Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-02-05

This IS clear conamol sense, and 10 one .eny
On the 4,h May. ls44, the editor of Tho Globe
again says
ave have locking little fn-iher into tho publish
au.azes more and We find HAT Lord AheTde'n.
and the BRUSH Minister here utterly de"y the Duf Green
story sent from London ~ August las OF the fesss OF
Eng and upon Texas "hirh IS made I've oniaoh q tins
whole proceeding " e it easily be proved that
the whole scheme Of getting up he Texas question p'eci'e
" thai ieston isexsted long before Dur furnished
pretex and all story of Brush interference,
put forth frt the movement. has been i-
+ vented SIR the movement was oFganized''
Who docs no: know that the great rally .ng cry
of the Texas party has been, annexation 70 re-
sis: the ambitious dos gns Of England TIN: our
:. natural enemy > abou. stretching forth her
hnnds TO grasp Texas. Our patriotism has been
appealed 10, to res.s. the ambitious dcs' gns OF
Great Britain upon that country; and yet VIC ind
the organ of tho Democratic Texas party, only 4
few months ago, declaring in tie face of the
whole country that this hue and Cry about British
interference more rae head and ttoody bones
"A ht4a,bug-hcld out 10 frighten the country into
tho support of annexation. The Globe certainly
mover nearer the truth than III this state
ment. a few days later, on the 10th May last,
tho Globe gain refors to this subject, Us follows
If the General C;overnncn, should take srop,
violation of the tfaa, wiki Mexico. would the character
Of be Jeff to posterily the sar noble mud
honnrabl. Inheritance which hau.oi down TO Us by
Wa-hnson Jeffcgson and Jackson!
1--WE 80 nor believe tie grca mass Of or r0daiTymeN
CORY of the for any earthly acquisition IT. then
Texas admitted by solemn proclauH ton the existence
a her and Mexico; il the GoEcfnnent Of
United states has by solemn official 80 ainea deca-
t knowledge h i The state ot reatons oe-
tS.en Texas aud Mexico. how can the President AMI
Senate Of the United ate1 without sarffing the "nor 81
country, adopt this with Mexico face of
treaty OF peace VITA that country ~
The question was we'll asked BY the editor Of
the Globe. whether, if this step taken by tho
General Government, ihe character Of our coun-
I.,I.t -,
and honorable Inheritance which WAS handed
down 10 us by Washington and Jefferson Sir,
this question might with great proprioty be now
asked. If VIC, at this enlightened ago Of the
world, Boosting ourselves 10 be the trccst nation
on the earth. should violate our treaty Of amity
with Mexico as the rc>o utlon now under consld
Grafton proposes. hand Gown TO chill
dren our ma tioual character ma rked by tho Same
untarnshcd and unsupported honor with which we
received it from fathers Would Washing
ton or Jefferson. would tho pure minded Madison.
have recommended 4 measure SO fraught with
national dishonor
Mr. Chairman, M sht quote humorous other
articles from the Globe vol rs from the lead
ing Democratic papers of most of the States IN
this Union, expressing the same opinions those
which have quoted, and showing IN the strong
est terms the common sentiment Of the country,
that the which now propose TO pursue
was unjust 10 Mexico and dlshoIora5lc to
the present time from the Same source furnishes
striking evidence of the influence of party dis
cip!inc in changing tho opinions of men.
| object acain, Mr.. Chairman. to tho annoxa-
ton of Texas, because by that net should as
sumo her debts. Many Of the States of this L.
Mon re largely indebted. in consequence Of their
cnterprising efforts to improve and devclopc the
resources of the country. by means of works of
internal improvement. Sonlo of them have asked
the aid of the General Government, through the
proceeds of the public domain, TO assist in paving
their debts. Those who have denied this oid
and who now denounco in tho bitterest forms any
proposition TO extend II, now propose by this
sure to pledge the resources of this Government
for the payment of the unknown millions Of the
debts of foreign Government.
We all know. Mr.. Chairman, with how much
zeal and earnestness it has been contendcd BY the
Democratic party that assumption of the debts
of the States by tho General Government would
be n violation of the Constitution. Who're now
is their regard for that sacred instrument p
Where now the horror 1T tho idea Of violation
of its provisions Sir. will man con-
tend that the Constitution denies TO this Govern
ment tho power to assume the debts of one of the
States of this Confedoracy, and yet authorizes the
assumption of the debts of q foreign nation By
the treaty of annexation negotiated last spring.
and which is proposed as the bases OF annex
alton, this Government is pledged for tho pay
mcnt of ten millions of tho debts of Texas. But
is this all which we should be compelled TO paw
1t IS true. sir, the Government cannot be sued by
the creditors of Texas, and payment Of her debts
coerccd but cannot shut ewes to the i'm
portant fact that every principle Of law of honor.
of common honesty. and common justice, will
quire to pay the last farshng of the debts Of
Texas. no matter what may be their amount. By
merge the Government of Texas
within own. We destroy her separate and
national existence. We appropriate to ourselves
all her public domain. hor customs. her revenues
and resources of every description. We take all
he TO which her creditors have right to
look for the payment of her debts: and can we.
sir. avail ourselves of all these. and refuse to paw
her debts. without being branded by tho common /