Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-04-03
ANTI.ANNENATIoN

TWO Of our carly papers on tins suhl~ct.
Ne stated III. r,jcenon Of tho propo,u,on
by Texas, q, Csc ground 81 hope, ,ha, ,hi.
scheme Of iniqul,y might be nipped in tho
bud We also stated iha, VIC considered
the question now, for the first time, iaiy
before the country Subscquen, events
have confirmed both these opinions The
country is jun now waking NJ TO The i'm.
ror,nuce 81 The measure, and beginning 10
debate it in earnest Those who orroscd
II from mere party views, but we're a,
heart from wis, motives We will no, saw
1t, friends, have been compelled TO throw of
the mask, and have OF course lost much Of
their power to DO mischief Some Of its
real (ooi ma.ked) opponents, who, mis-.
lead bv the confident boast OF its friends &
di,hcsrtencd by the detection Of il, sham
foe. were inclined to give up tho cause,
viii nov recover their true position, and
array themselves anew on the side OF the
country The instlnc, Of sclfprcser walton
must arm the North against the measure.
II but an opportunity is given Tor calm re-.
Fiction II seems impossible tina, two.
thirds OF this people should commit Tohi.
cal suicide, n, the command Of the remain.
ing third However the struggle in Tex.
a, may end the forced pause which it will
create and the inquiry which it must a.
wakcn, cannot but DO favorable TO the
RICH, decision OF the gu st on by this coun.
try.
II is important to consider by what men
and by what means the iniliatory meas.
ure was carried through Congccss contra.
~ to all expectation. The slave-hoding
influence was, no doubt, tho chief; md OF
this, hgitimai-iy used, wo canno, com.
plain. Shareholders lay old o. whatever
props nre in their reach the support Of
a falling institution. TIE nnte.ofiiciul nc.
ton ol our peculiarly dlGdent Prcsiden,
does not seem 10 us ca legitimate charnc.
ter. The patronage o! slave holding aI.
ministrn,lon, 10 carry n slave holding
measure, n, war with the pninclples and
fcrlnes Of the North, viii hardly help TO
reconcile Northern people to the enormous
sacrifice The cry for annexation, by
slave holders in and on, If Compress. was
AIDED by rhh of,hc holders Of office and
the expcelotlsof Office, by t c numerous
purchasers ofT"xan land scrip and gov
crnmcn, stock, and moreover, hv 'ha, par,
the people who nrc in favor Of the most
violen, and evolutionary measures propo.
sed BY their leaders The opposition in
Texas, whether successful there or not,
will lead Northern people to inquire into
the immense amount ofthe irregular innu-
cnces which have led to the consent TO
entertain nm application for admission on
the part Of Texas
In addition TO the turn given to the Qucs.
ton By opposition in Texas, the certainty
that Mexico will do all thu, she dare, mus,
create a strong sensation at the North n.
mong merchants, shippers and others, who
usually give mere party polite. the goby
Its certain that Mexico can do US great
deal o harm If she tries A dozen swift,
sailing privaleers, issuing from her ports on
the Pacific, would sweep our commerce
from those seas Her dominion in that
quor,er extends from the 10th to the 42nd
degree OF North latitude, and includes nu.
mcrous harbors Are we prepared to risk
the thirty ml'Iiors floating over tie South
Sea, from Cape Horn 10 the Sandwich Is.
lands, on the chance that Mexico will not
dare to do what the Law Of Nations will
Justify her in doing, and what she may con.
slder essential 10 her dignity, and perhaps
her very existence !, is, perhaps not too
late to consider what she will dare. We
meant is not nor too late for the nego.
tjation with Texas is only begun, and un.
I'll 1t consummaied, there is no call on
her par for extreme measures II wise,
she will be careful to keep US in the wrong
and TINS mantai n her vantage ground in
view 9th world As to her ability to
inflct injury Mr. Gushing thinks prva.
teering with other ships than those of her
own subjects, out of the question. He
would trea, MS outlaws and pirates the sub.
jects Of other Nations, found under the
Mexican flag, without the consent Of their
respective governments. With Difference
% Mr. Gushing, the plan is inrraclicablc
Nothing is more isy than tie give techn.
cally Mexican character to foreign yes.
sells, and 10 foreigners sal 'ng in her scr.
wee. Least Of all wouI , do for our gov
eminent 10 put forward any new tangled
doctrine, after havm allowed open recruit.
ing, and the orgnniz ING within our hunts
of armed forces against thai power, in
time OF prncc Mr. Gushing would dcnY
NcxTo the right 10 do against us in time
a war That which we have done aoalnts
her IN tlrnr Of peace II our government
should take any such stand agains, foreign
efs the N"Slcan service /: would do
well 10 rccollrct that determination is
game n, which two can play and that the
fret foreigner who should fall a sacrifice to
constrveiIre piracy would probably be n
vengcd by the slaughter Of every Amer-
can within the reach Of the Mexican nn,hor
res Nen York Mirror.