The Port-Gibson correspondent., 1844-05-04

and State isgi Stature so many agree
ments, especially with the new Slaies
have been made by nero legislative en-
aesmeuts. Nor need the assent OF Con.
tgress be given 10 advance; il was not %
given on the admission OF Tennessee,
Arkausas, and Michigan; but if giver
subsequently,. /. would ratify the preyi
Gus extension Of their Boundaries 5y
louisiana or Aska0sas. There are, then
these three mOdes,by any one of which
Texas may be reannexed 70 the Ameri.
can Union..e Ist. By treaty. 2ud BY act
OF Congress, without treaty; and Sd
BY the act State, with The sanction d
Congress. But, ifit be otherwise. and
the constitution only applies to terrific.
rIes then attached to the Union, and del.
egates no power for the acquisition oi
any other territory, nor prohibits the
exercise of the pre.exisling power ol
each State TO extend her boundaries, then
there would remain ia each State the
reserved right Of extension, beyond the
control ofCongress. / have not assert
ed the existence Of any such a right ia
State; but, if the clauses quoted do mol
confer The authority or Congress, and
tho remuneration IS refused on thai
ground, then the annexing power, as q
right 10 enlarge their boundaries, would
result TO any one Of the States, and, with
the consent OF Texas, could be exercised
Perceiving, then, what power results 10
the States, from the denial OF the power
Of annexation BY Congress, let US agiiare
no such question in advance ola denial
Of its own authority BY Congress, but dis.
cuss the question on its merits alone.
Is is expedient 10 re annex Texas to
the American unions This IS the great.
est question, since the adoption Of the
constitution, ever presented for the de.
cision Of the American people. Texas
was once our own; and, although surren.
defsd By treaty TO Spain, the surrender
was long resisted by The American gov,
ernment, and was conceded 10 be great
sacrifice. This being the case, is it not
clear that, when The territory, which we
have most Reluctantly Surrendered, can
be re-acquired, that object should be ac4
romplished9 Under such circumstances,
70 refuse the Remuneration il to DENY
the wisdom Of The original purchase, and
10 reflect upon the judgment Of those
Who maintained, even AT the period Of
surrender, ihatit was great sacrifice
Of national Interests
Texas. as Mr.. Jefferson decia.ed, was
as clearly embraced in the purchase by
us of Louisiana as New Orleans. iiself;I
and that twas part of that region, Is
demonstrated BY the discovery, By the
great Lassallel, ,of the source and mouth
Of Mississippi, and his occupancy for
France west Of the Colorado. Our right
TO Texas, as part OF Louisiana, was
asserted and demonstrated BY Presidents
Jefferson, Madison, Monroe and John
Quincy Adams. No one OF cur Presis
dents has ever doubted our tile; and
Mr. Clay has ever maintained it es clear
and unquestionable. Louisiana was ac-
quired by aireaiy with France, in 1908,
by Mr. Jefferson, and ia the letter Of
Mfr. Madison, the Secretary Of State,
dated March 81, 1904, he says, express
ing his own views and those Of Mr.. JEFF.
iersoD, that Louisiana '.extended vests
wardly to the Rio Bravo, otherwise calf
ed Rio del Norte. Orders were accord.
" oblaidissa from the Spanish authorities
FOR the delivery ofalI The posts on the
west side ofthe Mississippi" And il
his letter of 3ist January, 1904. MI
Madison declares that Mr. Laussat, the
French commissioner who deIisesed The
Of Louisiana TO Us, announced
the " Del NOrte as It's true Boundary. .
Here, then, 10 the delivery Of the pos
sion Of Louisiana BY Spain 10 France.
and France 70 Us, Texas is included. Ii
the letter Of Mr. Madison ofthe sth July,
1904 ne declares The opposition 81 MI.
Jefferson TO the ''relinquishaens fany
territory whatever eastward Of the Rio
Brayo." In the letter Of James Monroe