The North-Carolina standard., 1844-03-27

of my attention during presidency. and Lam sure ha
lost of itsmportance BY what has since tapspred
Soon aftermy election in 1929, il made knoWn Il
mo bv Mr. Erwin formerly our minister at the soaft
Madrid atwhils at that court he bad laid the touAd
ton Of treaty with Spain for the cession Of the Ftor
das and the settlement of the boundary of Louisiana
fixing The limit Of the latter at the Rio Graad
agreeaby to the understandings Francetbaf he had
written home to odr government for powers to complete
and sign this negotiation but hat instead ot rec
such authority the TAX out of his hands
and transferred to Washington, and new treaty was
there BY %hca & tns a. s S eIa
Finding that these statements we're rues and that our
government did really give up that important territory
when if was its option to retain it, was fill ed with
astonishment The right TO the territory obtained
France Spain stood ready to acknowledge 1t to the
Rio Grande: and yet the authority asked by minister
TO insert the true boundary netonly Withheld but
lieu of it, limit adopted which stripped US of the
whole of the vastcountry lying between the two
On such subject, thought with the ancient Romans.
that it was right never to cede any land or boundary of
the republic but always to add by hoaorabfe treaty,
thus extending the Of Aeedom and it was IN &C
cordance with this feeling that gave our mihster to
Mexico instructions to enter upon anegoaton for me
retroc cession Of Texas to the United States.
This negotiation failed and shah regret aSR
misfortune TO both Mexico and the Unified States. Mr.
Gilmers letter presents many of the considerations
which, in my Judgment rendered the step necessary to
the peace and harmony of the countries; but the
poin it at that time, which most strongly ippelled me
10 the course puEsued the injustice done to US by
the surrender of the1errtory when was obvious that
Grafton afterwards given for the Floridas: could net
but feel that the sureHder of vast andnPrant ter
ritorv was attributable to erroneous estimate OF the
tendency of our institutions which there mingled
somewhat of jealousy to the rising greatness Of the South
and West.
question It ispaSt, and cannot now be unaone. We
can now only look at il as Of annexation, IT Fexas
presents it to and If she does do NOT hesitate to
that the welfare and happiness OF our onion reqaIEe mat
il should be accepted. -
examined it will be found to be most important bo fife
United States TO be in possession of that territory.
Great Britain has already made treaties viii fexas );
and we know that farseeng nation never oms crc1n
stance in her extensive intercourse with the wfd which
can be turned to account in increasing her military re-
sources May she not enter into alliance with 1exass
and reserYng las she doubtless willy the
honndary question as cause of with whenever
she chooses to declare it, let suppose that ad
with Texas we to fight heri Preparatory such
mevement she sends her 70 200 OF men to Icxa
organizes them the Sabine where her supplies and
arms can be concentrated before have notice of
her Intentions; makes alodgement on Che MissssipPs
exces the negroes to insurrection the lower country
falls and with it New Orleans and serYile RACES
through the whole South and West - -
In the meanwhile she is also moving army along
the ueper western frontier from Canada which,
eeeraon with the army from Texas, spreads ruin and
havoc from the Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico.
Who estimate the national loss we may sustain,
before such a movement could be repeed with such
force as we could organize on short notice? =.
Remember that Texas borders upon US, our west,
to of north latitude, and is southern boundary
United States, western boundary would besthe Rio
Grande which is of itself for6cationS Of
its extensive barren, and uninhabtable plains. With
such barrier west, iavinrible. The
whole European world could not, combination against
u.s. make an impression onion Our population
the Pacific would rapidly Increase and soon be Strong
enough for the protection of eastern whaers, and
the worst event, could always be sustained by timely
aids from the intermediate country.
From the Rio GFande, over land, large army could
march, be supplied unless from the gulf by water
which, by vigilance, could always be ntercepted ahd
march army the gulf they could be harassed
by militia and detained until organized loIee could
be raised to meet them.
But am in danger of running into unnecessary detail,
which my debility will enable to close The
question full of interest alse affects domestic
relations and it may bear upon those Of Mexico to
will not undertake to follow it out to its consequences
those respects; though must say that, all its
pecs annexation of Texas 10 the United States pro-
enlarge the circle of free Institutions and is
sena to the United States, particularly essening the
probabilities of future collision with foreign powers and
giving them greater efficiency in spreading the blessings
of peace.
return you my thanks for your kind letter this sub
ject, and subscribe nyself, with great sincerity, /
Your friend and,obedient servant,
ANDREW JACKSON. /
Hon. A " BRowN. I
P.S. The papers furnished me by Mr.. Erwin. TO
which have refe red in this letter, be placed in
your possession, if desired. A J.
boundary been obtained Eohbless
the belief minister in spain but the offer of teSPanis
government probably the eoioradoeertaHiy line far
OF ).