Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-06-01
No. re.


violate the law Of the U. S. by an armed Inclusion
into Mexico. From that period to the end Of Gen
Jackson's term Of Office, am as we'll satisfied as
can be Of aGy fact, that he was sincerely dGs
rous to perform his whole duty chief magistrate
OF the country, and TO prevent in this respect the
slightest violation Of the laws, with the execution
Of which he was charged. He no doubt sincere.
y believed that the incorporation Of Texas into |
the federal Union would be alike advantageous to !
her, to Mexico, and to the u, S.; and was ever
ready to adopt all proper measures for the &C
complishmcnt Of that object. But they knew
very little OF Gen. Jackaon's true character, who
can for a moment permit themselves to believe
him capable Of doing, countcnancing or advising
a single act which he believed, or had even roa
son to apprehcnd, would violate the plighted faith
OF his country, or infringe upon the duty witch it
owes to the great family OF nations.
The acquisition Of so val
liable territory by means which are Of unqucs
tionablo propriety would be departure from
those Just principles upon which this government
has ever acted and which have excited the adm
ration and secured the respect Of the dispassion-
ate and enlightened friends OF freedom through.
out the world. But am very sure that we shall
ALL in the end 50 act upon this subject rs to put
! it out Of the power Of the natural enemies OF re-
publican institutions to make any plausible
charge Of infdelity to our avowod principles in
respect to it. No ono was more deeply sensible
Of the necessity Of the greatest prudence in this par
tcular or more anxious to secure its observance
than Gen Jackson. As late as December 1856
a only few months before the recognition he thus
expresses himself, in q special message to the
Senate: "But there are circumstances IN the re-
latons Of the two countries which require Us 10
act, on this occasion, with even more than wonted
caution. Texas was once claimed as part oil
our property; and there are those among our cltl.
zens who, always reluctant to abandon that CIam
cannot but regard with solicitude the prospect oil
the reunion Of the territory to this country; a
large proportion Of its civilized inhabitants are
emgrant5 from the United States, speak the same
language with ourselves, cherish the same prlnc
pies, political and religious, and are bound to ma
ny Of our citizens by ties Of friendship and kim
bred blood, and more than all, it is known that
the people of that country have instituted the
same form OF government with our own, and
have since the close Of your last session openly
resolved on the acknowledgment by us OF their
indedendence to seek admission into the Union
as one OF the federal states. This last cirCum.
stance is matter Of peculiar delicacy, and forces
upon US considerations Of the gravcst character.
The title of Texas to the Territory she claims, is
identified with her Independence. She asks US
TO ack knowledge that title to the territory, with an
avowed design to treat Immediately Of its trans.
fer TO the United States. 1t becomes Us TO be
ware OF too carly movement, as it might sub
iect US, however unjustly to the imputation o
seeking to establish the claims Of our neighbor:
to territory, with view to its subsequent &C
QUESTION by ourselves.
l by no means contend that formal rocosni
ton Of the independence of Texas by Mexico