The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-09
THE ANNEXATION.

or all the strange and rabid productions which
have emunatod from the great question of an
neXa ton, we are free TO say that the follow
ing article from the "Chicago Daily Journal, ~
| (llnois) of the 18th July caps the climax. IL
rivals, lift docs notsurpas the New York Tribune"
itself. 1t seems scarcely possible that "madness
can further CO." The whole donuncation is as un-
just towards the South it is violent in its tone,
1t is not true that all the interest Of the acquisition
is confined to the South. Still less is it true that if
Mexico be mad enough to provoked war, tistobe ex-
cusyely carried by the treasure Of The North. She
may send some soldiers to the western frontier buits
the West herself who is to furnish the larger and
most efficient corps ofyounteers, The benefits ofthe
acquisition Of Texas, and Of tile extension Of her
boundary, are to fall "lite the dcws ofheayeu "up-
on all parts of our country--upon the North, as
well as the South and the West, No statesman cat
doubt its effects upon the North, who recoliects the
interests which have grown and are growing up
in that secton-her vast shipping, which requires TO
be employed in transportation; and her manufac-
lures, which demand larger market for their
consumption. The North has been most ac-
tive against the acquisitions and yet she will
derive some Of the greatest benefits from the
measure. She has also been most opposed to
the free.trade system; and yet, paradoXcal as it
may seem, she is to derive, in spite of herself the
most solid benefits from its extension, as it were, to
Texas For what is the consequence Of its acqui-
sition, but to establish free trade between Massa-
chusetts and Texas the former receiving the cot
ton and raw materials Of Texas foe her manutac-
lures, tree from all duty; and, in like manner car
rying into the ports of Texas her manufactures,
free too, from all duty-whiIst British goods will
have to pay u heavy duly for going into Texas.
We Shall in the course of next week, show the
natural consequence Of this state Of things up
an ti,5 ,,rodaotions Of the Northern States. We
shall repeat some statistics upon this subject,
which may have been forgotten "Our ex-
ports 10 Texas, which mounted up in 1889 to
81, 657, 900 tumbled down in l643 to Sl90000--a
sixth part Of what they were four years before.
The number OF vessels which were formerly EN-.
ploycd in the trade, has dwinded in similar pro-
portion. The effect Of annexation viii be to give q
new impulse to the trade--to open a new field
for the manufactures aud shipping of the North TO
increase her resources and her wealth; and yet in
the following absurd article, the North is ridiculous.
ly represented as only to be scourgcd by "disas
trous consequencesn for the benefit of the "slavc-
mongers."
From the Chicago dll) Daily Journal July a.
"ANntxarIoS The act whereby Texas, with her wars
and dtbts L. to be fastened upon this country has been
consumnated by the rXion Congress. A that remains to
perfect the 1pnul outrage is the formation Of State CON
shution Tor which purpose convention was TO have as
scmbled the lh inst and the admission OF the State into
our oniedcTuty by the American Congress. Meanwhile
lo ein Of the It5iory will lie administered by the exist
ing government OF Texas.
fiuman CARTE win bear better price and the slave
may rejoice as his laccratGl back seorcheS In m southern
cotton fields that he bors for his orne under tie laws Of
Cistd,t America The Of freedom has been extend
cd by the aboons OF the North The Gbetiy party came
proGtlble aud the South tenders thanks the phaSy0
piss oil the North for that increase OF its business which
adds much 10 its wealth.
THAT disastrous consequences will follow this rash aud
ineoFious act few will doubt Already have The powers
that he in their neaing cowardce unanimously in Con-
grtss assembled ritcd the Introduction United States
troops into the newly stolen Territory which they them
selves had the, heart the spirit detend-a
country whose very nationality, now blottcd out, |
accidental result! urW consider the battle of San "a
cuto which prudence 70 that country nothing
lcss'than pooypayed game of hazard, the win.
succeeding through the sheer drow sines oil the
posing paty. As for the chiyairy e Texas. much
yauncd over the expedition Of volunteers always the /
best soldcrSl which undertook In 1871 to take possession
OF New Mexico, under The patronage OF the government
and which willingly surrendered 10 NaXican cemcncy
is la.r specimen. The truth is, OF tine Moth to
fight the TEXANS battles when war with all it, horrors
rs suffering ami pryutOn follows the usupaon 10y us, of
territory not
at true the contest will hc with weak nation; but she
is battling ia the right and is lc5 with allies
triumph over whom tsrli wee disgrace The North must
furnish the treasure and her lmud soldiers they
march amid disease aud death 70 the socrdc" a the altar OF
the slaVemongers ambition VIII tr3Ee ~ tul luitun the
fruits of that victory which promises uuCh hnt which,
after all, is but barren sceptrC'
so the world wags however, and slavery cunfipics in
the ndan We deprecae the III aanrv1lon hut
bow Ia submission to the peoples VIII, ao9gh Expressed
in iraud.H