The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-15
A SUBLIME SPECTACLE.

but of grandeur and freedom seems
below their dignity Be il so since they win have
ead it apart from them, and must therefore acquesce
in the necessity which denounees eternal separation"
First DRAFT Of the Declaration Of independence
Such is one of the original clauses of the immortal
declaration, it emanaied from the pen of Mr.. JEFF
ferson. II is inferior to no other passage, in the
beauty of the sentiment or in the force of the
composition; but the committee, for reasons
best known to themselves, thought proper to
strike it from the document. To restore it to
its proper position, is now impossible; but we
beg leave to give a new turn to the express
sion, and will apply the new version to the rela-
tons between Texas and the United States. Eng
land hurried on by her passions, and too confident
of her power, refused to share with the thirteen
States her grandeur and her glory. She determined
to place the yoke of subsection around our nects-
to impose her taxes upon us without our consent
to violate the rights which we claimed under our
charters, and to reduce to the condition of colo
nists and slaves, instead of permitting us to share
with her people, the privileges of freemen We de-
termined to resist the arrogant assumption, and to
tread the road Of glory apart from her. The histo-
ny of the revolution describes the struggle, and the
present condition of our country tells the glorious
result.
How much wiser are the citizens of Texas now,
than the government of England them What
sublime spectacle is here exhibited And what o
brilliant evidence of the progress Of the age itself
Here are young people, animated by free princi-
ples resisting the attempts of Mexico to abolish her
sovereignty, and to subject her to military des-
potism-asserting their independence by the sword
and attaining their object by the glorious battle OF
San Jacinto! But their destiny is not yet accom-
plished. A free, powerful and distinguished
people, offer her the opportunity Of reuntng her
fortunes with their own. We offer her fair ''com.
munication of our grandeur and our freedom" We
point out the "road to happiness" We propose to
''tread'' it along with her. Separated, she has
been, from us for twenty-five years, (since $780,
we open our arms to receive her to our bosom, to
share our cup, to participate in our glory, to
enjoy all the privileges of our confedemcy, and
with it, all the freedom of sovereign co-State
We offer her freedom, but no bride. We have no
money to seduce her; no arms to intimidate her.
We tell her frankly, that we should be proud to
"read the road of happiness and of glory" with
her. She is tempted to decline the offer Grea,
Britain seeks to thwart US, both in Texas and in
Mexico; whilst we never interfere with her sweep
ing accessions in Hindostan. She conquers king
dom after kingdom, principality after principally,
through the covert fundamentally of one OF
her powerful incorporated companies; and
vet not a hand do we lift against it,
not whisper of complaint do we raise--noi
a commissioner do delegate to India, to intrigue
with the princes Of the East to battle the designs
of England. But she sends her agents to Texas, to
operate against wishes She offers to her, indie
pendence Of Mexico-a free participation of trade
everything tempt the ambition or the avarice Of
Texas. Our ancient ally, too, (France,) under
some extraordinary influence of counsels, which
grieves as well as surprises our countrymen, seems
to join in the appeal, and to persuade her to decline
all annexation with the United States. Her own
government too, is less willing to accept our propo-
sitons than might fairly have been expected. They
seem to throw cold water upon the subject. But
the people to be turned from their destiny by
the scruples Of their own government or by the
seductions of foreign States. They are anxious to
join us, and nothing can defeat them. The means
which they employ to carry out their wishes are
worthy of the great age in which they live. They
do not fly to revolution. They employ no force to
operate upon their President As for us, leave them
freely consult their own wishes. Our minister call
ed off by other duties is not present when our
joint resolutions received. But the people Of
Texas meet together, as freemen ought to meet, to
declare their sentiments and assert their wishes And
now, as the drama is hurying on to its dsnouemtnt,
we shall find her people repairing to the ballot boxes,
after her Congress has decided in favor of the resolu
tons which we submit to them, deciding their own
destiny by their own votes, accepting free re-
union with the frcest people on the globe, thus
lending new force and another beautiful ilustra-
ton to the noble theory of free govcrnment--the
best fruit Of the enlightened genius of the age.
We confess, that when we this sublime spec
tacle before our eycs--when we see with what en-
ergy this sagacious people is forming alliance,
upon the most liberal principles, with the United
States, treading "thc road to happiness and glory"
along with us, we penetrated with respect and
attachment which we cannot very well describe. 1t
only shows how worthy they of the destiny
which awaits them, and how proud we ought to be
OF associating our fortunes with those Of the sol
dlers of San Jacinto. We feel that their wisdom
IN council is worthy Of their valor in the field.
May their prosperity be equal TO their merits.