The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-13
From the Boston Daily Times.
THE POSITION OF TEXAS, AND THE DU-
Try OF THE ADMINISTRATION.


We perceive that the New York Courier and En-.
quirer and other wing papers, are agating the
subject of the administrators sending troops 10
Texas for the defence of its borders against any In
yason that may from the late action OF Texas
and the United States, with regard to the annexa-
lion of the former country To us, this course OF
the wing leaders seems exceedingly acuous, and
very much like seeking to find fault with everything
that is done by our government for the honor and
glory of our country, and the preservation OF Its
rights and liberties
we have no question, however, that this policy
belongs essentially to- and originates from, the lead
ers and not from the honest members of the party
the masses--who, il must be conceived, can have no
wish TO disgrace their country, or weaken Its ener-
gies, in the case of an invasion from the enemy
The leaders have another object in view. They de-
sire TO keep up antagonistical position to demo-
cratic administration, to falsify its declarations to
msrepresent its intentions; and thus, by deception
and false issues, render it unpopular IN the estima-
ton Of the American people. 1t is only by such
means that they now expect TO come into power en-
joy the honors of place, and bask in the sunshine Of
popular favor.
But it must be remembered by them, that the
late election. as well as others in the political caen
dsr has demonstrated that the people--even though
enrolled, in part under the wing banner-have too
much sense to be msled by superficial reasoning
telligent to be misled by the declaration-thai the
administration has right 10 send troops 10 Isras for
The preservation Of peace lis borders. They must
see that Texas is part Of territory, and that
act has been passed by Congress, and approved by
the Executive, admitting Texas into the American
Union under certain stipulatons and that those stip
ulations have been honorably complied with by the
representatives of Texas under the sanction of its
Executive. Nothing remains to be done, but
what is purely formal and mmaterial. The sub
stance of the contract has been acted upon and
sunmated.
Hence arises duty to be performed by the greater
power, which has absorbed and Incorporated within
itself the esser is the duty of defending its whole
territory from invasion, and making preparations
for the preservation of peace within its borders.
Texas is ours by the law of nations; and we should
be false to its known principles, should be re-
creant to own free Institutions if we did not de-
fend our whole republic against whatever power
that might seek to disturb its boundaries The
President ofthe United States has no other election.
He must do his duty to the country and he will do il.
Indeed, the people would hold the administration
faithless in its duty, did not take all necessary
precautions to preserve the integrity of the whole
Union, and resist encroachment upon our territory,
let it come from what source it may. In fine, the
leaders of the wing party might well understand
now, as by continued lessons of bitter experience,
that there is very little in resisting the progress
of American institutions, the wishes of the American
people, or the judcious, patriotic, and welladvised
course Of the administration, which they have es-
tablished, and are determined to uphold.