The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-24

leo right and ms adopted country wrong upon this Al
well as upon other Questions issue with her but ha
eiaboraely discussed II, and given to his sentiments
which have been widely disseminated by party zeal ant
the public press, the authority of his name
In his remarks upon this subject as Mr. Galatin com
ehoes WIN an error II is not surprising that he ends
WIN one He says, "the Mexican government insisted
a II oaly agreed TO receive commissioner to treat
he Questions that had arisen from the events in Texas
&c THIS assumption of the Mexican Secretary of State
whch Mr Gallatln endorses-as he must endorse it, in
order 10 place his own government in the wrong for
winch ne seems to have powerful. patriotic pro-
Penslhes-s conradicted by Mr. Pena Penas letter TO
MI BLACK IN which he says expressly that the commits
soher OF the United States coming settle the present
dispute" will be received by the Mexican government
IN the whole letter, which pledged the Mexican faith to
.ne reception OF the minister there was auson, di-
reel or Indirect to 1.-THE questions which had arisen from
the events Texas" So much for the substance of the
charge.
MI Gallatn discusses the question of etiquette-as
TINS hnally descends 10 bewith zeal and JUNCTION
than would have been expected from olaborer with
Jefferson and Madison in the republican vineyard He
says That treaties OF peace always negotiated by
mssloners, appointed for that special purpose II this
were would not touch the presen case for Mexico
had then neither declared war, nor committed any act
necessarily leading to It, But 1t is not So and Mr. Gal
laun ought to have known it. He ought to have known
!hat ne was appointed an envoy extraordinary and minis
ter plenpotentary with four other eminent citizens, in
1914 10 negotiate treaty OF peace with England They
are thus designated in the treaty itself and have
tually seen the record of their commission in the Depart
ment OF State. He ought to have known that the very
treaty OF peace between France and Great Britain
IN 1888 which he cites, and asserts negotiated by
commissioners was, In fact, negotiated by the Duke of
Manchester, Ambassador extraordinary and minister
penpotentiary," &c; and that the preliminary treaty
between the same powers negotiated in 1862, by the
Duke OF Bedford, minister plenipotenary " and that in
the full powers from Congress- dated June s. 1881
the persons appointed to negotiate treaty of peace with
England are styled "minsters plenpoentaries," &c. ;
and he ought TO have known that modern history filled
with slmarexamples
| D..
home upon this point OF diplomatic etiquette it has been
redeemed abroad from all blame by the publication of the
letter of General Herrera, written the 25th of August
| last IN answer to application from Santa Anna in
wiling hun to act commissioner TO treat for peace
with the United States 'For other act than showing
that there would be obstacle TO his (Mr. SidelrD
presenting himself and having his propositions heard
my administration was illuminated in the most arocous
manner; for this act Alone the revolution which dis
placed me from the command, set on foot" | need
add nothing to this declaration of the President of
Mexico leave the question between MIR Gallatn and
General Herrera.
The other objection which have cassed as an cpl
the President authorized to offer 10 Texas, he chose
the one which committed the United States TO admit her
INTO the Union without any specific provision that her
boundaries should be established subject to the control
of the general government
In the first place, Sir, the present administration was
not then in power and is not responsible for the choice
OF the mode of procedure The offer made by Mr..
Tyler, before the expiration OF his term of service
In the second place. the power of decision purely
discretionary; and if the President wrong in selecting
that alternative, Congress wrong in giving HIM the
power to do So
In the third place. reasonable discretion must neces-
say exist IN Congress this subject and if that body
is clearly satisfied that Texas claims than she has
any right to CLAIM see nothing in the act of annexation
which would compel the government to involve the coun-
try in an un ust war to defend unjust claim.
In the fourth place. the honorable senator must know,
that by no other mode could the annexation of Texas
have been consummated as there probability
may almost add possiby-that any treaty for that pur
pose would be ratified by the Senate A constitutional
majority of wohirds could not have been obtained
The law itself passed this body but by bare majority OF
one. 1t was annexation under the aw and without the
concurrence of the treaty making power of the Senate
or II was not annexation at all
Mr.. President, few remarks upon another topic, and
will cease to trespass upon the indulgence of the SEN
It has been said In England, and in the United States
and perhaps in Mexico, though not bitterly, think,
that our armies in that country have committed terrible
cruetes, unworthy Of and of the age and which
should call upon us the condemnation of the world. And
the great journal Of England, the procaimer of English
moderation and philanthropy, has said that
"The crueltes perpeuatsd by fernando Cortez on his
first expedition to Mexico have been surpassed in bar
bariy and hearessness by the heroic commanders of the
model republic If despotism be symbolized by
knout American repnblicanism may be represented by
galows and from the same spirit oil historic heraldry
which would indicate French republieansm by gullo
| une."
wish could give the date of this article for should
like to fix its exact chronology; but cannot as cut il
out OF one of the American papers, and have since lost
the reference.
freSuent, listened win equal pleasure ana IN
terest, few days since, TO the remarks of the senator
from New York. Mr. DIX. Ito his statesmanlike
views expressed with equal clearness of thought and
felicity of language. But there nothing which bet
ter became his position ours, than his exposition of
the principles OF the British government when contrast
ed with its protessonslts eternal process of agganZe
ment, and its eternal claim to moderation And was
the struck with his illustration of the subject be-
cause it correspondent with some observations had the
honor to submit TO the Senate, on the same subject
at the last session of Congress. | then met by
the Roman war cry from the honorable senator Mr.
WEBsrER,l Deenda est Carthage! as though the mere
reference to historical facts announced spirit of
geance, unbecomng us and country. Mr.. President
there is nothing to be gained by soft words, such
casiens these. They may turn away private wrath
but they neveryet turned away public envy and jeal.
ousy Let look and their accusations full
in the face. 81 thank God" said the Pharsee Of DID,
'that am not other are We thank God, says
the public opinion OF England that not like
mobocacy of the western hemisphere, which is Selling
and annexng the territory OF its neghbors And this is
said with much stern gravity as though the coast OF
England bounded her possessions, and as though there
rock, or slet, island, continent she did not
covet, and covetng did not seek, and seeking, did not
strive obtain, with strong hand, if she thought her
hands strong enough to obtain it, In the whole history
of national repoofs and national professions, there is
nothing like this-that England should cast the first
stone against other nations, for spirit OF conquest and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
That great paper the Times-great in its circulation and
in its nhuence-s the existing exponent of English sen
ment 1t does not make but ministers to public OPINION
1t does not guide but indicates it. 1t caters for the ma
tona appetite, but its dishes prepared Tor the pubic
aste and not the taste for the dishes Every calumny
upon u.s. every sur upon our morals, and sheer at our