The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-05-24

~S""ficss W nose safely
may be endangered by her policy TO adcpt SUI
measures az they may deem necessary for the
protection. 49,
IL Is with still deeper concern the President r
CARDS Tho avowal of Lord Aberdeen of the des
OF Great b tain 10 see slavery abolished in Re,
as, and as he infers, her endeavors, through hs
diplomacy, to accomplish it, by making the All,
iilion Of slavery one of the conditions on wbic
nieAieo should acknowledge her dependence :
II has confirmed his previous impressions as /,
the policy o: Great Britain in reference to Texa,
and made It lis duty TO examine with mpeb oar
ahd sollcilude what would be its effects ON IN
prosperity aud safety of the u States. should sh
suceeed IA her endeavors. The investigation r.
resulted in the settled conviction that n wonId i
diihenli for Texas, in her actual condition IN 20
sist what she desires, without supposinp The In
huonce and exertions OF G. Britain would Ina q :
,cndea beyond the limits assigned by Lord Aber
uecn anu 'hal u Iexas could not resist, the con
summation Of the object of her desire. would en-
danger both the safety and prosperity of tbe II
mon Under this conviction. il is felt 10 be the
imPerions duty of The federal government, the
common representative and protector of the states
oI lhe Union, to adopt in self defence The most
eHectual measures to defeat il.
ihis is now the proper occasion 10 state al ar ga
tho grounds OF this conviction. IL is suffici,n nj
70 say that the consummation of the avowed oh.
Jeet oil her wishes in reference 10 Texas wonld he
followed by hostile feelings and relations he, uee,
Shat country and the u States, which could not
.Sh 70 place her under the influence and control
~. n.m r lhat, from the geographical pc.
s''lon OF Texas, would expose the weakest and
most vulnerable portion of our frontier 10 inroads
ana place in the power Of G. Britain the most
eheient means Of effecting in the neighboring
states OF The Union what she avows 10 be her de-
ene 10 90 10 all countries whore slavery exists
o hazard consequences which would be 80 dan
gerous TO the prosperity aud safety of the Union.
without resor.Ing 10 the most effective measures
70 prevent them, would be, on the par, of the Fo.
oetai Government, an abandonment of the mos,
~, I'm" ooiigallon imposed by the guarantee which
,hs States, IN adopting the Constitution, ente-ed
into TO protect each other against whatever mich,
shaAnger their safety, whether from withou, or
"'hin' Acting in obedience TO this obligation.
on which our Federal sy stem Of 6 overnnent rests
the resident directs mo TO inform you that trca.
Y has been concluded between The u States aud
ieAas Tor the annexation of the latter 10 the for
thef a. part OF It's territory. which will be sub
saitcd without delay 10 the Senate for lis spproy.
al THIS step has been taken as the most efiec.
). .aai = i's' t'ie only means of guarding against
s"e .'Ne4scf'c1 Danger, aud securing their perma
zeal eeace and welfare.
~ wen Nnown that Texas has long desired ,
~ ~ 10 Sh"esee 70 this Union that her people al
The time of the adoption Of her Consi tution a,
pressed by an almost unanimous vote ber dss;r, {
10 that effect and that she has never ce,s.d 10
aesire 4 as The most certain means of promotiny ,
her safety and prosperity. The y. States have i
heretofore declined 10 meet her wishes bpt tho =
liae mas now arrived when they can no longer
'efase consistently with their own seenr;,v ana .
oeace and tho sacred obligation imposed by their
: Constitutional compact for mutual defence and Il
,ss'eetion Nor are they any way responsible for o
eI'eu'ns'ahces which have imposed this obi a
-.'on on mem They had no agency in bringing Il
eon' the state Of things which has terminated N n
he separation of Texas from Mexico. II wastba
'pln'sh Goyornmsnt and Mexico herself which
invited and offered high Inducements 10 our eli.
ems 70 eoionize Texas. That, from the diversi +
OF ehEfscier, habits, religion and political opi.
sohs necessarily led 10 the separation. without :.
lasanes sf the u, States Ia any name, y
esiad' rssegnl.es " .e States. al an early u
~. ~ $3.50 81 N 81. asished prihr'plo " Vt r
y eenlo.n's yernmeut de faeto. They had els..
oE 80 an the same principle IN feie'ense'
'Ieasg h.,ss.lf aud lie other Government w. il
w w.. ,,.cn on the former dominlohs VI "P1 .
his Continent. -, accountability for that i
.,.ts II things already adyer'ed 70 es 'S
stat' :. - imnosing on them, IN sellue's"e.'
d OF adopting Wv an
sse .ts,oained passive, so long as INC
"0s - q Britain, which has LED 10 Tvs auvr
my IA 30 Immediate bearing on thei, pea ~.
hgn ""' tyb;Ia they concedc TO Great bt''a'n ~"
saw. a1or,;rg Whatever policy she my 49,
ts"' ~ f,..,es 10 the African race "'s''' ~,
"es'' " '..,.ors they ON their own patl C'''''
Wv" 49,. ,;s,ht far themselves. Inc pony r,co
.aan,ea IN reference to tho potuou - 30. hut
~ H. domirions may be humane anu do, !,
:, docs not follow If II prove 50 and o,n
y be ao IN reference TO the =: go -, his
woo'" =. hosc situations differ from iets'
et Il would be or not It belongs " 'ae,
hn' W"'a Je,ornine for itself WIN US y :"
!" 80 "a lie decided, not by me fe1 ,S' e.,
ta,, hut hy each lnem9er oil 'ie a,,,os,ic
eFh,'' In, Ia its own views oil us u"', ~
l and without any right on tno "a, ENC,
PD'i'5t Government 10 interfere ID N"y $3.50
,yL,,orer lis rights and duties are ',s,tn,,on
,cclha updef the guarantees OIL NY 49,. ,I,,v
vi, s,,ni,,r of the Union, IN whatever Pp',' i,
eac" ".., - ~,C.rence TO the portion WITHIN ~
.naS ,Y9o i,n;ts large number oil tao saw =
~ o,leJ that 1t is neither wise no, Nv NO ~ :
w. H. relation which has ex'sted, i.o'i' W w
l"ntsnen,. between the two races VIZ do
~, A vican is less numerous, haFe "u''
II tho opposite poilcy' ,...,,o,, "a ouestit
II, hoiop - not to the Govefnneht W -
W. de former have decided wiso'y '.
4 &c a did the undersigheu - a. .,,l 10
,he nroper occasion TO discuss we su' Y,
a not, however, deem it irrelevant haf 70 ~ :,
,hSS the experience Of mere tean na,, :,
"rS 70 decide, it would be neither h Tha ncn
VIA hem to change their policy. it DC eG ',
and H., authentic documents snow s,aa,
,,bich the States have changeu
lar@o ,on between the two races the ,, co,
,,on On African, instead oil pelhg n.y.
has belsn. worse. They have been lnv nied
sunk int ylco and pauperlsn' a :";innt The
--deafness, blindness, INSANITY a" III other ether 81
sgrec without example, while IN ,a S,' Ea bctv
aaeb hayo retained the ancient rela.,0. av Uvr
tho, they have improved gIen ,;,sonce. and
als-t,be following facts, taken from SUI"
cos wiI-eryc 10 Illustrate;
Tho nu her Of deaf and DUMP, p'," ,h, I,
and insane, cthe negroes in the states w., I"a, ,
changed tho acient relation between ~. {
Is ono out of evtv ninoty,s'S while ~ .'' H., ,
+ Adhering to it, it one out OF every s'A ;'o
and soventytwo-eat is, seven 70 one ~
Of tho latter, as comlared with the iofae''
The number Of w&.as, deaf and dump'
,,...,1 A, tpsane in thu states that have