The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-01-28

ducod to TsbsnJon the Rio Del More - NE western
bouudsry and take the river Ssbins, th.a Transferring
the whole OF Texas 10 Spain, the uuc " VINE" DC
had four months previously declares % " osy""o
controversy! a IA. \
This mystery Questions the integrity o. Adams, al.
though his paers aud supsfsn"usssd 49," 49,
the sumner pAss have sttsmptsd 70 wasd Oh voc az
eumulstiug een.ures Of his fclIow-eiti<ens IL o,ns'
proofs OF tile were wanting, We might address mI'
Clay himself who in 1920, denounced Adams sosv.
OF the preceding year 1919, and declared Oh u's ~.
Of Congress that .Texss Was sill ours, o,cs1se
"tsrritory could not be oots."ed oy treaty ns. -.
from 1893 " February 1873, whom We svh Ss@ss
ioduced Mr.. Adsus to aisfy his Own positions soo
To transfer a part OF Loui,sna To foTe'gn powef'
which bat for that act Of uopsrdonsbio and uniofg'
en- dirslictioa from duty, aud Tho great in'sses's
his country would have long since been nc"fPofs'e.
into the Union, sgroesoly W the soiem" oo's ~
tn third article Of the treaty u ioO3-lhe claim o.
the United States 10 Texas with tho h'o Del Nore
for its western boundary was constantly a"d 'nvsrs
bly, asserted and msinainsd by every President ana
their different Secretaries, even up 10 inc uonAon'
that the Sabine substituted IN The iiEfsseo treaty
Of 1919. Let US nos glance At tho lac" ssossqueuoJ
developed aud we shall the sandy and false accu'
sstion made by Mr. Winthrop, the organ Of 1hs Mas,
sachusetts federal policy against snnexsuoa, 400
against President Tyler, as having originated tns
me .sure FOR sinister and selfish parposes ~ al
ans was made President in 1924, and Henry Clay ms
of The hrs public acts OF his administration as an
attempt BY himself and Mr. Clay, To regain Texas
Oo the 26th of March, 1895, Mr. Clay BY dlrsc'ioo'
from Mr.. Adams ordered our Minister al MEXICO
Mr. Poiaset TO procure from MEXICO a transfer 10
the United States Of Texas to The Del Nofts, ana
In these directions, says, "tho President sAoAm1
wishes you 10 effect that obJec-hs iia< Of me Ssb'rx
sppyose6s, our Great Wssiern Mart ulan could
be wishsd."
rhi. ATTEMPT proved fru,ilsss. Again on The 18th
Of March, ls27, Mossrs. Adams and Clay renews<
the effort 10 rc-scqu.re Texas Ia tho letter OF mr.
Clay Of this date 10 Minister st Mexico he says
" ii we could obtain such boundary as We desire
the Governmeot Of tho United States might be dis
posed to pay a reasoosbIe pccunsry compensation"
The R.o Del Nofts is the boundary Mr.. Clay proPos
3D. from Its mouth 10 the mouth Of the Rio Puereo
thence the Of tho latter thence due north
to the River Arkansas in latitude AZ degrees. aud
sdds-the Treaty may provide FOR A< seorporsissss
o) the is.skua,s i,uo the Uni0n.n This Is e''dsnoe
furnished by Messr.. Adams and Clay.
Let II also be here, that al these PEN
DDS both Mexico and Texas were held by SPaio as
revolving provinces from her authority, sod she was
actually engaged, with troops 10 the heart oil Nexico
n a war for reconquering them and subdung Them
INTO obedience. The Independence OF neither had
been recognised by any nation or government What
then becomes Of the doctrine Of Mr. Clay, 10 bis IA
leigh letter last spring that zoe aleI TtIas, 1s
take her tciih her and habtss.n II in Io44, by
adopting Texas We adopted the war with Mexico
and therefore 1t unsafe to do without CONSENT
was IT not equally IN 1925 and 1927 In regard to
Spain, when he struggling TO negotiate with Mex
leo for Texas without consultlDeSpsn How hap
pens that this mighty objection did not force itself
upon the minds of Messrs. Adams and Clay, when
they wiling to pledge tho Government for mil
lions II Mexico would substitute the Rio Del Norte
for the Sabine as the western boundary Of Texssf
Why was not Spain consulted, who claimed both
provinces, and was then eDdesvoring to recover
them by force aud by wari Where was this federal
bug bear which Mr. Clay has got up against tho late
Treaty Of Mr. Tyler for rsannexstionl II be true,
that we should have annexed ourselves 10 the pre-
tended war with which Mexico was threatening
Texas, Though in fact such war existed,) It was
upon the principle of international law. If this prn
oiple was good and valid reason against President
Tyler's treaty without the consent OF Mexico 1t was
also good and valid against the Treaty of cession Of
Texas sought to be procured from Mexico by Mr.
Adams and Clay without the consent Of Spain. Yet,
no such objection was thought of. II has been re-
served for political effect But reserve the con-
clusion of our remarks on this subject till tomorrow