The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-08-07
W A S HIN GTO N.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUG. 7. 1874
MEXICO-TExAS-TaE GLOBE.

1t will be remembered by our readers. that
when the Globe wheeled about upon the Texas
question at the bidding of Col. Benton, and from
clamorous advocate Of the Treaty of Annexa.
ton became it's clamorous opponent, it alleged as
an excuse for the inconsistency that the editor, in
taking ground in favor of the treaty, was not aware
of the fact that an armistice subsisted between
Mexico and Texas. The editor had previously
denied that any war existed between those coun-
tries but, after his conversion by Mr. Benton, he
pretended that the armistce, of which he had not
been previously aware, changed the whole state
of the case, and evnced an actual state of war,
and therefore, to annex Texas, would be to as
sumo the war on our part-an enormity of wick
edness not to be thought Of Frivolous and con-
barefaced cases Of political apostacy on record,
the Globe now comes forward and acknowledges
that no armislice subsisted. Hence, his reason
for abandoning the treaty is given up, and one
would suppose that in common honesty, the ed-
tor would return to his first love, and urge upon
the President to call an extra session of Congress
for the purpose of its ratification But no. he
gives up the alleged ground Of his opposition to
the treaty, and yet continues to denounce its au-
thors
We will not be mistaken, in thus exposing the
unworthy motives Of the Globe in taking the same
side Of the question that we ourselves do. We
have always opposed and denounced the treaty,
from it's inception to the day Of its death; and
while we admit that the Globe, in the hands Of
Mr.. Benton, has rendered essential aid in strang-
ling the young monster, we have no sort of re-
spect for the motives Of the editor. He has stul-
titled himself again and again, in reference to the
question, and has never written thought about it
with any other motive than the mercenary one Of
promoting the ends Of party.
We subjoin the following paragraph from the
Globe Of Monday, which leaves the editor not a
leg TO stand upon in his opposition to the treaty
of annexation:
"The fact is clearly shown, by Mr.. Buchanan's
thorough evisceraton of the documents that no
armistice ever was concluded by the respective
governments OF Mexico and Pexas. That an
nounced by President Houston as settled upon
under the mediation of England, Santa Anna
would not ratify, as appears by his letter to Gen.
ers President Houston refused to ratlfy, because
it assumed Texas to be department of Mexico
thus compromising her independence.
If Blair opposed the treaty, as he declared, be-
cause the supposed armistice demonstrated a
state uf hostilities he should at once have aban.
doned that ground when he ascertained from Mr..
Buchanan's thorough evisceration" that no ar
mistice existed
In the same article from which we make the
above quotation. the Globe introduces cores
pondent who dscourses as follows:
"The treaty Of 1903 is the supreme law of the
land--that it never could be abrogatad by trea-
~ With any other nation without the consent of
those citizens living within the boundary of Lou
isiana, as coded by France, and without the con-
sent OF France-ihat all such treaties were null
and void, and Of none effect-hat by the treaty
OF 1903, the United States were bound to admit
them into the Union, and to protect them in their
rights, liberties, and region--that Mexico never
had any rlghtful claim over Texas or any Of the
territory within the limits Of Louisiana, as coded
by France to the United States-,hat the treaty
of 1903 with France has laid the United States
under mutual Obligations to the citizens of Louis.
lana, which national honor and the national faith
required the United States to fulfil and Texas
having become independent, and having required
OF the United States fulflment of her lmperious
obligations under the treaty, the United States
were bound to carry out he. engagements. There
fore, the first attack made by Mexico on Texas
should now be viewed as an attack on the United
States"
The Globe then subjoins some remarks to the
same purport from Senator Walkers speech on
annexation, and adds:
" Under this new aspect of our relations with
Texas, will the people Of the United States per-
nit her to fall a prey to the diplomacy Of France
and England, using the force and weapons OF
Mexicoi"
The Globe here thinks we should 60 to war
with France and England rather than see Texas