Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-08-23
ENcLIsaAppNloNs OF ANNEXATION.


tMt nv" saA loNnoS oF July Al
The anne xation Of Texas after nainta;o;,a c. a..,, ~
years almost undue prominence amooc tba nlI ,ss
tons Of the bge, announced at length as an ho;ca c
Thooghi lin the early part of the month we spoke of
already morally coIisummated a mere qucs;on ~ ,.
dependent the numerical growth of States ma;o, -
Texas, and very possibly determined the time NJ
YET with the of the world feel the sudtnness 30 ~,
We puzzled at il should be The fall Of
leaning tower, which ill the moment that fell had puzzled
US much more by its standing
The event Is already proclaimed by party in the States
triumph over European interference They who speak
evidently unacquaned with that kind of mediation which
is sufficiently rewarded if makes enemies pacable and dis
puans considerable il il freedom Of choice those
who exposed TO overwhelming influences, and inspires
caness into those who excited by fierce annmosea
and peexed by the graves endorsements II certainly N
the habua, the mmemorla policy Of Europe to suggest
couses OF Independence TO the weak, and be jealous
powerful neighbor century two might possibly have
proved that Texas ought have been independent empire
II may possibly still turn that singular mixture of gov
eminent an anarchy, OF responsibility and responsbily,
mscaled Federalism, Is not the safest political absorbent The
boosted vortex may possibly be found the end I'll
snoohest current the painest sailing The internal d
of the States, well their external agqessions
undoubtedly suggest the thought that an independent and
powerful empire midway between the States and Mexico
and the West Indies, might be the best for all parties Such
may may be the discoveries the conclusions Of M
age is the part of wsdo however, provide for the
barest contingencies Historians and atesmen nations
ALSO might day dpore that the humane and provdsnt
Powers Of Europe familiar they with the virtues Of
independence OF uominon, should nave
looked the weakness OF infant State and not made e
fort procure the leisure and the liberty TO choose its part
may therefore be the future glory Of the two leading Eu
ropean policies that they combined TO render the annexation
Of Texas least free Good bad wise foolish, il
has the of Texas the dictaon Of ccu
The two alternatives of independence and
ton jointly laid before Convention assembled to decide
that particular Never before had independence been
fairly and explicitly offered to the people II was offered
the word Of Mexico and the guaranty Of the European
ediatos It longer be said that annexation the
only safe choice that Texas driven into the OF its
powerful neghbo The deiberaton not biased by de-
sire for peace On the contrary the actual choice is the sig
nal though it may be at present only the signal, Of
Texas independent and protected might have been wall
Of brass between the ambitious encroachmens of the North
and the feverish disorders of central America. may
be the battlefield of two nations, two characters 1t may
be the OF patcal and predatory warfare between
nation unpincped in its aims and another cck-
less in its revenge. The cupity and license of all nations
sick Of peace and ORDER may gather under the two hostile
flags and make Texas the point of their horrible collision
Should such be the amentabe result will prove the wfu
of the Texan decision, well the wisdom Of the Eu
ropean mediaors.
question: doubtless admits Of being viewed with great
simplicity Texas, independent State, independent in
fact and by general recogntio unite itself to whom
peases 1t is chiefly peoped by immigrants from the United
States and others Of the There many obvious
advantages union, and many encouraging precedcnts So
far the clear But if this ALL how is it that
nexaon has long struggled in vain to survive the early and
inyeterate prejudice of its immortality How is il that
States have thought it worthy Of their most unqualified
dennaton The question cannot be viewed thus simply 1t
be separated from its history Admit that annexation
natural finale OF the DRAMA then the plot has been
unprincplcd The United States allowed large emigration
the most INSCRIPTIONS adventures into Texas under
with the Mexican Government If it alleged that the
latter did not could not fulfil its contracts cannot he pre-
tended that the former exhibited better faith The cIcum-
of fraud and outrage connected with that immigration
excited the disgust and of every good in the
Union The Federal Government allowed itencouraged it,
all the while that the population OF Texas would not
bear the Mexican Government and laws; immigration
and rebellion colonization and independence OF Mexico, pro-
ceeding~ passbus 8gts The declaration of Independence
VIGOROUSLY only the conclusion Of scheme openly con-
cocied within the limits of the Union. We told that
the only possible end and of that scheme annexation
Is it possible forget these dark items in the account Is
he destiny OF Federalism inevitable fact, bright
idea hide these spots The faalsm of power and
btion eace the lines of morality Even that which
be need not be done by deesabe II is the mo-
raj reTugnance not only of rival nations, but of America IT.
sefof the nation most interested and most compromised
which has struggled all this time against act the object of
which might be useful and inevitable but which, ITSELF in
IFS MEANS in It's actors dangerous the mutual confidence
Of nations, and to the cause of public morality. ,
THIS SPECTATOR AUGUST q
Encroaclnag Policy Of the United Satcs.-A few years
ago. Of the United States invited by the
Mexican Governpent 10 settle In Texas; number of their
country followed and before long the immigrants up
the standard revolt and declared the province they had been
invited settle in independent republic the United States
citizens who did this declare their wish be annexed to
the United States and that Government sends troops to pro-
tect them against Mexico. M 1af SU M
The same manGuvre rs in progress in California
Der Of United States traders have formed establishments the
negbborhood of Monterey United States agutusts
have been invited encouraged TO settle the valley Of the
river Sacramento In all the ephemera revolutions Of Cali
fornathe successive empts declare the province in
dependent repubche settlers from the United States have
taken obrusivey active part As yet the inhabitants of
Spanish majority in California, and refuse sepa-
rate from their Mexican counuymen but the An
go-Amercan settlers become the majotyand immigraons
from the United States daily swelling their numbesthe
project to declare California independent republic will be
carried through and who doubt that the step Of the
citizens Of the United States by whom this is effected will be
to apply for admission into the Union
No unbiased person will deny that these are to say the
least suspicious proceedings The law Of nations recognises
right the part of civilized naonsa right exercised with
parng hand by the United States Government itseto
taboo for its larger extent Of territory unoccupie
occupied only by savage tribes than their population inn
mediately fill up For any State by force Of appro
pirate territory thus abooed by another would be breach of
international law For State TO encourage its citizens TO
settle emgrants such territory TO look quietly while
they quarrel with the Government before dozen years pass
their head violently eject the constituted authorities and
declare themselves independent republic, and then TO
ceive overtues Of annexation from them, and send troops
to their assistance, not breach looks very like evasion