Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-02-18

from the r.nanering arms f the invader what remains
say such power IN case 'f extremity may exist. Bu
admit iha, shon # such extremity. voluntarily. The
ensai Government has M night 10 separates State
q, lake piion Of its proty frnm u, 10 regard II
otherwise than integral and ludivsahle, and mol
10 he affected by any egss'ions 81 ours But. then.
assume. What does moi exist In the case OF Texas that
these bbundste. must he known asceftaned and inds
puabe " itl regard 10 Texas. all was open, all
unfxed; all is nnhsed this moment. with respect IL
Ia her limits west and north OF the Nnrces.
But sir. we gave fifteen millions Of dollars fi' The ,ef-
riiory that we hnght and Gad knows what n costy
bargain To this nnw distracted country il has been We
gave fifteen millions Il dollars for The territory ceded 10
us by Mesirt. Can Texas justly. fairly and hononby
come ntn he Union and claim all that sha has assert
ed rgh, without paving any portion Of the fifteen
mons II d"llas ch constituted the consideration Of
the grant hy The ceding Nation the United Staes2
She purposes surh ihug. She talks, indeed. about
The United States having been h'r agent, her irisiee
Why. SIR. The Iti ed Stties was more her agent or
her thar se the agent trustee o the whole
people oflbe United Stats. Texas involved herself in
war q mean u make this reprsc- ,npne-np ~
the pas) Texas brought herself into state OF and
when she got INTO thar II was moi the war OF Tex
ss and Mexico. but IL was the of the whole thirty
United Stsies and Mexico. II was war In which the
Government, of The United States, which created the
hosttles, was a. much the trustee and agent IT the
twenty -nine other States composing The Inlon ss she
was the trustee and agent Of Texas. And, sf, with re
srect To all these circumstances such, io example,
treaty with map annexed, IN the case OF The recent
4 treaty with Mexico; such the opinion OF individuals
highly respected aud eminent, like the amented Mr.
Polk late President of The United Slaes, whose opinion
was hat he had feht, President Of the United
STATES In any character other than negotiating
with Mexcn--and in hat the Senate would have 10 act
/ IN concurrence with hm-that he had M right 10 fix
the boundary; and as 10 the map attached 10 the treaty.
II issnfclent 10 say that the treaty itself is silent from
beginning Ia end on the subject Of the fxation 1T The
boundary of Texas. The annexation Of the map the
treaty matter of no utility. for The treaty is not
stteng by II; II aiiltms the truth OF any
thing delneaed npnu that map IN relation to Iexas than
IT does any thing in rel alton To any other geographical
SUBJECT lha, composed he map.
Mr. President. have said thst think the power has
been concentrated the Government Of he United States
In fix nqon lhe limits Of the Sl,e Of Tsxrs | have
said also that this power ought 10 be exercised in spirit
Of great lib rally and JUSTICE and put II IL You, sir
say; n reference 10 thus SECOND resolu ion OF ne whe
et that lbenlly aud iostee has not been displayed in
the resolution which have proposedl In the resolution
what IS pfoposrd2 10 confne her to the Nueces? No.
sir To eHtend her hundary to the mouth of he Rio
& ande aud thence up that nvet. To the southern nit
of NV MeXic; bnd thence along that limit the bn-
Diary between the United States and Spain, as marked
under the ueny uf 1919 Why, sir here is a vast coun
Try. believe a'thuugh have made estimate about
itha, IT Is not inferior in extent e land acres, OF
square miles, 10 what Tex,s If the river Nueces e1
ending To the Ssbue. had before And who is there
can say with truth aud slice that there is no reciprocity
no mutually. coUcesson in his resolution made
lexis even III reference To the question o undary n
onel fnu give her vast country equal repeat, in ex
tent, nearly 10 What she ndspntaby possessed before
country sufficiently lGge, with her consent, hereafter
catve out =, II Two hIee additional States when
the condition ." thu pnalon may render it expedient
To max" new States. Sir, is there MOI in this resolution
concession liberay justice7 But this not all tina, we
propose 10 do The second luton proposes pay of
certain amount of he deb, OF Texas blank is left
in The resolution because have heretofore been able
10 ascertain the amount
Mr. Foote VIII the honorable Senator allow me 10
suggest that, may be agreeable him To finish his re
marks to morrow II such be the case, will lha
the Senate now go into Executive session.
Mr. Clay. am obliged ,o,he Senator from Nlissis,
sirpl do not think it impossible for to conclude to-day
aud VIII yield with great p asure if
MIR Footc. now move
Mr. CLAY. Iflhe Senator will PERM, me to conclude
What have 10 say in relation 10 Texas, | will then
cheertully yield the floor 10 his motion.
was about 10 remark that independently of this most
liberal and generous boundary which rendered Tex
as. we propose 10 offer her in tins second resolution sum
which the worthy Senator from Texas thinks will not be
less than three millions of dolarsths exact amount mel
'het no nor can furnish, not having the materials at
hand upon which TO base a statement. Well SIR YOU get
this large boundary. and three millions Of your debt paid
shall not repeat the argument which urged upon a for
mer occasion 10 the obligation Of the United States to
pay portion of his debt but was struck the her day
upon read the treaty of limits, first betwee the
ted States and Mexico, and mex, the treaty of limits be
tween the United States and Texas find 10 the pre-
ambe OF both these treaties, direct recognition of the
princ'pe from which hluk springs obligation To nav
portion OF Tins debt Tor the payment of hch the
Il Texas was pledged before her annexation The princl
pie asserted IN the treaty OF limits with Mexico is that
whereas by tho treaty of 1919 between Spain and The L.
niied Saes,a limit fixed between Mexico and the II
nted States Mexico comprising then portion of the DOS
!. sessions of the Spanish Government.
g Although Mexico the date Of the treaty sever
i rs hay hoo
part OF the possessions Of the Crown OF Spain when the
treaty OF 1919 was made, bound by that uesy as
much AS 'i had bel made by herself instead of Snair
in other words that the severance of no part of com
mon empire can tx'nerae either portion OF that emplre
, from the obligations contracted when the empire was
# entire and answered And sir the same principle is as
serted IN The treaty of 1888, between Texas and the e.
II ned Saies. The principle asserted is that the treaty
OF 1873 between Mexico and the United States bayino
been made when Texas was part Of Mexico and thai
n now Texas being discovered from Mckee, she never
'heess remains bound by that treaty as much as if n,
~ such severance had taken place In other words the
n principle IS ths-that when independent Power ere
IS 'es an "nigaton or debit subsequent political msfor
,uhe no subsequent severance of the territories of thai
rover can eNnerse /, from the obligation that was ere
"'eh whls an nlega and independent Power; in othe
"ol"s' 10 olg down and apply 10 this specific case
e -ha ieNas being an Independent Power and having
gh' 10 make leans and 10 make pledges having raised
'oa" ana pfdged spec hcally the revenues ari,ino from
me customs to The public creditor the public creditor he
Is came 'nvesIed with night 10 that fund.- and il is ruht
OF "hch he could not be Invested BY any other act than
one wh'ch ms own consent was given could be d.
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