The Arkansas banner., 1845-03-19

within the revenue range, 1t is believed will be ample. In making discrimnatlons, all | our home interests should, as far as practlca- ble, be equally protected. The largest Por- ton of our people are agriculturalists. Oth- { CTS are employed in manufactures, commerce navigation, and mechanic arts.
 They are all engaged i'll their respective pursuits, and their joint labors constitute the national or home industry. To tax one branch of this home industry for the benefit of another, would be unjust No one of these interests caa rightlullg claim an adFan- tage over the others, CT to be enriched by
 mpoverishing the others. All are equally entitled to the fostering care and protection of the government In exercising sound discretion in leyying discriminating duties within the limit prescribed, care should be Taken thatit be done in a manner not to ben eft the wealthy few, at the expense of the toling millions, by taxing iorest the luXurles of life. or articles of superior quality and high price. which can only be consumed by the wealthy; and highest the necessaries of life, or articles of coarse quality and low price, which, the poor and great mass of our people must consume. The burdens of goV- ernment should, as far as practicable, be dis tributed justly and equally among all classes of our population. These general views, long entertained on the subject, have deemed 1t proper to reiteratc.
 It is a subject upon which conflicting in- terests (. sections and occupations are sup posed to exist, and spirit of mutual conces- sion and compromise i'll adjusting its details should be cherished by every part of our widespread country, as the only means of preserving harmony and cheerful acquies- ence of all in the operation ot our revenue laws Our patriotic citizens ia every part of the Union will readily submit 10 the pay ment of such taxes as shall be needed for the support of their government, whether in peace or in War, Ii they are so levied as to distribute the burdens as equally as possible among them.
 The Republic of Texas has made known her desire 10 come into odr Union, to form a part of our eoniederacy, and enjoy with Us the blessings of liberty secured and guarantied l by our constitution. Texas was once part of our county-was unwi3ely ceded away to foreign powef-is now independent, and possesses an uadoubted right 10 dispose of a part or the whole of her territory, and to merge her sovereignty, as q separate and in- dependent State, in ours. l congratulate my country that, by all act of the late Congress of the United States. the assent of this gov ernnent has been given 10 a reunion; and I 1t only remains for the two countries to agree upon the terms, to consumate an object so important to both.
 regard the question Of anHexatieq as belonging exclusively 10 tbe t.niIed Safes and Texas. They afe independent powers, competent to contract; and foreign nations have no right to interfere with them, or to take exceptions 10 their reunion, Foreign i powers dc not seem to appreciate the true character of our government Our Union Is a confederation of independent States, whose policy Is peace with each other and all the world. To enlarge its limits, is to extend the dominion of peace over additional terri tories and increasing millions The world has nothing 10 fear from military ambition in our government While the chief magistrate and the popular branch of Congress are selected for short terms by the suarages of those mil lions who must, in their own persons, bear all the burdens and miseries of war, our goy- ernment cannot be otherwise than pacific.- Foreign powers should, therefore, look Oil the annexation of Texas 10 the United States, not as the conquest of nation seeking to extend her dominion by arms and violence, but as the peaceful acquisition of d territory once her own, by adding another member 10 | our confederation, with the consent of that member-thereby diminishing the chances of war, and opening to them new and ever-in- !, creasing markets for their pro-. t.aets
 To Texas the re-ttnion IS important, be- cause the strong protecting ann of our gov !. ernment would be extended over her, and the vast resources Of her fertile soil and gex- ial climate would be speedily deyeloped;- while the safety of New Orleans, and of our whole southwestern frontier against hostile aggression, as we'll as the interests of the whole Union, would be promoted by it.
 In the earlier stages of our national exis- teaee, the opinion prevailed with some, that our system of coniederated States could not operate successfully over an extended terri tory, and serious objections have, at differ ent times, been made to the enlargement of our boundaries These objections were ear nesty urged when VIC acquired Louisiana. Experience shas hoWn that they were moi we'll founded. The title of numerous Indian tribes to vast tracts of country has been ex- tlnguished. New States have been admitted into the Union; new Territories have been created, and our jurisdiction and laws have been extended over them. As our popula- ton has expanded, the Union has been ce- mented and strengthened; as our bounda- rles have been enlarged, and our Agricultural population has been spread over large sur face, our lederative system has acquired ad- dltional strength and security. It may well be doubted whether it would not be i'll great CT danger of overthrow if our present popu- latIon were confined 10 the comparatively narrow limits of the original thirteen States than il IS, now that they are sparsely settled over more expanded territory. It Is conf dently believed that our system may be safely extended to the utmost bounds of onrterrito- '. n..- ........ .-.l H.. |