The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-09-21
From the .Ne1 Orleans RspuLlieaa.
TEXAS

The inquiries made by u.s. touching the negotiations
which are believed to be on foot between Mexico and
Texas, and Texas and the United States accompa,
MED, as regards the two first, by the mediation Of
Great Brtain--haye resulted IN little that rs definite
or satisfactory Pee ident Houston had been absent
from The seat of Government OF Texas, and as late
as the lst instant, little or nothing had transplred
there the subject of the proiisred mediation oil
England.
We are led TO infer, however, that public opinion
in Texas strongly opposed 10 the schemes OF Eng
lish Abotonlsts, and Captain Elliot viii not press
the point in his official intercourse with The IeXan
authorities Still, it is probable, the mediation oil
John Bull is not dsn,erested, and he surely will not
furnish the money which Santa Anna wants and Tex
as is too poor To give ir,iou SECURING fer Great
Britain an ample remuneration in commercial Prni-
leges and lands
As respects the turn which the policy of the Uni
ted States may take towards Texas, we think the
complaints .of the Mexican Government, that the
United States officers do noting to preserve our neu-
trality--foowed, as they have been by upbraidings
from the Texans, that officers have done too
much combine in constituting such another cause
for interference induced President Monroe to order
the occupation of Amelia Island previous to the ces
sion Of Florida to the United States. We would ad
wise the President to answer the complaints of Mexi-
and Texas by ordering General Gaines TO occupy
the country between the Sabine and the Neuces RI
yers That country once formed part of Louisiana,
and it cannot be controverted, that the treaty by
which France ceded Louisiana to the United States,
put it beyond the power of the General Government
to deprive any nhabant Of Louisiana of his right
of citizenship.
As lar back as l7i2 we find the King Of France
exercising authority over the lands coasts and
islands, which situated in the Gulf Of Mexico,
between Carolina on the East and Old and New
Mexico on the West" and basing the authority there
exercised on the discoveries Of La Sale and her
ville-the former having built fort ON st. Bernard
in 1888 and the latter having discovered the mouth
Of the Mississippi in 1893
So much for the original title Of France to Texas
"a title which transferred to the United States
in 1903. Let us next inquire whether the President
and Senate of the United States, can, without viola
ting the Constitution cede away by treaty consider
able portion Of the United States. Among other
statesmen and jurisconsults who have treated this
question: what says MIR. Henry Clay
"The Constitution of the United States has not
defined the precise limits of the treaty making power,
because from the nature of it they could not be pre-
scrlbed. II appears to me, however, that safe
American statesman will assign to it a boundless
scope"
81 But i, cannot, under color Of fixing boundary
previously existing though in fact marked-under-
take TO cede away, without the concurrence of Con-
gress, whole provinces"
% In the Florida treaty it was not pretended that
the object was simply declaration of where the
Western limit OF louisiana was-lt was, on the con-
rary, the of avoWed cession of territory from
the United States to Spain"
This argument against the cesson of Texas as be-
ing unconstitutional, is certainly strong enough for
all who are not latitudnarans But proceed and in
guire whether such transfer not also violation
ing, being the Sd article of the treaty concluded al
Paris, April 80, 1885, "The inhabitants of the ceded
territory shall be Incorporated in the union of the
United States, and admitted soon as possible ac-
cording TO the principles OF the federal Constitu-
ton, 10 Tie enjoyment Of all the rights advantages and
niunies, Of the citizens Of the United States and in the
meantime they shall be maintained and protected in
the free EMO, ment Of their liberty property aud the
religion which they profess
The rulers Of the United States during nearly
tw enty years insisted that Louisiana extended to the
Boy OF 81. ia rnarJ Is certain that several cti-
zens or subjects of France inhabited the country be-
yond the Sabine previous to the treaty of cession
Could the United States denstionsize, take away
from those people their rights Of citizenship and
make riem subjects of Spain, Mexico or Texas,
without violating the faith Of treaties, and the Con-
stitutlon Of the land We believe no States Rights
man, enlightened legist, will pretend such power
could be justly and fairly exercised. Yet such has
been the course OF our government under OF the
most popular administrations, that of James Monroe
and IN the face Of the declaration Of Mr.. Clay that
II was inexpedent 10 cede Texas to any foreign
power-or II constituted an inheritance which should
be held sacred for posterity." 81 wish il was-ir IL
is not (added Mr. Clay nviolsbe law of the land
that our people should be iuaIenabe to any foreign
power"
We have thus endeayored 10 demonstrate that nci.
Their the treaty Of Paris--nor the constitution OF
the United Staies-authorized or sanctioned the bar
gain between Spain and the United States, by which
the country between the Sabine and the Rio del Nore
was placed out OF the Union, and the inhabitants
thereof deprived Of their legitimate rights In pre-
ylous numbers we have endeayored TO prove that the
remuneration of Texas was essential TO the balance
Of power between the slave aud nCn-slayeholdn ing
States and moreover TO the peaceabe maintenance
Of the social institutions Of the South On some f-
ture day, II shall be task prove that the occu-
patton of Texas is highly necessary to the safety Of
New Orleans, and that preponderance the shores
OF the Gull OF Mexico, without which the immense
commerce Incidental TO tie increase Of population in
The Great Valley OF the Mississippi could not be car
RED on, during any length Of time with either safety
advantage.