The Arkansas banner., 1844-05-08
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 Let us examine, now some of the ohlec- tions urged against the remuneration oi lex as. And here. 1t Is remarkable that the ob- iections to the purchase of Louisiana are the same now made in the case ot Texas yet all now acknowledge the wisdom of that measure: and to have ever opposed it, Is now regarded as unpatriotic and uuwise- And So will Il be iu the case of Texas. The measure will justify itself by it's results; and IS opponents will stand in the same position now occupied by those whe objected to the purchase of Louisiana The objections we have said, were the same, and we will cxam- inc them separately. lst. The extension ol territory; and 2d, the question of slavery.
 Is to the extension of territory. it applied with much greater force to=the purchase of Louisiana. The purchase annexed 10 the Union a territory double lhe size oI that already embraced within its limits; whilst the remuneration of Texas, according to the largest estimates, will add but one-seventh to the extent of our territory. The highest estimate of the area of Texas is but 3l8,000 square miles, whilst that of the rest of the Union Is 100000 square mics. Now the British territory. on our own continent of North America exclusive of the West Ia- dies, and north of our northern boundary, Is 2.900,000 square miles, being 509006 more than that of our whole Union. with Texas united. Indeed, We may add both the Cali foriiias to Texas, and unite them all to the Union, and still tha area of the whole will he less than that of the British North Ame- rlcan possessions. And Is il an American doctrine, that monarchies or despotisms are alone fitted for the government of extensive territories and that a coniederacY of States must be compressed within narrower limits Of all the forms of government, our confed- eraey Is most especially adapted fer an extend ed territory. and might, without the least danger, but with increased security, and vast lv augmented benefits, embrace continent Each State, within its own limis, controls all its local concerns, and the general govern ment chiefly those which apperain to com meTee and foreign relations. Indeed, as vou augment the number of States, the bond of union IS stronger; for tho opposition of any one State is much less dangerous and formi- dable, in coniedeacy of thirty States, than of three On this subject experience Is the best test of truth. tIassthe Union been en- dangered by the advance in the number of States from thirteen to twenty-six Look also at all the new States that have been add cd to the Union since the adoption of the Constitution, and tell me what one of them, either Ill war or peace, has ever failed most faithfully 10 perform Its duties and what one of them has ever proposed or threaten  ed the existence of the government, or the dissolution of the Union No.rebelion or insarecton has ever raised its banner with m their limits, nor have traitorous or union dissolving conventions, in war or in peace. ever been assembled within the boundary of any of the new States, Of the West; but in peace, they have nobly and faithfully per formed all their duties 10 the Union; and in war, the spirit of party has fled before an ar dent patriotism, and all have rushed to the standard of their common country. From the shores of the Atlantic and the Lakes of the North; from the banks of the Thames and St. Lawrence, to those of the Alabama and the Mississippi; from the snows of Can ada to the Sunny plains of the South-the soil of the Union Is watered with the blood of the brave and patriotic citizen soldiers of the West. And is it England would per suade us our territory and population will be too great to permit the remuneration of Tex as Letus see how stands the case with her self and other great powers of the world The following facts are presented from the most recent geographies =
 British Empire-area, 8,100,000 square miles, population 200,000,000.
 Russian Empirc-area, 7,500,000 square miles, population 85,0O0,000.
 Chinese Empire-area, 5,500,000 square miles, population 250,000,000.
 Brazil-ayea, 3,000,000 square miles, pop ulation 6,000,000.
 United States (including Texas)-area, 2,- 3l8,000 square miles; population l9,000, 900.
 Here is one monarchy, (the British Em- pire,) nearly four times as large as the Uni- ted States, including Texas and one mon- archy and three despotisms combined, large ly more than ten times, our area, also inclu- ding Tex as; and to assert, under. these cir cumstanc $, that our government is 10 be overthrown or endangered by an addition of one-seventll to its area, Is to adopt the ex- ploded argument ofkings and despots against our system of conlederated States.
 President Monroe, citizen of one of the o-d thirteen States, in his message of 1929, thus speaks of the effects of the purchase of Louisiana
 '.This expansion of our population, and accession of new States to our Union, have had the happlest effect on all it's highest inte- rests. That it has eminently augmented our resources, and added to our strength and re- spectabilty as power, is admitted by all.- IL is manifest, that by enlarging the basis of our system, and increasing the number. of States, the system itself has been greatly strengthened in both its branches. Consoli- dation and disunion have thereby been rem dered equally impracticable. Each goyern- ment confding in it's own strength, has less to apprehend from the other; and in conse- ..al. 1..-:-