Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-09-26

Cav in tbo Noyia Ale6a@ias ofthe 10Th
n'-nt
AJloa} Juie27. 1874
gtN7tt.rN-l hasc received your fl.
,r, morning m,thai uy views, a. ds 10
sd 10 ms l'utr rom Rairigh. on the qnos
urp MOTH, Autt ya,ier 81 Texas are mis-.
r..itrl H roi mrfrpfcscr'ed, IN your
..a.ift rrl f.cf % supposed bat ! hTvc
changed nv opimon fiom what II was ~
tsip cndcavorcd 10 express myself IN
Litter %, crpl,cjly - | could, and J do
oithiuh COW that Il can be by far mis- inter
mcrd
In 1919. when I addressed the House Of
Reeves, n,i,i ves. he Executive had nego.
eial,d tho treaty with Spain, by which Tex
a. WIS creloI - ib1i power, but Congress
rad not then gwen any sanction 10 the ees'
sion believe now. and | thought then,
that the ttcaly.making power IS not coin.
nc,eDt without the concurrence Of Congress
70 eeIe away any territory belonging 10 the
United States Blu, Congress, BY repeated
nets. subsequently manifested is approba-
i,on ofiho 'rea'v. and lhcs' acts rendered 1t
rs valid anl obligatory upon the CuiicI
States. rs Il Congress had given lis assent,
rrior 10 tho conclusion Of the treaty. At
lint periol Of 1919, Texas, rs claimed by
r, wa. ~unpooplcd. No hostile incursions
tsd been made into It by citizens Of the u.
r.rd States In 1925 and 1927, there
wore br few inhabitants Il Tcy7s consis
ing ols5me coioni>s. planted there uodcr
me authority Of Mexico
AT neither of The three periods above
m,ntioned, had any State or section, in this
Union. manifested any opposition TO Tex
composing a par Of il. II has been said
ii,l Alr Adams administration offered TO
rccoria,e With Mexico for Texas, notwi,h.
st,nIing the existence Of n war between
spain and Meyico, and that it could not
therefore hnye been believed lbaithe acqui-
lion Of Texas, at tina, time, would have
evolved the United States in a war with
pain Hence Ills argued that The ra,i6-
alton ofthe late treaty could not have ON.
.romited our peace.
Nr Adams thought i, desirable 10 oh.
u Texas. Two foreign powers claimed
Mexico was in possession, and. Spain
,s doing aching 10 .eoer, add o,iOIce her
aim Her representatives bad even gone
l ffr rs b s~ilpn,ate. IN n conyeniicn, to nc.
uowlcdgc the Independence Of Mexico,
hongh that convention was not ratified BY
sn'in.
Mr. Adams had right 10 authorize the
COLLATION. ola treaty for the acquisition Of
feNls with both or either Of the powers
aiming tit wasihlt he should begin
fh that power which had the possession
of Texas. Spain had in,erposcd no obs,a.
-i, She had made no declaration tha, she
..aali regard the acquisition of Texas as
.u set ofUar. In pov, Of fact, no over.
ne was hrmally made to Mexico 10 pur-
rhasc Texas, no negotiation was opened,
H treaty. was concluded II a negotiation
3 comm,p need. or # q treaty had been
,ncd aud SPAN had protested, tho prudent
a cautious policy which characterized
N'r Adams administration. would undouh,-
.iiy have prompted him to qnie, Spain and
a,commodl,e the matter, previous 10 the
RATION Of Texas TO the United States,
md without plunCing them in war with
spain. How totally difrrcn: are oil tina
circumstance under which, with Mr.. a.
lsm's authority, ! au'horfzed the overture
q Mexico, from those which attended The
iale,res,y Of Mr.. Tylerl
So hr from Mexico being sil nj, she re.
~peaiclly and solcmly declared that she
should consider annexation as war with
Der. Texas was no longer an uninhabhoi
country. Il had bern wrcscd from the do
mini0n of VI r,ico by citizens many Of whom
wen, uncd from ,hc Unicd States The
war bdyccn Me,ico ami Texas had not
zen terminated BY any treaty Of peace
VII. Tyler only did no, consul, Mexico,
he announced that her assent TO the an,
neIauon Was altogether unnecessary. A.
o. proceeded to conclude a treaty, embra
n0 @ 'arcc rA',n' |ofI'rflory. aud o nu
zoos population, noi conprehcndci ID
PA, Texas u'e'y Which tie JnJtd State
odd TO Sp0in in 1910
10 the moan Time. too. n powerful onpo
''cn had nfiscn m the United Sta,es O
1as The anneSaiicn of TeXss 10 then
.fera. STATES had declared through ,hei
L-gfatarss scainsn and Others, il ne
ha!e sections ofihe Cnion, we're believe
Be adverse 10 H. This wss the oppos
20 the measure 10 which m my Raieie
fsr | allul.d When | spoke ola eon.id
To- P,H,oa q the ,onicderacy | did u
f 10 p>rsonk but 70 States or Sc
jnlsr s4eh circumstances | could n
fcgafi the auneTatioa Of TeKss a, n
as compromising the honor Of II
n,fy invoking II in War, IN which |,
apalhies o. all ChrisendOm would
ms Us and endangcr the integrity
Uaion though, then, add sh
We hat Nsuonsl dishonor, foreign VI
sl lis action and division Al home ",
30 great saenhce 70 make forthe aequ.