Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-06-06
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MIR. BENTON'S SPEECH.

Inc washington Globe contains the able
speech delivered by Mr. Benton in the Exc
cntive Session of the Senate on the Texas
Treaty. Mr.. Benton had, it seems. on The
18th instant, submitted three resolutions, and
his speech was intended 10 enforce their pas
sage by the Senate.
MIR. Benton IN the opening part of his speech
enters into AN elaborate examination of the
boundaries of Texas as now constituted. and
the province of Texas as il existed in 1919
when it was claimed as part of the Louisi-
ana purchase. He establishes conclusivelv-
what MIR. Kennedy in his letter published in
the Baltimore Patriot, first called attention 10
that the country proposed By the TYLER
Treaty 10 be admitted into the Union, is per-
haps five times as large as the Texas which
was IN view when The treaty of 1919 was
made.-The pretence, then, as Mr.. Benton
contends, that this Tyler treaty proposes no
more than 're-anne1ation of Teras,'' is a
fraud in words. 1t is no 'sre- lamentations"
Tor 1t Is not pretended even by those who use
That word that The province of Texas i'm 1919
extended farther than the boundaries included
between the Sabine and Rio del Norte, and
the Gulf of Mexico and Red rver-whilst the
boundaries of what is called the Republic of
Texas as defined in this Tyler treaty, include
the whole extent of the Rio del Norte-some
two thousand miles long and some hundreds
oroad-and embraces one half of The depart
ment OF New Mexico with its capital
The Tyler treaty then proposes to seize
TWO thousand miles of a neighbours dominion,
with whom we have treaties Of peace and
friendship, and commerce. territory where
no Texan force has ever peneirated-as is
proved by the disastrous expedition to Mier
and Santa Fe-wthout being killed or taken
to the las! man
The researches Of Mr. Benton throw in
deed flood of light OH this subject Having
shown by the map Of "Ihe Republic of Tea
ass" which Mr.. Tyler submitted to the Sc
nate, that it claims boundary "Beginning
at the mouth Of The Rio Grande thence mp
The principal stream of said rirer 10 its source;
thence due north to lie 42d degree of north la
hiude; thence along The boundary line, as de-
tned IN The treaty betaceen the United States
and Spain, 10 The beginning,"- Benton
goes on to prove, that this boundary includes
towns and villages, and custom-houses, all
now in the peaceful possession of Mexico
He says:
First: There is the department, formerly
the province of New Mexico, lying on both
sides of the river from its head spring 10 near
the Paso del Norte-that is to say, half way
down the river. This department is studded
with towns and vIllages--is populated-well
cultlvated-and covered with flocks and herds.
On It's LETT bank, Qor only speak of the part
winch we propose TO re-annex,) is, first, the
frontier village Taos, 5000 souls, and where
the custom house Is kept at which the Mis-
sour caravans enter their goods. Then comes
Santa Fe, the capital, 1000 soulsethen Albu-
qurque, 5000 soUls-lhen some scores of o.
Their towns and villages-aI more or less
populated and surrounded by Aocks and fields
Then come the departments of Chihuahua,
CoahhuIla, and Tamanlpas, without settle
men!s, on the left bank Of the river, but occu-
pying the right bank, and commanding the
lett All thls-being parts Of four Mexican
experimentation under Mexican governors
and governmenls-is permanently re-aunexed
TO this Union, II this treaty is ratified, and IS
actually re-annexed from the moment of the
signature OF the treaty, according TO the Pros
idenps last message, to remain SO until the
acquisition is rejected by rejecting the treaty.
| The fact, to which Mr.. Benton here calls
attention, that Mr.. Tyler declares in his mes
sage to the Senate, that Texas is no1o actually
In the Union, and will remain so until the
treaty is rejected, is one OF the most extraor-
binary assumptions ever made Really our
acting President would seem 10 be more a
SUBJECT Tor Committee on insanity than even
Tor one ON impeachment.
Having enforced his views, Mr.. Benton pro-
ceeds to say:
The President in his special message OF
wednesday last, informs us tina, we have ac-
CURED title to the ceded territories by his
signature to the treaty, wanting only the ac-
ton oil the Senate 10 perfect it and that, in
the mean ijme, he will protect it from inva-
sion, and Tor that purpose has detached all the
cisPosa6le portions Of the army and navy to
the scene Of action. This is a caper about
equal TO the mad freaks with which the I'M
fortunate emperor Paul of Russia, was accus-
toned to astonish Europe about 40 years ago
ny this declaration the thirty thousand Mex
icans IN the left half of the valley of the Rio
uei Norte are our citizens, and standing, in
inc language Of the Presidents message, in q
nost,,e attitude towards us, and subject to be
repeiied as invaders. Taos, the seat of the
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