Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-10-04
CORRESPONDENCE.
For The Freeman.
Something about TeXaS.mNO. |,

10 show that much greater, ana more lastllS anu
mischievous results hang upon annexation, than I
our politicians seem willing to admit
sin the magnitude of productlveness, it will
equal in short time under the protecting care OF
this government ifIt does not surpass, the combi-
ned production of many the states of this con
federocy. Texas being adapted to the culture of
cotton, sugar, aud rice, and devoting most OF her
energies to the raising these productions, VIII open
an extensive market to the Western states, in the
imnortant articles of beef, pork, horses, mules NC.
as well as in bread stufis At the same hme' lhe
Southern and Southeastern stases VIII ma III Tue
fact of annexation, protection to their peace anu
tranauty (slavery) as well as against all doineS-
rio or foreign efforts to disturb them" Senator
Cboote saws the territory of Texas is forty times
as large as Massachusetts. The Presidents mes
sage says it will surpass in productions the com
bined production of many of the states; and these
productions will be sugar, cotton, and rice Mr.
Claws notion of three free states and two slave
states made out of Texas was probably forced up
on him by his peculiar position.
The agents of Texas to negotiate the treaty
with Mr.. Calhoun for annexation, in letter dated
Anril Is. 1914, claim as public lands belonging to
Texas 209 $40 900 acres, and admit their public
debt to have been on the 18th OF January, 1874
-S7OOO.O 600, That debt is now estimated by Mr.
Rcnton and others to he over $20,000,000. 1t is
also claimed by Mr.. Benton, c. NJ. Clay, and 9TH
ers, that every foot of this public land is now ap-
propriated.
also find in the official correspondence OF our
Secretary of State, to Mr.. Murphy, our Minister
in Texas, the following, which tends to show that
the whole project Of annexation has been started
audthus far conducted by shareholders, for the
strengthening and support of slavery. Hence
infer that every interest Of the country, but that OF
slavery. is opposed to the scheme. The Secretary
saws, speaking of the possibility that Texas may
abolish slavery if not annexed to our government
"The establishment in the very midst OF our slave
states of an independent government, forbidden!
the existence Of slavery, could not fail to produce
the most unhappy effects Her territory wouit
afford ready refuge for the fugitive slaves o
Louisiana and Arkansas, and would hold out u
them an encouragement to run away, when u
regulations could counteract. Our Constitute
guarantees all the rights of the Shareholder, all
there is an act of Congress which provides III
means Of enforcing them. The Shareholder OF I'll
limited States has not yet lost the hope that all tt
orobarrosSments which individuals or states ha'
thrown in the way of that property may be rem'
we'd by the quiet action of our own systems. a
very DESTROYS to impress this subject upon yo'
attention. Few calamities could beia this cou
try more to be depored than the abolition OF d
mestic slavery in Texas"
Mr. Secretary Of State enquiries in this letter
of our Minister in Texas, about a Mr.. Andrew
m aboltionist in Texas. The same Andrews
sunpose who is engaged as counsel IN Mr' l'
rev,s case. In Mr. Minister'S answer to Mr. De
retary, he says of MIR. Andrews, "this Andre
has resided at Houston some four or five years
was lawyer in good practice, and man OF sol
property in and about Houston On his retu
tho citizens having found out he had been maxi
n,onositions for the abolition of slavery in Tex
drove him, by force, from the state, denying
the privilege Of return. Such is the temper
mind of the people, on the subject OF aho'l'Io
Willthere he three free states carved out OF
territory whose people have such temper
mind upon the subject of abolition! rms NIL
fer saws in another letter to the Secretary
many wears have looked with anxious SOLICIT
70 this growing fanaticism, and the evils 1t
likely to bring upon my country. When l
., tho nrospect of abolition in Texas, | feel wi
wind Of emotion in my bosom which VIII no
tompt to describe. Our whole southern inter
arc involved in this negotiation. The great
toopr civil institutions is TO be struck here
constitution fTexas secures to the master, IN
most nervous and clear language, his rights tt
slave Now al! the United States has to DO
aid the people of Texas in sustaining their co
tuition"
One inference If according to our Min
Texas cannot much longer maintain her sla
without aid from the United States, 1t would
ihot annexation will directly affect the questIc
slavery one way or the other. The Fifteen
sand slaves now in Texas are to remain
with annexation, and to become Tree Withou
Is the same question to establish slavery
!, does moi exist. 1t is whether we will int
in support of slavery in foreign state, or lie
70 meet speedy death by the result OF cause
in operation This view of the question sto
mouth ofthat pretended aboonist VINO go
Texas under the plea that it will not alter IN
dition of the Slaves. The slaves are about
ing loose from Texan despotsm AnneXatI
, cb,in the shareholders of Texas and tn