The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-19
From the Memphis Appeal
The Territorial Issue. ~

The Territorial Issue 81 ~
If the rumor recently coming from Tampico, and giving
the particulars of the treaty OF peace should prove TO be
true, there will be end OF the territorial question Tor
the present We say for the presentwe have no idea
that the boundaries Of the two countries can be erma
neatly fixed upon the line which is reported have been
adopted Such arrangement would expose the admin
stron the Just anmadverslons OF Its own friends,
and would give cause OF serious dissatisfaction to the
whole country. But il will not be this disappointment
of well founded expectations, or any disposition to dis
regard treaty when duly ratified which will cause the
territorial question to arise hereafter is because IN
the very nature and tendency of things, that question
must ARISE, either IN the shape OF purchase OF erro
ry, or the annexation of Independent States hereafter
to ee formed The people Of the United States ARE s
enterprise, and intellect No power on earih-ho
tricks OF diplomacy-no expedents OF interested gov
combined powers of the world, will prevent the North
American from gradually mnglng with the Mexican
population, and finally obtaining the mastery Our
government will not encouraged; but she cannot pre-
vent it, The resessness, ambition, and adventurous
disposition OF our people, will carry them in that direc
ton in spite of all difficulties and opposition The wealth
of the Mexican people, and the natural advantages Of
their country, now so well known to citizens, will
supply inducements which it will be impossible to resist
Mexicans as in the OF Pharoah of old order that
this very state OF things might be brought about and that
they should be superseded by superior race. Blow af
ter blow has fallen swiftly and heavily upon them and
vet they have been stubborn and unyelding until our
army has reached the very gates OF their capital, and
opened its way for entrance at the mouth of the
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the North American race they could not have adopted
more certain OF securing It, To refuse negota.
tonic force the two countries into waro be defeated
at all points, and still stubborny to reject peaceto
cede before victorious army until had conquered
half the Mexican territory and carried the prestige of its
power, and civilization and humanity, and all superior
ty into the very heart OF the countryths in TRUTH
the most effecual means OF securing the downfall of
Mexican power and nationality. So striking these
facts that it is difficult to resist the conclusion that
Providence has controlled them for its great pur-
poses
But those events ought not to be left TO work their
own slow but inevitable results, without the control OF
our powerful and enlightened government The best in
OF thousands Of the citizens n both countries require to
be peaceaby Effected now those great results which
haIs half century OF commissions may be necessary
to bring about in the naturally slow but inevitable prog
of events treaty of peace should now arrange all
questions of difficulty for century ahead. if possible 1t
ought 10 be based upon enlarged view of the tendency
OF events, and ought to anticipate and settle those great
results which cannot be prevented, if they should
be wrought out only through the agency of war and
blood.
We reject with utter disbelief the idea that treaty has
been made upon any other principle To suffer this
cason and opportunity pass away, and thus to lose all
its advantages, would exhibit imbecilty such no
administration in this country has displayed. 1t
would present lamentable deficiency in the ability of
purposes and Objects We cannot credit the assertion for
single moment. 1t cannot, possibly be true.
In our Judgment, then, the territorial question must
come up at no distant day 1t must be settled speedily,
and no statesman in this land can hope to avoid it, We
believe the Indications plain that the wing policy will
be to resist the acquisition of terory-as the of
Lousianaas in the of FQrida-as in the case of
Texas The Wmot Proviso viii be the pretext for this
policy The great advantage OF acquisition, the ndis
purpose of maintaining the harmonious organization OF
the wing party, north and SOUTH. They cannot harmo.
nize upon the Wimot Proviso; but il acquisition can
be prevented they then agree upon other measures
and they will therefore unite against receiving Mexican
territory in order that they may split upon the ques-
ton which lies behind.
Far different is il with the democratic party The po-
ston and example OF Mr. Buchanan, and many other
eminent men at the north, have settled the policy and
secured the harmony of our party Now, il southern
wings would stand up manfully for southern rights and
sacrifice them the harmony of the whg party how
weak and contemplate would be the faction, which has
councils of the country! We have heretofore said the
southern wings are responsible for the agitation Of this
question. We repeat the declaration. Let them take
bold stand and force their northern allies to abandon
their upon southern institutions and if this be
fused, let them break oft the unnatural alliance forever
This will the country and this the country will
demand OF them