Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-05-16
TEXAS AND THE UNITED STATES,

10 The msn,1s Z {. ne Is1 an c.ssI,. r. an. n ao os TT, q @ n5s
aamihef into he iaericqH Union.
wAsniseroy CRY. April 30. ls44.
Crxrrrurx: I have seen m tic newspapers the publih'd
copy Of y9nI co nunicluon 10 ne, int del iot the in'o'm-
alton Il the American 'ong'e>-, nj expressing ne dtsHe1i
Texas 10 be admitted INTO the American J"ifn. ani shall
take pleasure ~ using he original, whenevei II >hhU aIiite'
accOfting 10 your wishes. sat when ~ shall alfei Tor
this original has not yet come 10 my hands AID me'ei,le'
caunof ~ be cnmnnrica "a q Congress and the COPY to
ing published DUNG my biii absence lat" ne cay. / le'
my-cf Lard under the necessity OF giving q pabIic answer L.
YOU ktei. IN order u avoid the appcaraace Of a disicsl eci-
full Iuatteniion ~ your request
YOU have judsd rishiy. gen lemen, in addressing your
communication 10 me, aud proposing 90 make me The era"
Of your wishes :, the American Cor grcs.. teug. asl I'M. Tie
hIst OPP ncnt f the ticsty which d. memtUei your 'erliu-
~ f. "a our Jtion; the Il u advocate fof H. tocovcy the
supporter r all prudent measure. foi th.t ~ pose; ihc etc
m, Of an mo omcut, which would involve the qpe-ti % 80
speriy and bsop, recovery Of the dsnrmsrei re iiotv, anu
The muiiI1i,d MYERS. # he en- ston ecu be ~k'rtiee tam
impnpe, connexions, and oonhu,d t. The iat'ioiic basis OF
nationality and honor.
Iitory OF Missouri. "a The yea ISIS. ~heu he "e"spT1S
am out ced 'hc p ogies- # he ueaty. which " ,'stci t"
the febfu ~ flewmg. aud winch threw away Tex =, d.
memtclcd Tie valhy of lie Mississippi, muttlai'd vs. OF
gu rcbe-t l,e,>, br ueht a io'e,s" b'ufd ~ 10 ite nei-h-
tween Missouri and Nlexic' q interrupt ih,lf tide, Md iel-
Ter the dcpicdatots uion The lives aud no. cry OF ih'tf 'ii-
zeu<. WAS not then 90 Iohucs, aud had uotlrg TOGO WIN
public fans; bnt saw and iet a. once the VIII Ie ,normi-
~ Of fh~ giatui'ous ad unaccouur be ~actiioe aus H-ian'-
u raised ms voice agam,t 1t 80 - icts lubi-.ed d. tc ST.
Louis pape 5. and ~ winch were gwen !. al'Ait'' ." ne
nn,ionGf reasons asan-t tht wing a~ay tie cuthy, winch
are how. after a lapse 4 fWCufN-hfC yeats. gwen ~ u'icIN
for getting Il back ! was N'uns ana ar'ent thtn. 'lN u'
s,mc ire ~ me. and TOT only wiotc against tie treaty, bul
agai, s. IL authors. and 'hcn moti'esi and even Implicated
atroe upon te heats" % the statesmen WI" , % Nd cor ~
10 favo. - Nj Adams, thc neg iiito. nj tbe o-'cn,.Dlc
auihoi II he maj. was The >tate-msn a-atast who"'a ay
oer>me " directed, :. ! ] wa ccitalnl! SINCE q IA my ,"t'
belief Of his gleai Gull aiin, INT The declaration whthAe
has lately nisde on Tic hoor of the ou'c" ! Nep. c,cni hFe
absalves him from an csusuir on account II 'hatueaty, and
places the blame on the majority Of Nr. Noutacs catlfet
~ whose votes be was = ventd. contra y 90 hi~ wn opm-
ions, IN e,iabIshng The boundary winch / s. much condemn
The voice 0 a mere individual. not in any rullc station,
and a thousand miles from The seat OF government, was no
inpciimcrt I, the prog. es> Of the treaty t. went frwatd
was sf.rcl IN The month Il Fes'uly, l~l9; approved by
III Norr'cs c,bnet. unanimously rauhed br the senate
AM erected with the universal applause OF The public = c-s-
iai all Tins concurrence of authoiitrs, .nd n aplliuse-
n ua impression upon me. / continued 10 lcob upon thc
h. S.r 'he rss7,.hbe5 eo,.e-Yo.ie,ce show,a ,n, nc sac.-
Gee =, ~ ts,1,tory We ,tafuit us ami wan. n, that Tie
Spanish government had olcitd Us more than We had ac
- and fsr,t,ryT and / cani,nu,d TO a,saI the uoaiy ru-
der he cothdtnt belief hit such an unnatural bouuiai
eo"u no. slanu, 'nu NAV o1 ~ f ,S Wien n hatIeen tom
The treaty Of 1919, between the United STATES AID Sla1
so fI a. il applied u The south western boundary ol ~
United States. vas one Of tie most sratAt ms >-e'D',, eve
cupled by a couque.i Ing Amy. II gave mp natural bouiG.
ry-a grcaf nvcr. a dcsert. aud a Il" u"ian-on ue NO
the largest I reign power en- cur continent, and pr Ximaie
enc of oui greatest and most eNp.sci cities. Instead OF III
natural boundary, far rem we'd Or M onr critics and . p"l't
= substituted an arbitrary Inc under a lot stiudc fan in III
interior OF ouI country ani ai1n- ,ivai' wholly WITHIN g
natural IHailAfie~. tMt A.tHi tNt.i NtN- tt""" |f'
an expense of huuicd. 90 mtllo1s II gave ~ 81 W
square mites Of territory. enough O. make hFe o. ,tN Sc
states. and all If u not only valuable m itself, tui Naluas
beyoni all pne' i"m d. p''it.n "i'im Gun ~.
II brought e TO ciSn tiontlci-he Frontier ~ "a H'l->'Ht
hoifiRg cnpire-io the rci-htoilood Of New ole ms. 80
almost TO te heated lie valley oi tc NE>i,'Iit j. ~
tlltcd two Of tur goat uvcT--thc Akau>is ard W' ~
nvcr, ,titams equal 10 The paaate. ard both ct "si,h h
ttei, sources AID thclt mauiis within our ''tiel o." ga 9
and were wholly uui> by existing ttc'tle>i placed 2 q.
power upon their bank. aud gave 90 tnt rowe 'h-t 2
cordi1g 20 our orH assertion - hc tar = af'anN-i-hi
nav gsc those lvcs through qua trtiio.rN u inca 'n-
IN the sen. II gave away rot oily The 80. 1eI" oni >i'
province Of TeNa>. ta' o pattot tie valley 81 ne M>-lt'
n. krg between TIE rcd ,ivcr aui ihe Ask'n>a> a"- {
tcrdns {, the h,pciboic'u rc-.n q rih ltiu'o - !
naHV. ~ ,stttI ed Jc>ei; ,te,n &c get extent tc"t
tie state OF Missouri ard tie province 20 New Mexico.
intcuui and mar the inland commerce and ihe sechl n'
tefc afse letu,en he Uurcl states and tie N,Nc rs
The ,m9e1t,nt Inc Of coumut icau.u lctveen 81 l. ui, a
Santa Re; and 10 crown lihe>c S'cuhee>oi l~eut'if-t
aar-Ifrdcf3ipg IoSc. whose q Hui rs wee iu~ ~ u
m contact with the >lav,lotits >tltc & I Leui~i "a. d
80 :, c,,'rt mi, The i, ,ch,dn.n fca Territories. 10 8
II ties OF Missouri and Arkansas.
such a sacu6ec OF gseaf uaien1l Interests. 80 an'n'mo
~ cuucurei % By 'hc 'hc luaIir aai.o.t's. s''. i"e q
geat shock u nav co hle. &C /" rn.I'e 'aa. u' ue'.'
the next ,cai with the baush Everrmeni Gu tne nif
cupafou Of The oictu %. gave me tie >eearfS cat cNis
10 pubnc Hfc. 1870. with ,cy ntrc corcctn fol uy q
position. when I should chance % hai myself >tntns "s
eary and al Inc upon great 90 D nal gue>n"rs.
Ie4mc TO the Sctate II the United >tts n @ t'H
1880. Tie recovery Of Texas tciH- a leadts object o.
mind ana re more 81. tccau.e Missouri " 80 goa
sufferer tS DO, o<s. Iuir- N' A''tt>
nothing could BE- done tNarl~ tls lcc"vttff li d was
same President an cl net Wi th ht just fttoNna"'N
t..uly. b. che cuHmrtc mtntot Nt A"am- '4f lN
un. Nr. Cay, tciuE Scrcay of >u-c. tc h>t after
was .de T. receive whstIattecu ls.atd -.Nea ii
hi .ar,olt ~ thc eaou i, v4itt. atts- u~cNsrfief
sustain ana 3 cmaicu THIS eli IiNs sttlt"l@l 81
Jacks rs al mist atou made te same .tHnIt : v
thc same tc>ulti aid . 81 a. ar teItat ta7i ] gave it
DIAL support. On The second tenn 81 oca '#tN > eH
rt atom. Tie reVottf ItXa- t.k lace l>sb .tt >tN
rentemeu uf thv S.uth were iuutta cA 10 i'te. o a'
lr luisclvcs OF That event .o tc'u'cf tt~ts>eh OF me
tcfrt1lv. Rccag T. % e IeNi.n n4'perd zee and org
sim # TcVa. at1 Sire lunu. .nl fms tei te ItNa~ 3
fr atm~,iouo wee u -d t} teen >>m0iai, 'ac
t,n et,nr s-to pc aoo p i>het tEeter. lc nd
asr,o III. Mexico ana ItN We u So: ans o. a"
Trxas uto Qua Union was Go go G Wa VAIN
Tie auh II tcatc> ald lie ofui % ie "oi" -''
could ut 70 g. admission: lcc min D WIS iif iti
that 1 could Aentu.c; and chat, viii s-rc mi,-N'S
sarv a stage ID tie contest. ter ical Of The eleI q
have on Gus commerce With ST. Nico.
TIE next year [l>at) tcrg tic tsi oI Mi. -" =.
admin i.tGarou.a Texan Nli>,ci lGtrea Mtmtc1i u
auied here o. solicit TIE adms-lon of tis ocuntN ".
Union. lie d1 ne the honor O. eas 20 me on te ~
r.urfrr largely up1u wy lo-cqe af4Cu, iltu ite WtA't
teir..a-fu which ! hNi eNHte $50 tot Tie te W
ave Trxls away. rutI YEA liu & pa TIC tc-." -
f. wa. trrrse.ls-uat much a., tceic Ell ihc fcs'0tr.
rcNas. n, df-f tutc> wefc % "N oN" 'e-aiF {"
ia. NJ icNr> Icuc 40 aar, ] coat n"i lr'7t" Ht -
he rr.ff >ft,s.c mpicml>e o., honor % tlc sight i.
tou-. aut inJac is G Hnmtist. 81 '"~A-
give Mexico a tight t. ucaf US a~an otrnf ~ ?
reus almins ration ave DE same answer 2a a- -a
a9.resed IT,
18Th argr lfae1' ralfy ~ NJ H ~
RI 81 ftefsss. fPfiuEs ctd. -
a.f rt shH rn-f.t take ~ s,fE"
-err frr, Us 10 cE8
$685. lsl>