The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-06
Communicated.

Communicated
The late proclamation of the President of Texas,
converting the congress Of that republic to take into
consideration the proposition for re-annex nuts
at rest the various relative to the course az
conduct which it was the intention Of Prekident
Jones to pursue. We have in vain searched the
newspapers ofthe day TO find plausible preext for
aributing to his Excellency disposition TO oppose
his will to the well known anxious desire Of the
great of the people of Texas. II is not TO be
found nor we believe him capable Of harboring
intention, SO fraught with to one of the
noblest sentiments Of the human heart--to the
love Of "father land" Of father land, too, whose
short history teens solely with the memory Of greal
and good deeds--with forcibls illustrations of the
fact, that man is best governed when governed least
by aught else than reason, healthy condition Of
public opinion, and christian principles. 1t is moi
wonderful that the mass of our fellow-czens, born
under the iron rule of foreign despotisms, should
cherish the memory of their former civil disabilities
and burn with hatred towards systems of govern
ment founded on the theory that the people are
created but for the use and benefit of rulers rather
than that upon which constitution is based,
viz: that rulers but trustees charged with the du
y of perectng the prosperity and happiness Of the
people at large. The loyalty displayed by our
foreign brethren who bore arms in the late contest
with Britain, is forcble illustration Of the indispo-
sition Of to return voluntarily to the condition
Of feudal dependency, after having partaken of the
blessings flowing from laws made but for the great
est good to the greatest number. Were il possible
that, in opposing the reanncxation of Texas, Pres-
dent Jones could feel that he was but guarding the
people committed to his care from q relapse into the
customs and institutions of the Old World, we
would give him credit for the sentiment of oppos-
ton to the measure which has been so generally at
tributcd to him. But il is, his recollections of
other days must assure him that the union of the
two countries is but to aid in fulfilling the destiny
of our people to regeneratc the condition Of man
kind throughout the globe, by of the cultiva-
adding fuel as il were to the fire on the altar of civil
liberty which was kindled by the intellect and soul
of Jefferson, and made to burn, shining light, by
the nerve, Judgment and selfsacrifces Of the inn
mortal Washington. and the diplomatic caution and
perseverance of Franklin.
The moral involved in this reunion of the two
countries, and consequent Strengthening and difu-
sion of sound and safe republicanism, is doubtless
sufficient in itself to make self-made American,
like President JONES' its fast friend for to its aid in
fostering his talents, merit and character, does he
owe his present envable position Our life on it,
no man can have worked his way into the presiden-
tal chair of Texas amid the troubles and trials by
which that government has been surrounded since Il
became one Of the family of nations, who is inca
pable Of approaching the many benefits to flow
from an admission to partake with us Of the fruits
Of the labors Of revolutionary fathers, and from
the guaranty that in all time to come the people Of
Texas will be free from any apprehension that a
change of relations among the nations of the earth
may forcbly obliterate all traces Of American re-
pdblicanism from her institutions, or fix cond-
ton Of dependence on foreign pewer upon her
that nought will be left to remind her people of their
present well-earned freedom but the memory of
their "father land"