New-York daily tribune., 1845-12-22
The Texns Iniqui.y.

This dav we are led 10 believe, the discussion OF
The bill consurnating the Annexation OF Texas which
has been so indecendy crowded through the House,
,,;p he commenced in the Senate and then pressed
m sneedv conclusion Yet il will not be possible
in ,ha, body to initiate the cowardly brutality with
which the matter has been driven through the
House.
If ever there was measure demanding the gra-
vest and most careful consideration, that OF uniting
our National fortunes with those OF another People
who are al War with neighbor with whom we are
at Peace, is such one. Especially when II Is
known that very large proportion the Presidential
vote said majority Of our People and very re-
spectacle minority of those of Texas have been uni
forully hostile TO such Annexation the least regard
10 proprety and TO the sefrespect Of those who are
to be thrust into our family, must imperatveiy re-
qoire a deliberate weighing OF every objection 10
and discussion of every feature of the measure.
Here was Constitution framed FOR Texas as a Sta'e
OF the Union which Constitution Congress was e"-
pressly required to consider and pass upon. BY IL
Slavery is not only declared the fundamental law OF
territory exceeding in extent all the Old Thirteen
S,,,es Of our Union, but its duration is rendered
eternal The enemies OF Slavery may be as ten TO
one bat ths Constitution ties them neck and heels
and bids them struggle in vain until they are satisfied
to be quiet The very Shareholders themselves may
become satisfied that Slavery is wrong and seek 10
abolish il; but ninety nine hundredths of them
cannot do it, No-if all but one should unite 10
drive the accursed thing from their soil, they are
rendered poweress by this Constitution, which de-
cares that no STAKEHOLDER shall be deprived OF his
human cattle though paid their full value Tor
them, without his consent. And this provision has
been put through House Of Representatives COM
posed in greater part OF the Representatives OF Free
States. Northern dough.faces, whose guilty souls
shrunk from direct vote in favor Of this wicked
ness have swindlcd through ii by the cowardiy
trick of refusing to 90 into Committee and forcing
the Previous Question at the outset No debate
no consideration of the Texan Constitution In detail
this would have compelled them 10 vote for eter-
nal Slavery directly and nakedly. So they swal
lowed their conscienccs and drove the bill through,
in defiance OF every dictate OF Parliamentary law as
well as of humanity. Frcemcn OF the Union shall
they not be remembered at the Polls? Their votes
have made Slavery the fundamental irrepealable
law of region larger than Italy, never yet rodden
by Slave. And yet they insult your understands
ings and abuse language by calling themselves
Democrats How can glaring fraud deceive
the most simple?
We cannot conclude without returning thanks
TO PREsToS KING Of ST Lawrence HORACE WHEA-
Ton of Onondaga, and BRADFORD Il. WooD of
Albany, who with Mr.. HERRlcK of Maine were the
only Loco Focos who voted against the consumma-
ton of the Iniquty Among the faithless, faithful
only found True they did but their duty, but this
is much in these times for in their position and
we thank them most heartily.