Annexation of Texas. By Junius no. IX Page: 16
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%3 sp spie ted' (the South)," than in controlling the nomiation of that Cornve
' ~ _upnadeone. one r lly, and swept all opposition before- her. Twu defeated MEr.VIM
_ff " ' BWrft'. The Charl es rcury, another Calhoun organ, says, "Mr. Polk's views on the
l^ ' Tariff, the Bank, and the Ul-absorbing question of Texas, are SOUTHERN TO TUE BACK BONKI"
W 4 ;-- It maibe supped we have said enough to show-indeed it should be deemed quit un^,steecessar.to
sa'-t at^hit Union, as it now is, under the shadow of the Constitution, is a
'* *grious inb.llcan fabric. We do not say, that it cannot, or ought not to be, at a
time e.a.id by the anaexatiop of Texas. Personally, we hatve been, and still n isd
.o timko fvorably of such an acquisition, if it can be made harmoniously, and withoutitpjdice
toVhe sci al, cpmmercial. or political interests of the Union as it now i.' But it
K TEXAS,OR DISUNIQN,, iS now to be forced upon the country, per fas aut nefas, vi et aren
without regard to tonsequences, we pray God, that the projectors of this rash scheme may
be! disappointed. Of this glorious Union, we say, let it not be assailed by rude haids.
EFto pepetu-LET IT NEVER PERISHI WO TO THEM WHO WOULD DESTROY
IT!
18. A "c [Well Mob."
Anybody who has been at St. Bartholomew's Fair, London, or to any other. similar great
assemblage of that metropolis of the British Empire, will have chanced, in all probab-lity
to know what a " swell mob" is. For example :-the pick-pockets prowl about in squads
among the throngs, and all of a sudden a " swde" is felt, and a rush made. You can't tell what
it is, nor what it is for, but you are borne onward because you can't help moving with the
.well. By the stretching of necks all around you, it would seem there is something ahead
which all are anxious to see, and you also stretch your neck, and with all the rest ask,-.
What is it? The rogues have diverted your attention from yourself and your pockets, ana
you do not perhaps know, till you have got to your lodgings, that you are robbed! The
and s8o you have lost all there was
in your pockets, and they have got the booty.
Now, this " immediate annexation" movement is a political " swell mob," got up by rogues
to make or mend their fortunes by it. The old issues of Tariff, Currency, Land Distribution,
Retrenchment, and such like, on which the people have made up their minds, and are
prepared to act, and act right-these must all be thrust aside,'because there is no profit in
them for rogues, and an ignisfatuus is held up and kept dancing before the public eye, till the
people can see and think of nothing else. Look! behold! it is Texas, away off in a bog yonr
Who hears of or who sees anything but Texas ?
'We had never heard much about Texas before; but Texas is all-everything now. Al bthe
questions-all other issues most important to the country, and for which the nation ha been
struggling for a quarter of a century, are forced into the back ground, just at the moment when
all was about to be aecided right-(no doubt it will yet be so: decided), and a " swell mob,
rushes upon the stage, to pick the people's pockets I You don't exactly know what the mat
tr .is--but there is something away ahead yonder-what is it? It is Teias. The peop
stretch their necks to see what this Texas is, and while they are intent on the unseen olbject
the .ands ofa gang of rogues are in their pockets!
JIt wiU be seen by every one, that this Texas Annexation movement is nothing but a
" swell mob " and if so, it is no less certain, that it is got up by rogues. One liaughs-he
-- way as well laugh as cry-when he finds, how slick he has been rdbbed by a swell mob.
He laughs at their dexterity, and at his own simplicity. He was as innocent as could be
when they were rushing on him, and rushing past him, and seeming to be after something
- -ad, and begging his pardon for running against him, or pushing him down, while he himras
as anxious as t1ey appeared to be, to see what in the world all this fuw could be
d s Lo ! and behold when it was all over, it was all nothing! But when he gets home,
4 nds he has lost his pocket book! Who wouldn't laugh at such an ingenious cheat,
self the dupe? It is to be hoped, that the people of this country will understand
__ Texas "swell mpb," before it is too late; and that, instead of being pushed down and
pobbed, they will ri'n upon the horde of thieves, and throw them into the ditch. The logues
*ieof three classes. L The owners of Texas scrip and land claims. 2. The politica stock'jbbes.
MAt 3. The. Nullifiers. Captain Tyler stole the thunder from the eltass; tlh
JOcos stole itfrom te Captain; and everyboly ise the feathe in cpo t ie Nullifie
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Colton, Calvin. Annexation of Texas. By Junius no. IX, book, January 1, 1844; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2358/m1/16/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.