Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-05-24
POLITICAL,
LETTER or Mr.. WALKER, OF MISSISSIPPI,
Relatiee 10 lie Remuneration Of 7tras in reply to tn:
call ct HE People Of Carroll County, Kentucky, 10
commuRlcoie his rielcs on that subject
OF MISSISSIPPI,
WAsHISGros CRY. Jan. 6, 1874

felattve 10 lie Remuneration Of Tras in reply to the
call 81 HE People Of Carroll County, Kentucky, 10
Communicate his rictcs on that subject
WAsHISGTos Cry Jan. 6, 1Sl4.
Grnl. Your letter dated Ghent, Carroll coun-
y, Kentucky, November 25.h 1913, has been receiv-
Cd 1t contains the resolutions Of a meeting oil The
people OF that county, in favor Of the annexation of
Texas, and requesting the candidates for the FFesl'
dency and Wee Presidency of the Union TO make
known to (you) or to the public their views on this
SUBJECT AS committee, you have Transmitted me
tnese proceedings, together with special letter ad-
dressed to me as candidate for the "Vice Presiden
cy, requesting my opinions on this question. am
not candidate for the Vice Presidency Ths only
State in which my has been designated, 10 any
considerable extent for this station, was my own ard
knowing how many, with much older md better claims
than mine, were named for this office, for this aud
other reasons by letter. dated November go, l6i3 adj
dressed by me to the Democratic Convention - htcl
assemblies this day in Mss s,ipp, my namo is with
drawn Internationally.
The treaty. by which Texas was surrendered to
Spain, always opposed by me; md in 1876, 1884
and and 1885, various addresses made BY me- and
then publshcd IN favor of the remuneration OF Tex
and the opinions have been often prs
by me, since my election III 1896 10 The Senate of the
Union.
twas revolution in Mexico that produced the con-
fleet for nde pendence in Texas The citizens OF TEXAS
had been invited there by Mexico, under tho solemn
guaranty Of the Federal Constitution of lS2i. This
Constitution, TO which Texas so long and faithfully i'd
hered, Frustrated by tie usurper; Santa Anna
After severe struggle, the people of Mexico
subdued by mercenary army; the States were ami
hllaed, and military dictator placed at the head Of
Il central despolism. 10 the capital Of Mexico, and
of The State of Coahua and Texas, the civil authorl
ties suppressed by the bayonet; the dsarmng of
every citizen decresG, and the soldlery Of the
per proceeded 10 enforce this edct. The people OF
Texas resolved to resist, and perish upon the field OF
battle, rather than submit 10 The despoc sway Of n
trrac herOl md
the conflict, and glorious the issue. The Anne
rican successful the armies of the tyran were
overlhrown and dispersed and the dictator himself was
captured le was released by Texas and restored TO
his country, having first acknowledged, by solemn
treaty, the independence Of Texas. After the fail OF
Santa Anna and The total roue and dispersion of the
Mexican army ard when resubiuga;lon had become
hopeless, introduced into the Senate, The resolution
acknowledging the Independence of Texas !; was
adopted in March, 1887, and the name of Texas IN
sctlbed on the roll of independent nations Subsequent
ly, France, England, and Holland, have recognised
her Independence; and Texas now has all the rights
OF sovereignty her territory and people, as full
and perfect as any other nation OF the world
1t to Spain, and not to Mexico, that we
transferred Texas by treaty; and it by
luton in Mexico, and the recognition Of her ndepen
dence, By Spain, but by this Republic and other
nations, that Mexico acquired any title 10 Texas 1t
was by successful revolution, and thu expu sion OF
Spanish power, that Mexico unrscognzed by Spain,
acquired ali her right 10 this territory and is by
similar successful! revolution that Texas has obtain
ed the same territory. These principles have been
cognized for many years by Mexico, and by this Re-
public; AID it is absurd in Mexico TO atteinp, to
recall her unequivoco assent 10 these doctrines, aud
ask TO be permitted to change the well-setlsd law OF
nations and oppose the remuneration of Texas 1t il
an admitted principle Of the aw OF nations, that every
sovereignty may cede the whole or any part Ct their ter
rofy, unless restrained by some constitutional inter
dic and which, fit exist, may be removed by the same
sovereign power which imposed the limitation. There
IS however such limitations in the Constitution Of
Texas, which is sngle central government, with the
same authority TO make the cesson, as appertansd TO
France Spain in the transfer os Lo~siana Fori.
da Nor does il change the question OF power,
that these distant colonies; for The sovereignty
extends alike over every portion OF the naton-and
this principle fully recognised when Mr.. Adams,
as President. and Mr. Clay as Secretary Of Stale IN
22J and lSa7 by instructions to minister a. Mex
co and Gen Jackson, as President, and Mr.. Van
Buren, as Secretary of State by subsequent similar
instructions in 1922 endeavored to procure from Next
co the cession of Texas, then contiguous and Inte
gral portion Of the Mexican Ccniederacy. And II
nation may ccde portion of her territory, being CON-
pleely sovereign the whole, she may certainly
cede the whole; and, in any event, tins would be-
question, Of our right 10 receive, but Of the al
thoriiy Of the cedng nation to make the transfer or
simply, an inquiry whether obtained good or
bad title In this case, the title would be unqueston
able; for Texas being independent in fact, and re-
connised by ourselves, and the great powers of Eu-
rope as completely sovereign throughout her terrific
nv, Mexico could make no Just objection to the trans
fer.
In 1896, this question: together with that of ra,y
ing their Constitution, submitted TO the conslu
ted authorities by the people Of Texas, who, with un
parallefd unanimity, (ihere being but n'nety-'hree
dissenting votss decided in favor Of reanns xatlon
Texas them has already ussented TO the re-annexa-
ton no, merely By the of oil her authorities; but of
her people and made il part and parcel OF the orgnn
IS tfaelT. md he "
of these facts, would now deny the power
of Texas assent to the must REJECT and
discard the great prime pie OF popular 60
yereigntv Surely, then, one will contend that mo-
narchies may transfer, and receive, their colonies
and subjects without and against their consent; but
that the entire people of single republic, IN whom re-
sides the only Iphiful sovereignty cannot cede nor
receive their territory, and that monaichs have
more power than the people, and more truly sove
reign Texas, then, having the undoubtsd right 10
the whole or any part Of The territory there
be no difference, qncstton Of constitutional porr,
between our right receive part or the whole of the
territory.
The remuneration, then, he accomplished by
INV one of three modes Isl, by treaty. I'd, By act
nf Congress- without treaty; and 3D. by the authority
eseryed 10 each State to extend their boundaries and
annex additional territory with the SANCTION OF Con-
gress.
let BY treay.-This right was established by the
cesson Of Louisiana and Florida, and cannot now BE-
questioned without menacInr the organization OF the
snd integrity of the Union for, by virtue
OF this power three States and several Territories now
compose part OF the republic In lo42, we acquired
territory bv treaty, and attached il to the States OF
York and Vermont There there no disputed boun-
dsry for the call for certain parallel of latitude
a mere question Of measurement-which, when made,
placed this territory within the undoubed limits OF
Canada; in consequence of which, we had abandoned
The fortress erecting at Rouses Point, and the ground
il occupied (Which part of this terrlIory) winch
we acquired by the treaty Of 1912 The question OF
The power of Ration by treaty settled ard moor
poracd into the very existence of the government and
Of the Union.
3D. The object may be accomplished BY act OF Con-
gress without treaty The language Of the Con't''
luton is-"New States may be admitted by The Con-
press into this Union; hut new State shall be FORM
ed or erected within the jurisdiction OF any other
Stale nor any State be formed by The junction oil Two
or more States parts of States without the consent
of the Legislatures Of the States concerned, Us well
as Of the Congress The grant is unlimited, except
that the boundary of existing State cannot be DIS
turbed by Congress without the assent o. the STATE
Legislatures. "New States may be admitted oy Inc
Congress into this Union" This is the bread language
of the Constitution; and 10 ocnGne It to tef'ito'y hen
acquired is 10 incrpolae most iInpo'snt "ofo' INTO
that instrument. Nor could It have been the intention
o. the trainers of the Constitution 10 prevent the &C
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