Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-03-29
WEllN PRBSS
slR. WEIssTER'S LETTER
TO THE CITIZENS or WORCESTER, MASS
on I II
ANNEXATION OF TEXAS.

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+" tho g9'1,nment OF the lnrd H''r' Tor lhe anmeH
s''h o. 'A's 10 me ! non ''1t,ue oet' j.; -,
hafch OF NV wear 10 nlf'as Fo"l',, neeu ; u.
We Guy OF view "rH upon we Il'ttesI.n. ,,Fea =,
me daV co 'l II, consistently WIN c'S Wv" H.''e
81 nr"prie'Y an uA'V, hns'a nom 'lh ~
VI my 'e" ''e''s wa '''' SURF INC ''o '''
~ fnnscrloe tnS remarks 'n'n ln'ne ny me. 80, b
rnen:n' p'HposnI To tEp'es' ",,',T -" ''I
ixinpo,slblr To overlook the delicate qirsor wlich
hiss arisen from events which have happened IN the
a'- HeS'an province nf Texas. The lndcErnHch' .
Of that Province IN bee irnzrd by the Govern
r.ent OF he United States Tho Congress pave the
Pfe.dent the means to be used WHEN he saw fit, OF
openings dp,nn1tc intercourse with the Govern
m-nt. aaI the la President imnc iltvly made use o
tio.s mi--ns.
81 saw no ohj-cii, ~ Mn Ter thu circumstances, to
vo,jnc an appropriation he used when thr President
should think the proper time had come; audi deem
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arrived C.,l,nly peutlsurn the history of Texas
i.n,t li,,. Won lrfI A y.ry lew peoplc in n very
short time have c4,a lsh.d IA Government for them.
e-lv., ,r,n.t the .uthoriv nj the p,rrnt State; and
which Government if +, GENERALLY slrposcd there il
little prnb.hli at Inv present moment of the parent
St,,o heinz o,. 4, oyarturn
"Th. &; ,vcrnuan, 10 in firm n copy of our own.
lis an American r1nstl,itio,. SUBSTANTIALLY after the
gre,, American mo el We al, h.efnrc must wi.h
If success. and there is no one vho will more hear.
, ~; ,.o , I~ ~ sao an ,ndsnen len com
miriy in.,lli cent Industrious and friendly toward
us s,r;, ripo IN and rising int, happiress ds'inc-
,oo md S"TerI ' mon orr own princiuus Of liberty
and government
/" Bat il cannot e disrr.ed gentlemen. that de.
afro n, an ,,nn,;,r il already manifested to anne,
Trr,.tn t1e r,,,.d S,,.es On n s,hicc, of such
N, ghtv ,n,cnj,u 10 ,s tb;s and Mt a moment when
The plblir attention is drawn 10 H. should feel nv
,efwantinr in c,nd r. iIi did no, express NV orn.
ION since all mast SUPPOSE that on such question
i, i, INN, sh'e shonld be without some opinion.
ii s,v ,hcn I;cn,Irnon in all (rnnknrss that
the Annexation of Texas To the United STATES. Wher
the Constitution was formed II is not probable thai
either It's fiamcrs, or the People ever looked TO The
ndnissrn of any States mo the Cninn, except such
as then already existed, and such as should he tormc
oat Of Territories then already belonging to the Unrd
States. tifsrn years after the adopirnn Of the Con-
stl'n'l,n, however. the of Louisiana arose.
Louisiana was CHAINED by treaty with France. who
had recently obtained irom SPAN; but Inc ohlect o
this ac1n ion not nie,e extension OF territory
Other great political interests were connected win It
,,,.kl pl,.,.,, s.l ~
mouths OF Tho great rivers which, rise IN the Wes,er
States ana How INTO the .ini OF Mexico. ohe IN
disputed our use OF these i'ers ana WIN Po"eii.
nation IN p'ssessnh ol these outlets 10 me SEA IL
obvious that me commerce OF MI NE "est was !
danger o! perpetual vcxallon Inc cohr"a',"
ines" r!ver'to the sea was therefore, 'he S'e,' "ue'
aimed al IN The acquisition OF Louisiana p.. ~:
acquisition necessarily br.N@n' "r'no'y "tsn9 WIZ
ana three States now exist formed Out OF Tue ahce'
Pfovn'e., Ill.,,
slnilai p"lcv, ma slhIlnr necessary, 'npn'
perhnps not entirely so Urgent ed I" inc aS'us''o
Of r,nflda. ,.. .;..
Now no snch necessi y, no shcn p'Icy' n, reI'l',
Vhe nnheN''p'i OF 'eN's ms nee p' ~ Va .'N"e
our lTf!'orV IS hot ,iectSs"ty 10 li'c i,'' anu .o''
pete enjoyment OF AL "nlch we n,euu' p'ssesH'-
Her case therefore SANDS ehTe'y dicrehi rom III
at LOUISIANA anu fIor,dn; mere oelnG theh no NJ
cessIty ot ex'ch ,'hg me mus OF Inc ohlo'' ~ 'h
direction we o"%n', thhN' inr numerous ahu pon
en-" Itaso's, W NC e"H'en VII" o"' P'e''"' 'o"''i
RES
%. "Hen,lcmen, we All sec that by whoms"ever po
ses,e1' itHhs Is JNey 10 Ut s''Ne ''1,u''e cu""
ana iraniit aVnw my entre unw"'hsness 10 4
any 'hlls weh shall tN'eW' 'he sIhVefy vi Tue Az
can rnce ihS on'nrn' or add other s'aV'-ho an
H'htes 10 me oh'n' Nhtn say ''h' fGVa'" say
ry IN l'sci as @fea, "l'Tn' soel'l ana p"ica e'
onlyu'e Ian inaGe winch has cen adopted by Hi'tn
en shtd men ,h'mseWs CHE rs ot silNe-hod!l
S'a'es' SIM, 40 ho''.3' '"e'e!''e 10 ia'of VI e.
conMaGe It's inL'her extension r -
we hhge HHVcfy Already amongst us. Inc 90
VHuph i'uH" " "hp'EN' vs. !, IS'oIIN"7u ~ IA
g'v'n solemn guar % D ih"l II eA'sh, o. 'he