Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1844-12-21

w. .mly b. upla H., Noylco will see tho Il
= ppranta Il declaring ihn natter hy u Il
y sofl 10 praroIlI ospriig0ls ~ pfolcren,
l0 lhuso NJ brmh
II The decision NJ tho People and n
Il States. on DhIs great and increasing snI
|, rect, has been dprIslyry mnnl'1slel IN
!. question uf nonoSuft1r has boon pfosnf
f ted markedly ~ their consideration, u
IL Inc treaty ItsnIG nII collateral an l1cl
i cnla issurs, which were calculated 10 Il
9 VIDE aud distract tho public councils, wrf
. carefully avoided These we're left
the wisdom Of the future 10 determine
4 II presented, repeat, the isU.nlrI "a "a
+. ton Of annexation, aud 10 That form hn
. boon Submitted 20 the ordeal Of publ
: sentiment 4 controlling majority OF lh
people. and large majority Of the state.
. have dccIarrd in favor Of immediate M
.nexarIon. Instructions have thus com
up to both branches Of Congress, Ifoo
their Respective constituents, ~ terms lI
most emphatic,
It's the will Of both the People nnl the
/ Snles, that Texas shall be annexed lC
the Union, promptly and Immediately. il
may be hoped that, in carrying lnIo exc
Icuilon the public viii, thus declared al
) IcoIiHternI lssu's may BE- avoided Futufe
legislatures can best decide as 70 Ihe
number Of States which should be form
Ied out OF the territory "hen the 'l,''e mas
arrived for deciding that question. 30 win
all others by The treaty. inc on'teo
states assum d the payment OF inc "o"'S
Ioi leXas' 10 an amount noi eNcTc''."S
/ SlO,UOo'OUO 10 be pald' WIN me tACeP '"''
Iol sum falling short OF S4oo'ooo' eN'
/ cIuSlVeIy out ct the proceeds OF t"e SAFES
10! her puNIIc Iands' we cou'u "o'' I'm
nonor' tax the lands wI'hou' assuming the
'"' payment OF all 'Hco''o'"''e' 'Po"
them
No'hlhg mas occurred since our 'nS'
session, to induce doubt that lhe dlSPnS-
lt'onS OF Texas remain unaItereu' NO
ln'Imalion OF ana'tered dele fm'nallon, on
Inc part OF the Govern ment ana inc REQ
pie, has been furnished to the EXecu I'VE.
She still dcSIreSto throw herself under
the protection OF our laws, ana 10 par'ake
of the blessings OF our Ie.eratIve system;
VIII le every American interest would seem
to require it. The extension Of our coast
wise and foreign trade, 10 an amount al
most incalculabe-the enlargement Of
the market for our manufactures-a con
slanrly growing market for our agricuI-
tural productions, safety to our frontiers,
and additional strength and stability to
the Unoin-these are the results which
would RAPIDLY develope themselves, upon
I he cOnSummntiun Of IN q measure of an
nexaton. In such event, would not
doubt bat that Mexico would find her true
interest to consist in meeting the advan.
ces of this government in spirit Of am
ity.
Nor do IapDrehend any serious com
nlaint from anv other quarter; no suff.
c,an, uround exists for such complaint
We should iorer(ere in no respect with
the rioh,s Of another nation. There can
mot he gathered from the act, and design
IN our narttodo so with their possession
on his Continent We have n,erposed
No ;nnedinents in the way of such &C.
Quisti rs of territory, large and extcn
5ive as many of them are, as the leading
powers OF Europe have made, from Time to
time, in every part Of the world. We seek
no conquest made by war. No intrigue
will have been resor,e1 to, or acts OF al
p omacy esSayed to accomplish the an
.nexation Of Texas. Free and lndrpend-
enl herself she asks to be received into
our Union. IS a question Tor our """
decision, wheIHer she shal' he received or
moi.
ne Two governments having already
agreed through their respective organs
on the 'ermS OF annexation would re-
commend thelr adoption ny Congress III
he form OF alolnt resolution, or act 10
be per iec'ed and made nInhlng on Inc Two
icOuntrINS, when adopted IN ike manner