Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-07-18
BY JOHN s. s IN. GALLAHER.

VIII any 81 deny any II these nro,,,,z;
tinass |. That The most ellicacioas M /
sure ia fsvhr of abolition would 81 s As
stray the value Of slave labor Tba
The reduction az the prca ol cotton /,
three OF toar cents would destroy The W.
ine of slave labor ID The old slave States
l3 Thatlana large increase 81 lie Qaanli.
/ y OF cqltoa produced oula have ite ef.
leci 10 reduce lis price 10 that point d,
even ioRvers say tor example. sudden
increase cH I'VE hundred Thousand sales;
and, A. That the Annexation OF Texas
would fause such al increased produc.
ton: Much TIE larger portion Of the pro,
dnce Of Islaye labor isscouon. II il ihe
price ofEcotton whiShsre sulales exclusive
other arlicls EeE u Dc rorhu al assSs,;
too, that Texas is admirably adapted u
The Production OF sugar, long staple cot
Ton, and tobacco-the only other articles.
with The exception OF rice. which are
produced BY slave labor. But. ifthe price
on Cotton i not thus ruinouslv reduced
by overlprcduction. II will NOT be denied
that slave labor gan be employed id Tex
as with al least Fwice The profit which il
yields ID The average Of the slave States
OF the Union. Our slaves will then be
carried tolTexas by the force of Alaw as
fixed and certain as that by which Mater
tnds iisllevel TIE slaves viii very soon
I,dissppea y from Maryland. Vignis, Nbrlh
Carolina, Tennessee. and Kentucky. and
ID a period very short Tor such an opera
iioa. those States will become non-siaSe
holding States; and whenever that is The
case, thfv' will not only no longer have
commoH interest with The remaining slave
holding Slafessto defend the institution.
but willlvefy soon psrtske 81 that fana,i.
cal spirit OF false philanthropy which
rs now perpading the whole world -
Thus shall we lose the most in portanl Of
our allies, mos. important 10 numericai
.s;rengih al Tie ballo, box still more ms
pottanti II We should De cfiyenio iha cal.
touch box as our last defence.
And what Are the advantages which We
are 10 ghia by this measure / ine4a Ne
of the hve holding States. Are we mose
secure. sgainst foreign attackP Fhe queS-
lion is mot whether Louisiana viii be mote
secure with Texas than without il.
think II easysto demonstrate that such
would DOT be the case. Bn:Fhe al does.
tion is. |will Texas then be more SECURE
than Louisiana now is For Texas viii
then be a portion Of our Union. and We
stall be under The same obligationsto pro-
tect Texas as we now are To- protect Lou
isisna. With our railroads aad rivers. We
can AISLE BILE 300 600 men in thirty
days il New Orleans. or at any other
nqlBt iqtba Sl4yeh0ldlno States. No, 50
Of Transporting troops TO Texas. bur BY ne
dangerdus aavigaiiqn OF The Gulf: iAy$
encouhhnug Observation-Disclosures 10 tlIe
detencel which an invading enemy would
have int The attack and, with Superior
hostile bseai force Lin command Of ,lfr
Gulf Of Mexico. which iato be anticipated
in The e4eht fsuch an INVASION our troops
could nbt be transported 81 all In any
event, il would be transferring The eon-
flict FROM the land, where we should be
absolutely. impregpable. 10 the walet
where We might be the weaker power
Then, agair, instead of the impossible
swampsllyiag between The Mississippi and
Texas, 4 natural and inpresnsble foriifcs-
bon, wb should have an increased ma
rine froaller OF several hundred miles, and
a land frontier of Two thousand, withour
rivers, mountains, or sWamps, or any the
slightes; natural barrier, unless we could
reahze The very brigh. idea OF General
Cass ofhnnexing all the contiguous terri
tory. To do which. We must round Off
our bouhdaIles by going to Cape Horn and
the Pacific. | know only one instance o.
an equally sagscious suggestion as that OF
General Cass about contiguous territory.
and that was Of the farmer who said that.
he discovered that the squirrels destroyed
oDly thd outside rows -ot his3corn and thar
he would secure himseltagainsi future de
predalidns by planting no outside rows
II am descending from The digpily OF The
is because ridic0Fe is the only
proper seply 10 such an argument. Ii is
said THAI The annexation Of Texas will in
crease tbe political power olthe slavehold.
ing STATES, aad their vote In Congress. -
Such cannot be the respltin the House Of
Repress nlaiises; for ibe slaves viii only
be diffubed iheir number will moi be in
creased; that is perfectly clear Bot i
has .beeh said that Texas will be divided
into four or FIVE States, all 81 which viii
be slay4holding States, and Of course rec
presented 10 the Senate, and thus give 10
the Soltb conservative, acheck mating
power. II. believed thai The non lave
IholJiag States would concede US this,
would disregard all minor objeciions' and
90 Tor be measure. But does any sane
man rally believe Ii: Will tie non
sisvehdlding States. having the nbajoiity
I in the Senate. as legislative body sur.
render that majority, and also she MAORI.
~ 10 tile House as an.sllefnatite elec,or
Al BODY OF President, Viii they divide
Texas into four States. and give 10 lhos,
-four States equal power 10 the cleo. ion B
! President with New York. Peuus, lsania
tOhip, ahd Massachusetts Would We, IN
der Ike circumstances CONSENT 10 the an
neSaliPn ol Canada. and divide il int
tour OF Eve Stsiess Would We do ibis iot
Al The tisk OF .oteign war; and the NOR
1 especially II our Northern brethren, VIII
i : uosi remarkable frankness, WE'RE 70 az
l'nounce u Us that their great me'lye 4
4 desifi9g ii was 10 take The political powe
tout oG5ous Hands and place il 10 thsiEo
4 ,Xnd are they. less ssgacions 10 pelce,Tinj
II Their Interests, less promp: topursrte them
/ of more liberal ID sacrificing them thar
II We ark sarhcertsioly is not the gene