The North-Carolina standard., 1844-10-02

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North Carolina to the following Letter from Ger
: JACKSON on the Texas question Like ever
S thing which ernanates from that brave and wis
old man, it is determined though persuasive in it
tone and irresistible in that strength of arpumen
by which it forces the mind to just sensible. AM
patriotic conclusions tits decidedlythe best lei
ter which has yet appeared upon the subject
Contrast the course of General Jackson on thi
Question with that of Henry Clay, and how doe
1.-THE latter sink in the comparison
! People of North Carolina, remember thes
wordsl They are the words of man who hal
fproved true 10 his country amid all trials, ant
who now ao:hss the way, as he did in DAYS gon,
by, to the only course which can secure Texas
AMI at the sametime strike death-blow to the hieE
pretenslons which England sets up to portion o
The Western hemisphere. Did Gen Jackson evel
DECEIVE you2 Do you think less of. him and o
his opinions now than you did in 1882, when yor
gave him twice ten thousand more votes thar
Henry Clay received within your borders2 Die
ne deceive you at New Orleans2 : Did he prove
false to you or to his country in his struggle with
BIddies Bank Did he disappoint your expec
tatlons for good when he administered the FEEDER
| al government and labored for the great doctrines
which shower benefits alike upon all-upon the
/ poor as well as upon the rich2 No-nol Then
listen to him now. Trust not, but spurn those
miserable demagogues and time servers who tell
you that " his Intellectual as we'll as physical pros
tration is well known" or that he is the "uncon.
scIous instrument Of party contrivances" Read
this letter, and then Judge for yourselves. Read
| it, and consider we'll its mighty truths. We copy
from the Nashville Union. The letter is in an.
swer 10 one from Mr. Dawson, of Missouri:
HERMITAGE, Aug. %, 1914.
I DEAR SIR: am in possession of your note OF
the 9Th inst, and although greatly enfeebled by
the excessive warm weather of this month, shall
endeavor to reply to it.
The more have reflected on the policy of an
nexing Texas to the United States, the more de-
icided is my conviction, that, since the establish
ment of the federal constitution no question has
arisen of so great importance TO the welfare and
safety of the people Of the United States. 1t
seems to me that in this instance as in the revo-
luton and our last war with Great Britain, kind
Providence still inerposes to help on our efforts
in the cause of selfgoyernment and to give us the
necessary stsnranty for our Independence
Under the treaty Of 1903, by which Mr. Jeffer-
son obtained Louisiana from France, the people OF
that country acquired the right to incorporation in
our Union as ample and complete as that possess
ed by the original States and their territories and
all the corresponding rights Of citizenship and
protection. In the treaty, therefore, in 1Sl9 by
which the people of Louisiana west of the Sabine
were deprived of the guarantees of the treaty of
1903, serious question arises whether this gov
ernment can dismember its territory, and disfran-
chise its citizens, without their consent; and in
no oF ouk fha IF
But leaving out of view this solemn question, and
looking only at the consequences which have fol-
lowed the treaty of 1919, it is wonderful that the
course of events is such as TO enable to repair
the errors of that treaty, at the same time that we
avoid doing wrong to other powers either on this
or the continent of Europe
The people Of Texas have maintained their Sc
parate existence and after years of battle and toll
have achieved their freedom and independence.
And without stain on their character, without
obligations with Mexico or other foreign
powers, with no restraint on their sovereignty
other than that which has been imposed by their
God, they again come back to us, and tell us that,
although the guarantees of the treaty Of 1903
have been withdrawn from them, they are yet will
ling to embrace them And the question is, what
shall we say to them in reply2 J
But before answering this question, lei us see III
Mexico has any right TO the territory of Texas, or
any cause for resisting The extension to the citi
zens of Texas Of the guarantees of citizenship as
intended in the treaty of 1903 When did Mcxi-F
co acquire any title to The territory of Texas?
The title Of France was conveyed to as, and-that
title was recognised by all the civilized world as
the only good one. Did we convey it to Mexico?
We did not We conveyed it to Old Spain, and
she did not convey it to Mexico How then does
Mexico derive Der lEIe?s She pretends to none
except what results from the confederation which
was formed in 1924, and founded on revolution, |
in, which compact Texas expressly stipulated that T
her separate sovereignty was retained The over
throw of that confederation or compact by militia
ry force gives Mexico no title to the territory, un-
less she can show that she has conquered one; and
if we examine the claim on the score of conquest,
it is notoriousIy unjust That claim was silenced
by the battle of San Jacinto; after which event
the principal powers of the world recognised
Texas as an independent State There is, then,
no reason for the opposition now made by Mexico
to the annexation. of Texas 10 the United States
none founded any Just ciaim TO the territory or
the Loyalty of the citizens of Texas
We are then brought to the unembarrassed
question: is it right for US TO possessTexas on the
reasonable terms proposed by her2 Is it step +
necessary to our safety and ndprosperity2 [ say il |
is, and as you have requested my reasons, Iwill T
briefly slate them.
That territory is represented by Mr.. Thompson,
and other gentlemen of character who have the I
means of Judging correctly,as possessing some of
he finest lands in the world. In soil. climate,
and productions, it is said to surpass the Floridas
md to equal louisiana and Mississipi Asa por-