New-York daily tribune., 1845-03-04
THE REASONS FOR ANNEXATION.
Eroll ALc Ycac. l..rL Sun nE lLnudtm

THE REASONS FOR ANNEXATION.
From Me Tec- FORK Sua Of Monday.
RESTORATION TExAs.-.'- Having taken the cur
int In the success OF this measure. 1t is to
souce OF great satisfaction. We coniende1 that Texas
unjus,ly and Improperly conveyed to span We
were compelled part with after IT had been for many
years In possession 10y species oil political ccauery
b,sed long-chertshed Ill Will towards the Southern
States and regard IL State restored and
taking its rank In glorious conede!acy Of Republics
Great and increasing benefits result to the Union by the
ACQUISITION of this territory.
J. AS proper balance OF power between the North The
South. and the West ana an equitable settlement likewise
OF the Slave question. Within few Oregon Iowa,
and Wisconsin. probably divided into six Free States viii
be admitted into the Union.
2. We acquire by Annexation safe and permanent
Southern Boundary, to which finally Mexico viii
for her safety and tranquility, and also exnguls The
Indian tales
O. We secure the carrying trade In American bottoms,
Instead at present, aging English German, and
French tonnage to the injury OF our shipping Interests
4. We open great market for our own manufactures
and national industry instead of intndatns the South
and West with British Manufactures NJ low ad valOtom
duty, which contemplated to do under the form of u
commercial treaty, had Annexation nrcjectcd.
s. We extend, enlarge, and spread the doctrines and
principles Of free Institutions Lf Liberty, and pur
suit Of happiness ~ = We have always protested
against making Texas party question, for the simple
reason that benefits syantagc5 good or evil results
such acquisition, affect It's all alike gain OF lose
as a nation partizans We feel convinced that al
though have. In obedience TO the wishes of their
party voted against Annexation, they now reoced
that carried and that the question Is settled we
have no apprehension OF difficulties with Mexico and
England, which may grow out OF Annexation. Mexico
gumphed usurpaon ccntraism and violence,
her original freedom and republican simplicity,
and cr mrs, efforts will be meet this question upon
broad grounds cxpediency and common sense
unite with us i'll establishing safe boundary, and 'rn-
ING an alliance which hereafter will Insure peace and tcn
tegry OF each others possessions. AS TO England If tLey
charge with inordnatc ambition and possessing large
developments of the bump OF acnisitlvencs it must be
recolected that have some of the Ango-Saxon blood
In our veins and they must be our apoosss We have no
apprehensons, however, on this point
The SIN may truly claim TO have been not only
one Of the earliest, but the mos, ndeiatgable, not
to say unscrupulous, advocates of Annexation. 1t
has aided Loco -Focoism to crowd 1t down the
,hroats of great many reluctant people. The sun
processes TO consider this question aside from Prty
bias We consider il one of far greater practical
importance than any which commonly divides par
ties We have therefore given the Suns leading
article, condensng and setting forth the consldera-
tons which Justify and recommend the Annexation
of Texas TO this Country We ask our readers TO
weigh them and give them full force, IN conueXlon
with the many documents we have already pub
hshed on the same side. We would like 10 ask the
Sun TO let its readers our observations in reply,
but we cannot hope for that. Perhaps, however, il
is not too much To expect 1t TO amSccr us. At any
rate, we will Try. So, neishbor Of The sun:
You say that we were compelled To part witt
Texas, after ii had been for many gears in pos
session." viii you be so good as to tell us whel
we took possession OF 1T (prior to lSl9;) in wha
our possession consisted and what scrt OF posses
sion we had to give up when we parted" with ii
These are PLAIN and important questions, founded
on your unequivocal assertions. Either you state
falsely, and are wickedly deceiving your readers
or we are intensely ignorant We contend tina
our Government nerer look possession q TtrGs un
der the Louisiana Treaty. or on any preface, rrio
10 1854, and that through the years between th
Treaty with France in 1905 by which acquire,
Louisiana. and the Treaty with Spain in 1919, b,
which we solemnly abandoned all claim TO Texas
that territory remained under Spanish rule, Soy
erned by Spanish Mexican laws and authorizes
backed by Spanish Military force, while no Mill
tary fcyce-not even company-was ever sent b
our Government Southwark of the Sabine.
Are these things as we affirm, or as YOU have as
sertedl Give US your proofs II Texas was reall,
Is for many years in possession" prior TO lSl9
you can easily establish The fact by citations from
History and contemporary records. VIII you dc II
But you say il was surrendered 10 Spain "by
species Of Political chicGaery based on long che,Shet
M-'c tocard the Southern States Here is anoihe
mos, grave and blasting assertion. Either you ar
vile slanderer or somebody else is wickeC
trai,or-which is lit The President, who directed
the negotiation and signed the Treaty was lANts
MONROE, Southern man. A majority OF III,
Cabinet were Southern men. including, we believe
WILLIAM II. CRAWFORD and JoHN c. CALHOUN
One-half OF the Senate We're Southern men, wh,
were early and warmly IN favor OF ratitying III,
Treaty. Were all these ia The plot 10 dsmembe
the Country merely 10 cripple and inure the South
Mr.. J, q. Adams, wko negotiated the Treaty
had express instructions from the President auc
Cabinet 10 accedc 10 the boundary OF the Sabine
and he declares that he was the las, man in Ca
binet Council 10 agree TO ii. tHe had once al
ready been assailed as willing to sacrifice the Soulf
in the Treaty OF Ghent, and he was resolved (,
keep clear of that imputa,ion this time.l Mr. Mon
roe, writing in 1920, (betore Spain had ratified th
treaty. speaks of the proposed acquisition o
Texas. and wisely says we bad better let II alone
We ratified Mr. Adamss Treaty very promptly
Spain hung off two years. Do explain how thi
was, if we BY that Treaty diY'osse<Sed ourselves c
Texas and gave il 10 Spaia!
So much Tor the facts Of The case, and the impu
dent frauds BY which it is sought 10 conceal them
Now to the Erptdiency of Annexation:
l. You say 1t secures proper balance OF power
between our diverse sections. BalancetW ,rhe,l
A few years of peace will witness the admission o
dozen new Free States into the Union. Texa,
will not balance all these: IPhat she'll Who car
fail 10 see that, II your argumeut be good for any
thing, we must soon have Senora and Santa Es 10
balance Nebraska, and California and Durango to
balance Oregon The world IS not blind,