The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-16
From the Rochester Daily Democrat.
IN. president'y Message.

Tie MossASo.
We have rarely perused any public document
with more entire satisfaction than the important
message Of President FILLMORE, which we lay be-
fore readers this morning. Its language and
general tone arc temperate, conciliatory, and re-
spectful, but firm and decided towards Texas; and
its positions are such aa believe will be heartily
approved and sustained by almost the entire Union,
probably by nine tenths of the American people.
In reference to the only question which seriously
threatens TO disturb the peace of the country and
to involve portions of il in civil war, the Admins
tration has now placed itself upon basis which is
impregnable Should Texas madly undertake the
execution of her threats " neither the Constitution
or the laws, his duty or his oath of Office" leave
the Executive "any alternative choice of cton"
but the one marked out in his message That
course Texas cannot fail to understand and If she
chooses to rush into bloody conflict, against all
the counsels of right and prudence, in violation Of
her duty to herself and the Union, the
quences, however deporable, will be upon her own
head
The responsibilities which the Administration has
thus avowed itself ready and determined TO assume
are important and delicate but they are cast upon
il by the Constitution and the treaty with Mexico,
and cannot therefore be avoided As a matter Of
course, the difficulties in the case-connected as
they are with sectional controversy, and mingled
with sectional feelings and prejudices, and sup
posed sectional interests-must be more enbarrass
ing to a northern than to a southern President
But these greatly diminished by the fact 80
we'll known to the whole country, that the lamented
Tay Tor had determined to pursue the same course,
and that he was about to make an official and pub
lie announcement of his intentions; and it is not
doubted that it would have been done in the same
patriotic spirit, and in the same emphatic language
which distinguish the message of President FILL
MORE
The appearance of this document is most fortu-
nate. 1t was demanded by the crisis at which we
have arrived. The aspect Of the question in dis
putc-the threatened invasion Of New Mexico by
Tcxas-the bullying tone Of the latter, and her
avowed determination to take into her own hands
the settlement of question in which New Mexico
and the whole Union quite deeply interest
ed-requred of the General Government inmedi
ate and decided action. Neither the Adminstra
ton nor the people of the North desire to any act
of injustice towards Texas, or deprive her of any
territorial or other just right; nor will they permit
their rights the rights of New Mexico, to be
cloven down or in any manner invaded in a VIC
lent, unconstitutional. or illegal way. If Texas
perssts-which cannot believe she within cx
ecutng her declared purposes, the question must
now speedily come to an issue by conflict which
she alone has courted and provoked If not before,
it will then be decided, whether Texas annexed
to the United States as an equal, and only an equal
with the other members of the Coniederacy; or
whether the United States was annexed to Texas,
with the understanding that the authority Of the
latter should be supreme.
The urgent appeal of the President to Congress
to effect immediate adjustment of the contro-
versy we cannot doubt, will have salutary influ-
cnce. 1t will be perceived that the President re-
CARDS the settlement of this matter highly desi
rable, before other questions are touched or agi-
tated 1t is not necessarily connected with others,
and he seems to regard its separate consideration
the most prompt mode of proceeding. Positive
action on the part of Congress, by which the de-
erred end can be Immediately accomplished, is
nestly recommended, as being preferable to the
slow process of suit at law the reference of the
question to commissioners.
We believe the people will cordially, promptly,
and almast unanimously, respond to the recon-
mendations of the President Most earnestly do
we hope that their representatives will show them
selves equally prompt and patriotic.