The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1844-05-18


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| From The American Eagle.
MR.. VAN BUREN's LETTER ON AN
/ NExATiON.
The great length Of ,his letter will pre-.
vent our giving il entire in our cslumns. Il
10 in reply 70 letter fron the Hon. Wan
n. Hammsi, . member Of tho Hsuss d
Representatives. who sndsavorsd 70 draw
from Mr.. Van Buren,, On opinion favorable
To the annexation Of Texas. He asks bic
opinion sf",hs consii,utionali,y end expsdi.
ency OF immediately annsxisg Texas to tho
United States, % soon a. The consent Of
Iexas can b had 10 such annexai:on;' q.
pressing bic belief that - full and frank
declaration from you I'M. v. b. favorable
10 this great object, will bs Of grsa, service
70 the Cause, a moment 10 csi'ics, q as
destiny" In reply M. Van Buren, goes
into full examination Of the cous,itui ionsl
point, and arrives q the conclusion, that "no
remarks are aecesssry 10 show that there
can bs no possible difference produced 10
the constitutional question, by the rels,ive
posi'i"ns Of the territory comprising Louisi.
sns, tho FIoridss, and Texas, 10 respect to
the old United States" He then refers to
the application for annexation made by
Texas during he presidency gives extracts
from the letters Of Mr.. Forsyth, Secretary
Of State, declining the proposition and
adds:
"1hat those views we're NOT sltsgether
satisfactory 10 General Hust, nor probably
to his government, hes bees seen. But
think may safely say that seldom, If ever,
hss The decision, by ,his government. Of q
question: Of equal magnitude, beea mers d.
:,dsdly or more unanimously approved BY
he people Of The United States. The cor.
'esponGsnes was, very soon after il took
'lace, communicated to Congress, and q.
hough the public mind was q the time ia I
tate Of the highss. excitement, and tho adj 4
asssilsd through every avenue '
y which il was deemed sppreaehsbls, Ilp
m 70, I" zee The Gre. sentence Of complaint 4
'pon that point, in any quarter Of he Union. o
Even resolution offered ia the Senate, de- j,
:laring annexation, "whenever il could be i,
'ffsc,sd considerably with the public fa;tI
M treaty ssipslasi ~ Of he United Ssatss, {
|ssirabls," was ordered to b laid on The o
able; and similar disposition was made 10 n
he House Of The Pspers upot tho subject,
which had been referred 10 The Committee 81
n Foreign Relations, and hat committee y
ischargsd from the further consideration Of
he matter, upon i,s own application. Nor b.
vers The friendly relations then existing
s.wesn .ba, republic and the United States
to ito honor bs j. said-ia any percept:bls .,
egres impaired BY this decision" p
Here fellows . general review Of the ri
inject, embracing The relative positions Of 10
isx.ce, Tsxas, and tho United States, and e
70 probability aud consequences Of war t.
stween Mexico and this country. On THE
art Of the subject he says: ht
aGod forbid that "a American citizen IL
aouId ever count the cost Of end appeal .oI D,
hat 10 appropriately denomins,so the last vt
ssort Of na,iens, Whenever that resort bs. M
oms necessary either for the safety or sol n
Indicate the ho,,or Of his country. There h
}, I trust, not one SO base - no, to regard a
im.elf, and oil hs has 10 b forever and At "
l times subjec. 10 such q requisiiion. But gu
suld war with Mexico, brought on under IN
,ch circumstances, b contest Of thu, II
harac,eri Could We hope to stand per. 70
'c,ly justified in the eyes Of mankind for 10
nterine into it; more especially If ito COM az
,encsmen, is I. be preceded BY the appro- p
ration to eur ows use of The territory, the IN
,vsrsignty Of which 10 10 dispute bssvssn ID
70 nations, ons Of which W are 10 Join 10
% suugglef This, sir, 10 matter Of 'he h
ny grvsst impsrt-ons 10 respect to which u
, American statesman OF citizen can Be |,h
We have . character among To-
q nations Of the earth 70 maintain. All pc
J. public funciionaries, - we'll - those Of
he advocate this measure - those who by
,poes il, however much they may differ - ni
ito effects, will | am sure, b equally % pe