Independent Democrat., 1844-08-07
CANTON, mrsslssrPPT EVENING, AUGUST

: that that power is wholly unable to subdr
: her, yet in her present condition-wlth
! exhausted treasury, deprecated currer
cy, and considering her present resource
, an immence public debt Ghe price of he
f independence) crushing her energies, sh
finds herself unable without foreign all
4 to stand alone as separate sovereignty
and for the second time she asks th
United States to take her under their prC
lection and incorporate her into their pc
/ lilical Union. She appeals to us he
countrymen, and asks that our fiag--tha
the wings of the American Eagle may b
! spread over her; at the same time we ar
given to understand that if repulsed b.
US, she must needs seek refuge under th
red cross of ST. George: if we reject he
she must seek support from that tpowe
that attempted 10 strangle our infant lib
erty in the cradle, from that same Eng
land that regards us as her most dreaded
rival, and that hates us with an inexiin
guishable hatred.
propose TO consider, First the oBJEc
TIoNs to immediate annexation. Secondly
its ADVANTAGES in national point o.
view, and lastly, to show the NECESSITY
under existing circumstances, for the
adoption of this measure.
The first and most prominent OBJ
lection is, that by annexation without the
consent OF Mexico, we violate our treaty
stipulations with her and subject ourselves
to a war with that power.
It's confidently denied that any treaty
stipulation would be violated. In no
treaty with Mexico, have the United
States guaranteed the integrity of the ter
ritory of the Mexican Empire, nor have we
ever even recognized Texas as part of,
or subject to the present government of
Mexico. 1t is insisted however, by the
Mexican minister and others who concur
in this view, that the first article Of the
treaty of 1882, would be violated. 1t is
in these words. "Theie shall be a firm
inyiolable and universal peace, and a true
and sincere friendship between the Uni.
ted Mexican States and'the United States
of America, in all the extent of their pos.
sessions and territories, and between
their people and citizens respectively,
without distinction Of persons or places .
Unless it be assumed that the proposed
measure is declaration of war against
Mexico, there is no protence that the trea.
ty is broken on our part True the Mex
lean government has declared that it
would regard such measure as "equiva-
- topln .E hat
however, does not affect the merits of the
question. Mexico might with as much
have considered our ackuowl-
edgement of Texan independence, or our
treaty with Texas settling the bounda-
ries between us, as equivalent to de-
claration of war; And yet it has never
been insisted Except by the Mexican
government) that either OF these acts was
breach of the spirit or letter, of the treaty.
The question is not whether Mexico may
regard this measure as cause of war and
act accordingly, but whether it is in truth
Just cause of war? Whilst acting clearly
right, we are not to desst because anoth-
er may insist that we are ,orong. And
whilstit is our duty to preserve good faith
with all nations, and to avoid giving just
cause of offence, we are not to refrain
from the adoption Of measure in itself
just and expedient, because another ma
ton may take umbrago at US, or even de-
clare war against us. That Mexico if left TO
her own couusels would not ,decaIe war
against us, will scarce admit of q doubt
Such war il declared would be more the
subject of ridicule than dread. What
she might do under the influence of other
aud transatlantic counsels is doubtful
Be this as it may, if this measure be just
demanded by a proper regard for the
interests of the Union, and for the per-
of the Union itself, hesitate
I ado6t i, no,son7ss ,re 3s United u States ough. to
The certainly of war, and that too With
more formidable powers than Mexico.
Would then, the proposed annexation
afford Just cause Of war TO Mexicoq The
answer to this question depends on the
relative condition of Texas and Mexico.
If indeed, Texas was originally province
of Mexico and rightfully owed her allegi
ince to that government as now constitu-
led, il she is now merely in a state ofre-
volt, and open fragrant war is now, and
mas been, continually waging between
henl---a war for conquest on the one
side, and for national existence on the
other, and the issue is still doubtful; un-
Ter such circumstances it would be a most
ltrocious and unjusti6able act on the part
'fthis government,by compact with the re-
bel subjects OF Mexico, 10 annex portion
)f her empire 10 our own. But if on the
1ther hand, Texas has achieved her inde-
pendence--if there has been no war
waged against her for years past with
means adequate TO her conquest or nten-