Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-03-25

early sun his way to San Louis Potosi That is m
| judgment.
culary, of the creation Of States When came int
the councils Of the country Louisiana had been obtained un
der the treaty with France, and shortly afterwards Flod
obtained under the treaty with Spain These two coun
tries known They lay upon frontiers The
commanded the outlets Of the great river As have had
casion TO say and shall only repeat without argument
in the first Of these instances the President of the Unite
States Mr. Jefferson supposed the acquisition 10 be uncon
stiiuonal he acted upon that supposion. Mr. Madison
was then Secretary of State He proposed that proposition
for amendment of The constitution should be submitted
order 10 bring Louisiana into The Union He drew up lh
proposition, and il submitted TO Mr.. Adams. Mr.. Ma
Olson did upon the general idea that States Nigh
be admitted lie did not proceed upon the motion Of gene
raj amendment to the constitutions in this respect but thu
amendment of the constitution which he proposed and sub
med to Mr. Adams article 18th, anendatory of the con
suton The province Of Louisiana is hereby declared
be part and parcel of the United Public opinion
owing to The great importance OF this acquisition, took
favorable to the affirmation Of the power without any
constitutional provision. The power acquiesced in
Louisiana became part of the Union and following the
example Of Louisiana, Florida admitted. Now SIR
consider these transactions past settled egazed There
they stand. They part CT political history. They
are facts agaiRst which would be idle this day
siton for admitting Texas into the Union. ThatI thought
duty tooppose upon the general ground Of opposing all
annexation OF States and may add and ought add,
In JUSTICE because there proposition then before the
country Southern States having slave population
being represented in the Congress of the United States upon
the ground Of inequality. 1t happened me- sir to be cali
ed on to address, political meeting in New York. in 1887
49, after the recognition Of Texan Independence i may
state now, sir what have often stated BEFORE that no ma
from the first has been better wsher-a sincere we'll
wisheto the people and government of Texas than myself
looked upon the achievement of their independence the
battle OF San Jacinto quite neutrality-suspicious.
veous incident in the affairs of mankind was among
the first be disposed acknowledge her independence
from the first and from the first down TO this mcmen have
opposed as far as was able the annexation OF States
this Union stated my the occasion to which
referred have them in short abstract before me, but
hardly worth while that should trouble the Senate with read
ing them
For few years held position in the Executive depart
mcn of the Government left the Department Of State in
ls43 in May. Within a month after another most worthy
and respectable gentlenan-who to very unimely
endhad taken my place, had occasion to know, off,
cay but from circumstances that the annexation of Texas
the United States taken up by Mr. Tyes Adminstra-
ZION administration measure, pushed pressed insisted
on, and believe that the honorable gentleman whom
have REFEREED and for whose memory Ientean much respect
(Mr Upshur,) had something like passion for the
pshment of this purpose. And am afraid that the Presi-
dent OF the United States that time suffered his ardent feel
ings not little to control his prudent Judgment At
any rate in si3 that annexation had become pur-
pose was not in Congress, in public life, but seeing
this state Of things thought it my duty to admonsh, far
as could the country of the existence of this purpose There
are genlemen-many of them at the North-ohers in
this capital who know that in the of lS43, being
tbat Texas had been
taken up with zeal and determination by the Executive Gov
ernmen OF the United States thought my Duty and asked
their concurrence in attempt 1t this purpose be known
10 the country conferred with gentlemen of distinction and
emnence proposed of exciting public atter-
lion 10 the question of annexation before should become
party question: FOR had learned that when becomes
party matter is in vain to argue against Argue upon
IT, But the optimsts the quels them who said all things
well and let all things alone, discouraged
repressed any such effort They said The North would take
Of ITSELF the country would take Of itself that
would not sustain Tyers project Of when the
time came TIE power of the North, which felt in the
House OF Representatives, would be sufficient resist the
measure. And could refer paragraphs and articles
in the most respectable journals the North in which the
attempt made to produce impression that there
danger that should have addition Of States that
need not alarm ourselves about it. in Congress
when the resolution providing for the annexation of Texas
was passed only know that up TO a very short period
before the passage Of that resolution the general impression
was in the country where belonged that such resolution
could pass But have found, sir, in the Of thirty
years experience that whatever the Executive Gov
eminent embraces AMI pushes quite likely succeed There
giving way somewhere. II the Executive Government
acts with uniforniy s:eldnc entire unity Of purpose
later is quite apt enough, according my construction
of history, too apt 10 effect lis purpose
Jus before the commencement Of the present Adnnstra-
ton the resolutions for the annexation Of Texas passed Con-
gess Texas complied with The provisions of these resolutions
and size was here the here the 22d Of December
lS45 for her final admission into the Union one Of these
States took occasion then to state that hoped had shown
all proper regard for Texas that had been certainly opposed
to annexation that should go the whole matter again
should have nothing add that had acted all along
under the unanimous declaration Of all parties and Of the Le
gaiure Of Massachusetts, that thought there be some
limit TO the extent of territories; and that wished that
this country should exhibit 10 the world the example of pow
eul republic without the greatness and hunger Of empire
And added that, while held with much fahfuness as
any citizen OF the country TO all the original and
compromises Of the constitution under which live never
could and Should bring myself TO be in favor Of the
admission OF any States in the Union slaveholdng States
and might have added any States at all Now, have
sad in all this acted under the resolutions Of the State Of
Massachusetts,, certainly concurrent with my judgment
often repeated and reamed by the unanimous Of all
Of all parties that could well go through the series
pointing out not only the impocy but the unconsiuon
atty Of such annexation presented this II State
proposes TO come into the Union, and in
State then there is augmentation Of the inequality in the
representation Of the people which already inequality
already existing, with which do not quarrel and which ne
will attempt to alter but shall preserve long have
a to give any voice in this Government, because
part Of the original compact. Let il stand.
But, then, there another consideration Of vastly
general importance than that general because il
affects all the States free and savehodng and il is that
States formed out Of territories thus hiny populated
into the Union they necessarily inevitably break up the rea
lion existing between the branches of the Government
and destroy its balance They break up heniended relation
between the Senate and the House Of Representatives II
you bring States any State tina. in must have
Senators. She may n with fifty sixty thousand
people and You may have from particular State more
Senators than you have Representatives Can any thing
dsfgure and derange the form Of Government under
which live sgnaly than that Here would be Sen