The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-10-03
THE NATIONAL ERA WASHINGTON, D. c. OCTOBER 3, 1850.

come In our folly, we thought the end Wouiu
Justify the means; aud We are now acting on the
same principle, and attempting TO reensc' 'he
same folly.
Collecting our scattered senses, let us confde
in the justice and patriotism of the Union, and
every member thereof He is a slanderer VINO
imputes disloyal or REASONABLE motives 70 the
North or to the South. Disunionists, il any ex-
ist either at the North or the South, are few ana
far between There are more lunatics in the asy-
lums than there are disunionists out mere is
not city or hamlet in this mighty Republic Where
the lovers of the Union are not ten, nay, an nun
dred to one of those who plot its dismemoer-
ment
But il is said Texas did not ask TO come into
this Union; that we courted her, and all that
twaddle. The hope and expectation OF Iexas,
from the beginning, was to come into the Union
That was the drift and tendency Of all her &C
tons. Her Constitution, rendering slavery per-
petual, was shaped on purpose to give her claim
On the sympathies and interests OF the slayehold-
ing States
She asked for admission, and was denied. She
then, with the same object in view, coquetted with
| Great Britain and that which we would mol
yield to love, We did to Jealousy
We do not ask for your Sl0,O00,000 says
Texas. True but that is what she wants-what
she aims at She does not beg in so many words
neither does the Spanish robber rob, when he
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bush hard by, and when the traveller has got near
the hat, shouts, at the top of his voice, Travel
Ter! in the name of the Virgin, put money in the
hat! beseech you, put money in the hat, for the
sake of the blessed MaryW The startled travel
Ter looks to the direction of the sound, and dis
covers stout fellow, with long barrelled Span
ish gun aimed directly at his head and move as
the traveller will, the gun still points exactly to
his head, and the gentleman beggar's finger is on
| thQ fru vvhy In havo fnra ltna he apnp
of the Virgin
have no fear of notification men know their
own interests too well-they have too much re-
gard for their own fame. But Texas has wit and
enterprise, and is not over-scrupulous and if the
Missouri Compromise was effected by clamor-if
the notification compromise was brought about
by clamor and fear-if the removal of the Geor-
gia Indians was brought about by menace and
threat and braggadocio giving occasion to the say
ing that Georgia alvays has her opn nay" why
cannot Texas walk in the footsteps of her illus
trous predecessors when there is a prospect of
her being paid for her antics and enactments
20, 600 square miles of land and $40 900 600? 1t
remains for the representatives of the free North
to decide whether they will be frightened from
their property by the stale cry of "Wolf! wolfp'
r ,9irt M tfsvinees of Rome weFs IA vrss,a ;
the Gauls had possession Of the Eternal City
the Capitol was beseged, and its garrison was
worn down with fatigue and famine. Even then
0sszeas stood to their, asRs, rather than balance
the sword 81 Brennus with gold 8
The creditors of Mexico-and they are ex-
ceedingly numerous, her debts grest-suppose
they should insist that we we're liable for the
debts of Mexico, on the ground that we had
bought the Territories of California and New
Mexico; California, whose mountains are filled
with gold, in whose sands all is gold that glis-
tens We have removed from that dreamy, that
enchanted country, already enough pure gold to
pay all the debts Of Mexico and we have hardly
begun. Have care, when you establish this
principle of equity, that you do not establish the
principle that we are equitably bound to pay all
the debts Of Mexico too.
What, then, will you do2 will give to Texas
all that which belongs to her, and will not crowd
the line The theory of the Government being
vindicated, and justice done, all good people would
be content. | would have no unnecessary deal
ings with Texas. She is far away too sharp for
u.s. Her history would seem to prove that who
ever dealt with Texas was cheated er otfeo, or,
as lawyers say, ntoac pro tuAc. Let Mexico-let
her creditors-let the scenes that are enacting
around US now-speak Protection is her due
yield it without stint; but will not buy an acre
of her land or give her dollar of our money.
Above all things will not give her money under
the pretence that she has coded to us land. By
and by she will claim that it is slavehodng terri
tory because she once owned it and when we
deny this, Texas will again aver You are estopped
from saying it was not ours, because you bought
it of her, and gave her ten millions for it. We
can direct the Supreme Court to entertain suit
We shall then have legal proof how far, and how
much, Texas has conquered how much she has
acquired; how much she exercised jurisdiction
! and dominion over. We shall also legally ascer-
. tain the jast amount Of the debt of Texas, and
! whether we are in equity bound to pay it, But
3 this it is said, is too slow process. Why toe
, slow? Does Texas want more land Why, sir
she has three thousand acres now to each man
woman, and child, in her whole State. They are
. |. not very much crowded-have plenty Of elbow
4. room yet; her lands not 80 dear to need
> that more should be brought into the market
Good lands can be bought, am told, for from ter
to twenty cents the acre in Texas.
, The garments of Texas hang loosely upon her
/ she will hardly fill them in half century. Bu
Texas is in such hot haste to have this question
settled now that she will rebel if it is not done
She is about to pass laws to raise an army TO g
, and seize upon New Mexico, and has appropriat
, ed her school fund to sustain this army. Well
to do this is only treason. Now, sir, all this il
, CANNON. Texas will never raise n soldier fol
this purpose. She compassed sea aud land to come
' in. She would rather surrender her pretended
, | rights to these lands and these $40 100000 an
hundred times over than to go out of the Union.
, Has Texas soldiers to spare? The cry is that
the Indians are scaping her frontier inhabitants
T Has she money? She sent Major Neighbors to
run into three counties all New Mexico east OF
, the Rio Grande IL is great work there are
over 90 900 square miles in it it is the work OF
, many months; of surveyors, engineers, axemen
chainmen would cost $4,000 at least and all
, this work Major Neighbors sent to do at the
tap of drum. And after staying about three
weeks, and having made the fuss that he sent
to make, returns, having accomplished nothing, did
not expect to accomplish anything-he went there
to make FUSS and have that fuss told of here for
effect II is curious to notice the reason why this
Major Neighbors quit 80 suddenly" his funds
failedn Finding my funds nearly exhausted, "
is the word This is the real reason urged by
this Major Neighbors to the Governor of Texas
got out of pocket-money-this big MAJOR, that
went to New Mexico to run out into three couD-
ties tract of country nearly three times the
size of the State of New York, and had not money
enough to keep the devil from dancing in his peck
eta and we are called on TO believe that he went
there with the serious intention Of surveying
100000 square miles Of land, without engineers
, surveyors, axe-men, or implements, without
funds We are also called to believe that
Texas, that has no money to spare aud no credit
before we talked Of giving her ten millions
whose bonds sold for ten cents and twenty cents
: on the dollar-has got the means to raise and
equip and support an army, and SEND IL SIX nun
bred miles through the wilderness for winter
campaign, 20 subdue New Mexico, and that to
make sure of the means she has appropriated her
, school fund IL amounts to s35 600.
The school fund Of Texas, being well secured
might perhaps sell but it would be slow way
of raising money. The bulls and the bears of the
stock market, who own the Texas bonds, would
be slow to buy for they only desire to hear the
ruaors Of rar; and the citizens Of Texas are the
last people in the world that desire to annex New
Mexico She would not take it as a gift. Her