The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-12-28

fsons Die Nayspslls UaioR.
TEXAs-MEXlCo- THE TREATY
THE SENATE.

. The rejection by The United States Senate OF
the Tobacco Treaty, aud ITS rejection OF the
Texas Treaty, have given to thsrbody mos'
unenviabe distinction. In t~Jecling both lrea-
ties, in the settled judgment OF the country will
be, thar the Wing Senators were actuaied by a
spirit of iactious opposition 10 MIR. Tyler and
all his measures wholly unbecoming in lha
body. Since the election, the Tobacco planters
who were too much excited ia the summer lo
listen 10 any reason, are looking into the injury
which they have sustained by the rejection Of
the treaty The late correspondence between
our minister TO Mexico, MIR. Shannon, and
the Mexican Minister, MIR. Rejon, shows plain
ly enough how great a bunder was committed
in the rejection of Texas by the United States
Senate. We alluded 10 this subject in our last
paper. We are grali6ed 10 find that The Rich
mond Enquirer takes the same view OF the mat
ter. The following from that paper may be
read with interest:
"There is no,e some danger of rupture with
that power. II The Senate OF the United States had
confirmed the Treaty every thing by this toae would
have been well. Mexico would have scqulesced
with little grace, and England would have Kept
her hands Off But matters left upon the fall
ure Of the treaty, Mexico egged on by It's reJec-
tion and the prospect Of Mr. Cays success, TO more
sounding threats, TO greater show OF military pre-
paration aud to the manifest alton Of a stronger tone
and insolent pretensions. There can be little
doubt, 100 that England has been advising and push
ing in her designs upon Texas, or at least 10 op
position TO our scheme OF annexation. we take Tor
granted that John Bull has had his finger IN the re-
cent rrespondence between our minister and San
Ia Anna and the sailing of the Shannon, with Brit
ish dispatches, at the time with the departure
Of the Woodbury. shows the deep interest which her
minister has taken in the present negotiation at the
city Of Mexico.
aThe extraordinary reply of Santa Anna 10 Mr.
Shannon shows us what Mexico has been counting
upon. He calculates upon the success of Mr.. Clay
and The failure Of the American people to support the
annexation. And surely his letter is the strongest
contradiction that be given TO his own doctrines
about our interference with bis concerns. Never was
practice more directly opposed to prcccp than IN The
present case. Never did public despatch more m-
pudenty interfere with domestic concerns, than
the illusions he is pleased to make (accord,ng to the
version of the Pcayune)to our Senate, to Mr. Adams
and to Mr.. Clay. We give The intelligence, howe
yer, as we find it in the New Orleans pspers-leav-
ing it to the official dispatches by the Woodbury. to
contradict or confirm i,s statements. 1t is strange
however, that some notice is not made OF Mr.. shan
mons reply the impairment letter of the Mexican
Minister of ForeigI, Affairs. lie is, perhaps, wait
ing for instructions from Washington If the con-
tents of this correspondence have been accurately re-
ported, we presume there is but one answer-an i'm
mediate demand for his passports and his return to
his own country"