The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-01-03
From the Boston Pos
IMMEDIATE ANNEX RATION.

| No one deny that the question: whether Texas
should be annexed TO the Union, fully and fairly
before the country IN the last contest IL came TO be
from the progress OF civilization on the one hand,
and of Santa Annas despotlsm ON the other The
whig press from the first char ged the democracy with
| fsyorngit The democracy, IN the convention that
nominated its President candidates, accepted the
ISSUE and passed resolution in favor OF the measure
| The candidates in nomination stood pledged 10 carry
| IL out. No movement OF Importance was made against
IT, either IN the conventions Of the democratic party
OF 10 primary meetings. On the contrary, 10 these,
| ia the Baltimore convention, the party pleaded
guilty to the charge and acknowledged that annera-
| ton was one of Ito measures. Notwithstanding the
fierce denunciaton Of the Texas plot-the threats Of
dissolution Of the Union-the most determined oppo.
son Of the universal whlg party-the people decided
30 far their votes decide any measure THAT IEIAs
| SHOULD BIZ ANNEXED. The verdict has thus been, to
all lntents and purposes, rendered Why, then,
should not the decision Of the nation be carried into
effec1
Should this country wait until the argument from
the opposition of Mexico to IT is done away This
would be equivalent TO defeating this measure The
claim Mexico urges upon Texas is that Of perpetual
allegiance. The American statesman who should
admit The validity OF this claim IN an Official docu-
ment would deny the doctrines Of the Declaration OF
Independence decide against long established nation
sl laws, and bring upon him the Indignation oil The
people Now this claim of Mexico on an indepon-
dent nation precisely the the claim of Great
Britain OF perpetual allegiance on the part OF It's m.
dlyidual subjects Such claim our Government
never has sanctoned-never can sanction. And
no one has secuted II more decidedly than Daniel
Webster did when, Secretary OF State, he 50 APP
propnaely rebuked the insolence Of the Mexican
Government in his reply TO Boeanegra lie then
declared
"The Government of the United States does not
maintain, and never has maintained the doctrine Of
perpetuily Of natural allegiance And surely Mexico
maintains such doctrine; because her actual en-.
listing Government like that Of the United States.
is founded on the principle that men may throw of
the obligation Of that allegiance TO which they were
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Yet Mexico boldly sets up this doctrine? Partisans
here as boldly justify her Their cry Is, that SleH-
must be appeased ere the United States can hon
esty acquire Texas If this argument is good Que,
10 delay is to indefinitely postpone. 1t matters not
whether the United States wait one year or NIFTY
MeIicos consent can never be obtaned-Texas,co con
sequently, can never be annexed.
Should the government wait until opposition to II al
home ceasesi This too, will never cease. The same
elements that resisted the Louisiana purchase are at
work now. The same means then used are TO be used
now. The same slavery argument then used IS used
now. New England confederacy was then pro.
Jected TO sever this country from the Union, IL TINS
glorious purchase was consummated-iti IS now pro-
posed by the sort Of politicians, to unite opPosi-
ton to Texas in similar New Engla convention,
10 meet in Fanueil Hall And now, too, as II was
then, the same democracy have taken this measure
in their keeping, and will stand together, IN one uni
ted phalanx shoulder to shoulder, and with the same
patriotic enthusiasm in New England as IN Missouri
and Michigan, to carry II out Further delay Will not
lessen future opposition, though it may serve the pur
pose of weakening, by dividing those who are 10 de-
fend it,
Should the objection of adding more slave terrific
ry be permitted TO delay TO defeat the addition of
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Union On that point the question has not changed
one jo since the original purchase Of Ieras IN 1903
When Jefferson, q Adams-in word, all states
men Of all parties-ciaimed this territory to be ours
as much as New Orleans was it was known that a
part OF il must temporarily be slave territory. When
from 1926 to 1882 statesmen ofall parties again made
every effort to purchase II OF Mexico, this tact was
just as well known If it was expedient to add its
wealth 10 our wealth then, IT is expedient now. De
lay will serve no other purpose than TO allow the en-
bers Of discord to be famed. Statistics show To
demonstration that slavery Is travelling south with
LABOR Ito be lis ultimate extiDgusher) at It's
heels. 1t takes this course of necessity Every year
will carry more of it into Texas. Will delay, them
make the slave territory any less?
Admitting, the candid must admit, that the
American people have decided in favor of the adj
mission of Texas and that consequently Teras must
be annered 10 these Unisd States and what sound argu
ment is there for delay that will not amount
gument for ultimate defeat Of this measure Let its
friends then beware of such arguments. II ever the
saying true that delay is dangerous" il IS in
this case While the politicians Of this country are
quarrelng, the statesmen OF other countries act
ing Annexation months ago would nave been
easier than it will be now, or than it will be six
months hence. 1t is time then, high time, our gov
ernment acted. If ii means TO defeat the designs of
the enemies of annexatlon-at home and abroad
there is no other course but that of IMMEDIATE
ANNEXATION. The people are ripe for it. The
Democracy will defend it. The best interests of our
marine, our manufacturing, our agricultural commu-
nifty demand it. And not ten years will elapse ere
even the candid among the opposition will be led to
wonder how they could have been led by designing
demagogues to carry on so bitter warfare against it.
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