Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-09-10

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are only astonished that this effect has moi
been more fully and strongly produced
and that the burst of indignation against ihi.
Unauthorized, insolent, hostile interference
has not been more general even among
the party opposed TO Annexation, and has
not rallied the national spirit and national
pride unanimously upon that policy. We
are very sure that if Mr.. Clay himself
were now to add another letter 10 his for.
mer Texas correspondence, he would ex
press this sentiment, and carry out The
idea already strongly stated in one ofthem
in manner which would tax all the pow.
ers Of blushing belonging to some OF bis
party adherents.
II is wholly untrue, and unjust to our.
selves, the pretence that the Annexation
has been measure of spoliaton, upright.
full and unrighieous-of military conquest
under forms Of peace and law-of terrific.
rial aggrandizement at the expense OF JUS
lice, and justice due by double sanctity
TO the weak. This view of the question
is wholly unfounded, and has been before
so amply refuted in these pages, as well
as in a thousand other modes, that we
shall not again dwell upon it. The indie
pendence of Texas was complete and alb.
solute. 1t was an independence, not on
ly in fact but of right. No obligation Of
duty towards Mexico tended in The least
degree to restrain our right to effect the
desired recovery Of the fair province once
our own--whatever motives of policy
might have prompted more deferential
consideration Of her feelings and her pride,
as involved in the question. If Texas
became peopled with an American popu.
lation, it was by no continuance of our 90.
yernment, but on the express invitation Of
that of Mexico herself; accompanied with
such guarantees Of State independence,
and the maintenance of a federal system
analogous 10 our own, as constituted com.
pact fully justifying the strongest measures
Of redress on The part of those afterwards
deceived in this guaranty, and sought to be
enslaved under the yoke imposed by its vi.
olation. She was released, rightfuly and
absolutely released, from all Mexican allie.
glance, or duty Of cohesion to the Mexican
political body, by the acts and fault Of
Mexico herself, and Mexico alone. There
never was clearer case. 1t was not re-
voluion; it was resistance to revolution
and resistance under such circumstances
as left independence the necessary result.
ing state, caused by the abandonment OIL
those with whom her former federal asso.
citation had existed. What then can be
more preposterous than all this clamor by
Mexico and the Mexican interest against
Annexation, as violation Of any rights
Of hers, any duties of ours?
We would not be understood as approx.
ing in all its features the expedency OF
propriety Of the mode in which the mea-
sure, rightfukand wise as il is in itself, has
been carried into effect. Its history has
been sad tissue of diplomatic laundering
How much better il might have been ma.
naged-bow much more smoothly, salts.
factorily, and successfully Instead Of our
present relations with Mexico--instead Of
the serious risks which have been run, and
those Probabilities of opprobrium which
we have had 10 combat, not without great
dmculty, nor with entire success--instead
Of the difficulties which now throng the
path TO satisfactory settlement Of all
our unsettled questions with Mexico,-
Texas might, by more judicious and
conciliatory diplomacy, have been as Sc.
curely in The Union as she is now--her
boundaries Observation-Disclosures probably
ours-and Mexico and ourselves united by
closer lies than ever, Of mutual friendship
and mutual support in resistance TO the
intrusion Of European interference in The
affairs Of the American republics. All
this might have been, we little doubt, al.
ready secured, had counsels less violent,
less rude, less one-sided, less eager in pre-.
cipitation from motives widely foreign to
the national question, presided over the
earlier stages Of its history We cannot
loo deeply regret the mismanagemeni
which has dis6gured the history Of this
question and especially The neglect o.
The means which would have been so easy
Of satisfying even The unreasonable pre-
tensions, and the excited pride and passion
Of Mexico. The singular result has been
produced, that while our neighbor has, 10
truth, no real right to blame or complain
when all the wrong is on her side, and
there has been on ours degree Of delay
and forbearance, 10 Difference 10 her pre-
tensions, which is 10 be Paralleled by few
precedenis in the history Of other nations
we have yet laid ourselves open 10 .
great deal Of denunciation hard to repel
and impossible to silence; and all hisio-
nv win carryit down as certain fact
that Mexico would have declared war a
gainst US, and would have waged i scri
ously, If she had not been prevented BY
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