The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-08-01
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cuse Of foreign non slaveholding State
! But the real question is not between Tex
as, foreign non slayehoiding State, anc
! Texas divided into an equal number q
saseholdIng and .slaveholdlng States o
the Union but II is between Texas thu,
divided, if admitted into the Union, and
Texas, If not annexed, an undiy ded slave,
holding country. My life upon it, Texas
Will not consents five per cent OF her popr.
lalion can never be brought to consen, Ia
the abolition Of slavery. Aud We should
thus have slaveholding Republic on our
border, with similar institutions and int.
rests, ard which must from necessity be cur
Trend and ally, and which would serve as a
breakwatcr between US and our non slave
holding nelghbor, and would guard cur fron
tier to use familiar Illustration, ehloylag
all the advantage ahich ! do with my neigh
Dor whose farm joins tnis. " Lile be haffo
keep up The fence, which neverlReIT5s pfrb-i
.tects my crop as much as il does his own.
Z But II II IS really intended that all the Stalca
TO be created out of Texas are 10 be admit.
ted as slayehoIding States, Why was {! u.,
go stipulated in the treaty WHY Was il not
thus nominated IN the bond ?" Was /;
intended TO steal march on the non slave.
holding SIates-io be slen, now upon thai
point, and hereafter to insis, upon IL If
so, II should have been remembered that
IN the body which must decide that oues.
tlon the non ,laYeholding States have tho
majority.
solemnly declare that, in q recent yisit
to The North, have seen 10 single man
who was wiling 10 receive Texas divided
into s!aveholdlng States in the Juion, nor
OF the very few Northern presses which
advocate the measure have seen q single
one which does so on The ground of It's CIV
ING security TO the institution Of slavery
believe that il is ALMOST universally adyo.
Gated by the few al the North who are il
layoF OF The measure upon exactly opposite
grounds, VIII any leading politician Of
the North come oct and say that he is ia
favor of dividing Texas into three OF louf
slave States, and receiving them as such
into the unloni VIII Mr. Buchanan, Of
Pennsylyauia, say sol am not to be
frightened from my propriety" BY the
lear OF Texas forming some alliance with
England d,sadyaoIageous 10 our nteresi.
Ibis IS an Sd story. Genelsl Hunl. IA
The Texan Minister, held out the same
ldee more than seven years ego. Why has
such an alliance never been entered Mol
Surely Texas has stood in more need On
han she does now. / have known IiN
aIing swain led 10 the altar by his fair IN
~, threatening him lha, if he did not MARI
" her she would marry some one else.-
One scarcely knows how TO meet this phSal
ON, for II is perpelualy changing ia
shape. First II was, that, If we did not 10. q
eve Texas, she would throw herself into
he arms OF England as colony o. Deepen.
iency Then again it was that England
vas o guaranty the independence of Texas
lpon the condition of the abolition of slave
y aud the last version is, that England IS
o nterpose forcibIy, If need be, and put all
nd TO The war, without any condition as 10
BOLTON. As TO the two first versions,
ingIand has over and over again disclaim.
d any such purpose, and know no similar
Instance in her whole history of t4 heer-co1d , -
cending p IieGs-a disclaimer once alk
E.D
o' the country TO do mean and snay
hing. A wrong and an arrogant d
nay do, but that old and naughty
} incapable Of deliberate faIsehood
aust say, IN connexion, that | can IS
for the jealousy aud wiz, "a,
a ;ons a. E eek q Q{Iy which is so IL
,nn,e nearly one.iour,h of The Pr r,;oe e0n u
English labor. This bond ~ in,e,es, IL
enough, but there are cslErs tof no, less
rorce) in language lawsyrace, and free in.
s,i,utions for, with exception of our
own couulIy-,-ttlr6r is no other where all
the securities Of private rights and all tho
nnn.Snt;cs Of public liberty are SO numor'
e,,, and perfec; as in England 1t is not
mon us tha, England looks with jealousy
hn, unon the powerful despotsm oil tho
north of Europe and IN contest WIN
ham \ contest between unlimited monaT
III, and the representative principle, she
looks TO US as allies, not as enemies max
Enoland desires the independence ana pros
perlty of Texas do not doubt 10 We
Jit,ar with her 10 this, or shall we quarrel
w;,h her on tins account 1t is perfectly
I 81,
natural, too, tina, England and all the o'hot
commercial nations prefer to see Texas all
irdenenden, Power with her markets open
to nj the world, than to have her annexed
70 our Union, aud fenced IN with our pro,
h;b,ory tariff. And is the South disposed,
to enter upon this crusade OF anneA'nS all
contiguous territories" for the sake OF
securing their markets for the Mortimer"
mouufaciurers
| think il extremely Improbable 'ha' Eu
pland will put in jeopardy the large coP,'o.
emuloyed by h, subjects IN Mexico, o ne'
nrof,nble commorce'shere, and the iil'e e,
millions of specie which she Annually q, Ie
";ves from ,hat commerce, by any torc'oi'
= ;n,ornositiou in favor of Texas, The whoN
, Of tue English West Indian and American s'
establishments are paid with the specie ,hu
= derived and | 90 not see, 1t 'hls supply
" cni off how the deficiency can be- supplied
! TIA, he abolition Of slavery will be mao
the condition of such interpretation, ua
+ besi,atiugly say is not true and ii 1t were
=, 90 confidently assert that Texas VIII II