The New York herald., 1845-08-03
NEW YORK HERALD.
New York, Sunday, August 3, Is4s.
Relation OF Texas 10 the United States
Armed Oceupatioh.

Relation OF Texas to the United States
Armed Occupation.
The whig journals continue 10 talk most discofa
antly al every step that is taken IN relation 10 una
part OF the United States called Texas Nothing
shows the desperate condition OF these anti L eNa'
oraces more than this reckless PERSISTENCE IN lhVec
tive AGAINST the advocates of the Texas cause, agans
the executive authority and the policy they have IN
stued to carry out, is their duty, the declared
will of the people, through the Legislature. Through
that constitutional channel there declaration
mace in the face of the world, that it was right and
expedent that the overtures the independent peo-
ple of Texas for junction with this country should
he met in similar spirit of friendship, and ac
cepted Certainly would not suppose that there
was any ground for cavil at this deliberate and
free resolution that there could be found IN elther
country men who would evince adeep grounded OPP
position 10 the measure, and VINO now, wheh NOT
even the shadow Of hope remains Tor them OF car
ryng out their projects of hostility, are heapng for
lv and rdcule on the reputation they earned for
recklessness before.
II was not enough for them 10 wage determined
war against the annexation OF Texas from, the hrst
moment it was mooted TO malign and worry John
Tyler for boldly standing forth Its champion, to
threaten by the hypocritca dread Of future conse-
quences, and inveige, by alluremenis OF present
gain, those it supposed to be weak enough to be
open 10 such influences, TO enlist III crusade
against Texas No, that was but part OF their
abandoned course. The worst remained TO
be fulfilled Now that Texas is annexed, and
her fate decreed by the united voices OF her own
and the people Of the United States, now that she Is
pucked from the grasp of foreign usurpers and do
mestc traitors, whig or anti Texas organs are as
sduously engaged in counteracting the measure,
and rendering it imperative for The purposes it con-
templates. The march of United States troops into
Texan territory by order of the Executive, is pro-
nounced an unwarrantabe and unconstitutional
proceeding, and tantamount to declaration of war
with Mexico, and in order TO give at least sha-
dow of plausibity to this wholesale assertion 1t is
denied that there is union effected between the
two countries, such could only warrant this arm
ed intervention. 1t were folly to argue a point like
the present. If it could be supposed that Ignorance
or dullness prevailed with those who profess so to
view the case, it would not be improper to spend
few words to convince them. But when 1t is re-
collected that the denial of the perfect constitutional
union of Texas with this country, by virtue of the
Joint resolutions and their subsequent ratification by
the people in convention, involves denial of the
right of people to Judge for themselves and shape
their political course, 1t would be labor lost to spend
time to convince those who avow such doctrines
The plain truth, divested OF all qulbbng and sense
less fomaty, is, that they who regard the march OF
United Stroops into Texas aggressive step on
Mexico, virtually repudiate the recognition of its int
dependence for how, if the pretensons of Mexico
TO control Texas are denied ,lcan those who do
so, say any step taken by the latter her friends
in her defence must contemplate war on the former!
! IL -. l.
den If they do what powersle for them to restric-
the independence of action Of her people in deny
ing their freedom TO become part of this republic,
and IN doing so to participate in all the advantages
of the connexion-among the rest, that of the pro-
tectve services Of United States troops
Texas is to be left, according to these phiIoso-
pliers to her own resources, annexed or not. When
driven TO the necessity of admitting for moment,
the for them) sad reality of the measure they per-
tinaciously cling suen, perverse and malignant
desire to deprive her of any of the advantages of
that union. Call her what you please, they say but
let her fight her battles. Softly there-Not her
battles if you please. The cause of Texas IS
now the American cause, their interest and glory
for the future inseparable. But say they again,
Congress never contemplated In passing these reso-
utions to defend Texas by its troops otherwise il
silent on the point New do not these very logical
worthless perceive that the silence of Congress
proves much one way as the other; can il not be
accurately said that if Congress had not contem-
plated an armed interference in defence Of Texas.
they would have made explicit declaration 10
that effect What a singular body the American
Congress must be in The opinion of these anti-Texas
chaps. The collective wisdom of this free and en-
d Il ~. n
trles but in doing so look not beyond their noses to
perceive, that OF the consequences of the mea-
sure, the employment of their naval and military pow
ers may be necessary seeing 1t would be neces-
sary, they shrewdy say word about it-a very
clever way tor statesmen and Legislators to get over
all quandaries, doubts and difficulties. But, perhaps,
the alternative that was left with the President to
negotiate with Texas, implied discretionary power
the hands OF the executive to march troops into
Texas, should he think it called for. Not at all re-
ply our whig sages. Congress never intended that
the executive should have much of the manage
of the busness-irst, because it belongs to the
Senate, and secondly, because the business was not
70 be done at all.
would require larger space than we can at
present devote to the subject to point out the incon
gruity of these cavlllings'agains American policy
which hll newspapers Iwhose Epertnacity is only
equaled by their stupidity, from day to day The
most of all the stuff they vend is licked into cor
respondent shape with two prime errors; one, that
Texas is not, by virtue of all that has taken place
virtually portion of this Union; another that the
military occupation of Texas by U. s. troops, IS an
act of aggression on Mexico. One or two words on
the latter assertion, and we have done. II there is
even anything specious in it, it comes from the fall
lacy OF supposing those two countries in state Of
war; but that is pure assumption True, Mexico
says so, but !, must be recoected that her assertion
OF having causus bei is dem ed here. is secuted
by every nation and every ran who recognized the
independence of Texas, Once admit that the belli.
aerent .s,aons that cera,nlv did exis, between The