The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-21

part Of the Union, so far as the late Congress OF
the United States could effect that object and the
President was only communicating TO people,
about TO be incorporated into the Union, the meas
ures that he should recommend in regard to them,
after the annexation should be perfected These
recommendations the President had right to make,
and also right TO communicate. We will go
further. 1t was his duty TO make the communities
ron. England and France were making the most
gigantic efforts TO defeat annexation and nulfy our
act of Congress On the hand, they were, to use
their own language, managing the susceptible
ties'' of Mexico--that is, naaming their passions
against us, so actually to have induced them to
recognise the independence of Texas, on the con-
dition of instrumentation. On the other hand, they
were seducing the Executive of Texas, and en-
deavoring to misead the people ofTexas as regards
the terms of annexation proposed by Congress.
Under these circumstances, the President makes
known the course he would recommend this
subjects and the diplomacy Of France and England
is overthrown; their management ofMexican suscep-
tibilites is defeated; their Aatterng promises to
Texas prove unavailing; their new scheme (avowed
by M. Guizot to establish balance of power on
10 CItCh anu CntCknale the du-
vance of our own glorious Union, is demolished
forever; Texas is annexed, and the, American ban.
ner waves from the Sabine to the Del Norte. And
now, when the work is done, the President is chi
ded for his success, because he chose to announce
IN advance of his message to Congress, the meas
ures he would recommend to them, if Texas de-
sres it, when annexation should be completed
The President has only done his duty. He has done
it with sagacily, bodness, and energy, and will
be sustained by the American people
Now, could there be any thing wrong or impolitic
in the Presidents recommendations The "Inte-
gencer" complains, indeed, that they are other pro-
visions than those which Congress proposed And,
admitting the fact, where is the President to
blame Congress might have determined not to
make them, for various reasons. The friends of
annexation were anxious to make the proposition
to Texas as simple, to embrace as few elements
as possible-not to load it with conditions which
might be unpalatable to a few of the MEMBERS and
thus lose the whole. Some of those members
might not be willing to assume the payment
of the Texas debt Internationally, because
they might have objected to it on principle
Others might not wish to assume the payment
of the debt on the condition of taking the
public lands to pay the public debt because they
did not know how much debt she owed, General
Houston now says, in his late Nashville speech,
not more than six mons,) nor how much un-
appropriated land she owns, (he, well us all ac-
counts represents her landsto be sngulary uxuriant
and valuable for cotton and sugar.) Nor does the
charge even now propose to take all the lands and
pay all the debt; but either to take the lands on
trust, and then invest the proceeds in the discharge
of the public debt, or TO pay much money for her
lands, and leave Texas to that money to pay her
own debts The President, however, can only
recommend consideration of the subject. That
is all he has to do, though there is very little
doubt that Congress will consider his recon-
mendation in the most liberal spirit, and adopt
it, if found not incompatible with our own interests;
and certainly, if the lands will be found sufficient
to discharge the debts. Is it not, indeed, best on
general principles for to sell the lands, and regu
late the Indian tribes, upon the wel-tried land sys
tenn ofthe United States and Of our Indian SYSTEM
Shall the land system Of Texas be permitted to
clash with our own land sys,em'-she to have one,
and we the other?she TO sell her lands perhaps at
SO or rs cents the acre, and we at 81 25' This
competition may be injurious to both of us; and
us more than herself, because her low prices may
draw more people to her soil, and send fewer to
the other States where the United States lands are
located Is not the whole subject, in fact, worthy
of the consideration Of Congress- We repeat, ''was
it not the part Of wise statesman to anticipate
some objections on the part Of Texas, and attempt
oyerrule them by the assurance that our Congress
would take the whole matter into consideration and
change the system, if it was thought conducive to
our interest, and introduce such amendments as
their own wisdom might recommend, and expe-
rience might suggest with. the representatives of
Texas, too being present in councils to assist
their Deliberations The course of Major Donelson,
however. requires no vindcation from our pen. lis
wisdom win be approved by every statesman. To
an enlightened people we freely commit the de-
cision."
But, whatever difference ofopinion may exist be-
tween the National Intelligencer and ourselves on
those points, land it will hereafter turn out we sus-
pect less than its editor would now state it,
there is another point which are happy to per-
ceve there is no difference of sentiment or feeling
between us. The Intelligencer justies the "exten-
sion Of military add toTexas, If necessary for de-
ensive purposes, after she shall have accepted the
terms of annexation. Itprononnces the march of
our troops Legitimate and expedient" and thus
leaves the New York Courier and Enquirer almost
SOLITARY and alone" in the glory Of its own disgrace
fu position.
COMPLIMENT TO r. J. WALKER, ESQ.
We give some extracts from the very interesting
proceedings of the democratic convention of Mis-
sissippi. Among them is a resolution unanimously
passed in honor Of the present Secretary of the
Treasury, and bearing witness to the high respect
and confidence which the democracy Of Mississippi
repose in him. The effort of the wing press to
shake him in the good feelings entertained for him