Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-10-03

M. Polk. or The exhibition of growing
vote for Mr.. Birney would accomplish,
or all the other evils which ether Of these
results would prevent, would compensate
for the various aud lranscendant evil OF
annexation! Can you. doubt, when you
calmly weigh all the other good which
you achieve By effecuns your Object. a.
sgainst the mischief sou do by nnuexaiion
--can YOU doubt that the least thing which
you owe your conscience. your country,
the almost which pride and consistency
have a right to ask IF you is, neutrality!
You will not say, kT instance. tina, YOU
believe that mere postponemeht OF De-
smocratic asceudaney, for five years will
permanently aud irreparabiy impair The
Constitution, and the prosperity of our
couLiry, or bereaye her OF a ray of her
gloryi She can endure SO leng, evrn
you do not doubt, the evil OF The politics
which you will disapproye. She can
afford to wait so luGg, even you will
admit, for the politics which you d."
prefer. But the evil of annexation
is as immediate, rs irreirievable. and as
eternal as it is enormous ! Time--terms
of Presidential office, ages, instead of
healing, will bm display, will but exaspe.
rate the immedicable wound.
He who, some space hereefier--how
long, how brief that space--you may moi
all taste of death uu'il you know; he
who, another Thucydides. another Sis
mondi, shall observe and shall paint a
Union dissolved; The silver cord loosen
ed, the golden bowl broken at the founi-
ain he Who shall! observe and who shall
paint the flag folded mourufully and LAID
aside IN the silent chamber where the
memorials of renown and grace, now
dead, are gathered together, who shall
record the ferocIous factions, the profit
gate ambition, the hot rivalry. The wars of
hate, iruces of Ireackery; which shall
furnish the matter Of history of aiiena,ed
States, TIL one after another burns Out
and falls fromIts place Oil big h; he shall
eniitle this stained and mourniul chapter,
the consequences of annexation.
But look at this business a little more
in its details.
Twill not move ths question of the eff
feet of annexation Oh American slavery.
Whether il will transplant the stacker
race from old States to new; whether i,
WilI concentrate it OH different. larger,
or smaller area than II row covers; whe-
Their The result Of gain would be 10 liz
crease or diminish IFS numbers. It's SUI
ferings, ard It's chances OF ultimate ea,ai-
cipai: on--this is a speculation from " HEB
/ retire. Irepeat what | had the honor
10 say in The debate on the treaty, that
the ayowed and The direct object of au-
nexation certainty is. TO prevent the abo-
lition Of sIavsry on vast region ~hich
would else become free. The immedI-
ale fleet intended and secured. in the
first instance. therefore, certainly is the
diffusion aud Increase of slavery. So
far we see--s0 much We know. More
than that, no man can be certain that he
sees or knows.
Whether this is TO worf an ameiiora
ton as the status of slavery While it lasts,
or To shorten its Duration, is in His roun-
sells, "who. ont OF evII, siIl educes good,
in infinite progressou." The means we
see are evil. The frs, feet is evil
The end is uncertain. Bal. if it we're
certain and were good, we may not do e.
vii that good may come. While there
fore. / feel il 10 be my duty distinctly to
saw, chat / leave the masters of slaves
every guaranty of the Constitution and
the Union-ihe Constitution as it is; the
Union as il is: without which there IS no
securiiy for you or for them. No, mol
for day. still centrovert the power,
Ideny the morality. Iiremble for the con-
sequences Of annexiBg an acre OF new
territory for the mere purpose OF dlffus.
Jog this grea. curse over a wider surface
Of American earth. Still less would |.
for such purpose merely, lay hold on
such territory as Texas, larger than
France, and almost as fair; least of all
inst DOW, when the spirit of liberty is
towering over il. IN the act to descend.
But trace the consequences of annex
alton on ourselves. FIRST. chief, most
comprehensive. and most Irretrievab'e oil
its evils, will be ils disastrous aspect on
the durability of the Union. Texas, lei,
US suppose the territory, as terraory' rs
annexed. The war with Mexico Is al
an end. The vaIor ofthe west has iri-
umphed. The debt of,he war, the debt
Of Texas is funded. Time passes. New
States, carved out Of its ample folds.
knock for admission into the Union. Do
you consider that il may be cut up into
forty as large as Massachusetts But
suppose twenty, fifteen. ten, five ouiy, ap-
ply, one after another. Is there a man
out of mad house, who does not see thai
FIVE, three, one, such application could
not be acted ON, and either rejected or
granted, without shaking the COVE rnmen'
to its founoaiion Is there man who
does not see that if oil the malice
and all the ingenuity of He'll were ap-
peaIed 20. to devise one fiery and final
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