The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-10-30

creasing the political power of Slavery, keep
ing up the value Of its victims and products
and securing sufficient guaranty against the
escape of fugitives. That as the rhole Of H.
The Mobile Register while pretending to dep
recate the forcible seizure of these provinces,
dwells with great fondness on their ATTRACTIONS,
and openly proclaims that annexation is the
object of the revolution.
u From the Mobile Register.
"THE REVOLUTION IN MEXICo-The news
of the revolution in the Mexican States will be
read with deep interest For q long while
movements have been going on, having in view
the severance of these States from the Republic
Of Mexico The utter inability of that Gov
eminent to extend protection to their people,
who have been exposed to constant incursions
and ravages from the Indians, and the neg
lect of the United States to carry out the
stipulatiOns of the treaty of Guadaloupe, for
their defence, have caused the inhabitants to
take steps to secure their own safety, and to
liberate them from Government so incompe-
tent and inefficient But, in addition TO this
large numbers of Adventures have gone into
the country from Texas and other parts of the
United States; and they have fbmented the dis
satisfaction of the inhabitants, and induced
them to take up arms for independence. One
alleged motiUe as 10 secure the annexation of these
States TO the United States. 1t is said to be alb
solutely necessary that our authority shall be
extended to the Sierra Madre, as the present
boundary, the Rio Grande, is utterly insecure
and insufficient The mountain line could be
easily guarded and would much more effectu-
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divisions. Such are the arguments pressed in
support of the alleged necessity of the proposed
annexation. That they are ShGiiotc and easuist
ieai and not such as TO justify the seizure Of
these territories must be evident TO eUery reflect
| re rIght-minded man.
The States in question, Tamaulipas, New
Leon, and Coahuila embrace some of the rich
est and most valuable portions of Mexico The
country is admirably adapted to agricultural
purposes, as well as for grazing. This is great
cattle region, and if in the possession of an en-
ergetic, enterprising, and thrifty population,
would soon become one of the garden spots of
the Southwest. As things now are, the inhab-
itants are generally INDECENT ignorant, and
miserable squalid, degraded race equally
incompetent to protect themselves against the
depredations of the Indians, or to avail them
selves of the treasures which Nature has lavish
ly bestowed upon the country. The infusion,
in late years, vt hardy spirited and RESTLESS
|-G3venturers from the Uaited Stetes, has led to
the events winch have nov occurred, amt they
will, no doubt, be followed by others of greater
magnitude, till these States are Independent of
Mexico Whether they shall ever become a
part of our national domain, is grave ques-
tion involving many points of morals, as well
rs policy We have no time to discuss them
now. At present, we barely point to the oc-
cusrences which have taken place, as the COM
mencement of events which may have, ere long,
a vast national Importance"
While these movements have been going on.
the Democrats have been swearing that the
Slavery Question is finally settled, and Wings
have been resolving,
THAT the Wings as a body, are infexibly
opposed to the subsection of any territory of
the United States, now free to laws imposing
involuntary servitude, except AZ a punishment
for crime, and they rejoice that no proposition
to that effect as now pending; or likely TO be pre-
Sented0
Of course not. No such proposition was ever
seriously made but there as proposition likely
to be presented-to annex divers new States on
our Southwestern border, adapted to slave la
Dor, without any restriction as to the introduce
ton of Slavery. Why deny the existence of
an imaginary danger and shut your eyes to
one, palpable and threatening?