Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-06-03
VOL. XxV.---yo. 50.

Van Buren, hting Sctf..t,ry ,f STATE larpcr sum WA
'i'trrd than in he previous Administration but with no
better result The negotiation nscnrtied, though zeal
oads supported by President Jackson. his Secretary Il
si1le. aud the ninst,rat Mexico. He Mr. b. co op-
oFattd with tlfrm. filling the newslaieis ih nriicls
IN praise III Texas. and -tg 81 the arguments lot get
tiny her back which have 'eeu repeated by others
who gave help then And 10 the SECOND ATTEMPT 4,
epn'r the m'seheioi the treaty Of 1872 failed As thu
fret kad a4nc.
Tho mission OF General Ncmucan TIan,, Minister ftsn
IeNas. WAS the neat serious attempt bring 1eaasn.
to the non but the parties then chanurd il wn.
aitc1 the battle e San Juento. and Mexico herself be
came thu applicant. MIR. Van Huren WIS ihcn Presi.
dent- Ar foryih hs SECRETARY Of State and bofh i,
asur OF getng back the country. But Texas and Ncx-
leo. though not fighting, had made peaee: they were
IN the legal state "a war with rospcetto each other and
10 have admitted Texas into Tho Union would haye
tera 10 have adopted her side g the war and 10 have
placed the United States ut WIFI, Mexico Neither
Justice policy permitted ia napeciuy as IL let alone
he} wunld nlske peace aer mhc; then anneya
could DO effected without breach with Mexieo Upoa
this view they accd lie (Mr. b concurred witt.
toIa, and did all the people Of the United States
The question II admission ol Texas then went Il,
sheep, and was qucty waiting the end Of the war viii,
Mexico, All The od rend@ tho recovery Of the roun.
Try were willing 10 await that event hnt IN the ycaY
lsi2, during MIR. lsle's Administrations new sci ~
friends, No had cared nothing about Texas bt;,re nna
/ one d Whom had given her away when bad her bo-
furious ir immediate annexation; and the anneya-
ton Treaty is4l wasthe fruit # that new and Sudden
lmpatenoo The old friends If Texas stood nrun tloir
old ground the e1untfes still NJ war; but actually
neso la'ne for prace they wanted Texas annexed but
without Var with Mexleo, and urged little s~,s -
permit lhor ministers 'hon neoa,;.''s ~ peace und't
the auspices u te. Hftan and france. 10 make Teac,
An d.ley was ntnscd, the ilcaty signed aud WIS
rejected hy the Senate because is ratification would
have been immvdate war with McSice. He (Mr. b.
was ct the majority Of the S,aale witch rejected
thai treaty and his cvns'itIente though oil In favor Of
Annexation, appreciated his moilveg aud Justified hi,
conduct lsfe election 10 the Senate tic sano wear
was the verdict Of the people up his conduct. anil hu
made Them his profound thanks tor the justice of tla,
verdict. and tho honor ui thai election.
Tho treaty "a annexation rejected but annexation
III another torm was still pros cnitd. resolution for
The ADMISSION u lc,as, IA State passed tho House u
Representatives, an additional AID alternative Resolution
was added n tho Senate. oappoin commissioners 10 ne
goalo lur admlsson and 10 eoIeil ao. and reconcile
Mexico, and thereby prevent the annexation from bring
lng on war Tho expiring Administration oil Mr. T,l,t
snachcd the alternative luu the hands Of the President
oect-hnrrcd al the House resolution by a midnipb,
me3eenger- slammed the door Of Consolidation in tho tace
/ of hleN'ro-and mlimcd her pride aud resentment To-
highest degree. From that tilAc ulih every dim,
breatlcd war between the two counties, which brok"
oui tic ensuing year.
Nh Is. said tins was the history Of tho loss and gain of
IeNas, and lIs consequence he ,cm piM .Nesico -
The country isrecoveod-a war has followed. aud tho
qutallee hOS Is how To iiish IL For himself bo felt
clear Ills pulcy had been M qIn from first To last-it
was 10 get back IcNas without breach with Mexico;
ana "o was 'e'a'i ish| nav Deen done II wse AID
temperate connsls had prevailed. The United States
had only TO wait Tor peace that upon tho mint &C
being signed IN January, 1872, under the powerful mo
dnton ut Gfcat Britain and Fante When the then Adj.
mnIsiaiion broke up the peaceful negotiation dspers
ihennisiers assumed The war, aud placed tho army AID
navy under he control oihe Precedent Of Texas II, ,ob,
Mexico. The rejection et,hn treaty stopped the VAR
thcn assumed bat the midnight transmission II Ito
House res luton started II again. and placed tta
two republics in the unhappy ndiiun in which they nov
stand.
4 Mr. T. tSaIaatc~l III. policy from beai. iny IN end
log hal been to- back Texas without var or evrn
breach Of friendship with Mexc,. lie WIS gna,ly
averss TO such war. lie saw great and extraordinary
evils in IL Besides the evils conilnon 10 all wars L,s
d lives, lisIrt IS Ut families. interruption of commerce.
ruin to many merchants and had Of debts and ias,s
besides all these ordnary evils Incident to nj wars, la
saw others Of a new and extraordinary kind In ,y,t
with Mexico. She was republic and weak onc ami
had done the honor ocnpy our constitution and ~,
of government, AMI had tanned civil wars 1t home
10 keep il mp She was one of tso snanisb Nn,.si.,a
States which stretch from the southern hmndarv or ,b.
| ntcd States To Cape Horn tho vboa ~ ,,h,h La5
copied our form of government ami established 81 -
/ liical aud commercial r.ali1ns with nc All II,
Siaes had lust enumerated themselves f,o, E,ra
domination, adopted the ropubeon svs,e,, al ~,
the Ined States n tho, mui,i and ,bo;, Ic,;.g H.
elder sister and parental cunrlon Of tho c,,n !, -
/ lies which stretched, across tho n,, .,or;aa. ~, ~
sition OF tho United States a, the head of Ills ln H.
orepulcs was grand and impressy c and mn,s, , ,
her an enlarged and enlightened system which nal L,
carefully aced upon by all American statesmen from ~
time these Spanish American States bonan ;, e.,ah;ss
their Independence Furopo had a sys,en, az -,