The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-01-06

ied 10 Congress on me ED of Deren.ber,
BY The President 81 The United States:
To ne HSnss .f Rsprssaiafisss sftAs
Uniisd Sisiss:
During lhe last session information
was given 10 Congress. By the Executive.
thai measures had been taken 70 ascertain
- The political. military. and clyIi eondi
! ton 81 Texas" | nos submit. ior your
. consideration. sxirarlr from The report Of
the agent. who Lad been appointed In
collect IL, relative la The rondlnon IL that
country.
No steps have been taken BY the EK.
eeuliye towards the scknow Judgement Of
the independence of Texas; the whole
subjec' would have been lsil wlIhoul Eur
Iher remark. on The information now
given "a Congress. were u not that the
Iwo Houses a. their last session. acling
srperai.ly. passed resolutions :. that The
Independence u Texas oughl IA be ae-
knowledgsd by the Unlled States. when
ever satisfactory information should hr re.
cslyed thai il had ~ successful operation
risil government rspable u performing
The duilrs and fulfilling the obligations Of
al independent power." This marx Of
interest IN Ih- question IL the independ
ere ol Texas. and indication Of the
views II Congress. make u proper thai
I should, soms v hat 10 detail, present the
considerations hat have governed the
Executive 10 continuing TO occupy the
ground previnusl, taken Inlo contest be,
lween Mexico and Texas.
The acknowledgement Il nev Stale
~ independent. aud snIiled 10 plarr ~
The FANNY 81 nations. - ., all tunes IN
act oi graf delirary and responsibility;
hut mnre respectfully ~. when such Stale
b.. IorcIhiy seperaIed itself lpm another.
II winch II had turned an integral psrl.
and which sIiIl CLAIMS dominion over il
A premature recognition. under these
circumstances. IL MT looked upon ~ Jus
uiable cause of war. j. ALWAYS liable Ia
b. regarded a. prooi oi an unineudly
spiru To- one Of Ihe eonIrnding parties
All questions relative To the government
Of foreign nations. y heIher of lhe lid VI
the nrw World. haze been TeaIrd hs The
United Safes a. Questions 4 fact anly.
aud "us pT,drc.ss"Ts nave Cautiously
ahs,alned irom d~c,dlng npon them, un.
I'll thr rleaTrst esldenee was 10 their pos
session. 10 enable them nnl onls la de
eide cufrfedS. bu' h. shpld their deos
Inns ir.nn every unwnuhy rmpa'aIian.
in eli the cnnr,ts that hayr arisen uul
of he resnluIonr 81 Frsnce. Oui Il lhr
disputes RELAXING a. lht rr"s ns al puIiu.
gal aud Spsu. ont al lhr revolutionary
mpvemenls ~ thnsr kingdnms, oui ii thu
sepataIInn It tne Amrucan p"ssessInns
II both iInm III. European engagements.
and cut III he numer"u- aud constantly
nceutnue struggles tG ,inmlpI"n ~ Spa
rIsh America. >" sIsell CONSISTENT Nth
our jusl prnripl', has been the action ii
our Government. that Wr have, under the
Inust crlncai circumstances. avoided all
csnsure and encountered no other evil
.han that produced by . transient es.
arrangement ni good will IN lhose against
whom we nave been, BY force Of EVIL
dencr. compelled In decide.
|, has thus bern made known 10 the
world that the uniform policy and prae-
,ice Of the Unued States u. 10 avoid all
interference IN disputes. which merely
relate To the internal government Of other
nations. aud eventually to recognize the
authority of The prevailing party, without
reference III our particular interests and
views. or tn the merits oi The original con-
Iroyersy. Public opinion here is 80 firmly
established aud well understood in favor
OF this policy. that no serious Disagree
menl has ever arisen among ourselves IN
relation To Il. although hrough, under re-
view in variety Of forms. and al periods
when the minds Of The people we're great.
" excited bv the agitation 1T topics pure
IN domestic in their character. Nor has
any deliberate inquiry ever been Ins.l,u
ted IN Congress. or m any Of our legls
laliye bodies, as 10 whom belonged the
power Of originally recognizing a new
State; a power. the exercise III which j,
equivalent under some circumstances, u
a declaration Of war: power no wher,
expressly delegated, and involved in SON,
Of the great powers given to Congress
in that given To the President and Sena,,
tn form treaties with torelgn powers, ant
to appoint ambassadors and other public
ministers. aud IN that conferred upon III,
President Ia receive ministers from for
eign nations. . ea .-. u r.
In the preamble TO the resolution Of ih'
House uf Representatives, it is distinct,
inlima,eJ, tia. the expedlency Of recog
nizlng the independence Of Texas shoul'
be Iel. to the decisiun Of Congress, Il
this view. on the ground Of exprdency
| am disposed to concur: aud dn moi
therefore, consider II necrsssr, !" expires
any opinion a. Ia The sirtc c,n,umnons
right Of the Exssunys, either spar. irol