Summary Of William Channing's Annexation Of Texas

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William Channing wrote an annexation of Texas to the United States to Henry Clay and was published in 1837. The argument draws from the bearing of the measures on our national union. The opposition to the annexing taxes was largely found in the north, because of slavery. Some people were supporting the annexation of Texas, however others in the North were not agreeing to the annexation. Channing was expressing his feelings to what it can cause if Texas were to be part of the United States. He mentioned that the Annexation was a threat to the national unity, the U.S government did not allow the annexation, It would also raise the slave power (trouble to slave state balance), and it will also create a war between Mexico and other possible country

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