The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-09-26


TIE annexalions of Texas This eopcuscn deem |
But gfeat.as are The advantagesof annexation inhe
encouragement which will resulttoour industrial pur
Suits advantages in which all sections Of The Union
willpancipale they not 50 important as the secu-
rity which Texas in a military point OF view, offers us
Itis inhis aspect ofthe question that shndder when
ook at lhecours ofe newspaper press opposed 10 an
nexalion, and read tile speeches Of many public men
who, ABSORBED in The effort TO make President, seem
to care nothing for The nirsues Of Great Brhain 10 de-
feat our true policy.
We have abored for many years TO free the States
composing our Union Of the Indian population within
their limits and may be said TO have Just succeeded in
the Accomplishment ofthis humane policy These In
dians are now placed On DIR western frontier, and in
ttory favorable 10 their gradual civilization and pro
eetion against the intrusion Of influences hostile TO
them and to u.s. AT present they are not accessible to
British influence the northern boundary line
Is itno apparent however that the whole Of our policy
In respect to their CIVILIZATION will be hwared il any
foreignpo acquires conrolover Texas2 The line
between Texas andlhese Indians extends some thous-
an9s of miles, and communicates with Oregon in the
most direct and practicable route TO the great river of
Of lhgt territory Texas, therefore, in hostile hands,
could not only act against Oregon but at the same time
against Louisiana and Arkansas and by conjunction
with the Indianlakes- An army thus employed, sec
onded by proper organization Of force IN the lakes
would pul the whole West in a blaze, and cause US
more injury in blood and money in six months, than
years OF peace could atone for
The sagacious statesmen Of England understand
much better than we do the force of the military consid
erations am here suggesting and hence you viii find
thai pecuniary obligation will be deemed by them
too great TO preventive annexation TO this country. The
success Of our free system its capacity to secure order
to promote the progress 6f the arts and sciences, and
simulate the energies -four nature point for high
than any yel attained under the forms Of government
in the old world, is alarming to the advocates ot mon
archy The furlef rrogrsss dt principles will be
demonstration which the popular mind throughout the
world cannot mistake, and opposition 10 these principles
is therefore necessary part of European policy and ii
would be shosghted for us to take for grantedtha
adferenl feeling will control their policy as it would
be for one of our navigators TO embark the ocean
without chart or heedle to aid him in weaherng storm
and preventing shipwreck So settled do consider This
anlogonstic feature Of monarchy and repubtanism, in
the present state of the world that would feel safe in
nierring what our course ought 10 be in reference to
this measure, Of such vital national interest," by finding
out what was the course Of Gteat Britain Our position
here has been generally heretof5te will be found
10 be directly opposite to hers.
But why should press on you further views of the
paramount importance OF Texas TO the United States on
the score of safety? Every mind consersant with the
operations of war; and with the causes which give mil
iaIy ascendeney, must see from glance at our map
that such genius Wellingtons or Napoleon's, sus-
tained by naval armaments on the gufof Mexico anG
on the lakes and in possession Of Texas with very
small force on land could, in campaign parayze
one half Of our Union, deprive of Oregon, and pro-
duce scenes OF seryile nsurrectoh and massacre that
humanity would shudder TO describe This is fancy
sketch-no chimera Of the imagination TO frghlen Of
women and children 1t is the natural operation oi
cause and efect-iaevtable and irresistible,
|, Give Texas and Oregon 10 Great Britain, and she
will have more territory on this continent than the Uni
ted States. She will surround from our N. E. corner
to our s. w. conner Leaving no outlettous by land
we shall be literally embraced in her potent grasp and
open to herinvason by sea and land at every peint Of
the Union. S
And yet we are told by leading politicians Of theday
that the project of annexation is amere bubble blown
for political purpose, toput down one leader, and put
up another and this too in the face Of assurances that
reach US every day, whichte ustha England holds in
her hands guarantee Of peace to Texas she viii on
Ely wilhdrawthe proposition Of union with us. am
proud to see that my friends throughoutihe Union are
treang those foreign menaces as American patriots
should who love their country, and are determined To-
stand by all emergencies, without regard regard to
party.
Let us next seey N answer to your third fourth and
fifth enquiries what would bethe probable effect ofthe
determination Of Texas to except the guarantee ofmon-
archialpowers treaty Of commerce would be The
first result and the basis of thistreaiy would be Of
reciprocal benefit in the exchange of the raw produc
lions OF Texas for the manufactured articles o hose
powers. @ a
England would aim at once to destroy the manufac-
turing inerestof this country in Competition with her to
lido this she would Be the gamer byopening her ports
Texas and Texas, in her tarn, first anxious for the
payment of hernaonal debt would 50 adjust her rev
enue laws as 10 give the greatest possible stimulus 10
the culture Of cotton and tobacco and the development
all her agricultural resources Thus herdebt would
soon be paid and her prosperity would soon BE paid,
and her prosperity would then be accelerated by the
double force Of European aid and domestic pride
embarrassed on the one hand BY high dulles, upheld on
the other BY the deep.seaed determination Of tie Euro
pean powers to cripple the United STATES and scatIera