The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-01-06
THE TEXAS INlQUITY.

This day, VIC are led 10 believe the discus
sion Of The bill consummaiinr the Annexation
ol Texas, which has been so indeccn.ly
crowded through the House, will he rom
menced III The Senate. and then pressed 10 II
speedy conclusion. Yet it will noi be posi-
bic in that body TO initiate the covAr,lIy bru-
tally with which the matter has been driven
through the House
| II ever there was n measure demanding
the gravest and most careful consideration,
that Of uniting orr National fortunes with
those of another People, who are at War
with nciglbor with whom We are Peace,
IS snch one. Especially when il is known
that very large proportion the Pres idcn-
lla vote said majority Of our People aud
very respectable minority Of those of Tex
as have been uniformly hostile TO such An
nexaIiun, the least regard to proprieiy and 10
The scll-resrect Of those who are to be thrust
into our family. must impcraiivcly require
deliberate weighing OF every obirclion to and
discussion Of every feature OF The measure
Here was n Constitution framed for Texas
rs State of the Union, which Constitution
Congress was expressly required To- consider
and pass upon. BY il Slavery is not only
declared fundamental law ola territory OK
cecding in exten, all the Old Thirteen STATES
OF our Union, but lis duraiinn is rendered C.
iernal. The enemies of Slavery may be rs
ten TO one, but this CONSTITUTES, ties fhcm
neck and heels and bids them STRUGGLE in
vain until they arc satisfied To be quier.-
The very Slave holders themselves may be-
come satisfied that Slavery is wrong. and
seek 10 abolish il; bu. nfnery-nine hun
drctls Of them cannot do IT, No-ir all but
one should unite 10 drive the accursed thing
from their soil. they are rendered power!cfs
by this Constitution. which declares that no
STAKEHOLDER shall be deprived of his huuran
cattle, even though paid their full value for
them. without his consent. And Ihis provi-
sion has been put through n House of Repro
sen;aiivcs composed in greater part ofihe
Representatives Of Free States Northern
cough-iaces whose, guilty souls shrunk from
a direct vote in favor ol'Ihis wicLedness. have
swlndled 1t through by the cOwardly trick Of
refusing to go into Committee and forcing
The Previous Question at the outset. No
debaie--no consideration ofih Texas Con
stitnion in detail-this would have cnnIe-
led them 10 vote for eternal Slavery directly
and markedly. So they swallowed their con-
sciences and and drove the bill through. in
defiance Of every dictate OF Parliar, eniary
law as well as humanity. Frccmcn of The
Union! shall they not be remembered at the
Polls! Their votes have made Slavery the
fundamental. irrepealabIe law ola region
larger than Italy, never yet tr1dden by a
Slave. And yet they insult your understand
ings and abuse language By calling them
selves Democrats! How can so gIaring a
fraud deceive the most simple?
We cannot conclude without returning
hanks TO Preston King of St. Lawrence,
Horace Wheaton Of Onondaga, and Brad
ord X. Wood Of Albany, who with MIR. Her
'ick OF Maine were the only Lnro- Fucos who
'oted against The cansummation ofthe Inieui-
=. Among The faithless faithful only loundl
True, they did but their duty but this is
much in these times for men in their position,
md we thank them most heariiy.-TrJune.