The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-02-11
The Mexican Warandtle Wings,
No. LII.

The reasons set forth by the wings
against the annexation Of Mexico are, tina,
they are different people, speak different
language, and. above all, that they hate MS,
There might be seeming plausabiliiy in
these objections. if experience did not show
them TO be gronndless. When the great
Louisiana purchase was made. the inhabit.
ants were French, had constitutional and
abiding hatred for the English. and the A.
mercans having acted conspicuous Part
! in wrestling the CanadaS from thein,-a loss
which the French Of this country felt sever-
ly,-nearly the same hatred was cherished
for MS and when the cession was made by
France, the inhabitants bewailed their fate,
and those that were able 10 do so. left the
country. Yet Louisiana is now one of the
most wealthy and furnishing states of the
Union. A few years suliced to American
ize the inhabitants; emigration amongst
| them from other states, and the genial in
iluence of our free and liberal institutions.
soon converted their hatred into love, and
there is now not more patriotic state in
the Union. They have not only become
Americanized in feeling. but in language.
The English language is now universally
written, taught, and spoken amongst them.
Such would be the case in Mexico: and il
would take place with a rapidly that would
as,oniSh the world. Let Mexico cncc come
under our government, and our enterprisinc.
locomotive people become acquainted with
IFS delightful climate, its soil and produc.
tons, the immense value Of its mines and
commerce, and Aanaing army there, il
wanted at all, would only be needed to keen
the eastern and northern states from becom-
ing depopulated. Half million n wear
would not cover the emigration to that
country. The immense advantages il
would open, could not help but attract an
incaiculable food of emigran,s to enjoy
them. AS old as am, nothing but positive
inability TO get there would keep meback.
The entire want there of security for life or
property, unless a man is wealthy enough
to keep an army Of slaves around him, has
kept emigration ont, and it is the only thing
that could have done so. This is not iic-
ton. The results predicted would be the
effect OF causes now in existence. and would
be as certain as the working out of any ma :
thematical problem.
The question naturally arises, why do
the wings oppose the annexation of this de-
lightfnl country why did they oppose with
so much violence the great Louisiana pur-
chase. which is now the most fertile and
desirable part of our country? Why did the
same party that now call themselve wings
oppose the formation of our fedeya,ive Sys-
TEN Of government with a determination
almost beyond resistance the same an
swer will apply to all. They went for an
aristocraical form of government. 1.-THE
limits of the old thirteen states could have
been retained MS the limits of this Union.
perhaps before this time an aristocratical
form Of government could have been fls-
tened upon us. AS population becomes
dense, property finds its way into the hands
OF the few, and the many become poor and
ignorant, fit subjects for an aristocratical
government. Ii is self-evidentto these arts &.
tocra,S-thoSe liberty hating, power loving
men, that extended territory would insure
a sparse, independent, and enlightened pop
ua,ion. Hence their constant, steady, un-
form opposition to all annexation of all
ditional territory. This is all natural, and
consistent with their policy. But what sur
prises me is, that the people of the eastern
states can be made to 90 so decidedly
against their own most vital interests as to
oppose the annexation Of Mexico. Ii is
oitdi tldt tIc eastern STATES cannot 60 INTO
the markets and compete in agricultural
productions with the great and fertile west.
Hence they must rely upon their mcchani-
cal and manufacturing operations. 1t is
equally certain that the west will soon man.
ulacture all, or nearly all, of the heavy ar
ticles FOR her own consumption. The west
can. and eventually will manufacture chea.
per than the cast. The reason is, that they
grow the raw material, and provisions. and
can furnish them 10 the manufacturer chea-
per than they can be had at the casts that
there is abundance of coal for fuel here that
can be purchased cheaper than ut the east /;
and that there is abundance of water. mower
in the west. Hence the cast will have 10
seek othcrmarkets. Mexico manufactures
nothing, aud never will be n manufacturing
country, for which opinion the best reasons
could be given. bu, il would take IN too
much space. They will naturally suggest
themselves TO the intelligent mind. Now If
Mexico WINS n part of the Union. so that all
her wants of manufactured articles could be
exchanged for her gold and silver, free from
all tax or contribution either way, what on
immense market and source Of wealth il
would be 10 the eastern states. II is calcu.
lated tha, the trade of the states with eocL.