Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-12-28

thouSht the substitute offered by the gen.
tleman from ST. Louis met his views; his
opinions had not undergone a change, and
he should vote for the substitute: but he
felt pretty confident that one of his COL
leagues. Mr.. Speaker, would vote for the
! original resolutions of the gentleman from
Scott, they being the only resolutions now
! before the House which embrace his
former views Of haste and prccipitancy, in
the measure nor, immediately; and notwith-
standing his advocacy Of the resolutions
offered by the gentleman from Platte, he
will assuredIy vote for the adoption of
those offered by the gentleman from Scott.
Mr.. d. remarked that his mind was led
10 the attitude in which this General As
sembIy must appear before the world. A
majority of this House chin the re-annexa-
ton of Texas as the first article of faith
IN the whole creed Of American policy.
The Democratic party have so treated it
throughout this State in the recent Presi-
dental canvass; and recently on this floor
elected a Senator to Congress, the Hon. D.
X. Atkinson, who is a consistent advocate
Of that measure. But, at the same time,
the very same constituency. this body, re-
elected Mr.. Benton to the Senate of the
United Statcs--ihc very antipodc of Mr..
Atchison upon that suhipct-thc greatest
enemy the famous Tyler treaty met with
in the Senate Of the United S'ates--tho
man who denounced the treaty to the
whole civilized world as a presidential
intrigue;' and who also, proclaimed the
treaty as unjust, unconstitutional, and pi-
ratca. But it is said we are about TO
instruct him to 90 for the measure. Yes.
it is true, we are about TO instruct him To
do Just gji0t he pleaScs on tint subject, aud
he was reelected to the Senate in the
same Contumclious state in which lie was
when he made his speeches in the Senate
at the last session. lie 50 declared in va
rious speeches in this State during last
summer.
Mr.. D. said that on lis way to this CITY,
it so happened that MIR. Atchson was on
the same boat. and being on terms Of IA
miliarity with Mr.. Atchison, he asked him
how he and Mr.. Benton expected TO be re-
turned to the Senate by the same body.
being Numerically opposed to each other
on tie Texas question, and that question
being deemed Of more Importance than any
other. Mr.. A,chison pleasantly evadcd a
direct answerto the question; and the Hon.
Senator from Randolph being present, (and
he wished he was then within the reach Of
his voice. tool; up the subject. and said that
for his part, he intended to vote his princi-
Piles, and hoped to see others stand up to
theirs. That he (Mr d. Immediately ar-
ter took his pencil and marked that gentle
man as anti. Benton; but the sequel would
show how he voted his principles. He
mentioned this only as one instance Of con-
sistency; but upon the final vote upon the
resolutions under consideration, many other
gentlemen would have an opportunity of
testing the consistency Of their principles.
Mr.. d. said that his colleague in his re-
marks submitted few moments since, had
qnoted names Of high authority to show
that the boundaries of the Province of
Texas, as coded away in 1919 by Mr.. Mon
roe'S administration, extended to the Rio
del Nortc. lie would beg permission of
the House to read one or two paragraphs
from the published letter of Mr.. Van Bu-
rem on the subject Of the annexation of
Texas. written in the year 1914, before the
Baltimore Convention. Gfere Mr.. d. read
the paragraphs from the letter of Mr.. Van
Buren.) 1t will be seen BY this letter, al.
though MIR. Van BIrnn's greatness is some
what ccpsod, in these latter days, by that
of others more lucky, thGt during the adj
ministration IF Mr.. Adams and Cen. Jack
son se"cral propositions had been submit.
ted to Mexico for the purchase Of Texas.
and that although Gen. Jackson nroDoscd
and authorized The payment OF sjG0G.O0O
for that country. at as late period as 1929,
yet he never pretended that the ancient
boundary Of the Province Of Texas en-
tended 10 the Rio del Norte. He. Mr.. D.,
thought this fact ought to strengthen the
position as to the boundary assumed bv
Mr.. Bcnton-and also to show gentlemen
that if the United States thought Texas
worth that sum oC money in 1929 to Mex
leo, that it ought still to be worth some
thing to her. There had occurred since
that period no change Of relations which
would justify tie United States in receiv-
ing Texas into the Union without the pay
ment Of fair compensation to Mexico or
otherwise obtaining her consent to such
treaty.
Mr.. Il. remarked that because The rcso-
lutions differed as a substitute 10y the gen.
lleman from st. Louis met his views, he
was in favor Of their adoption, and he
should not vote against them for the rca-
son that they contained the sentiments Of
Mr.. Benton. against whom he had recently
voted, and to whom he was politically op-
posed on other subjects. He should, there
fore, trespass no longer upon the patience
of the ioUse.
The House adjourned.
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