e millions who must in their own persons bear all the burdens and miseries of war， our government can not be otherwise than pacific. foreign powers should therefore look on the annexation of texas to the united states not as the conquest of a nation seeking to extend her dominions by arms and violence， but as the peaceful acquisition of a territory once her own， by adding another member to our confederation， with the consent of that member， thereby diminishing the chances of war and opening to them new and ever-increasing markets for their products.
to texas the reunion is important， because the strong protecting arm of our government would be extended over her， and the vast resources of her fertile soil and genial climate would be speedily developed， while the safety of new orleans and of our whole southwestern frontier against hostile aggression， as well as the interests of the whole union， would be promoted by it.
in the earlier stages of our national existence the opinion prevailed with some that our system of confederated states could not operate successfully over an extended territory， and serious objections have at different times been made to the enlargement of our boundaries. these objections were earnestly urged when we acquired louisiana. experience has shown that they were not well founded. the title of numerous indian tribes to vast tracts of country has been extinguished； new states have been admitted into the union； new territories have been
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