Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-10-05
Aau f sH@6 From The Nashville Onion.
Important Letter frOm Gen. Jack.
SON In favor Of annex king Texus
! 10 the United States.

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10 the United states.
" We cali The special attention Of our rea.
ders to the snbjoinsd letter from the vener.
able patriot Of the Hermitage, who lookat ia
the question ofanneAing Texastothe United
States with an anxiety aud interest that
seem totncrease in proportion as the days
which limit his continuance In this life ap-
proscn their close. This letter presents,
incur judgement, the most conclusive iar-
guments IN fayorof the policy Of annexation
on that we have yet seeh; and, coming as
1t does From Andrew Jackson, the General
as well as The Statesman, who has 90 cf en-
e posed andthwarled the ambitious deeiens
Of Great Britain in regard 10 the United
States, cannot fiji 70 have great weight al
this time with tie American people. HI
treats il as q national question one above
all parties--involving tie prosperity and
afsty Of all sections and interests IN our
happy land: and il is difficult for us 10 re-
llize that there can exist differing or opros-
ing opinions to those which lie expresses.
HrRnrrAor, August %, 1874.
Gear Sri am in possession Of your
note OF the 21h inst, and, although greatly
nfeeblcd by the excessive warm weather
fihis month, shsll entleavor 10 reply to it.
The more | have reflected on the policy
Of annexing Texas 10 the United Sta Is,
The more decided is nay c,nsiction, that
since the establishment Of the federal Con-
>titutlcn,, no question has arisen of SO great
importance to the welfare and safety cf the
people Of the United States. Il seems to
me that in this instance as in the Revolu-
i'm and our last war viii Great Britain.
kind Providence still in,erpe ses to kelp on
our efforts in the cause Of se,f-royernment,
and to give us the necessary guarantee for
our Independence. yl.eAsas S
Under the treaty Of 1903, BY which Mr..
Jefferson obtained Louisiana fem France,
The people Of that country acquired the right
to incorporation in our Union as ample and
complete as that POI sessed BY the original
States end their territories, and all the cor
responding rights Of citizenship and pro-
lection. In The treaty, theref, re, Of 1919,
by which the people of Louisiana west Of
The Sabine, were deprived Of the guaran-
tees Of the treaty Of 1903, a serious ques-
tion arises whether this government can
dismember IFS territory and ,aisfranchise its
citizens without their CONSENT, and. in ihe
case ot Texas, without the consent Of France.
But leaving out Of view ills solemn cues
ton, and looking only at the consequences
which have followed the treaty Of 1919, it
IS wonderful that the course Of events is
such as to enable us to repair the errors of
sssa4s 8 Us ssH s5A sas ss W
u the continent Of Europe. i4tf'r-'
The people of TIE las have maintained
their separate istence, and, after years of
battle and toll, have achieved their freedom
and Independence. And without stain
on their character, without violating obi
cations with Mexico or other foreign pow
ers, with 10 restraint on their sovereignty
other than thai which has been imposed by
their God, they again come back to uss and
Tell us thai, although the guarantees Of the
treaty Of 1903 have been Withdrawn from
them, they are yet willing TO embrace them.
And the question is, what shall we say 70
them in reply?
But before answering this question, let
lis see if Mexico has any right to the ter
ritory Of Texas, or any cause for resisting
the extension to the citizens of. Texls. of
the guarantees Of citizenship as intended in
The treaty Of 1903. When did Mexico ac-
quire any title to the territory of Texas?-
The tile Of France was conveyed 10 Us,
and that title was then rfcngrizcdby alltfe
civilized world as the only good one. Did
we convey ii to Mexico? We did not.--
We conveyed il TO Old Spain, and she did
not convey it to Mexico. How, then, does
Mexico derive her title? She pretends to
none except what results from the confed-
Grafton which was formed in 1924, and
founded on revolution, in which compact
Texas expressly stipulated that her separ-
ate sovereignty was retained. The over
throw Of tl4at confederation or compact by
military force gives Mexico no title TO the
territory, unless she can show that she has
one-and if we examine the
claim on the score of conquest, it is notori-
ously unjust. That claim was silenced by
the battle OF San Jacinto; aftertwhich event
the principal powers OF the world recog
nized Texas as an independent State
There is, then, no reasonfor the opposition
now made by Mexico to the annexation Of
Texas to the United States--none founded
on any Just claim to the territory or the
loyalty 81 the citizens Of TIE as.
We are then brought TO the unefnbarras-
sed question: is il right for us to possess
Texas on the reasonable terms proposed by
her2 Is. it step necessary to our safety
and prosperity? say it is, and you have
requested my reasons, ] will briefly state
them: N @a Asfx ~ ssx9t
That territory is represented by MI.
Thompson, and other gentlemen Of charac-
ter who have the means Of judging correcs
IL, as possessing some Of the finest lad:
in the wor a. n. soil, climate and PR. s:uc
tons, II ii said u surpass the Florid al, an,
10 equal Louisiana, and Mississippi. A
! portion Of our confedeFacy, t.sn, will
not benefit Us IN the same ns.nDer that In
States Just mentioned, and other .,ew States
have done? Have not these States con
tribnted 10 the wealth, ss.fesy and prosper
Nv IF the other portions Of TIE oonfederacy
Have they not furnished homes for thou
sands End thousands Of Happy and free pee
Die engaged in The ncole pursuit az agricul
tnrs, and have not Tire products Of ibis a.
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