Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-09-24

cOuiO alone lot.
The spacious statesmen Of Englant
understand much better than we do tn
lOrce Of the military considerations | an
here suggesting: and hence, you will fin,
that no pecuniary obligation will be deem
ed BY them too great to prevent the an
nexaIiOn 10 this country. The success
Of eur free system, its capacity 10 secure
order, 10 promote The progress Of the ART
and sciences, and 10 stimulate the ener
gies Of our nature, 10 a point far higher
than any yet attained under the forms o.
government in the old world, is alarming
To the advocates of monarchy. The fur
ther progress Of our principles will be q
demonstration which the popular mind
throughout the world cannOt mistake, and
opposition 10 these principles is therefore
necessary part of European policy, and
it would be as short sighted for US
TO take for granted that different
feeling will control their policy, as it
would be for one Of our navgaiors to
embark on The ocean without chart or
needle, TO aid him in weathefing storms
and preventing sbipwTeck. So settled
do consider this anIagOnistic feature Of
monarchy aud repub;can,sm. in the pres.
ent state of the world, that would feel
safe in inferrrng what our course ought
to be IN reference 20 this measure oi
such vital national interest, by finding
out what was the course of Great Brit.
ain. Our position here, as it has been
generally heretofore, will be EOnnd to be
directly opposite TO hers.
But why should | press on you further
views Of the paramount importance Of
Texas 10 the United States on the score
OF SaIely2 Every mind conversant with
the operations of war, and with this Gauss
es which give military ascendency, must
see from glance at our map, that such
genius as Weliington's o: Napoleon's,
sustained by naval armaments on the
gulf of Mexico, and ON the lakes, and in
possession Of Texas, with very small
force on land, could in one campaign, +,
paralyze one half of our Union, deprive
US Of Oregon, and produce scenes of SER
vile insurreclion and massacre, that hu.
manly would shudder to describe. This
is no fancy sketcII-no chimera of The
inauguration, 10 frighten women and
children. 1t IS the natural operation o!
cause and effecl-i1evltable and irresIst'
able.
Give Texas and Oregon 10 Great Brit
ain, aud she will have more territory on
this continant than the United States. -
She will surround US from our northeast
corner to our southwest corner. Leave
ing no outlet 10 US by land, we shall be
literally embraced in her potent grasp,
aud open to her invasion by sea and land
at every point of the Union.
And yet we are told by leading politi-
cIans Of the day, that the project Of an
nexation is mere bubble blown for po>
liucal purpose, 10 put down Ona leader,
and put up another-and this too on the
face Of assurances that reach us every
day-which tell US that England holds
in her hand guarantee Of peace to
Texas, if she will only Withdraw the pro
position of union with us. am proud
to see that my friends throughout the
Union are treating these foreign menaces
as American patriots should who love
their couniry,and are determined TO stand
by il IN all emergencies without regard to
party.
Let us next see, in answer 10 your
third, fourth and fifth inquiries, what
would be the probable effect OF the de.
termination Of Texas to accept the guar
antee of mOnarChical powers. A treaty
Of commerce would be the first result,
aHd the basis of this treaty would be one
OF reciprocal benefit, in the exchange Of
the raw productions Of Texas for the
manufactured articles of those powers
England would aim at once TO destroy
the manufacturing interests Of this cOun.
Try in competition with her: to do this
SHE would be the gamer by opening her
ports to Texas, and Texas in her turn,
first, anxions for the payment of her ma
tional debt, would so adjust her revenue
laws as to give the greatest possible stiml
ulJs 10 the culture Of cotton aud tobac-
CO, and the development Of her agricul-
tural resources. Thus her debt would
soon be paid, and her prosperity would
be accelerated by the double force o.
European aid and domestic pride nm
embarrassed on the one hand by high du
ties, upheld on the other by deep seated
determination Of the European powers II
cripple the UGiied States, and sCatte
among them the seeds Of discOrd and jeal
ousy.
Among other disadvantages resultin
TO US from such treaty between Eng
land and Texas, would be the necessit
10 establish on that extensive frontie
such police as would prevent smugglin
and enforce our revenue laws. Coul
this be done7 All experience answer
} mott cannot be done. Border citizen
having the same interests in trade, folio,
} ing the e.Same pursuits, using Tie same il