Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-08-02


,,.,..,t: particularly iiTea,asag '''tt"e 81 S"f"'
All combine. TO no;ni oul and recommend 10 MoS'co
the policy OF parting with portion 81 M s'iii-
,orv. of very limited and contingent '"''n "
supply herself with Ike :afaaS "f "I.""t"@ 20. ~
sidmc with The better prospect ol sncc.sS' anu ".'
less onerous burdens 10 her c!izchs
Here the existence of the war, and the canser
OF Mexico losing the territory in the conflict, arc
uiycn rs the chief reasons why she should make
the cessinn and as an additional indncei'enl ~
her 10 sell us that territory, which, by solemn 'rea
r. we had coded 10 Spain in 1919, We OTTER her
five millions of dollars 10 supply her win Inc
means o! defending the residue" against SPAN.
Imenion these facts, not in any spirit OF cfliil-
nation. or OF assault upon Mr.. Van bniei' Id
Otherwise: hri from my high respect Tor ms an-
thoritv, and because believe 10 nave nee" ~
poritt, conformity with the law OF nations, al
though hf stronger than the present case, neihS
The effort OF neutral 10 purchase territory .F"-
tyQnte i.Ro from bcl,igcran and that hclliSeFeht
a revolted province, unrecoSniscd ny the Hali,ii
against whose authority she had reheed III Tue
same spirit of entire respect for Mr.. van burch,
in which make The above citations, quote aSo
the authority of the Senator from Missouri, mr..
Benton,) from his letter OF May =, loii, IN WHICH
he SAYS:
II have also found, since wrote my letter TO
YOU. the ESSAY signed Americans, which wrote
10 assist Gen Jackson and Mr.. Van Buren, 10 re-
cover The country in lS29.
And the dates OF these essays are gwen, w
July 22d, 1929 and August |, iS-', at Wh'ch
very dates. as have shown the wal was actually
progressing between Spain ana MEXICO, ana
Spain had captured aEl was in actual possession
OF the Mexican city OF Tampco. But surely (aS
we are told these authorities are now ci'eo mere
IL in criminalionl there must have been some
t;au what The DOC
irnes now urged would he gross violation
of the faith of treaties and Of the rights OF friend
" powers. No, there was not one single counter
authority against our right 10 make The purchase
at tha, period. The National Inlclliscncer, and
the National Journal, the two organs here oil thc
party opposed 10 Jackson and van Buren, cohsi-
dcred the time as most suspicious TO me puE-
chase The National Intelligcnccr OF the / Ih OF
September, 1929, says;
The incident of the invasion OF Mexico, re-
icrred TO b. the Richmond Enquirer, is al most but
plausible auxiliary 10 an argument Ill laFof OF
a question already determined
And subsequently. he says:
"What authority has the Enquirer for saying
tha, we would defeat The negotiation 70: Texas, or
tina, wc shall oppose it if it be effected! chave
not said so
The National Journal the o.hcr Wing organ of
this city at that time, on the l;h September, 1899,
SAYS:
al NAV be a subject worthy the attention and
deliberations of Congress, whether All approplia
ton To the amount required for The acquisition oi
this territory would moi he amply compensated by
so large an accession 10 our territorial wealth
and poliiical power" "Of the impor-
lance of this vast territory, whether viewed geo
graphically or politically IS an appcndase to the
l. S. every one must be well aware"
But, surely whilst the Wing organs in this
TOT, sol ri.I hV their
nen:s 10 make This purchase, yet some ether Anne
rcan press, oiihc Wing or the Democratic party,
inierposed 10 rcbuke this violation OF The faith al
trca!ies-thiS adoption OF war actually progress
ing and his assault upon The rights OF friendly
powers. No: no single American press nor
single American citizen, regarded As ohcciiona.
DE the time selected 10 make the purchase. |
have before me the remarks on Tins SUBJECT OF the
National Intcigenccr, of the National Journal,
ollhe Telegraph, OF the Richmond Enquirer Of
Mess Register, OF the Nashville Banner, the
Old Dominion, the New York Courier aud En-
qurcr, The National Gazette The Delaware Jour
nal, the New York American, the Rhode Island
Journal, the Virginia Free Fres>, the New jersey
Stale Gazette, the Newark n. J) Sentinel the
kcnnebcc (Me) Journal, the Winchester Nirgi.
nian and the Ohio State Journal-prcS>cs about
equally divided between the Wing and Democrat
ic party, and nearly equally divided As 10 the be-
reils 10 be derived from the purchase. But not
one OF them deemed the time ard circumstances
under which the acquisition was proposed, As in
the least Objectionable; and the same remark may
be as truly made as regards the proposed pur
chase OF Texas in 1925 and 1927 Both parties,
then, and all their statesmen, and The whole Anne
rcan press and people. are thrice committed 10 the
doctrine that a revoed province, unrccognizeG ny
the nation agains; which she rcbcilcd and in The
midst of actual conflict, may cede her territory
to a neutral power There is not, then, Mr.. Pre-
Sdcnt. the slightest foundation Tor the objection
now made 10 the purchase, At this time, ot Texas:
and the newly discovered doctrines, now urged
upon our consideration, have no foundation III
the Law or practice Of nations. and II admitted.
would cover with iniainy AMI di>hunor The adj
ministralions al Adams ard Clay, aid II Jack
son and Van Buren,, and iniiict lasting disgrace
upon The American name.
In 1899, Notwithstanding war between En-
gland and France Jefferson and Madison main-
tanned outright as 4 neutral purchase Louisiana
from France. and although il might be clear that
England with her navy would take Louisiana
from France In his despatch on this question,
dated May IS 1903, Mr.. Madison says THE
right Of neutralio procure Tor itself, hv bona
fde transaction property of any sort from belli-
Scrcnt power. ought not 10 be frustrated Ivy the
chance that rghiul conquest thereof might
thereby he prevented"
But now | proceed to point, which. i! cstab
lishcd, terminates this branch OF the controversy.
Mexico, under the wc.l-seilcd doctrines of NUM-
cipal and International law, ACKNOWLEDGED TIE
INDEPENDENCE OF Texas.
In the second volume, history of Texas pages
81 3lS SAT length, the following Treaty was
drawn up. and subscribed on either side, dated
Nav II, 1886:
"Articles of agreement and solemn compact
made and adopted nv David q. Bunct, President
OF The Republic Of Texas, and the undersigned,
members Of the Cabinet thereof. on the one part,
and Don Antonio Lopez dc Santa Anna, Presi
dent OF the Republic Of Mexico and Don Vim
ccnlc Ffisola, General of Divisions, Don Jose
| Urea Don Joaquin RamrcS Y Ses,na, and Don
Antonio Gaona, Generals of Brigades of The a
mics of Mexico.
9TH That the President. Santa Anna in his
official capacity as Chief of the Mexican nation.
and the Generals Don Vincentc Filisola Don
Jose Urea, Don Joaquin Ramires V Sosma. and
Don Antonio Gaona, as chiefs of armies. DO
solemnlv acknowledge, sanction, and ratity, the
full entire. ana perfect independence Of the Re-
public of Texas, with such boundaries as are
hereafter set forth ard agreed upon for the SaIac"
ART. 5, fixes the boundaries, the Del Norc,
from its mouth 10 its source, and thence to North
latitude, IL degrees. Various other articles and
| agreements slpuaie for the return of Santa Anna
TO Mexico, release OF officers and prisoners, and
Filisoas army, 1000 men. permitted 10 rc,urn
home.
Now. let it he borne in mind. that Santa
Anna was no, then merely the President, bni
the dictator III Ncxico-embodving at that
time, hy the Mexican cdicts. The sovereign
" OF Mexico in his person. 1t is said he
was prisoner-hut The Generals, who sub
Scribed the act were no, prisoners. And will
show that The act was valid: Isl Because, if done
when Il prisoner it was done freely and for the
benefit OF Mexico and acknowledged by him when
mol prisoner. ID. 1t received the implied sane
lion. in advance OF the Government adj interim
Of Mexico. 3d. Mexico received and awaited
herself OF! the full benefit OF the treaty, on her
part, which will show, under the law of nations
is ratification Of the treaty.
lst. In his letter of The lh Of July 1886, Santa
Anna says:
s.Whcn offered 10 treat with inis Government