The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-03-12
THE GALAXY.
MI8IDlDMaBWRW,W VIZ
Wednesday. March IL, 1916,
so THE DEED Is DONE.

so THE DEED Is DONE.
The mighty agony is over, and the LOcos
seem as much rejoiced to have escaped the
perils of opposition to annexation as the wealth
err beaten mariners of old Eneas when upon
the discovery of land they cried out ''ltalia,"
''ItaIia.'' 1t is said that when the House
passed finally the bill as amended in the Sen
ate one hundred guns were instantly fired
from Capitol Hill. But who more rejoiced
than land jobbers and script holders now Con-
verted into Princes and Patroons Who
more rejoiced than the people Of Texas who
have thus shOuldered upon MS their wars aud
| their debts, to be sustained by The blood and
treasure of this nation Who more rejoiced
than shareholders who have now succeeded
by the annexation of a territory equal TO the
whole kingdom Of France, again to seize up
on the reins of the government Of the Union
and perpetuate the slaveocratic influence up
on the country foreverl Already the Demo
cratic lust for dominion and rapaciy for the
spoils, is grasping FOR the northern provinces
of Mexico. California say they, is coming.
Mexico itself will soon fall an easy prey to
our dominion, and the AREA OF freedom will be
limited only by the boundaries Of the North
American Continent.
| The unjust and Infamous course pursued
by this government towards Mexico will
| =. IL Ii A., Il.
However the government of that republic
might from prudential considerations be dis
posed TO avoid war with us, they cannot do
| it. Although hitherto harrassed by internal
dissentions, upon the subject of retaining
Texas all parties have ever been united to Il
man, and no administration can stand mo-
ment against the war cry for the Suppression
of the Texas rebellion. There is indeed no
choice left to the people Of Mexico but to re-
sist. Our Democracy have declared to the
the world that the whole Continent must be
ours, or at least, that portion of it which
treachery, force or fraud can acquire. The
car Of conquest has already turned upon its
axis. 1t will soon rush over the Rio del
Norte and speed IFS way 10 the ancient Capt.
tol of the Montazumas.
Says the Plebian in paroxism Of delight:
1.-THE whole world cannot resist cur onward
march until our proud flag waves over every
inch ofteriiiory in North America. Provi-
dence has willed it. So mote it be-
But what though war should result from
the expansive principles of our Democracy.
Another 40 millions of the peoples money as
in the case 0: the Florida war. can be con-
verted into spois,and transferred to the pock-
cts ofgrcedy partizans and official plunderers.
What though the constitution is torn into
fragments, says Senator Allen, lone as good
may be made in three weeks"
What though by the annexation of Texas
the control Of the government is transferred
to the South and the protective policy is over
thrown,-an immense and increasing market is .
opened to southern shareholders, and the traf- .
fic in human flesh and blood is made profia-
BILE for hundred years to come.
Thus it is seen tLatthe annexation of Tex
as abominable as it is, has its uses, unright-
eous and blasting as they are to The honor
and interests Of the country and the rights of
humanity. More of these uses deserve to be
mentioned. 1t strips from the shallow heart
ed demagoues ofthe South the mask of hy-
pocracy IN relation to strict construction of
the constitution. Upon this ground pro-
tective tariff, internal improvements, and in
deed almost every measure which could con-
Ter benefit upon the North has been opposed
rs prohibited by the constitution. Upon this
ground the right of petition upon the subjects
IF slavery have been kicked out Of Congress.
But now when foreign State is 10 be added
o The Union, for the purpose of perpetuating I
lavery, subject which the South declares !
touch, * that too by ajointres-
luton palpably violative ofthe treaty making
lower, and both utterly aohorrent to both the
etter and spirit Of the Constitution, and scarce
y finding shadow of justification even in a
he most latitudinarian construction, these '
ypocritical strict constitutionists find no con- 4
tit1tional obstacles to the accomplishment Of :
l2 ehjcct.