The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-03
TO THE EDITOR OF THE UNION.

81. LOUIS, ocPt' ID, 1919.
Sin: The friends of the administration in this
part of the Union have Witnessed with great sais-
faction the bold and patriotic stand taken by the
"Union" in favor of prompt and vigorous defence
Of all the Texan territory ON this side of the Rio del
Norte against the expected Entertainments of Mexi-
The timely concentration of our naval forces IN
the Mexican gulf and of our land forces in Texas,
near the Rio Grande, has doubtless saved us from
war with Mexico.
All this energy and promptness on the part of the
Executive is the gratifying to his friends be-
cause this course affords evidence of his frmness
and consistency in sustaining and carrying out the
great issues upon which he elected; and that he
repudiates the idea of first asking the consent of
Mexico, or Of limiting the government defence to
the mere Texas which the friends of Mexico would
mark out.
All the doubts, if any had existed, are now dissi-
pated; and the original advocates of the immediate
and unconditional annexation of all the territory be-
tween the Sabine and the Rio Grande inspired
with renewed confidence that their most ardent
hopes in behalf of Texas about to be fully real
lied, without the curtailment of the dsmembered
territory which was included in the cesson of LOU
isiana by France in 1903, and also without the hu
initiation of asking the consent Of Mexico after she
had lost all claim to that country by the events incl
dent to, and consequent upon, the Texas rebellion of
1856.
These vigorous measures Of the administration
afford new encouragement to the friends Of Oregon,
ton in relation to our possessions on the Pacific
coast.
The public mind of the West has become deep
y interested in the success and speedy settlement
of this al-absorbing question, and 1t will not rest
satisfied until II is accomplished.
1t hailed the declarations Of President Folks in
augural upon this subject, with universal satsfac-
tion-carrying out, he did, the principles well
the words of the resolutions of the Baltimore con-
vention; and when their effects upon the leading
r. -
upon this country with an air of threatening def
ance, almost our whole population echoed "anen"
TO the sentiments of the inaugural, and declared
they should be nobly sustained Gf need beg by the
stout hearts and strong arms of this republic, at the
hazard of all consequences.
The popular feeling in the whole valley of the
Mississippi, in support Of our claim in Oregon to
$40 40 north latitude, is united and universal
it has been in favor fthe immediate and uncondi-
onal annexation of Texas to this country and it is
therefore highly important that the administration
adheres, in letter and spirit to the declarations of
the inaugural that "or title to the country Of Oregon
Is clear and unquesonable," and must be maintained
at whatever cost.
The time has now arrived when the declaration
Of President Monroe, in 1923, that the american
continents are no longer open to European cooni-
zation," must be boldly and promptly sustained by
every act of our government bearing upon the sub
ject, it certainly will be by the almost unanimous
voice of the American people,
Feeling confident that this is their determination,
it is evident that that man is doomed to political
death who shall submit, in his official capacity, to
ANYTHING short of the Russian line for our northern
boundary Of Oregon.
The eagemess lately manifested by the people of
the valley of the Mississippi in the efficient defence
of Texas, affords ample evidence that our Execu-
tive will be abundantly sustained in just and vig-
orous to defend our entire rights on the Pa
cifc coast and insure exclusive possession there
a. soon possible.
As far back as 1921, when your distinguished
fellow-citizen, the late Governor Floyd, of Vir-
ginia, Introduced this question into Congress, and
pressed il for many years with a zeal, ability, and
extensive knowledge Of his subject scarcely since
eaualled the public mind was not much aroused to
the proper appreciation of our rights and important
interests in that quarter; and consequently, 1t is not
so surprising that the efforts of Gov. Floyd were
not successful. II was doubtless owing, however,
to the enlarged and liberal views urged by him in
support of our claim, and the extension Of our u-
rsdicton over that country, that he obtained so
large vote in Congress in favor of his measure;
while, at the time, other representatives were
striving to throw the whole question into ridicule
and others were in favor Of adopting the Rocky
mountains as the line Of separation between the Uni
ted States and separate republic in Oregon.
No friend of Oregon can now read the speeches of
Gov. Floyd on this subject, without admiring the
varied knowledge and comprehensive views dis
played by him relative TO It, and feeling warm af-
feciion for his memory, for the zeal and foresight
which he manifested in favor of question which is
soon to outweigh almost all others in importance to
the inland trade and foreign commerce Of this coun
try.
Since the long-continued efforts of our late and
lamented senator, Linn, in support of our claim to
all Of that country and the importance Of extending
our laws over it, there has been rapid development
Of popular feeling in favor of his propositions; and
when you add to this the powerful speeches of sena
tors Buchanan, Breese, Woodbury., Benton, Atch-
son, SEWER and several Others in calculation Of the
character and extent of claim, and the reasons
for speedily abrogatng the I'd article of the
ton Of 1897 with Great Britain and the extension
Of our laws over that country, il is not much won
der that Oregon has become almost tslismanic