Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-05-31
28th CONGRESS, LIST SEES.

week, and we therefore omit the regular journal
In the Senate, the bill reducing the army has been
laid on the table. Senators Benton and Choate
have made very able speeches against the Texas
treaty. We find from the speech of Mr.. Ben
ton, that he is dead against this treaty, though in
favor of annexation in different way. The treaty
is considered as dead, dcad deaf, and Mr.. Nc Duiic
has introduced joint resolution into the Senate to
annex Texas. Doubtless this also will be defeat
ed.
In the House, an important vote has been taken
on the Navy appropriation bill. An amendment
was moved, forbidding the President to cxpend
more than half of the appropriation before the LIST
of Jan. next and it was carried by one majority
This was to prevent the President from making war
without the consent of Congress.
From the Baltimore Patriot.
THE TEXAS TREATY.
| The Globe contains six columns OF the speech
delivered by Mr. Benton in the Executive Session
of the Senate on the Texas Treaty. MIR. Benton
had it SEEMS on the 18th inst, submitted three
resolutions, and his speech intended to enforce
| their passage by the Senate These resolutions
are in these words:
"Resolvcd, That the ratification Of the treaty
for the annexation of Texas TO the United States,
would be an adoption of the Texan war with Mex
leo by the United States, and would devolve its
conduct and conclusion upon the s1id United States
Resolved, That the treaty making power does
not extend to the power Of making war, and that
the President and Senate have no right to make
war, either by declaration or adoption.
"Resolved, That the country dismembered from
the United States by the treaty ofISl9 with Spain,
comprehending Texas and large territory between
the Red River and the Arkansas, and being geo.
graphically appurtcnant to the United States,
and essential to their political, commercial and SO
cial system, OUGHT TO BE reunited to the Ameri.
can Union as soon as it can be done with the con
sent Of a majority of the people of the United
States and of Texas, and when Mexico sh1li either
consent to the same, or acknowledge the indcpen-
dence of Texas, or cease to prosecute the war a.
ganst her the armstice having expircd) on scale
commensurate TO the conquest of the country"
Mr.. Benton in the opening part of his speech en-.
tiers into an elaborate examination of the bounda-
ries of Texas now constituted, and the province
Of Texas as it existed in 1919, when it was claim
ed as part Of the Louisiana purchase. lie estab-
fishes concusively, Mr.. Kennedy in his let
ter published in the Patriot, first called attention
to,-that the country proposed by the Tyler Treaty
TO be admitted into the Union, is perhaps five times
as large as the Texas which was in view when the
treaty of 1919 was made The pretence, them as
Mr.. Benton contends, that this treaty proposes no
more than "re-dnneration Of Terns" is Il fraud in
words 1t is no ere annexation" for it is not pre-
tended even by those who use that word that the
prorince of Texas in 1919 extended farther than
the boundaries included between the Sabine and
the Rio del Norte and the Gulf of Mexico and the
Red River-whilst the boundaries of what is cal
led the RepuLlic of Texas as defined in this TYLER
treaty. includes the whole extent of the Rio del
Norte some two thousand miles long and some
hundreds broad,-and embraces one halfof the de-
partment of New Mexico with its Capital
The Tyler Treaty then proposes to seize two
thousand miles of neighbor's dominion with
whom we have treaties Of peace, and friendship
and commerce. territory where no Texan force
has ever penetraed-as is proved by the disastrous
expedition to Mer and Santa Fe-without being
killed or taken to the last man!
The researches Of Mr.. Benton throw indeed
flood of light on this subject. Having shown by
the map of "IHe Republic of Ieras," which Mr..
Tyler submitted to the Senate, that it claims
boundary Beginning at The mouth Of the Rio
Grdnde, thence up The principal stream of The said
riuer 10 It's source thence due north 10 the AZ DECREE
Of north idttitde thence along the boundary line, as
defined in The treaty Jeiiceen The United States and
Spain, 10 The beginning" Mr.. Benton goes on to
prove that this boundary includes towns and villa
ges and custom-houses all now in the peaceful pos
session of Mexico!
The fact, to which Mr. Benton here calls atten
ton, that Mr.. Tyler declares in his message to the
Senate, that Texas is noic actually in the Union
and will remain so until the treaty is rejected is
one Of the most extraordinary assumptions ever
made Really our acting President would seem to
be more subject for committee on insanity than
even for one on impeachment
| Having enforced his views, Mr. Benton proceeds
to say:
| "The President, in his special message of
Wednesday last, informs us that we have acquired
title to the coded territories by his signature to
the treaty. wanting only the action of the Senate to
perfect it; and that in the mean time he will pro-
tec it from INVASION and for that purpose has de-
tached all the disposable portions Of the army and
navy to the scene of action This is caper about
equal to the mad freaks with which the unfortunate
emperor Paul, of Russia, was accustomed to aston
ish Europe about 40 years ago. BY this declara-
ton the thirty thousand Mexicans in the left half
of the valley of the Rio del Norte are orr citizens
and standing, in the language of the Presidents
message, in hostile attitude towards US, and sub
ect to be repealed as invaders. Taos, the scat of
the custom house, where our caravans enter their
goods, is ours Santa Fe, the capital of New Mex
leo, is ours Governor Amiio is our governor, and
subject to be tried for treason if he does not sub