Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-12-12

nv daiy 10 submit the whole TO Congress
=. The hra expnunlcrs Of popular sentiment
No d.fini,r action having becn taken on The
.yhicc, hy Congress the question referred
aseifd,fccily to the decision Of the States
md Of the People The great popular ..
! lec,ien which has just terminated afforded
thu best opportunity Of ascerainins the viii
ofthc States and the people upon II. Pen
ding that issue, 1t become the imperative
du,y ofthe Executive to inform Mexico thai
the opestinn Of annexation was I'll before
The American people. and that, before tins
decision was pronounced, any serious inva'
sion of Texas would be regarnod rs an al.
temp, to forcs,all their judgment and could
no, be looked upon with Ind ference. !
am most happy to inform yon that no such
invasion has taken place and trust that
wha, ever your action may be upon II, Mex
leo will see the importance of deciding the
matter by a resort to peaceful expeditions.
IN nrcE.rence 70 those OF arms The drcis
sion of the people and the states on this
orent and interesting subject, has been de-
cisively manifested The question of an
nexation has been presented nakcdlv to
their consideration. By the treaty itselr, all
collateral and incidental issues which are
ealculae to divide and deslract the public
councils. were carefully avoided. These
wore leh to the wisdom ofthe future to de-
ltccnine |, presented, | repeat the insola'
ted question of annexation; and IN that
form il has been submitted to the ordeal Of
public sentiment A controlling majority
of the people, and large majority of the
States have declared in favor of immediate
annexation. Instructions have thus come
up to both branches Of Congress from their
respective constituents, 10 terms the most
emphatic. |, is the will of both the people
and tho States that Texas shall be annex.
ed to this Union promptly and immediatel y.
1t may be hoped that, carrying into execn-
ton the public will, thus declared, all col
lateral issues may be avoided Future
legislatures can best decide as to the number
Of States which should be formed out of
the territory, when the time has arrived for
deciding that question So with all others.
BY The treaty. The United States assumed
he payment of the debts of Texas, 10 an
amount not exceeding $4,000 600, to be
paid, with the exception of sum falling
short of $500 600, exclusively out of the
proceeds of the sales of the public lands =
We could not, with honor, take the lands,
without assuming the Iiull payment of the
incnmbcrances upon them.
Nothing has occurred since your last
session. to induce doubt that the DISPOSE
ton of Texas remain unaltered No init.
nation Oft an altered determination on the
part OF her government and people, has
been furnished to the Executive She still
desires to throw herself under the protec.
ton of our laws, and to paitake Of the bless
ings of onr ftderative system while every
American interest would seem TO require it.
The extension of our coaswise and foreign
trade to an amount almost incalculable- the
enlargement of the market for our manufac-
turers-a constantly growing market for
our agricultural prodcctions-saiety to our
frontiers, and additional strength and sta.
bIlity to the Union-lhcse are the results
which would rapidly develope themselves,
upon the consumation of the measure of
annexation. In such an event. will not
doubt that Mexico will find her true inter.
terests 10 consist in meeting the advances of
this government in spirit of amity.
Nor do apprehend any serious COM
plant from any other quarter no sufficient
ground exist for such complaint. We
should interfere in no respect with the
rights of any other nation. There cannot
begathered from the act, any design on
our part 10 do so with their possession on
this Continent We have interposcd no
'mpedimenis in the way of such acquisition
Of territory, large and extensive as MANY
ct them are, as the leading powers of Eu-
rope have made, from time 10 time, in ev.
cry part ofthe world We seek no con.
guest made by war. No Intrigue will
have been resorted to, or act of diplomacy
essayed to accomplish the annexation of
Texas. Free and independent herself she
asks to be received into our Union. It is
a question for our own decision whether
she shall be received or not,
The two governments have already a.
greed, through their respective organs, up.
the terms of aDnexaton, would recon.
mend their adoption by Congress in the
form of joint resolution, or act to be per-
iected and made binding on the two coun.
tries, when adopted in like mlnner by the
government Of Texas.
In order that the subject may be fully
in all its bearings, the correspon-
dence which have taken place, in reference
to 1t, since the adjournment Of Congress,
between the United States Texas and Mex.
leo. is herewith transmitted.
The amendment proposed by the Senate
to the Convention concluded between the
United Safes and Mexico on the Goth of
November, have been transmitted through
our Minister, for the concurrence of the
Mexican Government; but; although ur-
ged thereto, no action has YET been had on
the subject; nor has any answer been given
which would authorize favorable concu-
sion in the future