Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-01-24
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FTcxas and i debate the door Of the House Of Rep
rcsentaves have become great bore you they
10 me. why should stick their dull text why not
make excursions Of my own, and sock elsewhere somc
thing moro novel; Thoy have certainly said nothing there
Of sss halt 20 mech 70 the pupose certain eoical opin
ions now dvugcd, Of whichI gsvs you, long since
the tenor. but not the words 1hesc you will have
seen, part In tho Globe Of days ago The Herotes
had been, In all form, notified Of the discovery Of hss luck
less autographs. and invited call them forth. have
told you Of their old practices sAe get
them; those practices were. somewhat suspect again
uied may perhaps DO able, day, tell yos how.
need hardly say, that IL tried, they failed; and. making
iardy virtue Of what could longer be evadcdof what
they saw would be pushed until they corncrcd they
called for copies aud published oae u hcsc letters attach
ing to it, niysty bockhcads and afford some little pro-
iencs to party audSciy, t,rre-eolumn commentary on
matter plain the in face as downright -
the commandment "Thou shall, not steal"
Twill give you this main passage. with the and sub
stance ct Others relating to this subccthc sdvsabenes
of the treaty OF lSl9-of all that tcn Jacksons letters
during the last year have bitterly d.noun. cd as folly or
treason but with amable preference for the aecu
sation.
Tho Treaty was concluded asnd February, 1919, and
confirmed ai,h.
On the And October. 1872 hcrc being doubt whether the
King Of Spain would rccrdc from the agreement Gcn
Jackson then military counaniant in that Louisiana re-
con. wrote To Mr. Monroe these words hope the King
OF Spain has ratified the treaty but ought be pre-.
e pared Tor any emergency"
Now, II General J., always Keen for a quarrel wished
the treaty not tn tail through ferdnnnds rrnegation when
that alone would have it, hc thought good one
But the SPaniard Continued for years. with
hold his ratification, finally received unl February 9th
1871 There was time enough, would say for the
Hero To have made up hostile opinion, he began with
any leaning To Did he do in lie, us sec.
On the 10th June 1920, nc months after tho original
signature Of the treaty., he Mr. Monroe in tho
following words, remarkable. certainly, for sense sound
ness, force and business OF political views, such
would be difficult to find in any thing else that he
wrote.
81 clearly of your opinion, TINT for the present VIC
ought To be content with the FIojas Foriy hem
eenirafs popuiation eonne frontier proper i-
its. uafH eouafry, 10 those limits, filled up ,sih
dense population 10 the denssness Of our population
that gires strength and security TO our frontier"
Aha! say You so, my good GeneraR Where was your
doctrine Of "enargng the Of Freedom" in those
daysi Arc these the elements from which You drew that
pleasant and equitable heoyi But he continues; and now
have his ideas Of Texas, military necessity for the
safety Of Louisiana: pray listen, beloved Richie Your
ears are long: fear your face will grow 50 too.
with the FIoridas in our possession our Fortiiica-
lions completed, Orleans, the great emporium of the
West, is secure The Fioridas in possession OF For
egn Power can be invaded your Notifications turn
ed the Mississippi reached. and the lower country re-
'ducej. From Teras, inUading enemy rri nsver at
tempt sueh enterprize. he does notwithstanding all
shat has been said and asserted on The floor Of
"0s thar subject, ,cH roueh that the inpadr uvi poy
for his temerify."
Such the opinion of the man. when in command
ami under its responsibilities and upon the scene Has he
visited it since Have his notions became without any
additional knowledge, better from the decay Of memory,
wiser from the approach of doagc But even that is not
the point the question is, how rightly he now
bat phat he thought thea and here have it as deci
svely words can make il.
As merely TO prove the Of Jacksonan auducty
the Globe attempts to explain away these overwhelming
proofs, by sezing upon the words For the present. we
oughto be with Florida" Need expose this cum
~ shift Does Mr.. Blair intimate that his Hero
meant "Sign away Texas for The present get Florida
thcn By aud By seize Texss To attribute this il TO nc.
not tn defend And the good and honest Monroe
To whom such abandoned counsos would be
offered by who knew him WE'LL hi. n,sr,,y aud his
honuurl What do the words really sgniy1 Merely this
In getting Foria hax. soi enough thai il IN. are n,
object: should now be content"
On LIST January; 1921 he writes again that he hears
the treaty will be is ratified and that will in that event
aiod him much pleasure oaYe the honour to receive the
Barancas and the Fioridus."
On the l2h OF the same month, he expresses Mr. M.
has belief that the treaty will the appreciation Of the
u. States. Notwithstanding the csertons of a few
No change Of opinion yeti the "few" obviously the
those who have said and asserted" ION the floor
OF Congress"
Finally, the tn OF Feby Zone day before the receipt
OF the ratified treaty hercl he says;
"a pleased learn that treaty with Spain Is rati
fed by her government. TAis. Nth proper MEANS pH
Z" afford ample security 10 Tie loner country"
fyou do not consider these proofs sufficient uphold
all Mr. Adams statements GcnI Jacksons opinions
oi the treaty that n,e-why shall be obliged TO cumu
late evidence little. But that must be il is
late: tired: am aud yet have much write
before sleep.
IL SECRETARIO