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The treaty Of annexation olll hangs
in the Senate. The injunction Of serre.
cy being taken off, we have he'd The ben.
eft OF the whole correspondence be-
tween our Government aud Texas, TO-
gelher with the disaVowa Of the British
Government OF all intention tonierfera
IN the domestic relations Of thatrepublic.
We lhink thai Of the failure Of The trea
W in the Senate there is no doubt. The
project Of annexation set on eoot BY Capt
Tyler aud Secretary Upshur, is certain
| ly one Of the most high handed stretches
OF Executive power known 10 our Gov
eminent We perceive hat The Pres~
dent haa ordered The home squadron, ;
and several ships Of war ofthe navy, 10
rendezvous in he Gulf OF Mexico, and
to cruise off Galveston, and frequently
! to show Themselves bpfnre the port Of
Vera Cruz, Mexico. Whilst most Of
lhe troops in TIE Garrisons and cantou-
ments OF Tho West. are ordered 10 Fort
JesUp, in Louisiana, on the confines of
Hexas, end commanders Of the Army
and Navy in thatQuarier, ordered to
communicate freely with Sam Bouston,
! President 81 TPxas; and in case Mexico
should place or attempt 10 place an arm
ed force within The limits Of Texas, to
remonstrale against II, &c. Thus Of
once interfering 10 The internal affairs
Of Government and people wilbwhom
we are at peace, and thai too, in open
and direcl violation Of treaty slipus.
tions
lc the old saying that righteousness
sTateh nation has any truth in il
(and we think it has } how GOes our Gov
ernmenl now stand beforc'the civilized
world2 Does the facI oil Me& leo ,beinl
feeble Government, and unable tore
sist successfully our aggressiuna, oae
any thing in miIigationR We think no.:
TGXasis slilI de jure, in s'ale of rebel
lion 10 MeZ,co, What would we have
thought al the timo South Carolina re
sisted tho laws Of the Fedora! Govern
ment, II Great Britain, or some othe,
power Mexico ii you pease) had enter
ed into q treaty with her Tor annexaIion
Just what the civilized world must lbinl
OF our Government, If the Senate sane
lions the treaty. We 60 for leaving
Texas as she is Our conrCderacy hat
already sufficient divestyorinierest
and feelings TO be reconcI,ed. We have
no need Of further territory True,
glance at q map looks as though the Ri,
Del Norte river Bnd tho desert Of somt
40 or so miles wide along its banks
looks very much ss though the God o
Naure intended it as our natural boun'
Diary. Yet, the same argument might
in The early days o(lbe Republic, hav'
clIcumscHbed our limits to the country
east Of the Allegheny mountains, or a
present. 10 restrict us from passing tn
Rocky mountains. Texas was by th
treaty with SPAN, and subsequent.
with Mexico. clearly cPded from us. an,
, we think it is now too late in the dsy L
cali in question the solemR decision O
the Government in Two treaties.
The object avowed BY Captain Tyler
is 10 protect the slaveholding interest Q
! Vie Southern States by annexation w
think no friend Of our Union ought +
desire Texas, because il it was 10 be an
nexed now, before the Ides Of Novem
bsr the restless spirits Of our countr,
} would have another project on foot 10
the further acquisition Of territory, mex
would come California aod eyen Mex
co herself 10 short, we are 90 propt
ct, but eve now hazard the prediction
= that tho Ang'o Saxon tace viii oVen'r
I ailg uad il sSc sCeseat geoeEatioa ia'