Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-20

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IT;on md which still belongs 10 II IN aostfao'
r'oht The Government hos NJ consthut'on ~, au."o
,,iv 10 sell tie peopl' md sou 81 S r VI i
/ &c Tho Union 10 foreign power - fepafa,e IT,
an immense aud rich domain as ir"'s ""'' Wv .a.
n nodsr the pretext OF asceitanins oouhoa''es, w.
"a loo,;c fraud worthy OF the man @ho, more II
30. ;,t,oduced INTO the House OF Represents
,;,es nrou.s,t,ons, fsrent iorms looking u Wv
dissolution of thu cone y-""f'hy e ofS'" r.
I &c M. narty which sought 10 exclude al L"u''
"cy ~ "'' ,oh 1ras vas par) from admss,on IN
~, Hmm Span-as 1t appears from M. ffV'ng
. later N General Jackson-was prepared 10 acE"o"
,d ,bs, The hound aries of Louisiana included le@a'
The moral evidence ASIDE to whcn SPAN was ira"J
-. no conld fail to that Texas naturally COZ"
1891 no,,ion of the Valley Of the Mississippi MANY
r -, ,;yers are tributary TO that stream; It's gui
=. 10 famed nv the auvlon of the Mississippi, art
necessary I, the safety and welfare OF The o,a'f
wbcb border that river and u was cleaI, 'ha' 'eA
,s, h. l,np to the power that held The MISS sspp' :
T,s :, d,v,ded by deserts, mountains and great ~
80 60, N.xco henc- the steam nt emigration
,hcb pnpuIa.d Texas, flowed as naturally irom wv
uoed states Us the rivers oil that region run '"'' w
N,s,ssioo Iaus Texas 6ecame an aner"an' u"
m.x;can colony, aud hence was lost nv re
i,;n - M,xico more readily than M-xco TO Span
~ I,t a, 1.a,ti,natey made Mexico independent o.
o,d s,,n II has made Texas equally independent o.
u.,,co The recognition OF It's independence oy 'ne
great nations of the world, places ~ IN lns fesPso' "
Tho ssm. moisture with Mexico. 1t SPAN or Mexico
r., ,conred title 10 Texas by the Treaty negotiated
~. N, Adams, 1t has been lost by conquest The pre-
nosse.sors of the territory have right 10 dispose
OF it ,ho
u,,"n and thew claim for thpm-rves their bthtIgh'
:, hne,c,o ci,izsns IF the Union could be a.
, n or this r,r Territory, by diplomatic treachery
or imberiliy, my not the vaior anu pai,o'sn' ..
ME of our own lineage, and "ho shrn tnrr y""'n'o'
blood the defence OF the o", ~, o'a'eS us;
Lind restore II 10 us, If Mr.. Webster, IN the infancy
or M,,ne had held the dip"ma'ic position when en-
obIed INN 10 surrender recently considerable portion
Of s Territory to Great Britain, and had then surren-
d.red all that constituted the present Stae-h lis
hardy people had afterwards risen IN v'nu'ea'nn ~
their inheritance, recnnquered the Territory, and OBJ
,,ned gene raj recognition Of their Independent OF
Great B,in-,f they had then presented themst Ives
IN the Government Of the Union, and demanded re-
admission # they pointed to the Treaty OF IS, ana
the Boundary MARKED on the map by the hand OF
the KING of Great Britain the Boundary 81 the
! Union and SAID 'We assert brlhrgh, TO IN" po-
lcal institutions of couai.y, and ask that Mime,
os ecomred by our Revolutionary fathers, should BE-
arn,n embraced as member OF tn Cont derncy-s
there any one who would deny the rPh. of The Union
10 receive her The xat,nn oi Texas no" pre-
seats precisely this question: for dec,sion TIL right
To aenae any Territory of the Union, may well be DE-
MED The right to assent 10 It's restoral,"n when OIL
ferrd by those who have power 10 make II, cannot be
DISPUTED.
Bn, IL is not our intention to argue the right of the
Government, of the United States to re admit Terri
tory once its own, to its original rghts-our object Is
m-rl present The aspect which This question OF re-
anne xalioa wears to Us
II is objected, however, that our relations with Mex
leo obd acceptance of the proposals OF Texas tor
r. admission. We are at peace with Mexico, md have
treaties W hich said must vinats IN taxing INTO
the union Safe at with Mexico. THIS view
was lust when the first propositions from Texas tor
adn,,ssnn made; iben there was nciu"i war be-
tween Mexico and Texas now, there is not and to al
low that Mexico without force or means to further
prosecute war Texas, shall, by mere prnclama-
ton nf Institutes excommunlca,c Texas from Tho pae
of nations and take away the right Of forming con-
NJ xions with Them would be to admit he power OF q
mere paper blockade. Nevertheless, II 's proper, 1t
poss,be that the consent of Mexico should he conci
lated to any arrangement we may make with Texas -
IL is due 10 our am;cabl' rel'ions with her, to our
| honor and I, our interests The impuaron OF bad
faith has BEEN east unnn the Unttd States Tor sup
posed connvence with the emsran's 10 Texas IN Their
Efforts {, throw fl the yoke oi Mexico THIS was nn-
ius. Gsnerol jackson, with his accustomed prob'ty,
trnk every pccauiion prevent any inter eence on
the mart Of the cItizans the Unrd States IN the
stuyuie o. this President Santa Anna became sats-
fed when in tbs city; and It IS right that The good
fh Of the Un;ed States should be preserved from sus-
pcion IN everv stage OF the proceedings between Mex
leo and Texas Although at the time that President
Sarta Anna here he could hold out prospect of
Oh, aiming Immediately the consent Of his nation TO the
,nde pc ndence OF Texas yet he tod General Jackson
tho he himself convinced that ipXas "weS nut 4
hrnken wing Mexico; that It ''womld he mere in
cumbrance and hinderance until lopped off H.
added however, that the circumstances under winch
he returned his country. and the temper OF The pub
l,c mind there would render him unable TO press his
non.ons succe ssfuliy Eight years of experience has
verified the forecast Of Santa Anna. Texas has been,
ever since an oppressive burden 10 Mexico. There IS
ground therefore, TO suppose that proposition 10 FIRE.
s,drnt Santa Anna-again IN authority, and pre- EN-
nent IN pnpuar'y-haV'ng for us object restoration
nf lhc United States To their original lims would b.
| fayoratly received A full and fair equivalent TO
Nex,co COR any sacrifice she might make would be
chperfuy ordrd by the peopl- of the s., for es
tabl,s he impassab. mountain and desert irone'
between the two Provision might De Dsd' for
rspessiug The incutsons oil The savnges and maranders
wl,ch haunt those wids, and peace restored 10 the
borders on ellhar sidp which have hitherto been the
seen. Of whence and robbery SAFE commercial reia
lions nigh then bs established between tn" United
s;;aes and Mrxicn, through some well-guardeo new
provided communications, and cordial attachment
cemen'ed nrt~een them trade would then gfn@ mp
more valuable 10 each than tn hitherto disputed tetr-
f"y could ever prove 10 either under other ccumslan
The great obstacle 10 this happy arrangement will he
found IN ie intrpositon Of England Ia prevent IT, W.
ha vc It here the person ." MIR Pack nEam. VIII"
was transferred from .x,co to Washington, on spe
cin! mis- io the moment the question Of the reannexa
ton of Texas renewed lie has left successor
in Nrxco doubt we'll provided with instructions TO
cooperate there with his movements here
The prrext TIM, Mr.. Packenham comes TO settle the
Oregon difficulty very thin disguise. Loud Ash
hutton over he snid, settle every subject ol
controversy with Mr.. Webster. Can il be supposed
that Mr. Packenham can arrange this matter more ga
,sfac ury with any one than Lord Ashburion conld
with Mr.. Webster II is impossible that It con'd be
more satisfactorily adjusted for England than 1t was
nv Lord hshburtCn and MIR. Webster. The treaty l-f
England IN full possession of every commanding point
the territory She has the absolute monopoly OF all
the products and trade oftha region. She enjoys there
the sipuIaons of the existing treaty more than
che exortd from the imbecile Chinese by the bloody
war which she waged against them. She obtained pc
s,tons along the coast Of China, which give her the
key to the ports of that country, but our shore o.
he Pacific, she has ell ports md commands the
whole interior. Can she nsk more, Does Mr. Pack
enhan come 10 require further submission, when We
are already BUNDLED many degrees below the wretch
ID Chinese? The Columbia river, and ell that region.
only great discovery The enterprls'ng Am'r'-
can navigator, who first discovered and entered The
waters of the Columbia river, gave it a name WHICH
identified It with his country. According 10 The law
which reeulates the right of discovery, the nation
which finds aud takes possession Of The mouth OF a