American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper., 1845-06-27
9nnertcatt 2sepnhstcan,
AND BALTIMORE CLIPPER
FRIDAY MORNING, JrNE q, lsi5.
AND BALTIMORE CH.

published Yesterday, so far from exciting Our
sp-,r;se. is in precise accordance with our an
tic;oationS. and we shall be astoniahed if Tex
As do not vet eludc our grasp and continue as
n, ;nIepcudcnt nation. 1t is evident that Pre-
s.dent Jones is opposed to annexation, ana we
look 10 see General Houston, with minority
Of the members OF the Texas Convention and
Congress on the same side. We may bIuSler
as we please, aud charge President Jones with
deCeptlon-we may denouncc the interference
Of England and France in the harshest terms
all this will signify nothing. The people ol
Texas will consult their own interests, which
(uow that their independence is recognized by
Mexico will unqucstionaby lead them to
preserve their position as an independent ma
ton. 1t is not to be expected that they will
voluntarily rcIinquish their advantages as IA
sovereign power, to sink into mere append
AGE to the United States. That would be con.
trary to the dictates of our nature AS an in
dependent power Texas must rise in import
ance; and the clone starr may yet shine with
dazzling brilIiancy-it will be totally oblitcrat-
ed by incorporation with the United States.
1t has been suggested to us by a gentleman
Of keen perception, that our government has
been overreached by the more skliul diplomat
lists Of Texas. That the sole object of the lat
ter was, to obtain the recognition by Mexico
of Texan independence and that, as the surest
mode of etfecting that object, resort was had
TO the scheme of annexation, which was known
to be dreaded by Mexico. If this suggestion
be wclI-founded, our youthful neighbor has ex-
hibitad diplomatic talents which could cope
with those of Taleyrand. 1t is certain, that,
whether sincere or otherwise in the annexation
project, it has had the precise effect desired by
the Texans.
So far from ccnsuring President Jones for the
course which he has pursued, we commend him
for his patriotism. He desires TO secure and
preserve the independence of his country-and
what American will blame him for using his
best efforts for that purpose? Nothing was
wanting but the recognition which has been
granted by Mexico. Had Mexico refused the
grant, it is highly probable that President JONES'
preferred annexation to a continued and har-
-assng warfare with Mexico. But now, stand
ny boldly forward as one of the nations OF tho
earth, it would be strange indeed ifTexas were
to reccde into the obscurity and insignificance
of territory or State of our Union. But it is
said, that England and France have imperi
nently intermedded in this business. Texas
was at liberty to conduct her negotiations
through any agents whom she might select; and
if she thought that the representatives of Eng
land and France would be the most effective
that she could employ, their acceptance of the
charge and discharge of its duties, cannot be
alleoed as n cansn of offence TO us. We stretch
ed forth our arms to embrace Texas and to ex-
tinguIsh her as nation. England France,
Mexico, and even Texas herself, prefer that she
shall exist as an Independent power Each
party exerts itself to achieve its object, and the
party which may be defeated has no right to
charge the other with impertinence or aggres-
SION. For ourselves we sincerely hope that
Texas will remain all Independent nation.
STRANGE VERDICT. A youth in Washing
ton City was charged with having stolen some
letters from the Post Office, and being arrested
confessed the fact, and returned part of the
letters taken-and yet on his trial for this Of
fence, the jury found II verdict of mol guilty.
The boys extreme youth and previous good
character are supposed to have influenced the |
Jury. lfhe be so young as not to be able to
distinguish properly between right and wrong,
the verdict is excusable; otherwise it is most ex
traordinary; as his age and former good charac-
ter, although they might with propriety have |
weight with the Court in passing sentence,
were not proper subjects for the consideration |
of the Iury, who were sworn TO find verdict
in accordance with the testimony-and as the
boy had confessed the offence there could be
no doubt of his guilt. We are too apt to per-
nit our sympathies to interfere with the regu
lar course of justice, which produces an uncer-
tanty in the administration of the law exceed
ingly prejudicial to the public welfare. The
law should be made to operate equally upon
all-rich and poor-the man of conspicuous
station as we'll as the obscure individual.
MILITARY AND CIVIC PROCESSION IN PHILA-
DELPHIA. grand military and civic process
sion took place in Philadelphia yesterday, in
honor Of General Jackson. 1t is represented
as having been truly imposing. The whole
military force of the city and county was out,
togetherwith numerous civic societies and State
and city authorities Governor Skunk and cx-
Governor Porter, with several other distinguish
cd personages, We're in the line Of procession.
The whole was under Col, Samuel J. Hender- |
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