The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-03-07

to accomplish which il has expended nearly all the
moneys collected from the people, can 1t be uncon-
question Of defence and protection, when we are
surcd that the acquisition IL matter ei real ne
cessity," as a guard for The frontier and the pro.
lection of New Oflesnsf' And surely tbIs protec-
1929, 1888. and 1895; and New Orleans and Texas,
and the frontier and the Sabine, stand precisely
where they did at those periods. Indeed. have
now before me letter OF General Jackson, almost
freeh from his pen, in which he announces his
opinion that the remuneration Of Texas ''lsessenta
10 the United States" Although some OF my coun
trymen may differ from as to the exalted opinion
which entertain of the high civil qualifications Of
General Jackson, none will dispute his ex,raordi-
nary military talents, and that NO man living can
know so well what necessary to the protection OF
New Orleans, as lie great and successful defender
II, then, the reanne xaiion OF Texas be more essen
tlal to the safety and defence Of New Orleans and
the me nth of the Mississippi than all the fOrtltica.
tons which could be, but have not been, and will
not be- erected In that quarter, has not ihs West
right to demand on this ground alone, the reaeqoi-
sition OF Texasl The money Of the West, as the
treasury reports above quoted demonstrate, is now
freely dlsbursed, and has been expended by hun
States; and Will not those States feel il duty and
pleasure to defend the West aud their own products,
which float upon It's mighty rivers BY the repssses-
sion OF territory which Is essential for our security
fuse the defence of the West in the only way in
which that defence will be complete and efectual,
for you may extend your Notifications along The
whole coast OF the gulf, and New Orleans and the
mouth OF the Mississippi, and the Florida pass will
remain undetended 30 long as Texas 10 IN the pos
session OF foreign power, and we are open TO at
tacks from the rear through that region, Forhca-
lions, also, may sometimes be captured by great
superiority OF guns and force, by squadrOns upon
the sea, and with sufficient time and adequate
force, il not by storm, by mine and siege, they
may be always taken by assaults upon the land
even Gibraltar and the Moro castle not hav-
Ing n INN IN
our own, and in The possession OF the brave
and praclised marksmen Of the West, would be
position where, against all attacks from the rear,
every inch Of ground would be hercey contested,
and every advance would be marked by theblood
Of the inv. der; and il New Orleans should be inva.
DEF in other direc ions, our countrymen In Texas,
over whom would then foot the flag Of the Union,
would rush to the rescue of their own great city,
and uniting with their brethren in arms from other
States OF the same great U0lon, woud re enact up
on the banks OF the Mississippi the victories Of San
the West and Southwest, we will. il there were no
other reasons, as question OF defence, reacqulre
the possession OF Texas: or do patriotism, and love
OF the whole country, and OF all xlst only In
name Does the America heart yet beat with all
their glorious impulses or are they mere idle words,
htted only to round oil aperiCd, or to t up an adj
dress And have we reached that point in the scale
OF descending drgeneracy, when the inquiry is, not
what VIII best ngthe and defend the whole, but
what will most .ff-ctudy impair the sire myth, re-
tard the growth and weaken the curly OF the val
ley Of the West!
Let us now examine the fleet of the reanne xation
OF IF xas on the whole country The great interests
OF the Union, exhibited in the census OF $780, are
shown in the products of agriculture. of the mines and
manufactures, of the forests and fisheries, Of COM
rnerce and navigation thereto append tables mark.
ed Nos 2and3, compiled from the census OF 1870 the
rst Exhibiting the products that year OF agriculture,
manufactures, Commerce mining, the forest and fish
enes; and the second showing the number of persons
then employed In agriculture, manuiactusss com;
mi NJ NJ tIuu tha md Al
navigation have also compiled from the otAcla
report oil the Secretary OF the Treasury in lS4O,
table marked No 4, represe nting for the year pre-
cedng, tor each State; the imports and exports OF
exports; also the number OF American vessels
which entered or cleared from each State; the Anne
rican crews employed; the foreign vessels which
entered aud cleared from each State; the vessels
built in each State. and tonnage owned by each.
Table N. 8, compiled from the same report, exhl'
bite, tor the same year, our exports to each OF the
countries OF the world, distinguishing the foreign
and domestic exports, with the number OF Amer.
can vessels and foreign vessels employed in our
trade with each country, together with the Imports
from each. and the excess IN our trade with any OF
them, OF exports to over imports from them. Table
MOI compiled from The same report presents all
the exports OF our own products that yeer to Texas,
ranged under the heads OF the products OF egricul-
ture forest and fisheries, dslloRuish-
ng the articles thus exported, and their value.
With these facts before uS, which are all Official let
US proceed to the examination OF this great question
Our chief agricultural exports to Texas, as the Ia
Bile shows, were pork, ham, bacon, lard. beef, but
ter, cheese, -four, bread, and bread stuff amounting
to $i63 GAL In looking a, the census Of $50, the
population OF each State and section, and the
amount OF these products in each State, we will!
lind that the chief surplus OF these products raised
States, composed OF New York, New Jersey, Penn.
syivanla, Delaware. and Maryland, including the
Dlstric: OF Columbia; and in the northwestern
States, composed of Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio, In
-. ~1..l.- II,
consin and Iowa. The middle and northwestern
States derived, then, the principal profit in the sale
OF agricultural products to Texas. In the sale OF
domestic manufactures to Texas, the New Eng
land States came first; and next in their order, the
middle, and the northwestern States; and in look.
ing al the principal items OF which these exported
manufactures to Texas were composed, hnd that
OF the surplus produced and sold to Texas, Massa-
as TO commerce, as connected with Texas, the mid
die States stood first, and then the New England
and northwestern States; and here New York stood
FIRST, Massachusetts, second, and next Penusylvania
Maryland, and Ohio. Put here we mus, remark the
special interest which Louisiana, through her great
port OF New Orleans, has in commerce as connected
with Texas. The total products from commerce In
Louisiana in 1910 were 1858 S9S being one-tenth Of
that OF the whole Union, and consequently the IN
terest OF New Orleans as connected with the rean-
nexatlon OF Texas, must soon be measured by mil
lions every year. The great city of New York, into
which was received, in round numbers, one hun
tons OF all imports in the year referred to, and
one-third OF the exports has vast and
interest IN this question; tor it is, in truth, que sion
10 be settled in our favor by the rcanne alton OF
Texas, whether New York or Liverpool shall com.
mend her commerce. Next to the products Of
mining, the middle States stand first and next the
Northwestern and New Eogland States. And here
Pennsylvan stands at the head OF the list, having
Sl7 666 40, nearly one-half of the whole mining
interest OF the Union. Texas, having no mines OF
coai or iron, must become vast consumer OF the
products Of the mines Of Pennsy lvana. In cables,
barlron, and nails, and other manufactures OF our
ron Texas imported from in the year referre to,
the value OF $l20, lSt Now. OF cast-iron, Penn
syvania Produced in 1910 80 395 tons, being large
ly more than one-thrd OF the amount produced in
the whole Union; and next came OHIO, Kentucky,
New York, Virginia, Tennessee, New Jersey, Mac
sachusetts, and Maryland. OF bar iron, the amount
produced in Pennsylvania was 81 pa tons, being
very nearly one nalf OF the whole produced IN the
Union; and next came New York, with SO 693 tons,
or more than one .tourh OF the whole; and then
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