Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-03-13
EFFECTS OF ANNExAT,ox

'e''d terms sci hirih IN lis Joint X, solu,ions and u
i'lchmond Ecqalrer, which ough, 10 be reliable
OF information, assures us that Texas will prom,,,v
cede TO the proposition This event has diff sed n,,.
ted Joy" ihr"nghen, the country IL has beon
bra'ed by bonires aud illuminaiipns-b music and s
ing-b, huzzas ard salutes. TImse wbo have c,,,.s
u'ed 10 the triumph of The measure demand in M
ifled phrase, the paudiis Of the penpe-wbe en-.
loud and deep, are invoked urm the head, of H..
who, whether rom hostility to the act lself,r fror
siuonal scrupes as 10 the mode in which i, has h..
accomplished have thrown obstacles in the va, r
Immediate" consummatiun. But amidst all ,As ,,oo,.
nation we have heard. abou, "rxiendinu the ,,o, :.
freedon'-about Grounding off our fronrierv bv
tension II the "oniside row"-ahnt III. be,r,i.. =.
Texas. lis delirpus climate its fertile soil lis d
lis fruits, lis satds If Pact us and all that sor, If h
we have never yet heard of its special ,dvoc,a
eXpaafe up N the benefits which the people Ut Vi,o;,
and Of the Southern States generally are to derive ca
this boased acquisition; unless indeed it be Ni,,,,
the price OF sa7es Will rise. in consequence Of the ne
market npenrd for them Of the Sabine. l. !, IT,.
late, now, II call spnn the peculiar champions # ,b;
measure fr response 10 the enqniry-what ba7ew.
IN Virginia and in the Siuh gained, ur what arc va
lik''y To gain, from the acquisition Of Texas? WIZ,
Advantage other than relative augmentation of mr.
lItIca strength, (tf we obtain hat) is Ia result IN ma
portion of the Soulh2 Who is 10 be made rche, b. -
acquisition? Who is to feel the burllens of ,ove,o,,oa
less oppresSlvel What poverty,stricken lahore, 10 80
have his Golfers filled by anneXaiion-wh hat ba Ln,,, j.,
una the avenue To fortune opened to him? We ,sl l.;
VAIN Even the idea that slaves be enhanced IN
value Will prove dtusvef how can the price If III.
slave he Increased by The augmented prnnc,rn If ,l
staples, with which The markets nf the world A.. >,
ready glnited The nrtf which determine bis v.,
To the owner! Weopen virgin lands 10 the euli,,,i
OF cotton, sugar tobacco and wheai-ands bounsless !,
extent, and fertile beyond comparison with the worn nm,
soil Of the hong settled States Must not the necessary
consequence hr decline in the price of these produc,,
already yielding an nadeqaa remuneration 10 The mn.
cer! " hat has been the effect np,n The Virginia Ia
hacco planter. example. # opening the fresh e Ids Of
Missouri 10 slave labor. and consequently In The rulya
ton oi that luxury2 Over Production ard low prices
Aud that will be the effect Of the rapid st ltlement Of Tex
which acad predicted as the # tte o., rims TO-
suits of annexation and consequent decline in The yaue
of lands in the Southern States heret fore unprecedented
and we fear extent far greater than even the most de-
cded opponents ufihai measure have antcpated2 VIVA,
or example, says the Rchmnnd Enquirer in strain Of
eNulfaon hut lily aceordanl with the theme? Listen.
farmers and planters Of The South for it Gresbadows
we read it arght, gloomy future for you and your pos
ierily-such Of you. mean as may still cng To vour
ancestral homes "Jte understood on Sat,rdav (says
''Ihe Enquirer Jymn intelligent genim man inst from
".7lalamn, Ma he hnew cre,m IF hi, ,rfaifly n,ioL
"bors, rho rerc preparing 10 renore uih their s!ors
"ondheir property 10 Teas soon as he snn,rafion
'ros completed" Duubless-and hundreds and ,hou
sands will follow in their footsteps. it, (as we do not
WY b,lipVp ! Ipyas no
been described in such enchanting coors And wha, is
10 be The consequence Of this anticipated tide of empra
tn2 What but the Impeachment of the older
States, which Sc in political influence all that Texas
gains, and in all the elements Of wealth far more than
she acquires. Is that beneficial pocy for Virginia
and her southern sisters, which drains them cf their
population and their cap,al-whch deprecia,es the
value Of their lands by lhr wing quantities at onc.
into market, and at the moment renders the cu,.
rvainn o the remaader less profitable by the compt
ton of similar products drawn from The bosom of
fresher and more fertile soil! l. this the boon we are M
gel Is for this that the country has been convnIsed
by aspiring p'll'lcans2 Is ii for this that bonfres
blaze, aud the voice Of the peang cannon sounds in
ears? Wear now but at the besinning of the end
1t remains tobe seen hat that end is to be- For our.
selves, We are free 10 confess. we have long be-
NORTH is TO reap from it infinitely more advantage than
The Sohh-k'r the North will find a customer in Texas
and not 1rdL To the South, we verify believe, il
threatens comparative depppnlaton and consequent ir
rerabe injury 10 all those who may remain under tho
shelter OF their ''paerna oaks-al least until in the
current OF events, precpiiaed by this movement their
industrial pursuits shall undergoa radical change and
manufacturing shall become leading interest," under rhe
guidance OF Northern skill and labor, by which our ban
lshed slaves VIII be succeeded. II may be that the de-
cline OF Virginia will be bu, IS temporary DURATION and
That Will be snccssdsj in the distant future by per-
'nanent prosperity. But that The '.nmed ate" fruits Of
annexation will be injurious we cannot doubt, ifTexas
be that terrestrial paradise which our poet politicians
have described IN such glowing language Ii may be
'a' IL is se-;haf, as 10 many other cases it was
"dsiance that lent cnthanm,ai 10 the vew'-and THAI
instead Of being land of "nilk and honey " it has, like
all Others determines mingled with It's beaulics and dis
advantages connected with lis lbled blessings. Should
THIS turn out 10 be The case the Tide of emio atfon tempt
ed ihlher by the speelous colones Of It's friends may
receive check and be turned back uron its by
the stern realities with which the foIaae seekers may
have 10 Encounter. In that event. as in the case Of Flor
ia wo may hu that il we have los, but little by its ar-
question: the accunn IS about balanced by the llie"f
shall have gained.