Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-06-05


vince which the unwise treaty OF 1919 had
given away. Mr.. B. said, speak historically
and justly, and without design to favor or in.
Jure any man, but 20 place Alright before my
constituents my own conduct and that of others
in this great drama which has ended in a wal
between Two republics. Mr.. Adams, at the
council table, voted against the article which
gave Texas away; Mr.. Clay in the House OIL
Representatives denounced the cession. They
made the frs: effort TO get it back.
The next attempt was in General Jackson I
time, Mr.. Van Buren, being Secretary Of State
larger sum was offered than in the previous
administration, but with no better result. The
negotiation miscarried tho zealou.ly supported
by President Jackson, his Secretary Of State
and the minister at Mexico. He, Mr.. B. CO op.
Grated with them, filling the newspapers with
articles in praise Of Texas, and using all the
arguments for getting her back, which have
since been repeated by others who gave nc
help then. And so the second attempt to re-
pair the mischief of the treaty Of 1919, failed.
The mission of Gen. Memucan Hunt, min, :
lister from Texas, was the next serious attempt
to bring Texas into the Union; bu, the parties
were then changed; it was after the battle oil
San Jacinto, and Texas herself became the ap-
plicant. Mr.. Van Buren, was then President
Mr.. Forsyth his Secretary Of State, and both
in favor of getting back the country. But
Texas and Mexico, tho not fighting had no,
made peace; they were in a state Of war with
respect to each other; and to have admitted
Texas into the Union would have been to have
adopted her side of the war, and 10 have placed
the United States at war with Mexico. Nei-
Their justice nor policy permitted this, espe-
cially as, if let alone, they would make peace
after while; and then annexation could be eff,
fected without q breach with Mexico. Upon
this view they acted. He, Mr.. B. concurred
with them, and SO did all The people Of the Uni
ted States.
The question Of admission Of Texas then
went to sleep, and was quietly waiting the end
of the war with Mexico. All the old friends TO
the recovery Of the country were willing to
await that event but in the year 1842, during
MIR. Tyler's administration, new set Of
friends who had cared nothing about Texas be
fore, and one Of whom had given her away
when we had her, became furious for immedi-
ate annexation, and the annexation treaty Of
1874 was the fruit Of that new and sudden im-
patience. The old friends Of Texas stood up
On their old ground, the countries we're still at
war, but actually negotiating for peace; they
wanted Texas annexed, but without war with
Mexico; and urged little delay to permit their
ministers, then negotiating under the auspices
of Grea, Britain and France, to make peace -
All delay was refused, the treaty was signed
and was rejected by the Senate because its rat
itication would have been immediate war with
Mexico. He, Mr.. b. was one Of the majority
of the Senate which rejected the treaty; and
his constituents tho all in favor of annexation
appreciated his motives and justified his con-
tn ha in bo
year was the verdict 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, bu,
annexation in another form was still pursued
resolution for the admission Of Texas as
State passed the House Of Representatives; an
additional and alternative resolution was added
in the Senate to appoint commissioners 10 nego.
tiate for admission, and 10 conciliate and re-
concile Mexico, and thereby prevent the annex
alton from bringing on war. The expiring ad-
minstraton Of Mr.. Tyler snatched the alter
native from the hands OF the President elect
hurried off the House Resolution by midnight
messenger-slammed the door of Cancellation
in the face Of Mexico-and nlamed her pride
and resentment to the highest degree. From
that time forth every thing breathed war be-
tween the two countries, which, in fact, broke
out the ensuing year.
Mr.. B. said This was the history Of the loss
and gain Of Texas, and its sequence, The tcdr
whh Merico. The country is recovered--a
war has followed; and the question now u.s.,
how 10 finish it? For himself he felt clear
His policy had been uniform, from first 10 last |;
it was to ge, back Texas wthou! breach with
Mexico, and was certain it might have been
done if wise and temperate counsels had pre-
vailed. The United States had only to wait
Tor peace; that was upon the point Of being
signed in January l84a, under the powerful
mediation Of Great Britain and France, when
the then administration broke up the peaceful
negotiations, dispered 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 il again,
and placed the two republics in the unhappy
condition IN which they now stand.
Mr.. B. repeated, his policy, from beginning
to ending, had been to get back Texas without
war, or even breach Of friendship with Mexi
CO. He was greatly ayerse to such war;
He saw great and extraordinary evils in it,
Besides the evils common to all wars-loss of
lives, distress Of families, interruption of com.
merce, ruin to many merchants, and load OF
debt and taxes-besides all these ordinary
evils, he saw others Of new and extraordina.
ry kind in a war with Mexico. She was re-
public, and weak one, and our neighbor, and
had done us the honor to copy our constitution
and form Of government, and had maintained
civil wars to keep it up. She was one Of the
spanish American States which stretch from
the southern boundary of The United States to
Cane Horn the whole of which had copied OIL r