Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-08-20
From the Ohio Statesman
s. MEDARY, Esq.

s. MEDARY, Esq.
On the day be fore yesterday, Gov. Cor
win addrsss"d whig meeting in this
town. In tho course OF his speech he took
occasion 10 say, that Texas had a treaty
with Great Britain, by which The pro.
ducls Of the latter were admitted into
the lormOr, on payment Of mere aomi>
mol dug; that if Texas came inlo the
American Union, THIS treaty would con-
Ilnue in !ull IOfce, aud under IFS provis
ions the British could. through tie Tex.
ian ports, introduce just what goods they
p'eHsed among US. Furthermore, AZ tho
Constitution Of the Uuiled States de-
cIares, that ''aI dulcs, imposrs and ex
Clses shall be uniform throughout the Un'-
led Ststcs'-New York, New Orleans
and every other Atlantic city could de-
nand the same privileges as Galveston
aud other poris, formerly belonging TO The
Texan Republic. All our revenue laws
and tariff regulations would thus be sbrO-
gated; we should necessarily resort to
direct taxes for the support OF the feder.
al government, and find ourselves de
priVed Of The power TO prOiec; our own
industry, against the "paupe' labor OF
Europe" These consequences he regar
ded as legitimate fruits of the election
Of Gov. Polk to The Presidency. lie sta'
ted that Lord Aberdeen had recently
said in the British House Of Commons,
that, By the ldW Of Nations, this Eng
lrsh Treaty. would be binding upon tho
United SIalcs, ailer they had admitted
Texas into the Union; and (Gov. Cor
win,l cencured in this opinion!
Had this ground heen assumed by
some small tate politician Of the Wb:g
parry, should not have noticed it,
The labcrs OF Hercules could scarcely
contradict all the fallacies and mIsrCpre
sentahcns propagaIed by men oi that
stamp. But Gov. COrwn stands high in
the legal profession; and from his long
connexIOn Of public affairs, may be sup.
posed TO have some acquaintance with
The law Of Nations. A declaration #
this kind from such man is likely TO
have influence upon The public mind. -
when erroneous, as il is in this instance,
it should be cOntradiclsd and lis unsJund
ness exposed.
shall neither trouble you with long
argument lOprove the absurdity Of his PO>
slIIOll, nor with formidable array of au-
,hOrities to show that the law Of NlriUns
is against him. A few references to
ValIel, a stadnard writer upon National
law, will be sufficient for my purpose.
I. Book II chapter Xii, section 1s2,
VareI declares, that ali Tr aties are
i ther DerSoRGl or real. PERSONAL treat
les or alliances are usually made by
Kings for maintaining each other upon
their respective Thrones, or for some
similar purpose oil personal character.
REAL treaties are for the State, OF King
dom; AND sUB.IsT AS LONG AS THE STATE;
upless their duration is otherwise limited.
In the same chapter, sec. 1871, It'll said,
that in PERSONAL treaties. if one of the
parties die, OR CEASE TO REIGN, the iretty
is at ali end; and the reason is obvious;
for. in The latter case, although he still
lives, As A MAN, he 10 no LONGER AkINC;
aud il was in THAT CHARACTER he made
the treaty. In chapter Xilis sec. 2O3,
il is declared, that inasmach as a person
al treaty expires at the death Of a King,
(Or on his Ceasing to reign) 50, a REAL
treaty is abolished, il one Of the allied
nations is destroyed; nOl only If the
MEN who compose il happen to perish,
but also, il it loses, FROM ANY CAUSE
WHATSOEvER, its national quality, or the
quality Of q political and independent sos
Clsty. When State is Destroyed and
the people dispersed or subdued by
.cOnquerOr, ALE THEIR TREATIES PERISH,
with the "public power" that had Con'
tEaCisd them. The men. may remain,b but
,thsir sepa rate independent existence, as
. political community is destroyed, and
,thsir treaties all perish with that. Again,
in chapter XII. section. .l76, Vattel says,
!"when people are forced by (others) to
receive laws, they may legally renounce
their preceding treaties, il be with whom
they are constrained TO enter iniO an alli'
snce require il Of them. AS they lose a
psTl Of their sovereignty, their ancient
lpsaiiss fall With the power that concIu.
Ss9 thOR. This i nsCsssiiy that can.