The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-11-25
TIE BEAUTIES OF JOHN q. ADAMS.


Mr.. Adams has recently published speech
and an address agains; the annexation OF Texas
which were delivered ia New England on the
eve of the final overthrow OF MIR. Clay, and
which evince a malignancy OF spirit, and
reckless disregard of facts, unparalleled IN ou'
political annals unless, indeed, we are forced
TO admit that one of the Senators from Missouri
rivalied him, in his unbounded denuncialions o.
the wise and patriotic exertions OF the Ehecu-
tive TO recover territory essential 10 our wei
fare aud safety, and which had been ghomini-
ously lost by Mr.. Adams. We do moi desire TO
intimate that there was any concert Oh ac'ion'
or pre- arrangement between those gentlemen Id
their unmeasured invectives; but II is matter
of history that they occupied precisely the same
ground, and stood upon the same platform, when
hurling their innoxious lhunderbolts at the ad-
vocates of the immediate annexation OF Texas.
As a statesman, Mr.. Adams should have OPP
posed the measure, since he was lTreconcilabiy
hostile to il, in s,atesmanllke manner. a
grave and dignifed opposition would have much
better befitted one Of his years; one who had
occupied the most exalted seat in the nation ];
and il would also have been infinitely better for
his future fame, than the ribald and impasslon-
ed course which he unfortunately determined
to adopt.
Having said this much, we will proceed TO
exhibit specimen Of the production under con-
alteration. Mr.. A. thus introduces the subject
of the Treaty in his speech, delivered at Bridge
water, Massachusetts, on the 9th OF November;
"You are aware that the Vice President of the
United States, acting President ana seii-s'y'ed
President Of the United States during the last ses-
sion of Congress- laid before the Senate, Tor their
consideration and action paper, purPortng 10 DC
treaty for the annexation OF the republic vi iehas'
including several States of the republic OF Mexico,
assumed by the Constitution OF Texas as forming
parts of her territories, but never having Deeh SO 70
these United States The history Of the negotiation
of that treaty if ever written, will unfold series oil
transactions surprising in profgacy, any thing which
ever suilied the annals of this coniederacy. IL was
rejected by a majority Of more than two-thirds OF
the Senate, and thereby the honor OF the country
was redeemed, so far as 1t could be redeemed, oy
that body The whole transaction was IN Migrant
violation of the Constitution and its consumm alton,
..sd il been effected, would have been itself dsso-
luton of the existing Union 1t was an attempt
frauducntly to ntrude upon the free States OF this
confederation, new swarm OF States win constr
tu,ioos stained with human blood, tainted with per-
petual hereditary slavery and repudiatIng The SELL
evident truth. Of the Declaration of Independence OF
4th July, l776 And to this swarm of God-deiyng
States this unhallowed league and covenant pledged
a right of admission TO the Senate OF two slave
tracking Senators TO each State and into the House
Of Representatives, and the Electoral Colleges oil
President and Vice President a double representa-
ton of all the shareholders of the n,ruding States
To have submitted to such compact OF iniamy,
would have been to sink yourselves INTO The vilest
and most helpless Of slaves, nor would you have sub
mitted to it while drop Of republican blood clrcula-
ted IN Jour veins"
The Presidents proper title, with the con-
currence of Mr.. Adams himself was recognised
by Congress in lS4l; and hence those mere
words, intended to be so bitter, contain neither
argument nor poison. pentis rerba funds.
The charge that the treaty annexed several
Mexican States, was first made by the Senator
alluded TO above, and was undoubtedly borrow
ed BY Mr.. Adams but il was made without the
slightest grounds of justification, as an inspce-
ton of the treaty, and the instructions 10 our
Charge at Mexico will show. The Govern
ment Of the United States could not, OF course,
prescribe limits TO the Republic with which 1t
was treating, and was necessarily compelled TO
rely upon such information as the authorities oil
Texas furnished. Whether or not the true
boundaries were given, was matter for adJudi-
cation with Mexico, after the ratification OF The
treaty. In the event Of il appearing that Texas
claimed more territory than she was Justly en-
titled to, the Government of the United States
was. Of course, bound TO make restitution, or
offer such equivalents as Mexico should deem
to be satisfactory. To settle this matter OF
boundary and limits. was the object Of the pro-
position to negotiate with Mexico; and not TO
"buy her consent to the annexation" as was
supposed by Mr.. Benton and the Wing presses.
The Executive did not and never will, seek to
obtain the consent Of Mexico TO the annexation
Of Texas. Texas was, and is, as indepen-
dent of Mexico, as has been acknowledged
by most Of the civilized powers Of the world,
as she is Of Russia and hence she is under
no necessity or obligation TO consult any
nation about the disposition she may see
proper TO make Of her territories and population.
But in stipulating to become portion Of our
territory, if she should convey to US lands or
other property, rghdully belonging to another
nation, such conveyance, Of course, could not
vest a title 10 the United States. The land in
dispute would have to be relinquished by our
Government, or purchased by it subsequently
to the treaty. These facts must have been
strangely overlooked by Mr.. Adams and Colo
mel Benton, or they would have remained ST.
lent on this point until the result of our nego-
tiatious with Mexico, and Investigations on the
subject Of title, had been made known But az
il is, the unqualified declaration Of Mr.. Adams
amounts 10 positive untruth.
The "histoy Of the negotiation" will most
certainly be "wrltep !" and instead of "proai