Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-06-27
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THE ANNEXATION or TEXAS.
TO rxE iNsAsrrAxrs 81 rHk NORTHERN STATES OF
AurpfcA

10 fHf hhASTASrs rf rh NORTHERN srArhs ~
AMERICA.
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ssrv.i may be Of great importance to Won who hate ,hi.
nss.ur.- "A Won NAV Use IL much 10 your advantage.
Hov DO you know, in the first, place, that the Texans
Win scespt vour Offer There 10 a very strong part in
Ter,s who prefer a connexion with England rather than
ia America. Texas may not 60 easily como into the
A-,s,e, uuioo - YOU NAV imagine. viii there then be
NJ dI6scultics in the way be.ides1-no disputes. which 1,
vfi tke ume TO rettle, before the object can be accom-.
plisbed have heard of one case already which will
occssion discassion. Some people in America think
shai ths Union will not be safe II il be based only on the
Resolutions Of both Houses OF the Legislature and sig
nssurs Of ths President. Others think that IL will be
~eeurr only by n Treaty. But will there be no other
ssbjscu for dispute ~here the interests Of SO many
Thousands are concerned 7 1t will take time on the
part Of Texss also to determine how many new States
are 10 be created. whs, are To h0jheir boundaries,
Of which Maps arc to DO made,-aM which Of them,
after many consultations OF the inhabitants OF Texas.
up 30 be Slave States, and which Of them are to be free.
BY the Texans themselves. before annexation can take
place. Again, are you sure that tho Indians in the neigh
bourhood Of the Texan provinces, who know, to their cost,
the Americans under no other character than that of mo-
ney.making robbers Of land, will not put a spoke in the
whsclo OF such q union, and appeal to arms. rather than have
such enemies of mankind in their neighbourhood 7 Again,
are you sure that Mexico will he a quic, spectator, and see
her former province wrestcL from her. and not proclaim
war either against Texas or the United States hshe pro.
claims war against Texas. with what face can the Amen.
can states Justify themselves in the eyes OF the civilized
world for the part they have taken in drawing off Texas
from Mcxico7 Again, are you sure that the Powers Of
Europe will not. somehow or other, be dragged into the
contest, and particularly when they see that the effect OF
victory on one side will only be oggrandizemen;, without
any other result than TO entail unparalleled miscrics fot
svsr upon q vast portion OF the unoffending human race ?
Again, and lastly, will you. my friends OF the northern
states, take no part yourselves against annexation,-give
your neighbours OF the south no trouble, bullet them have
thsir own way without a constitutional resistance to the
measure No; l believe you will rise as one man against
i. You have been too long IN chains to the south ever TO
wear them again, II an opportunity should ever occur OF
getting rid OF them. Such an opportunity for asserting
your own liberty appears to me to be at hand; and, as there
may be las l have Just shownD In carrying the measure,
many obstacles in the way, many contingencies to rise up,
al Of which it will take time To meet. a sufficient interval
ID time will be given you, before the final settlement OF
the contemplated change, in which TO make successful ef-
forts TO cxtricats yourselves from your present bondage.
That the northern states have been in bondage to the IN.
puncipled siaveholding people of the south is a notorious
fact. They have been robbed of their rights by the latter.
They cannot make laws Tor the whole American communi.
~. a. the south do; but must submit 10 the laws which the
people of the south may choose 10 impose upon them. how.
ever cruel, however unjust, how ever revolving to the. con-
sciences. They have not fair representation in Congress.
This every American knows; and Of this every American
of the north bitterly COMPLAINS. But how did this hateful
this bomina ble distinction IS to privilege, arise, will
NOT tell you myself. lest 1 should be thought partial; | had
nsher it should come from some person OF authority, such,
for instance, as from Judge Stroud, an American Judge.
In one OF his books, published in Philadelphia in 1897, en-.
uued A Skefek of me Lars YeL,nng 10 Slar,yv I'm "a, scr,
raj States of 1he United STATE, we find the to1oxing mas
saee:-.The equal representation of the states i'm the Sen.
ate. IL will not be pretended. confers undue power upon
the large non- slsveholding states. On the contrary, this is
known to be the result OF a compromise, in which the in
terest OF The ANAL states only was consulted AGAIN
PAGE ISIS. he says-"PolitcaIly Speaking. n majority OF the
states would have been benofued had the same caution
been observed with respect 10 the constitution which had
been pursued in reference 10 the declaration Of jndepen. |
dence and the articles of confederation. The ,p,o;n,nsn,
Of representatives among the several states was. however. :
subject of such prominence as u claim the earliest at,en.
ton of the convention. In an evil hour N. ,nno,,,,t al
vantage wa. conceded TO the slnyeholdiny s,s,.s 81 ir
cluding within the enumeration Of inhabitants, by which the
ratio OF representation was 10 be nsc.rtaip.d ,h-.a Gfhs .,
those who were held in slavery. For the surrender NJ T;rb,
involved In this anomalous arrangement the I,,g. % boId
ing states, such as New York aud Pennsylvania, OBJ
tain not even n nominal equivalent" This unfair r.nre-
sentation, then, unfair indeed 10 Two such noble states ss
Nav York and Pennsylvania (hoth siinated nj, The po,,h.
arose, II appears. Originally IRON q compromise. and not in
the common ordinary way OF doing business az convenuons;
but, as the Judge does not say much TO US OF the nature OF
tins compromise or how 1t wac carried on. or Of the names
Of the persons concerned IN II, and as he mentions it with
-dhsapprobanon, and as n hard, unjust Transaction, calling il
an evil hour In which II was brought forth, We may con-
clude that some. and not a little, intrigue was praclised on
the occasion, and that the superiority OF the south over the
north IN point OF representation was obtained only by base
means Of kindred alliance with the character OF slavery. /
never yet saw an American from the north who did not
speak OF this compromise In the most angry and bitter
efms' ana asa source at times OF considerable uneasiness,
ve1suoh' ana even suffering. AT this very hour a u sster
mas a vote Tor every three slaves out Of five, and th, was
n part OF the compromise.
but - II really true that this compromise has been At
tended win such veksious effects ? i repeat, that il is true.
user, hai me GOOD people OF the north cannot even now
menuon u o u win Indignation, tor they may be said TO
,eeii oaiy. oome one circumstance or another Is frequent
y JhsinR up whleh puts ihem IN mind OF their dcgrada-
you IN ~ nst pace, every saerihce is made by Con-
k'eHs V upno'a INC ela'e-hoialng interests OF the South
~ preference ~ ehl o'hef interest IL the People OF the
Nom . . POM 70 carry, however beneficial TO the
county ~ large, yei' IL u NEEDLES IN the least with Sav.
ely, .ney are sure 70 De oHiVoted and If the People or
isn'e % me SCUM nave IN tner turn a point to carry,
honever ctuei u UNJUST or however contrary 1t may be
~ :. oonsce"ees' ana even 10 The Laws Of God, IL Is
ie W : nio d Jaw Dbl lhis superiority Of the South
osel me Norm' a. IL fe!ates TO the number oi votes, is
om 'ey 'e1euous u nafrassing TO the subject in
hhs or aes OF congress, where personal liberty is con
Seiaeo. n 10" years Ego conversation in America was
directed more than usually to the wickedness Of Slavery,
no L0ht " CDulu not escape Observation aa n rptnu,ao t,,t-