The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-04-02

but they are mot bound unto Ms. W.
get again. and for tie fourth time. IN ~
AT their door for admission, con or beiore 10
f;Tsi day OF January next" with opr ~.
Constitution in our hand, when thar w.
gress VIII take their final action fror
against as the case may be,) on the subis.,
Of our application. N"Jeet
Tins is the substance and exten, or,Lo:
guarantees" paraded as the expres>ior =
the resolution under the imposing sranr,,,i:
cal form oil the plural number. Havo "
any pledge that We shall then be annevoI1
No-they only promise that they will o,a.
more consider the proposition. and ,aks ,nL.,
they are pleased to drnominate the;r ..snsI
action" upon it. And Judging from rho -"
guase they now hold, we have potb;cg n, ,'~.
nor less TO expect, than that thew Will ,baS
''spurn'' US as before-for rhey can do -
without violating any pledge.
But if we adopt the course indic,,o5b,..L-
resolution, we do so under the formal c,-.
ton and color of their express .,.-.
Ms would be 4 taeii admission on the mar,
o. 'ne government aud people of Texas. o.
'ue 'u'"oriiF Oh mat consent, and would i'm
Ply d' 'edst mat we could not lawfully net in
the prescribed mode without it. No DOM,
We Should be forced 10 borrow largely froo'
the efficacy OF that same consent. 10 carr
Us through The conspicuous part assigned 10
US IN the ridiculous farce thus prepapcd for
exhibition. F'''N '0'
ii The people of Texas choose 10 revoI,,
uonize Their government, aud iustitu,e son,o
new and different republican organization H.,
may do SO without The leave of for.;.ss
government first had obtaiuedp Bnt h
United States have Acknowledged or- ,;,Io
10 be recognized as an independent nation
both de JieiO and de jare. Should we adont
The course designated BY their resolprions
we al once loose the benefit of that ackn,,.I
edgment. We pass into state Of imbecils
and hopeless dependence on that power 10 be
annexed !-certaInly never until their as
pinnS partisans shall cease to need the ma.
'erIai we now furnish them for the mauufa,-
ture oil political capital. Our relation, with
other governments dissolved, and our own
nationality renowned. the United States NAV
consent TO hold-as they shall have consented
to place us-in the state of peuul,imate. but
unaccompiished annexation.
But even this consent of the America,
Congress, meagre and vaIueiess as it is TO Nh.
people OF Texas, but for which we are "a.
CURED to give to the United States Iienpno,
our country's sOvereisntv-this wortl. less
consent as il begrudsed TO Texas. is eked ort
10 hei at mlSer's usury. aud is shackled with
what lawyers call '.coudl.i,us preredcp, "
Passing by the required sacrifice of our rich,
10 ADJUST the boundaries of our territory. the
consent of that Congress even once mora 10
entertain 'he eXas question is coupled with
the cold assurance thatifwe were ever ad-
n'i''ed mo the Union at all, we nnst cede 10
Tue Cni'sd STATES AL our mines, minerals,
salt lakes and springs. also, all our public
eGihces, iorIihcatipns, barracks, ports aud
harhorS' navy and navy yards. docks, maya
Zihes' arms aFmamen's. aud all other prop
cry and means pertaining to the public de-
renee We must also yield up our revenue
ana our capacity TO raise one, which sinsle
ITEM, under the financial regulations of a
fostering step-mother. wonld bring into her
treasury al least three hundred thousand del
lars per annuUi, for u hch we have her Kind
PERMISSION 10 retain oar public debt. aud
Keep our public domain subject, however. to
me payment OF the debr, and circumscrihed
w''i'n such limits - she may hereafter be
i'i'.Sed 10 1ss'eu = our territory, in the ex-
ert,S@ D! ter characteristic and far STRETCHING
dlpI"macv- " hich once reached even to the
western banks OF the Sahinel We must
however. fruckle TO her pet aholrionis,s, by
EDUCATING ourselves TO prohibit slavery north
oi the parallel of 30 degrees 30 minutes,
known as the Missouri Compromise line.
we nave always been a warm aud hearty
advocate Tor The cause of annexation: but
never dId we dream that the approval ofthe
people oil Texas world required 10 a propo-
siIion so absurd, so degrading. as the one
p'onouEced by the resolution. Our doc,
not no" admit Of furntr detail. Suffice II
nat we contrast our present elevated posi-
non. as people serure in the respect and
amIiy Of the great enlightened rar;cus The
rarih-secnre IN the enjoyment ofpeace. and
n The speedy acquisition Of ACKNOWLEDGED
Independence. secure in the wealth which
ne commerce of Europe is about 10 pour
INTO our lap. and in the increasing vaIue of
our lands, arising from extended occrDatiou
and the investment Ct foreign capitaI: s.cure
ii becoming ''fhe most favored bv those
powerful and wealthy soyereisrties whom
10Th Interest and policy impelI to cherish
'ur prosperity and growth, that their mar
'e's may be supplied with our staples: and
secure that the increase Of commerce will
peedily render no less consistent than desi-
able, dimnuition of our present tariff. with
% alternative presented by this resolution
u Texas Invested of all these high priv;l-
'ges and advantages; shorn Of her attributes
IS nalloD, crippled in her commerce. aud
her prosperity; in her domestic resources,
oppressed III the burhens Of public debt ard
lrect taxation her land in consequence de-
recIated IN value: and in the event of final
nneHaiion upon the proposed basis, our
ubIe domain not only raced and mort
aged 10 secure The payment of cur debt, bur
vlsce-ated of its mineral wealth to swell the
'deral treasury.
/ his is indeed bat a dim and totally made
"ate view Of the actual pit and grave of in
sniicance and infamy into which the
louise OF Representatives of the American
onsress have proposed to plunge this ps-
on.
" siaoe he, mseaIeI the Morning Star,
Nor man, hend, hath falI'n far'