Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-02-14
From the New York American.
ANNEXATION.

A correspondent sends us this .jtud esprit, which
nevertheless is an argument quite as strong as any
speech.
ANNEXATIoN OF IRELAND. 1t is a matter of
great surprise, willis vehement attempts ale max
ing to extend "thc area of freedom" strengthen
our military delences and take charge Of all man.
kind in a Southern and Western direction, that no
action has been taken TO bring the above named
country-a country which has done more than any
other for the freedom of elections and the lib
erty of frequent individual voting-wthin our glo-
rous Union of paying and non-payng States.
Every reason for the Annexation of Texas ap-
plies with much more force to the Annexation Of
Ireland. will give few:
1st England has no right 10 Ireland. She cot
possession by conquest-thc Union was carried
through by bribery-and if vote taken to-
morrow, large majority of the people would &c
for dissoverance. This, | believe all concede
and their desire Of annexing themselves, think
may be inferred from the fact that all that can are
annexing themselves now.
In a military point Of view, what blow would
be struck at England; this the French Director,
thought of in 9S, when they fitted out Hoche's ex
petition, which came very near succeeding. |
would walk right into the vitaIs of England. Ii
the first place, it would lop nine millions of peopl
off at one blow. Ireland has fine harbors, which
command the ports of England, and we could block
ade the English navy; the pork and beef Of lrean,
supply the navy OF England, lhose Woulu De ours
Irishmen fill the ranks of her armies, they woul,
be on our side; and with all these, Genera
Jackson says, comment is unnecessary"
Ireland owes no debt; we should only have t.
pay sixty thousand dollars per annum to Mr. O'Con
nell for agitating-that is only one million of 81,
per cents; that is not much, and We should take
lesson in the art of humbugging people, making
them pay well aud do nothing for them. We arc
pretty good at that now.
We owe Ireland debt of population which
should be paid, if we do not pay any thing else
this can be done by cur annexing her and then le
her rule us openly; that would be only slight va
ration from the present practice.
How is the annexation to be accomplished? yo,
ask. Why, let the "voX popull" speak first; have
public meeting; resolve that Ireland is ours be
cause we want it consider it ours-and if Eng
land does not, it shows she does not respect on
popular will. The Democratic press will thunde
at herr if that does not shake England, fit out
fleet of transports and throw troops into Ireland
all the west coast is undelended; give instruction
that the transports should bring back passengers
We would gain in population by that.
To sum up, Ireland ought to be ours as we arr
theirs. O'Connell has pawned himself for repeal
and we have backed him. With Ireland and tn
vast expanse of ocean charging the area of free
DOM" perhaps Virginia, the mother of office hold
ers, may yet, in her disnleresteGness, furnish a
abstractionist to rule over the Empire of the Cars
Imagination cannot follow our destiny, nor ca
probability say when we shall pay our debts.