Southern telegraph., 1838-05-09
ANNEXATION OF TEX IS.

ANNEXATION OF TEX IS.
White orr friends in the Uni,ed States arc
cndeagOrinI to prepare the way FIR the adj
mission Of Taxas Into that cuntederacy.
or rs annexation, as the case may he, 10 the
great republc east of the Sabine, it may
not hc amiss to inquire into some of the f,cls
IN cpnnerti N with this question, Mr. Pres
ION, the distinguished senator from Spu,h
Carolina, introduced, not long since, in the
senate Of the United States, series Of re-
solutions upon this interesting lljeci, which
are now in all probability undergoing dis
cassIon in that body, Those resolutions
SET forth the expediency on the part of the
United States, of 'reannexing' Texas to that
c1nledcracy. A new, and it may be adj
ded, 7cry novel aspect, is thus given to the
matter. e by the cessi0n of 1903, the
whole couatry east of the Rio Grande, be-
came part ant parcel Of the United States,
how was it that the latter government, 'suf-
ferrd its claims to lie Cnrmant for upwards
OF 'ixteen years, during all '"hich time Spain
continued TO exercise sovereignty over the
territory in question: Did or did not the
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into p secession Of the whole country extend
ing from the Pardon east Of the Rio GranG,
west, ofthe Mississippi Is il known wheh.
er or not this was the extent of the recess
sion made by Spain to France in 1900?
Had France, in the first instance, any
just clam to The country west of the Sabine,
or even Red River at the time of the ces-
sion of Louisiana To Spain, or at any prev-
Gus timer II is known that in the recession
by Spain To France, III boundaries of the
coded country were but vaguely specified:
so that il would seem TO be question nj this
hour to what extent west Of the Mississippi
did the session Of 1903 carry the dividing
line between Spain and the United States
Mr.. Preston's resolution takes for granted
that which, under all the circumstances,
would at least seem to admit Of some little
doubt. Hrw would the case stand when
considered in relation to the revolutionary
Struggle which in 1922 severed Mckee from
Spain? Some of the hardest battles for m
dependence we're fought upon tho soil off
Texas-whlch, upon the snpposition Of IFS |
having been included in the session of 1903. |
was neutral ground. But be all this as il
may, let us come TO the treaty of 1910, by
which we are told the western boundary
between Spain and United States was set
tied. By that treaty the Sabine came the
boundary. Whether in that negotiation Mr.
Adams was overreached or not is no cues
lion here, except MS affecting Mr.. PreslOn's
resolution. The "rc-annexion'' of Texas
implies that the United States were once in
possession of that country; though, rs we
have seen, this would appear very question
able. We vii not however, pause To in
luire mo the probable import of the term
as used BY Mr.. Preston
The question is in whit way are the United
States to get possession of the 800, 600. 900
II acres comprised between the Sabine
md the Rio Grandei Here would seem 10
re the difficulty.
IL on the one hand, as some have sug. :
esled, the United States attempt by nego- J
latlon with Mexico, would il comport with
nc honor or dignity of the people of Tex
8 to sanction or submit 10 measure of the u
ind. Mexico, as was the case wih Spain
4 lSl0.would in all probability he very Glad a
be relieved from her pecuniary liabilities
the Uaiied States, by relinqnshing all r
lam to the territory east of the Rio Grande.
nt what would the people of Texas be
Kelly to think of such contamination of
leIr revolutionary struggled They have u
read purchased the soil at price more "
1stly than its mines could pay-,he blood W
those who fought and fell at Jacinto. If ~
the other hand, the annexation be based
'lely on the consent of the people Of Tex. Ut
!, might not the government of the United VI
lates be subjected to imputations in the C
zen: Of an acquisition for which il would e
EN- to have prepared the way by its pre- %
Gus acknowledgement of the indepen- nc
nee OF people whose country it was de Pr
rous of possessing? SO much then for az
me of the difficulties in the way of the
nlted States, Surprising Texas to be vii. VI
x to entertain the question. Bat is this so? W
ne sentiments Of her people are believed W
have undergone change since tho vote
1886. AS TO the question Of benefits, in I'd
Q event OF annexation. Mr.. Hunt in his Sc Sc
icial correspondence with Mr.. FORSYTH, a IA
v months since, has very concIusiyely -
own that the United States would be the as
eater, if not the sole gamers, both polil- RAJ
lily and commercially. We should be oa
'Ie"ted TO all thrse financial evils under 80
lch the United States have labored from WI
Il to last; and for years to come, these Is
tile regions would only have been put az ~
der contribution TO fill the porkeis of nor "a. ~,
I'm manufacturers and Inonop,lisis. -
Houston Teieg raph. 80. ":'
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