The Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1843-1852, 1844-07-17

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What hpnI Is there that the President of the
United S,kct should % inhibited from furnishing s
any oocUftrss freyopsiy sent to the Senate,
whe:s hs q os$s % goDisinicaie with the House
Of Re2gestaRile64 lt vas his right to make that
oopf p,sa e,5ieDiSa sas hs duty to make il; and
he weale fst. orthy of his place had he
not Mn ~ ssly9y ka
4 The ~ @Istss5 seuelor has, for the second or
third tune, desed9ecd Texas for violating the al
legged oruisiis tvaL NeNico and the President
and his advissfs FOR 9ar,'cipating as accomplices
In that or,ra9s And be mas permitted his imagi-
nation tn o5ts-usrcb !, cndancy over his jjudg-
merit as to reGJr; this sasure Of annexation ms
ar, o2as'ly o'roca as the violation of
flag 81 c-uac, by rTrd rI0 the ministers of peace,
whose puIsous are Weld sE tred by the most barba-
roUs nations! Now sven there were an existing
srnl!stiCa etryesn MuNi and Texas, what would
it slipDlotH No; to note war upon each other
in me tlTc specified. fls is the whole sum and
-ubsrorce ot al arriStcI. .
Whoa FeXe< shall trc aero,psiy murder in cold
Ilood The soldiers or ritl bs Of Mexico, while re-
pos'2 on he ioith 0F thu tpdce, then, and till
thrn, VIZ The SENATOR tic Quotations against Tex
as have color oi on to excuse them. In
this N1e" ut the suhlcsr q will find a much bet
or iliuSttiop OF vrleivd truces in the conduct of
TcH co t9wSrds Teas, when several hundred
t"2yn set3tFs- with tlGg teroic commander. We're
l'r-fatei sSgts down iU express violation OF the
n~uces oi qfituation
Bus howIthe honorable senator can torture the
formation 9 6 treaty with third power into VIE
uiat,ou oI dStipulatUr no. to make war for a GER
iain time, bl2liy battles n,f comprehension.
But the Ecuaior says wr have interfered in the
noly work OF peace; arJ exclaims, "blessed are
'hc peace makers" Now, sir, when l recollect
he Dnarge made hy him cta gross violation of the
r:,th "s oui t'catics witt Mexico by the President
and - . erhss personal 'nsult offered to Lord Abb
o"ic>@ ~. Ne Secretary of State, can hardly |
ta,n. j,ir ioro able senator will come in for any
S;'a.' If lts o"N ,cpcdurion Indeed, if it had |
h""s 'r, Hq-rnsr % produce affair of honor be-
s,o"" ne I.rasJcG, and General Santa Anna, and
.aa -'oc.r!irv of Slate nod Lord Aberdeen, he |
.."a'i Not a~.e better adapted his means to his |
'jn,, Nr = ssrent, r'il whole argument on the |
,.tj"ct o 'se 1nisicc APPEARS 10 me to be totally
"t'.' .Id- -. rae' ,oHotSle senator from Missou- |
- 1'gue that Hn "r7r;s'ice admits war. If we
had 60, rrteS ;deg,c-. we were merely to hear |
'Aa, 49, q nsts,t nation, bad made an ar,niscc-
Ne ;A' mfr ;hut they were at war when they |
"a''a ~; rhSm Sc p,csumtive evidence; but is |
'"cr" an cfum ii justice in which presumptive |
cv.ocnca 5rid rc uCd conclusive against posi- |
i've "v.,'Ic5' We hn,w the fact that there is |
- H-r d. wscr Mosico md Texas; we know the |
''"' y .o' e g"' Ec".E there has been no war; |
. '. ~. ,'e "aot'ns historical fact we are re-
,H,"" ~ nr''3"c War, because the honorable |
re"-."- 'ir30sHs - nIEwrrc an armisticc!
i3.'L e h"rota" Z tor seems to regard it as |
q G"'"- 'resnmPu'e on lc part of the President
81 tnc nit@c states .' ~ that Mexico chooses |
l" @"h',..', ''T's Is evoitcd provincc; and he |
1ln;I'' aIy aaNS, u ight has the President to
naS such *"guage ". t"s! The authority upon
|hch 80: President "fthe United States uses this |
-, gag" Z, Is Tue rS1o-1 on OF the independence
ssesssa spa ss dars esaass asss fc
." an indePetaenl :,"e, endowed with all the
iaan'hes a an actu.' s'vcreignty; and in what
Ian age could the p'aa dent speak upon this sub
jey,. i ht we rot 10 - eak of the claim of Mexi
~ - hcic ci0ia' an we, who have recoepi-
go &c ipdcpeGdcucc 0 Texas, declare that Mex
- "s' F&8ht 10 sove!" gn jurisdiction over hcrl
% gre bound on the contrary to say that she has
- @Uch hight Our own solemn act of rccogni-
t.' "'nds US 70 declare the whole world that
- a" 's an independent and sovereign State, and
~ src to regard the CO., aict between Mexico and
i' IS precisely as we would regard conflict be.
t.,o"n Great Britain and France. FIVE take part
"'th e%a'. or annex II to the United States. we
commit no more viotai on of good faith than we
should hy aAneNng any Independent power to the
I O"ree oSate: which nj 5ht happen to be at war
with another.
re snnorabie senator, pursuing what he con- |
ce:vc> TO be he various pretexts under which this
treaty OF annexation WA, got up, has come to what
'S '''''> ~ =. ~ 4: FctcSt--thr upDrchcE
oi Ire Prcsid' ~ @. alliance offensive and de-
y "sVe t"twetn Tera~ and Great Britain which
me h"n'Tahta sen1to' seems to regard as one off
tie ni"-' "rdIcUlons e ons that ever entered the
IN r'"o"'n o. man That SO small power n,
J Nas -" mere Tom 'humb among the nations |
- - 'h' '""'ir--shoo'd iaduce the mighty giant,
~ ~ ~ I'H 10 enter mo treaty Of alliance, of.
l''a', -ad defensive to strike the senator
ai stne'h'ng tir"'cai. 10 be sure, Mr.. President.
ii ,'rHa B'i' 3" could oe supposed to enter into
such treaty nr"c.." military aid of Texas in
P"0"SeI II"g "'r Wa Europe and Asia, that
T"n'o ',,'' be We ~'.'n+. The honorable senator,
,""o''F wto :, well read in history, must know
nat t"e" IS Of "H;-S.. offensive and defensive are
most +. %;enuys"'e between very powerful and
cry i'"'e SntIons. ter the purpose of giving pro.
lection 70 tiS weaker nation, and in consideration
Of cc1"ne,sil or Other equivalents. Such trea.
= 3, W@@ re nothing more than stipulation on
dehcc "fs feHas against the power of Mexico in
c""S'defa'ion oi thy sreat commercial privileges
.'. -. PrGIere't"s I!, VIII Texas might grant in re-
5''Isnce wond he il III RESPECTS such AN alliance