Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-03-28

iWpernii,"iy urged upon ihis government
the necessity al an extension of it, Jnr's
dietion over Louisiana and Finrida. A.
ponce, however, wns our cherished poll
icy, never ~ bs Jrp,ned from ublrs,
honor should b. peS,ll-d nv ud, erinp in I,
We psiI~n'iv endu'ed f,r u time mr,"n'
incOnv' nirnr-s and pr'vJuon-, 90 nn.
songbt o tfan-fer of those reg nns, IL,
negotiation aud NJ Nv conquest
n "The issue "i those neg p",iain"us WI
q ~ond,'ional r"-s ION "i ih"-" r"un'i,r
4" the II Siai-s Th. cirrnn,i.n.r. .how
ever. 0f their h.,n2 r"l,nini ,",ss"ss,u
"i Franre ard Span, aud lh"~i"re de
pendent on ib" mir"pnluan govern.
rupnt-. r"udrrs those trnns,rtinns nntrIi
ally different from that " whch would h'
pr"."ui"d h' ih" question: Of ann"Na''"i
II T.Nns III" batter ~ ~tnn. siih ~
'nder' ni"n, government. nrku"" lrda"
~ surh nv IA. United States. and ,la,in.
!, ing awrr',nry b")nnd, though rd-,irg
on, the region r"d"d by F,nnc", IN ih,
treaty at ihn 3)lh oi Apil, 1893 -
| Whether the constitution at the United
-m'h - state, aud II 80. ~ What unnu",
rhat object - io he rtIrrird. are uur-.
tl"R<. ia the opinlou al the Pr-.id"ui, u
would he inrxwdirui, under exislipg
circumstances, Ia agifaie.
So bong IA Tryns shal! rrmnin AZ
war, ~h'l" the CniIrd States are ni
p"nc. with her ndvrr.nrv, the PROPOSE
',"n Of III. T'ynn Minister Plrnipolrnl,
arv necessarily invnlv"s The question al
"Hr win that adversary. The United
STATES M" bound 10 NlrXiro by u ii"ni,
~ nn'iv aud commerce, winch viii he
-rtnpul"usls observed un thrir part, ="
|" y ~ II "nn br irnsnnahl, hoped that
N"Nir" will p"rInrn her dui'ps aud re-
sp'ci our rights under T.. The lin,lrd
States mighi Iu>rIy be snSurrird nf n
disregard at the friendly pur poses {" the
compact. n the o,"itnr".oi t,"urlaI luni
were Ia hr even received inr future cnu.
s'd"rn'i"n, as ihIs would iupl, dl-p"-l.
tI"n on ON pat Ia 'spnuSr The QuHnirl
"i Texas with N">irn u disyos,innu
wholly ~ varlnuc" wiih the spirit al the
treaty. wiih The uuii"rm p"llrv aud the
"bvinns "rllar. al The n,rd S,nlrA"
From thai TIM" unil quit" recently
III" object las been Withdrawn lr,uu pub-
he Intention The wni between Nir>irn
nnd IrXns j.. n"i ,ri cnnrlnd.d; aIIhnua /,
active h"stlluirs have ceased, aud II
Truce ~ understand Ia have been np,crd
np"n ln the uran time Texas ha-
maintained ITSELF ~ an independent snvrr.
cignty, and has rNipndrd i,s rrlaiInuS
with the nations "i the world. II ~ the
judgment al the p"vrrn,itrnt oi "a, Uni
ted States, there w"r" iusuI, rnble "b-
l"'tinuI. even la rnirrinlniun any uruu.
iIaflnn un the Subject uI auurNniinn seven
wears ago, u s""us Ia ne that tinr and
.rv"nt> hhv" served only Ia strengthen
such "hIeciInnI.
The constitutional nulh"ny of Con.
grcss 10 ndmit new states u'io ihr Uniun
lnrn"d al irrrIinii"s not hrl"nuInp H.
nnv al the states ~ the ad"piinn ot the
present i,rn "i government, Is an inp"r.
iami point IN v"ur cnQru,rs
1h" constitution al the United States
prnvid"S that "u"w states may u" AL
"'hl'h ~ wv '''n.If-- lnib lnlS NIniH,
but nn new states shall br Turned ar
erected within the in,l-dIriinu "I any
other stat" nor any state u" lD,u.d by
junction ~ Nv" or more states, or pats
~ siai"s, wllhnui IN" CONSENT ol the
legislatures ni the states concerned, as
we'll as oi The Congress.
IL would seem ,erv reasonable Ia con
fin" IhS provision IL states Ia BE- formed
niIi al t"itIl"i"S already belonging To-
the lnIird States, aud IN ieuard To
"hirh ia" "ld CrugIr--, hy mrcrplinu
thp ""s-l"n ni Irr,Il"ry Ir"m indI, idual
states, aud h.r""in! Ia the pr"p"-ed
terms al n"ssi"n, mad already ,ri,,uiaIrd
that they nnaht 10" created, and admit
ted INT" the lni"n ANY other con-
~ ucii"u would be- inrrrn aud unnatural
aud n would uuplv that ia. iiaiuers al
tn" r"n-iIInin", and ihe p""pI,', mrr.
ln"klna IT, III" -,,.u-inn Of thrIr terrific.
rl"-, allh"uah those which they then
h' il! were. one htlI u wilderness, aud
lhr other halt v"ry ihnly j""rlrd. IT -
','t al all prnhnbl", from ih" history al
lh" States, from ia" circumstances IN
~ hlrh they wrtr placed ~ 1889, ar.
from all that * Ia b- LEANED "i mru's
""luInus ADD -Nprcthiiuns ht that dav,
that ANY Id"a wnI entertained. Nv any
b"hv, ~ bringing mia Ihr mon, ai any
'un". states, iprur"d uul ui ihc trI,Iiuiirs
"l t"r"ign p""",s.
Indeed uu,'h l"aluIsv wns felt toward
the new Guv' rnu"ni, from tears ut IiS
"vrrb"arIug w"I.h, and strength, wh.n
to be- 81 ihIrsh"d nyrr The thu.
teen states Thus j"nIuI-y. " Is easy To
hrlirvp. wound have been heated INTO
more decisive, and perhaps surcr>>lul
"rp''-iitnu. II II had been understood that
projects "i enlargement ui bugndliirs, ~
tri,itulaI nggrIndiZ"urui, had been
iu"ng ihr objects contemplated bv ~
'>tahiI-hmcm. Aud u j. one ul the
"crrurrIcIlIrs, aud appn-
rent iuCnn-l>l'uct"s ui npir.I"u that those
" 10" hold th" constitution "i the United
Siai"s. Z" h. n C"mplri bIwc'n states
should rlIuk, n.v"iri. less, ihat the
.-v"Innrui crraf"d 6y that constitution
~ ~ hh,Ity ~ Iuiiudurc new sIairs
iniun"d "ui ui i"rrigu Irir,iory, with az
" ulIrut tn" consent "l those who are re-
.ardrd ~ nriguunl paIiIrs.
b., llir convention with France Of the