Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1845-03-22

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4 her dosife 10 come nlo or Union. ~ ipff
! Io part Of our ro1icdrfacy, and cnio
wiihus lhr blessings - liberty sacufei
nnd gunfgnlici ~ ouf constitution. fcs
ne was onco part " ouf counlfy wa
unwisely ccded away 20 lofoign powc
lis nov independent. and possess an un
doubted right TO dispose Of y part or Nh
wholo Of her territory, and TO merge ho
sovereignty, as separate indspenden
state, ~ ours ! congratulate my cJun
Ilfy thai byan act Of the late Congress
Of the Unliod States, tho assent OF thu
government has been given 10 tho reun
ion; and It only remains for the two
countries to agree upon Tho terms, TO con
summate M object SO important 10 both
regard the question of annexation rs
belonging exclusively TO the United State
and Texas. They are independent pow
ers, competent to conlracliaud foreign ma.
tons have no right to interfere with them,
or to take exceptions to their reunion.
Foreign powers do not seem to appreciate
the true character OF our government.
Oar Union is I confederation Of independ.
ent States, whose policy is peace with
each other and all the world TO enlarge
its limits is to extend the dominion of
peace over additional territories and in
creaslng millions. The world has moth.
ing to fear from military ambition ia our
government.
While the chief magistrate and the
popular branch Of Congress are elected
for SHORT terms by the sutI'rageS Of those
Millions who must, in their own persons,
bear all the burdens and misercs of war, .
our government cannot be otherwise than
pacific. Foreign powers should, there
ore, look on the annexation o. Texas TO
he United States, not a conquest Of a na-
ion seeking to extend her domlnons by
lrms and violence, but as the peaceful ac-
IulstIon OF territory once her own,
~ adding another member TO our con.
ederaion, 9th the consent Of that me M
oer--thereby diminishing the chances OF
var, and opening to them new and ever.
increasing markets for their produce
70 Texas the reunion is important be-
duse the strong protecting arm of our
overnment would be extended over her.
nd the vast resources Of her soil and
eniaI climate would be speedily deyeIo-
ed; while the safety Of New Orleans
nd our whole south western frontier
gains; hostile aggression. as we'll as the
interests of the whole Union, would be
romoted By it.
In the earliest stages Of our national {
Slstenca the opinion prevailed with some ,
lat our system Of conCederated States {
1uId not cooperate successfully over an
Stended territory, and serious objections +
ave at different times been made to the /
Enlargement Of our boundaries. These !
blecuons we're earnestly urged when we
'Tulred Louisiana. Experience has i
l0wn that they were not well founded. @
he title of numerous Indian tribes to e
lst tracts Of country has been extin,
nshed. New States have been admit. o.
INTO the Union; new territories have 3
en- created, and our jurisdiction and
Tvs extended over them. =
as our population has expanded, the q
mon has been cemented and strength II
ed; as our boundaries have been enlar. II
ID, and our agricultural population has Fl
en- spread over large surface, our fed. f
alive sysem has acquired additional n
-ength and security. 1t may we'll be a
ubteG whether ii would not be in great h
danger OF overthrow if our present g
puIatlon were confined to the compare i,
ely narrow limits Of the original thir- Fl
IN States, than it is, now that they are n
arsely settled over a more expanded Il
rrlory.
is confidently believed that our sys- a
n may be safely extended to the utmost o
unds OF our territorial Union, so far from Ii
ing weakened, will become stronger. II
None can fail 70, see the danger TO our e
iety and lU,Gre peace, if Texas remain D
independent State, or becomes an ally v
dependency of some foreign nation c
ore powerful than herself Is there h
eler perpetual peace with Texas to oc- a
slonaI wars, which so often occur be-
een bordering independent nations!
Is there one who would not prefer free d
'ercourse with her, to high duties on ST
# products and manufactures which en- o
r her ports or cross her frontiers? Is t1
ere one who would prefer an unrestric. r.
d communication with her citizens to #
c frontier Instructions which must oc. a
r if she remains out of the Unlon?
hatever is good or evil in the local in
ltions of Texas will remain he" own, f
neither annexed to the United States orr
i. None Of the present States will be n
sponsibie for them, any more than they Al
e for the local institutions Of each other =,
hey have coniederaled together for -,
rtain sDecified objects. Upon the same ~