Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1844-10-11

ducts. and suited especially to the habits,
labor and constitutions of the southern and
southwestern people. Her territory is a
part Of the Mississippi vaIIey-the Rocky
Mountains, the Great Desert, and the Del
Norte, constituting the western and south
ern boundary of both. This boundary, so
well marked and defined by nature, shuts
out Mexico. and will prove security and
barrier against border wars. Texas was
peopled from the United States; hardly a
settlement, neighborhood, town, or village
in the West and South, but has some near
and dear relation there. Her religion, lam
guage, laws, and form of Government are
like our own. All her political. christian
and social sympathies are with US; and
she longs to be made one bone and one
flesh with us, as sister State in our glo-
rious Union.
The British Government is opposed to
the remuneration of Texas TO the United
States. from natural jealousy Of the spread
Of our democratic Institutions; from the
wish to monopolze her trade to maintain
her as rival to us, thereby to control the
price of our agricultural products and as
a point whence her plans of abolition may
be carried on with secrecy and effect, on
our oonlherh ooruers' when o''l'e VII"
exas Ike Tue ooroefs OF '"o heighoof'hg
plantations, dividing the water-courses.
swamps, hills, valleys, and the very roots
ana grass OF 'he helds.
Mr.. Clay also' Is opposed 10 the re'an-
nexatlon OF l exaS' as MS haleigh let'er
shows SO are the nor'herh Aoo''''"h's's
and the great leaders oil the clay party
Nr, FOLK anu me democratic parry are IN
favor OF II. 1t may surptIze you, howev-
en- |" near that portion OF The Clay lead
ers were IN favor of annexation, until Mr..
Clay issued his letter of April last against
it. After that, they renowned their indie
pendence Of opinion, and shouted to their
idol. GREAT Is DIANA OF THE EPHEsI-
ANS - or. as i'm The days of King Herod.
lT is THE VOICE OF GoD AND NOT OF
MAN!'
Should this party succeed in eIecting
Mr.. Clay President. Great Britain will be
enc outraged TO new efforts to plant her po-
! licv and interests into Texan soil; she will
be encouraged TO estronge Texas from US,
and I" raise her up as a Jealous rival to the
United States, until al last. fully committed
to Texas. j. her pride. interests and poll
cv, war must come with England. as sure
as the night succeeds the day. Texas an
nexed. is sure guaranty Of peace with
| England; Texas disannexed, as sure har-
hinger Of aOor. Our danger is in procras-
tinalon, which, will give Eng land lime to
weave her schemes of policy. to obtain a
dominant political influence over Texas
and Mexico.
war WIN MFxIco' wIthont England
Tor her ally is too absurd to deserve any
considerations 1onfh'u' eSas' SIN gle
hanoe"' conquered her more 'hah eight
years az" on Tue P'a'HS o. oat 'aclh'o' anu
she mas reason 70 lear ''a' announcer war
may plant the banner OF 'eSas on 'ne
towers OF '"e Guy "' NeA'to' we nave
y" e"tnS =" c'''u II ''''' "'"''e'' u"'
're"' Dr''"'" one '"''sueS ",1re sue
can an" wars "nere she care mas she
not announce" la'ely 10 our 0o'efH'he"'
at aSh'nslon' WIN coo' '"'pooe"ce, '''a'
she does not IKE one OF our P"''''ca, 'ns''-
tni'"ns; that 1t ought 10 be reformed; ana
that she Will exert her steady efforts to a
THIS less arrogant less 'hsu'''ng anu less
om'n"us. than II our government were 10
give Great Britain hotice 'hal we o'o not
like her Lords and Bishops ana that we
1 & TIC ptfAFfC reform I.