Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-03-13


rr1n VII the free sta,,s calmly sub
-tt5,hn absolute notification Of their
.eflcn-s n the Senate oftb nai,oni Wha,
Ma..lchu,cu. dot Will Oh. do any /
hing mo-" than profc,i, Ard will her /
rrs,ersuon, repeal the act Of Coogrc-I ri
", vcr,,o answer ell thcse question, &C
,oti.ng to our belief, and reasoning from |
VIA, we have SEEN, we might ofieod some
q our more sanpuioc resdcu. Bot We
rteol.ec, tina, our state has, foresone a.
rtmidabIe an opposition to measure ofthe
national government, and settled down in
p1'''ve ac1uicsccncc Sc will probably
do 30 sgaiu--a least or n season, until che
earns with what temper other ffce states
permit the slave holder. to pluck them BY
tie beard
iLj-We have jJ.t noticed the following
-ricle IN the New York Mirror, whieht the
cdFots say 10 an emsnailon from one OF the
best mind. they know.
SIR. --lon requested my views on the
subject Of Texas, but have time AZ present
Tor only a meagte outline. 70 tie North
1t presents two questions increase Of
wealth add dlminuton Of polulcnl power
nnd' 10, The Soulh increase Of rolnlca,
power 10 the whole and increase OF
wealth TO part In the even, Of nnncSa.
Won, X becomes 10 n somcwha, greater ex.
t,nt than II would otherwise be- custom.
far northern pFainrtt,ns and ,,np,C..
,urc, to the remote South 1t becomes soon
ct injurious as rival producer Thu. con
sequence Of annexation Is, however, rated
highly by n'iher party. Texas is wanted
by the South to strengthen It's political
weight, and especially 10 give prcponder.
ancc 10 tic slave power The acquisition
Of Texas would add to the Union a ter.
rllory equal TO one half OF The present slave
territory OF the United States and when
we consider the extremely rapid settlement,
OF the southwestern s,atcs-Alnbama Miss.
uNppi and LOUISIANA, we may not unreas.
onably conclude tina, IN ad liton nearly
corresponding to the eI,cn, Of country
would speedily be made the political weight
q the southern section OF the Union. This
the southern people, even more ambition:
than celebrating, ardentIy desire.
The North looks, and should look, no
merely 10 the prcscu, IN this matter Sh'
sees, and should see, The ANNEXATION o.
Tt1ds Tie ann,rahon Of Mer,oo. No,
reason las been urged for the enc, whict
cannot and will not lie urged for the other
province after province. " the south !,
strong Tough of itself 10 force TeAa, mo Il
Union, she will be strong enough, with1eIas
TO add Cohuila and, IN fact, to do any thing
she may desire. New acquisitions will, o
course he made in the south west, by pre-
cl,ply the same means by which iii. acqui
si,inn /, made. They will have prescri p,lor
and precedent IN their favor, and actual ad
Died strength with which 10 accomplish ii -
The Norm in asserting to this, nssents to III,
indefnllc elieuIinn of slavery, and the slav,
power of the south west. She has, or Ia.
had the power to hi nder II that power sh,
has lost, or seems about to part with. New
cr did a state seal more efeciually its owl
political dlmuaiiou.
What is peculiar about this movement is,tha
itls the work Of successive administrations
General Jackson, and those who have "trod
den IN TIC footsteps Of their illus,TlOus pre-
decessots," have followed this object through
successive adfp.rtsIatons with a per,inaciiy
worthy Of a better Cause. The old Roman
hls IN no respect shown himself more Ro
man, than in hankerng after enlarged boun
danes Tor the Republic. And he has al last
ns we suppose, accomplished It ! and tn
inhcrl'ofs OF his opinion will, unques,lon
ably, bv the very same means, push on nc
questions, (Which, under whatever name
arc "a ri,ual conqg-to 70 the linus OF III
northern hall Of the Wcs,crn continent -
Many Of the advocates OF annexation al
ready declare this and e1ul, in the pros
pet
oar own decided opinion is, tina, this nc
ifconsumaicd sows the seeds Oft dlssolu
ton Of the Union The immediate formo
ton ofan an,.l MON party may be cxpecte
as the result The materials for such
patty are nj hand. and it will be power
fll. and, ultimately, IN our belief a success
fll one The degradation Of extending tn
limits Of slavery 10y the direct act OF hi
governmcnt, over the south western porto
Of North America, beginning with Tcxl
and ending with tho ls,hmus of Panama
Slnnol and will not be submitted TO by III
northern section Of the country. II is d,
clnIed, aud ia the full confidence of convit
,lon. by members, that the act itself dissolve
the Union II is such violation Of III
fundamental principles ofthe compact ,h'
isr parties are no longer bound by it Tn
North originally consented tina, the slav
property should have certain represent.
ton IN the eongres, OF the United States -
Tar save property uotc i,ndS fnsaiv 0
nor, 7embrJs 10 CoHgreH The Non
never consented, and never will tonscn
that this slave properly representation
twenty or more members should aid 10 l.
'Hi tom a country then and now FOREIGN
representation Of ten, aud ultimately