Western statesman. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-1845, 1844-07-13
VOLUME NUMBER L.


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lion pretuming ~ say how another nation
shntlI view question between her and = re-
VOTED provincel
The Mexican Minister aikcl our Minister
whether We Designed TO annexi The reply
wa, automatically, hat uo Instructions bad
been given on the subject Mexico declared
that annexation would lead to declaration ol
war ayund the United States War was the
price that Mexico set on The measure. The
Government " the Unitcd States accepted the
issuc.--Shlps aud troops were actually sent
Ia the scene Of action, AMI, " they did not
fphi, II would be because there were more
discretion elsewhere than here. But 1t was
said il should be a little war, and, therefore,
we could 90 into it. War, sir, (sad MIR. ~ IS
war, whether it be big or little. II between
two children, grown persons might soon pc
involved in il. lr was impossible Tor war
long TO contifiue 6'bc little, for other parue'
would take hoH Of It.
lie referred TO the misrepresentation made
of his bill bv the letter writers Of the Admin
istration. They had falsely stated that he re-
ouired the assent of Mexico as preliminary to
! the annexation of Texas. lie alluded to the
interposiIon of the Government IN nationa
! dispute while efforts o. pa e fclion were ma
9 kim While the peace-makerS were at WORK
/ the mi ;cbief maker. attempted To drive mem
: from the battIe--to light up the flame Of war
to bring disgrace on republican government me
Ias--and all for what purpose 10 Sratny
contemplate lndVduai dbotli""' e""e'. -
! Ioathed and despIed from the bottom OF ms
trrar,--to. pro note n miserable President ma
king Intrigue
The conduct Of every imnistratlon oil this
Government towards the Spanish American
States had always been conclllatory. we
formed to them an example, as the oldcsl
American Republic, OF a free Government.
rheir ambassadors come to US to study the
workings o. our institutions and copy what
ever was valuable in them aud suited to their
! condition. Thus they beclme acquainted with
habsas corpus, trial by jury, face 10 lace trial.
and adopted them; thereby doing honor to US
and promoting the welfare OF the great race
to which they belonged, and which had here
tolore both in the Oh and New World, been
: subjected to arbitrary power.
1t had been the policy of every Admnistra'
ton under the Government to encourage these
!, people ia their career of political and social I'M
: cement. MIR. b. closed by some stronJ re
: marks on the nnpocy of assuming an attitude
) of hostility towards Them.