The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1843-12-21

Congress from Introducing lhit qucslon. IS
. sal1ecl ior rs cain dclibciaton aud a.
iIudsmenl, the Executive htsno reason 20
anuh. iuai u will cnnIely iall u is olsccI.
iNe representatives, ola brave aud p4itu.ll
people elIi sulloF no appiehensio.i u lalut
cpsequeuces 20 embauass inem ia tie cflufss
oIihcu p oposed Deliberations. Nor wllfa1
RNecante Department ct tic Goseuuner
iiiir ios any sscn Cause, 10 discharge Is ul.ot
duty 10 iac country.
Tue war winch has existed iog 50 lcq4
time between Mexico and Texas liss. nee
.bAulc 81 SIN Jscinio, consisted fss tAr'
most pat of predatory incuisions. wheel.
wlnlo they have been attended with ninci.
suffering n individuals, and lave rcp iIIe.
loidNH oI The no. counlfics N X safe u|'
constant al4lm,hase faded 81 sfps1soi o al,
dednnite tesnll Mexico las lnied 80, 40
formidable armament by land ofby scasoI
Tie subiagaron Of Texas Eghl years have
now elapsed since rexas declared her indie
pcndener a Mexico. and dufina that lime
she has been recognized asa sotcfeien pow
g by several OF Ghe pancifal civilized STATES.
McNco. nevertheless. pef-esefcs 10 hen plsns
81 conquest. and refuses % recognise hef in.
Dependence. The picdilofy mcuf.iens io
which have oll1dcd. haze been attended
sn onc instance. with the breaking up 81 ihe
courts Of justice b tie seiziaa ubastle pe,-
sons 81 tie judges, iufy AID oiitcgs II iAc
couf', and dugs'ng llcm along With unasn-
co. and iheiclcfe nou-comhaiiant citizens.
inio cfuel and oppressive bondage. thus
leaving crime u SO UNPUBLISHED aud iinmof-
alny 10 pas. unreprosrd. A border xarl're|
+ eteimolc % Re dec ccaicd. and over such
war IS has existed 4or 80 many ycaIs
between these two States. humanity his bad
great cause % lament. Nor S kuch cond-
t'uu 81 ihnes 20 lc dt9lon,d oily l,rcsusc 81
&c 'ndltdnal sulicrn9 aiiendani up,a ii.-
Ire effects afe flr more extensive. TIE
Cieuof 81 ihc Universe has 81 ven man ihc
Firth Or h|s resting place. ani is frais inr
uls subsislnnce. WaaicecS. fhc,cfpe. siall
MIKE lle f7~l % ans pan uf IA scene of
ticsllsiiuu, No. inIuIiouss his heritage.
and mtF be e.pfied rs 4dncrf calaniat.
AaIs ulaF sonlci'nns BE- Necessary hui siI
ratiuns hare cummen interest ia hHnrn1
inem speedily % close. Tie United State.
'Iase an immediate interest Is seeing 81 ti.l
pnl 50 lac Haic ol hasliiiiias existing bo
tween Mexico cad fexas. Thcl are ouf
ueigahosA. " ,hc same coniineni. p'lh whom
se sto na| oa|y dssipns Of cullsaiing thu
iel4Huns ~ smif. te' ufsho hosi txtendcd
commercial |1leItonne, and 30 plactip All
tn 49,. ~ ~ s,.. IA. r,'.,
natter, since, however, neutral may 81 our
cuufsc Of policy. We cannot hops 90 escapc
lae ELECTS II spirit II Jealousy On The pan
~ both "a lao p9wtis. Nor can CHS Gov
cmmeui be indifferent 70 illc lsci that war
fare. snch is a valed bciutcn those two
nations. + calculated % weaken both powers
sud iinsIly 10 render thcm, and especially
tae 0ci.cl of Toe two, the subjects Of lncr-
tclcatc an slc pail OF slongcs and moe
powerful nations, wnici, imeni only ON sd
sacng lAcil oNn peculiar views, my SOON
y ii llleg attempt 10 bring shout compile
ance with .erins, ~ ihe condpitn Of ihcr I'M
lr'psuion. alike dcfogaioy 10 tic uaiion
< ming il.cm aud dciumenlai 10 ihc interests
al Ae Uuncd ncs
We could nof3e expected qieily 10 per-
mn nl such interference 10 our disadsani e.
Considering ,bai Texas Is separated hon
4uo United States ~ mere geographic i
Inc, that bier territory, in the opinion 81
; many. ln,med a punion Of tic Territory o
lnc JnnnJ STATES. that Il is homogeneous j.
J Is pppalilioh aud psssuiis with The adlon
$ ina states. makes contributions 10 the com
B mclcc Of lLe world Ia the same articles witl
4 tlcm. and t.lal most 81 bcr inhabitants have
Z bcou citizcl.s Of the Unucd States, speak ih'
& sluic laogu - and live under similar pulil
2 .cal .nsilluu0us wiih oursalses tins Govern
T. meni S bonad by every consideration Of 10
;. icfesi as wen as OF sympathy. 10 see ilsai sli'
j. sntil BE- left fee 90 aci, especially ia icglt.
q 10 her dancstic sifsifs, unawcd IS force, IN,
$. uuicstlamed by be policy OF views ofothe
, countries IL iull view Of al these consid
y citations. ihc Executive has not hcsilaied d
D expfc s 10 he Oo,cumcu Of Mexico how
b deeply IL dcpcc4cd continuance Of 10
4 Wa. and bow anxlously il desired 70 wines
y IS tcuninafion cannot but think thai
q becomes the Uuiicd States, As the oldest o
o the American Republics, 70 hold language
y 10 Mckee upon this subject a an unambi1
+ uous character. i IS time that Tins war b.
Il ceased. There must be limit 10 al wars
+ aud 4 the parcni Stale, afcraa eight year
& Struggle, has failed 10 rcducc 70 suhmssio
, pofiiun Of ~ subjects standing oui IN fcro
IS against u, and vho have not only proclaim
&c cd themselves TO be independent. bot hav
d been recognized as such IS other power
g she ought not 70 expect than other naiiol
p. will quietly look ca, 70 their obvious iniuf
6 upon a proiaciion OF hostilitics. Thes
% United States threw OF their colonial dcpcl
dcncc, and established independent 6oreu
H. mcnis; and Great Britain. after having uas
p, Cd her energies in the attempt % subda
ni- them ior les period than Mexico has q
'e- tempted to sumugasc Texas, bad the vi
"a dom ant tl1sf,rs IL arkno.elrfre tI.r.t ,n.I