Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-05-30

der my observation. With the intuiuve sasaci'y which
makes part Of The character Of that grea, man and pure pa
tiot, he has iorescen tie use which a European enemy might
make Of Texas in the event Of a war with The United States.
\ Judgement ~ that Country would lay open our whole south
western border 10 his devasiaiions. We could establish no
fortress, nor occupy any favorable position; ioi the i"meise
frontier may, ~ a vast many places. be crossed as readily as
a man asses fiom one par, Of hs farm to another The adj
vaniages an active enemy would ENJOY, under such ciTeum-
stances, II requires no sagaciiy 10 foIeiell.
These cousideiaticns Tccsiito my memory an article which
make It, appearance just before / left Europe. ia a leading
Tory periodical IN r sisrd, which i understood 10 speak he
sentiment. Of a powerful patty. This i, ffazeis Magazine;
aud a mose neiarous article never issued from a ptohigA'e
press. IL ought 10 he steIeoyped and CALCULATED fsom one
end Of The country TO the other, 10 show The designs whch
are IN agitation against u, and TO teach us that our safely m
that mighty contest which is coming upon u, il in a knowl-
edge Il our danger, and IN a determination, BY ani,n,
and by a wise forecast, u meet IL, and defeat H. The
spiit Of this article IS sufficiently indicated by It's title, which
was. "a war with tile United States 4 blessing 10 mankind -
I cannot rsfes 10 il at tn, moment tu' mus peak Of A ilpn
recollection. | have often bceu surprised IL has not attracted
n. ie attention in our country. Its oticct was 10 povoke a
war with the United States, aud 10 lay down The plan OF a
campaign. wheh would .oof esi bring IL u a q r'unste con-
clu>Ion for England. The basis Of this plan was the oreani-
zaiion Of the necessary black iufce IN the West India lslard-,
and as detaikaiion upon our southern coast. Inc eonse-
qneuccs which our enemies f5udly ho Cd ios, in such a case
but with an entire igroIarce Of the true state OF The coun-
Try, were 4 retoh with a rare union Of hllaDihTory ara M
tied. | wish had the number at hand. 30 Gull Some choice
passages for your reflection. The result was to be tie de-
stuetion Of The Southern Sia'es, the ruin or depression OF
the Others, and the dissolution of this great and growing Con-
feieracy, on which the last hopes of Geeiom through The
world now Test.
" ha' ssOte l1|OTaOie re>i'i'n ccr!i e = ID AS *"
patti n Of English black toopS, and fJr letting them l00se up
on our Southern states, than Is alluded ty Texas lncspa-
hi, Of resisting IL the event of a war be wten u and Eng
land, she would be I ken possession OF by the latter, undei
one or another OF these pfciences, which every page If hei
history furnishes, ard the Territory wouli become the depo
whence She would carry on her operations against u. a1'
attempt 10 add a seIyle wal to the other cll4miteS whici
hostiiries brig With them. lie who d 'ubts whether 'hi
would be done. has yet to lca,u another trait IN The annals Q
natloral ANTI athy. 1t would be done, and be called philan
thIopy.
Every day satisfies ne more ard more ,hat a majority o
the Am, rican people are in favor of annexation. Were the
mt the measure ought not t. be cIitcicd. But "a they ano
the some 1T is effected the better. do not touch the de
tails OF the negotiation That must be left 10 the Response
biity Of the Government; "a, also, must the bearing OF tn
question upon, aud its roceltio by, other countIies. The,
are points DO rot here enter into.
am, dear sir, with much IcgaId, truly yours,
LEW. CASS.