Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-03-31

,,o he President of The Uae,ed States ,eila time
,rhirh is limited By u.s. for our fagt action. Can the
Constitution Of the United States have given power
1, do this thus nsolenily trampe upon the riehs,
The die niy the seli~respec, OF sister republic Sir.
do moi profess know the character o the people OF
Texas have been taught to believe them brave
linen attaching a high salGe To The Independence
which they have aeheYed-personay sensitive 10 their
riehis feemen alive 10 ~bstever concerns their honor
and dignity a naii1n. Aud 1t is 10 such people,
and in the face Of the civilized world thai send
this nsolent msslvo-io declare oar gracious consent,
that they may manage Htr oirn ajdls IN their
rayY No, sir M sir that would be Too great an in
dnlgencenot in her way, but IN The precise mode
and with the specified conditions which prescribe.
"Can We place ourselves IN any attitude more extra
ordinary than this, before the nations eflhe wotldl Can
direct and wanton insult be offered 10 the Governs
men and people OF Texas SIR, il this proposal had
come from opposed To the incorporation ui Texas in
TO this Union, ], might have been considered nge-
Nous mode Of defeating the by offering her
proposition which She could accept without dis
honUr Test the Character Of this measure by applying 1t
To yourselves. Would you consent IL receive such
a massage from any, the most powerful nation under
! Heaven lf all Europe were combnrd in one vast
monarchy, with the giant intellect and the martial
proves Of Napoleon at lis head would yon brook
such arrogance the gracious consent Of foreign ma
ton that you should remodel yor o.cn domestic iasitu
lions m mode prescribed BY Men and 10 be Submitted
10 Their thdt action Such proposal addressed you
wonld be folly. madness would it not be lnsolence
would you bea II remind Senators that nal,ns are
tqnal, the smallest with the greatest that dwarf,
his dimnitive stature notwithstanding, NAV have the
feelings, as he has The the rights Of the giant
shali be told that these prellminares necessary
10 call ino exercise The power which you claim io Cons
gross, the power to admit new States BE ii and
what more decisive evidence do you require that power
which leads 10 such absudiies could have been
conferred by the Constitution 1t is with the precise
purpose Of proponhdng this inquiry, tina, have present
ed the resolution in this aspect. | deduce inm il
stringent argumen, against the existence Of such pow>
er, because Of the absnrdities which leads Sir,
'hs VIII be no answer 10 tie people Of IeAas. They
Will point 10 the treaty making power, and tell you, they
are ready to negotiate with you equals but not to be
dictated 10 stdets. It will he no enviable flee
which will be ntrnsted the bearer Of this message
10 that people they true themselves. II the spir
1t which animated HE soldiers Of Jacinu has sill rest
lug place in their hosons, his STAY among them will be
short-they will repe his proposal insoleni. and in
sullng. II that spirit has depaned-if they can tame
ly To submit to an ndigniv Ike this. they fit to be
The associates Of fee reaple9 do anticipate such
submission from he people Of Texas. Frends may in
deed take liberties with each other but this too
gross for tolerance"
But his admonory counsel, like every argument
demens'rare either oil the folly or Of the uncousru,ion.
atty of ibis mode Of nelaon unheeded by men,
who, having determined upon end to be accomplish
effected.
While, IN Our humble opinion, the guarantees and
conditions" Of the joint resolution are emintntly "us
and proper"-such as. hope, will be adopted when
soever Texas may be annexed to the Unen-ve be
liere still, as we have believed, that il is only
through the treaty making po,ce, that that measure
can he eonsilutionally effected To that power it is
now more than probable that we shall be comr He'd to
nd 1. = Al
"immediae" anne xatonss, aud for the expression Of
preference for which over the Joint resolution few
days ago, the Wing Senators were denounced by the
Enquirer, Will probably open the door for negotiation,
nolwiihs landing thai proposition is almost ecely
sailed by the Texas papers The Join, Resolution Itself
Indeed fthe Texas National Register and Galveston
Civilian" Che remarks Of both Of which rapeis we
py this morning, and which VIC call the attention of
The reader,) reflect with any thing like fidelity public
opinion in Texas camel conceive of any mode by
which someo lhcr specific objections TO annexation can
ever be removed, matter Mat plan may be adj pied
what terms proposed How Tor example, ,an Texas
} expect to retain her nationality, while tla Of other
States is merged in the sovereignty If the federal Union
how she suppose hai the federal government will
concede 10 her the power Of negotiating with Mexico in
regard to the adjustment OF her boundaries. while other
states nave eiIqulsied mat flgt 10 lie common head
how presume that the revenue from her custom house
shall 90 into her treasury, while olher States Of the
Union dependent upon their direct systems Of
taxation for the means OF sustaining their governments
how expect that the federal government y her
debts (and those If 10 other Sae.) bile she
tain her public lands which all the other States
der 10 the federal government Such is the substance
of the main grounds Of objection to annexation assumed
IN the leading Texas papers, Gone OF them the flical
mouth piece Of the Texan Executive )-snd If they be
insisted upon by the Texan government aud people, as
sine qua non it is manifest that annexation is an i'm
possible event, Immediately ever. II Texas become
member Of this Conederacy, it must be upon equal
terms with The older MEMBERS and not as a Preferred
because younger sister claiming privileges Conferred up
on no other State, and demanding exemptions which 10
other State enjoy.
0REGON.-The bill providing for the occupation Of
Oregon territory, which passed by the House of
Representatives at the last session Of Congress- but
which was wisely rejected by the SENATE, by The co OPP
Grafton Of the South Carolina Senator'S has given rise
as night have been expected to harsh comments ia the
fish is true w that, L.,