Mississippi advertiser. [volume] (Aberdeen) 1842-1848, 1845-02-15
VOTE REANNExING TEXAS AS A STATE.

VOTE REANNEXING TEXAS AS A STATE.
The vote in the House of Representatives to
day, providing for the readmission of Texas into
the Union,is preliminary step ofvast importance to
the Union. 1t s an extinguisher of agitation, and
establishes peace and good will between the differ
ent sections of our Union, too firmly to be shaken
by religious tanaticism or political phrcnzy. 1t is
the potent voice Of the people calling in PEG.
pie to give additional strength to the will of the
istlng coniederacy to sustain. And it is thus that
the expansion of the Union will ever contribute to
its power md perpetuty. The greater the number
of States embraced in it, the greater willbe the in
terests staked on the nviolablity of its peace and
security, and the greater the mass of influence
bodied to look down petty sectional attempts to des-
troy the raternal ties that hold it together as a
ton The spasmodic affections which may somes
times seize upon particular State, will no more
disturb the great body polite than the turbulence
of little rill, swollen by sudden gust, the great
ocean into whose bosom it falls.
The act authorizes Texas to come in as q State
and this realizes at the sipulaons of the trca-
ty OF 1903, VIII ch bound the United States to France
to perform this very act. The resolution of this
day is, in fact nothing more the execution of Mr..
Jeferson's treaty, by which the territory of Texas
was acquitted. Mr.. Adams's treaty of 1919 was an
abortion. 1t coded the country and the people we
Union to the despo,ism of Spain. But the people
OF Texas Instantly put in protest against this
breach of faith, proclaimed their freedom and hay-
ing maintained their independence against both
Spain and Mexiso, now come back to the United
S.,asking tn redemption ofthe pledge in the treaty
under which the country was first settled by our
citizens when all the world must admit tho abro
CATION OF the treaty through which intriguing di
plomacy sought to exonerate the nation from its hon
est obligations, revive. them in full force
There is nothing. in onr opinion, to object to- il
the proposal voted by the House, TO day, excep,
that it is loaded with conditions which may form
an obstacle to the acceptance of the overture by
Texas. But this can, and we trust will, be obviated
by future legislation. If Texas comes prepared tc
enter the UniOn the next Congress will be just, and
more than just to her. Wronged at fist by heart
less reputation, she will find that the injustice
will be redeemed by generosity and the kindness
hitherto Withheld, be pad with usury.
The vote on the resolution carried TO day does
not show the strength of the question Of reannexa-
ton. There is, we have no dou bt, n majority oil
fifty in the Honse in favor of restoring Texas to thu
Union. Many members thought that the territor,
ought to he equally divided to provide for tho in
PRODUCTION of TWO slave and two nonsaveholdnl
States. This, we have little doubt will be the et
feet of the act as it passed. More than half tin
country is mountainous, or at least elevated, cold
and of pastoral character. If this country is ev
/ er to be settled it must be by white popuatio
exclusively. 1t will be the interest of the Garlic
admitted State to make it so; and it is left to tn
election of the States which to grow up in thi
high grain-groSing and grazing on to decide o
presenting themselves for admission, whether the
will prohibit slavery not. As this will be in tn
choice of the majority who can doubt as to the rt
suit North of latitude SO degreec 80 minute
slaveryis absolutely prohibited.
Upon the whole, we congratulate tie denocrac
on the vote Of the popular branch of Congress.
is suspicious to the peace, prosperity and happiness
of the whole continent.