The North-Carolina standard., 1844-05-15


out its o.sn intrinsic dfculties and perPlexities
Eneutfat and, fffehd ~ that administration, and
from my convictions have confronted to its policy
avoiding the which would Erltate and Oppos;
eomnuaicatuns Mexico is nearest hegbofs divid-
Ing with " e soatinsM of NerbA nericss asd Pcsses
sing tke q great power Ger bdpndafies are
coPtea1niRops fE more than two Thousand mites. I'VE
base m and aJd matitne commerce. She has mines !;
be have shHss General considerations Impose pfon
each power shs datessf rscIprecaf especIa
lducements lnVIts 70 uninterrupted cannerei2in-
tercoHrse. As WeSterR senator, coming from the.
bsnAs Of the Mississippi and from ne State QMisaepr,
p cane. ee ehnd to the CONSTITUENCIES of fntsrrsAfi9g
stretching mines Of Mexico, bnugs backs .Jhs
perennial supply of solid money which enIiches *he
accumulation u agEeultufs produes Of HcR she j. the
emporium. Wohdeff6l are therwoTkngs Of Rohsneeee,
and mare apt to fad proper channels byts osn
0peraonsA than to be guided >inko them by The 6 e.
legislation. New Orleans nov IS what the Ha<aaa
eHtFePot Of the Mexican trade, and the recip-
iRntofSts HfaeFat wealth. The superficial feader o.
encourages dopestc rdusfFy3 that she takes moth
ing from our agrceltNre, and but little from
Aet0rs. srr s9oE e saSss oossTssr would see
onr so Passpe g ailthe eoaUtriesOf
ing intoRs Rh. aHa these returbiBg the ships Of
Orleans. and tashce goinsef n snan MekcSn vessels
10 sdaJamoras, Tampice Vera Cruz apd other Mexcan
PSrts The return from ahess P0ts ;s in the
- j.
sagsatp may be stated kat. df the ten
IAj jSnS and Thsee qnaFtsrs OF silver coin and bufDR
reviewed in the Unied States sceorRg to the custom
heOsS rurs during the last yeat~ eight ualioas and
one quarter of 1t came IEe Aope, and the mass
of It though the part Of New OFieans This amount of
os s Ts 's + would
couRected with American indnsty bat in reality for
domeste predictions changed into foIegn brics and
g<Rg doSbeempoynePtt TO the aavigsEoFo Of the eoun-
try. New Orleans has taken the place Of the Havana
II become The entrepot of Tins trade and many cir
cWaaces, not dTectedby Laws or even knoan to law.
giVsrs, have combined te produce the resa First the
application of stean power to The nrop,rlso of vessela
which, in the form of toWboas has to a river city
pHonSpt and Acae eousrurGcaon with the theu
t5e ppEtiHg vessel Bonl whore she dRlixers freiS
FOB tEo IAeyent empires then the markea aavansgs
of return eaFgo, with sSsap aHd abundant supplies
Great Wsat theS the seriiRattag duties id Afexcan1
1otss 10 ayer Of Mexican Vessels which Hak ie TdwaaS
taeops 10 the importer to stop and ranshp New 0F-
i0stitutionsDur perfect security Under Just a.vs foE
HE 1beTty, person. and property These ercumstanEeS
ssEecssd hg goVerhnien4 and without the knowledge
Of geVerRneH have giyendo New 0 leans the supreme
advantage Of being The entFepot h the Mexican trade
ana have the Unparalleled spectacle of he no.
6est Eaae ia the world and the fekest mites in the
world, sending their respective products to ast eaSht
other at the mo0h of HE noblest EiveF-in the world
and there "a creatc in lapse Of tine THE most Woaderl
eIy which any age or cooatry Ia. aver behed look
nPoa The map Of the Great West and teerabe eapac
ty 10 calcU4te the aggreateo of
nAse rmpsess HE behoider with vast opfaiSa of The m
tere srestFsss New DSisaas but he viii suly i1Ok
upon one half Of the picture, unless he eeutsmp+atss %
6ew 6f1noh If trade, whiOh Is making the suepoxlnuT of
HE Mississippi the eDtFePat Of and
though now great isstll in It's infancy Let not soS
eFnment mar Aconsunmaton suspicious in lis as6eot
teeming With nauy rich dpreeioas Eesults
10 unnecessary collision with Mexico eom.
mece tuID back the streansef three bHefe& mnee 70
HE taVana a0d gFe wound to q noble CITY which
oe ei atne head and source Of every srean
hat Pouts IFS tribute into the king of foods
EraTR ibis. extinct it will be seen that fhrn
E1esEStHhA ITxaR 9saestfc1, uFder al As aspfcts
md considered what was due to Mexico and lLe
United Statesl as-weA as what wished in reta,
zen to Texas itse1f Ny aim was .ta accomplish |,
'Tentuai admission without breach wah Mexf.tt
'o-wRhott ecmptoihjsng our nafionaf honor
TRh as Errfe dissatisf4ciioa as possible te sno
BART Of oor-e1F UniorI-Fnd without the loss ef
no rich stream OF gold and silver hich she Mexi
an mines were annsatiy pouring into New Or. Il
rat's ana ths- West. This 1as m% Utsh and nv
noft-f aod putting OFF the Question of admission,
yesed for recogHhion, bur nor without serious
Ehat our known syRpathy for the Tex &
q cause, and The pronptness of our acknowltIJ. ,
nenF OF Team Independence, notwithstanding ,
be cafe of President Jae ks1H and President Van
39Te1 TO obeerFe The stretest Reafrality, and 10
rear Mex4co TRh aH rFspect5 might have the .
tect OF alternating Mexicau feeling from as. and ;
1lurms the valuable trade which we carried on ,
nth tho Mexican people. Events have sf1ouu !
hat these Tnisgsviogs, SO stroagefy felt in 1896
VeFs not without fo1nAltioa Every botv knows :
rat New orfsaas has Eost the Mexican trade ;
lat the stFesAR ofthe precious metals Dsw flows -
} the Ihodih Of the Thames, which bAt lately J.
owed from Tampico andVe Cruz b the mouth i.
the Mississippi Every body knows this, and !;
se cussornshouse books prove it-,hose books T.
Inch shows us an import Of ten millions aed .
lFee9gaTiers of specie from Mcxico n the com :
lensenent of The Fexan resolution and of me -
Dttion and a quarter for the year 1s42-the last :
Far to which the accounts have been made jpI 4.
Such has been my conduct and the reasons for h
on the two occasions when the adrissinn of :
exas into our Union has been proposed, aad1 =;
hen have opposed both propositions. Nov, r.
'rd proposition for admission is made and mi
sf circumstances more formal and imposfn0 =
an heret0fore comes in The form Of 1featv1 =
ID before the Senate; afd what Tshau do 4poa =
as treaty does not beOeme me to saw staaain1 as
do n an Official refariDn 10 Ire 1tesion. and =.
'and soon 70 act upon'A An that shah 1ay :.
that wish The discussions on tho qt,estion Of -
THIS Treaty TO be publietI thai The nature y
the question the manaer in which il has been y
heretofore Justice to the peoDre ius.
e TO Individual senator's; the- ahsurdav Of =,
cret discussion ia the Senate and public dis =,
ission N The newspapers The iadisputable fact -,
at Jobbers, spectators, and intrleuera have =,
aow3 all along what wac concealed from the :.