The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-18
For the Union
TEXAS.

Our views must expand with our probable des-
TIMES; and our national legislature when it meets,
catching something of the spirit of the people, must
busy itself with projects which shall develop, pro-
mote, and defend those great destinies. If we are
the people we believe ourselves to be, we must give
some proof Of it. Our national legislators must
embrace in their minds the condition and wants of
the country, its hazards and prospects, and boldly
meet them. The people have never been backward
in sustaining sound legisation-a legislation which
looks boldly to the welfare and the protection of the
country, which eschews idle boasting, and relies
supon honest and efficient action.
We know that the policy of European nations is
hostile to welfare; that prosperity is their
proach, and our institutions objects of their hatred.
We willing to let them alone; but to let us alone, is
to encourage their own destruction; and therefore,
whatever will cripple our resources, cmbarrass our
progress, defame our reputation, and cast an odium
upon our character, Is not only to be expected of
them, but is, in measure necessary to their self
preservation. Distant as we are, our principles
penetrate the minds of their people, and is with
them, the worm that never dies"
We seek to throw our mantle over Texas be-
cause Texas desires ita mantle of peace and broth
erly love, not one of conquest and devastation; in
this we are opposed, and feelings of deep hostil-
ity are aroused against us. The angry passions of
war, which had long since subsidized in Mexico, as
far as this country is involved, are again kindled
into flame. That power, which unable to
wrest the standard of victory from the infant popu-
lation and weak resources of Texas--which, for
about nine years, has not been able or willing to
make even demonstration for the recovery of that
country-which offered an acknowledgment of in
dependence, if Texas would repudiate annexation
and has thereby made acknowledgment of the
abandonment Of all hope of recovering that coun-
uy,--is stimulated to assume hostile attitude
against nation Of twenty millions of people, with
unbounded resources, and with no ndisposition to
meet the issue. Was not Texas alike lost to Mex
leo, whether an independent power, or whether a
part of the United States' Was not that country
already rrecoverably gone from Mexico, daily ac-
curing additional strength and resources, and
daily placing the possibility of reconquest by
Mexico among the most visionary of absurd
tesi How is any evil brought upon Mexico by
making Texas part Of the United Siates' Mex.
leo had lost that territory--ost it irrecoverably-
without any hope of change. The loss is not more
perfect now than it was then. What then, could
have been the motive Of throwing before Texas the
delusive shadow ofindependence, and now of threat
ened hostility because of annexation What mo-
tive, but enmity to the United States' We will bear
this in mind we know now that we have deadly
enemy upon our borders; and we will bear il IL
mind. Mexico is not reduced to idocy; she has
men in her councils who can reason, reflect, and OBJ
serve. Can these men or Mexico believe tina
when, with well-appointed armies in the field, and
under general familiar with conquest, and Texas
with population not exceeding seventy thousand
her armies were routed, and her general taker
prisoner, that she has nop chance to recover that
country, sustained as il must be by the power anG
resources of the United States' u chance to efec
any conquest, obtain any victory over the United
States'l Why, then, precipitate herself into war
with the United Sates--a government which
has done her no wrong, but merely received in hel
bosom people and country irrevocably separates