New-York daily tribune., 1844-05-02
V0L. Nv. NO. 2s.

VGL. Nv. NO. 29.
largely upon my cooperation from the wcll-known
deestaton which had expressed for the treaty
which gave Texas away. But told him from the
beginning that II was impossible: thar. much as
desired the restoration OF Texas, INV first duties
TO my own country: that Mexico and Texas being
al war, cond not leopard the peace OF the United
States. compromise its honor in the of nations
and injUre its commerce, by taking step which
should give Mexico right TO trea; us enemy.
| MIR. Van Burcns administration gave the same an-
swcr; and all America approved il.
Thus, while being iucontcs,bly the first opponent
TO the loss of Texas, and the first advocate for its
recovery have yet already twice found il impossi
bic TO support propositions for lis admission into our
Union; and that may Go Justice to INV own con-
duct-inay show that am blind zealot, rush.
ing headlong TO ii invoritc olcct-but man OF head
and thought considering what he is about and stri
king balance between the good aud the evil of an
important proposltion-that NAV do this | will
here present an extract from my speech in the Sem
ate of The United States, on Friday, July Isl, 1886,
on the resolution ior the acknowledgment of the in
| dependence o. Texas, and in which my policy, and
that OF the administration was faithfully sketched
Mr Benton rose, and sR he houd conne himself strictly
To the ropoio pescua the resolution. and should not
compcni3 the ni~2c question of ree"sninn with spec'a,
have good effect either Of The coun,res interested
upOn Mexico Texas. the United States Texas has not
s contested Iy Mexc" cr bo1dare. and other mpor
discuss % " omeo Of her ndm6n % int" S bs g no under
these circumstances treat her with dspect In embro
our motives IN the eyes Europe and to start 9os
selves prematurely. and without reason question which
whenever cnnnot be without lis intrinsic dI-
cnlics and perpleSes
The conduct of the Administration has been strictly neutral
and friend to TINT Administration and from own con-
wrc @ wI"o ,a'e n e nf 'I cHcn Is our
uQuIl al
America aud possessing the elements of greg power Our
boundaries cocrminos ur than two Thousand miles
We have inland commerce. She has mines;
have ships General considerations impose upon each power
the duties of reciprocal friendship especial Inducements invite
Us I" o, GomGca cE. , A Oo ,lo
5e State Of Missouri caIn" be bind to The c",seaTences Of
u,crmpng n dou he line of nnnd nnd maritime commerce
eunia supply OF o'd money wmc ennches the interior and
enables Orleans 70 purchase the ynst accump,a ct
u the workings Of commerce. and more apt to nd out s
M "tn e .he g' BY the mnd Of cr,"ion New Oreas now
what the llnvTna was-he entrepot Of the Mexican
ude and the recipient OF its mineral wealth The super1n
render Of commercial statistics would say that Alexco but
slightly encomngs GU. doneSc @ nd,,Iyla' % @ se taxes no
On the contrary, the close observer would see very
inc all the countries Of Europe exchanging into fine fabrics
and these returning IN ihe ships Of many 1os our own pre-
small iexIcun vessels 10 laamorHs, Tampico Nefn Cruz,
The return from tc.e ports in the precious metals and.
contnc myself singl simple OF the whole
navy be %e aed @ mo % e o h ne ed
TO The cstom.lu,e returns during the year. eight millions
nnd %a1f e po % Of h
nS ss for "&Ha sS %S%a A%e%
industry but reality for domestic productions changed into
ae ,eef e the coanpy @ has taRen the place e
nvnna thu become The entrepo of hs trade and many
Lave combined produce the result. First the application o
10 the propulsion of vesel- winch ~ The orn OF
two boats hus given c.iy prompt and acle com
with the then tie advantage Of full aud asso
ed cargoes, which brings the Importing vessel 10 point where
delivers freight lOr different then The marked
advantage Oft return with cheap una abundant sup
rent es T. ssi lien 's the sefqa's duties Mexican po
T o sS nn T ap M New %sy our en-
teprise, police and our free nst,utons-out perfect Sc
lr hss circumstances nnreced by Government and Without
the knowledge OF 4 aye sye to ne
and have presented thf GpaIHeed & specace "a o. ,e n "Se',
Their respective products each other at the mouth ote
nobc river IN the world and there to creue IN lapse Of tune
Ine sd most w'"0e''" city "''" ut" aye OF country '' ever
look upon the map of tho Great West and oerable
pacty calculate the aggregate OF secgfaphca
mus, impress the beoder with vast opinion OF the future
Saii Of the picture unIess soH'empi this branc Of
sn1eoS smge Tf OF x%n cmefce and the recipient Of the eI
can mines and which, though now so great, still III It's III
iGpcy government consumnton uupiciou.
in its aspect and with many rich aud precious
suit Let no @ Sc w a Iss se1 macs eI5
the Havana and wound tn noble city which must be
@ @ e he "o so the Ens Ens Of of sSd 9" every stream ' 0u
I From this extract it will be that then view
ed the Texan question, under all It's aspects, ana
considered what was due 10 Mexico and the United
States. us we'll MS what wished in relation 10 Tex
as itself. Ny aim to accomplish eventual adj
mission without breach with MeXicO-wlthoui
compromising our National honor-wilh as little dis.
satisfaction possible To any part OF our own In,
ion-and without the loss OF The rich stream OF gold
and silver which the Mexican mines were annually
| pouring into New Orleans and the West. This was
| nv wish and my effort and putting of the question
of admission, voted for recognition bur not with
out serious misgiyngs that our known sympathy lor
the Texan cause, and the promplness OF our nc-
acknowledgement OF Texan Independence, I(notwith-
standing the care ofPresdent Jackson and President
Van Buren to observe The strctest neutrality, and
to treat Mexico with all rcspcc might have the ell
feet OF alternating Mexican feeling from us, and nJu-
ring the valuable trade which we carried on with
the Mexican people. Events have shown that these
misgivngs so strongly felt in 1896, were not without
foundation Every body knows that New Orleans
has los, the Mexican iradc-that tic stream OF the
precious metals now flows the mouth OF the
| Thames which but lately flowed from Iamplco and
Vcrn Cruz TO the mouth of the Mississippi. Every
BODY knows ,his and the Custom-House books prove
lt-ih0se books, which show us an import oil Ten
millions and three quarters oi specie IRON Mexico,
nj the lcommcncemcn of the Texan Revolutions and
OF ono million and quarter ior the year loa !-'he
last wear TO which the accounts have ooeh mace up
Such has been my conduct, and the reasons Tor H.
on the Two occasions when The admission OF Texas
into our Union has been proposed, and when have
opposed both propositions. Now, third PROPOSE
ton for admission IL made and under circumstances
more formal and imposing than heretofore; il comes
in the form OF Treaty laid before the Senate; and
what shall do upon this Treaty does not become me
to saw standing do in an Official relation 10 The
question, and bound soon TO act upon it. All that
shall say is that wish the discussions on the ques-
ton of ratiiying this Treaty to be public that the ma
rire of the question; the manner IN which l! has
been conducted heretofore; JUSTICE 10 the people,
Justice to individual Senators; the alSurdly OF
secret discussion in the Senate and public discus
sion in the newspapers: the indisputab!e fact that
jobbcrs. spectators, and nriguers have known all
along what was concealed from The people ard their
presenatves all these circumstances, and the
prevention of future false reports OF the action OF he
Senate for sinister purposes, poiitica specializing,
and stockiobbng,) requires the action OF the Senate
TO be pubic; and shall accordingly move 10 open
its doors upon te discussion OF the Treaty, when ii