The North-Carolina standard., 1844-10-02
AN ADDRESS
TO THE FREEMEN AND VOTERS OF
NORTH CAROLINA.

we 1Ou VII liz
remuneration of Texas to the United States
subject of momentous interest, one which belong
to the whole country and not TO party, such a
our political adversaries have attempted 10 make
it. 1t involves the peace, the happiness, and th'
prosperity of these United States; more-it lies a
broad and deep as the foundations of the Union
and grasps the destinics of millions yet unborn
The subject has been too much discussed TO of1el
you any thing new; we only attempt 10 talt
to you of facts and arguments already furnished
in way so plain and natural as to make them
comprehensive to the understandings of all men
With this pledge on our part, we conjure you, by
that love which you must bear to your country's
best welfare, to lend US an attentive ear.
We care not who, or what party, brought up
this subject to the consideration of the Senate and
the people of the United States, nor what were the
motives that prompted it; good and bad motives
mingle in all great political action; we only look
to the subject itself, on its own merits as it is to
work l1eaL or ICOe 10 our country.
The question we present to you is not whether
Mr.. Tyler's treaty ought or ought not, to have
been ratified. The Senate Of the United States,
the proper constitutional tribunal, has put that
matter to rest Many Senators who are the warm
est friends of remuneration (among them Senators
Benton and Rives,) voted against the treaty, not
because they were opposed to its object, but be-
they objected to the time, manner, and form
consideration the main question: the true question
Shall Texas be re-annexed to the United States? !?
That it is not party question, nor new ques-
tion but one which has been heretofore and is now
considered Of vast national concernment, is esta-
blished by the single fact that every Administers
ton of the Federal Recommendations, Jack
sons, Van Buren's and TyIe:'s--have, during the
last twenty years. been endeavoring to re-annex
Texas to the United States
Texas is vast region Of country, containing
from three to four hundred thousand square miles;
six or seven times larger than the State Of North
Carolina; admitted by all sides to have the finest
land and the most delightful climate in the world,
growing all the richest agricultural products, and
suited especially to the habits, labor and constltu-
tions of the southern and southwestern people.
Her territory is part of the Mississippi valley
the Rocky Mountains the Great Desert, and the
Del Norte constituting the western and southern
boundary of both. This boundary, so we'll mark
ed and defined by nature shuts out Mexico, and
will prove a security and barrier against border
wars Texas was peopled from the United States
hardly settlement neighborhood, town, or village
in the West and South, but has some near and dear
relation there Her religion, language laws, and
form Of Government are like our own. All her
political christian and social sympathies with
us; and she longs to be made one bone and one
flesh with US, as 4 sister State in our glorious
Union
The British Government is opposed to the re-
annexation of Texas to the United States, from a
natural jealousy Of the spread of our democratic
institutions; from the wish to monopolize her
trade: to maintain her rival -r,ey thnrahy To
control the price of our agricultural products /
and as point whence her plans Of abolition may
be carried on with secrecy and effect On our
southern borders which unite with Texas like the
borders Of two neighboring plantations, dividing
the water-courses, swamps, hills, valleys and the
very roots and grass of the fields.
Mr.. Clay, also, is opposed to the remuneration
OF Texas, as his Raleigh letter shows; so are the
northern Aboltonists and the great leaders of the
Clay party. Mr. Polk and the Democratic party
are in favor of it. 1t may surprize you, however,
70 hear that portion of the Clay leaders were in
favor of annexation, until Mr.. Clay issued his let
ter Of April last against it. After that, they re-
nonnced their independence Of opinion, and shout
ed to their idol, "GREAT IS DIANA OF THE s
EPHEsIANs" or, as in the days of King Herod, ,
1T IS THE VOICE oP Cop AND NOT OF MANI" f
Should this party succeed in electing Mr. Clay |
President, Great Britain will be encouraged to {
new efforts to plant her policy and interests into
Texan soil; she will be encouraged to estrouge a
Texas from US, and to raise her up as a Jealous @
rival to the United States until at last, fully COM
mtted to Texas, in her pride, interests and policy
war must come with England as sure as the night h
succeeds the day. Texas annexed, is sure guar Il
anty OF peace with England; Texas disannexed, s
as sure harbinger of aOar Our danger is in il
procrastinaion, which will give England time to h
weave her schemes of policy, to obtain dolnl- c
nant political influence over Texas and Mexico. n
A war With Mexico, without England for her 7
billy, is too absurd to deserve any considerations II
outhful Texas, single-handed, conquered her ci
more than eig ht years ago on the plains of San O.
'aclnto, and she has TO fear that another f.
war may plant the banner of Texas on the towers 81
81 the city of Mexico. We have no enemy TO Fl
Tread In this matter, but Great Britain She int II
flgues where she can, and wars where she dare s.
has she not announced lately to our Government IL,
washington with cool impuzencs, that she does n,
sot like one of ourhpolitica Institutions: that
'ngnt 10 be reformed and that she will exert her to
teady efforts to abolish it. wherever it is to be n
oundE And is this less arrogant, less nsutlino 81
nd less omnous, than if our Government were to "
!lVe Great Britain notice that we did not like ner
aords and Bishops, and that we should use our re
Iofts TO reform such institutions, in all places ii,
where they existed2 or if one were to give notice 81
his neighbor that he did not like the wav he ~
managed his family affairs, and that thew ought to NJ
e retormedF Surely, it would be the same AFRO In
fant assumption of authority and superiority in he
ne one case as in the other This anno1nee- A
nent like the shadow of coming events. oupbt to or
yarn US to receive Texas whilst she is vouno -
ure and Free and before she is seduced into tba =;
mbraces of England - -
But Clay leaders will tell you that England o
as disavowcd, to our Government all intention ~
lnterferino with tho III