Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-01-07
REMUNERATION OF TEXAS.


Remuneration is word which many
are disposed to cavi at, conlending that our
government never had any claim upon or
right to this territory. Some light has re-
Gently been elected on this point. Inst
summer, in an address to the young men of
Boston, General Jackson used the following
language:
"Soon after my election in 1929, it was
made known to me by MIR. Ewing, formerly
our Minister at the court of Madrid, that
whilst at that court, he had laid the founda-
ton of treaty wiihSpain for the cession OF
the Floridas, and the settlement ofthe boun-
daIy Of Louisiasa, fixing the western limit
of the latter al Rio Gfande, agrceaby to the
understanding of France; that he had writ
ten home TO our government for powers TO
complete and sign the negotiation; bnt that
instead of receiving such authority, the ne
COLLATION. was taken out of his hands and
transferred to Washington and new treaty
was there concluded by which the Sabine,
and not the Rio Grande, was recognised and
established as the boundary of Louisiana;
finding that these statements were true and
that our Government, did really give up hat
important territory, when it was at lis option
to retain it, was filled with astonishmcnt.
The right 10 the territory was obtained from
France. Spain stood ready 10 acknowledge
it to the Rio Grande, and yet the authority
asked by our minister to insert the true
boundary was not only withheld, but, in Leu
oft limit was adopted depriv;ng US ofihe
whole vast country lying between tho two
rivers
AS this purportcd TO have been done du-
ring the administration Of John Q. Adams
il brought out that gentleman in reply. In
direct reply to these remarks of jackson,
Adams made the following assertion:
"Iu wha, language of composure and de-
ceEcy can say 10 you, that there is, in this
bitter and venemous charge, not one single
word of truth; that il is from beginning TO
end, grossly, glaringly and wilfully false
In the course of his reply, Mr.. Adams at
tackled Charles j. Ingersoll and Aaron V.
Brown. This bsough, out these gentlemen
in reply. MIR. lngersoll procured the follow.
ing letter from the records OF the state de-
partment, written by Mr.. Adams only six
months before the date of the treaty cedinp
away the territory. 1t is pretty conclusive
as TO the views of Mr.. Adams on that poin,
at that time, and shows that he considered
the territory now embraced in Texas as the
property Of the United States, and that il
was foolishly given up. Here is the letter
"2nd June, 1918 :.
George Graham, Sir The landing
at Galveston of q number OF adventures.
understood 10 be chiefly Frenchmen. and
partly consisting Of those to whom lands
had Seen granted on the Tombghee, the
uncertainty and obscuri,y in which their
objects are involved, tho character of the
expedition, and its military array, accom-
panied by the disavowal OF hostile inten-
tons against any country, and by the pre-
tence oil purpose TO form settlement
merely agricultural, the mystery which has
surrounded the whole transaction, and the
false colors which it has assumed, have
suggested 10 the President the expediency
OF obtaining, by the means of some conf
Denial person upon the spot, such further
information as it may be useful for the
pubic interest he should possess, and Of
observing such precautions as may be ne-
csssary to prevent an encroaehmen, upon
the rights of the United States.
"is Is known that projects Of wild and
exirayagant character, contemplating the
invasion of Mexico, for the purpose OF CO.
operation with the revolutionary partv
there. were entertained by some individu
ais among the French refugees through
the greai-s, par, sf the last year. Al
though tho Government received from va
rIous sources information OF the projects,
they had never acquired maturity upon
which i appeared probable tina, the a,tenp,
would be made TO carry them into execu.