Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-07-29
Fron the n. Y. Tribune
A NOTE OF WARNING.

SIR The recent report of the Committee OF the
Members of Congfoss opposed TO the Nebraska
bill, lorcwarns the people Of the United States OF
the following designs on the part OF our present
Government: "rhe object Of the administration,
(says the report) "and Of the many who repre-
scnted the slave States is as we believe, to prepare
the way for anueXing Cuba mt whatever cost; and
a like annexation of half dozen of the States OF
Mexico, to be admitted also as slave State. These
acquisitions are to be made peacefully. II they
cannot be made peaceably then at cost oi Wal
with Mexico and II war with Spain, ana war WIN
England, and u war with France, and at cost
OF an alliance with Russia, scarcely less rcpug
nant."
This statement has now been several days be
fore the public 1t emanates from high authority
and, so far as the writer has observed, has not
been contradictcd by those whom it implicatcs
Taking for granted them, that it is founded in
truth what future does it open to American patriots
and Protcstpnts? The territories to be annexed
are not, as Texas and California, unpopuatcd
wids, that may be colonized at VIII, by our citi-
zens !; but on the contrary, are stocked with the
subject of foreign potcntage, who claims to hin-
self universal spiritual and temporal dominion ;
and whose agents have dared in this nineteenth
century, and in this Protestant country publicly
to advocate the establishment of the lnquisiton,
and to declare that "whcn the Catholics shall have
obtained political asccndancy, religious liberation
and freedom shall be ut an end in this country"
This is the political influence that is ON the of
being admitted to our national councils, and which
is to have the disposal of the public purse and
sword
Cuba if annexed, will undoubtedly be divided
into several States, each of which will have the
right TO return Senators and Representatives to-
both Houses of Congress, and also, to vote in our
Presidential elections. SO also with the Estates
OF Mexico" and other territories to be hereafter
anneXed-When, through the assistance Of the
SlO,OOO,OOO recently appropriated by our Admins
tration, they shall have become sufficiently consoli
dated to be annexed. Itis easy to forcscc to what
interests these foreign representatives and votes
will prove most faithful, and what restriction of
our institutions and liberties will follow tier cgis-
lation in the Halls of our COngress-fGr we know
to what potenae and policy their allegiance is
pro-sworn. The patronage placed at
the disposal of our Administration by the numcr-
6ts Government Offices this scheme of annexation
will newly create adds strhhgtb to the probability
that the designs of which we have btct thus fore
warned, with their fearful consequences, will be
speedily accomplished; and this while the Ameri-
can people are contcndng innocently ever the bone
OF SlarcIy that has been cast among them by some
unseen influence evidently to divert their attention
from the true issue of these contemplated anneXa-
tions Would it not be wis to institute search
ing investigation into this secret foreign anncxa-
ton policy? Whence the influence that is hurry
ing our Administration into measure so uncaled
for by the American people? What necessity cx-
lists in this country that demands the costly and
hazardous alternative of this scheme of Spanish
annexation? Can anybody tell?
.... FREEDOM.