The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-02-22
slavery within the States.

That treaty was rejected bv the Senate. and
why? Can it be possible that gentlemen can ex-
meet to disguise and evade this pofnt4 Sir twas
rejected because it attempted to annex, as Texas.
| oli the country west TO the Rio Grande and Tins
tool in LARGE mart of three of the provinces of
| Mexico Sand the Mexican towns settlements. and
nosts on cast side of that river II il +rro 600
Senators wore opposed 10 annexation ent;rcIy
vet Il was for the reason have stated thar ,i'e
ireatv received the decided rejection of the Son.
arc
Now. sir. had that tseaty been ratified by the
Senate can any man doubt that II would have
| boor q const;+ntionaI oct and thar Tevas or ot
least 90 nucb as belorood 70 her ,,ord ba,s hon.
oors,,,,,;onaI, ar1,s,,es - H. - T. a.
casa Of ,bo 1nero, Ts,,C s,.-' C - G s.
tor Ist Po,o-s, Poro-.s a. S., c. A.
c;dod hot to,,,,f - 10 ,o~i;oI - H. -
~ -. &c ~. " y uie
90 acon;rsd i ,cas hornL,. Lro a,iu
r;sJ;ci;or, and tho,, H. ~: within Vr1 Ju
80 -. u 'i'e IA" neAiiS power VI Non
;s,r,,,1,, e o'ei IT. INSIST tia tne
-, ,bo J;tra, :; M
80 IT, '.I = PeIieot anu
oor;soJ h., 49,, -: " n,',
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son - ~ 90 ~ anu li oliui-
1a ~ VI '..e eHSi''.e anu lle lrea'!
boIon~; = ~ :. III. Ie S...,le po"ci ollllo'
OIL &c eel ~ -, o,a u oe pup
| Gill ,ooro
49,; -" = NJ NJ ue SUNG 9ecDp juno
"n,s I ~ Po'y oe~y 20 "e t4o aeOlt
he sa,s cpn,,. ~ eue' Asl
nendent denortnont % ,,orr' ~ ~ w. ii,uo
;tb rosod, ., - i''i'N
,var in nroc,;ce u ';'io moI;u oe az awA
fTrt,ers IF Hoj;,h's A. al III '"e'iI'
| 7, viii he'll H. - ~, ~
nartmcnt declines 70 1910 ~; =, "',u any
doroIvos no,, o,r,to~ t. ~ PoToi, ~ .i y,
~-~'N.N-'
~ ,note reot, H. CorlaSs ~ "e'ii'''
Rnt these clear Iro;s;oSe on, e
the Cons,;tr,on ,yoro o,,;nl, ~:
reoarded in Tho onDo,a,;o Is r., "-,.
u9s ,oto f,, ,h, 80, al
Isw.mat;no rn,nr a,'d Cnnr'rnlss pow 10 'i.e
LoosLTte for rorn,r,, no, in on
10 make bv iont ~ oo,os ',;,I' r anu
rs fore;;,n inJenevJent S,atc H. WIN
the treaty. n7aIing ro,rer and so the decd done
This has ever appeared to me as gross violation
of the Constitution But ii is done, and cannot
now be undOne; and l bring it forward now only
to show that this annexation, policy. in its inccp-
non' and IN all the progress 1t has made, and Is
makingi Is neadiong ana unscrupulous;
.,s' no"en, " " ieo'1lec'eu, 'hat IN one
uri 1Ne iesoIulions oi aiiieAaio
The lid not carr The 49," fo u, .ls % Ee
nc m tho rio Cro5de or - o1 o,n, 80, H.
but covered only what was ;DcJrTIcd in and r;o5t.
fidfy Jelonqcd to Texas; thus leaving the set,no
that boundary to. and expressly providing that 4
was to be done by, this Government, not Texas
Now, though the purpose and object of the treaty
OF annexation, Officially announced, as have al
ready stated was all fully before Congress when
'iie were entertained yet II Is possible
c. ~ loi ueni vi SOME o'iel
to &c 80 ;s in' 81 maS VI.
hear on the ouest;o5 tho, IN chi. Uo,,so 80,
+ Democratic member with bnt two individra
members, voted finally for annexation. and thos,
two were Immediately expelled from the parity
And, strange posterity may view ii, though
n every wing member from the free States votct
against IT. yet 1t received, by Democratic votes II
.,ils HOUSE a larger {naJonty IN the Tree State
'iiIl. ~ lIe Siate noldns ou'tes OF inns cnion,
1t Is .Iue' 1na' o. tnat occasion l san III thl
Ilouse' 'na' CONSIDERED iIat' Dy the laws
na'ioiiS' All annexation Oh 1eAas Dy us was Ia
III on 10 s'"'e oi war WIN MGAlco IN "hiGI
iI pt. was 'leh InVOiVed ana th,nK 50 sun
nIt 'housn treaty offensive ana defensive
Sto "iHon "nI ~ Is tahtamountl does' IL
.a"' ih'oi'e tiiis consequence yer IL IS compe
.en' ior .%o Nations mutually 10 cohSiuer aho
ueal IL ot IN I' IN particular case IL tnei
p1eaSe. inns NleXie9 ana this government DID
amer ahheNa'loh 'ooE pace
IN tne HaciieSuo OF isredes, pnbIshed III
me Union Oh tne 4'h OF May lo46,) ne says
nave no riSnt 10 declare war, IL is Tor inc
congress oil the hatlon, ana then July stating
,hat no aggression "oIid DC made by Mexico
put 10 repGi Icrce WIN iorce; on me othci
manu. the IreSiuGn' OIL the Cm'ed states, III
his message Oh December aiter annexation
congraiulates the country on 'hat as peacea-
BILE and 6toodtess acquisition, and declares we
are still at peace. thus both nations regarded
themselves as not III stare oil war Now SIR
| know OF but TWO ways In winch naiiohs can
settle disputed boundaries one IS by he9o,'d-
ton, the other by the s,roTd. Ii one nation mas
a clam on territory c,d'meG ana PosSeSSe9 =!
another' IL may ne ana shouiu De aIrahseu y.
by negotiation but II NOT 80 done' II may ne
taken possession OF by ioTce 81 arms: ana nus
IS tcdr. When, therefore, the fresiGent or
4 dered forclo!e posse Ss:on 10 De taken oil the
country west oil the llo Urande, ny inc army
it was a country not only c'd"aed by Mexico