Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-02-17
THE INFLUENCE OF ANNEXATION UP
aa.... ON SLAVERY.

eHzsas.. O4N IoILA Eh1.
The following article from yesierdlv eve-
ning's Erprcss, goes far 10 answer large
part of the objections brought against Au-
nexation on the score of fits bearing uuop
the institution of Slavery. The Elilor
speaks from personal acquaintance with The
state ofthngs in Virginia, TO say nothing of
personal interests in that State so as 10 en-
title his views TO a higher credit than the
political spcculations of that paper are often
worth. After quoting letter in the r CHI
mond Enquirer which argues for Annexa-
ton as peculiarly Southern and pro-slarc-
rymeasure. it says:
1.-The whole appeal here is TO the slave
Holding power Of Virginia, blu; it is false
appeal; false TO The interests and power of
Virginia, as we'll as false in its assertions
and conclusions.
But has Virginia no lands7 Is her Real
Estate TO be counted as nothing and her
Negroes, and the ambition of her Politicians,
as Eer all For the sake Of her slave prop
eriy, IS it not madness for her TO con-
sent TO hold out lure TO emigration which
will SICK the State of its population, aud
leave her worn out lands with no adequate
labor to give il p.opei cultivation Is
no. land cheap enough in Virginia now? Is
not population sparse enough9 Is not immi-
grafton far more necessary than emigration
for her prosperity or her political power?-
Annexation is suicide 10 Virginia for TWEEN
ty years TO come. Texas will be a more
mischievous Abolition;st 10 her than all the
Garrisons OF The North.
Nor is it true that tho slave interest Of
Virginia is TO be strengthened by annexa-
ton. The area of slavery, il is rue, is TO
be enlarged in Texss, but it is to be enlar-
ged at the expense Of Virginia. The pop
ulaiion of the mother Of States is to pass out
OF her TO strengthen and invigoratc slavery
elsewhere, but sEo is 10 receive no benefit
from IT; but on the contrary, as much Of in
jury as over blood-lctting may produce upon
patient already TOO much reduced
In spite of these sectional appeals in the
Richmond Enquirer cannot Virginia see,
that negro property must depreciate in the
old slave States,--as new and fesher
cotton and sugar lands come under cultva-
'Ion-that as you Increase the crops upon
which slave labor depends, beyond the de-
mand the labor which raises them decreases
Ia price and in demand!
To have five slave States in Texas, the
Richmond Enquirer consents to sacrifice
one in Virginia. This is the amount of all
the Arguments.
Why then, it may be asked, do we com
PLAIN, If ''lhc area of slavery"is only to be
transferred from North to South. We
look ahead, we reply The samo split
VIII oh takes Texas will take Mex; CO. As
soon as Texas is secured as rereatinp
place, the advance columns Of the Texans
pass over the 4 o del Norte to Mexico
TO take Texas is to take Mexico. We
have as much right TO the ono as 10 the 9th
err
This is full Of truth-al tia, part oft, at
least, which treats OF the effect of Annexa-
ton upon slavery in Virginia. And what is
true OF Virginia Is equally true Of Delaware,
Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri,and perhaps
even North Carolina. But out of all the
evil here predicted to Virginia a greater
good will also come. The drain Of slaves
spoken Of will necessarily bling. fash fnllow-
ing IN lis train, the termination Of slavery
in Virginia. Her lands are now indeed
cheap enough. They will soon become
10 great extent lt!le better than worthless.
Then, as slavery passes away, viii strong
northern immigration pour in upon Ler ex-
hausied soil--cxhaused, yet easily suscep-
tblc of rennovallon, by the intelligent in
dustry of free northern agriculture.
As for the "fivc slave States" we have
RIO faith in the prophecy at all A, least
half Of Texas is of character, in regard to
soil and climate, on which Slavery will ncv-
er voluntarily settle itself
AS for the inure destiny of our Un,on
TO embrace Mexico and Texas-it may VOL
be so, though not in our day. Long before
that time, il VIII have twincd its giant arm
around the citaeel ofQucbcc, and planted
is foot, with mighty stride, across the
Rocky Mountains, on the wh to s.nds oil
the Pacific shore. Amen and amen, we
say. So be l., SO te il. Let us remind
tho Express, that the past ratio of growth Of
our population must give us hund ed years
hence population of between two and three
hundred m Hons. Our best respects then,
and cordial prophetic welcome 10 The
future honorable member from the Isthmus
OF Panama Morning Nctss.