The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-01-02
" From the Harrisburg Argus
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE-UNION With
MEXiCO-ANNEXATI OF, TEXAS-MR.
ENTON.

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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE-UNION WITH
MExlCO-ANNExATI OF. TEXAS-MR.
BENTON.
We publish to-day the Message of the President
upon the subject Of Mexican faculties Its Pc
rusa will, we doubt not, afford universal satisfaction
Whatever partisan presses and leaders may say in
reference to President Tyler there will remain no
doubt among the people themselves Of the necessity
IN this emergency of giving the confidence and sup
port of every branch Of the Government to the Exc
cutive. 1t is not John Tyler, nor the President o
the United States, who is to be thought Of II is the
nation nself-its union and prosperity, and the ex-
tension oil its domlnions, that demands our atten-
ton.
The necessity Of Texan annexation, or at least
the expectancy OF IT, is recognised by three fourth.
Of the Unlon-and the very men in the Senate who
lead the opposition represent constituencies almost
unanimously in favor Of the measure. Look at Mr.
Benton, representing State whose Legislature has
instructed him to support the measure, evadng the
spirit OF his Instructions by submitting a bill well
calculated to defeat but carry out the mea-
sure MIR. BeDtons only study appears TO be to y,o
late his instructions, with an appearance of obedi-
ence to them.
We copy Mr.. Bcntons bill
"A Bill to proride for the .anneratien Of Tsras 10 m,
United States.
BE enacted &c. That the President of the United
States be, and he hereby is authorized and advised
TO open negotiations wnh Mexico and Texas for a..
adjustment Of boundaries and the anne ration of The
latter to the United States, on the following base,
VIZ:
j. The boundary Of the territory annexed 10 he i,
the desert prairie west OF the Nuece. and along The
highlands and mountain heights which divide the wa
ters OF the Mississippi from the waters of the Rio del
Norte, and to latitude forty two degrees north
2 The people OF Texas, by q Legislative act or
by any authentic act which shows the will of the mn,
Joriy, to express their assent TO said anne xa,jop
B. State, TO be called the State IF 7, ro, y w i'm
boundaries fixed by herself, and an extent not ex.
ceedng that OF the larges. State in the Union, be
admitted into the Uniun by virtue of this act on an
equal footing with the original States.
:. lhe remainder oil the annexed territory 10 be
held and disposed of by the Uned States ss one of
their territories, and to be called "he Soah,,,u T,
ritory.n 80"
5. The existence of slavery TO be forever n,oh;,;
ted in the Northwestern part of said territory W.,
OF the Tooth degree Of longitude West from Green
wich, so as to divide as equally as may be- the Who'll.
Of the annexed country between slaveholdinp and
non-sayeholding States.
6. The assent of Mexico TO be obtained by ,ro,
to such annexation and boundary, or to be dispensed
with when the Congress Of the United States m.x
deem such ascent unnecessary.
T. Other details Of the annex alton to be adips,ed
oy treaty, so far as the same may come within the
scope OF the treaty making power.
Striking out the sixth section this would be tol.
ersbe arrangement but who so blind as not 10 see
that This section introduced for the very Of
procras,natingI When will Mexico copsent,-
never, until compelled by force of arms And WIN
pray, should we solicit the acquiescence of Msxico
when we treat with Iexssi Did we esteem il NO.
ces airy TO consult the wishes Of Spain when we m.a
the treaty with Mexico which we are now ,pa,ned
so loudly against yolsting'
We are sorry TO see man in Mr. Benton,s nosi
ton psndering to the idle rhodomontade in relation
to the slave question We do not care 6o a bsth.,
slavery Is abolished or retained in Texas but we 70.
greet exceedingly that color should be given in IN,
Senate Of the United State. to the charges Of sec
houal dlssensions made against US by the MEXICAN
Government Truly American, is the following
passage IN Mr.. Tyler's message upon this subject,
and we would wish that all our public men would
bear il in mind
Mexico has still TO learn, that however freely we
may indulge IN discussion among ourselves, the Anne.
rtan people will tolerate interference in their do
nestle affairs BY any foreign government and in ell
that concerns the constitutional guarantees and the
national honor the people Of the United States have
but one mind and one heart
Wsgo for immediate annsrstion--ths people have
rilled is--let not their servants disobsy, @