Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-07-26
EXTENSION.

The New York Herald, the 'by authority
paper, of the slave power makes the following
exposure of Southern intentions of annexation.
1t will help our readers to decide what reliance
is to be given to the Tribunc's declaration that
oil danger from this source is past. Extension
the South is determined upon. 1t is essential to
the pcrpctuity of her power. The conspirators
arc in the aeld active and determined. They
will yet deepen our infamy, by involving us in
wars for further conquest.
"Tho movement to annex Lower Culilor-
min, or Sonora, or perhaps both, is not, how
ever, confined to California II has warm
advocates in the Southern States, aud is
more popular there than in California, espe-
CHILLY among those who entertain the pro-
ject Of establishing, at some future time, n
great Southern Confederacy. The seces-
sionists of the South have always cOntem-
plated, in their schemes and arrangements,
vast accession TO the Southern States
especially of the colton-growing portion of
the Mexican Republic--so as to enable them
TO continue to hold monopoly of that great
staple in the markets of the world. This
has entered largely into their calculations,
and fortified them in the position which they
their Just rights and privileges, under the
Constitution, were denied to them, they
would recedo and organize u confederacy of
their own. Who can estimate the agricul-
tural wealth and mineral resources of a con-
fedcracy embracing the Southern States,
joined with Mexico, aud such additional ter
ritory as they might acquire? and who can
help perceiving that it would be, in n few
years, much greater aud more powerful than
the Northern and New England States could,
under any circumstances, be by themselves
"This project of partitioning Mexico, aud
annexing either Sonora or Lower California
TO the United States, will undoubtedly be OPP
posed by the present administration, who
have planted themselves OH the Compromise
measures of last Congress. If the subject
were for n moment ihvorably entertained by
them, it is easy to see that the slavery agita-
ton, with all its difficulties, its dangers, and
prospective horrors, would be Immediately
reopened, and form again dividing line be-
tween the Northern and the Southern States.
The South feel chagrined and mortified be-
cause the Wimot Proviso was imposed on
Mexico; aud we venture TO say they will
never again consent or be party TO any ar
rangemont by which that proviso shall he at
tached to any territory south Of SO 3S.-
This need not he expected. The question,
however, in all probability, must be met
and if the parties who are engaged in this
expedition bestir themselves, and COM
mence carrying their project Into effect,
nothing can prevent it from getting into the
Presidential election of 1852 This would
upset the Compromise platform, for it would
run like wildfre in the South, and would be
popular in the North also. The truth is,
that the people of this country live as much
in a year as those of other countries do in
half century and tho platform or program
me that according TO present appearances
would do now for party TO enter the Presi
dentiul contest upon, would be of no service
six months hence for, according to all
probability, another state of things would
exist, and different platform would be ne
cessary. The compromise platform may do
for the present; but no one can tell what q
month, week, or even n day, may bring
forth, in this extraordinary, ever changing
Republic, whose destiny is irrcsistibly lead
ing us OH 10 some great goal which tho mind
Of man cannot conceive"
Again In remarking upon the nomina-
ton of General Scott, by the Ohio Wing
Convention, the Herald remarks:
1t may he looked upon as certain that they
will promote, TO the best of their ability, any
measure looking TO the annexation of Lower
California and Sonora, and perhaps other
parts of Mexico. BY eflecting such acqui-
sitions, they could accomplish what they
want, and again control the action and poll
cy of the National Government For seven
ty years they shaped and directed the
Government at Washington; and the pow
er to do so again can be acquired in no way
but by the annexation of additional South
orn territory. They seem determined on
eflecting this; and when the time shall come
as come it will, and that, too, in all probabil-
ty, before very long, when an attempt will
be made to impose the Wilmot Proviso on
such new territory, the South will combine
all their forces in resistance to it; and, III
they be not able to prevent its passage, they
will secede in body, and establish a sepa-
rate Southern Coniederacy of their own"