The Arkansas banner., 1844-12-18

kansas and Missouri, and wba 'a'es
 session of large tracts of conn,, n.y. a'eA
 lin limits of Texas, be likely to rea.;s sh
 The inelinations of those nnms rsla
 lead them invariably to war bsloa' wbs,a texts exist. ''iefelA
 Mexico had no just ground oe,
 against this Government or neea, '. ulsls
 tiating the treaty. She was rs0P1s 7! la
 nothing, since Texas was forevssas asspp'
 The independence of Texas vs. VI l0sa
 by several of the leading powers ss ar rse9g
 She was free to ireat-iree lo M aae1. ol 'as
 line of policy-free to take the eop' cos. Aa
 she believed was best calculated soulses
 happiness. Her Government anS 'p 3 se'q
 cided on annexation to the Thu a rs'l
 and the Executive saw, in the aeaa;.' a
 such territory, the means of assa sla
 their permanent happiness and olo.' + au'i
 principle of good faith then wac ', Z.
 what rule of political morals ,,,. 'la
 der foot? So far as Mexico bersslf satllPe
 cerned, the measure should have b.sl
 ded by her as highly benifcial. Haa Isa ity to re-conquer Texas had be.n isl ~
 Irepeat, by eight-now nine-yas'.s n ss9
 less and ruinous contest In the ns,,
 Texas has been growing in ponpla,,' a,s'' resources. Emigration has dowed a'l'a
 territory, from all parts of the vosa 'l,' current which continue to increase s,.u ;a.
 Mexico requires a permanent bonaa. 1s' tween that young republic and herself ea'
 as, at no distant day, if she eont;aa.. @ rate and detached from the United s,s,s. inevitably seek to consolidate he, @ .,s
 by adding to her domain the conlianoaa aas inees of Mexico. The spirit of @ rsy.5 the control of the Central Goyernnsn' heretofore, manifested itself in'some <. provinces; and 1t is fair toiniier tbs; would be inclined to take the first .,,j opportunity to proclaim their indsns.SI @ and to form close alliances with TssI The war would thus be endless; ora sations of hostilities should occur tbsv. only endure for saason. The inss Mexico, therefore, could in notbinq b.
 consulted than in peace with her pei,sJ which would result in the establsbssl a permanent boundary. Upon tbe nt ton of the treaty, the Executive VI, pared to treat with her on the most N basis. Hence the boundaries of Texs left undefned by the treaty. The EreeI proposed 10 settle these upon terms |, the world should have pronounced iw reasonable. No negotiation upen tfa ! could have been undertaken belveel United States and Mexico, in advance N ratification of the treaty. We should had no right-no power-no authoav| have conducted such a negotiation; al have undertaken 1t, would have been ,1 sumption equally reyolting to lhe pi| Mexico and Texas, and subjeeting US d charge of arrogance : while to have prq in advance of annexation, to satisfy M for any contingent interest she night Fl Texas, would have been to have treatei1 as, not as an independent power, ba mere dependency of Mexico. This asa ton could not have..bee acted onby if| ecutive, without setting at defanceyoH| solemn declaration that that Republic pl independent State. Mexico had, ilR| threatened war against the United Sala the event the Treaty of Annexation Eas flied. The Executive could not permit to be influenced by this threat. Itrept3 in this, the spirit of our People, Eha ready to sacrifice much for peace, but ! ing to intimidation. A war, under aH| cumstances, Is greatly to be deplortd, the United States is the last nation b \ 1t; but if, as the condition of peace, t \ quired of us to forego the unqnesfa right of treating with an independent F
 of our own Continent, upon matters
 interesting to both, and that upona
 and unsustained pretension of claim third power, to control the free-vIlldI power with whom we threat--deEda we may be to peace, and anxious tota1 friendly relations with the whole vodA Executive does not hesitate to say as People of the United States wouldhH| 10 brave all consequences, sooner thn init to such condition. But no apprhsl1 of war was entertained by the Epa1 and must express frankly the oplnas
 had the Treaty been ratified by ihe A il would have been followed bya settlement, to the entire satisfaction ol
 ieo, of every matter in difference M' the two countries. Seeing then ins, preparations for hostile invasion o 4 were about to be adopted by Mexha| that these were brought about becaus as had adopted the suggestions of ths sp utive upon the subject of Annexation, 'a] not passively have folded its arms an3 mitted a war, threatened to be acconp by every act that could mark barl9 age. to be waged against her, because sA'' done so.>
 Other considerations of a controlnsJ \ aeter influenced the course of the ESf'a, The treaty which had thus been nesvr' had failed to receive the ratification N Senate. One of the chief objections s] was urged against it, was found to coasl .s the fact, that the question of annesa,~s] N not been submitted to the ordeal ofl opinion in the United States. lioNs's tenable such an objection was est's .ssl be, in view of the unquestlonaos p the Executive to negotiate the 1reaVlG aI great and lasting interests lnsoNI question, l felt it to be my duty lo''s ps x, whole subject to Congress as ur n ddl pounders of popular sentiment % <, si| tivo ont;o, bovinr been talk zen on " i,