,ion Of slavery in
thu slaveoldng States even gradual ncipaiion in
the free States all schemes Of either uniting whites
with blacks, separating them in the commnni-
ties, without toe depreciation of the blacks often
than their bon1agc, have proved abortse. The vision
of slavery euhanasy by it's ALLEGATION the Southern
parts of Texas and borders OF Mexico may be- n dele
SION. But promises more 10 rational humanity than
any other PROJECT yet suggested Al all events, the
annexation If Texcs cannot bu. tend to diminish tho
alleged evils aud powers Of s!uveho!ding.
With this brief RENTAL Of tho only serious objection
to the anuex,,ion of Texas, Except hat which Mexico
may make,) your committee leave tina. part os the sub
i-ct Al, tn rest viii bear argument. Thct
ing slavery has been ohscured and pcrplexed by
passion thai 1t will hardly listen - reason II might
PERCEIVE that IL anger is "nknd to lie Africans il
would v:ndcate. Ii is every thouehiless tongue
proceeding Ia the next objec;icn;hai this Union 10
ALREADY large, and Auditors will weaken H. 1t IL
even whispered that great traGsalianhc empire,
which holds much territory IN America than the
Texas as tending 70 dscofd the rival Of her mari
time and manufacturing escendency THIS rite appre-
ension. whether American or foreign, IS remarkably
inconsistent with the fact that Texas Gnds isolated
stence nolerable, and that either junction wi'h the
T. S., placing herself under the protection Of some
European poa en- The only alternatives Of lonely
sovereignty. 1t is equally inconsistent with ell the
experience Of this Conf.deracy. No disatfscted
calci,rant State has been able dirmember itself
from the Unon; while capacity to do decreases with
the increase of the number of States union. lmpo-
tence OF disunlon grows with the Union The rch pow
eru and respectable State OF Massachusetts, has, at
this session OF Congress, repeated the WISH which II
int mated 1914, that the compromises OF The Con-
s,itu,ion sall BE- annucd; and this report he's shown
hoy intemperl,ey OF the inhabitants OF that State
allow the,nsely5 t. hreat' OF Federal d'ssolu-
ton Your committee 60 not believe that Nasslchu-
sets would If could they that 1t could not,
if il wouId-e,ve the Union, wthou, placing Itself,
as Texas must if rejected by the United States, I'M
der the pro,ectorate of Great Britain The large
ptal Of Massachusetts in commerce, manufactures,
national ch:ta:,er, and power, would disappear with
ceceesion from this Union. They have all been
greatly improved, aad still cont nuay improving,
BIZ Il, Wesern and Southern extensions Local AM
uos,y 10 those extensions preceded the annexation
NJ Louisiana Even Kentucky Tennessee, and Ohio,