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Against the annexation of Texas

Signed by 37 men, 35 women

September 19, 1837

National Archives

HR 25A-H1.1

To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States

The undersigned citizens of Amboy, in the County of Oswego, in the State of New York Respectfully pray your honorable body promptly reject all proposals for the annexation of Texas to this Union, from whatever source they may come for the following, among other reasons:

1. Although the independence of Texas has been recognized by this government, yet, it has not been acknowledged by Mexico, and is now forcibly resisted by that power: - therefore its annexation to the Union, might involve this nation in a war with Mexico. Against any measure tending to such a result, we remonstrate.

2. While we do not claim for Congress the power to abolish slavery in the several states, we are opposed to its further extension by that body, and hence are decidedly hostile to the annexation of Texas to the Union, with a Constitution which expressly sanctions slavery, and encourages the slave trade between that country and the United States.

3. Texas has a territory of sufficient extent to make six large states. It being the avowed intention to continue it a slaveholding country, its annexation to the Union will give predominant power, in our national councils, to the slaveholding interest, and will reduce to complete subjection, the interests of the free states, and especially the interests of their FREE LABOR, which is the foundation of their wealth and prosperity. Such a result would probably lead to a Dissolution of the Union,--an event we sincerely deprecate.