Litchfield enquirer., 1850-10-17
b For the Enquirer.
POLITICAL DUTIES.
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vestigations relative to the two dominant
political parties, touching the question Of
slavery. in this country, with the view Of
determining, if possible. the true position
Of each, and which, if either Of said par
ties, is entitled to the confidence and CO.
operation of the sAbolitionists Of the
North, ! will next examine, briefly, the
object Of annexing Texas to the United
States. h. -
The late John G. Calhoun, and many
other men Of like sagacity, saw that the
political equilibrium between the free. and
the slayehold1ng States. was broken up,
that the South had lost power, that she
had not kept pace with The free North in
her increase Of population, or in the
st, ides of PROGRESS. The ordinance Of
; 81 eft the South no ground Of hope
from the north west; and if help should
ever come. they saw that it must conc
from the direction Of Texas; and farther,
that if Texas were ever to be made SUBJ
seryient to her end, she must be secured
while yet in her infancy, and while trem-
bling before the burning hate Of the en-
ragged Mexicans.
OF the course pursued to bring about
the annexation of Texas, SO as to make
the scheme appear as much like a Ma
tional one as possible and Of the men
who worked behind the curtain, as we'll
as of those who stood out in open front,
shall pass over, for brevity''s sake, with
but few remarks, to wit: the plain and
historic facts are briefly these. Texas
was desired by the South, that they
might have three or four more slave
States. that they might extend the area
Of slavery. and gain six or eight more
Senators in Congress, and thus restore
their fast receding power in the Senate
of the United States, hoping, no doubt,
to check the mad career OF the Abolition
ists of the North. This view of the case
has been so repeatedly confessed by lead
ing men of the South, in public assem-
blies, and in legislative bodies; and also
by the southern press generally. that TO
recitc proof of the assertion. would be
superfuous. The man that doubts the
truth Of the above, is ignorant; and the
man that denies it, claiming to be intelli>
gent, is unworthy of notice. The only
questions involved in my present purpose,
are, by whom was the question Of the an
nexation Of Texas mooted ? and By whom
was the matter got through Congress ?
II is not enough to object, and say, that
Mr.. al. from the North made such and
such declarations. and introduced such
and such measures; and that MIR. b., an,
other northern man, moved and advoca7
ted such and such measures. all tending
hto the annexation Of Texas. The truths
we are now after relate to the subject in
view, ID annexing Texas to the United
States. the parties who planned the
scheme. and which Of the two political
parties al the North, rendered the slave
Iholding States the aid necessary to ac-
lco,muplish their object. The real object
| n annexing Texas to the United States,
has been referred to above, and the truth
\ Of which, has been SO publicly and gem
erally, avowed BY the projectors OF the
lschene. that to attempt to prove Il. would
seem like . work Of superefogatlon and
lthe fact that the shareholders Of the
South were the authors Of the annexa~
ran scheme, Is Of world wide notoriety.
and of course needs no proof: and as to
Ethe aid from the north, given 70 the
so,,th in annexing Texas, not % 60 out-
side az Congressional legislation, will as
Isert. without the fear of contrad lction
from any Intelligent or candid man that