The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-21

cvsnt Allowing il TO becomes part Of New Mex
ico 4 will have the privilege, under the inter
uertien plan, Of coming into the Union either
free Or slave State, as its inhabitants may determine
for tbemselves On the other hand, make 1t a part
of Texas, and it will have additional prvilege. as
the resolutions Of annexation expressly provide
hst al future States to be CARVED GU. ofTexas shall
be admitted into the Union either with or without
slavery, as the citizens Of each may determine,
SO it will be perceived that much of this excite
ment and sympathy in behalf of the claim of Texas
is based upon an error in regard to facts.
AS regards the course of the President, it is un-
true that he seeks to despoil Texas of square foot
of her soil, or to determine the question between
her and the General Government Upon his &C
cession to office, he finds large district of country
that had been conquered by our arms, coded to US
by treaty, government established therein by the
federal authorities in place of the laws of Mexico,
(the only laws that had previously there existed
and passing down through two administrations
without interruption--the United States in actual
occupancy at the time-the territory having never
been conquered, occupied, or governed by any
other State or Power-when neighboring State
comes in, seeks to displace the existing authorities
and to substitute her own it. What was the
sworn duty of the Chief Executive of the party in
What would General Jackson have done in the same
or similar casef will some of the friends of the old
hero and patriot answer the question? M
We have no prejudice against Texas, and would
not care straw if the entire territory fell into her
hands, but we detest the revolutionary manner by
which she arrogantly seeks to enforce her claim at
the hazard of the peace and safety Of the Union.
From the Louisville (Ky) Journal.
The message of the President to Congress- sent
in to that body on Tuesday last, is no doubt APP
proved by the leading statesmen of the nation, and
will be welcomed by vast majority of the people.
While the people would not willingly see any State
despoiled of the slightest fragment of right they
have an unspeakable contempt for any State that
would undertake to bully the General Government
into compliance with an absurd and untcnable
claim The threats of Texas, while they amaze
everybody, because of the etlronery that dictated
them, are scorned by all true hearted men, All
men regard it as both absurd and atrocious in Texas
to declare that she will raise army to drive the
United States army from soil that she never estab-
lished any just claim to.
OF course President Fillmore will do as he says
he will, and carry out the policy of the lamened
Taylor, and sustain the right of the United States
to the occupation of Santa Fe as long the claim
of Texas il not supported by better and higher
authority than that of portion of her interested
citizens 1t now therefore devolves on Congress to
take this matter earnestly in hand, and to provide.
for an adjustment of the western boundary line of
Texas without unnecessary delay. This course is
rendered necessary by the attitude assumed by the
Texas authorities. When Congress shall have de-
cidcd what is and what is not that boundary line,
or shall have made the proper provisions for the
asccrtanmcnt of that line, then President Fill
will be instructed and will that the views
of Congress adequately carried out. If any
collision should, however, unfortunately take place
between the forces of Texas and those of the enc
raj Government, the responsibility will not rest Oh
Congress, for the President has plainly iorewarned
that body of what lie will do If they do nothing,
and Texas proceeds to carry into execution her
braggart menaces.