The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-06-28

the annexation as puoiic ROBBERY, ana
predicting that it will eventually un-
settle the peace of Europe.
There has been little French fight
ing in Algeria.
Portugal, Spain, Greece, France, &c.
were quiet.
O'Connell's motion for a new trial
was to have been settled for or against,
on the 23d ult. Judgment against a
new trial was anticipated.
TExAs.-Although the fate Of the
treaty for the annexation OF Texas de-
pends on the decision Of two thirds
of the Senate of the United States. that
treaty, whether it be ratified or not
involves many novel and important
considerations which chain the serious
attention of all governments and of
the public. We, therefore, revert to
this very fertile subject with an es.
pecial view to the effects Of the trea-
ly on Texas herself, and on ~her po.
sition as an independent community
in relation to other States; for although
the ratification of the treaty by the U,
States is highly improbable at the pre-
sent time, we assume that the commits
sioners who acted on behalf of Texas
were duly qualified and empo wered to
make the declaration with which the
the treaty opens; "l'he republic OF
Texas, acting in conformity with the
wishes Of the people and every depart
ment of its governmet, cedes to the
United States all its territories, to be
held by them in full property and
sovereignty &c., and to be annexed
to the United States as one of their
territories" &c. Whatever, therefore
the issue Of this negotiation may be,
unless The treaty be disavowed by the
Senate of Texas, as well as by the Sem
ate of the United States, we have this
most extraordinary and unprecedented
declaration on the part of the people
lately aspiring to place in the family
of nations--that in conformity with the
wishes Of the community and otevery
department government, they sur
render their territory, and consequent
ly their existence, to be the property
and dominion of another nation. This
is an occurrance, as we believe, entire
ly new in modern political history; and
we are driven in our search for pre-.
cedent to turn to the pages in which
Livy has recorded the voluntary surren.
der Of the Campanians to the absolute
authority of the Roman Senate.
The course of events and the probable
Illustration of Mr.. Tyler's notable pro-
ject will doubtless bring this difficulty
to pacific salution; but, with a view
to the future existence of Texas, it is
ofImportance to remember that the
first use she attempted to make of her
boasted independence was total abb
d'cation of all political power; and that
in her anxiety to obliterate herself from
the political chart Of America, she vio-
lated every engagement she had been
allowed 10 contract with the powers
of Europe. The reason of these am
omaies is sufficiently obvious. Texas
and the Texans have no real existence
distinct from that of the people OF the
United States; they are Americans in
disguise; and although they assume
false nationality and false flag to fa-
ciitate an enterprise which was too dis
graceful or two dangerous for the cab
met OF Washington to avow. yet they
are already eager to divest themselves
of their temporary character, and 10
bring the spoil oftheir, unparalleled in
vaslon into the native maket.
1t will be remarked, that while this
treaty enumeration is silent on all the
important political points to which we
have adverted, it deals with great pre-.
clslon and iberality with the pecun.
iary part of the arrangement. The
debts & liabilities of Texas, the amount
of 100000 dollars. are to be assum-
ed by the federal government; and
thus by way Of exception to the gen.
eral experience in such matters if this
treaty were ratified, the holders of Tex
ian bonds would suddenly find their
property converted into the best Sc
curity which the continent of Amer
ica affords. Such an operation in Tex
ian finance cannot have escaped the
discernment Of the persons concerned
in the negotiation, and we must take
leave to conjecture that it may have
contributed in no slight degree to the
concoction of the whole scheme. II is
difficult to treat with gravity or patience
the offspring Of such base and paItry
passions as are here disclosed on eth
er side; but however mean may be the
motives Of this treaty, however proba-
Bile its rejection. the question which il
has raised for the first time are intI-
mately connected with the stability Of
the American union, the commercial
y,ol.cu Of @ha TIn;tad St,t.. .l AZ.