Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-04-03

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THURSDAY. april 3, 1916.
THE ANNEXATION QUESTION.


Of which is well calculated increase the anxiety Of
paper, and Of all others, who, parakng of its rabd ca
geness acquire Texas have lost sight, in their eor,
make The acquisition, alike of The prohibitions of our
own constitution, and Of the very natural pride Of the
Texans themselves. II says.
"Genilemen: Letters received by this evenings mail
direct from Texas and from those fully acquainted with
The slate Of things there leave the least doubt that an
extraordinary struggle is going in Texas, between
the friends Of annexation and the English parry headed
by General Houston Every possible inducem ent is held
oui by the English Minister and Agents. to the people
ofIexas. 10 reject the profered terms. Magnificent o.
ers made, reaction taken place. and feel war.
ranied in saying that the issue is doubtful"
The English party" in Texas. it seems sis headed
by Gen. llouslono-ile very man, who, as the Cube
informed US few days ago, concoced with Gen. Jack
the scheme Of annexation There seems to he a
msappehensinn, either the part Of the Enquirer or Of
the Globe Of Gen. Houstons poslonl On the strength
of this letter. however, the Enquirer makes an energetic
appe al 10 Gen Houston, deaf ear to the soci-
tations Of Great Britain and no under the influence of
rampant ambition. some other sinister motive - TO
"tsrnlsh his laurels by such an afIation" Be Gen.
llousons position vi at mny-wheiher for or against
annexniion-ths idea Of British party in Texas, is,
we danbt not, gross slander-as the magnificent Of,
iers said 10 have been made 10 the Texan government
TO induce it to maintain its independent organization are
the mere inventions Of those who yina,e the caumny
What offers Great Britain make to Texas to in
duce her TO REJECT the preferred terms Of annexation7-
She may promise 10 procure the recognition Of her indie
rcndence by Mexico and to guarantee it-but that OBJ
leci would be virtually attained well by her becom
ing member Of the American Confederacy II has in,
deed been assumed that advantage would be pruTercd
to her growers Of cotton, by permitting it enter the
BRUSH ports free Of duty, while the duty heretofore i'm
posed upon the cotton Of the United States would be re
'aned but this idea, which has heretofore furnished one
OF the strongest popular Arguments of the annexatonss
In the L States, and the anti annexaonsts in Texas
efiectually dspeed by the intelligence from
Europe by which we learn that, in compliance with the
camors oil her manufacturers the British government
has determined, as measure of protection against A.
nercan rivalry, to repeal that duty altogether. we
confess, therefore, that we at loss to conjecture the
nature Of the "magnifcen, offers which il is alleged
have been made by the British Ministers and A
gents IN Texas to the government and people of that
country, for The purpose of inducing them refuse to
unite the If destiny with ours. We do not question that
Gen. Houston is under the influence of ambitious mo.
iives, in his opposition to the annexation Of Iexas-and
so, no doubt, those of his leading countrymen
who concur with him in hostility to that measure Al
a sparse population, and possessed Of but few active
resources yet she has territory of vast extent and
as have been taught to believe of uneqnaled fcr,il
ly, and adapted to the growth of almost every descrp
ton of products which the teeming earth Yields 10 the
industry Of man She possesses therefore the latent
elements Of power and wealth. which, at no distant day.
II she shall remain an independent Republic must exalt
her 10 high position among the nations of the earth
! spn no il,
noueh 10 be the chiefola great Repubc-and he may
not be destitute Of hope that Texas instead of being
cut up into number of sovereign States modelling
their institutions after federative SYSTEM NAV
prefer TO retain lis present organization consolidated
Empire, with Presd INT for life installed in her Exec
utve chair Or, like Cesar, he may be tempted by the
dazzling vision ola kingy But if,his be not the
case. and he is in favor of institutions like our own still
| the field OF promotion for her distinguished citizens will
be very much narrowed by annexation. If Texas shall
merge hen nationality in ours then instead of Presi-
dent standing level with the soveeigns Of the earth
there would only be Governor destitute OF substantial
power, and confined in the discharge of his duties 10
ma tiers Of merely local concen-lf there be no Presi
dent, there will be no Cabinet Officers and Foreign
Minis iers with high sounding titles and fat salaries
no patronage for the hundreds of Offices which, in the
process OF time, must be filed and the appointments
which will be transferred to Washington city. These,
we imagine. are the motives by which Gen. Houston
and those who are operating with him, nlnen-
ced in their opposition to annexaton-and the in
huence of British gold or British promises of any kind.
But, IN truth, may there not be inducements, other
than those OF personal character operating upon Gen
Houston and his frendsl Is il surprising that some
among them should dislike the idea of surrendeng their
nationality. even for the supposed advantages which
(perhaps only temporarily might result them from
, an Incorporation into the American Union Perhaps
their reluctance To blot out the lone STAR" TO merge
lis radiance in that of the American constellation ari.
ses in some degree from the complaints frequently and
loudly made, and often reiterated by OF the States
OF this conederacy, through her distinguished sons that
e"has knorn IBIS Union only by its expressions" II
South Carolina has been thus CALLED by the yoke-if
instead OF finding the chain which binds US together
golden bond of brotherhood she feels that its links are
iron, lettering her free action and rendering her rib
uary to the will of despoc and irresponsible majority
who fill their Golfers by pundering her peoples il
strange that the people Of Texas should pause and hest
tate before they place that oppressive yoke upon the
own necks, and throw that ca Hing chain around ,he
own limbs 1t seems to that nothing would be
more NATURAL at least, than that they should take time
ascertain whether the complaints Of South Carolna n
well founded or not, before they voluntarily place them
e selves in position which would subject them. if ,he
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