The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-04-11

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The New Hampshire Patriot Democratic
paper) of November %, 1913, speaking OF an
n~eXation said: III
aHe, 0he President) and his gang will
nrobablv attempt to throw this question into
Conrre;s as a fire brand. 1t may produce
mischief. but we trust that the democrats have
qood sense enough 10 avoid being distracted
by the acts of the enemy"
The Dover Gazette, New Hampshire, in the
fall of 1913, in an article against the admission
of Texas, among other things, said:
"The admission of Texas into the Union
would be a public disgrace, and disgrace US IN
the eveS of all the civilized world. 1t would
array against US the moral influence of all
Christendom, and draw upon US the Just retrl-
button of an offended God"
At a Democratic Convention held at Read
field, Maine, in the summer Of 1913, 10 noml-
nate a candidate for Congress, for the Sd Con-
gressional District, the following resolution was
adopted:
''Resolred, That the improperly and inexpe-
diency of the annexation of Texas 10 the Uni
ted States, oppose insuperable objections to It's
admission into The Union and that the silly
representation of federal presses, that tie dem
%ocratic party arc in alliance with the slave pow
er of the South, in systematic design to eff
feet the admission Of Texas. is entirely unsup-
ported by any facts, or by the slightest indica-
lions in any quarter, giving such a supposition
the appearance of truth. and is, therefore, a
wilful and deliberate fabrication Of the federal
party for base and partisan purposes"
Here, Mr.. President, we have the views Of
the patriotic democracy ofthe Sd CongreSslon-
al District in Maine upon the subject of Tex
as annexation. The charge that the democrat
ic party were in favor of the measure, is de-
clared to be a wilful falsehood, uttered by the
federal party for base and partisan purposes.
But, sir, this hostility to annexation was not
confined TO the Sd Congressional District in
Maine. the democracy of the whole State op-
posed it by strong resolutions passed III the
House OF Representatives in the winter of
1915.
Here, sir, are the resolutions of the Demo
cratic Legislature Of Massachusetts, passed IN
lIS43:
"Rcsolced, That under no circumstances
whatever, can TIE people of Massachusetts re-
gard the proposition to admit Texas into the
Union, in any other light than as dangerous to
its continuance in peace, il prosperity, and in
the enjoyment OF those blessings which it IS
the object of a free government TO secure.
Rssolred, Tia; the Senators and Represen-
~tatiyes of Massachusetts, in the Congress ofthe
United States, be requested TO spare no exer-
tons TO oproe-and, if possible, to prevent
the adoption Of the proposition referred to.
ResoireG, That his excellency, the Govern
or, lie requested TO transmit one copy OF these
resolutions TO the executive Of each of the T.
n.ted States, and Il Ike copy to each Senator
and Representative in Congress from Massa-
rhuseits."
The democracy of Massachusetts regarded
the admission of Texas into-the Union as dan
gerous TO its perpetuity, and under no circum-
stances whatever, could they consent TO it.
Ex-President Van Buren, in a letter to Mr.;
IIammett, under date Of April 20, 1874, op-
posed annexation, because, in his Judgment, It
would involve US in a war with Mexico.
and the Washington Globe of the first Of
May, 1874, contains tie following editoria! ar
tcle:
ave concur with Mr.. Van Buren, fully and
cordially in this view, and say it is the only
wise, honorable, safe, and practicable course.
Mexico and Texas are now at war the arms
tee admits ii, "a circumstance of which we
we're not apprised when we wrote our first arti-
Gle On this subject y and TO aiopt the Texans
as our citizens at this time, is TO make our
selves a party to the war, and 10 take upon
ourselves the business of its conclusion, e,ther
by negotiating or by arms. 1t requires no
declaration of war from Mexico TO involve Us.
j From the moment we admit Texas, we make
her a territory of the Union and it would be
unlawful and punishable in her to treat with
Mexico or to fight alone with Mexico. The
United States alone could treat or fight and
, thus, from the day of the ratification Of this
treaty, the United States and Mexico would
be at war; between them would
cease, and they would remain at war, and COM
merce remain broken up, until the negotiations
or the arms of the United States terminated
the adopted war. This is clear common sense,
and no one can deny it"
ave have been looking a little further in
the published documents which accompany the
treaty, and every step amazes us more and
more. We find that Lord Aberdeen and the
British Minister here utterly deny the Duff
Green story, sent from London in August last,
of the designs of England upon Texas, which
is made the foundation Of this whole proceed
ing. We believe it can easily be proved, that
r the whole scheme of getting up the Texas
question, precisely as that question now is, ex-
listed long before Duff Green furnished that
pretcxt and that all this story of British inter-
ference, now put forth as the pretext for the
movement, has been invented since the move
was organized."- Gtobe. Nay 4, 1914.
III the General Government should take
this step, in violation of the treaty with Mex
leo, would the character OF our country be left
to cur posteriiy the same noble and honora-
Die inheritance which was handed down to US
by Washington, Jefferson, and jackson?
I'VE DO not believe the great mass of our
eountrymen are willing to sacrifice the honor,
the renown. and the real glory of this country
for an earthly acquisition. II then, Texas has
admitted, by a solemn proclamation, the exist
ence ola war between her and Mexico if the
Government of the United States has, by a SOL
emn official document, declared its full knowl-
edge that this is the state of the relations be-
tween Texas and Mexico, how can the Presi-
dent and Senate Of the United States. without
sacrificing the honor ofthe country, adopt this
war with Mexico, in the face of our treaty OF
peace with that country.-Globe Nay Is, 1914.
Concluded next week.
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