Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-09-20
eossinE the pcoesn,y Of recognizing The 5sSsars
toa VI the Independence Of Texas.

luon VI the independence OF Texas.
Lord ralmars,on ob.srvelhs, h. I'D not feel nas.f
81 liberty sgrce "a the proposal ofths houo ahe nern
h.' from Southampton he us,el ths, neither N. hoo
l'faale nsmer- III House wca1 imsr ae tbs, va.
ooi that he I'D feel the importance 81 ". object
or tbs, iit' Msj@tys Government a. much
animated the honorable msmbet with the l.,r,
10 pu, col 10 huse evils to which the addrc.. he hal
novel fr manly related. (tlesr. beat) lie U.ori
Psmer,'ca) trusted that he should 10 able to- prov,
The house tina, the address novel lat NJ rresen,
some respects unncoe-..ry and in other poet, sems
lure. The observations II the two honorable geniie,n
wha had preceded him divided the n.s into two if
ieteut branches the relating 20 the trade slave,
with rcgari Ia the political question undoubtedly tho
possibility that the province OF rssa, might be added To-
the U. subject which ought ,erou,iy TO engsg.
the ren'on ~ the house snd o the country but he did
not think that the events which had occurred snri.l
ground for surprising that there any such pro.
liability oft occurring 10 call upon hi, house all
dre,, the Crown with reference TO that matter.
The state Of Texas al pre,en, wa, th',a rcvol, h.v-
ing taken place there the Mexican Army had been lie
sparhcd for TN. purroe of putting down Their fir,
operations had been graely successful, hut part ofthc
army having very considerably advanced beyond the
surprised by the Texan force, rouicl with great
slaughter. and the president taken prisoner II might
be pos,he that the stance nf the people Of Texas
might prevail against the au,hnriiie. OF Mexico but
the other hani the numerical streu,h lay with III. army
OF the Mexican government, who from the last accounts
which had been received preparing TO make fresh
efforts to reinforce their army, and from what already
happened the final rtsult OF the struggle could not be
inferred. With respect u the United States Of America
IA tho matter, although he that individual.
in those states had given great assistance TO the revolving
population Of Texas the conduct Of the responsible
government Of America was the reverse frcgnrl were
hsd 10 the Presidents essage to Congress, II would be
found To- contain unequvoca declaration OF that gov
eminent To- take part IN the Mexican civil war aud
that 10 accordance with that declaration orders had been
Issued TO enforce the laws in prevention Of individuals
mixing Themselves up ~ the matter. lie U,ori ~
had that opinion Of the honor and good faith Of the gov
eminent Of Americs as to suppose that they would act
up TO that declarations and he thought fresh circumsan
ought TO arise before address should be son To the
Crown the political branch Of the question car.
hesr) Now with respect TO that part Of the question
which related to the trade in slaves the Hon gentlemen
opposite had remarked that correspondence had been
before the house with regard to the progress dim
mutton Of the slave trade supposed TO exist in Texas,
while other places were given. The fact and
the explanation he had TO offer that his Majesty
government had agent ia the province Of Texas, and
they had only lately received information from the
British minister at Mexico bearing on the Illicit trade IN
slaves supposed to be carried in Texas, II would
be great evil much 10 be deplored, the course of the
civil lead TO the extension Of establish.
ment Of slavery. That matter deserving the at
tcnton Of the house, and If the house supposed that his
Najesiys government were either Indifferent or unwill'
ing bestow the mos, vigap TO prevent such an
evil he should be willing TO agree 10 thinking with the
Hon. member from Southampton, IT FIFTEEN TO admonsh
the government in the manner he proposed but lac
lord P.) assured the house the government required
no such stimulus perform their duty and he thought
that what they were now doing might be accepted as
proof that they anxious and active in onieavorng
10 put down the slave trade in every part OF the world
and prevent its springng IN quarters where IT did
not already exist but he did not think there was any
sjerable danger of such evil being the result Of
the Mexican civil for IL evident that either Tex
must be conquered and yield TO Mexican auhorityo
that 10y succeeding II lis struggle, would become
independent state Billy, add itself TO the u s. Of A
mcrica. wow ffto ns~iO.s -stho'ity, ,--os,-b-
ished, encouragement TO the slave trade would
be given in Texas than to any other Mexican state.
again, if the Mexican authority throwa off, and the
Independence Of Texas declared, il would then be open
to this country TO interfere and pu, down an trade in
slaves that might be carried Lastly, il Texas should
III the progress Of events, become memb of the u. s.
Of America, though slaves might be there from 9th
er states, there would be real danger Of the mpora
ton slaves from The coast Of Africa the islands the
Yves, Indies. lie inclined to believe that impor
tson into Texas of slaves from Cuba had taken place
but he had not heard Of any such importation Of tho
coast OF Africa With regard TO the importation Of slaves
from Cuba he must say that il had occurred before the
treaty concluded between Spain and this country for
supfressng the slave trade had into operation.
The statement ofthe Hon. member from Southampton
therefore, applied to time antecsdent to the ratification
Of the treaty.