Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-02-21


local interest, question Of slavery, question of
boundary, and he reminded us Il believe, however.
ne limited tins Renaissance to the Democracy of the
Norih) with what mngn1nimlty the generous people
of the South allowed Massachusetts and Maine to
settle their boundary question in their way, and
he called upon hs friends to requite that generosity.
by allowing the South to settle his boundary qucs-
ton. in such manner TO suit its own convenience.
Tins IS choice rhetoric, and 1t is pity to lessen the
elect which IT might produce by examination Of the
paralleism between the cases. But il is worth while
10 notice, that the Northeast boundary dispute
question OF the surrender of territory this Of Texas
question of its extension and il is hardly fair Ia ask
us To repay the magnanlmlty which freely suffered
us 10 ALLEVIATE our territory, and diminish political
strength, by conserving to vast addition TO the now
err and resources Of our brethren, nj direct and i'm
me6laie cost of millions IN ourselves, 10 say nothing
of our other objections to the scheme. Had it been
question of the acquisition Of Canada Instead of the
surrender Of corner of Naine | am sure that our
friends would have been 50 hah minded, and think
am warranted IN saying that i, they succeed in an
neXnr Texas their n,qau-uim,ty il. rogard 20 rl'her
acquisitions ct northern territory, may, very .oly be
soon put 10 the test
A gentleman rom Alabama, who addressed the
House on his subject NJ the last SION put the
question of Texas on the ground Of overriding
| slty as thus: The Constitution had guaranteed the
institution OF slavery, with all its Incidents to the
South the rights of Shareholders were incnaced and
endangered by the Vaccinations of Northern aho
tlnnsis and the acquisition Of Texas being the only
sufficient means of maintaining this sacred guar
! a nj
Indispensable necessity. and therefore he ,e ",cnn
Ir Ia,vf Syhs,.n,,,Ii ,h W ,.,e
ken bv The corvnhrs Of iornlinnn "o," m5 VA
n celebrated corrrsnondence tho T,anknos e. , oh
admire thopoh mo, sooro r,rcb n,,, :, ~ .'.,
lis motives its temper or lis lonc I, hocotn"s han
essential to determine how far annexation is nhis-
pensabc to the security of Southern institutions and
II 50, how far the Union IS bound by constitutional
guarantee to MAINTAIN them. 1t is with no small re.
uctance that enter upon the olsen sion Of this fourth
polnt and do So only because hold it to be the
very gIst of the case the real question of combined
duty aud cXpcdiencv unOn which the whole con,ro.
vcrsy apart from the disputed point Of constitutional
power, necessarily hinges If Won would persuaCe us
10 the sacrifice of interest and feeling which the an
nexaon uf Texas implies, Won must clearly convince
us that what declare he the very instinct of
self preservation the supreme law of nature for Won
is also law of duty for u.s. In regard TO this drrs.
ton Of security, sef-preserva'on if Won plsa.c the
people Of the South ought indeed TO be the hes, indg.
es of the actual necessity; and rs have said npon
another point, If this were all the u.Ieson with no
admixture of oonsiIera ions of pnca power and
personal a1grnn Element, their opinions would be al.
most conclusive. tar the matter of far, uoes
shall not undertake to determine what are the ueces
sary conditions for The continuance of the system OF
domestic slavery; but this say with fear of con.
trad cun that in the present : age of the arrument
however gentleman may find it convenient TO reason
ny way VI c,lenuns the'l own cohscienres' or excn
ns ,: W. ~ "'ch tp"sH'ue'.tS' no NoT'h't'
' -.' - "' "t wv ~ ec'u''Y VI Ihe sou II
~ w ,'ei'icu 10 ue PeTWdnSh"y secure
"s .',o VIII 'u lr'i4 he,'eu py lh'
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SUM ever pc enu'iae'eu Nv me gr"wnH s'fen@u
VI so, ro,I,e" p"''a..o" you "ou'd look iof sHcco
CT '',o ,lt'. i" tA'S' ,
- wv, ~, W ,','''' 'i' 'I'e "eh''c,iilh rom Spu''
Dn".''' WI 'lol''cs) ms stated me nrgulnen
s'o"',Ue" u" '"r "Pp'tht necessity Oh greater space
lo' ,he cNP'nS"h ui ;he rapidly increasing coIore'
"lI'''o" VI '"c 'ou,l' WIN 'Ice anu eject chlcn
'h''i hpt ehlN 10 nm 'chct the South, but even 4
s'nrue III N'iih b' me annexation OF Texas wou,
serve on'E ms up'raly rcII'i from the evils witt
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