Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1845-01-30
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ANNEXATION OF TEXAS.


Tie Nfilss of these esmmnnisuiions b no sho-
litioniut in he modsEn s.nsS At thstsIm; nsithsr
hss he ever had any connection with them = 3
party. nor any particular gmprihy foR thsig 1pe-
trins o. practice. espscSaIly g developed IN No
lalo PFeSi1smllal camEuaA We bsliese that the
course pursued By them, has tended 70 exnwsrsis
the feelings, strengthen the pEejudicss, and nerve
the arm of the slave interest, to more denpsrass
s.rugslsSu the immediate annszaiion Of Tszas.--
II us know any thing Of their policy. il = Co.
arouse The Indignation Of the North. against the
South. on account If slavery. and thereby cause =
separation between the free and slave stsfus. We
al know that the dominant party made The qses-
ton Of snnszatiOn the tsst one, IN selecting their
presidential candidatesfhat The enliek6eaei, ~
deee'sdsnt demo~acy Of the free states. at the Va
tional Convention, did succumb toa minority Of
the delegation from the slave stafes, and thereby
present, as their favorite candidate. man known
to be in favor Of immediate annexation. We have
seem successfully triumphant through
the course pursued b the abolitionists. In the
state oft New York alone, they had the power at
once and forever, put this dangerous. this de.
siFuctive measure 1t rest. $3.50
Our motto is Sc The Union a. Il TO-" We tand
by the rule neither g 10 ask nor receive any thing
which is not clearly right. and to submit to moth
ing which is wrong" We believe that annexa-
ton win e1danger fhe peace and prosperity Of the
country THAT il win give mortal cheek to tho
spread Of our es. social mora; and political 6les-
sings. well blight the hopes Of the oppressed
in other nations.
The eyes Of the world are watching the pro-
gress of our republican government. They have
seen as nursed in national infancy, and mafured
Ito manhood by the win Of the sovereign people
Our progress in all the elements which constitute
a nee, happy. prosperous. and powerful nation,
has caused tyrants to tremble on their thrones. and
has awakened through the civilized world spirit
Of inquiry into the claims Of al classes Of society
to more just and equitable distribution Of the
blessings. comforts. enjoyments, and responsible
Ties Of life. Shall We. BY selfish pride in our
power and greatness, hazard all we hold dear -
freemen, OF blight the rising hopes Of those, who
in other nations, are now struggling to throw OF
the CALLING yoke Of despotism and oppression!
Another argument against annexation 10, that il
will hasten revolution in our own country
Who, that observes the laws Of nature, a. well -
the laws .: nations, does not see that sooner Or Ia
ter, emancipation must come, and who can tell the
consequence: Just look back and see the reyolu.
ton which has been going on in public sentiment
throughout all Christendom, for the last two cen.
turtles upon the subject Of slavery and the slave
trade, and believe if you can, that tho march to
universal freedom il now to retrograde. Then. no
voice was heard throughout the world in favor Of
African emancipation--not hand raised TO pro.
tect and defend the poor deenceless slave victim.
Then, AL the maritime nations Of the globe were
enjoying rich and extensive commercial traffic IN
the souls and bodies Of Afric's unprotected sons
I and daughters. Now how changed! An CnTiy-
tian nations have declared the slave trade piracy,
and the United States il the only enlightened GOV.
eminent in the world, where man without q stain
OF fault, il doomed to perpetual bondage. And
even here. we have seen more liberal feeling on
the advance within that period. Since that glori-
Gus revolution which declared all men !" free and
equal" we have seen more than half Of these
sthirteen United States" wipe the disgyacefdi
stain Of slavery forever from their statute books.
We have seen the press. the pulpit. and the phi
anthropist. take stand in favor Of universal enan-
c;,a,;on. We have seen European nations mint.
ing their moral artillery at this defenceless point
of our republican bulwark, and felt the humhling
and alarming voice of her awful thnnders. We
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neering nation IN the WORLD pouring ONT ner treas
ures in tosrsnts to atone for her past participation
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