The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-30

4 reference or regard 10 the wishes or knowledge
| Of Spain. He did not regard his proposed
treaty with Mexico a violation OF the nights
OF Spain, because he was fully conv'need that
Spain could never recooquer Mexico. though
she might harass and annoy her, ss IN Tact she
did for ten years subsequent TO This second al
tempt of Mr. Clay to acquire Texas. To have
denied 10 Mexico the rights and advantages due
TO her as sovereign and Independent, Slate,
until Spain might acknowledge her indepen-
dence, " ould in fact be TO require her. moi only
10 be able TO defend herself against Spain, but
actually 10 go over and conquer her for by what
other means could she compel Spain TO make
the acknowledgment Let any one compare
the circumstances connected with our present
relations with Mexico AMI Texas, with those
which existed at the periods Of Mr.. Clay's two
attempts TO re annex Texas. and II Is MS clear
as the MONDAY sun that any principle OF the
law of nations which can be stretched to cover
the acts Of Messrs. Adams and Clay, will COM
pletely, and without stretching, envelope every
portion of The present treaty. If Spain had no
cause Of complaint against the United States
Clay and Adams, 10 there tina, man in the world
so bold a. 10 declare The present effort TO obtain
Texas is good ground of offence to Mexico p
How is Texas erer 10 get from Mexico al &C
acknowledgement OF her independence, unless she
entorces it al the point of the sword in the terri
that, she can conquer Mexico and therefore she
can gain this acknowledgment only by the
conquest of Mexico. Such must be the result
Of the reasoning that Texas is not independent
until Mexico shall say so. The independence
of Mexico was not even acknowledged by all
the great powers of Europe at the time Mr..
Clay wished to obtain Texas. All have recog
nized The independence of Texas.
We close this article with quere, to which
we DEMAND an ansper from any opponent
of the present treaty, and defender Of the treaty
sought to be made by Clay and Adams Had
Mr.. Clay succeeded in blaming Ieras in 1925,
,Dhdt pouid hare been our relations NTH
Spain during the tueire years Of warfare
rhich eristed between Spain and MericO sub
sequenl TO that period, supposing Spanish forces
had landed in Teras, as part Of the repolted
colony Of Merico. and had made ii the theatre
of Uar, treating all its Inhabitants as rebels?
In the discussion and decision upon the lrea-
ty by the Senate, no one will venture TO assert
that any Senator, whose constituents are in
favor OF Annexation, should vote against il, be-
cause those of another Senator may be opposed
to it. Let euery Senator pote dgreeably TO
the icishes OF his State. Who will dare TO
advise a Senator TO vote otherwise Who can
justify one for SO doing2 BY voting for this
treaty, so as TO secure its passage, parties may
remain in statu quo, and there may be no open
question of difference between either of the
candidates and their followers; if rejected, il
may prove leaven to affect the whole body
polite. With the opponents Of Annexation,
the treaty is matter Of secondary importance;
with the friends Of Annexation, it is the chief
est Of all political measures.