American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1844-12-10
[For the American Republican,
THE ANNEXATION OF TEXAS.
TYLER's MESS AGE.


TYLER's SAGE.
There may be danger in this matter, let none
deny it. MIR. Tyler may have connved with
Texas for its admission into this union; witness
troops, and men of war of the United States,
sent to protect Texas, before the treaty of an
neXation was ratified by the Senate. But the
treaty was not ratified, because two-thlrds OF
the Senate would not enter into the conference.
And perhaps Mr.. Tyler managed the case so
as to prevent the Senate from concurring with
hun; and perhaps it was his intention, from the
beginning, to effect annexation by act Of Con-
gresS.
BY virtue of the broad authority of the trea.
ty-making power, Texas may be admitted as a
Territory or as State; but by virtue of an ACT
of Congress, she cannot be admitted as Ter
ritory, but merely as ncw Stole. What says
the Constitution of the United States2
"The President shall have power, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate, to
make treaties, provided two-thirds of the Sen
ators present concur"
"Neiu States may be admitted by tho Con-
gress into this Union; but no new State shall be
formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of an,
other State, nor any State be formed by the
| junction of two or more States-without the
consent of the Legislatures of the States con-
cerned, as well as of Congress-"
Mexico may be State concerned, and the
consent of her Legislature would avoid some
difficulty; but let that pass.
| What is a ne,v State? Texas is nine years
old. In this Union, the distinction be-
tween new and old States is readily understood;
but when we travel out of this Union the ex-
PLANTATION is not easy, as then we travel cut OF
the Constitution.
Now it is certain that MIR. Tyler, in his late
message, recommends that Texas be annexed
by act Of Congressman the effect of this great
political movement-of this invasion of the
province of the treaty-makng powcr-must
be studied to be understood 1t will not do to
avoid collateral issues' as Mr.. Tyler desires;
for it may be that his plan cannot be sanctioned
by the judicial tribunals of the United States
and then comes trouble with cloves labor
lost"
| Congress cannot be too cautious in framing
the terms of annexation, to prevent litigation.
The treaties which Texas has made with other
powers and with Indian tribes will not be an
nulled by annexation; and as the treaties which
the United States has made would be binding
on Texas-there may be conflicts Of large in
terests, growing out of this matter, which the
wisdom of Congress should guard against, as
early as possible.
MIR. Tyler is over-anxious to persuade Con-
gress that ':.fsture Legislatures can best decide
as to the number Of States which should DO for
med out of the Territory, when the time has
arrived for deciding that question:" and he ur-
ges upon Congress the "isolated question d
annexation" as if it had no incidents.
If Texas is admitted by act of Congress, she
will be admitted as State; and once admitted as
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States, aoithou The consent Of her o,cn Legislature;
and 10 This her Legislature may nerer consent
She, with her immense Territory, will be the
largest State in this Union; she will control the
destinles of this nation, in the National Coun-
Gil, when she has full population; so that
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, Mis-
souri, and other States will be made light in the
balance Of poacer In few years Texas would
other cases; perhaps, in all cases.
If Texas is to be admitted by act Of Con-
gress-Congress should at once divide her Ter
ritory into States,--about ten States-and
leave not anything doubtful as to this vital,
and most important question.
| If two-tllirds of the States of this Union are
| in favor of annexation, the fair and legal way
to accomplish ii would be by the action of the
treaty-making power, and not by act of Con-
gress; and nothing can be more exceptionable
than to infer, from recent events, that the peo-
pie of this country have decided in favor OF the
latter means for its accomplishment.
Mr.. Tyler proposes that Congress shall as
sumo the payment of the debts Of Texas out
of the proceeds of the sales of her Public
Lands and he does this, without limiting at
any mode at all, for Congress to assume the
payment of the debts of the States of this
Union; so that Texas will come into better
situation than is enjoyed by most of our own
States, if Mr.. Tyler's views are carried out
And Iput the question, is Mr.. Tyler a compe-
tent politiciana
But before Congress shall venture to annex
Texas to the United States, in time of peace at
feast, there should be an alteration of the Con-
stitution of the United States, and perhaps of
the Constitution of Texas; so that all difficult
ties may be obviated. If the Legislative pow
er of Texas can invade the treaty-maling pow
er of Texas, her Constitution must be of the
now kind.
AN OBSERVER IN THE MIDDLE STATES.