The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-22


Mr.. Adams, in his letter 10 Mr.. Forsyth uses
the following expressive language under da'e "
18th of August, 1919:
"The Spanish Government cannot ahes' '''''
that Mr. Onis transcribed his secret ins'fuc"o'S VI
that the ratification Of the United States mas Dec"
r.fssd or that any unfair advantage was taken Oh
,h. mart of The United States in the negotiation or
that Spain was not fully aware beforehand oil 'he
full extent of the engagements contracted by hIr'
Oois n is loo weH kno,en, and they uh not dare TO
d<nu IT, that Mr.. Oais last instructions authorized M"
4. ,,,,,d, uch ~ ore than he did that those nstruc'
tons had been prepared by Mr.. Pizarro that alter
the appointment of the Marquis dc Casa iruJo 70
the ministry, they were by him submitted 10 the
Kings Council, and with their full SANCTION were
transmitted TO MIR. Onis." "The Government oil
the United States indeed, considered the moderation
and generosity Of the terms to which they had acceed
ed as pledge that they would be received 'otA PRIDE
and joy by the Spanish Government; and so 1t VIII
not be denied they were the first instance received
by the King Of Spain and his Cabinet
This generosity Of our Government was in
ceding Texas to Spain; it was not surprising
therefore, that "the King of Spain and his
Cabinet received with plide and joy" this I'M
expected, this unclaimed donation Of so large
and so valuable a portion of the American
ferrito,y-a territory, confessedly by Spain
herself, constituting part Of the United States.
II cannot be surprising, therefore, that Mr..
Clay resisted with such ardor and ability this
very generous bestowal Of Texas on the Span
ish Government Unfortunately, MIR. Clay was
not made acquainted, until too late, with two
facts one was, that Spain was willing TO ac-
knowledge that Texas was portion OF this
country; and the other was the treason OF Ru-
fus King, Tim Pikn, and others, who insisted
upon the surrender Of Texas by the United
States. These parties, smarting under success
sive defeats from the days Of John Adams, aud
hopeless of favor from the South, sought for
means of humbling and crushing this portion
OF the Union, by hemming it within the mar
rowest limits. For this wretched partisan pur-
pose, opposition the most vehement was made
against the accession of Louisiana, because il
would add TO the influence Of the South.
Patriotism Iiumphed over these frantic parti-
san efforts, and its fruits have proved the wisdom
of the measure.
The next opportunity, the treaty with Spain
was seized upon with avidily by these parties
to wreak their vengeance upon the South
Notwithstanding the advantages which, so ad
mittedly, the nation reaped form the acquisition
of Louisiana, these parties pursued untiringy
their hostile policy, and being unable to proven
acquisitions Of territory, they determined to &C
complish their object by another mode, viz: tina
of giring array for nothing fertile SOUTH
ERN territory, while yet for the NoRTHERl
fragment of desoate and disputed strip o
land on the frozen borders of Maine, they wer'
willing TO 60 to war with England rather thar
surrender it.
So fares the North and so fares the South
And now, when the recovery of this territory
so unjustly given away, sacrifice to the North
can be made, we find the very parties who die
the evil, or their sons, are now most impudently
violent in opposition.