Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-05-25


SATURDAY. MAY Is. 1874.
Adnn1xs1on u IOywa--Texas.
We End The following in the last New
Orleans Commercial Bulletin received at
this oGeeE ssnssrz-sssss-ssss
.eThe peop}e Of iowa, at recent popu-
lar se&rfaken with view to ascertain the
desires a the Territory in thai respect,
hase decided in favor of forming State
Gdsermnsnt Delegates are to tie elected
ncxk August 10 convention, which is to
assnnhle ia October to firm constitution.
Atfhe next session Of Congress, therefore,
Iowa vail apply Cor admission into the
Unisn - State. Iowa viii rake noble
Sfzfss and We shall be risl glad to Misress
her advent Her claim, however, to adj
mislinn % The Union stands on no higher
srsmd-thnnithe dkim of Texas; aad should
tsse zsppaicstion Of the latter to come again
undw the protection of the Government
be Sejepfed, tie ndpi ssion OF Iowa TO the
pEseilef e e et2fe viii lrobal h be at
lssa paszponej. Both Iowa and Texas are
p1tg sf he old province Of Louisiana, and
tAesr cIaims to te incorporated into The Un-
Ssc rise out Of thceuaraniits Of the treaty
of Paris. Iowahas continued. throughout
Tho siEe that has transpired since the pur-
cllse q Louisana, 10 receive the protcc-
tim iof the Government: and Is nov an ex-
ces1ingiy Aoa,isling and promising com
ssunkys Texas on The other hand. al. er
a ssncccki5n Of misfort,ines. and passing
through two revolutions, al peas to tie
country for the support and pso ection
which she has been all slo g entitled TO,
ont during twenty-five years has been de-
aied. .lf this application Of Texas lie re-
i,.sed, he admission Of Iowa vii forever
de&roy he balance Of over in the Senate;
and 2 this, We imagine, tie South will
handy ronsent. ..rassfa s5i rs T---.s.y
6tienily, 8 We are, TO the incorpora-
ton Of Texas into the Union when it can
Be effected without compromising our
nzfiond honor and national faith. there are
certain positions assumed by some Of the
,nose urgent advocates of anne alton, We
feel compelled 10 say. TO whic,, we can
not yield sssent. The light of Texas tc
d<nani admission, for instance, and the
asserted legal obligation resting upon this
2 rer.saent TO comply with such demand
We do not acknowledge; and the assertion
q such right. instead Of ailirg tic cause
= = ef cours, iatendcd, must ine,itabl,
hase the effect Of weakening it.
4 may perhaps be within the recollec
ton OF some Of our readers. that severa
weeks since, in commenting upon an arti
Gle Of similar import with the above. f.on
re sane paper, the difference conceived b.
usto c-ist between Iowa ano Texas, in thei
claims upon the Union for admission, we
Ariedy pointed out; but as the subject
one Of mach importance, affecting on
Territory directly in its bearings, we fee
f,izf NC shall stand .cused for again ad
verting to H..
The Country known ard acquired b
the Uaitea States from France as Louisi
aaa, hss Witnessed many changes of gov
eminent. 1t was first discovered by tn
French; in 1863 it was ceded TO Spain
isio00, by the treaty Of St. Hdephonso,
Was reirocedcd to France; and in l8o3--
less tilaa three years afierwards-it f.
;nio the possession Of the United States
is boundaries were never posi,ivel
known OF distinctly defined. Tie variou
powers. in treating for it, seem TO hav
been ignorant Of its extent. We have NJ
now before US the treaty by which SPai
acquired the country, ard cannot there
fore speak Of its import; but that govern
ment, in subsequently, transferring u
country to France, 81 nply retroceded ''d
calony or province Of Louisiana, with Il
same extent that it now has in the hant
IF Spain, and that it had when Fran,
esscd it, In the treaty Of 1903, I
which this government became possess
ofLouisiana, Fran Q uses the same gener
terms. This is The language ss'The fir
Csnsul ofthe French republic, desiring
ziye 10 the United States strong pre-
Il his friendship, doth hereby cede 10 i
Unifed States, in The name Of the Fren
republic, forever and in full sovereign
the said Territory, with all its rights a
appunenances, Is fully and in the sal
nsauner a. they had been acquired by I
fsreach republic in virtue Of the abo
ffenlioncd treaty Gtreaty Of s.. ildephe
nj concluded With his Catholic maj
tn Marbois. too, who was employed
Napoleon 70 negotiate the treaty on
p1rt q France, Informs us, inhis "Histe
i L.enisians," that s'tte limits Of LOU
ana 70 the south Of the tairsy-frst deg
were nat free from disp,ne, &c.;
reunrke, further, that s.the boundaries
the north and northwest were sill!
easy 10 describe" "a geoersph'
1S>rx :. srwz Mr. Ar ssvas before