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especially of the South urge it with irresistible
n power If there is one man in the United States
u whose patriotism and sound judgment you may
trust on this subject, it is Gen. Jackson. He de
e cIares, in letters he has written since February
last, s;thut 1t a0iI be strong irom hoop around
the Union, and 5uIo0aTk against foreign imvasaoa
and aggression )" that the opportunity of receiv
: ing Texas mast notbe lost, or she mag be com.


peILed to look elSetchere Protectaoas aud safety
It Texas is part of-the valley of the Mississippi
+ it lies in the very neighborhood of New Orleans
e two of her largest rivers, the Arkansas and the
f Red river empty into the Mississippi above New
l Orleans; this may give her, as foreign nation, a
claim to the free navigation of the Mississippi
this again must lead to border wars; and should
2 hostile nation obtain a foothold In Texas or
should Texas as rival nation become hostile to
u.s. with armies on land and vessels of war in the
kguIf of Mexico on the Sabine, the Red river and
tI the Arkansas, by one simultaneous descent upon
u New Orleans that city may be laid in ashes


western Commerce broken up-and the fires of
} instruction lighted up on all OF our southern


borderl -. =, .az.


Great Britain wants but Texas TO check and


overawe our commerce, to threaten our peace, and


carry on her schemes of abolition and smuggling


along common boundary of land and river for


nearly two thousand miles Remember, she is
4 Jealous OF the success of our denS9cratic instu


tons, and that she views the United States as the
| only cOmpetlOr whose grown III COullueICe


and manufactures, is like to shut her out from a


monopoly of the markets of the world AT the
| North, she has Canada and the lakes for her ar
mics and navies; on the West, Oregon and her


ancient allies the Indians, whom she has always


used against u.s. and who are now to the number


of six or seven hundred Thousand lowering on our


western border; there are her Islands in the


West Indies; give her controlling power in
| Texas and zoe are complete{y at her 1aercu If
ie MT aoon onDnYa1 to those TTnifed Stotoe
England will be driven to obtain dominant in
1uence over Texas, by motives of ambition inter-
est jealousy, and her pledges to abolish slavery


on this continent strong that like an overrulng


fate they must become aTreSasta6fe -
Texas ought to be annexed TO the United States
on account of her valuable markets for our manu-


Eactures and the increase of our internal COM
merce and navigation. Her lands and climate


are tho best in the world for the cultivation of cot


ton, sugar and tobacco The transportation of


these heavy and bulky articles, in own vessels


and steamships, along our Atlantic coast, up the


Mississippi river and IT'S various Tributaries, Ito


supply our own wants,) and that of foreign coun-


tries would vastly extend the marigation of the


United States; and in the articles of timber and !


naval stores for building vessels, especially advan-


tage the people of North Carolina Here our


own manufactures would find ready market


In times of aoar vast internal commerce could I


be carried on with Texas, through our broad and


numerous western rivers, free, independent and


safe flom the aggressious Of any hostile power.


With Texas, our boundary would be rounded off;


The valley of the Mississippi made entire, as the


habitation of one great kindred nation the risks


of border wars would be diminished; the internal
commerce between the States, in time, made to
supply every want; what should prevent the Uni
ted States from being the happiest and greatest
natior, on-the earth 2 Let England, however, OBJ
tam this cotton gr0ac1ug region, and we lose not
only wealth. but the best chance of making her
dependant upon US for that article, and thereby of
keeping her at peace with us. Her very exist
ence is almost identified with her manufactures.
and cotton is indispensable 10 maintain these In
India and other parts of the world she has at {
tempted to compete with the United States in the
cultivation of cotton, and has most signnlly failed
Texas she hopes to raise up as rival to the Uni
ted States, and thus to control the price of our
cotton and other staples 1t is in the cheap cult
vation of cotton by slave labor that she considers
the United States are to become her formidable RI
val in manufacturers and here too lies the secret of
her abolition philanthropy or, if she succeed
IN abollshlng slavery in Texas, her uext step ,
would be to exclude our cotton, raised by slave l.
abor, from her markets. b


Texas ought to be annexed TO the United States e
o prevent great injury TO our manufactures conn., O
nerce, navigation, Atlantic cities and the rev
nues OF the Government arising from duties.


Texas extends nearly two thousand miles along
he territory Of the U. States; part Of the boundary
uns along rivers and part consists for many hun
red miles of mere geographical line through F
vid lands, inhabited on both sides by savages !
British goods could be smugglcd along this line,
imost without the possibility of detection nor II
outd the U. States efecGally prevent it, without '
n army Of revenue officers, if they were honest d.
nough to do it. at too great an expense to be Ii
orne. This would certainly be ruinous 10 our -,
cut short the revenue of our Gov
rnmcnt derived from duties and TO that extent cs
ender resort to direct taxation inevitable. Be-


des, it would attract such large portion of Brit


ID trade to the free ports of Texas as to cripple,


not destroy the capital, commerce and naviga-
on of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Bal 81
more which are the principal markets of the -,
,uthern States. 81


Finally, the annexation Of Texas TO the United
taes will strengthen and Psrpetuate our FEDERAL -
lnion, and extend the blessings of our free nsti-
ltions over the valley of the Mississippi and to ry
cnerations of men yet unborn, And when we
effect how many rich inestmable blessings-so a
al, christian, and poltical-fow to us through ca
1r democratic form of Government; how as of
alton, we distinguished in point of happiness IS
nd privileges, above all the other nations OF the !a M
nth; this alone makes annexation ca cousWns- 81
alton deroutty to be atished." 90 90


"Our- system of confederated republics, under H
hch the Federal CO. fernment has charge of the ar,
terests common to the.whole whilst the local of