The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-08


doctrine just neotioned-ths refusal OF national re-
c,x niuon by Mexieo--and her occasional and petit
hostile ncutsons-iorm tho Only preieaces which can
be raked up against the unanswersbie case of ma
tional independence and sovereignty presented by
Texas. W. conclude, herS,rs, ollh0 hesitation that
Tsra al his moment, by Ssu settled pubic lac hollis ia
faA legal property and possession oAai she has Or ne
last eight years constantly srereisea-aA the rights ad
privileges, namely, u Independent and sovereign
STATE, and Of among them The right 10 eede her
territory 10 tie United Siales.
How, then, do we wrong Mexico, or violate our
treaty Of peace and friendship with her, by accept
ing from Texas what Texas has perfect right to
s"ef Texas makes this treaty With US during
armisiice, willie all hosilities suspended, per
haps 10 be renewed. But what il il we're not
so Aust 1eras BE- al peace ,oih everg nation 9Th
oheh ~e hare treaty of peace and commerce before
can aeetp from her, uoutoui violating public lac aud
national good tah, grant Of territory ,oio she 0ra,
Independent Stale?
Does our treaty with Mel leo contain any clause
STIMULATING that will sovereign States 10
our Union, while the continues 10 annoy such STATE
by occasional and purposeless hosilties which have
other result han to shed blood uni lsty aud cover
the Mexican character with odium and dscredit'-
We accept at the hands of the Texans this ces.ior
of territory, with no unfriendly purpose toward
Mexico. Ii is a territory the ownership of which
she mas lost, and which no Government which know,
her believes for moment she can ever recover --
We accept il from those whom public law pronouu.
ccs 10 De us true owners, we accept n with
good purpose and in the good hope of bringing to a
satisfactory adjustment all disputes existing between
It's owners aud the Mexican Government And are
VIC told that, in SO accepting it, violate national
law and bre the faith of treaties and stain our ma
tional honor' Away with such hmsy sophsires.--
But for the eminent and venerable names which We
find endorsed upon them, we should not hesitate to
call them the weak invention" of ,nscruy,tiOus POI
| tisdnshp.
But, say the opponents Of annexation, Texas will
certainly bring with her to us war with MexicJ.--
In the event Of annexation, Mexico has denounced
war against Us beforehand. Vel, then, .uere0 iciA
wage against us an unjust This We have shown,
IN showing that Texas is independent state On
this assumption, we take by the annexation nothing
that belongs 10 Mexico. If So our peaceful treaty
with Texas does not touch the honor of Mexico. II
the un comes hfn, IRE shall be Ia the gil. So far IS
the government of Mexico and the citizens Of Tex
as are Commemorative speak not, now OF the rights
OF the Negro nor of our policy towards him-but so
far as the Interests Of the white concerned
We shall fight with Mexico on this question Of
nexaiion if we fight at all, in the of liberty
and peace, and good government, and civilization
We koow what 1t Is to fight in that cause, and the
prospect does not scare US. When IN the wrong we
fear war with a weak nation. When in the right
we have not yet learned how to shrink from any wise
and useful policy, in the fear OF with the
strongest power IN the world. But is it sure that
Mexico will wage az ,inst the question Of
the annexation? What end will she propose to her.
self in such q war; Will it be the sublugation Of
TeXas-become, by the treaty, part OF our terri
tory, with our whole national over pledged to de.
fend it We cannot think The Mexican gov
ernment is passionate and unscrupuIous-bu tits no,
insane. And such attempt would be utter insani.
ty. That government might as well 90 to war with
England, 10 tear the British West Indies from he.
grasp The weakness of Mexico would make the
attempt ridiculous, in both But that is not the
point. In both cases Sd. could be- in the icrons-and
that is the true point. j. cannot be- notwithstanding
her menacing language, that Mexico is willing to en-.
gage in An unjust aud hopeless against her earl.
est and most natural ally. She must remember tho
events and the policy Of 1924. She knows that We
stood by her side her sponsors pledged to prooc,
her against the crowned heads Of Europe " hen she
assumed her station among sovereign states WIKI
us OF oil other nations, Mexico in her present unset
lied condition, must prefer TO cherish relations oil
peaceand friendship.
War it'll Mexico is not, then, as we think nece,.
sarily probably involved in the anne alton of Tex
as The treaty if ratified, destined rather to act
AS measure OF pacihcation. However this may be
we think we have shown that its ratification so far
as II touches our relations with Mexico, is neither
violation OF public law, nor breach of our national
faith, nor reproach 10 our national character aud
honor
In our next paper, we shall consider the treaty IN
It's bearing on our true national policy in respect 10
negro slavery.