The Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1843-1852, 1844-08-14


Tex. - in condition TO need the support Of
other nations, and to obtain t upon terms of great
hardship and niuy sacrifices to herself IL she
shoud receive countcnancc and support from
the United Statcs it Is an extray giant suppo-f
sition that England may and will reduce her 10
all the dependeEcc Of colony, without taking
upon herself tho ouerous duties and responsible
tics OF the nsother eopntry.''s q, IS 81 g g
Whence, unless ffom Mexico, is to come this
TERRIBLE pressure upon Texas, which is to have:
power TO Induce people, nilsc-,cnrfis Of whom
were born in this free Republic, with all their
love, not of liberty only, but of republican iber-
ty, to sacrifice all their enthusiasm for republican
Institutions, and all the cherished rccolcctions of
thcr childhood and to overcome all its forms -
Texas has quarrel, and is not Ike to have with
any other Power. What other unrelenting ens-
mics is pressing her upon her borders 7
$50 far as this Gorerna,ent is concerned, it has
vvcry desire To come to the aid of Texas in the
most prompt and cfectunl manner. How far we
shstl be supported by the people, regret to say,
Is somewhat doubtful.
Texas has for some time past been in condi-
ton to need the aid and protection of some strong
or Power. She ought not to have doubted that
tho sympathics of this country were altogether
with her bur the want of power in the Govcru.
meat has prevented it from doing anything cffec-
tual in hcr favor.' - :, -
IT there is really war, nor any apprehension
Of any, between Mexico and Texas what is the
meaning of the note Of the Texan Minister to Mr.
Upshur of the 18th January last, asking that Ame-
rcau ts,ops may be sent to Texas to protect her
against invasion from Mexico4 The following is
extract from that note: 5EGi 4
=" beg leave to suggest that it may be appre-
hended, should treaty of annexation b. conclud.
ed,-Mcxico may think proper once to termi-
nate the arnisticc, break of all negotiations for
peace, and again threaten or commence hostilities.
against Texas; and that some Of the other gov
ernments who have been instrumental IN obtain
ing their session, If they do throw their inilu-
cncc into the Mexican scale, may altogether with
draw their good Offices of mediation, thus losing
TO Texas their friendship and exposing her to the
unrestraincd Incnaccs OF Mexico" Y's
Does languag go such as this shew that there is
war, that Texas has confidence in her abil;-
~ to maintain that warl will; make no further
extracts from this correspondence. 1t is, howcv-s
ef, full Of passages which prove that the strong
induccmcnt held out to Texas to accept the terms
offered to her by Government. was the pres
sure Of the war waged by Mexico, aud the iinabi-
l!ty OF Texas longer to maintain horsef without
the "aid or protection Of some strong Power Ii,
then, state, ct war actually exists, do we not by
unneXing Texas adopt that and make it our
own! The conclusive answer to this question is.
that Texas would then have no power to con.
cludc treaty for the termination of that war. our
tiovcrntnent could alone do it. 1t is therefore
our own war, and war in which we should be
involved by the action of Congress, as prescribed
by the Constitution, but by the President and
Senate alone To say that this is a treaty. and
that the President AMI Senate constitute the trea-
ty.making power, is mere quibblng and paltering
with the true meaning OF the Constt ution, the
provision p, OF which wos designed to prevent this
reign powers of the Government from being eX-
ercscd without the concurrence of all the depart
mcnts with which that power was deposited. To
involve the country in without such con-
~ actin m og
the Constitution. H..
will not DISCUSS the question whether the an
ncIitlon OF Texas without the consent OF Mexico
would be violation of our obligations to t,at Go
rcrnncnt l think it would. To recognise a
revolted department of another Government
Is one thing; to appropriate it to ourselves
Is another aud very different thing. 1t results
from necessity, that to foreign Governments,
the party in possession Of actual power shall be
recognised Foreign nations not to wait an
indefinite time for the re-conquest suhjcction of
IL revolted province or counter revolution, and
suffer during all the time runous suspension of
their commerce.; and hence the rule to look only
to the actual possession of power. But the qucs-
ton IS a very different to any idtcrfcrence
III the contest and still more when it is proposed
to put an end to that contest by the very short
haLd process OF appropriating ourselves the sub
jcct OF IT. But this point has been SO fully discuss
cd that shall here leave it.
Dut SFcu III VIC Hdu tne STRICT ri5It, would not
exercise that right under all the circumstances of
the case. Our course, in the opinion of the world,
U think an erroneous opiuiuu,1 hus Dcen alto
sethcr neutral and fair towards Mexico in relation
to this Texan revolution. desire to see the con-
duct of our Government not only upright and JUST,
but that it should also be beyond the reach even
ofimputation, and more especially when dealing
with weaker powers. II is not to be doubted thut
in this matter the undivided opinion of the world
would be against US Such will be the universal
feeling in Mexico. do not doubt that it will not
beforgottcn or forgiven by the Mexican people
would not, i'll could avoid it give offence to that
people Mexico is our neghbor She is the most
powerful of the Spanish American Republics
~ tho Light OF liberty which Sve irst kindlcd on
this continent, and free institutions are to ex-
tend to our Southern neishbors, they must pass
through Mexico. She is indeed, the first born of
our Revolution She was the first of the Spanish
provinces to throw cf the yoke of Spain, aud to
establish institutions of which ours was the model
and her struggle to do this full of instances of
noble coustancy aud heroic virtue. The names of
Hiddlgo aud Morreos, of Gomez Farias aud Bus.
samentc entitled to rank with our own Han.
cocks and Adamses. Considering that Mexico
sed bv c,ionial v,sa Il,