The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-04-04

cation.
This is the substance and ex,en, OF their
/" guarantees" paraded, as the expression
is in the resolution, under the imposing
grammatical form Of the plural number :
Have We any pledge that we shall then be
aanered No; they only promise that
they will once more consider the PROPOSE
ton, and take what they are pleased 10
denomiuate their " final action" upon it.
And, judging from the language they now
hold, We have nothing more nor less 10
expect than that they will then "spurn
us as belore--ior they can Go SO without
violating any pledge.
But, il we adopt The course indicated by
the resolution, We do 50 under the formaI
sanction and color Of their cypress consent
This would be tact, admission on the
par, of the Government and people OF Tex
as Of The authority of That consent, and
would imply at least that We could mol
lawfully nc, in the prescribed mode with.
out il. No doubt we should be forced to
borrow largely from tho efficacy Of that
same consent, to carry US through the con-
spicuous part assigned to US in the fldicu'
lous farce thus prepared for exhibition.
IL the people of Texas choose 10 revo'
lulionize their Government, and institute
some new and different republican orsani'
cation, they may do so without the leave
Of foreign Government "frfi had and
obtained" But The United States have
acknowledged our title TO be recognised as
an independent nation, both de fdeto and
de jure. Should we adopt the course de.
signated by their resolutions, we ut once
lose the benefit Of that acknowledgment.
We pass into q state Of im6eciie and hope
less dependence npoa that Porer. To be
annexed Certainly, neYer--untll their
aspiring parIisans shall cease 10 need the
we now furnish them for The
manufacture Of political capital. Our re.
Iatons with other Governments d'ssoIctd,
and our own nationality renowned, the
United States may consent 10 hold-as
the, shall have consented to pi4te us-In
q state of psaaltimate, bat unaccomplished,
But even this consent Of tho American
Congress, meager and yalueless as II 10 TO
The people Of Texas, but for which we are
required 10 give 10 The United States a
lien upon our couEHy's soreretgniy--this
worthless consent, as il begrudged 10 Tex
IS, Is eked out 10 her at a missr's uslry,
md is shackled with what lawyers call
conditions precedent" Passing by the
-equired sacrifice Of our night 10 a1Jaa
he boundaries Of our territory, the consent
# Iha, Congress even once more TO enter
ain the Texas question Is coupled with
he cold assurance that II we are erer ad.
nitted into the Union al all, we must ccde
o the United States /" all our mines, miner.
ais, salt lakes, and springs also, all our
public edifces. forfifcatioas, barracks,
ports, and harb boris, nouy and napy yards,
docks. magazines. arms, ornaments, and
all Other property and means, pertaining 10
the public defeace.h We must also yield
up our revenue and our capacity to raise
one; which single item, under the fnan-
ria! regulations of our fostering step.moth.
err, would bring into her Treasury al least
three hundred thousand dollars per annum,
for which We have her kiad permission 10
retain our public debt, and keep Our public
domain sub,ct, however, to the payment
Of the debt, and circumiertbed within such
limits as she may hereafter be pleased TO
assign to our territory, in the exercise Of
her characteristic and far. stretching di.
piomacy, which once reached eptn 10 he
wesfern banks of The Sabine We must,
however, truckie TO her pc, aboli,lonisis by
ourselves 70 prohibi, slavery
north Of the parallel Of thir'y.six degrees
thirty minutes, known as The Miss uri
compromise line.
We have always been a warm and hear.
~ advocate for the cause &c annexation
but never did we dream that the approval
Of the people Of Texas would be required
10 q proposition 50 absurd, so degrading, as
the one propounded by this resolution.
Our space does not admit Of further detail.
Suffice it that We contrast our present ele-
waited position as people -secufe IN the
respect and amity Of the great enlightened
nations Of the earth secure IN the enjoy.
men, Of peace, and in the speedy acqiasi
hoa Of Acknowledged independence Sc
cure in the wealth which the commerce 0
Europe il about to pour into our lap, ant
in the increasing value Of cur lands, ari
sing from extended occupation and the in
ves ment Of foreign capital; secure of ba
coming The most fupored " by those pow
erful and wealthy soyereignties whom bot
interest and policy impel TO cherish gu
prosperity and growth, that their market
may be supplied with our staples; and Sc
cure tina. the increase of commerce wi
speedily render no less consistent than de
sirabe great diminhtion Of our preser
tdrif-with the alternative presented b
this resolution, Of Texas, Invested of a
these high privileges and advantages, shor
Of her attributes Us nation, crippled
her commerce, in her prosperity, in he
domestic resources, depressed in the bu
dens Of public debi and direct taratioI
her land in consequence deprecated
value; and, in the event Of final anncxl