Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-03-13


tae,r government, whehcr IN peace or IN
~st n they are 80 levied a. 10 distribute the
burdens % c1oslly - possible among them
The rrpublic Of Tess, hes made lnoSn
her dcsirc 10 come into the Union. to form
a rsu q our eonfedetaey, and enjoy wrh
as the ble.,'ng' Of l,ber nv secured and guar
an'ecd bv ont coDs,ito,Ion. Texas was
once part OF our country unwncly
ocoded away ,os foreign powet--r now N.
dependent, nnI pos.es,es m undoutted ,gh t
20 disposc Of part or the whole Of her
territory, and to merge her sovereign
~, ~ a separate and lndccndcn, State
III ours congratulate my country
that, by an act Of the late Congress OF
the lultcd States, the assent OF tins
government has bcen gwen 10 the re
union and It only remains for the
two cou,rIcs 10 agree upon the terms.
10 cor>ummatc an object SO important
; "a both.
regard the question Of annexation
as belonging exclusively to the United
States and Texas. They are indie
pendent powers, competent to contract;
aud foreign nations have no night to
interfere with them or to take exccp.
tons to their reunion Foreign pow.
crs do not seem 10 appreciate the true
character Of our government Our L
mon is a confederation of independent
States, whose policy is peace with
each other and all the world. To en-
large its limits, ~ 10 extend the donln-
ION of peace over additional territories
and increasing millions The world
has nothing 10 fear from military am
bltion ~ our government. While the
Chief Magistrate and the popular
branch of Congress are elected for
short terms by the suilragcs Of those
millions who must. in their own per
sons, bear all the burdens and mlserlcS
of war, our government cannot be 9th
crwiSc than paciiic.-f'orclgn powers
should therefore, look on the annex
alton Of Texas to the United States,
not aSthc conquest OF nation seeking
TO extend her domlnlons by arms and
violence, but rs the peaceful acquisi
ton OF a territory once her own, by
adding another member 10 our contcd-
Grafton. with the consent of that mem
thereby diminishing the chances
of war, and opening to them new and
cycr-!ncrcasing mar kcts for their pro
ducts.
TO Texas the reunion is important,
because the strong protecting arm OF
our government would be- extended O.
yer her, and the vast resources Of her
fertile soil and genial climate would
bc speedily developed while the safe
" Of New Orleans and of our south
western frontier against hostile az
erosion. ms well rs the interests of the
whole Union, would be promoted by
it.
III the earlier stages of our national
existence, the opinion prevailed with
some. that our system of conicdcrated
States could not operate successfully
over an extended territory, and serious
objections have, at different times, been
made 10 the enlargement OF oar boun-
darcs. These objections were earn
cStly urged when We acquired IoulSi-
ana. Experience has shown that they
were not well founded, The title OF
numerous Indian tribes to vast tracts
Of country has been cXtIngulShcd.
New States have been admitted into
the Union new territories have been
created, and our jurisdiction and laws
extended over them As our popula-
ton has expanded, the Union has been
cemen;cd and strengthened; as ON
boundaries have been enlarged, and
our agricultural population has been
spread over large surface, our fede-
rative system has acquired additional
strength and security. II may well be
doubted whether 1t would not be III
greater danger of overthrow If ou
present population Were confined tC
the comparatively narrow limits Of
the original thirteen States, than it is
now that they are sparsely settled o
vertan expanded territory. It's conf
IDENTIFY believed that our system may
be safely extended TO the utmost bounl
of orr territorial limits and that, n
it shall be extended the bonds Of on
Union, so Ear from being weakened
will become stronger
None can fail to sec the danger o
our safety and future peace, if TeXa
remains an independent State or be
comes an ally or dependency of som
foreign nation more powerful thai
herself. Is there one among our Cit
zens who would not prefer pcrpctua
peace with Texas, to occasional wars
which So often occur between border
ing Independent nations Is there on
who would not prefer free intercours