The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-08-21
THE ANFEXATION OF TEXAS OPPOSED
BECAUSE 1T WILL RID THE COUN-
TRY OF SLAVERY!
EREAHD-.-READ.

Inc National lnteII@enCcf OF July Oln, con
tains a long letter in opposition to the Annexa-
ton of Texas to the United States, written and
signed by General WADDY TnoMpsoN of South
Carolina, late Minister to Mexico. This letter
is one of much Importance to the people of the
American Union because it conclusively demon
strates that the annexation of Texas will be fol-
lowed by the certain and voluntary abandon
ment of SlaUery in fUe States Of the American
Union!
The positions assumed by Gen. Thompson on
this subject, are those which the true-heared
Democracy have heretofore attempted to estab-
lish in opposition to those falsely taken by the
Northern federalists. We rejoice, therefore, that
the letter and arguments of this distinguished
Clay Wing (himself opposed 10 annexation,) en-,
able us to strengthen our position and more clear
ly expose the hypocrisy of those who oppose the
admission Of Texas into the family of American
States, upon the miserable pretext that it would
add to the slave power Of the Union.
Let every Democrat read the following ex-
tracts from General Thompson's letter,-and il
any canting federal hypocrite should hereafter
talk about the admission Of Texas increasing sla
very, let this letter be poked under his nose!
MeSsrS. Gnlcs and SeGton:-In an address
which recently made to the Wings of Albany
| made some remarks in relation TO the late trea.
| ty for the annexation Of Texas to the United
States. A Misrepresentation (no doubt resulting
from misunderstanding of those remarks makes
| it proper in my judgment that should no Longer
withhold expression ofmy opinions upon that sub
|jec, and it is due to myself that should at tac
same time give the reasons for those opinions.
am opposed to the annexation, because, in
the language of Judge Upshur, sit would iniure
their efagricultura interest (that ofthe South,
by raising up powerful competitors" and iii
would cheaper the price Of cotton, the principa
raw material" Now these considerations may
have great weight with the manufactures of the
North; they have exactly the opposite effect with
me, as a Southern man and cotton planter
| VIII such be the effect of the measure? That il
will be, no one can doubt who is acquainted with
the unequallcd advantages of Texas as a cotton
growing country do not hesitate to say-and
| do so on light authority that if he most skill.
ful cotton planter were to ask of Heaven coun
| try for the growing of that staple, that he coulc
ask no single advantage which is not found in
Texas. There arc millions of ACRES there which
will produce from $500 to 1000 pounds of cot
ton TO tae acre. AS a provision country it is al
last equal TO any portion Of our Western country
and it is more healthy than any other cotton grow
il ing region in the world. | am perfectly
satisfied that judicions investment in cottor
plantation in Texas will yield, besides all neces
sares for family consumption, from eight to ter
per cent. profit per annum, at the price Of three
cents per pound for the cotton.
In confirmation of these views it is only neces
sary to say, that even now, with all the insecure
ty Of prosperity in Texas, many OF the best plan
tiers in the Southwest are removing their proper
ty. know myself that two gentlemen who owl
the very best plantations which have seen il
Alabama and Florida, have abandoned in great
degree their estates and removed their hands tC
Texas. A distinguished advocate of the measure
estimates that in very short time two hundred
thousand negroes will be removed to Texas
The most of these will be taken from the exhaus-
ted lands Of the old States, where they do moi
produce one thousand pounds of cotton to the
hand, and carried TO Texas, where they will av
erage five thousand pounds to the hand II
which may be added large number of slaves ant
white laborers now employed in other branches
of agriculture, which will still more increase the
production of cotton. Is it wise in us thus t
stimulate the production of our great staple now
when the adjustment of the demand and supply
h, trembling in the balance, and when all the in
dications are that this adjustment will be mos
\ disastrous to the cotton planter and not to the
cotton planter alone but TO the value of slave la
Dor, and of necessary consequence to the exs
tence of slavery? presume that no one viii
deny that cotton cannot continue TO be raised il
the old States at three or four cents the pound
and know ofnothing else that can be substituted
for il. SLAVES WILL THEN BECOME AN
lINCUMBRANCE WHICH WE SHALL BI
GLAD TO GET RID OF; and confess 70
myself that ii will afford me very little consola
ton in riding over my fields, grown up in broom
sedge and washed into gullies, to be told that th
institution of slavery still exists and is prosperou
in Texas, l beliepe that sldpery is IN no sens
an epil, that the African is not only more conten
ted and happy, enjoys mora physical comfort, an
is more moral, religious and virtuous in the con