Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-04-13

remuneration, and or the restoration of
ancient boundaries, is q much stronger
case than that Of new territory. Ii is
a stronger case also than the acquisition
OF Louisiana or Florida; not only upon
the ground that these we're both an &C
cushion OF new territory, but that they
embraced foreign people, dissimilar to
our own in language, laws and institu.
tons administered wishou, their know.
edge or consent, BY the act Of European
king. More especially in case like this,
where the people Of Texas occupied re-.
g'on which was once exclusively our owns
and this people, ia whom we acknowledge
10 reside the only sovereignty over sLc
whole and every PARTON of Texas, desire
tho resannexAiion-that we cannot re-cs-
t~biieh ma, -fOsuiyr ouunOarIes, and restore
10 Us the whole or any portion Of The ter
ritory which was once our own, 10 a pro-
position, the bare s,a,emen, or which IS
its best reluiaiion. ....sa s-.tF
Let US examine, now, some Of the OBJ
jcctions used against the ~ annexation,o Of
Texas. And here, il IS remarkable thAt
the objections 10 the puschase of Louiai
ana are the same now made in the case OF
Texas; yet Ill now acknowledge the wis
dom Of that great measure; and 70 have
opposed il. is now regarded rs slike un-
patriotic and unwise. And SO vii! il, b.
in the case OF Texas. The measure will
justify itself by its results; and lis oppo
nen,s will stand in the same position now
occupied by those who objected 10 the
purchase OF louisiana. The objections,
we have said, were the same, andwe will
examine them separately. LIST, The ex
tension Of territory; and ed, the question
Of slavery. 81 II s7sasq es5 IL sample7 81
As to the extension Of territory il
applied with much greater force ~ the
purchase OF Louisiana. That purchase
annexed 10 the Union a territory double
the size Of tha, already embraced within
its limits; whilst The reannexaii7n o,
Texas, according TO the largest estimates
Will add but one seventh TO the extent Vi
our territory. The highest estimate Of
the area Of Texas is but 3l8, 900 square
miles, whilst that of the rest oil the
Union is 100000 square mi es. Now
the British territory, ca our own CONT
nent Of North America, exclusive of The
Yves, Indies. and north OF our northern
boundary, is 100000 square miles. be.
ing $4,000 more that. OF our, Woe
Union, with Texas united. lndeed., we
may add both The CALIFORNIA; 10 Texas,
and unite them all TO the Union, and still
The area o! the whole will be less, than
tina, oe the British North American pos.
sessions. Ard, il is an American doc,
trine, that monarchies or despo,isms are
alone fitted for the government Of extrn
sive territories, and that consederacy 81
States must be compressed within mar.
rover limits? or all the forms 81 gov
eminent, our confcderacy is mos, special
| ly adapted for an extended territory, and
might, wihou, the least danger bot with
increased security, and vastly augmen.cd
benefits, embrace continent. Each
State, within its own limits, controls all
its local concerns, md the general gov
eminent chiefly those which appertain 10
commerce and foreign relations .solndeed
as you augment the number Of States,
the bond OF Union is stronger; for The
opposition Of any one State Is much less
dangerous and formidable, in cobfedcr
acy Of thirty States than Of three. On
this subject, experience is the best test oil
truth. Has the Union been endangered
by the advance in the number Of States
from thirteen TO, tweniy-six2 Look also
al all The new States that have been
added to the Union since adoption Of the
Constitution, aud tell me what one Of all
them. either, in war orpeacs, has ever
failed most faithfully TO perform is
duties; aud what one OF them has ever
proposed or threatened the existence OF
the government, or the dissolution at the
Unon? y No rebellion or insurrecton
has ever raised its banner within their
limits, nor have trarorous or Unian-dis-
solving conventions, in wsr,or in peacr,
ever been assembled within the boundary
Of any, Of The new States Of the IVES,
but in peace they have molly and faith
fully reformed all their duties 10 the
Union; and in war the spirit ol party
has fed before an ardent patriotism, and
all have rushed 10 the standardized their
common country From the shores OF
the Atlantic aud the lakes OF the North
from the banks Of the Thames and the
St. Lawrence 10 those Of the Alabama
ard the Mississippi, from the SHOWS OF
Canada TO the sunny plains Of the South
the soil Of the Union is watered with
the blood Of the brave aud patriotic -cili
gen soldiers Of the West. And is i,
England would persuade us our territory
and population will be too great TO adm,
the remuneration OF Texasi Lei US sec
how stands the case with herself and
other great powers Of lhe world. The
iollowin Z facts are presented from the
most recent geographies;lpaH aaaae7aav
British empire-area, 400, 900 square
miles; population 100000 ,00O.s sslsw
Russian empire-area 800, 900 square
miles; popula ion 75,0o0,O00. Is fads6r1l
Chinese empires rea, 8, 500, 600 square
miles; population csc, 0OO, 900. seas nv
Rrazil--area, 5000, 900 spare miles
population 5000, 900. $50 .,ss 49, So
United States (including Texas -arca
2,Si8,00o square miles, population p,
600 600. - ,.aaes ...s1.YI 5sssf.s1
Hare /. one monarchy l,he British en-
pirc) nearly four times IS large As ID,
tniied States, including Texas; and on,
monarchy and three despo,isms combined
largely more than ten times our . req, ais,
including Texas; and to assert. unde