The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-07-11

BIOOMsBURG, COLUMBIA NTY, PA. SATURDAY, u

AnolheT, a lale acquisition o, Prrlloty
seven times larger than Pennsylvania, ha'
produced warm, protracled discussion
Throughout the Union.lt met with honest op.
position - it had energetic support. In 'h'
bar.room, on the stump, in The debating
club, in the chamber of legislation and b'
the ire,slde, it was, for years, searchngly
and ardenty discussed. All this is past
it is historical and TO revive those discus
sous would be mischievous folly.
But this annexation has given rise ic
war--an existing wsr-and in so far as II Is
egitms,ely connected with tina, struggle,
propose to sIude TO it, and that hot in n
partisan spirit, bu, solely because it IS Sc
connected with existing foreign relations
and with the subiec, or this discourse.
GENTLEMEN: The sympathy of this
country was strongly enlisted in favor oI
Mexico in her struggle with Spain. A, The
earIies, proper period we recognized her as
an dependentSlale,and ne have ever since
sought to cultivate with her the most friend
y relations. These earnes. and sincere
rtlorts have not, as they ought, been entire
Iy successful. Many years ago, citizens
of Mexico committed numerous depreda-
lions upon our commerce. That they
we've unjhst and indefensbIe has been fu'
y admitted by Mexico herself; and the
faith Of her government was given 10 US to
make adequate reparalon. This has been
long and vexa,ioCsly delayed. Or ciIl-
gems suffering from Mexican wrongs, have
gone uucompensaled. Our government
has made its repeated appeals, in their be-
half, to Mexican maghanimity and justice
10 vain. The recognition Of the claims
aud lhe settlement Of hiee out Of twenty
ins,aments upon portion OF them, Is al
lha, Mexico has done. All the res, is shut
ding, evasion, prelence. Long since, un-
der The laws Of nallons we would have beer
Justified in declaring war against her, in as
,erlug our righls by force. Bat our course
has been forbearing. Under The provoca'
ions Of insult and injury, we have restrain
I'd Indignation and preserved peace. viii
A weaker power we could be uh'ering
without ncurriEg an imputaIIon Of coward
ice; and hence, Mexico has escaped merit
ID ch,slisement. Even now, The war be-
tween up is Chargeablc upon Her. Not :
blow was struck, or gun fred by us, un-
il she rendered it necessary by lnvaslor
and actual assault. Before the capture o
rhorn,on's command our military opera
tions had been precautionary and not ag'
gressve.
When nation has no JUS cause for war
she pre,ends one-and Mexico has her IRE
ence for invs ling our territory and slaueh
ering our ci,izens. She aIledges that w
have committed sort Of larceny upon he
soil, and ran,erred 10 ourselves the aliegI
ance Of people who Sre her subjects, ii
other words, that Texas continues to be o
righ, part Of her territory. and that w
have wrong(ully annexed IT.
shall proceed TO show that this Mexica'
assertion is untrue and but few words vii
he necessary for that purpose. Let II b
Remembered tha, Mexico cannot make Ih
same objections to annexation that wer
rade in the DnileG States when that mea
sure was proposed, Mexico cannot US
I,he local a. peculiar arguments with who
hat measure was met among us. II wa
uqued here very much as Aquesilon oi eX
lpediencyi and, clearly, to all consideration
# that kind Mexj1O is stranger. She ha
Inothing TO DO with our political discussion
, about assuming The Texlan dsh' --abouI th
IoAlsnce of power between Tho nnr'hern an
lsou,hern States--sboul tho policy ot extent
ling our territory, and questions of slm'I'
Ichsrscler She has no p'eIence Int osJec
oIdon to annexation except upon one groon
and .hat is, ,hat Texas was Paf' oil ne
herri,ory. This objection asserts on he
. part righ, Of domsln-of cooroI-ot u
,isdiction-and requires proof Let hi
o,ove he, assertion or abandon H. Let h'
- make out her title to Texian soil before sN
j. brands This republic as WesPss'e' upo
v her rights
h Can she establish such title by shewr