New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-24
VOL. VII. NO. IS.

her bsek which have since been repeated by others who
gave no help then. And so the second stemp; 10
pair The mischief OF the treaty Of -ls failed as the rst
had done
The mission Of General Memucan Hunt Minister from
Texas was the next serious attempt 10 bring Texas into
the Union but the parties were then changed it
after the battle OF San scno and Texas herself became
the applicant Mr Van Buren, was then President-Mr
Forsyth his Secretary Of Saie-snd both in favor Of
getting back the country But Texas and Mexico though
not hghng had not made peace they were In the legal
state Of with respect 10 each other and To have a1
United Texas into the Union would have been have
adopted her side of the war and % have placed the
United states al with Mexico. Neither justice nor.
policy permitted this especially as If let alone they
would make peace after awhile aud then annexation
could be esected without breach with Mexico Upon
this view they acted lie (Mr y concurred with them
and so did all the people Of the United States
The question OF the admission OF Texas then went to
sleep and quietly waiting the end OF the war with
Mexico All the old friends TO the recovery OF me
country were willing TO await that event; but in the
year ls42 during Mr. Tyler's Administration new set
of friends who cared nothing about Texas before and
Of whom had given her away when we had her, be
came furious for immediate aDnexeiiOn and the
alton treaty of 1914 was the fruit Of that new and sud
den impotence. The old friends Of Texas stood their
old ground the countries still at war, but actual
u negotiating for peace they wanted Texas an
nexcd but without with Mexico and urged Little
delay to permit, their Ministers then negotiating under
the auspices of Great Britain and France 10 make peace
al delay refused the treaty signed and was
jected by the Senate because lis ratification would have
been immediate with Mexico. lie (Mr. y y was one
the majority of the Senate which rejected that treaty
and his constituents though all in favor of
appreciated bic motives and justified his conduct His
reelection 10 the Senate In the year the
dict Of the people upon his conduct and he made them
his profound thanks for the justice Of that verdict and
the honor Of that election.
The Treaty of Annexation was rejected but Annexa.
ton In another form was still prosecuted Rcsolu-
ton for the ad mission Of Texas State passed the
House of Representatives. additional and alternative
Resolution added in the Senate, 10 appoint Com.
mssioneTs 10 negotiate for admission, and 10 cOnciiae
and reconcile MEXICO and thereby prevent the Annexa
ton from bringing The expiring Administra-
ton Of Mr.. Tyler snatched the alternative from the
hands of the President elect-hurred OF the House Re
solution by midnight messenger-slammed the door
OF Cancellation in the face OF Mexico and nhamed her
pride and resentment to the highest degree. From that
time forth everything breathed war between the two
countries which broke out the ensuing year.
Mr. said this the history Of the loss and gain OF
Texas, and its sequence, The Var eih MEic0. The
country is recovered-a war has followed, and the
question now IT, how to finish III For himself he felt
clear. His policy had been uniform from first to last
il TO get back Texas without breach with Mexico
and he certain it might have been done If wise and
temperate cOunsels had prevailed. The United States
had only 10 wait for Peace that upon the point OF
being signed in January 1912 under the powerful me.
diaon Of Great Britain and France when the then Ad
minstratiOn broke up the peaceful negotiation, DIS
persed the Ministers assumed the War, and placed the
Army and Navy under the control Of the President OF
Texas TO fight Mexico. The rejection of the Treaty
stopped the War then assumed but the midnight trans.
mission of the House Resolution started II again and
placed the two Republics in the unhappy con
dition in which they now stand.
Mr. b. repeated. His policy from beginning to ending
had been TO get back Texas without wal, or even a
breach Of friendship with Mexico. He greatly
to such lie saw great and extraordinary
evils in IT, Beside the many evils common to all wars
loss of lives distress Of families interruption OF com.
merce ruin to many merchants and load OF debts and
taxes-besde all these ordinary evils incident to all
he ofhprs q and extraordinary KIND IN
a war with Mexico. She was Republic, and weak
one and cur neighbOr and has done us the honor to
copy Constitution and form Of Government and
had maintained civil at home 10 keepit up. She
was one of the spanish American states which
stretch from the Southern boundary OF the United
States TO Cape Horn the whole OF which had copied
our form Of Government and established close polit-
ica and commercial relations with us. All tnesc
States bad lust emsncipated themselves from Euro.
pean domination, adopted the republican system aud
taken the United States for their model and their
fendthe elder sister and parental guardian OF the cor
don Of Republics which stretched across the two Anne
rcas The position Of the United States, at the head Of
this long chain of republics was grand and Impressive
aud imposed upon her enlarged and enlightened sys
tenn which had been carefully acted upon by all Atnefi-
can statesmen from the time these Spanish American
states began TO establish their Independence. Europe
had system of monsrchies, consolidated 10y holy AM
ancc The new world had its system OF Hcpubllcs 10
be cemented and united by sympathy and iriendshp-
To maintain position at the head oi THIS kepuoeah
system in the world due to ourselves ana he
human To cherish and perpetuale tnesc epuOiSs
TO preserve their friendship and their commerce. con
tinue 10 be their political mentor-tO continue thein I'D
tho Republican system of the new world ana proven,
their relapse into the MonaTchical system OF the Ola
world-this was our true and noble policy. war WIN
any one of them would endanger that policy tor being
all of the same origin religion, language customs tney
would naturally sympathize with each other, and 10
having war with one, the friendship OF all might be
jeoparded. 49, 80
lie (Mr b had endeavored to act upon these en-
arged principles, originating not with nm net WIN en-
ghtened statesmen before he came into puOhc ne ne
had endeavored 10 get back Texas without wal WIN
Mexico and was certain il might have been done win
all ease by the simple process OF leaving Mexico ana
Texas 10 make peace, aud treating Mexico WIN the TO-
spcct and Difference due 10 sister kepuOue-the MOT
proud and sensitive because weak and unaoe 10 connu
with us The first great error the annexation rea
Nv of 1912 and the manner in which u was cohuucteo
that was the work of the Tyler Administrator ana loi
selfish and unworthy purposes me secoeu gies1 ea,oi
or worse than error the rejection oil the senate
alternative resolution. and dispatch OF the midnight
messenger to Texas with the absolute resolution OF al
mission the night of the third OF March leio maj
also was the work of the Tyler Administration, and I'D
the lsst moment Of It's expiring existence The hrst o
these steps-the treaty-wouG have made instant wal
If ii had been ratified by the Senate the second made
the war and now the great question If, To hnish II
How TO finish iti That was the question which every
body was putting him. and on which every one pre-
sent no doubt would wish TO hear him speak But thl'
not the time to speak upon that point Inc uint
would come but IL not now His opinions had peer
asked by the President and given to him ana approved
by him and in time would be given TO the public.
But he could say that he relied more upon pehey
than upon arms to finish this war with weak sno
proud neghbor Fight US battles, she could not ina
was proved from san Jscinto 10 Ccrro GordO sho
wherever the two races met from the Gull OF Mexico
to the Bay OF San Francisco victories would come a.
often as ghs came but there danger to be fear
ed-the danger of iauaticism-and the conversion o
the war into death contest for country ana reneon-
The Spanish race is susceptible OF deep national emo
fiona fanatical emotion-both rehgously ana POM
caIlv and OF which their history furnishes abundant
examples both in the Old and in the New World, ane
from the time of the Csrhagcnians ana the Romans
tha, of the French under Bonapsrte Policy more thar
arms but combined with arms he considered the rosc
to peace.
He would not say that victories alone would not brns
peace-ihey might do but not the kind Of peace ne
was in search OF lie wanted the peace which was no
merely cessation of hostties but restoration OF 10,
fruits and blessings of pescethe restoration OF irlend
ship and commerce, and Of our position as head en'
chief and parental guardian of the system OF repGbhe
in the New World. The pesce which leaves all the AMI
mostes and resentments OF war behind, was not th'
peace which the interests OF the countries and the ooC
Of the republican system and the safety and indepen
denco of the two Americas required
Mr. B said he stood upon ground which he could no
explore he alluded subjects which be could not un
fold but be could ssy that 1t great error 10 con
found the whole MeNicad people-the whole eight mil
lions of their mixed popuation-under any one genera
view either politically morally or intellectually or In
their feelings toward the United States and the war
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