Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-10-02
Annexation.

! The way is fast preparing for more anncxs-
ton. and it will como. whoever shall bo elected
President. Slave holders want more territory
and they will have it 10y means of the success.
lul party, which ever il may be. The wings
who are in distress for the aid Of non-c> ten
sionists to elect General Scott are little shady
just now, but the slave holders have their man
if lie shall succeed On the other hand Cass
and Douglass arc paving the way for the an
ncxation of Cuba, in their rlcctioncering speech
cs. While various papers in the community
arc doing the same with regard to Cuba and
Mexico. Tho following from the Philadelphia
Ledger speaks right out in regard to this policy
and the article is copied approvingly by other
papcis. The sad thing about it is, that pro-
icsscd non. cxtcnsionsts will do the work, sacri-
ficing their convictions on this subject to party
success. The Ledger says:
II is quite time for our Government to re-
sumo mud maintain the doctrine of President
MOurOc, that, we should tolerate no further
European aggressiuns upon the Continent
Ohvious policy suggests this pOsition, we are
quite slrong enough Ia maintain IL, Continent
| tai Europe cannot prevent IL, aud England
hns quite too much ~ siake 10 ul,puse il
through II war. But keeping Europe out of
MeNiro is not sufficient Tor the United SiaIcs.
They should amer il, An,crcnuze il, mike
it puri of the Coniederncy. During tie pc
riuh of the Mexican war, we urged this uS
the true policy OF the United States. We
regard this annexation us manifest deSiiny,sny-
| ing il was taied lu occur al some Time, Tor
natural laws Iud provided Tor the progress oi
the stronger race over the territory OF the
weaker But we said Ihnt large portion OF
the Mexican population were too ignorant To
comprehend their real interests, aud would
need some experience of the benefits flowing
from annexation, before they would receive
it gladly; our true policy required gradual
annexation, aud that, we should begin with
upprOprialing all above line drawn from
the head waters of the PanucO, nloug the
Western line ol Guanaxanio.to Lake Chiapas
aud thence nl0ng Ia the Northern bank oi
the Rn Grande or Toluiotlun, 10 It's mouth
oil the Pacific.
We said HAT our possession and govern
nIcilt of this for a few years, would open the
eyes of all the rest Of Mexico, To the ndvnll-
iages OF annexation, aud make il n voluntary
aud ehger applicant for admiSsinn Ia Our con-
iedcrncy. Tie New York Herad has lately
said that Mr. Polk was IN tnyur uI Keeping all
of onr c0nqurSts, aud that his views were
defeated hy the cO-operaIlOn of Gen. Scott
aud Mr.. Trist in settling the basis of u treaty
against orders from Washington. How ever
this he, we mndc II capital mistake IN sur
rendering Mexiro, aud Illus posiponing what
otherwise would now lave been complete.
Aud should we propose it now, we believe
That all the wealthy portion OF the nation all
the landed pr"prclors wonid accept il JOY
fully. But ms we hnve before snd, The Mex.
lean Government should first contscnie the
property oi the Church, tor the benefit of the
national crediturs abroad.