Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-05-21

tna0 WOnteQ cduUOu. leXdo was OuC'
claimed as a part OF our properly; anC
there are those among our citizens who
always reluclaDt to abandon that claim
clnnot but regard with sOlicitude the
prospect of the reunion Of the territory
to this country;a large proportion ,,Of III
civilized inhabitants are emigranls from
the United States, speak the same Ian
gusge with ourselves, cherish the same
principles, political and religious, and are
bound TO many Of eur citizens BY ties OI
friendship and kindred blood; and, more
than all, it is knUwn that the people OI
that country have Instituted the same
form Of government with our own, and
have, since the close Of your last session
openly resolved on the acknowledgement
by us of their Independence, TO seek Od.
mission into the Union as one of the fed
eral States. This last circumstance is a
matter ofpeculiaT del 'cacy,and forces up.
on US considerations OF the gravest char
acter. The title Of Texas 10 the Ter
ritory she claims, is identified with her
independence. She asks US to ackOOwl.
edge that title to the territory, with an
aVowed design TO treat Immediately Of
its lransf.r to the United States. Ii be-
comes us 10 beware Of a too early move
ment, as it might subject US, howe yer IN
JUSTLY. to the imputatiOn Of seeking 10
establish the claims of our neig hbors TO
a territory with view to its subsequent
acquisition by ourselves"
1t has been urged, from quarter en-.
titled TO greatrespect, and reason ed, too
with no inconsiderablO degree Of cogen.
cy, that the acquisition Of Texas now in
the mode proposed, would be liable to no
greater objection than the accomplish.
ment of the same object would have been
either in 1927 or 1929. when it was at
tempted hv two successive administra
tons to purchase it from Mexico. If |
were togOinto discussion of this question,
and the fact, necessarily connected with
it, l should be writing book instead Of
a letter; nor is it necessary that should.
will therefore content myself with say
ng, that with every disposition TO look at
1.-THE subject in all itsbearing with an i'm.
partial eye, have not been able to see
the analogy which is claimed to exist be.
tween thetwo cases. But lift were even
adm tilted that the able men who were, at
those respective periods, at the head Of
the government, under strong convictions
of the importance of the acquisition Of
Texas to the Tn tied States, so far pres
clpitated their measures for the accom-
plishment OF that object, as to have en-.
dangered the good faith and pacific rela'
lions of the United States,( (which do
not admit we could only felicitaie our
selves on their failure, but could not there
by justify the present movement, ifit is
not right in itself, and capable OF justif
cation on other grounds. by no means
contend that a formal recognition Of the
independence of Texas by Mexico is
necessary 10 justify us in asserting 10 her
anne xation to the United States. Time
and circumstances may work such
change in the relation between those two
countries, as 10 render an act of that
eharadter, on the part of Mexico, ,unns-
cessary and unimportant. What ] mean
to say, IS, that from all information have
been able 10 acquire upon the subject, no
change has yet taken place in those reIa'
tiOns that would make the objections
which | have here detailed inapplIca-
BILE.
Il is said, also, that if Texas is not
acquired now, the opportunity will be for
ever lost-that some other power will
acquire it-and indeed, some Of the ru
moys Of the day have gone SO far as TO
cav that the Texean minister is already
instructed, in case of failure here, TO
proceed forthwith 10 Europe, with full
authority for the accomplishment OF that
object. We must not forget, that besides
great public considerations, there are
extensive private interests involved in this
matter-and we may therefore well be
distrustful Of the thousand rumors which
are from day to day put afoat upon this
subject. What comparatively few indi.
vidu ais, acting under the influence Of
personal interest, may not desire to have
done, will not undertake to say, or to
conjecture. But that the people ofTexas
$50 many Of whom carry in their veins
the blood Of our revolutionary ancestors
thousands Of whom are thorOug hly
imbned with democratic principles
achieved by their own gallanlry that n
dependence which we were the first to
acknowledge-who have established and
subsequently, maintained institutions
sim liar to our own that such a people and
such government will ever be found caps
BILE of ofsending a minister to the crowned
heads Of Europe, to barter away iheII
young and enterprising republic, and al
tina they have purchased with their blood
re the highest bidder, Is what ] cannot
bsleve--in the possibility Of "so aPos'
tate and unnatural. cOnnexiOn" can
have no faith. 49,
Its also aPPrehended BY many, thai