The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-13
TEXAS ANNEXATION - AMERICAN AND
BRITISH MANUFACTURES

II is not only in acquiring the sovereignty over
Texas and giving security to of our institutions
that xstion is important, and highly so, to this
country; but other interests have deep concern
also in the measure
The manufacturers Of this country are as much
interested If not more SO, than any other class, that
this country should acquire the title to, and sover-
eign control over Texas. They doubly interest
ed. Let England obtain the sway in Texas, which
she is now strivin to do, not only will American
manufactures be shut out of the market Of Texas
and that portion Of Mexico bordering that terri.
tory, but Texas will become the great depot OF Bri
fish manufactured goods to be introduced iicy into
the United States. Nothing whatever can prevent
it. The temptation will be too great to be resisted
by that class whose principle Is 10 make money in
any way. The line between Texas and the United
States will be infested with bands ay, armies Of
smuggiers--the revenue will be defrauded--t the
rails of the people become corrupted and the manu-
facturers will be undermined and ruined.
Nor is this all. England already begins to calcu-
late her independence of this country in the great
staple of cotton. The importance Of Texas a
commercial ally only, with Great Britain, counted
leading to to the latter ga market where
she buy and sell in defiance of any unwise lsgis
lature that may be adopted at Washington" That
is England will find marke, for her manufactures
in The United States in spite OF, and in defiance Of
any tariffs that may be enacted by Congress.
The following extract from the Edinburgh Review
of I64I, would seem, we should think, to open the
eyes of those who are interested in manufactures
The importance of the annexation of Texas to this
II hos tka # nr,ta
the interest she has in preventing annexation, and
the sad consequences that must inevitably follow to
some of the important interests of the country, in
the event of her succeeding IN defeating it.
1.-The foundations Of the Republic (says the
Reve~) may be said to be laid in the principle of
free trade. Her wealth consists in her produce;
her wants in manufactured articles Our utmost &C.
mand for cotton may, and In great measure will,
probably, ere long, be supplied from Texas; and no
fantastic scheme of encouraging imperfect and costly
manufactures of her own will lie allowed we may be
sure, TO sacrifice her of prosperity
by refusing TO take the wrought goods of Manches-
ter and Birmingham in exchange for the produce of
her soil. Here tn n, have security az ainsl
that ntire dependence the commerce Of the Uni-
ted States which with all its pacific Influences,
not be contemplated without apprehension. Teras
wH either repeal the Ta,T fhe United States or nui-
iyy IT'S operation and however States and factions
may job Ia Congress, and produce a general system
OF prohlbon, as the result OF The dishonest combna
ton between The manufacturers of New England and
The sugar planters of louisiana the independence OF
Texas and the Iden of interests with the
principles Of free trade, viii secure to Great Britain
a market where she buy and sell in defiance OF
any unwise legislation that may be adopted at Wash
ington.'
Let the manufacturing and agricultural interests
remember this declaration, "TeIas will either repeal
the Tariff of the United States, or nuliiy its o.
,on.h Dir must then follow