Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-09-10
a9oItttral.
PROM THE DEMOCRATIC REVIEW.
ANNEXATION.

ANNEXATION.
1t is now time for opposition 10 the An
nexation Of Texas TO cease all further agi-
tation Of the waters of bitterness and
strife, at least in connexion with this aues-
tion,-even though it may perhaps be re-
quired Of US as necessary condition of
the freedom of our institutions, that we
must live on forever in a state of unpaus-
ing struggle and excitement upon some
subject of party division or other. But, in
regard TO Texas, enough has now been
given TO Party. 1t is time for the common
duty of Patriotism to the Country to sue
ceed;-or if this claim will not be recog-
nized, il is at least time for common sense
to acquiesce with decent grace in the inc
vitable and the irrevocabie.
Texas is now ours. Already, before
these words are written, her Convention
has undoubtedly ratified the acceptance,
by her Congress, of our proffered invita-
ton into the Union; and made the requi-
site changes in her already republican
form of constitution TO adopt it to its fu-
ture federal relations. Her star and her
stripe may already be said to have taken
their place in the glorious blazon of our
common nationality; and the sweep of our
eagles wing already includes within its
circuit the wide extent of her fair and fer
tile land. She is no longer to us a mere
geographical space-a certain combina-
tion of coast, plain, mountain, valley, TO-
rest and stream She is no longer to US a
mere country on the map. She comes
within the dear and sacred designation of
Our Country; no longer "payS,n she is
part of ala pGtrie;;" and that which is at
once sentiment and virtue, Patriotism,
already begins to thrill for her, too, within
the national heart. 1t is time, then, that
all should cease to treat her as alien, and
even adverse-cease to denounce and viii
fly all and everything connected with her
accessiOn-cease to thwart and oppose the
remaining steps for its consummation or
where such efforts are felt to be unavaiI-
ing. at least to embitter the hour of re-
ception by all the most ungracious frowns
of aversion and words of unwelcome.-
There has been enough Of all this. tina;
had its fitting day during the period when
in common with every other possible ques
ton of practical policy that can arise, il
unfortunately became one Of the leading
topics of party division, of presidential
electioneering. But that period has pass
ed, and with it let its preiudces and it,
passions, its discords and its denuncia.ions
pass away too. The next session of Con
gress will see the representatives of The
new young State in their places in boil
our halls Of national legislation, side by
side with those of the old Thirteen. lie
their reception into I" the famiy'' be frank
kindly, and cheerful, as BELTS such an oc
casion, as COMFORTS not less with our owl
self-respect than patriotic duty towards
them. III betide those foul birds that de
light to file their own nest, and DISCUS
the ear with perpetual discord ofilI-omenet
croak.
Why, were other reasoning wanting il
favor of now eleyating this question of tn,
reception of Texas into the Union, out o
the lower region of our past party dissen
sions, up to its proper level of a high anc
broad nationality, It surely is to be found
found abundanily, in The manner in which
other nations have undertaken 10 intrudt
themselves into it, between US and ia,
proper parties to the case, in spirit o
hostile interference against us, for tn,
avowed object Of thwarling our policy anc
hamPering our power, limiting our great
ness and checking the ful6Iment of on
manifest destiny to overspread the cont
nent allotted by Providence for the fres
development of our yearly multiplying
millions. This we have seen done b
England, our old rival aud enemy AMI
by France, strangely coupled with he
against US, under the influence Of the An
glicism strongly tinging the policy of he
present prime minister, Guizot. The zea
Ious activity with which this effort 10 de-
feat US was pushed BY the representative
of those governments, together with Iii,
character of intrigue accompanying ii
fully constituted that case Of foreign 10
reference, which DIR. Clay himself decIa