Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-07-08
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
TEXAS.
TUESDAY MORNING. July 9. 1888.

large as the Common wealth of Virginia, which
he's superficial area Of more than 10000 square
miles.
What the political consequences of his incor-
poration, external and internal, may prove to be,
can only be known to the Author Of time, and
can only be developed by time itself. We re-
gard Il as an experiment of fearful import, en-
largng immensely the sectional and social differ
ences already existing and continually threaten
ing the stability of the Union. Every empire of
unwieldly ex,ent-the Baby lonish, the Persian,
the Macedonian and the Roman in ancient times
the Saracene, those of Genghis, and of Chare-
imagine in the middle ages-Napoleon's in ours
has speedily crumbed, its duration being ever IN
the inverse htio TO its extent. There may lac
and we devoutly hope there are, elements in this
Union, and in the character and common origin
Of the American People, TO avert from us the
common catastrophe; but it is too obvious that
the authors of this territorial acquisition have mel
Their consulted the page of history to learn expe-
renee from the past, the precep,s of another
book to learn the duties of equity, justice and
moderation. Two single views wholly discon
nected from the public advantage originated the
Texas movement, and drove IT ON TO consumma.
tion-President making and private rapacity.
But for these the acquisition of Texas had never
been sought, nor but for these would Texas ever
have been acquired. Deeply convinced of the
impurity Of motive which suggested the enterprise.
and Of the avaiice and injustice in which IT was
prose cued we dread that Texas is yet TO prove 10
the Union the source of woe, as we believe that
every act of niquity is certain to receive, in the
end, its meet retrihution. None shall be more
reoiced than VIC, if this prophecy falls unlulflled
to the ground, aud if annexation yield all the
choice and teeming blessings which the friends
of the measure so literally promise from it.
IL there is any reliance TO be placed on spccua.
ton in advance of experiment, the first disastrous
consequences of annexation will be felt by those
who have been most forward to promote il, the
cotton and sugar States of South Carolina, Geor.
gia, Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi AMI
Alabama. These countries have now virtual
monopoly of the Cotton markets of the world, aud
vast as is the consumption, have ruined prices by
their competition and over production. Why
they should desire TO introduce and foster rival
Of greater geographical extent than all of them
united, and with whose virgin and Egyptian soil
their own wasted lands cannot contend, is riddle
which we cannot pretend TO explain, except By
the suppostion that the rage Of President making
swallowed DIP prudent and rational counsels, and
that the glory OF eecting Mr.. Polk outweighed
every other consideration. Texas indeed would,
as a foreign state, have been a rival still, but a
rival far less TO be dreaded, and whose advances
towards the full development of her resources
must have been comparatively slow to what they
will now prove.
The immediate effect upon these States must
be emigration TO Texas TO a vast extent. The
population of South Carolina and Georgia par.
ticularly. will emgrato in shoals, carrying their
negroes but leaving their present lands unsold or
sold for a mere song. This may ultimately prove
n national blessing, and, we trust, is within the
scheme of Providence, TO push on the Negro
race towards the Equator, and finally disgorge
them into South America. Should il thus prove
AS there are very many who think i will-tke
annexation OF Texas will recommend itself TO
the wise, the greatest and happest event in our
History, and will be another example scarcely
less conspicuous than those furnished by Nebu.
chadnezzar and Alexander, of the mysterious way
in which God moves " .is wonders to perform -:
HIS most benevolent ends are often accomplished
by the worst instruments, who DO not, however,
procure exemption for their own crime by be.
ing selected to work out mis- purposes.
With soil Of great fertility and variety, adapt
ed along u maritime belt to Sugar and Cotton.
and you recede into the interior TO farming
and grazing-dest.ned in part to a slave popua-
tion- and in other P-rts to a non.slaye holding
with every variety Of climate known in the Unit.
ed States, and lovely to the eye perhaps beyond
any other North American region-Texas will
no doubt, be PeopIed with unexamped rapidly.
II will suPercede Iowa, Florida, Missouri, and
Arksn<ls, and atrac; emigration from every
State, and from EuoPe.
The charms Of the Prairie scenery of Texas,
are thus depicted by Hr. Kenoall of the New
Orleans Picayune, with much delicacy Of taste
and richness Of colOuring:
"PRAIRIEDoM.
Much has been said and much written Of tie great be
Of the Texan praes, but arrangement Of word. can
picture them with that uhfulncss brings their rich
quiet charms home the mind Aitor cross ny the a
but particularly after the traveller finds himself on
the side OF the Colorado do these nowery gardens
Of nature 'pre I'D themselves before him every mile Of ira
vel lmaginc gentle uudulang prairie, studied here and
there With cool groves and sked by the green frinrngs
Of timber which border the nnumcfabe water courses Of
the country. At time the woyarer upon par
eye dszzed and made weak by their very spendo soon
his leads him through fields Of buffalo clover with is
eh fragrance loading the air with choice ptfuue Then
comes bs TO some yafegated h1we whore species innu.
msrsbs arc oil struggling 1t were, rear their heats
above their fellows, and where the blending of oil forms
picture than which nothing be more beautiful TIE
Rsudy yellow blossom ubdued by the modest violet the
darling scarlet relieved by the quiet pink, brighter
purple ssOftened by neighbour while chason
ing influence u thrown around by some hly.lke n,wtr
whose subiuoBs stem has shOt IT, blossom hg over all
kOf the most cunning disposal of cOlOunr by the
painter give 10 this mellow richness nor con the
moot elaborate handefs Of The blend harmon.
he aught TO compare with the csrpeng which natures
Horticulture has spread upon what Willis would term pre-.
risdom.
Nor Il the richness and variety Of lie covering atone that
give beauty 20 the prairio Nov the traveller knot
Of deer quietly feeding gentle u PEI anon he
large rabbit ~ this section jumps huuiedy from he fofm
and leeps with quokenod pace seek covert rank
gros " weeds a: time the entire face Of tho pfaine
s ht no by universal sun gh; the moment
cloud crosses the face u the orb 81 day. huRe shadows
snnE shapes the most frotetquo and fabuous nre seen
eeursing seros tho Vboys and up the uniuauons osr
themselves the which produced them passes avay