Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-29

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Ia his despatch # June 10. lie cteraies MS former
opinions. and declares that the treatc> entered into
bs Santa Anna and approved BY Inn ef. were essen
tal % promote the best Interc = Il Mexico. .NV"'
Mexico receives the full ard great benefit Of all these
treaties. she continued iIils9la IN power and aP-
proved his conduct. Suc received back int IN, cuuh-
iry her captive President. and generals. and Pr, ner-,
and the army Il Fle,pli. winch OTHERWISE, We have
seen. must have fallen INTO tie hand, Ut TIE IeNan'
This. under tie law Of nations Wa rat.fIcatlcn 81
tie treaty. and Size could annul that treaty an n otl-
II m uuer Ian by refusing II receive the benefits
which ne derived under a.. or rest Eng them when
received. When Size was nj prepared to ratf, the
tseafy. Such Ia, Decn the law ~ n1iph, IT II Ls
day> Of ierulu~. the patrot general 81 Rome. IN
tie war with Carthage be wa made a prisoner, ana
whilst -urii. entered into a treaty Win Ne 'aruiaSe-
man. upon his r. urn 10 Rome he informed Ms eouh-
TRY that. "a lis opinion. the irc.iy Wa injurious u ne
bit into -e-t~ Z Rome. and ought not II be carried
into effect; but tAat. upon tie4r refusal 10 eXecute ~
provisions. u was h~ ATTY TO return IN capf.'ity =
carthage, although hs Ire might b. Tire Forfeit. II
was with d ncultg the Roman Senate complied and
amidst IN l1nantafun, If hIs country. the deep al
frttu Il hI, friend and the tears Il ms wife and
~chiltrcn, the dcvo-tI patriot returned 10 captivity ~
Cartiagc, where he >ulie red death and toriures indc-
scuh1tle. Such was the Roman v.eN ot the law OF
nations. and Of the faith Of treaties, and Of Tie unit
tcrahle Disgrace and infimy # receiving tie benefit
oil the treaty en one part, whist the cJn> Iteration
which induced ( on tLe other d entirely withheld.
Tins cann,t be- done consistently with the iaw -; ma
tons. Aud I receive tAe h"ush =. = = ratify the tr.a-
"; and o. d ratification. under every rule If law and
justice, whatever protest may be- made against II. Let
n, sup,l>c fr tie sake uf argument. tIat Santa An
m, n a prisoner, was MT authorized a the agent #
the Government f. Alcx.co 10 make tins treaty let,
IT Mckee received ihc benefit, Il - a ratification un-
DIR every rule f law and aud principle If justice. II
i, ruIe OF m1rl' fuuI,d III honor AMI conscience,
and a prlnrplc Of municipal a Wei a. international
law, apflyiar a well {, the c. ml.acts OF states n m
~divId"ils, that II an agcn,, without authority, mix
n contract, AID The pr4nc pal receive, and returns the
benefit provided 10y It. I - an aiirnancc Of the COM
pact, however loudly lc m1y p-o,o,t AGAINST i. Thu,
At - "a conceded p~r.nc.plc Of ltN, that # H., without
authority, sells the property of i - {. the contract i
invalid yet 4 Il receive AMI retains the purchas,
money, a. - as complete an ailrmincc ct The contract
n a were subscribed hy TIE principal himself. 81
ni.u, under what ~ called the statute 4 frauds, "A YER
bal sale Il "A tract OF land tie llw declares 10 he null
and VOID; yet 4 ~ partly executed by tncrcccptor
81 the benefit On one part, Il aiaTms and ratlcs TIE
tran fr.
These are moth, ~ more than the eternal principle
81 h,nlr, truth. aud j~ustce. recognized by every VIII
Ter On q g Llw ,fnatonS. and mnver ally applcail.
and binding upon nation, a., We'll n miN iduai>. tn,
Inv o' nations never did sanction fraud or perhdy
aud II do MT permit a nitipa Il receive Tire bench
ola treaty on a. part, and tica to declare that liz
trcaty - .nvsld. II .lcNicp, under tins treaty. he
rcccned from JcNa>a sum Of money. through mn on
authorized agent a. a consiierato on for the treaty
and laced aud retained 1t n tlc nltpnil treasury
who w..dd d,ny uuat Ills would BE- a ratification q
TIE treaty +! Vii, although IeXco did nj rcccV
money under tins compact, shc did receive and retail
that winch tic-e document have ctod d mon.ia;
She regarded as much more valuabl'. SIZE reccitct
back her captive Ire>Id mt, whom she has clcvat d &
supreme a~Iihpr.ty. She received back a vast numbc
at her M I useful officers, ana thousand II her ct
i1cn~ and soldiers. Sic rcc we'd back a large an
DISCIPLINED army. Win all Their property. arms, an
muntIpnSof var. And - ~ n more SalWblr tU
nation n an tie T. aud Iicry Il her President, hc
ofi,cr.. ler soldier. and citizens And i II not .ih
receiving and rita y NJ such a con Iteration, - fl
and complete a ratification 4 tie treaty as # lie la
obtained and placed IN the n'tenii trea.ury million
OF dolar~, n n con,j ration tr the treaty reclgnl'
lng tie lnlcp and,n.c ct IsNa<l
Cgan every rule 4 %in-tce. every dictate # eel
science, every pgecepi II rel gipn and etcfy prnciel
If honor and good f,.th. ,nrort rated into. end f1ful
ing n part. nnd Tire yer, essence OF The law II nltion.
proclaim u as an undluiltd truth. that the act, ,
AlcNt,o IN tlls ccca >ton Constitute y complete rltiica
ton Of tbs treaty and an untqnlyoral recognition ,
the sovereignty and nds pcad. nee uf Texas.
Illdilgp's movement IN Mexico IN $50 did NJ
succeed. nor Was II fr independence. but merely
war IT determination AGAIN 1 the Slaniards. ilida
80 says, a. regards item. IN HI Ccrct orders produce
on hi> trial. put such person. 10 death with all nccce
larry rrcvau'Ious. ~ somc secret and solitary rlac,
where their fate may refntIn Forever unknown"
Ward. liz. H.. The American account says
There va, n sirnerlc going on fr liberty. or eve
fr nalioml independents" lttol. History of rcXa.
M-at T. -, tie h ~t1ran say: In tie ncantn
the royalist force. have rceonqucred nearly all the p,
vines IN tie month # lul,. 1910. the patriot mt,
rests are almost IA u hor,le-~ cond tlon." On the -,
August, I-2l. what - called a tfaiy. WAS ~igncd d
two military commanders. od,niiu and l;ura.dc. i
which The crown was offered To Fcrd nand # Spur
aud his tam Is. ON the condition tint he should ri
Ii court N McN.rn"-hut thi- m.callcd treaty wa
nj once drrltrrl null and VOID hV sam, who carrie
On tie war with NlcNiru. end never recognised h,
independence until lvccms,r. i-3b. la vol. Stat
dc, III.
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