Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-08-11
Vexss-Tne Question OF her Admission
Conquest OF McxIco-A new Angio-saxen

has been recognised by the United States OF America
and il is hourly expected that Great Britain VIII ioi-
low in similar expression OF her good VIII ''''h'S
Ter has been sent TO the of ST. James, ana nego-
dations Of highly important character are pendine
between the two countries.
The congress of Texas has passed the most effec-
tive laws for the recovery of her vast DOMAIN from Inc
grasp of American spectators, and organized land
Office department with determination TO make the
most OF the fertile soil of Texas for the advancement
Of the republic.
The enemies of their country are sleeping on thel
locks and continue 10 talk about the invasion and re-
covery of the lost department.
The time limited by the first congress Of Texas to
become part and portion Of this Union, expired in
March last, without any action on the part of the
American congress upon the resolutions of the forraer
body Immediately after the adjournment of the
Texan legislature the people, in their sovereign ca
pacity manifested dspleasure the resolutions pro-
Tossing desire TO become part of the United States.
Subsequent have only tended TO estrange them
still further from that desire.
If tho question for annexation were now taken IN
Texas, it would receive not the least countenance
from the freemen of that country. few interested
spectators enemies TO the republic would vote for II,
but their number would only excite the contempt of
the true and faithful Texan.
This unwiIlingness 10 be admitted into the Union
does not arise from any enmity to US. The Texans
look upon the Americans as bone Of their bone and
flesh Of their flesh, but they conceive and know that
they have higher destiny to fulfil than that OF mere
state of this Union To this feeling they were mpel
led by the Of their feeble arms-arms that
have grown strong in their confidence and know
n.d"e of their own power To this DESIRE and high
AZ led FIJI acfI-
mate of their inexhaastible resources-their lands.
They saw spectators from the states coming in in
fiocks and nononc:...spg their very best territory
with the r.en to nfic, on The country all inc e,nS
ofuS, senteesm. The members o. Congress lei' '''''
in common with their fellow citizens.
The MEXICAN law in relation 10 the settlement OF
this territory was, that every Empresano VINO wouu
bona sde plant one hundred families in Texas, should
have five leagues Of land. In scarcely one instance
was this requs ton complied with. Yet under
.orrun, and imbecie government like that of Mexico,
!, was easy 10 deceive the authorities Thousands OF
LEAGUES of territory were accordingly given away to
Empresarios who never performed their part OF the
bargain.
For some year. previous to the breaking out OF the
revolution land companies were formed in New ork
New Orleans, and Nashville, for the purpose OF buy
ing I'D these grants from their avarcious possessors
That which cos nothing was had AT mere nomina
rate The spectators had made fair game, for thu
hattie of San Jacinto placed lnexhaustlble mine
wealth in their hands. They owned thousands o
leagues in free country. What was called the Ma
son grant or purchase took in hundred leagues
the finest territory in Texas
What did the patriot congress do? They went bacl
and investigated the original titles 10 these grants
Where the Empresaros had conformed 10 the law
1924 the right was confirmed, and where they hac
not the lands were declared to belong to the public
domain.
Aud because the Texans have done, they ar
abused by the Wall street prints and the spectators
rs pckpockes, villains rascals, robbers, &c. &c !
But their days have been numbered in Texas.
With a mine of national wealth in their lands, ant
these lands rescued from the grasp Of unprinciplec
spectators men who had not courage 10 defend tina
which they pretend TO own, the Texan nation saw
and felt that they were entering on new and high
destiny. They too that the question of annexa
ton was to set the Union in a broil. They saw tn
abolitonists OF the North deadly opposed to them
They found that their friendship was courcd for tn
sake Of their valuable soil They looked to the west
ward and sou,hw ard and pusillanmous peopl
occupying territory whose real value they did no
appreciate
Inc rulers OF icNas AT once TOOK nlgn and Dr0a
stand. They were possessed of glorious country b
the best Of all rights-the right Of arms. They wo
II relying on tkcr own strength, and they deormi
ned to maintain the right they asserted 10 the terri
tory in the same way. All idea Of annexation to III,
Union was at discarded.
The energies Of the Texans md its government
are now directed TO conquesl-to the conquest o
Mexico. They are determined TO erect an Anglo
Saxon republic in the Southwest with the Cordl
ieras for It's centre. The city of the Montezumas
and the valley Of Popoca,ep arc destined TO see the
Tag OF Texas floating from the top of the old citadel
great contest Is TO chequer the history Of repub
icsr9, for the next five years. The contest will be
one of civil and religious liberty agans, military ,y
ranny, and pnestly domination. The Texans know
this and feel It.
The discussions going on in American news
pxpers about the annexation of Texas &c, are truly
ridiculous. The Wall street editors talk as if they
the arbiiers of the fate Of the republic Silly
fools! Their wisdom and mPudence are placed upon
p par by all rejecting men, all men irho knorc the
-poe.r Of the Texans, their wishes their hopes, and
thcir srnhati.n
The Minister OF Texas will save Congress the
trouble and expense Of discussion the question Of
admission How foolish the officious abolonists
and wicked spectators will feel, when they hear il
announced from the Texan embassy that the appli-