Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-03-17

that treaty was the cause OF the war witt
Mexico, ms The Senator seems to suppose
this body is as muchtho author and ttt
cause of the war, as the individual OF
whom he 10 now. SO anxious 10 fix II.
II Ihave said tits good treaty, not with
i out due reflections. Wea acquired muchby
it. Itgave us Florida-an acquisition no
only important in itself, but also in refer:
ence to The whole south western frontier
4 There was. at that time, four powerful
TRIBES of1odiaas, two ofwhom, the Creek.
and The Choctaws, were contiguous tt
Florida, and the two olhers-the Chick,
asaws and Cherokees-were adjoldlns
4 They were the mnbl numerous aud power
full tribes in The United States, and, from
their position, were exposed 10. be! acted
on and excited against US from Florida
II was important that this state of things
should terminate, which could only be
done byobtaining the possession Of Flor.
ida.
Bul there were othef aud powerful con:
siderations for The acquisition. We had
a short time. before extingushed the On.
dian title TO large tracts Of country in Ala,
bama, Mississippi and Georgia, lying upon
streams and rivers which passed through
Florida to the GuIl-lands 10 a great nlea,
sure valueess, without the right of6avi-
gazing them to their mouths. The ac-
quisiIion of Florida gave US this right, and
enabled US TO bring into successful cult
walton great extent Of fertile lands, which
have added Rluch to the increased produc-
lion of oer greatslaple--cotton. hn2lher
important point was effected BY the ac-
QUESTION. T,lerminaled a very tronbe-
some dispute with Spain, growing out OF
rhe capture of 81. Marks aud Pensacola
BY General Jackson, in the Seminole war;
and finally, il perfected our title 10 Oregon,
by ceding 10 US whatever right Spain had
TO that Territory. a
Such is the treaty OH which the Senator
has lavished so much Of his abuse but
there were other reasons foradopling the
Sabine as The boundary. and ofwticil |
was iguorant atthe time the treaty was
formed, an,ltoth Knowledge of which !
have come within the last few years. Mf.
Monroe. il; Il am 5correc,ly informed, in
adopting that line. acied under circntrls
stances which left him little optioo.s i
am moi at liberty to state them -the 4infor.
Einatiod received emit entail tis
fiirinnt Ia Ris had aimed
IIhattae Senate Would not fdt
with boundary farther west. Itwascoin.
municatcd to binlby Senators OF first res
psc:abilIty. Their5reasonsfor refusing 10
raily a treaty which would extend the
boundary beyond The Sabine. i do npt
chose ID go Into, although il was coInmu-
nica,ed 10 me with the iufornltion 10
which have alluded.
Bul we lake oai of :he speech Of the
Sepalor wha, he has stated in relation TO
annexation, aud the Florida treaty. in
which. as have stated, he has repeated
old and stale charges, that made not the
slightest impression on the country al the
time, wha, is there left oil his present at.
tack opon me I? 1t is surprising tha. IA
man ofhis experience and sagacily should
suppose that the repetition of these thread
bare charges. regarded as futile when made,
should make any impression now. In
deed. may consider myself obliged 20
him for repeating, them, after such elabo-
rate preparation, as it affords the a,osI
conclusive proof how exempt my course
has been from any jusI censure during The
long period Of time in which he has at
tempted TO trace il. @
TO make good his allegation that am
the author of annexation, and that annex.
alton caused the war, he asserts that |
was in favor of The annexation Of Texas
as far back as 1886, immedialely after the
baltle of San Jacnlo, aud the capture Of
Santa Anna. 10 prove which, he read an
extract from the speech which delivered
on resolutions froGn Mississippi. presented
by her Senator now Secretary of,he Trea-
sury, inst,uclins the Senators TO obtain an
immediate recognition Of The Independence
of Texas. ~ -
II il true thai then advocated an early
recognition Of the Independence OF Texas,
and irs admission into This Union but !
was no, alone in that, NOR did ! lake q
leading part in the discussion the twu
mosl prominent advocates Of her cause al
that time were the Senator from Missis.
rippi. and my then colleague. lMr. Pres.
lon,) bul they were seconded. by large
portion of this body al the time. The dis
iinguished Senator from Massachusetts
bore part in Tho debate. aud expressed
his opinion in favor Of recosniliun al an
early period, and Of The vast importance
Of The future condition Of Texas TO our
country. l have mol had time to examine
the discussion; Lut find that Iwds among
those who advised delay under further 10
formation could be obtained, and many
were for prompt action; but the Senator
from Missouri has thought proper. liz the
face of these facts, 10 hold me up as the
only individual disposed for q prompt and
immediate action. He has done more
He has suppressed the fact. very importar1
10 be known, thar before the close Of tha
very session The report ofthe COMMITTED
Oh Foreign Relations-recommending th'
acknowledgement ofthe independence o
Texas as soon as satisfactory inform atio,
could be obtained that thad successful,
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