The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-09
New and Important Propositions -Recon-
struction or the North American Union.

We understand that several distinguished
leading men, IN Congress and out of it, in
Washington, in celebrating 'on the present
state of our relations with Mexico, the conquest
of that country, the position of the American
army there, and the impossiblhty OF reireating
have been for some time past gradually forming
plan for the reconstruction of the North Amer
can Union on such principles, and with such
checks and balances, as would in few years
produce homogeneous nation, composed of the
several States of Mexico and Of the United
81 les, under one government, that would ultl-
inately be of benefit 10 both countries.
One of the principal objects of this plan would
be the incorporation of Mexico with the Ameri.
can Union, as il now stands, on such principles,
rs TO present a check and ceunterpoise to the
dangers aprrehended from the slave question
as it has been agitated for some years past be-
tween the northern and southern tctions of the
Union.
It is very well known that the system of sla-
very was introduced into the United States
during colonial times, long antecedent to the
revolution Of 10 In fact, the incorporation of
African slavery into the Institutions of the Uni
ted States, is coeval with the first settlement of
The country; and il is a singular fact, that negro
s,rvitude existed then in the like shape IN the
northern as well as the southern States. For more
than a century and half every colony on this
continent authorized the domestic slavery of the
African race. The revolution grew out Of an at
tempt of the British government TO lay taxes with
out representation; and IN that great conflict, the
domestic slaves of every State were as true and as
patriotic in the support of the independence Of
the colonies, as the Anglo Saxon race themselves
were After sixty-six battles, from the field of
Lexington to that of James Island in South Caro-
Ina, the independence of the United States was
secured, and the people went TO work TO organize
a form Of government adapted to peace, progress
and industry, such as that under which we now
live II was at period contemporary with our
revolution, that domestic servltude began TO fall
into disuetude in the northern States. Gradually
the northern States abolished the slavery of the
colored race, more arising from the necessity of
the case, and the inutiity ofthe system in such a
climate, than from any moral, reliE ious, or phi
lsnthropic considerations In the southern
States, where the climate and SOL required
such race as the blacks for agricultural
purposes, the system Of domestic servitude has
increased and extended Itself from the period of
our independence 10 the present day.
At the close Of the last century certain great
financial, agricultural and banking interests, in
connection with The East Indies, and cen,ered
D. London, in conjunction with certain moralists
and religionsts OF England, conceived the plan
OF cmancipating the negroes ofthe West Indies,
and ebolishing the serviiude ofthst race in those
caouj- The motyee tor such movement
mixed ug aid the Fast Indie interests. b.
Cause lGs West ladies ntcIieTed with their pro