New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-12
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The new State Of Florida has adopted banner
on which the above words are emblazoned and the
new Governor. Moscly addresses to his Loco Focc
brethren OF the Legislature Message in which the
doctrine Of NulliicaiioD-or, in the smoother cant
State In.crposiiion most unequivocally asserted
as matter Of established lava part Of the unwrii
ten Constitution OF the Country. Indeed, be very
coolly gives notice that if the Tariff is not promptly
overbaulcd and cut down to the Revenue standard
Florida will nullify and demolish it. Rather
modest beginning. it strikes us. for the youngeS
and fecble,, State of the Union
Thirty years ago. Gen. jackson made bis mrs.
incorsion into Florida. then and formerly colony o.
Spain. with which were at peace. lie captured
Pensacola, on the prctext that /, had become viriu
ally citadel and rallying point for the forces o.
Great Britain with which country we were at " ar
He abandoned j, soon after. however and SPAN
being feeble and absorbed in European war no SC
rious consequences followed. -Four years later
Gen. ]. aga,a invaded and overran Florida, on the
pretext lgroundess we belieye) that the Creek and
Seminole Indians attacked and murdered our Dor
de,ers and then fed into Florida for shelter beneath
the Spanish Flag. Gen. Jackson, in express viola
ton oil his orders attacked and captured ST. Marks,
the Barancas and Pensacola, substituting the flag
and authority Of the U. States for that Of SPAN.
Our Government being called on by Spain for re-
paration, concluded to adopt and justify the Gene
rails course. Soon after Treaty was made win
Spain whereby We purchased her title TO Florida
for some FIVE or six millions, due our citizens Tor
Spanish spoliations Of their commerce Since then
we have had one more Indian War in Florida-a
war provoked and commenced by our people ongl-
mating in land stealing abomnablc frauds and slave
nv. and which we steadily refused to terminate on
ANY terms which did not require the utter expulsion
of the seminoles from the Territory. The reason
for this was the proved mpossibiity Of cherishing
Slavery in the neghborbood OF Indians as the ne
groes ran away to the Indians and were harbored
by them. Sc we drove the savages 10 desperation
pursued them through the swamps and everglades,
shot some Of their women and children; and starved
many more, until We compelled the remnant to sub
Nit 10 exile-The cost Of these various wars and
purchases TO the People of the U. States has not
been one farthng short of Fifty Millions of dollars
over and above all they have received for Florida
Lands to say nothing of very many valuable lives.
At last we have been bued into admitting Florl-
da as a State though she has not the population
requisite TO enti,le her to admission. Her entire
vote at the late excited Election was less than half
that of many Congressional District in this and
other Free States And her Constitution contains a
clause making Slavery perpetual and forbidding
the Legislature the right to repeal it, which ought
to have passed the House OF Representatives.
Such are the circumstances under which Florida
was annexed to us and now comes into the Union.
There is no honest working man through the last
twenty years in the land who has not performed FIVE
or six bard days labor unrecompensed, for the ben
eft Of Florida Let us alone" say you' Good
faith! Yes; with all the pleasure in liieF How
we do wish you had said that thirty years ago, and
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