Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-06-28

Murray, Esqs., Committee.
INDEPENDENCE OF NATioas.-The question
has been sinnlfran,lu asLAd jas rafaIen aayta
country permitted to deny independence to one
of her colonies % Again if such colony
has actually achieved its independence, how,
long may it be refused into the family Of ma
lions! Who is to answer the question:
Vattell and other authorities are silent-we
have no rule on the subject-how is it to be
decided! The Southern Patriot says:
"The rule cannot be the WILL OF the parent
State. That may be too stubborn to bend to
circumstances. That may not yield IA one
hundred years. Spain did no! acknowledge
the independence of Holland until 70 years
after ii had been achieved, nor did she recog.
nize Mexico, as an independent State, until
the lapse of IL years after her sovereignty had
ceased over that country. The only light
thrown on this obscure portion of Information
al history and policy, distinct from unjust IN
reference, guiding the path Of the inquirer, IS
afforded by the conduct Of England, France
and Russia, in putting an end to the civil war
the former, by force of arms, 70 sTecogn.ze ,ae
independence Of the latter. Inc pea 'oi ''la 70
;n.er(erence was the indefinite protraction OF
hos,ilities-the prolonged misery OF clviI war
The savaoeness Of the conflict the inter.
anton Of commerce--the extension OF piracy.
Toucbiue the right of Mexico to decide TINS
no;ot. another view Of The subject presents "
elf Snain is the mother of Texas, not Mex :
| ico Texas was conquered at the battle OF
| San Jacinto. several years before SPAN ac'
knowIedded the independence OF Mexico
consequently Spain not Mexico is TO De app'''
! "a % for lis consent to annexation. but NJ
denondence DE FAcTo exists when Inc pareh'
capnot recover the colony. Acknow iedgiog
IL indenendence is mere form Which il'ay
he withheld from mere pride or oos'inacy.-
Can Texas maintain It's independence against
Mey;co. If she can she has right 10 pass
tho annexation law and join any power. sup
~ sfaxas should have seen fit to have uni
p ad ,s;,a Mexico. should we have complain
Cd Ce1sainlv not. Under this view OF 'he
case, Mexico cannon complain
En,enANTs-The tide Of emigration |;
still setting strongly towards this coanTy
Nearly every vessel arriving in the Uni
.s,l Statss from Great Britain brings iron
hundred to. twoshaa1sed ana'silf!y poo
delnded foreigners, the principal part Q
whom are Irish. And this,atoo noswl1h
standing many who ebeen able 70 pro
enre the means have returned their owl
country, convinced that America IS not tn
RI Dorado. which il has been represented
There are many interested persons i
,, Fnolaud and Ireland. and we fear also II
! Americf, who favor these receptions an
:: heed not the misery which is enlalied o.
. these people 50 long as they can pocket 2g ha,
: naltrv sum for each one sent over. ie'
will his evil stop Boston Journal.
The Flasr STATE h /, occurs on the frs
p1s aaday Of July about foa; weeks from ,@,, III
pTes Garo lima on the first Thursday in August
T. same time Ala IA, . the , ,n a'n ad Il
u the same month; Ky the same 'i' Thsss u Gle,
s and s Mo. at the same trme. also; these . eie.
If anu s;nas ' will &C. anxiously watched by The pol
# ,ciaos and the indicate pretty nea
',oi how the same States will go 10 Novemoe
) y y III, uu Presidential con,ess.-Daily Tines