American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-07-29

TUESDAY MORNING, JclY %, ls4t.
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rrcn, of the United States Cor aImttancc into
sIc TTnjon. vhd. remains to be done by the two
governments 70 incorporate Texas as 1 portion
aTo1r county Or has the action Of her Con-
,gress and Convention completed the annexation
SO far rs to constitute her territory OF the
lrnisa! Oar impression is, that she Ii not IN
ne condition Of a territory, and that the 60
yrrtWa o.! lhe United States has not yet ac-
g4ircd any controul over the territory OF that
s-oantry 1t is our conviction that consttu-
lioq must be formed by Texas and accepted by
.uur Congress before we acquire any title. 1t
- iunossbl, tina. two independent sovereign
ties can exercise authority over Texas at the
same tine: aad, as she still preserves her ma
tional Government, aud her various public Off
GERS. civi! ana military, it would seem to US
tina, she sill possesses her independence entire.
Ser consent 20 be received into the union upon
gAe terms stipulated, is the preliminary step to
The completion OF the act; and the moment that
IT SHALL be completed, all authority but that
which eIncnates from the United States, must
ssease to cHisl. Suppose Texas to be invaded
by Mexico under existing circumstances, and
shat we send an army to her assistance, what
authority will that army obey? VIII it be sub
sect TO the laws of Texas or to those of the
United States And if the forces of the two
powers be united, by whom would it be COM
,uanded, gil American or Texan general!
Again-If the concurring votes of the Texas
Congress and Convention have, in reality, ef-
sected the nexation, then the United States
are responsible for the expenditures, and are
..atjtIed to receive the revenues of that country
Her custom houses should be delivered into our
possession, and our revenue laws should forth
with 90 into operation. We suspect that our
Government will neither hold itself accountable
{ar the acts of that OF Texas nor attempt to
collect the duties in that country, until there
shall be farther action on the part OF our Con-
rress. If so, Texas remains foreign to us until
such action, and of course we have no light TO
exercise authority within her limits at present
We do not consider 1t probable that either
government will reverse its action upon this
subjeot-but does not the right to do so still
extst2 1.-THE Congress of either power can yet
say. we will not annex, then we have as yet
acquired no authority over Texas, and must
await The formation and adoption OF a consttu-
lion by Texas, and its acceptance by the Con-
gress of the United States. But, suppose that
ne, constitution should not be accepted by Con.
gress, what position will she then occupy; Not
being a territory we can take no cognizance o
her future action-she will retain her nationals
,tY snd sovereignty until she adopts constltu
ton fitting her for State-when, it is presum
cd both will cease. If that constitution be re
jscted by US, we shall then place Texas in a
most awkward situation-a situation in which
she would be compelled to reorganze her ma
tional government. We do not apprehend
thatany ofthese difficulties will arise; but our 60
yernment should be cautious not TO exercise any
authority in the matter without the explicit
sanction ofIaw. We do no believe that in the
uresent situation of the affair, We have any
r,ght to send troops into Texas for any purpose;
aud, If a seeming necessity should exist, we
should pre.; having an extra session ofcongrcss
called. though the last advices from Texas con-
1au request that troops may be sent to their
add and with which request, it seems, the Pre-
-ldent is about to comply We do not think
shat there will be any employment for our
troops ii sent; for we cannot suppose that the
government or people of Mexico will be so
blind TO their own interests, as to provoke war
which must prove their ruin. The people of
Texas desire "to make assurance doubly sure"
by enlisting this country forthwith in their pro-
lection in case Of danger; and probably, more
from policy than apprehension of Mexico, have
made the request for troops.
The resolutions passed by Congress provide,
chat the public lands of Texas shall not become
Che property of the Union, but shall be retain
ed by Texas for the payment of her debt. But
we venture the prediction that this stipulation
will be changed, and that the whole debt of
Texas will BIO assumed by the United States
Indeed, such appears to have been the amount
of a private proposition made by Major Donel-
saa to the Texan government; for it is stated
80 the Union that he was authorized by the pre-
stdent to propose "to pay her so much money
for her lands as should be agreed upon, and for
mex to pay her debts, if she pleased to appro-
pirate it in that way" This proposition will
ne doubt assume the more direct shape of an
offer to take her lands and assume her debt,
which would be more advantageous to US, than
10 purchase her lands and run the risk of her
Eniaapplying the money, and leaving Us at last
10 pay her debt. What that debt amounts to
IS uncertain. 1t has been variously estimated
al from ten to forty or fifty millions We be-
iiege that Mr.. BeHton computed it at abou,
twenty five millions of dollars.