Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1845-02-11

drive them from aheIr p0slll9D. but !" CT
this they had been diss ppoiBled; for thA,
gen,leman bad said holhlng which, in bis 81
(Mr. T.s) opinion, sustained the position in
he had taken. lcl
The rxpediency Of the measure(Mr. I. ia
saidl was a question which his llme NJ
would moi permit him TO 60 into. He il
would not, therefore, deiain the commits Il
tee With a description Of the geo .raPhh c
cal extent OF the county, the richness c
and fertility Of its landslide importance l
OF adding To IN country the acquisition (
Of so vast and valuable terTilOTy.-lhe 8
securing TO our treasury the revenues
which would arise from the imports into
tia: country, and through il the interior
trade Of the provinces Of Mexico-and
The securing TO this couDlTy the control
Fof the cotton growing regions Of this
continent, which staple controlled the
commelcs Of the world. lIe wOnld mol
have time 10 show the extent OF the mat
kel which would be opened 10 the pro-
duclions of tho western cOuniry-to The
gra n growing States Of Michigan, Ohio, |
: Ihdiuno, and IlmOis-:O the manulac.
, luTers Of hemp and lubacco, he great sia'
I ples OF Kentucky and NJ sssour-to the
n iron manufacturers of Pennsylvania aud
: Virginia, Ohio and KenIuCky-nor 10 the
productions and enterprise Of The norih-
ern end eastern States, m The advaMaN
, tages 10 be derived by their shipping and
a commercial interests, and opening TO
10 the an extensive market for their man-.
ci ufaclurers ofcOtiOn aud wool,secute from
!. foreign competition. He must pass by,
. 100, The consideration Of the importance
is OF The measure as protection 10 our rev.
of enue laws, and TO secure our commerce
re- from smuggiDg;its importance in m3'
of ilary point OF view, as security TO New
IN, Odeaus, the great depot Of The vast pro-
va duclons Of the western States; and our
naval rower,'by securing TO Them the
=, safest and bsst hnrSOrs Of the Gulf Oi
~ :, Mexico, upon which millions of our pro
sr ductIODs annually flOaIed.
y Mr.. T. said he could not perceive up
49, on what ground il was asserted that thii
oy measure would be in collation. Of the Law
~, Tu Of nations The law Of nations is defn
~ ed 10 be the law Of nature applied Il
'e' do in state Of nature by natural law
~ ~ a nation can do in like circumstances.
."s is commanded that as an individual canno
~" BY the law Of nature destroy himself
~ commit suicde-so notion cannot ex
-, ~" tiugush its sovereignty and become 5eh
W. dc sc. The proposition to add Texas
:" new Stale 10 ibis Union, does not ex
na' tingush the sovereignty Of that nation
m mon il is but Legislative cUntract, comPeten
''y' to be made by Texls-n political arrange
o"' ment, such as all the States Of this Unio
have made. The annexaliOn of irelan
ties to England in 1882 is an example in na
o. tional history, aud precedent in naIioI
~ al law, for the admission Of Texas inl
Iich this Union ss sovereign State. Tn
rea, unicn Of Ireland wills England IN IS0t
IN by which the independent PARLIAMENT
Two ireland was abolished, and she came III
'heI der the imperia! legislature, having sli
pied preserved . representation in the Parli
par msni, and the remuneration Of Wales
ion; England in The reign Of Edward j,
nrce which ber separate end independent NJ
hlch llonal exisiance was absolutely exii
I to gushed, are examples and precedenls
national history aud national law fully
ille- point for the proposed annexation OF I
nlr- annexation OF Texas, as gentlemen m
shall prefer 10 tern it.--VIde Black. Con
hlch vol, p. o.
res The right to acquire territory was
alor right inherent in the sovereignty OF eve
lee nation, and there could exist no que
,iu- lion as to ths United States obiainil
yet that power. AS 10 the department Of Il
ilu' government Ia which this power had be,
TO delegated, and the manner in which Il
(f power should be exercised, they wei
lee questions (Mr. +. said) whichli Us n
JnI. necessary for him now 10 discuss,
&C il would be observed by thecommittee lh
I.- ho advocated the measure Of the Tea
nan nexaiion Of Texas, and argued The que
la lions growing oul Of it, upon the rig
10 aud constitutional power Of Congress I
en- admit new States into tho Union, The
ex- were two clSsses Of propos tions before Il
'ho, mltee--one class proposing to reai
to mex Texas as q territory, the other 10 a,
hat nit Texas into the Union as Staie.
ac' 10 the details of these several propos
rom tions, lie did nOl intend TO discuss then
to men Of sense did not quarrel about III
BITS, details, when they had once agreed upo
, as the great principle of measure. No
! Of did he mean TO say anything upon III
luld question OF the power Of Congress to rC
or annex Texls as a territory; his obieC
Of being ouly 10 show their power 10 adm
in her as Slate, Os this would be the pla
the which he believed The friendso OF the mel
sure would ultimately adopt,
ITS. The third section of the fourth d,Iicl
lion Of the constitution provides that 'no
lro- States may be admitted BY the Congrel
lice into thls Un'on-bul no new Slate shN
Dll,l be formed or erected within the jurisGi
lion lion ofany other Stale, nor any State
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