The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-01-09

he mode by which the oble.t had been &C.
had not been as acceptable as
he had desired. He then proceeded 10
meet The objection raised IN some quarters,
Ia lie fleet THAI AN extension 81 the terri
,oual limits Of the Republic was not desl-
fable. He had uo apprehension on that
score; on the contrary, he had seen with
pleasure and pride the extension Of the
boundaries If the country. The principle
Of territorial extension was one that lay a!
the very foundation Of the Government.
When the coniederacy was first formed,
the wise men who we're al the head ol al .
lars dIl moi contemplate that tins tnion
was to be limited 70 rs hen boundaries.
They looked forward 10 an enlargement Of
those boundaries. They made provision
for lie introduction of ne" States INTO the
Onion. From that day to the present ii
had been the policy of the Government TO
extend our territorial possessions; yetnever
lad lie national councils been strongly m.
tluencrd By grasplng >pnlt OF asSran'
d'2cment. Whatever might have been
SAID on the other side Of The Senate on That
point. there has been nothing IN the history
Of the acton Of the United States Govern
mrnl ID lus,ily the accusation that We have
been actuatpd by a leycllsh anxiety 10
possess more territory. But, as occasions
had been offered as opportunities bad pre-
sentcd themselves Of extending our terrIIo.
rial limit, by The acquisition OF additional
possessions, We had not heslu cd TO use
aud embrace them. That had been, thus
Tar, TIE policy Of the Government; aud
ne hoped il ii .tt cuhtlaae 10 Lc so. lie
bad / uad no evil, bat many advantages,
arising from the pursuance q sucha course
of po, ev. |, bad been ~ Consequence Of
such a policy iha. the nued States at hat
momcut presented On tile map oflhe world
such au opposing aspect 10 point Of tern,
t1f4l possession and internal resources.
Was there ANY danger TO be apprehculed
from such policy ? Was there any thing
,u il that threatened The stability Of ihe
Union lie .hou.hl be might say no. II
had been quite evident that, Instead Of be,
rg Weakened Or impaired the lu.op had
been strengthened by lls eelargcmeuL The
structure aud nature OF The Government
were happily >uch thai the more extensive
we're tue territorial limits Of the nation
the stronger dil lie Unlon become. |
mpcrtccf.aH exists In any ono section, tht
smaller that section IS IN comparison w.tf
the whole TIE less obviously IS the danger
OF auy mischiel-ihe loss the danger o
general distui bance. He Did not propose
to dwell long on the SUBJECT but there
was one argument ~ favor u tie auneNa.
ton of Texas which had had great weigh
nu his mind, aud which, in his Judgment
had not received perhaps thai general al
lenllOn which lis value deserved. II va
tils. tic Danger likely to arse from lt'
cyts;cGce on our borders fan independcu
State With institutions similar TO ours
With tie same language with the SAINT
general principles Of freedom; with th'
same religion with the same civilization
aud settled BY our own citizens. Such
state might form the nucleus Of sCI.oa
opposition if it we're not Incorporated int
our coniederacy 50 as 70 form q part Q
ourselves. Entertaining these views, az,
believing that here was no danger % b
unprecedented from any extension Of our ter
rltuues but that, on the contrary, to-
security a tie country would certainly b
promoted Is embracing within rs ltmt
new states and territories peoplcd Uy %
own cilizrns, he dil moi hesitate TO yot
Tor the resolutions. Ii this course II va