The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-01-24
FIRE UP

We are enabled to give another capital art-
Gle from our able New Orleans contemporary ;
and we must confess that il is exceeding plea
SAINT TO copy such patriotic articles from this
candid Wing journal. We trust that it will not
dampen down" its fires until the goal be won.
From the NJ o. Commercial Bulletin.
The only argument Of any pith oogency that has
been urged, why the people of Louisiana should not
call unanimously for the restitution Of Texas the
territories Of the Union that the asure will have
the effect TO Increase the production ard reduce the
prices of the staples Of the South and this ar
gument, we conceive, Is more specious than real
Were we, by the act Of anne xation comforting soil
and climate on Texas, there would be more force in
the objection But adaptation for the production
OF cotton and sugar was bestowed on her by nature
and is daily being developed in the rapidly increasing
culture OF those commodities The most that can be
said, therefore, Is that the impetus given by
ton will stimulate the energies Of Texas and bring
her resources into action fear Years earlier than they
would otherwise be elected. This may or may not
be the case, according to the current of events in
Texas
The peace and security of Texas will very soon be
estabished If not under the protection of the United
States, then under the protection of some other pow
er. This can hardly be questioned. Certainly if
Texas is not received into the Unior her true policy
politically and commercially points to an alliance
more or less intimate, with Great Britain. The com
mercia and political policy of Great Britain point to
the same arrangement This is lpabe as to defy
argument; and ought to pulius guard even had
we no evidence that such purposes had been enter.
tanned. But we know from official and public docu
ments That oyertures for such arrangement have
been made to Texas, and entertained by her
authorities Great Britain has made secret of her
desires; Texas makes no secret of her intentions.
Inc opponents OF annexation may take, themselves
which horn they choose of the dilemma that thrusts
sci ANN rtlv tka,. d.
for the sake of rapid increase of the cotton culture
OF Texas, pretermit her constant and anxious eE-
forts, hese are the words of her ministers, repeated
not once or twice only, but dozen times within the
Year, for the adjustment of slavery" or will she
adhere to her Abolition tactics and plant at once on
our borders the Negro Republic" foreshadowed by
Lord Brougham in his philippe against Mr.. TYLER
in the hrst event. the stimulus which will be given
the growth OF cotton will be far beyond any impetus
that can be impaired in the present epressed state of
that culture, by the act of alton Under COM
mercial alliance with England, or even by throwing
open their ports as they propose, and is part of
Their true scheme of policy, the planters of Texas
would have an immense advantage the planters
OF the United States-sellng their productions
ter advantage and purchasing their supplies at cheap
er rates. 1t Is under this kind of stimulus that com
petition with the staples of the South will be pressed
in Texas, if she be not annexed to the Union, and
| still retain the institution of slavery.
ii she do not retain the institution of saveryI This
is The other horn of the dilemma Are the planters of
Louisiana willing to be impaled on III To imagine
Canada directly on our borders, to imagine ibut
1.-THE Of the dangers and annoyances that would en-
viron the Southwest, were the country beyond the
Sabine made into free State--a free State indeed!
nest OF stealers and refugees nursing place
for revolt and rapine-under the patronage of Brit
ish association of -philanthropists. Suppose
that the British islands and mainland possessions in
the Caribbean sea, separated from us not by an
extent of ocean, but merely by a fordable river.
Would any thing be certain than the speedy TO-
mentation of serve war in the Southern States
Recolect that far Nassau and the coast of Flo
rda are apart, and in spite of the spuations of the
treaty of Washington, refugee murderers and slaves
from Florida find shelter and IMMUNITY under the wing
Of the BRUSH authorities of New Providence
Would the planters of Louisiana like their very bor-
ders to be studded with Nassaus'
The tranquility and security of the South certain
y call for Annexation lis permanent if, indeed not
its Immediate, pecuniary interests also require it,
But were II otherwise is temporary glut of cotton
and sugar to be placed in opposition to great and en-
during consolidation of interests like that which An.
nexat'on will bring about Are we to fix the foun-
datons of an empire, and measure the scope of its
policy, by the circumstances and humors of an hour
and neghborhood'