M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-01-16

, the authority of the Union. Many
, millions more have been annually ex.
: pended in the maintenance ofan army
on the frontier Of Texas for its de.
fense. Texas on her part has viola.
, ted every stipulation for which ths
lands acqaired froln Mexico were cou-
ceded to her, commencing the work
, of treason with an act OF ingratitude
, and perfidy that has no parallsl. The
General Of the army, given to protect
her was corrupted; the army was
scattered in companies and betrayed
into the hands OF the rebels; and even
the terms of the treaty by which Off
GERS and men, in sprrendsring their
arms, stipulated that they were not
to be held as PRISONERS Of war were
violated. The next step was 10 prac-
tice on the Indians, against whom the
United States had made war, to pro.
teet the State, and they have been Sc
duced 10 take partin the rebellion.
Tie result is that the whole from
tier of the Rio Grande which, In the
judgement of the advocates Of the an.
nexation Of Texas to the Union rem.
dered its acquisition as essential to
the safety OF the United States, is
laid open England and France propos
ed to the President of Texas, to OBJ.
tain the recognition ofits indepen-
dence from Mexico, and to guaranty
it provided tile State stipulated
against annexation to the United
States. Now the coveted boundary,
/ which cost 80 much blood and treasure,
is a prey to traitors, inviting France
England and Mexico to invade our
weak side, and command through it
the Mississippi and its great valley.
This justities the Government of.
the United States in reconqueSt and
partition OF Texas, taking the western
section, yielded to that State on the
conditions it has violated. and hold.
ing it as the property ofthe United
States. For this purpose it has been
suggested by many able and patriotic
rien it should be invaded by armies
from the North and South and the
whole region from Missouri and Kar-
sas to the gulf, including the Indian
Territory, where the tribes have join.
cd the rebels, bs subjected 10 an arm
ed occupation by volunteers, who may
be induced, by the division Of the
lands among them into gratatitous
lIreehcid allotmonts, to devote them
selves to the purpose of the Govern,
ment in settling the country, with a
!, view to create tier of free Statas
along the western border on the Rio
Grande. No portion of the national
domain ia better suited to emigrants
from tire Northern States or from
Europe than this region. The rebels
and thier Indian ales have driven
many thousand northern emigrants
from the scene of improvement which
/ they had there created. More than
an hundred thousand emigrants, arm.
ed at thier own expense, can be pro.
mptly raised in the Northarn States
to restore those who have been driven
cut and to establish themselves with
them under the proposed armed occu.
patton.
This would make the Rio Grande
an iron frontier, and forever prevent
slavery from being extended over
Mexico and the States Of Central
America. The safety of our FREQ in.
stitutionS to say nothing ofthe gen
eral interests OF humanity, demands
snch buIwark against the spreading
of slavery over these regions.
| submit these remarks, not as fur
nishing a solution ofthe questions dis
cussed, but as assuggestions which | feel
it my duty to commune tie to you
and through you to cur common cpn-
stituency, on the relations which sla-
} very bears to the war, and what
seems to me a proper policy for the
, Government TO pursue in relation to
the subjects to which have relerrtd.
} | would gladly persuade myself,
we're it possible, that it is not in the
interests of slavery !batthe rebellion
! has been organized. But this ia de.
t MED me by the history of the country
, for the last thirty years. Is It not
wiser and better, iu every respect, to
, recognize the fact, and assume it as
the basis Of our legislation, Federal
: and State, that the war is being wag.
ed by the rebel States to give to slaV-
\ cry the mastery on.this continent and
to destroy, In its vandall march, the
NAG Nbnal Govern ment under whose
, protection we have become one of the
, leading powers of the world, the peo.
pie prosperous and happy at home,
and universally respected and honor
ed abroad2
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