Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1844-05-18
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
THE TEXAS QUESTION, ONCE MORE.
Trpoa rHI DAILY PAPER OF THURSDAY LAST

That the project 10 smuggle Texas into the
Union, for the enrichment Of few rapacious specu-
laors and the advancement Of the personal designs
OF the chief political agents instrumental in the un-
dertaking, was not only not justified by any public
necessity, nor required by. any expression of the
public will, but that il ir&9Ised, besides these OBJ
jections, the disgrace aud expense Of war with
friendly Power actually engaged in the most faith
iul and scrupulous execution on her part of the
treaties between her and the United States, was
fully demonstrated by us in the first papers in
which we called the attention Of the public TO the
subject.
The circumstances which attended the opening
OF the negotiation with Texas, exceplonabe they
were when only surmised, (though then beeved)
have now become authentic history Texas, quiet
within her own borders, soliciting nothing of the
United States but good wl-complainng 10 the
United States of nothing but Of her armed bands
invading the territory Of the United States in order
to capture the property of traders TO Mexico having
been dispersed by military force-not dreaming Of
such thing as " annexation" to the United States,
was taken by surprise, one summer morning, by the
news OF a proposition made by The Government OF
the United States to that Of Texas TO be . annex
ed to the United States. Wisely distressing the
source Of this sudden outbreak Of affection, and
Justly doubling whether this tender effusion the
part OF the Executive of the United States would
be sustained by public opinion and its representa-
tves in this country the Government of Texas
promptly and plumply declined I" The wished
BRACE" Not easily repealed, and apparently urged
on by the spectators in Texas lands, stocks, and
debts, the Executive Of the United States renewed
the proposition, accompanied with seductive APP
peais and positive assurances that the /" annexa-
ton would be ratified by an ascertaned number Of
Senators Of the United States sufficiently large 10
confirm Treaty for the purpose. Thus besought,
thus enreated, thus deceived by those who suffered
themselves TO be deluded by over-sangune hopes,
and encouraged, moreover, by assurances and
pledges which shall presently bring TO the read
ers notice, the President Of Texas at last relened
raised the Government Of the United States from
its humlliatng attitude Of suppication, and agreed
to be . annexed" TO the United States.
The SINE qua non, the indispensable requisite
or rather one indispensable requsiteto this Treaty
was the positive assurance given Of the Senate OF
the United States being ready TO ralify it, Whether
given Tithout its advice and consent-though no
thing was more easy would have been more
proper than 10 have asked it-remains to be seen.
With the Senate, TO whom it belongs, we respect
fully leave the decision 7of that question. But, as
we learn from letters Of interested persons al
Washington to their friends at New Orleans, pub
hshed in the papers of that city twelve days
agpp fhetu les III teer Of ME Teaty beng
rejected, il is necessary again appeal the Peo-
pie; to endeavor TO dispe the torpor which seems
to benumb the senses Of the friends Of peace, and
TO rouse them TO due appreciation Of the dangers
which still threaten the country from that quarter.
This is the motive which induces US again TO
press this subject on the attention Of our readers.
BY the aid of authentic information upon mat
tiers before imperfectly understood, ii is known
beyond all question, that the pretence Of public
necessity for the " annexation" Of Texas founded
on alleged designs Of Great Britain, either to ac-
domestic relations, and thus indirectly in those of
the United States, was not only hollow and unsub-
stantial, but absolutely false and groundless. In
the absence of title of proof 10 support the allie
CATION, it is quashed and demolished by the abso-
lutte denial and disclaimer by the British Govern
ment of any such designs.
Nor there any better foundation for the as
sumption that the Nation of the United States de-
sired TO "annex' its fortunes and It's destiny TO
those Of Texas. On the contrary, up to the day
when advances were made by the Executive OF the
United States TO the Texian Government, through
its Minister ia this city, so far from there having
been any expression Of the public will requiring
the Executive to enter upon this suit to Texas,
there had not been heard, from any quarter, any
voice in favor Of " annexation" which could be
considered as the voice of any considerable portion
Of the People whilst many memorials, expressive
Of alarm and anxiety at the remote apprehension
Of such affection, fas the memoralists consider
ed it,) had been addressed to Congress from the
most respectable quarters, as was well known 10 the
President and bis advisers. Since the negotiation
Of the Treaty has been disclosed to the public,
have indeed heard Of public meetings at which
annexation" has been approved, and others at
which "Tyler and Texas" have been the theme
Of laudation. But who does not know how easy it
is to get up meeting on a courthouse green, or
even 10 city park, TO huzza for almost any pro-
ject, and pass resolutions concerning the same, Of
which not one in ten even Of those present has
heard or understood a single word 7 Who is there
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