The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-17

Anna at the ola numerous army Alamo Bexar
taken by assaut-though gaanly defended by handful
of men under the command of the brave Travis Crockett
and Bowie, who all put death Tanning and his
force captured, and reacherousy and nhumanly
cred and desolaton broodng Texas; in The midst
all this, regularly organized convention assembled and
and in my days fhereaiieron the BIS, April on the
banks OF the San lacntoproyed their ability maintain
it, and rewroe il in characters of blood"
| then said, sir that
THE present goyernment or supreme power Of Mexico
by admissions OF all who have written and spoken upon
this subject that she has such right If she has the light
whence did she derive it Has England vighi subu
gate us II she cam by war undertaken for that express
purpose No sir nation has right TO commence
the purpose of snbectng such nation power the
mere purpose OF conquest II is In violation OF The law
Of God and OF these great principles OF justice he has estab
lshed
"Texas party The present established gov
tem but not her central despoiism, and it no
feay Her history, already recited, this and the
conclusion is esi-be, that being in that position towards
Mexico she has right maintain ii she and
waged TO drive her from it. and snbngate her to a power
wrong waged unusy and its authors aiders, and abet
should receive, they would deserve, the execraton
| And, Mr. President | entertain these opinions !;
and assert that the whole history of the relations Of
Texas with Mexico shows that the former was never a
party any other system OF government component
part of the latter than member OF the federal repub
can system of 1921 She resisted successfully the sway
of the usuper of 1895, which she had perfect right to
do; and would any OF the States of this Union
possess this right under similar circumstances. Will
take Maine as instance. as that is frontier State
and newly admitted into the Union OF States fedora
tive system. How did she join it. and on what pIin
cplesi That she was sovereign and independent
State, with republican form of government, uniting her
fortunes with other States with the forms of gov
eminent Now, suppose, sir-but it is hardly suppo
sable casehat all the rest of the States of the confede
racy except Maine should agree to abolish the federatve
system and their republican forms OF government and
tablish monarchy, or desposm would they, united
have the right TO Maine, by force OF arms TO do
the same hngo abolish her forms, and subject her 10
the control OF system of government radically different
from the she had joined? No, sir; Maine would
have a perfect right TO declare and maintain her indie
Pendence, if she could; and war waged TO snbugate
her, would be war waged in wrong No senator will
deny this. =.
have said, she rewrote her declaration OF independence
on the bank of the San Jacinto the 2lst of April
1885, in characters of blood and as we point to the 18th
of july 776 as the first year of our independence and
to the triumph at Yorktown confirming 1t, so can Texas
to the second of March, 1885, and to the victory
San acnto as like memorable eras in her history No.
sir the usurpers of 1885 did extend their conquest
of the Rio del Norte they crossed for that pur
pose, but invariably unsuccessful; and that river
was made the line beyond which they should not come
The independence of Texas, Mr. President, we all
know, manifested by adopting constitution and
name applicable to that division Of the earhs surface
composing the republic of Texas. Her Congress met
under this constitution and among the acts passed by 1t
is of the 10th December, 1886, declaring the bounda
res of the republic, as one OF the independent nations OF
the earth, which was, upon the west, the west bank OF
the Rio Grande, from its mouth to its and this
in conformity with the treaty, pact or agreement made
with the head OF the Mexican government-the nsurper
Santa Anna-immedatey after the battle OF San Jacnto
This act of Congress public act, and as such must
be presumed to have been in the knowledge OF our gov
eminent in 1887 when the independence OF Texas was
acknowledged, and diplomatic relations entered INTO with
her gave TO and to the world notice OF the extent
of that republicof the extent of that portion of an indie
pendent sovereignty called Texas: But 1t is said, SIR
that one nation cannot make boundary for itself
AS general remark, it may be sustained by facts
as coterminous nations usually establish their bound
aries by treaty. but cannot nation enlarge ITS bound
aries prescribe boundary for itself, without the
consent of another coterminous nation! Suppose France
engaged in defensive with the neighboring pow
ers, should carry her victorious arms to the Ebe
and, by decree, incorporate the conquered countries
within her dominion, and declare the Elbe, and not the
Alps and the Rhine, her boundary, and could maintain it,
would she not have right to do so? So of Maine, sir
if she separated from the confederacy by the revou-
onary acts OF her sister States remaining an independent
State capable of forming such relations with the nations OF
the earth their interests required she protecting and sus-
tanning herself should she be invaded from the adjacent
British provinces, and able TO drive her foe beyond
the river St john and MAINTAIN her sovereignty ana u-
rsdcon up to that riverdecare 1t part OF her terrific
ry and the leading nations of the world who make the
law of the world should treat with her indepen-
dent State, with that boundarywoud not the right OF
Maine to that enlargement OF territory and extension OF
boundary be perfect right If otherwise would ask
England France, Holland and Belgium, two Of them
certainly the leading powers OF the world also acknowl
edged the independence OF Texas, with these defined
limits, as a republicans nation of the earth, capable
by its position of making concluding peace, and
clothed with all the attributes OF anndependent sovereign
IT, place much stress upon these acts OF recog-
milton by the great powers OF the world than others seem
to do and must confess, sir they have had controlling
influence my mind in forming my opinion They de-
clare effect that the division of the earth called the
republic of Texas, with certain prescribed limits IS an
Independent power of the earth, ana entitled to all the
immunes OF nations, of which the right to boundary
is one Suppose, sir, this government France, or Eng
land, had after acknowledging the independence OF Tex
as, entered into treaty of alliance with her, offensive
and defensive would not and they be required to de-
fend her. up to the boundary she claimed against an m
vasion from Mexco' Clearly, sir, this would be the
extent of the obligation under such treaty II this be So
then was duty imperative, after we had allured
her embrace-had prevailed on her to embark her
fortunes with transfer her lone STAR cleaning IN
solitary splendor to field of aZureo sink her ma
onality in our own--to yield her proud position as an
Independent nation to become subordinate State; to de-
enl her against all aggression with the best blood OF our
whole might of the nation. We were bound, most re
giousy bound to defend Texas in her entirety, and 1t
was for that purpose and with other vew our troops
were ordered to take their position on the western limits
of that State An invasion threatened War had been
denounced both before and after the annexation Have
senator's forgotten our efforts made the fall of 1915, and
in all sincerity and good faith TO prevent this resort
to arms? Did not, before that, assure Mexico,
that in what had done by incorporating Texas INTO
the Union, we intended unkndness TO her; that
we could not but consider Texas Independent ma
ton, and the power of Mexico over i gone forever
and did we not propose amicabe adjustment OF the
matter, and seek to heal the wound inflicted upon her
prde' And how were these our declarations and TINS
our attempt at adjustment by sending minister to them
on their promise him. treated by that power
We all know and IT Is useless TO speak OF them