The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-02-26


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And all which contributes To national importance
strength and prosperity, viii be equally felt through
out the nation. II will add TO our national strength
most essentially in the Southwestern extreme Our
population upon the shores Of the Gull within our
present territory from the inferior quality Of the SOIL
MT ever be sparse. Texas promises more dense
population III the inert Mexican still possessed
Texas this eonside ration would be unimportsnI But
a large Texas population OF anglo mericahs, aud
they alien in interest policy, and nationality, can only
DO cooked 10 with apprehension and concern lhaye
always main tanned, and declare II DOW, that much
rather would the impotent races oil The iurIher
South in possession OF Texas than TO see there
dependent Republic Of our own people. lh3 one
would be our competitors for nothing the other tor
every thing. The enmity Of the one would give u,
concern but the other, with the vigilance euef-
gy and impaesble character Of race, would make
itself respected, and might become dangerous. And
shall we, SO fresh from the second STRIFE with our
British ancestors, disregard the lessons which bOu
nature and experience teach Can We delude our
selves with the least probable expectation that the
race Of commercial enterprise and national ambition
n people eIcitsble, jealous, and brave as ourselves,
would live al peace with US for twenty-five year, II
could not we'll be. Such Republic will be, lrJui
the beginning, Nucleus place OF refuge, 10 when
the discontents Of our country will resort, and IA
twenty years would have over hall million Of peo-
pie. these people, so located, IN hostile alliance
with France or England, would be more Formidable
TO US al that point Than all the power either France
or England could there bring separately 10 bear upon
US.
The enterprise Of this people, too, must be mainly
given 10 the growth Of sugar aud cotton and ad.
saDeing as Alabama or Mississippi has dOue Or
twenty i've years, would by that time produce cot
ton crop of i've hundred thousand bales. Can We
doubt that the success Of Texas IN this pursuit would
be stimulated by England especially, BY treaty supu.
lstions which she either cannot get Of ean0oI
shJrd 10 usl To doubt this TO doubt that Eng and
would perceive and pursue her obyIou. inerest,.--
Can We OF the South consent, Il we may prevent IT,
that the Nations OF Europe shall have two markets or
the procurement Of this great staple shores
and waters, over one Of which we have control
Can the Northern manufacturer consent that, 10 bn
Of competition with England he will give up Tue
advantages derived from this great Power being con
strained TO buy her raw material from the nation
which our own looms supply with the manufactured
article and indulge these competitors with
| ton market from which 10 draw supplies terms Of
exchange 80 much more fayorable' And how vastly
changed, too would be the inducements Of England
| TO make peace or break peace with this country,
under such ciTcumstsncesi On terms Of amIly " IN
Texas, and deriving from her those supplies when
this county now only affords, what successful
resource 10 Great Britannia cut up our Commerce
and Manufactures than the consequences Of war wrA
US would furnish
And IL the article Of cotton is TO be produced III
excess as II promises at present. the greater the
that this nation shall control the entire market Of
this continent # II Let the whole crop be sub
Ject to our legislation and commercial re ualIon,
10 wars and TO our peace. Let this great staple
and the people who grow II, abide at all times,
veal or wo, one common destiny.
doubt not, Mr. President these views are enter
tanned generally throughout the Union; and re yre
| to believe, but for the question Of slavery this mea.
sure would meet with but little opposition from seye-
| raj quarters where now most violently Opposed
There no man 50 blind not u perceive this mes-
| Aaaa IL, IL
that all know 1t does not increase the representative
apportionment IN Congress which on slave pop
| ulatlon And in what sense, save that which +, ab.
strsc and IDEAL does dsparsge the non slayehold.
| ing States IN the Senate or elsewhere' The oppUsI-
ton from this ealse looks like prejudice and ~.
nature than reason. II cannot be DOUBTED but the
slaves condition is bettered by the operation. But
the spirit which opposes this ground, rather
it may be only seems-to desire defeat OF the mes-
sure that the slave interest might be thereby pressed
| a little more to the wall, the condition of the
STAKEHOLDER perchsnce render n little more
sy. IL such motive operate any where, concealed
unconiessed, deplore II unworthy the States.
| man such an occasion.
And though | have not urged this question, nor do
believe it TO be of local peculiar interest on
y to the Shareholder yet so far, the other hand
there may be grounds to disrus, that is opposed by
any, for reason that II may benefit the STAKEHOLDER,
my sympathies, in such view will not of course be
expected. And if doubted 10 the right OF this
measure, (Which do not) AN frank 10 confess
should prefer 10 err that side which might best
subserve the interest and security of my constituents
and particularly when, as in this case, it acco,ds
equally in my belief with the honor and interests OF
| the nation
| | have listened too, with creduy and with no
other emotion than surprise TO the solemn prognosl.
cations that the adoption Of this measure TO endan
| ger the Union. ! have no such fears; or, would
rather say, have no such deprecated estimate OF the
virtue and intelligence OF the people. But would
rather PREDICT that in les than twelyemopth after
this act lis executed, it will excite any popu-
lar attention. No important measure is agitaed in
| Congress but some portion of our people, run-msd
blgots, speculative fanatics, ultra politicians the
Id grown bold and the traitor patriotic, will threaten
us with dissolution of the Union. This Union has
survived many such perils, and the small Ssmsous
who have tugeed at The pillars of the Temple have
spent their pigmy power, in vain.
With the Increase Of States this Union increases IN
strength. Each new member of the family adds ano-
Their stick to the bunde-another cord to the bonds
Of Union-snother practical constrant upon separa-
ton So verify believe, and on this belief shall act
leaving consequences in hopeful trust to the unknown
| future. '