Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-06-07

of Texas which he intended TO present 10 inc AZ;
soon as an opportunity should ofer A,@s the
bar,on be had determined to move It's references 70 s
Com;t,ae nm Foreign Relations, believing that, anue
;s,;ng circumstances, this was The most ui'p'
s;,;on wb;ch could be mnde OF these inenoriais.
Al % entirely concurred in the views which nao
N'. .oanted 6y the Senator from Virginia, (hr.
p:f a reference Of these memorials 10 that com,
;,,o committed nobody It left the future course OF
every Senator as free as Il aa r ,
onnosed the recognition of Texian independence. NO
inference could lie fairly drawn from IT, except that we
deemed the subject Of sufficient Importance to justify an
inquiry. Could any Senator deny this proposition! II
mgh, be- though he confessed he thought it highly i'm
probable that the committee would feel themselves
bound to determine against the cause OF Ie1as aho
arainst the ardent wishes Of the people OF the Onlca
States In that event, it would become the duly o! tue
committee eudeavur to lranqnilze the country anu
To satisfy the public that this view OF the suhlecI was
correct. The simple reference or these memorials WIS
the best mode of getting cear OF the subject lor the pre-
SENT and for these reasons if he had no olher he should
vote for it, He did not believe that in the present state
of the war between Mexico and Texas the most jealous
minister eyeb sent from old Spain Mexico would have
any cause TO complain Of the mere reference OF these
memorials to q committee of the Senate,
But Mr. 3. said he should not do justice either TO his
fcnrs or his Judgment if he TO place his vote up
on these considerations alone. When he mad last ao-
dressed the Senate upon this SUBJECT the cvll war was
still raging in Texas and the result Of the conflict was sui
involved in doubt 1t would then have been violation
Of the established principles OF our policy TO institute an
inquiry whether We should recognise its Independence
From these principles, whatever miga BIZ his feelings as
man. he should never depart as ali American Senator
But since that time the aspect OF affairs had materially
changed Although he vas not OF credusous or SAN
rune disposition; yet the sources OF our information
we're numerous, and OF such respectable character
that he now believed the dominion OF Mexico over exa5
was uone forever For this he thanked his God Its
mountains and its fertile plains destined TO sustain
millions Of American ireemen in the oymcnt OF Aine-
rcan liberty. Whatever struggles the patrios OF Texas
miut vet be compelled TO make in the sacred cause oil
liberty Of one thing he felt certain, that they would DC
finally triumphant But would they use their victory as
wisely as it had been bravry won: This was question
or which we should be able to form an opinion
Before we could acknowledge their independence, we
must be satisfied that they had organized and estublseo
Government dc fuctO, and we're actually independent
When these facts were clearly proved we should then
owe it 10 ourseves-we should owe il 10 the feelings OF
the American peope-to exhibit alacrity in declaring
them independent. On this subject we sh,ud manifest
no hardness nor cold delay; but until that time should
arrive we must be faithful to principles and to our
duties as a member of the great family Of nations
A habit seemed to be growing in this body OF attTlbut
ing to the opinions Of Senators on this floor who were
known TO he friendly TO the present Administration,
meaning bcyond what could he fairly inferred from iheli
expressions, and thus attempting TO commit the Execu
tive This had been done in the course OF the present
debate he protested against the justice OF any such IN
ference. What he had said upon the present occa
stun were his opiaoas, for which he was indvidu
ely responsible without any reference whatever to those
which might be entertained by the President OF the
States lie trusted that, without further debate or de
Jay these memorials might be referred to the committee
and we might thus have breathRg spell from this sub
ect TO attend 10 the other important business winch was
now pressing upon US.
At(er some further observations from Mr.. Preston,
Tile screra memorials then referred to the Commit
tee on Foreigx Retetioas.