Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-06-15

the territory and government, ., ,
ted STATES. | entertain no Gon1 u Is
power or The expediency of ,5a las
non. The proof is clear and uIe :. reaa
to my mind, that Texas con ~a Sal'i
of the United States, the ,'Ia
regard 10 have been as in indy VII
that to any other portion of o"s
AT the time the negotiation W. VT. 'enH
" with a view to regain the P way olPa
the settlement Of other one 'Oila''
pending that negotiation, the Su
vernment itself was satisfied If SPana
OF our title and was ready 10 , as h
line far ives: of the Sabine ' GO
western boundary of Louisisn, 's le
| by the treaty of 1903 with F,s." d'S
which Louisiana was acouired "uC e I'd
gotiatlon, which had been 6,s :. i@a
Madrid, was broken off and lr9n oPepa
Washington, where it was rps "a.efis
resulted in the treaty of Flo,iSta' uued,
the Sabine was fixed upon. m1. OyM
boundary of Louisiana. Fro~~ s VEST
cation of the treaty OF 1909 via 'l e raj
until the treaty of 1919 with S ! f!ranc
territory now constituting tbe p :Na,
Texas, belonged TO the UpilpI 9, police
1919 the Florida treaty wa, ron p'a'S
Washington by Mr.. John ..nino ''u !
then Secretary of Stale) on Il. A 40
the United States, and Don Iou %' u pa y
on the part Of Spain; and BY ,bs, Jew
this territory lying west Of he S S@' a'a
constituting Texas, was cedsd Ir' ss' a %
ted States to Spain. That 6e I D.. W
Norte or some more western bon" Jo
than the Sabine could have been ohaa,I
had it been insisted on by the A r,,is'
Secretary of State, and that v;'S",
creasing the consideration mad s S.a
Floridas, | have not a doubt %.1
judgment. the country west Of lbe S, Sa
and now Texas, was most uuRi,pIv ', IVY
away. 1t is part of the great vsII ''
the Mississippi, directly connecsl by \
navigable waters with the Mis,isa,n; ,;r
err, and having once been DaHdml
Union, it should never have been disurn
bered from it. The government and nv
pie of Texas, it is understood, not 81
give their consent, but are anxiOusly
sirous to be reunited to the United Ss,|
If the application of Texas for re.unu
into our confederacy shall be reectsdS
the United States, there is imminent dS !
ger that she will become dependanr
if not a colony of Great Britan-an evl|
which 10 American patriot, anxiOns
the safety and prosperity of his counlr
could permit to occur, without the md
strenuous resistance. Let Texas ben
annexed, and the authority and law
the United States be established u
maintained within her limits, asal@
the Oregon Territory, and let lhei |
policy Of our government be MOTTO pem|
Great Britain or any other fOreignpd
to plant a colony or hold dominion oil
any portion of the people or lerriiOg
either. These are my opinions d
without deeming it necessary TO eaa
this letter, by assigning many reas
which influence me in the conclusions
wich | come, | regret to be compelled
diller so widely from tie views express
by yourselves, and the meeting Of ciIha
of Cincinnati whom you represent D.
fering, how ever, with you and with lh4
as do, it was due TO lrankness, a |
should be thus explicit in the decIaEp
of my opinions.
! am with great respect,
Your obi serv't.
JAMES K. POLK
To Messrs. S. P. Chase, ThOs, Psil
T. Finkbine, GemaIiel Bailey, jry SH
Lewis, Committee, &c.
Cincinnatti, Ohio.