Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-09-27

the ordinary QElUE!NE C'a'!S'. I'll inc cOlil-
muuica;ion Of the same in his opinion, be con-
s,s'ent with the public Interest"
Mr.. Adams. The reason why did not
append cIlusc Of that kind TO the reSolu-
lions, that considered tn" call IS referring
10 simple matter Of idc. H. dill no, coa
ceIve that any question could arise whc'h.
er its communication would BE- colnpai ih!'
with the interest: il was simple inquiry
whether any proposition had been made 0I
the Government Of Tcx&S on thc SUhlcc, OF
the annexation of that province 10 the Uni
ted S:at"s. That the Legislature of Texas
had ordered such communication to b ;
made was a malt"r Of public notor;'ty. ana
he wished merely to know whelnor il had
been done. This was one reason why he
tad rot ad led such a clause as was suC.
gcs:cd bv the gentleman from Georgia.
Another reason was. hat he considered the
proposition itseIt,of; he o?oSc,l annexation.
as utterly uIlcous i'u ioaa. Neither the
President of the l'.i cd :; al"S. nor this
House, nor Congress. Ial any RIGHT 10 re-
ccive or to consider such propose ion. It
is new hing (said Mr.. Az in the history
of our na'on--a new thing iii the history
Of the world. Ii i, Il ,o'al!v different thing
from wha has taken place heretofore in ca.
ses Of the ccssion Of territory 10 the United
States. On the first occasion 0! such COS.
sion. VIZ. IN the case OF Louisiana, i was
obirrtrd 10 Il, the time as being cOnr,rv to
the Co1S!I Ion. 30 Tar, indeed. rs the
mere ceSsion o. tHrrIory was concerned. i
was my opmion' tani YOU Will tlAi that PIN.
ION recoFoeo on u'r jo'r'''s OF re >'na")
E'1 II was "''''Ia ''t powers OF Congress 10
'oF''' S"C' q '.'a > o0' III ''i' 'r'''v mere
Nus '''So ''1''',"'Is 80 20 'I'o 'h'anHan'S o.
VI .'I e'"O" o, ~ ,Io c''''I % ''t,''
p'Nir.S ".' '''1 at ~ s. Suc'i IS ''onS'
'''c oo'I' ',.'''0', "u ''oI '' ''oT'"c '''n "o'
crilach' oi t''H CiiI'cu States 10 confer.
Nor va; this nv opi:iion ONLY: il was the
opinion of the then Pres: lent OF tie United
Sta eS, as is well kuown 20 the world from
rtcrs of his wrii.cn al tie tlne: it WIS also
tie o1in on of his succcsso. me ,Mrn $ .c.c.
lary ol"Sia.e. as ayoweL by him personally
me: and in consequence did then nitro.
ducc rc>ou ion ta:,t tic rig is of citizens
of the United States should be secured 70
Tic inhabitants of Louisiana BY that power
which alone could confer those rlgats. VIZ.
by all The Unntcd 5 ates. did propose
an am"ndHcn; TO n. Consiiu Ion TO eff 'rt
;hat objrc, in tie s, "ate: | was ov'@ru!d d:
and notwithstanding Tie opinion ciii!' Prs
idcnt & OF the Secretary Of S;att CoAgr, IS,
carry tic treaty mo ta.I cil,:c', thereby cH-
crcising functions which, in NY humble
opn!oa,cXc'uSiys j. 70 In: People Of The y.
States Now: the cas9 is changed. If, from
a rsFo"sa 10 the first resolution, it should
appear tia, Il poro9osi 'on had been made
20 the Republic oi Mexico TO ccI@ portion
of lis tcrri.orv 10 the Cnltci States, and i:
it ''o' b'''s'' r~vep'"oi, ond "a iroo'y Gn'e;'d
III o Virtue OF w'hcA tic 'n"aoaan 80! 't'IS
Cnlon' 'iiid should DC adih!' GO, rs Il 'o;''"'
or States: heA that treaty would cone hc'
!o'o '''c 'iUu,'' "''0 ','I r ,'''',''' VI ~"
'S"''a a'u / 'oF'da "''4n' o' ''u''''c'u %
"'is"et oo!eC''"''S "','o'' ''''''' - u ;0u vi
constitutional srouHH"'
but here the case IS io.aIIy "':tlrc"(.-
his Is not Inc case Oh lo'I'5h so'et"
'''t''' '''''a sei''0i! "'u S' "',"'s W. ''o
o!t''eh' oi c''''''. l''''"e9'S .! 10 ''''
Ems oul "ne!e "'oie i't'!o" las FioPo-
Seu 10 oc au'liC0 m 10 ','@ L,s'Is 50, "l c,'H.t'S
OF 'nls 'hlo2' MS IS 'o'a!'y o''i ftHs from
receiving c'SS!on OF %rFi,o';: anu 'cr'
declare IN nc i"cc OF 1oo, ''a' 10 power
on earih IS cap'nc o. cltec1hs s"ca t''El1'
but the feopIe OF ieXaS Oh ',i2 oAe i'ano'
. and the Pcop.e OF the unIcd States on inc
other. lhe feoplc OF Texas nave nol con.
ierred On their Legislature ne power 10
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