The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1844-07-05
THE GLOBE, TEXAS, sc.


been Roundering about, becoming still more deeply
entangled by every move that it has made
In what the Globe calls its "irst article" on the
subject under date of the 18th of April, it begins by
apologzng for its long silence in relation to it. The
reason assigned was that the editor had been SUI
ferng with sickness, and PROSTATE before 1t was
known that this question would be presented In such
a shape as would render discussion of il proper In
that article the editor declared emphatically that
"thc Globe will earnestly advocate the remuneration
of Texas" celebrating the argument In favor
Of the measure to great length In the course
of this argument is this remark-"the great OBJ
sacle to this happy arrangement will be found the
interposition of England to prevent it," Then, at
ter saying we see already that the British party
in this country prepared to make the Texas ques-
ton party issue" and that the English organ OF
this city teens " it'll articles against the re-admls-
sion," the Globe makes the following remark 1t
is said Mr. Tyler has preached this question merely
with a view 10 his personal interests as political
speculator; and that holders of Texas scrip, and
others interested in her land at the bottom OF
the movement. With us these cons deratlons have
no weight. There is no great public interest that
could be promoted, if the circumstance that selhsh
individuals associated private and sinister OBJECTS
with it, were to make bar TO the advancement OF
the public welfare" Thus spoke the Globe in its
first article. Thus did it rebuke those who had
charged the Executive with being influenced by sci
fish considerations in negotiating the treaty. Thus
did it advocate the treaty and defend Mr. Tyler
Mr. Benton was absent from the Capital at that peri
3D. and Mr. Van Buren's letter had not then appeared
On the 9th of April, Mr.. Van Buren's letter was
published in the Globe and the 29th the letter o.
Mr. Benton, addressed to the members of the Texan
Congress Mr. Van Buren, discovered that an armis-
tice was in existence between Mexico and Texas,
through which the annexation Of Texas would IN
yolve us in war with Mexico Col. Benton man.
Tested hostility to immediate annexation, because
the recovery of Texas would be "attend,d with the
danger of foreign war, the certainty of domestic dis
content the loss of commerce. and the disturbance Of
business" He regarded the effort of the Executive
to regain Texas through the fundamentally of the
treaty negotiated, as being 'aii OF sudden sezeo
with blind and furious passiDn to repossess her !
thus opposing the declaration made by General Jack
son. that this is the golden momeDt'-"now OF
never" In the same letter, Mr.. Benton stated tina,
sno earthly power, except Mexico, has right in
terfere in this question and in fact, kno,o ofno
that .cishes to interfere in it, This in contradiction
of the assertion the first article in the Globe that
.he great obstacle Of this happy arrangement will be
found the nterposition of Eng and to prevent il y
making the two n tn gonsiical on this point.
What was the course pursued by the Globe after
this in relation to Annex alton 1t sutifed Itself
1t eschewed al that it said in it's first article written
while Mr. Benton was absent, ard before Mr. Van
Buren, had given his views the subject 10 the pub
lie. On the first of May, the Globe declared that
"M.xi and Texas are at war-the armistice
admits it, a circu stance (t sad) Of which we were
not apprised when we wroe our first article on the
subject" In the article il strove to create a
schism between the President aud the Secretary of
State, by asserting that Mr. Tylers schemes re-
ouired the Treaty to succeed Mr.. Calhoun's pro
;ects' required it to be DEFEATED" Again, the 81
of May, the Globe said it had rcmbed for the Texas
question, "under the important aspect OF war with
MEXICO. and our post on Is clear that ratification oil
the Treaty is, of itself war with the Republic"
remarkipQ at the same lime, thot when we wrote
our first article, some weeks ago, on this subject we
had forgotten the armistce and supposed that the
war was dying out Of itself" The armistice was
the pretext on which the Globe sought to ground the
extraordinary change that marked its and its
language respecting the annexation OF Texas. All
which was wrought in the space of little more
than two weeks
Now, as to the armistice, on which so much argu-
ment has been based, and much opposition 10 the
treaty founded. II so happens that there was no ar
mistice in existence, A truce entered into for
the purpose Of negotiating an armistice, which was
never ratified by the Government of Texas. The
proof Of this is to be found the letter of Charles
Elliott the British Minister Charge at Texas, Of
the Sd of April last addressed to Mr.. Jones, the Sc
cretary Of State. lie says lie believes that Mex
leo would have consented TO terms of armis-
tice more acceptable to this (the Texan Govern.
mept If it had not been thought prudent to avoid
truce of convenient duration for the conduct
of negotiations at another point, naturally so
il-lked at Mexico on the annexation of Texas to
the United Staesn He says also, " Of the truce
agreed upon between the commissioners Of Texas
and Mexico that if it had conformed with the policy
of this (thc Texan) Government 10 avail themselves
of that opening, he entertans the opinion that, IL
might hare been improved into conpene form and du-
ration In another part of his letter. Mr. Elliott
remarks, that he is of the opinion that it is still in
the power of the Government of Texas to reneu the
negotiations with Mexico upon hopeful basis
Here is evidence of The most undeDable character,
that no armistice existed between Texas and Mexi-
CO. as we'll as that negotiations had been discontinue
ed and not renewed. As to hostilities between the
two nations, the war had ceased for twelve month
So far as war existed in name, it was but mere "a
nsr blockade not entitled TO be regarded according to
the laws Of nations. What becomes of all the gas
conade that has been paraded about our assuming the
Texan war with Mexico, in the event of tho rat6cs-
,;on of the treaty. II has foundation to stand upon
and consequently falls TO the ground
We have no desire to aggregate the position in
..;oh the Globe ha. placed itself through its mean