The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-03
THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
We understand that JuDcE BIBs arrived in Inc
City yesterday evening" after paper went to press
He has taken lodgings a, FulIer's hotel.


We understand that JupcE BBB arrived In the
City yesterday evening" after paper went to press
He has taken lodgings a, Fuller's hotel.
THE GLOBE, TEXAS, &c
On the subject of the annexation of Texas the
Globe plunged itself into morass in which 1t has
been Aoundering about, becoming still more deeply
entangled by every move that il has made.
In what the Globe calls its "6rst article" on The
subject under date Of the 18th Of April, begins by
apoloxxing for its long silence in relation to it. The
reason assigned was that the editor had been SUI
fsring with .ieknsss and prostrate before it was
known that this question would be presented in such
shape as would render discussion Of il proper. in
that article the editor declared emphatically that
ssthe Globe win earnestly advocate the remuneration
of Texas" celebrating the argument in favor
Of the measure to great length. 10 the course
Of this argument is this remark-"the great OBJ
stacls 70 this happy arrangement will be found the
interpretation of England to prevent it." Then, al
ter saying "ws see already that the British party
in this country prepared to make the Texas ques
ton party ISSUE" and that "the English organ OF
this city teens with articles against the re-admis-
sion," the Globe makes the following remark. III
i said Mr.. Tyler has preached this question merely
with view 10 his personal interests as political
Spectator; and that holders of Texas scrip, and
others interested in her land are at the bottom OF
The movement With us these cons derations have
no weight. There is no great public interest that
could be promoted, If the circumstance that selfish
individuals associated private and sinister OBJECTS
with il, were TO make bar 10 the advancement oil
the public welfare Thus spoke the Globe in its
first article. Thus did il rebuke those who had
charged the Executive with being Influenced by sci
6sh considerations in negotiating the treaty Thus
did Il Advocats the treaty and defend Mr.. Tyler
Mr. Benton was absent from the Capital al that peri
Cd and Mr.. Van Buren's letter had not then appeared
On the 9Th Of April, Mr.. Van Buren's letter was
published in the Globe and on the 29th the letter oil
Mr.. Benton addressed to the members of the Texan
Congress. Mr.. Van Buren, discovered that an armis-
fics was in existence between Mexico and Texas,
through which the annexation of Texas would in
volve " 10 war with Mexico Col. Benton man
ifested hostility TO "immediate annexation because
the recovery Of Texas would be "attend.d with the
danger Of foreign war; the certainty of domestic dis
cootsnt the los Of commerce, and the disturbance OF
business" He regarded the effort Of the Executive
70 regain Texas through the fundamentally of the
treaty negotiated, - being call Of sudden seized
with blind and furious passion to repossess her !
thus opposing the declaration made by General Jack
son, that "this is the golden moment"--"now or
never" In the sane letter, Mr.. Benton stated that
"no earthly power, except Mexico, has right in
tsrfers in this question and, in fact, knoW efno
that wishes to interfere in IT," This in contradiction
of The assertion in the first article in the Globe that
sihe great obstacle Of this happy arrangement will be
found tbs Interpolation of Eng and to proven, il %
mailing the two an,sgonisIical on this point.
\ What was the course pursued by the Globe after
this in relation to Annexation 1t s,uI,i6ed itself
Il achieved al that il said in its first article written
while Mr.. Benton was absent, and before MIR. Van
Buren, had given his views on the subject 10 the pub
lie. On the first of May, the Globe declared tina,
mexico and Texas at waf--the 'armistice
admits il, q circumstance III said) Of which we were
not apprised when wrote our first article on the
subject." In the article il srove to create a
schism between the President aud the Secretary of
State, BY asserting that "Mr. TyIer's schemes
quired the Treaty. to succeed Mr.. CaIhoun's pro
jecss required il TO be Debated" Again, on the 81
Of Msy, the Globe said il had rsmbed for the Texas
question, "under the mportan, aspect Of war with
MEXICO. and post is clear that ratification Of
the Treaty is, of ITSELF war with the Republic, ~
remaining, at the same time, this, "when We wrote
our hrs, article, weeks ago. on this subject, we
had forgotten the armis,icc and supposed that the
war was dying on, Of itselfn The armistice was
the pretext on which the Globe sought TO ground the
extraordinary change that marked it. aud its
language respecting the annexation Of Texas. All
which was wrought in the space Of little more
thaa two weeksl
Nov, n to the armistice, on which much argu-
msnt has been based, and so much opposition TO THO
treaty founded II 40 happens that there no ar
nitics in exntence' truce entered into for
the purpose II negotiating armistice, which was
never ratified BY the Government Of Texas. The
proof Of this Is TO be found the letter OF Charles
Elliott, the British Minister or Charge at Texas OF
the ID Of April last, addressed 10 Mr. Jones, the Sc
crstsry Of State. lie says He believes that Mex
leo would have consented TO terms of arms
tics more acceptable to this (the Texan) Govern.
msnt II II had not been thought prudent to avoid
. truce Of convenient duration for the copduc,
Of negotiations at another point, naturally SC
ih-liked 1t Mexico on the annexation Of Texas L,
the United States" He says also, "of the truce
sgreed upon between the commissioners Of Texa.
and Mexico, that IL had conformed with the policy
Of this (the Texan) Government to avail thomseIve,
Of that opening, he entsrains the opinion that, 4
might A~ps been improved into conreneni form and du
rsfso~" In another part Of his letter, Mr. Elliott
remarks, that ne is Of the opinion that il is stu in
the power Of the Government, Of Texas to r,nes the
negotiations with Messco upon hopeful basis.r
that no armisce existed between Texas and Mex
co. we'll - that negotiations had been dscoptin,
cd and not renewed. As to hostilitics between tn,
two nations, the war had ceased for twelve month
So fer n wsr existed in name, il wss bu, mere a