Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-05-23
From Albany Daily Advertiser.
TENAS-MEXICO DENT TY.
LER a.

We copied on SaturI,y. in our posiscripl.a po,
acraph from the National hi, lliCcncer. rclatve
anticination Of the Effect of his annexation opera
lions, on the government Of Mexico.
Those movements, taken in connection with the
clandcs,ine manner in which the negotiation Of
the treaty was carried on, and the various false
preiences on which il was founded, fairly author.
Use the inference that President Tyler has rather
sought than avoided, occasion to offend Mexico
and proroke soar
The more his conduct. in relation to this whole
subject, is laid open 10 public view. the worse
looks and ifihere were in the House Of Repre-.
sentntives the virtue and 6rmness, the reverence
for the Constitution and the deep sense Of dny Of
the rary days of our government, the House
would proceed without delay to impeaeh the Pres.
dcDt
IT he has no, made himself justly liable to i'm.
parchment, it is difficult to imagine what would
be ground for such procedure
Mexico and Texasare at war and the Presi
dent has done what is directly calculated 10 make
these United States party 10 that war, without
any authority from Congress, To which body alone
has the Constitution committed the solemn author
i'v 70 place the country in snch condition.
The Proslcni has lone this on his own mo-
ton as President, and not even as part of the
Treaty making branch he government, for the
Senate is an essential par: of the branch; and the
Senate was not consulted, and had been officially
informed Of the doings of the President only with.
in few days, in answer TO call by that body on
the President for information.
Even under the general rule oflhe law ofna''ons
the acts ofthe President are held to be acts of hos
lily and cause of war; But his conduct is rendered
sull henous by the fact that there exists be,
th, nd oc ~
amity, by which our government has expressly
engaged to respect the rights and honor of Mex.
leo, to avoid all occasion of offence, and 10 cult.
vate friendship with that country.
II President of the United States,as the within
takes him, or as lawess ambition may prompt
may engage in any enterprise, on his own mere
motion, the direct and certain effect of which u.s.
to plunge the country into war, which IN fact,
amounts to declaration of war, what may he not
do with IMMUNITY
Did the people OF the United States, when tbey
adopted the Constitution, mean TO give to one man
all this power thus TO change their relation with
other countries? Did they. make their Chief Ex-
ecuhve Magistrate, king,nnd place their peace,
their honor and good faith as nation. all their
vast interests, their whole character and welfare,
IN subsection to his individual capriees, or his
schemes of party and personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
party dislike of John Tyler. What we have said
is in perfect consistency with what the most en-
lghtcned and experienced statesmen of the coun-
trv ~ ~" ',os' 0rr nso n",'irs hHvo mnininined
ltis. indeed, the same ground that was taken by
The Van Buren, administration, in relation 10 this
question, and the same ground that he has himself
renewedly taken in his late letter on the annexu.
ton, namely. in the existing relations between
Mexico and Texas, the imediae annexation Of
Texas with this country would OF ITSELF make
the United States party 10 the war between those
two countries; that is, would point in fact con.
vert the war at once in war between this country
and Mexico
We close these remarks with the following
passages from journal opposed to us in politics.
The last N. Y. Evening Post speaking Of the
military movements ordered by the President,
says
These martial preparations are public acknowl-
,dg'mrnt Of the probability of immediate hosi-
les with Mexico the moment our project of pcs
esslng ourselves of Texas is sanctioned by Con-
yress But this is not the worst aspect of the mat.
er. Not only do they contemplate war with
Mexico il the treaty with Texas be ratified but
wen should be rejected, they scarcely fall short
y declaration of war against that power A
1eet is ordered to the coast of friendly nation
With whom W have treaty Of peace, to watch he
movements Of liz government and 10 intercept, and
necessary attack and capture the vessels of war
which it may send against its revoltcd provinces
The act is an act of hostility in itself; breach of
ur neutral obligations and if j, happens that any
rmed vessels of Mexico should be lowering about
he Texas coast we have war upon our hands at
nee The President breaks the existing treaty,
cts 1t aside by his sole authority and employs our
orces against nation which has given us no
revocation to resort TO the dreadful ordeal OF bat
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