Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-02-08
THE GLOBE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

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The Globe, singuarly unfortunate in its late at
tempts both at argument and complaint OF what we
have had occasion TO say upon Foreign Affairs, has
again laid itself open to decisive refutation of its
positions by the authority of its own friends and
colaborers.
What the Globe now objects to is what we have
said against the right and proprety of undertaking
to legisate for Oregon, without having given to
Great Britain the years notice required by our
treaty with that Power; and what we have said of
the rights Of Mexico involved in the Texas
question, and having been more than once adj
mitted by our own Executive.
On the first of these points we refer the Globe
to the remarks Of Mr.. OWEN, in debate in the
House of Representatives, reported for the
Globe, and hereto subjoined and, on the second of
them, direct its attention to the subjoined re-
marks from the leading Democratic print in New
York -
REMARKS OF MR.. OWEN.
Mr. OwES said he should not have said word now upon
the Oregon bill but for opinions which had been ex-
pressed by the chairman Of the Committee Territories,
mr. A. v. BRowN;) the gentleman from Alabama, Mr..
BELsER and the gentlemen who had spoken to-day to the
effect that had perfect right and indeed that there were
scrupes in regard the passage Of this BILL without at
the time passing joint resolution to determine the joint
occupancy of this territory. 1t would be recolleced that at
the session. he introduced such joint resolution which
the calendar Of the Committee of the Whole on
the state of the Union Now he would not say that they
had no right pass this BILL that transcended any law
by passage stood with its land causefor that appear
ed be the important point; but it did appear to him
that they going beyond the spirit Of the conretion by
chich zoe oere bound and ia politics, morals, If
,oere doubtful lcoud be oiser 10 abstain from its
ercise.
Mr. O. then read from the articles agreed upon by the
venton which were rcafned in 1927 show the terms
which the Joint occupancy based He also called the
Of the committee the proVisons of the conven
commentary the treaty. and read extracts from it
published in document 1879, s session of the 10th
Congress. 'A
Now, he conended that we had no right grant lands
and had right the principle, to promise lands
unless had exclusive sovereignty that transcend
ing the SPIRIT if not the letter, Of ,oha right and just
in so doing The gentleman said Great Britain had done
this It seemed him (M O) that the act of Parliament
which the gentleman had referred did not show this fact
but if they had done it, duty to protest against it.
1t not poiticay-it not morally right; it was like
promising convey piece Of land in five TO which
he did not know he should obtain title He believed,
before promised, prospecvey that ought to give
notice Great Britain for the termination of the joint
pancy He for sneaking into that territory he went
for going into it in plain, straightforward manner.
i EVENING POST.
We are aware the difficulty, and u, gone
raj the nexpedency of discussing grave questions Of ntena
ona law the hasy and necessarily imperfect manner ii
which all newspaper discussions carried but we ara
bound respond the News definitely the subject
| admits
The rights of Mexico may be of two sosthe right to the
possession of Texas herself and right have her claims
amcaby considered by friendly Power such the United
States Now whether Mexico has any rights Texas her
self question dependant various considerations Per-
haps she has acertanly in judgment she has
which should prevent from annexng Texas in any
Of emergency such, for instance, threat the part
of England But whether Mexico has claims Texas that
ought be considered friendly and stronger Power in
opinion very different question, and have no hesta-
ton in saying that she most clearly has Mexico is at
with Texas and have treaties Of aity and friendship with
both Can be thought UNSUITABLE that should seize
Texas and thus destroy all the chance that Mexico may have
may think she has her reposscsson, without much
saying ssby your leave ;"
Il win be recoec,ed that have inerposed in this Mexico
Texan quarrel without single effort concae the former
Power The treaty made in the dark without word Of
apology Of information and the only preliminary
to present Of Congress the nsoent and stupid d
plomacy Of Mr.. Shannon.
We have hesitation in saying that, in judgment
Mexico has "righfs to better treatment than this and as
little hesitation have in saying that if this hasty and i'll
advised produce praica and prvateeng
Gulf commerce, (by unlikely event. the
statesman who brought about such result would stand in
envable attitude before his country the world And all
this friends of the News virtually admit when they say
" thai the of Mexico ought to have been diplomat
cally secured"
Coy EnwAnns of Missouri has nanioned the abolionist