The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-08-01
orrrN aY ALMANAC.
,s.dIbsOn's Letter.
5m M National Ia,slligkaeer


a . which recently made 10 the Whips
II Albany, made some remarks in reh.
ton TO the late treaty Tor the annexation 81
Texas to tue United States. 4 misreprc
sentalion mo doubt resulting from a misun-
defsiandng) Of those remarks makes IT pro.
per Ia my Judgment that should 10 long.
er withhold the public expression of NV
oplasons cpou that subject, and il is due 10
myself that should al the same time give
the reasons for those opinions. In the
speech which made a, Albany express.
ed no opinion upon the question Of Ultimate
annexation, not because thought Inv views
OF tina! subJec, would be disagreeable 10 the
audience which was addressing, but for
exactly The opposite reason. preferred
to d'scoss this s1tiac, before a Southern
ondleace, where different opinions were Gu.
teitained. and where it was possible that
some good might be done No individual
IN the United States has more motives OF
personal charactss ilrau-i tTavu I6 adgCcaie
The immediate annexation of Texas 10 this
country. ] was the first man who, on the
Hoor oil Congress, expressed his sympathy III
the Revolution Of Texas. Ii was an amend.
ment offered by me TO the appropriation
bill ia March, 1898, which secured the re.
cogniIion Of Texas by our GOVERNMENTS
measure at that time Of vital Importance to
The young Republic. Circumstances have
since placed II IN my power to give many
other and substantial proofs of my friendly
feelings both TO Texas aud tho Texans
aad | AN proud 10 know tina, no living ,nan
has stronger hold upon the gratitude aud
affection OF the people uf Texas than |
nave; and, ! will add, that there are pecu
mary considerations 10 me not unimpor
iani) which would make the annexation Of
Texas emincntly desirable to me yet, with
all these motives 10 different conclusion,
have not been able TO change my opinions
Ion The subject. These opinions have
been hastily formed, but have rpeued
u fixed and settled convictions, f
S am opposed to the annexation, because,
YAn language Of Judge Upshur, at
bslaJnjurs their chef agricultural inter-
cs t9hat Of the South by raising or- t"'-- +
erfdl compeliios.I and -, would cheaper
Y, tsice .. q the principal raw ma .
~ IN CONSIDERATIONS may
'P1 fr~nS koI,, the manufacturers
LoiE 4. 81 IN be the effect
with The une.
r!Iexas as a cotton
no, hesitate 10 say
el authority
Slon planter were 10
5lAntry for the growing oil
would ask no single adj.
Az not found in Texas
lions Of acres there when
Tom 500 to 1000 pounds oil
he acre. As q provision couh'
~ at least equal to any portion OF our
s,en country, and II is more hea''nS
than any other cotton growing region Il
,bo woId. II Is true that there are soti'
,ortons Of the United States where, "a Ia
vorable years, hand can make as muc'
cotton as he can gather, but here present,
itself au inapprecIablo advantage whlGI
'ravos cossesses, which IS thlsi From III
81 month Of February, whon the cotton IS plan
ted, until the middle Of JAY, when II Is ms
n,eA there are constant showers all
from ldy until the middle Of December,
Ordinary years, there is no RAIN at OIL '"'
afording five months of unlnterfup,Gd eol
weather for gathering the crop Inc co
ton is therefore unstalned, and lis s'ap'o
also better than tina, of American coHo
am perfectly satisfied that Iud'cIonlls
vestment in a cotton plantation IN lex
w;l Weld, besides all necessaries for TAM
consumption, from eight TO ten per ce'
r,of, oer annum al the price Of three Gel
per pound for The cotton.
In confirmation Of these views 1t rs OF
necessary TO say, that even now "''"
the insecurity Of property IN Texas Una
Of the best planters in the eou'n%eS,
removing their property there K'
myself that two gentlemen who own
gery hes, plantations which have seei
Alabama and Florida, have abandoned
grea, degree their estates nno tP'l' 40
,heir hands to Texas. A Distinguish