New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-05-23
The Treaty of Annexation.
SPEECH OF Mr.. Benton. Of No,

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Annexation ot Texas 10 the United States.
The Treaty Tor The Annexation Of the Repub.
lie of Texas 10 the United States beng taken up
for consideration, Mr.. BENTON expressed desire
to discuss The qucs,lU: upon the resolutions which
he had slbm;,tcd ia relation thereto on the l3th
instant; whercupon The consideration of the
Treaty was postponed for that purpose. The re
solutions were then read as follows:
"Rcs0rsi rha; tic ratification Of the Treaty for the An.
neStjon Texas to the United States would adoption of
the Texan with AieNco by the United States and would
syolve conduct and conclusion 'he sad ncd State,
"k,serei Tina, The Treaty milking power does not cN;
tend the Of making and that the President and
Senate have 10 u.i - make Wal, either 10y declaration
Resaroj That the S9antry d:membsre4 from the gg,cd
States 10y the treaty OF Sl WIKI, Spain cGprelennr Texas
and large TERRITORY between the Red river AMI the Alkasa,
and bcus geographically appuricnan TO the CHted States,
oUGnr reunited 10 the American unon can
bc done with the consent ola uao'y OF the euo!e OF =
United States and OF Texas and when Mexico stall
the acknowledge the independence of Texas
prosecute the against her ;he arnce having
county"
Mr.. BsNroN said he considered the discussion
CT the resolutions as the most appropriate mode
OF discussing the Treaty. The two first would
he decisive ofi,s fate if adopted, and would show
the reason for its rejection: the third one would
show the grounds on which the old and uniform
friends to the recovery of Texas, and the rest Of
K
back that large and fair portion of Louisiana, 50
wantonly thrown away by the !ne1Pcablc .rrcaty
OF 1919.
Preliminary TO the right discussion ofthe Treaty
is an inquiry into the Treaty itseii-an inquiry
into lis conents-in order 10 see what the Treaty
is-what it cedes TO the United S:ates-and wlla,
il IS we arc called upon TO rciinnex 10 the Amer.
can Union There may be something in this
worth knowing by those who wish ~ know what
they do before they act.
In poor letter which lately published on the
subject of Texas, and IN answer to letter from
the members of the Texan Congress, a copy of
which was published without my knowledge,
while the original has not yet come to hand; in
this poor letter, took occasion to discriminate
between the OLD Province of Texas, and the new
Republic OF Texas, aud TO show that the latter
includes what never was any part of Texas, but
part Of the present Department and former Pro
vince Of New Mexico and parts of other De-
partments OF the Mexican Republic. To dis
crminatc between these two TeXascs, and to show
10 my fellow citizens that l took The trouble 10
look at the Texas question before | decided il,
and subjected my mind 10 the process oil c0aSid-
ering what was about before spoke, wrote as
follows:
M consider ,sa. ia,H Geont at.cay sS ,s f Tens
Stted az TIE time 81 INC irdip o. iSS ana not as rom
end jST " TG 's and acs Of & feo nc ssd
eaps y nqer TIC do,ain'gs q 54s heoa1c q eIieo,
an rie GoT q Of G. cat Br,fain IL Of tfls TfG
the old SPa"Sh ieIGSJ 1h'ff Us S1eqS a., a"d g,
NJ b S say nremSu: he, destination rc tohr Ne
t.sndl poston-ttat Of q part Of TIC 1mcr' n CH''n
| adhere TO this discrimination netween TIE
two Texases, and now propose 10 see winch o.
the two we orc asked by the President of the
United States to incorporate into the American
Union. wish to see which we take; ana 10:
that purpose look, rsl at The "ric'e OF the Treaty
which provinces for the Incorporation That aT
ticle being the fst one ol the l!cdiy, is Ill these
words:
the Republic OF Texas. acting IN conl!mty with The
S.s 70 - the ete Staes ali It's 1tii,crs to he held by
them iu pr2gety ana ,oveesy H,": 10 Do ansEe =.
same consiiuoHai pfnSiSons Their other TefFioes
TINS cession Iclade az puDT oti u Hy c i
cations barrachs, ports and habo navy and navy yards
docks magazHe arms nn n ad ds d
dues ut the time CT the exchange OF the IA'caons OF
TINS Treaty .h,,. NJ p-osdo,, ,,.b., :, :
MS a'to,e -, 0" h ,b;s Tros,y and yha, !, i
.ia. 20 sI,od mon ;ncornor,,e into the
t,'a' W. a' IT, II Is tho P.nrbJ;c of T'exas
.Lo 81, s,;n, or linn, the whale Re.
Gnu .t ~ ;,o territories nil ;ts domain. MI
puo,.o' 81 onr,,L;nd All, this 10 nronoscd
o. bo ;,co-,or,ted into the United States and Ia
" n.y. -. r,-;,-;o. IA L ,ho
constitute one oil lis Territories, ana, ny tAc
.oooJ .-,;cla of tho Treaty This incorporat ted
seeoHu "i a. -
territory and It's inhabitants are 70 pe dumlttcu
;nto the IInion as States cs soon as ii can hc
~" w a. 81. ro;.;oe ,r o,,- C,ne,;,r,;,,
done under t'ie PROVISIONS vi Jul Coiis''.u'''ii'
The Republic of Texas is coded to us by name
=. horrd.r;oe arc MT snec;fcd nor ,.,s :, rcccs
sary 10 specify them, a State is a corporate
body-a unt-one single, sole, embodied thing
with name to distinguish it and by that name
II acts and passes, without farther description OF
definition. There was no necessity for an exh
uenlA ia br,d.rios 'rbo Po,,b,;,
btion of metes ana oounoar!es' Inc hePuoic
rTax.s acts by its name, and passes itself to lis
Oi 1'A r N H. ,;,s,;,, .,,J ho,,d
I'm the whole extent ol ili tile liHits diiu poCio"
=. .b:cb II asserts to be its own. This was al
Ties Wii.CIi IL "' -, m
clear enough; ana we IniSiit hd'c taheL heAas
as we cha Louloioiio "i'0 'i'S ~ -