Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-12-04

The annexation 81 MfSlGD ~ Ine blIt'H
States. can thinh that 1t ought 70 hr p r.
p~ttnally governed ny military away. Ger.
tainly mo- yotaFy Of human liberty ooal1
dsptn a right that 81 violation a10fIi 't9
p,rpelratal Of the great Vfin-tPi"s Of mir
nSn revolution, according ~ witch, IBrs
olBht nbt u bs enacted 4ni t2Sas oa5at
mot 10 b, leyisl, wi hoIt representation %
the nort nfthos who are to obey tbs Que
and pay the UthBr. Then. MaSie1 ~ -
participate in our councils and uqt,.y
share IN our Aegis atinn aud ggyertu,e t.
! Hut. suppose she would not ~yotuntA rily
chooas representatives 10 the n]atlon1' Con.
prpss, il our snldiery 70 follow the electors
+, the ballot.bo and by free to 0 rmnnl
them. ai,ha point o. tbs bayonet 70 deposit
their hallbss1 And how are The hing mill.
| iorsuf Mexican people to be represented
! In the Congress Of the Unite 3 ates IT
| Amnrira and the Congress Of the United
| States ofthe Republic Of Mexico comlinrdi
l. every Mexican, withDut r"gatd to colo
ar cast. per rapitum, tprKe'cise The elective
franchisp1 How il the quota oEreprrshn-
tatibn between the iva republics g. he liz.
eiI Where il their seat Of comuon gov
eminent to DO establishedl All who can
E,rsoe Or ftrtell If Mexico. %voIuntari Y or
bv force, were TO share in the coin .
government what would he The coaseqlen.
res to her Or t. usl unprrpareJ, "a ] fear
her population yet IL, fur The practjcal en-
ploynent Of selE.goyernfnrnt, and ofhabits.
customs, language, laws and religion, 40
Totally different from ouE own, We should
present the revolving spectael" Of a coH-
! fised, distracted, and motley government.
We should have II Mexican party, a Pacific
ocean party, an Atlantic party, in al1itld
10 tho other parties whiEh nEist or with
which VS. are thrcatrnpd, each striving 10
execute its particular views AMI pir
poses aud approaching the o hers with
thwartinG and disappointing them. The
Mexican re 'resentation III ( Sngreas won d
probably f,rm Il sppera'e and itnpenetreblr
corps, always ready 10 throw iLsrlf into
the scale Of any her party. 10 advance
nal prom Die Mexican interest. Such a
slate Of things could not long endure.
Those whom God aud geography have
pronounced sho ~ live asnndpr, could
noyer be permanently and harm 1%nioe"Iy
united together.
Do we want. for our wv happiness OF
greatness. III" addition Of NcHi e. thcaV.
sting Union Of our Statesl II our phpu.
lation vas ton 4 mgr %forsour territory. md
thare was a difficulty In r1htai Ing honbra.
lily the meahs Of subsistence, there might
no some excuse or an attempt TO Gala IL
| our dantntons. But we have 10 such a
pology. W. have already IN our GLORIOUS
county, a vast and aim 81 b1undIess terri.
tory. beginning al the North, in.the
frozen regions orthe British Provinces, it
strpt3hesthouaa0ds oFni'rs along tha cnlsts
If the Atlantic Ocean AMI Tire Nc1ic1n
Gull, uulil Il a'mn9t reaches tn tro lee.
Il extends /, The Pacific ocean, borders On
those great inland seas, the lakes, "tish
e"perate Ia from the pnas"ssiunq Of q eat
II tain, AMI il emhraces the Er ut f,taer
afrlyers, from its upp,rus7ot s9Ircn tn the
DaliAn, aud the srtlI ]ioatar Missouri. from
ita mouth 10 the E,rgrs 81 The Rocky noun.
tain" Il ro'npfch"nl Il tit greatest varie.
~ ofthe richest soils, ttplblo OF almost
all tao p~r1UuctI ,ns ul shs cath, except
tea and coffee aud spt1es. aud ii Includes
eye,y variety ofcIi nate which the heart
could wish or desire. W" hlvp moro than
ten thousand millions IF acrea of waste
aud unsstleI lands, enough Er the mb.is-
{, nee of ten or twelve ttains our prcants
population. Ought we n I to be satisfied
with soeh a counrryl Ough' we ul To
he profound v thankful b. the Givcr. Of all
gool thinSo'Ir saaA "a vast Rad hou1tiiIf
Iaudl l. It not the height ofingcatitde 10
Him 20 scelt. Ivy war and conquest, inluIg.
Jog in a spirit OF rapaci y, TO Heq ,iro other
lands, the homes aud h%abltatioas ola large
portion of hia comnon childrpn' If we
pursue tho object Of such IL conquest. be-
sides m0rtIaging the revenue and Fosour-
OF this country for ages 10 come, in The
form ofnn onerous national debt, we should
have greatly to augment that debt by nm
assumption OF The sixty or seventy millions
national debt of Mexico. For | take
il that no, hing Ia moro certain than that, If,
obtain voluntarily or by couqpest, Il
nation, we acquire Il with All the
incunhrances attached ~ i. IN my hum
BILE o]pinton, we are now bound, in honor
lnd morality, 10 pay the Just 1obt Of Texas.
And we shonld be eq1,lly bound. by the
anne obligations, tn pay the debt of Mexi.
80, ifit ware annexed to the United State.
OfaIl The possessions which appcrtain to
nan. In bis collective or individual condi.
in, none should BE- preserved and cherish.
II, with more soduIous aud unrpnittinr
are, than that OF m unsuliiot character.
Is impossible to est mate il too igaly, in
when attached, an individual, nor
il be exaggerated or greatly ]magniied
II n nation. Those who lose or are in.
lilfeoent to Il become It objects of scorn
tud con empt. OF all tho abominahle
transactions whith suIDy the pagrs Of his
ory, none exceed in cnormity that oF he
acknowledgements and partition of Poland,
" the three great coutinetal powers of
Austria, aud Prussia. Ages may
lass away, aid ceatuIi as roll around, but
S il long as human records endure, all nun
lind viii unite in exocrating the rapaciou4
nd jatcstahla deed. That was accom-.
ished by overwhelming force, and toe un.
,rtunn,e existence ofIItal discussions and
Visions II the bosom # Poland. Let US
void atiSing 10 oar name sni n~stional
Ia acter a similar, i AIT worsr, Stigint.
am afraid that we do not stand IN the =
n;aian Of other pats of Chri>tcndom. ,
has brought upon us muah 7
Al the ma ions. ~lapproaend, =
p9l; upon us, in the prosecution of he ,
war, us being a~rtaated by a spirit i,
+ rapacity and an mnriiaa,e desire for ,
arri 0 iai ageranIi>ennM LIT Us not ,
,r,eit a,tngelher lheirogood opinions. Let I
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