The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-25
FOR THE MADtSDSIAS

Oae Of he most prominent objections with those
who are opposed to the AnneJa,ion Of Texas is the
attitude tina, Mexico had taken in perseverinely as-
sorting her rgh, to Texas, and her determination to
defend tina, rghi. Before the world tina, question
must be met, and under the peculiar relations
between Texas and this country, we are called upon
to meet it upon It's merits with the unnnching pur
pose of reaching The ends II justice aud abdinp the
result
The question then comes up, does TEXAS exist as
sovereign Government with those attributes that en-
title her to be ranked among the family of nations q
We say she does and Cor the following reasons:
Amer People have declared themselves free and
iadepend nj, and with their physical means and APP
planes Of war successfully maintained that indie
pendence against the mother counry-after they have
organised Government and carried It into success
ful op rrion with all the attributes Of suveresniy-
after their ndcpei dsnce is acknowledged by he most
werful nations of .he world, under the form. and
solemnlties Of ireates-afier the actual os.ession of
every attribute that can Constitute a Government de
faco how long, after all tbs are other Go, eminent.
bound to respect the remembrance Of the moth.,
sountry sgains he independence of the reyolted COLI
ny, and 10 recognize her right TO claim il as mar, NJ
her dom nj n, and still subject to her Go,erooo,.,
and isw'' Does not history prove that in Aft cases
where people have carried out a successful re,ol,
50 far as to throw on the yoke Of he mothe, country
TO organise and maintain independent nat onst 40
vereignty beyond the reasonable prospect Of r.suh
jugauon, that 9th nations looking 10 ia. reI,u,.
rights Of the conflicting parri $, have received such
government. into the great family Of nations. with.
out regarding The pride apc prejudes of the mother
country who are slrsys the las, to do justice 70 those
who have efrctually cancelled their allegiance
The Interests Of nations looking 10 treaties and in
ternstional Intercourse, less than to the cre,
principles Of justice that ,ntcr into such cases mall
such recognition Necessary and inevitable. For nm.
tons to hold of, and wait for the mother counitv 10
acknowledge the independence Of the revot,ed pro-
upee, before they would feel ,hcmscvc. suthori,ed
TO act, would he 10 surrender every thing to the ots,
macy and injustice Of an angry and revensefu mo,b,
II such policy were adopted, would the no,h.,
country ever acknowledge the Independence Of 70.
volted colony
different policy, however, is observed by nation,
they have scrb,d period for their appropriate nd
Josthab'e action, and that period is when Gavin
meni Is fully organised, exercising all The y,obs oe
sovereignty with every faculty making it 0o,,,n
.ent de facto.
hgreesbly this rule, TEXAS !, one Of the family
o. nauo"si Tree sovereign, and independent; and
"'f'co has lost all right to her allegiance, BY IN.
loss Of her power to enforce H.
u these positions be dsensible then the rish, Of
TINS Government 10 treat with Teras a. 60 nple,.
''e absolute as is in relation to any other nation
I've 's"o'''rA"es Of Mexico to IN. contrary no,wi,b.
standing.
" our right in the premises be thu, established