The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-11


eminent % re-essabish its supremacy and which ef
fort it had failed determined that an end should De put e
the opea They therefore nerfered and announced
to the sultan that the time had when Greece mus
be independent And this declaration was maintained BY
force and ct Navarno, to use viled but very proper
expression they conquered peace This IS perhaps
strong case for this interference took place f1grdnt BEL
TO- while Turkish army was yet engaged IN operations
10 put down the spirit OF freedom in Greece As gem
eral principle il may be assumed, that while both parties
wagng open war; to assert their superiority other ma
tons should look and peacefully bide the issue But
when the contest is actually abandoned and the m
ry and renquishss all military operations, the sug-
gle is over Independence Is established and what
ever may be the nominal relations OF the TWO
countries, they are henceforth in the same atti-
tude-equal powers among the nations oil the earth.
The war is in effect over, and its rights should pass
away with itself This is the true view OF the subject
and applying these principles to the then existing rela-
tons between Mexico and Texas shall find that the
latter power was as free from Mexico as we are from
England No effort had been made By the Mexican gov
eminent for ten years reduce her reyoed province to
subsection Not hostile foot had trodden the Texan SOIL
chief magistrate and at the same tune commander-n-
chief captured; an army DESTROYED and all invaders re-
her patriosn and sealed She was hence
forth independent And no more decisive evidence OF
this result DC whn, an an os uua other
promptings when it was ascerame that Texas desired
admission into our confederacy She offered 10 acknow
edge her ndependenfe i she would pledge herss no,
proposal which the had no right to make and which
the other indignantly rejected proposal which was IN
Tact the very gd h eeTsa o Meseo and
that further efforts subiugaton were hopeless For
myself have always considered that ACT OF the MeNcah
government abandonment OF the controversy, ana
an admission that Texas independent OF her, and
beyond her power.
But as reasonable men, looking at things as they are,
what injury have we inflicted upon Mexico under any
Just view that be taken Of her relations with Texas
What has she lost by our interference! Her own claim
may be summed up in this. that she had contingent,
right to reduce Texas to submission, And what was
that right WORTH Where is the man IN Texas, IN Mex
co even in Christendom, who believes there was bare
possibility that the Texan people could ever be replaced
In their primitive condition by the power OF the Mexican
government The thing was impossible. It's tune mad
gone by Events had rolled and crushed all hopes
Of recovery. OF what, then. does Mexico complain
Certainly OF pecuniary lnjury Tor none has been IN
hctel II annexation has had any effect, IN this point OF
vew that effect has been benehcal for 1t has saved to-
the Mexican people immense and useless expenditure OF
blood and treasure there any point OF honor invoyea
| can discern none. For the principal fact that Mexico
poweress, was felt and acknowledged by all the
world know what may be said upon this SUBJECT, SIR
Rights may be pushed to their EXTREMIST principles to
their utmost bearing And Mexico had an absolute
right we should have left it to her do not deal with
such questions nor with their consequence 'hSe me
public affairs OF this world they Judging them by
fhe rules OF sense, and pronouncng the JUST
unjust they come up to or recede IRON that UNI
versal standard
But, sir there is one consideration which renders il
proper that we should still keep in view the previous
wrongs which Mexico had inflicted upon us Her con
Ga abed he es cbarsce Redress was impossible Thirty
years were with her one day, and one day as thirty
years. for the end OF that PERIOD were about where
we began far respects satisfaction, while our caus-
es OF complaint had gone accommodating almost IN an
inverse proportion, to the lapse OF tune we ha iound
by experience there could be amcable and saisfafto
nv adjustment of our difficulties with Mexico we had
learned-and learned to our sorrowthat what we got
had to take with the strong hand What greater proba
blty was there that should adjust the question OF
hast, and
declaration, than that we should adjust our causes OF
complaint many of which she admitted and scarcely any
of which she denied' We claim Texas to the Rio
Grande. will not stop TO examine the grounds OF that
claim This has been explained and defended by others,
more competent to the task than am. In this Senate
the strongest position have heard taken in opposition to
the extent OF this claim, is that much may be said on
both sides. Well, then, we had reasonable claim !
say an undoubted one, and took the assertion OF
into our own hands And, the lsemaas OF the London
lieve there is government Chrstendom, if it felt itself
able which, under similar circumstances, would not have
done as we did The past had marked out the future The
indication was unerring And Judged for ourselves
and acted for ourselves, had right to do, after
Mexico for the third part OF century, had shown adog-
ged determination to refuse justice.
But, sir. had we taken the initiative and commenced
war Immediately, should have been justified from 9TH
er considerations When the act for annexation passed
the Mexican minister in this country Immediately pro-
tested against that measure and in fact, declared it be
lust cause OF war And this view authoratlyels
announced by the supreme OF Mexico March
looked supon annexation as bali and con
sequence OF this declaration negotiation wasby its yer.
nature at an end, and the only OF thu
Mexican government" But before this last and decls
i've act the government OF Mexico had given many midi
cations of its determination TO resist BY force, the annex
alton OF Texas and particularly those announced IN the
communications from our consul and from our minlste
in Mexico and in the letter of the Mexican Minister O
Foreign Affairs of December 90, 1915 In tins last docu
ment that functonary says that "the questions which
have disturbed the harmony between the two countries
will bring on war between them unless such settle
Element the Mexican government demanded, and fo
want of which il said beiii had occurred,
change in our relations with Texas leaving to Mexico
the assertion of her assumed rights it. In short sir
from the first moment 1t appeared probable that lexa
would be admitted into confederacy, TO our latesti
plomatic communication with her government, Mexico ha
told and the world, that annexation would be, and
war and she went preparing to add deeds to declare
tons by the concentration of her forces to be ready
to take the native in hostties against us to borrow
commanding general need not recaptulae the series
facts which announced and confirmed her purposes
They have passed history, and known TO us all
The Texas Of Mexico Texas TO the Sabine, with M
intermediate boundary to which we might go with i'm
punity, and make the country our own. That river wa
Rubicon, and became us to pause and ponder on II
banks before crossed its stream and carried our stand
ard to the country beyond it. In all the communication
of the Mexican government, no distinction IS made pc
tween the Nueces and the Rio Grande. And thu
occupation, by our forces, of the country betweei
these rivers, which took place in August, 1915, wa
indeed noticed in any manner whatever. 1t was the an
nexaton and occupation of Texas and not of any par
tcular portion of Texas which led TO the reclamaons
and finally to the hostilcs OF Mexico. II was ques
ton Of title, and not Of boundary claim of right which
went for the whole and would never be satisfied witt
he roltu uishn nj mart nd