Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-12-28

Of the reunion Of the territory this counlry. large
proportion of its civilized inhabitants emgranis from
the United Stales, speak the same language win our
selves cherish tho principles, political and religious
and bound 10 nany Of our citizens by ties OF tend
ship and kindred blood; and than ALL 1t is known
tina. tie peope Of that country have Instituted The
same form OF Government with our own, and nave
since the close Of your last session, openly fesoVeo
on the acknowledgment by US OF their Independence
to seek for admission into the Union as one oi the
| Federal States. This last circumstance is matter
Of peculiar dccacy, and forces upon US consIdera
tons of the gravcst character The title OF Texas TO
the territory she clains is Identified with her nurPcn
dence. She asks 10 acknowledge that little TO Tie Ter
rory, with aYowed design 10 treat immediately o
It's transfer the United States 1t becomes US 10 be-
ware Of too early movement as it might subject W,
| however unusty, to the imputalinn OF seeking 10
establish the claim Of neig hbOrs to territory
with view to its subsequent acquisition by our
selves Prudence, therefore, seems to dIctaie thal
we should still stand alnUf, and maintain our pre-
sent attitude if not until Mexico Itself, one C.. the
great foreign powers, shall recognize the independence
of the Government at least until the lapse {" time
or the Of events shall have proved beyond cav
or dispute. the ability Of the people OF That Country to
maintain their separate sovereignty, and 10 upheld tie
Government constituted by them. Neither Of the CON
tending parties can Justly complain Of this by
pursuing it, but carrying out the long establish
ed policy Of our Governments policy which has Sc
cured respect and influence abroad. and inspired
confidence at home.
Having thus discharged my duty by presenting, with
simplicity and directness the views which, after much
frcon have been led 10 take of this important bec
have only add the expression Of my confidence that
if Congress shall differ with me upon il, their Judgment
will be the result Of dspassonatr prudent and VICE de-
liberation with the assurance that, during the shoE;
time shall continue connected with the Government,
shall promptly mud cordially unite with you in such
may be deemed best filled TO increase The
prosperity and pcrpcluae the peace our favored
| Try. ANDREW JACKSON.
| UaShingion, Dec 81, 1896.
The reading OF the message having been concluded,
Mr. Howard moved that the same with the accompany.
ing documents, be referred tic Committee Foreign
Affairs, and that they be prnted which motion prevail
cd.
Mr. Briggs then moved that 10 600 extra copies Of the
| message and documents be printed.
MIR. d.. Pearcr moved ~ co.,
! Under the rule, the motion would lie over one day.
but by The unanimous consent Of the House, II was no."
! taken into consideration.
Mr. Pickcns expressed himself favorable TO the motion
to print extra number Of copies and took occasion
GAY that, in cie.rIEI e same To The Committee FU
reign AIlrs he hoped had been distinctly understood
that report be had at early period posi-
bic. He had oh lection TO the reference To that commit
lee, for he considered and recognized it representing
the dominant party nlo about to rule the GcStinrs
Of this nation The subject most important n:Ir
and hc hoped the committee %onld assunc the RESPONSE!
L: OF rnsur!ng report early night possibly suit
, their convenience.
Nh T. Whllesey objected to The printing Of 20 600
coprs lie had been in hopes that at this session. the
House was about to commence It's duties "lth decr-
other expenses o. The Government, something like
what they ten twelve years ago. and, with this
view, he had been disposed at the lime that - OO CO.
pies Of the documents accompanying the annual mes
sage OF the President had been ordered TO submit 10 the
House whether ii cxpcdenl proper 20 10 that
expense for the purpose Of circulating those documents.
Heretofore, another occasion. lie had remai ked that
previous to The year 1929, there than
1--we thousand copies of any public document ordered 10
BE- printed. Such, lie believed, the usual number
Al The last session Of Congress- the House had ordered
twenty thousand copies OF the President message
and the accompanying documents tn be printed, and at
what period they circulated The country; Not
until Spring; and he questioned whether nj! of them
delivered then. The House had, al this
sion, ordered fifteen thousand copies Of tie message and
h,tinfg U. If THAI Number had Lccn delivered 10 the
not more than five And these Very dixie SSw!e thought
been returned here printed by the country newspa
pes. before all the copies ordered by the House had been
! received.
lie was DESTROYS on this as on all other occasions 10
lny all important documents before Tie People, and he
cared not how widely they Disseminated when there
any apparent necessity for doing In such
he disposed 10 20 10 Tie utmost extent in dissent
mating ini;,ruat!on; but lie dew wide distinction Lc.
tween supporting public press aud disseminating i;,r-
! nation among the People.
lie agreed wth other gentlemen that this was an i'm
porant document, ard II! Of 80 lengthy character
not TO admit Of its general republication amongst The
news papers Of Tic country, he willing. far the
expense concerned: TO vote any TO communicate
the information il contained. But could it be doubted
that DclOe rIil part Oh copies were deliver
cd, every member would receive papers from his dis.
trict containing the document; 1t seemed to him
that the House ought 10 IL understanding
this subject Of printing, and that they ought not, be-
cause document important, to print large
number Of copies, when it considered that The
information not disseminated lhrous them, but by
means OF the newspaper press lie hoped The House
would bring the expenses Of this department back
what they had formerly been. lie willing ~ vote
for 10 600 cupes, but for no hg her number.
MIR. u. J. Pcarce, IN replying 10 line gentleman from
Ohio, remarked lIat abont Two years ago. 90 GOO
copies had been printed Grafton which had been
delivered by an honorable member OF that House, (Hr
Adams,) very important subject he alluded to the
euogy Lafayette. Probably del!cacy should prevent
his (Ar. P.s) saying that that work of lie first or
der Of talent, and Of sterling merit
He was not aware that any who voted for the
printing Of that vast number Of copies had been rcbcd
upbraded By Ii constituents; but that a sui! rct
referring 10 things which had taken place many years
ago; to the actions Of Il distinguished individual now
passed away from the theatre ct human affairs; and TO
actions performed by him in the Of the Revolution
Tie matter however. which was submitted to the
consideration Of the House, be taken in pros.
pectvc view it 10 be taken with reference to future
events in this country; and the House to view this
document with eye To things that to come here
after. What document could he more important: or
where could there be 10 which their attention ought
10 be more aMxously directed?
Speaking in reference those whom he immediately
represented lie wOud say that there not man,
man, child IL years of age, in the Stale from
which lie came VINO lau exercised some
the important subject which this document had reference,
and the question was, whether The information
which this message contained should be communicated
to them not 1t subject in relation to which,
whatever might have been tie notions Of the members
of That House at The last session Of Congress- whatever
might have been the feelings Of gentlemen representing
certain portions Of the union, there had been change
of cpnicD an alteration of sentiment. And whatever
might have been the surmses and conecurcs what
would lie the of the distinguished individual who
filled the Executive chair, lie (AIr P) presumed
that those surnises aid conecures would be found
to have been without foundation He submitted to the
House, then, that this ordinary subject that it
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