The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-17
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MIR. MepuFFlE.oF SOUTH CAROLINA.

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y" INC i''a'y JO' -, 49, So.
Delivered in the Senate Of the United States, May
%, 1914.
Concluded.
Surely MIR President, those who mainta in that
the war Is not now Terminated between Me Kico and
Texas cannot with any OF consistency, maintain
that the war between Spain and Mexico was then
nj an end Yet Mr.. Adams and MIR. Clay then
made deliberate offer 10 purchase Texas from
Mexico without deemipg IL necessary TO consult
spao, whose title to Mexico was much stronger
then than that Of Mexico to Texas now But there
is vet higher authority. In 1922 the territory oil
Me n leo was invaded BY a large army, ana her porIs
bloekaded by a numerous and triumphant iieet from
March TO October. During this campaign, which
threatened TO effect resubJugaton OF Mexico III
August of that year, while spanish invading army
was actually upon her soil, MIR. IAN buren,, The
then Secretary OF State, by order oil JACK
son. made To Mexico proposition tc purchase Tex
as and, in his instructions TO our Munster at Mex-
CO. he urged, n reason to induce Mexico 10 make
the sale, that the five millions oil collars which were
offered her the purchase money wouid cradle her
defend the rest OF her territory against 'e power
OF Spain. On what ground, ! ask, can either OF
these transactions be JustiIed, u wouia no" oo
violation OF the national iaith 10 aai" icAas h'o
the Union' ii there are Two men !" 'no o,n.eu
States estopped from making .e charee oi .ioa,ou
faith in this case, they are Mr.. Ciay anu hr 'ap
Buren, On the ground, then, OF h'gh precedent as
well as oil reason and na'iohai law, say asa'' 'a
there is not SHADOW OF grouhu 10 say "' ~ou'"
be any violation oil good iai'h wha'e'e' " '''"S '''
treaty.
thus much Tor our rtgM 10 receNe i'"''' ""u
now as to the duty.
said II was not only inc riSh'' ou' ..e ue'y' "
the PRESIDENT TO make inns treaty. anu y, ,"e 'a
10 rauiy H. "ha' are 'he arSu'hen's "". , =, ,I;s
themselves 10 our UNDERSTANDING, anu ieau " "'
conclusion
AK II any senator mere induig's 'or ino"eht' ne
oea that ureat brltaih 10 te DC Permi''eo W oo.a
the controi oil Iexas by treaty oil guaranty, suPu-
ating Tor exclusive commercial privileges without
an effort 10 prevent II - m
NOW, "heh rroVidehce seems TO nave ohe'cu iIN.
as TO our embraces, # we reject the offer, and lei
sip the golden moment, we shall be justly eNPos.n
10 he condemnation oil our own people, ana inc i'u'-
cule OF Europe.
never TIL now, July realized the ruin anu JUS
tice oil Mr. Monroes declaration, that no European
power must ever be permitted to establish colony
on tins continent. Inc more reflect on the SUBJECT
the more am convinced that the interests both oil
Europe and OF this country require that that decia-
ration shall be maintained Can there be rational
belief entertained by any thinking man. that should
Great Britain permanently secure the control of
Texas, 1t will be utterly inconsistent with the inter-
est oil every portion OF the United States And do not
senators unequvocal indications that England is
seeking that CONTROL and making all the eXertons in
her power TO obtain IL? i bring no charge against
England, as rlshing spirit Of universal DONNA
ton. ] make no such imputaton. She is doubtless
doing all IN her power to advance and secure her
own commercial prosperity, by means of her diplo-
macy. i do not mean to say she is making any hos
tile demonstrations against the United States : but
do say that she is making efforts by her diplomacy
that called TO couneract, by every consid-
Grafton of wisdom, prudence, and PATRIOTISM by all
the peaceful and precautionary meahs IN our power.
She is trying TO obtain the control Of region large
enough to make five States large as Virginia. II
she shall succeed in this will she not be able at any
moment to throw her whole military force into the
OF the United States and thus attack us on our
weakest point General Jackson has not exagge-
ro,ed the mnortonce of the annexation IN this view
of the subject
I cannot sunnose thu, ,her. ia any norton or the
Un;on which every Senator here IL not prepared
and does not feel bound TO protect against every
danger This il a consideration which rises above
an marty Distinctions above ali local interests #
sv.r there was ones,ion strictly national This Is
one do not denounce The efforts of England We,
fcel myself called on as an American patriot and
statesman 10 do ALI which copsti,utiooaiy NAV TO
counterac her efforts believing thew would be vital
10 in;,,;ous In INV country bowever intended -
" IN the views | entertain sbonId regard myself
"a ga traitor to the best interests of NV country If
with sucb an imminent dancer imnending | sbould
| refuse to sanction the onIy act which can save us
from great national calamity
shall not speak oil The value oil the lands IN lex
a. nor of their immense prodnctiveness in cotton
for so far as that view is concerned il is the senator
from Massachusetts, and the State of Massachusetts
and not myself and South Carolina ina, are pecu-
liarly interested. So far as have necuniary IN
terest as a cotton planter of South Carolina know
| perfectly well, that in receiving TEXAS rear up
| against .yself and nv constituents n formidable
competition In this view. have no more interest
in urging the ratification of this treaty than the sena-
tor from would have in inviting TO the
| neghborhood of Boston, or Lowell a competitor
who possessed some new and secret imnrovement in
machinery by means of VIII Oh no could nnderseU all
existing competitors But the whole south ha, an
interest in the annexation nronosed. and while |
shall endeavor to show the nature of that in.
| terest l invoke tho oarno-t attention of the