Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-03-18

I showed how deeply The feelinso liberty, lhe a'-
tacbmcn, 10 n tree Government, was planned 10
The breasts of those who had once enjoyed u; ana
how vain and idle were all the arts employed 10
| shake il? ;.
Hu, once more Mr. B. would admit Texas
on account Of the glorious system oil Tree trace
it would open TO America. II had been stacu On
hieh authority Chat of The honorable senator
from Maine, Mr. Evans that The amount oi our
home trade was fifteen times as great as mat VI
the foreign.
heard b. the Reporter.)
Well il would sui his argument so much inc
better. He was satisfied however, with nj
Teen; he took it all for gospel, as it came from
nm apostle. CA laugh) Whala glorious system
| of Free Trade would our Conieteracy present 10
I the world There were those now alive VINO
would live 10 see one hundred millions OF Tree,
men, speaking The English language, scattered
overlhis happy land, from the Atlantic iothe "a,
| cific and from the ST. Johns 10 Inc no uel
| Noue. How would this magnificent system OF
internal free trade difluse among them all the
means of social happiness7-and how must II
operate, 10 spread the blessings of freedom, law,
religion. social refinement, and all that made hui
man life desirable, over the vast masses OF man
/ kind. The contemplation OF such prospect,
even in the distance, was dear 10 every true Anne
rican. Mr.. +. said he entertained no such Ter
ro,s as had been expressed by his friend from
| Kentucky in The very eloquent peroraton OF his
speech Yesterday His friend had tried to bind
| the Union together in bonds Of adamant but eX-
perienced great jealousy, as il would seem: me
lending It's benefits 10 others. Henry ~. had
! conceived the grea! and noble design OF dividing
| Europe into Independent Governments, win The
purpose OF enforcing among them The principles
Of free trade and preventing wars; but ne was
Gu, of in the midst Of his noble efforts 10 accom-
plish by war plan so magnificent. But our ex-
tension of free trade and lis benefits would all be
peaceful. Texas was ready 10 rush into our
| arms with enthusiastic Joy. And when we had
| received her the elements Of our national pros
perily would he complete.
| But the great advantage of this new state oil
! things would flow above all to Inc navigating
/ States OF the Union The rich products Of Tex
as would he waited over the world 10y New Enz-
land navioators. The coaS,ing trade would be
| increased beyond conception. And how would
| il be with manufactures On this subject, The
great question was whether the people OF Texas
were 10 be Supplied with manufactured goods
from England or from The United States II she
remained independent, she would inevitably draw
her supplies from England If she should be adj
milie,i, She would derive Them from the United
States. This was great national question:
Mr.. BIS own city, Piiisbure, The birmingham OF
America would have her markets extended and
her manufactures increased by the admission
All The moneyed interests OF our country COM
hned 70 demand it; besides those incumrarably
hi2her-the interests of the national peace and
the national glory.
| In opposition 10 the doctrine held By the Sena-
| 10. from Kentucky, Mr.. Morehead) Mr. b. con-
tended that the admission Of Texas won.d bind
this Union together by bonds Still stronger than
those which had thus far united us. The time
was forever past when it was supposed that the
extension of the Union would diminish its strength.
Arguments drawn from Rome had TO applica-
! ton Rome subjected the nations BY military
mower: she conquered them by her inrincblc
! arms. and made nation alter naton pass under
the yoke; her dominion, especially 10 The reno
ter provinces, was Tic arbitrary tiictatlon OF ~
rant. Her power was obtained and upheld by
her armies; but in process OF time she was cor
ruptel BY vice her soldicry became efiemnae
military virtue declined and disappeared, and
then The Gotts and Vanfals poured in countless
ho.deS from The Northern hive and DESTROYED and
laid waste her pto:nccs and took captive the mis-
! trcss OF the world.
But how was il here? We subjected nobody.
The world had become attached 10 our free sys-
tenn OF Gorernment by lis blessings alone Tex
as. 50 far from being forced 10 submit 10 our arms,
esteemed j, a great and invaluable privilege 10
b. permitted 10 Join our Coniederacy. Such was
the feeling vi every new State that had been re-
ceived into it, Who had ever heard the first
word from any of The new States about dssolv
ing the Union No man. They felt their de-
pendencc on the central power; and they had al
WAYS showed themselves iruer 10 the Union Than
any other Of lis members. Never had Louisiana,
or Indiana, or Illinois, or Michigan, or Arkansas,
/ ~. iI,l Eapt hp
ment that received them States al the exiremi
ties were the frs; 10 realize their Dependence
| And On this very principle Texas when adj
mitied, would probably he the most loyal OF any
| STATE among US. TIE eternal pressure was OF it.
self sufficient In secure the more central States
firm 10 their allegiance They had had Wits
KEY lnsurIeciion in Pennsylvania. there had been
Hartford Convention in New England, and we
| had seen Modification in South Carolina; but
| in the new States nothing had ever occurred to
disturb the national tranquility In extending The
bonds Of the Union, however, Mr.. b. was not Tor
going beyond the Rio del Norte. Beyond thai
great natural boundary he never would consent
10 90. Mr. Madison had said that the nalnral
limits OF Democracy were sc, By the possibility
OF the peoples gathering together in one as
seinbly and those OF the representatives as
sembing regularly for The transaction OF The pub
! lie business
Apply this test 10 our circumstances. Time
and space had both been in a manner anlhIlaicd
by the modern application OF the power OF sleaIn
and now regions once deemed remote were
brought almost into Juxlaposition. There was
therefore no difficulty on that score. lie consi-
dercd the Rio del Nortc, however, as our natural
Southern boundary; and he held that II ought
ever to he so preserved The stream itself, and
the country through which il flowed, adapted il
admirably Tor such purpose II flowed nearly
Two thousand miles without tributary branch,
and it was bordered b. vast and sterile Plains
Nature herself seemed 10 point il out as The limit
| O! our Republic Unless we got possession OF
/ this country of Texas, the great valley OF The
| Mississippi must be divided. The Arkansasand
| Red rivers would else be in foreign land. His
belief was that, within reasonable limits the ex-
! tension OF our contcderacy did but augment lis
strength. What utter insanity would it not be
/ for State situated like Massachusetts 10 think
OF Withdrawing from such union OF States!-
With all her vast home trade-all her immense
navigation and manufacturing industry sufll-
cent 10 supply the markets oil hall the globe,
would she voluntarily consent 10 isolate herself
| from the communion OF the very Government she
had so largely contributed 10 form, and there re-
| main in lonely isolation iorererl He alluded 10
her as IN illustration, and only in The most re-
spectfnl manner. She differed in many views
from him-hc was sorry Tor i; but he cherished
towards her none but feelings of respect.
| Then lei gentlemen look ri the beautiful de-
| pcndencc, the strictly mutual dependence, OF The
/ States upon each other. The States OF The West
/ and The Southwest nevercould become navigating
! States-they could never be their own carriers;
therefore, they were dependent on The North io'
the transport Of their abundant natural products
| to market. The Southern and Southwestern
States never could become naval power, be-
cause they had not the harbors, nor the material,
nor the seamen. To them il was all important
that they should be connected with power ca
| pabe OF defending the Gnlf and the entrance OF
The Mississippi This mutual dependence could
be traced in every direction, and il was daily and
hourly becoming greater and greater What
madness in any one member TO try 10 dissolve
such family OF States
But there was no danger Of any such attempt.
One sister OF The twenlY-six might occasionally