The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-12-12


not psrnit ssfte be ihHaadeed sby this threat Il re
,prsprsssn,sd 10 is ths spitif 81 our people, who are
ready To sarlace much fdf ace. but nothing lnimi-
dayn A war, Under idy crcnmsRncet, is greatly to |
be dsDiored aud me United S.areas the last nsSn ID
desire hui Inc e0ndnioh of peace, II Le tqaiF>
ad Of VI 10. faregu die anqaeaiOhabs fighl Of lfsnt
with an ndePend5a powes. Of ods OWa eoHiineni up
On matters highly interesting 20 bOh and that upon
uak a and u6sdsaiAed preleneipn of claims by third
power, q eentidl the nee viii Of The power with
apd whom We tfsdt; devoted as We may BE to peace
ANXIOUS 10 cultivate friendly re stians with the whole
world. the Executive does no. hesitate to say hA The
People fthd United States would be ready brave all
SonssquencsS, tha0 sdbm such cGpdlnoO But
no apprehension of war entertained by iha Execn-
nvs and lmast express frankly the opinion that had
uis ea beeu fafed BY the SsdSls. would have been
followed by prompt ssulemsnt to the en saisfac-
ton Of Mexico dt sSety matter in difference heNtreu
the two countries, Seeing then that new p,epnraions
fr hostile invaaion Of Tsxas were about 10 be adopted
by Msxlcn and JhAt these were brought about because
Tszss had adopted tho susgssons or the Executive
bn the suheet of AuHsxalioa feOuldnt passivsly We
f1de Its arms and permitted d wat threa ensd he
6ompsDied by every act thar cUI mark a-ia baroub
Ogs TO he wsged aganthcr bscauss she had4dons 20.
Oler considerations Of controlling character inhi,
sncad the codfis oftiIs E1S uGvss Fhe rre,y winch
had thus Been negotiated had flsd receive The rai.
6ualinh Of The Sshats Ons 6f tho chief oblactlons
which wasnrged agaurt a. was found To consist in The
fact that Tic questions Of annexation had not besp sub
nilsd 70 Inc ordeal of publ opinnn 10 the United
Sialas, However uutenahle such ohjsctinn wac es.
teeIned to be. in view fihe unquegionabs ,wer or
the Executive |" negotiate the treaty, and the
lasting interests involved In the question: felt be
nv duty to submit the whole subject Congress as the
bpst eapouhders Of popular sentiment No definite ac-
ton having been taken on Tie subject by Conarsie the
question referred itself directly the decision of the
States and the People The great popular election
which ha' Just terminated afforded the best opportunity
-F. -f.k Al.
h Pending that issue bename the imperative duty Of
the Executive inform Mexico that the question Of an.
nexaon was sill bSfdte The American People, and that
until their decision was pronounced any serious invasion
OF Texas would be regarded as an aempt to foresat
their Judgment and could not be,ooked dpoh with IN
difference. am osthappy TO inform you that no such
invasion has taksn plsce and trust that whatever your
poliou may be upon Mexico win see :he importance of
d,cdihg hs matter BY resort peaceful expedsnts in
preference TO those Of arms The decision of the Peo.
and tho staes on this great and interesting subject,
has been decsitsly manifested: The Question oCaunex
aonhas been presented markedly to their consideration
BY the treY itself S colliera aud Incidental issues
which wete calculated lodivde and distract tie public
councils carefully avoided. These were left 10 the
wisdom Of the future 10 dets mine Il presented, re.
peat the isolated question: OF anhexation; and in that
form il has been submsd TO the ordeal of public SEMI
ment. controlling majority Of The People aud alage
majority of,hS States, have declared in favor ofmmed
ate annexation Instructions have thus came Up obolh
branches Congress- from their respective constituents
in terms the most emphatic tits the will Of both the
People andte States that Tesas shall be annexed 10 the
Union promptly snd Immediately. II NAV be hoped
that in ear yiug into execution the public will thus do.
eared, all collateral Issues may be avoided. Future
legislatures can be decide as 10 the number of Stated
which should be f0red out Of tho territory when the
tie has arrived ar deciding that question. So with all
Others. By the Treaty. the United States assumed the
payment Of the debts Of Texas to an amount not exceed.
au00 RI n 0niHF Al.
sum falling short Of $400 600 exclusively out Of the
proceeds the sales &c her public lands. We could
not with honor take the lands, without assuming the f!
payment Of all ircdmbrahces upon Them
Nothing has occurred since your last session. to nd6ce
q do5l that the dispositions of Texas remain uuater.
3D. No intimaton Of an altered discrimination on The
part Of her Government aud Peopls has been furnish
cd 10 the Executives She still desires to throw herself
under the protection Of laws, and to par,ake OF tho
blessings Of our ederative syste while every Amer
lean interest would seem 10 require IT, The extension
OF our csast.ss aud foreign tade 10 an dutount almost
. misunderstanding Enlargement Of the market for Cd,
. manufactdrss-a constantly growing market for our
agricultural PTodnttios safety to our fonsrs and adj
dnnal strength and stability 10 the Union-these arc
The results which would rapdly develops thsmseive,
upon ,he conaummaton or the msasure Of annex alton
IN such event. will not doubt bG. h al Mexico wouIc
hnd her true interest to consist in meeting ih6 advances
This 6overfment in spirit Of smiij -to
Nor do apprehehd any serious complaint Gom SnJ
other quar,e sufficient ground exists for such com
Pain We shodld interfere in no reepect with hi
rights Of any other nSton. There cannot be gathered
fom,he act, any design part to do 60 with hei
pdssessions, on this Continent. We have insrposet
no impedmeHl ip the way Of such aoquis,onS of Ter
fiioy, large and extensive as many oftheu are, as tn
leading powss Of Europe have hide from f,uc 10 tim,
in every pah Of the world We seek no conuues, mad
6y No in,gls will have Been resor,ed TO- or act
efdpomacy assay ed to accomplish the annexation o
Psxas. Free and Independent hetselE she asks 10 b
feceiyed into our Union. tits question fof our owl
decision, whether she Sbafbe received ot not.
. The otfoseramenslha asrrady agreed t5fouhl
tiisr raspsctiso organs on The terHls Of annexation
would recomniend their adoption BY Congress in tht
form Of J9nt restitution, or act 10 be pcneGed and
made binding on the two countries when adopted ID
like lOannef BY the Gossfomea1e 81 Tsxss. = -,
Ia order that HE s1ojectmny be fully presented il al
nsbearngs hs coI sspondence which has taken place
In reference tpIy since the adournme6F IF Coneress
betwesn The Unied States, Texas, and Mexico il here
with tgahsmiited .es aiuia,A D gsh4t rs ns4a II
q lhs amendments proposed by the Senate toihe Con
sysnoR coaeudsd bstwsbp die tniied States sdd Mex.
eUgHihs both of November I643 have been transmitted
through our Minister for the concurrence oibe Mexican
Goyerhnen but although urged thereto no action ha,
tetbeen adonthe subject; has any answer heeu
Rven,Stic would uulhorizs a favorable conclusion ia
the future, is wssSA- kRsl Az - =
--rThe Decree seRsmhsr ls4s, in relsviad 10 ii,
Ve,ai rader the order iOl he expulsion uf foreigners
and ha, OF mofa rseenfdRle n regard 10 passports
sNof which are considcEedas IN violaouJ dc The Tres
y of Amy and Coindeioe bei@eet the .wo countries
avo Nd 10 correspondent III ennaIetablo length he
tween tic Hisef of Fofeigh Relations and our Rem