Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-01-14

cotton cultivation, they became restless under III,
requirement Of the Government either TO till j
themselves, or honestly to pay those VIII, tiIleC
1t Tor them. Hence, they conceived the idea o
transferring their allegiance from Mexico to an.
other republic less tenacious Of human rights
Nor was large portion of that other republic
less anxious to acquire new market for slaves,
and new territory which would give to the
slaveholding interest prcponderance in the ma.
tIonal councils Judge Upshur, in 1929, re,
marked in the Virginia Convention - If Tex
as should be obtained which he strongly desired,
it would raise the price of slaves, and be a great
advantage to the shareholders in that State Mr.
Doddridge, another member said - The ac-
QUESTION Of Texas will greatly enhance the val
ue of epropcrty in question - Debates, p. 80
And IN 1882, Mr.. GhoIston declared in the
Virginia Legislature, that he believed the ac-
QUESTION of Texas would raise the price OF slaves
fifty per cent. at least Virginia, it will be re,
collected, is a breeding State, and therefore in
terested in the opening of new market. The
planting States have no wish to raise the price
of slaves, but are deeply concerned for the pei
petulty of the system One of their distinguish
ed politicians published a series of essays on the
policy of OnneXing Texas to the United States
a territory, which, he commended, was large
enough to be divided into NENE iSLA re
STATES which would counterba9nce the in
creasing number of free States at the North
The Federal Government, ever ready TO pro-
mote the sayehoding interest, commenced ne
gotlation for the purchase Of Texas, and offered
.to"r milionS of dollars, for tie territory.* The
offer was promptly rejected, and others means
were resorted to.
Texan land companies were formed at the
North for the sale of extensive tracts of land,
said to have been obtained by grants, from the
Mexican Government Capitalists, politicians,
and demagogues participated in these splendid
schemes of speculation, ard became vocilerous
in the cause of Texan liberty. At the same
time, crowds Of emigrants repaired to the terri
tory, many carrying their slaves with them
AT last, these men, feeling themselves strong
enough, raised the standard Of rebellion in Sep
tember, 1885, and on the Cd of the succeeding
March, issued their declaration of independence.
The NleXicans, of course, endeavored to queiI
the insunecton; but, although nominay fight
In5 with their own subjects, they were in fact
contendlng against an inUaSion from the Unitcd
States. The truth of this assertion will scarcely
be questioned: yet it may be well to support it
by few facts. The following extracts from
the Journals Of the day. will, it is presumed, be
sufficient
"Wno WILL GO TO TExAs?-Major ]. w. IIar-
wey Of Lincolnton, has been authorized by me, witt
the consent of Major General Hunt, an agent in the
western counties of n Carolina to receive and enro
volunteer emgrants to Texas; and will conduct sucl
may wish to emigrate to that Republic, about the
LIST of October next at the expense of the Republic
Texas J. P. HEHDERsoN,
Brig. Gen, of the Texas army"
North Carolina paper
THREE HUNDRED Men FOR TEXAs.-Gen Dun
lap of Tennessee is about to proceed to Texas witt
the above number of men. The whole corps are now
at Memphis Every man is completely armed the
corps having originally been raised for the Flord;
war. This force, we have no doubt will be able tC
carry every thing before it, Pittsburgh GMss.j Reg
iSter
'Since early last winter, series Of transactions
have passed before us in open day, the undisguset
object OF which has been to enlist troops and procure
arms to aid the Texans in their war with Mexico
Troops have been enlisted-arms have been obtained
Their military parades have been exhibited III oul
streets they have embarked at our wharf-bave pro-
ceeded to TeXasuntcd themselves with her troops
and joined with them in against Mexico Is it moi
fact that every stand of public arms deposited at this
place by the State, have been sent to Texas with the
connivanco of those who had charge of thon;* Gin
cinnati Gazette,
Meetings we're held in various places, and
speeches made, and resolutions passed in favor
of the Texan potrjot,.
AT meeting in Cincinnati, of the friends q
TeX1s, it was resolved ,-"That no law, either
human or divine, except such as are formed by
tyrants for their sole benefit f)rbds our ass istin.
she Texans and such law, if any exists, we DC
mot as Americans choose TO obey"
The Federal Government, far from taking an,
efficient measures to arrest this invasion of
friendly and neighboring State sent an imposing
force under Gen. Gaines into the Mcricoi
territory under the prctence Of protecting til
Fl )ntiers With what result is shown by tn
llliowing article.
About the middle of last month, Gen. Gaines ser
officer of the United States army into Texas to re
claim some deserers lie found them already enlls
ed in the TeXan service to the number Of two hundred
They still wore the uniform of our army, but refused
of course, to return. The commander of the Texa
army applied to, to enforce their return, but hi
only reply was that the soldiers might 90, but that h
had no authority to send them back. This is q me-
view of our Ieran relations."- Pensacola Gazette,
The adventures in Texashnd sooner set l
Tor themselves, than they adopted constitutio
in which they aimed-first to secure to ther
selves and their children forever, the blessin
of slavery; and secondly, to acquire the aid al
protection Of the U, States, The FIRST obie
was to be attained by constitutional prohibt
of both private and Legislative emancipation
and by making it a fundamental law of the r
public, that no free black or mulauo pers
should reside within its boundaries; and the st
ond object, by giving to the United States
perpetulty, monopoly of the slave market
Texas the nDOrtatiOn of slaves from anV 9TH