The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-05-25

h otbsv noweys are ANXIOUS TO Induce Mexico to
enter into terms of reconciliation with Texas
which, affecting the domestic institutions of Tex
az, would operate most injurously upon the
United States, and might most seriously threaten
the existence of the Union." Was there the
clearest proof Of this, the United States would
not be justified in violating hertreates, and her
existing obligations with Mexico. The subject
of slavery is evidently alluded to. Ii Texas be
willing to negotiate with Mexico, and to agree
that the latters negotiation of the formers nde-
pendence shall be purchased by the abolition Oh
slavery in the territory of the former, mas the
United States any right to interfere and say she
shall not do it? And in order to prevent her ne
ing placed in position to have this concession
asked of her, to be guilty of an absolute breach
of national faith with Mexico! But where, and
what is the evidence for this assertion respecting
the interference with, or the dlctaton OF, the
terms Of peace and amity between Mexico and
Texas? 1t exists nowhere but In the brains OF
Mr. Tyler and his friends
What the following paragraph of Mr.. Tyler's
communication to the Senate is intended TO ex-
press, is not very obvious" Nor could it 1.-THE
Executive of the United States) be unacquainted
with the fact, that although foreign Governments
might disavow all design to distrust the relations
which exist under the Constitution between these
States, yet that one, the most powerful among
them, had not failed to declare its marked and
decided hostility to the chief features in those
relations, and its purpose all suitable occasions
to urge upon Mexico the adoption Of such course
in negotiating with Texas to produce the oblit-
Grafton of that feature from her domestic policy,
as one of the conditions of her recognition by
Mexico, as an independent State" Now, it is
certainly not very complimentary or dignfed in
Mr.. Tyler to say, that although "foreign Govern
ments have disavowed," &C., &C., he does not
believe them, which he certainly does. What
does he mean by :" these States! Does he mean
the United States He can have reference to no
other Estates" Now where is the evidence
that Great Britain, or any other foreign Govern
ment, has declared its hostility to the chief fea-
lures in the relations which exist under the Con-
st tuition between the States - 1t Is true, Great
Britain has expressed her disapprobation of sla-
very, which is probably the "relation' which Mr..
Tyler has alluded to; but neither Great Britain
nor any other country has INDUCED in the vtu.
peration and violence, when speaking of slavery,
which the orators and the legislators of the Uni
ted States have made use of when speaking of
monarchical form of Government and an Estab-
lished Church; and Great Britain might as well
accuse the United States Of having design to
interfere with her Queen and her Bench of Bsh-
ops, as the United States accuse her of having
wish to interfere with her institution of slavery.
Again, ask upon what evidence does Mr.. Tyler
make this assertion! Where is the passage, the
sentence, or the word, in all the documents which
he has submitted to the Senate, which justifes
this assertion?
Again, with what claim for consistency of pur-
pose, OF principle, of feeling, can he allude to
formidable associations of persons, the subjects of
foreign powers who were directing their utmost
efforts to the accomplishment of these Objects"
when he knows that numerous and influential
and formidable associations of persons have
been formed in this country under the title of
" Repeal Associations" whose avowed object is |
to aid in the disunion of the kingdom of Great
Britain by the separation of Ireland? Does not
Mr.. Tyler know that his son, Robert Tyler, has
been and is a member of these associations |
Does he not know that he has been popular I
speaker at many of the meetings of these assoca-
tons! Does he not know that he has used most
Incorporate language in his various addresses
Has not he (the Presidency given more than his
tacit appreciation to the part his son has taken in
these meetings! Does not the Presidential Man
sion contain, or did it not very lately contain,
CHAIR, which was sent by Mr. OsConnell, the |
leader of the repeal movement in Ireland, as a
present to Robert Tyler? Does Windsor Castle
or Buckingham Palace contain any present from
the leaders of the abolition societies in this coun
try TO the sovereign of England! We do not
justify slavery in America, or oppression in Ire
land but we wish to show that the citizens of
this country have interfered quite as much with
the " relations between the various parts of the
British Empire, as the subjects of the latter coun-
try have with the relations existing between
these States" admitting all that Mr.. Tyler states
to be correct which it is not.
Nobody doubts the right, nay, the absolute off,
cial obligation, which the President is under, to
make bargain with Texas which will be advan-
tageous to this country if he can do so without
impairing our national and public faith, and with
out any violation of the Constitution, or the ex-
pressed will and the evident interests of the peo-
pie. Nor can any doubt the right.of Mexico,
France, or Great Britain to do the same, under
the same restriction. No European power has
yet evinced any desire to annex Texas to their
dominion as colony. Great Britain has posi-
lively and explicitly discaimed such desire.
France has not been suspected of it. They have
each of them an equal right with the United
States to make the best commercial treaty they
can with Texas: where is the evidence that any
European nation has wish to do more
This subject will be resumed by further ex- |
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