The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-09-14

yrsmeay spen our oes so,l Hhsther zoe skaI
hare Ms command Of oiag strongholds on lana
and he prioiieges and possession Of aur oio
seas And whoever, and whatever party, pu
themselves against IL, must expect 10 take III
consequences of A triumphant public opinion 70
il. rely upon the people. Right, justice
home, the spirit OF The Republic, are all with US
and the tendency of the popular mind is onward
holder, nobler, stronger, and more generous thar
party.
Having said that we must annex Texas now
or never take leave TO review this part OF IN,
subject for the consideration Of the friends o.
Texas, no matter with what party they may
occasionally have acted.
The question Of The annexation Of Texas
has no future TO be against IL nor, and for
IL hereafter, is 10 be against IL foreUer The
facts wiH disclose that such preteRces are but
deadiJ hostility
If the acquisition of Texas was desirable at
all, al any time, the Government Of the United
States had no alternative but TO take the step
which IL did, or permit the progress of the in
| trlgues OF England 10 obtain the absolute con
troll Of that rich and beautiful country Great
| Britain considered il the key to the political
power and commercial pre-emnence of this
continent, and at very early day took advan-
| tage OF the state of events 10 prepare her way
| With this view she was careful TO do no act
|
benefit of her Ultimate designs. Hence we
have seen she refused to unite Jointly with The
United States and France, for the settlement of
the difficulties between Texas and Meyico.-
Her object doubtless was 10 be free from The
| observation and the responsibility of her as
| sociate pachcalors, IN order TO hold such con
fidential oounses with Mexico as would promote
her ulteror schemes. Herpurpose luds not sue
cess at that time, in arranging the affairs be-
WI hp had a, la
failed in her separate mediation as she intended
to do from the first, for the suhjoned extracts
will show that her great end could only be pro
NOTED by entangling the questions between
them. In this she succeeded. Ii England
France, and the United States had, however,
when appealed to by Texas, in good faith, joint
y pressed Mexico upon the subject, peace
would have been established, in all probability
between the two countries. 1t was their duty
10 have done this, and to have said 10 Mexico
You must either prosecute this war, in when
you engaged, after the manner of Christian
and civilized nations, and bring il, within a rea-
soDabe time, 10 a conclusion, or you must aban
don it and acknowledge the Independence of
Texas. They should have said to Mexico
You have no right to keep Chrislendom united
as IL is by the ties and mutual benefits of com
merce and religion, IN It's remotest borders, dis
lurbed by the influence of your passions. III
an evil disturber of lis tranquility and safety,
and put you under bonds TO keep the peace or
worse if that won't do The language of cour-
tesy would have been, Of course, employed );
but these are the IDEAS which are founded upon
truth, Justice, and the laws which regulate the
family Of Christian and civilized nations. The
United States and France agreed 10 the propo-
sition of Texas.
Such is briefly the beginning of this case
ha f,l no Iaft Of III "a
Texan Ministers to the Secretary of Stale of
the United States gives the facts officially
[SENATE DOCUMENT, PAGE st
uessrs Van Zana and Henderson TO Mr.. Calhoun.
By the terms of convention concluded between
Texas and Great Britain, on the l4th OF November,
1910, the British Government agreed to offer IFS
mediation for the settlement of the difficulties
between Mexico and Texas, upon the basis
of the recognition of the independence of Texas
by Mexico. In pursuance OF this convention, the
mediation of Great Britain rendered to and
declined by Mexico information of which was COM
municaled TO the President Of Texas Afterwards,
in the year 1912 representations were made by Texas
to Great Britain France, and the United States, re-
guessing their joint interpositon for the settlement
of the difficulties between Mexico and Texas. To
this request, the Governments OF France and the
United States indicated their ready willingness to
cede The Brit sh Government, however, for rea-
deemed by it sufficient, declined TO be thus asso
act separately Subsequently the Texan Charge
d. ifares in London was informed by the Minister OF
Foreign Affairs of the British Government, that the
mediation, before pursued, was utterly hopeless,
and that Her WajsSys Charge digaireS in Merieo had
been dir ecied 10 propose a feature in the 10
Merico"
BY this il will be seen that nearly four years
ago the connection of the English commenced
with Texas, on the llth OF November, $40, and
that her separate attempt to settle the dlihcul-
ties between her and Mexico failed. The true
cause of that failure can only be known by in
ference-but after events are pregnant with The
truth. Let it be borne in mind that, IN lS42,
she refused to aid the United States and France
in the work of pacifcation, by The imposing IN
fuence of their united action-and the reason
of this appears TO me, as II will, ! think, to I'M
partial men generally, TO be disclosed IN the last
lines OF the preceding eXract-that " Her Ma
iesty's Charge d'Allalrs in Mexico had been di
rected to propose nep feature IN the same to
Mexico
| This near feature is the point at Which she
had aimed from The first, as we shall see
! hereafter by her relations with Mexico. 1t con-
sisted ofa three-fold character. The abolition
of slavery in Texas, the concession TO England
of all the country in Texas, from the Nueces
to the Rio Del Norte, and that, auxiliary and con
diiional to the acknowledgment of her indepen-
dence by Mexico Texas should recognise her
nominal supremacy. This was urged with all
the reasons which the British agents could sug-
| gest to the Texan Government, and, among
others, that it would be the means of insurng,
under their guidance, her pacI6cation and lnde-
pendence. The motive is obvious. Texas, by
her treaty with Santa Anna, the President Of
Mexico, fixed her boundaries in conform
ty with the original limits of louisiana
J and so declared them by an act of her Leglsls
ture, compreheuding he whole country east
and north from the source to The mouth Of the
! Rio del Norte. Her sovereignty was thus ac-
| knowledged to extend from the Njeces 10 the
Rio del Noue, as well as 10 every other part.
English .ubjects had previous TO The last re-
voluton in Mexico, which dissolved the Fedora
i've Union, negotiated for most OF the country
between the Nu,ces and the Rio del Norte. II