Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-07-19

any definite opinion these SUBJECTS the safe course would
he TO express IT, qualification of their acceptance Of
the proposed by the United States in any manner
connected with the question Of admissions bat proposition
or opinion altogether independent Of such acceptance,
For instance, the Convention, when making the new TO
vernment and clothing with the power Gas doubtless wil
to ascertain and qudae the public debt OF Texas might Oh
rect that this debt should have perpetual security for its faith
f payment in all the unapproprated lands and that thas
pledged might be competent for the Legislature Of me
State to cede the lands in trust to the United States with
an obligation to apply the proceeds arising from me sale
thereof to the exngushmen OF the debt OF Texas me un
ted States have jurisdiction all the land within the oc
cupsncy of the Indians and tho right to extend over II Inc
Indian policy which is operation upon the other In
dian territory of the United States Or If instead OF waiting
for the and liquidation of the public debt Of
Texas the Convention should prefer empower the Legis
atue make the ceson Of the public lands for far and
adequate Of moneyhe amount to be settled by agree
meDt between the Legislature and the Congress Of the United
Sates--the same object could he obtained in the
An independent proposition in either OF these FORMS
would be just and reasonable consonant with the esa
blshed policy of the United States and beneficial to
Texas that il be doubted would receive the sane
ton of Congress- Such proposition, the President OF the
United States has empowered the undersigned to say to hs
Government adopted separate and apart from me question
of her admission the Unon and not qualification o.
her acceptance of the contained in the rst and second
sections Of the joint resolution, shall receive his cordial sup
port and will be earnestly recommended to the favorable con-
sideration OF Congress.
sso such proposition might also be added estimates Of
the expenditures which have been thrown upon Texas in
consequence of the steps necessary to obtain her compliance
claims already acknowledged by the United States arising out
the snvely and the district Red river
will doubtless be paid by Congress
In respect ID the burdens which may be thrown upon
Texas should she accept proposals for her admission into
the Union, by the threatened invasion of Mexico the under
ed has already informed the Hon. Mr. Allen Of the steps which
will by the President Of the United States to protect
Texas Such nvason occasoned by the acts of the uni
ted States and aimed the destruction OF the interests OF the
United States well those of Texas, will Of course be
duty of the President of the United States repe and
duty will be paid out of the Treasury Of the Union"
Now, if the three latter paragraphs Of this cita-
ton from the communication of Mr. DoNELsoN to
Texas on the 18th June, his last three days before
the assembling of their Congress,) do not amount
to an offer to contract far the President can,
an engagement not merely beyond his authority
under the Resolution but in absolute and flat defeat
of capital and notorious part of its intentions,
we should like to know what they mean? Is this
acting uader or against the law 7 Is this treating
with Texas on the terms authorized by the Joint
Resolution? Who dare affirm it?
The only answer possible is the weak one that
the engagement thus rendered will only bind the
President, not Congress. What then? Has the
President any right to enter into personal engage
ment with State foreign domestic? And if
the engagement is official, what right has he tol
enter into such an one in direct derogaion of the
specific official trust and power under which he is
acting?
Are not these, them !" other inducements than
those permitted by the law 10 be used Is it not.
by the temptation of these very inducements =
that Texas is to be drawn into Annexation! So
thinks he who makes the offer, and so, as posi-
lively avows the President Of Texas, who commu-
nicaes it to his people. For, says President JONES'
in his message to the two Houses of the Texas
Congress, calling their attention to the propositions
| from the United States;
"The Executive has much satisfaction in observ-
ing, what no doubt will orcibly arrest the atten-
ton of the Congress, that, although the terms en-
braced in the resolutions of the United States
Congress may at first have appeared less favor
able than desirable for Texas, the very liberal
and magnanimous views entertained by the Pres-
dent of the United States towards Texas, and THE
PROMISES made through the representative of that
country, in regard TO The future advantages TO
be erfe1ded TO her If she consent 10 the proposed
union, render those terms much more acceptable
than they would otherwise have been
Here, then, is complete and mutual understand
ing-an expectation held out in the name Of the
President of one country and adopted by the other,
as condition precedent to the bargain; which con-
diiion Texas is assured is certain to be executed,
as one to which the public faith of this country will
look on itself as plighted Nor is this all the
Chief Magistrate thus agreeing may well be con-
sdered, by Texas, as able TO effect, by party aud
personal and governmental power, almost what he
pleases. II is, then, clearly expectation and an
understanding so held outby one party, and con-
fidenty received by the other, as TO constitute a
condition in favor Of Texas, on which she will
have high right TO insist, as that which alone led
her into the compact. How we to deny il to
her, unless by refusal which shall stamp the pro-
ceedings and the language Of our Executive as un-
authorized promises, that have made her the dupe
Of false pretences
We say then, that the whole introduction, into
these Executive dealings with Texas, Of what the
President could not even promise apart from the
Joint Resolutions, and infinitely less in direct con-
frnUenfioa of them, new and repulsive feature
in this long business Of usurpation. But, what
thenl Why should any thing else be expected
than that the Executive should pay just little re-
gard to the Joint Resolution did they who pass
ed il to the Constitution Of the United States
Let us here, however, add--for we will Justify
gladly what we can in the Government-that we
look upon the extension of military aid to Texas if
necessary for defensive purposes, after she shall