The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-03-12

IN" Psci6r became desirable to the unites
Ststss. This fact alone wss sufficient /.
show that the seizure Of that place wa,
from feelings OF Jealousy. and motives o
hostility to the United States. and not from
any desire to protect the Mosquito King
Tie believed the first step which ought to
be taken. was to relieve ourselves from the
treaty, aud place ourselves in the position
we occupied before il was eonciudsd. This
next was to put an end to this colony ia
the Bay Of Islands Hc cared not Tor form
but perhaps il should fra, h- the duty Of
the Executive to appIy to Grea. B'i,ai" on
the subject The present Administration,
II it had done ito duty. had already moved
in the matter. II thu protest Of the Exec.
u'iv~ I've not sufficient, he could inform
Congress, and ak Tor the authority and
tn~sus 10 pr-se,vs the honor and rights Of
the ns,ion. he was opposed to declaring.
in advance. what We would or would not
do, Or Tor binding the nation in any way ~
I" events which might arise in the future
r." that reason he had voted against tho
treaty of peace with M~xseo. BY that
treaty the hands Of the United Sts,ss are
forever tied from doing thu, which. At some
day hereafter, we will have to do. aid
when we do il, we will b~ ,~pro~ch.d with
being false 10 treaties That treaty with
Mexico prescribe. tie boundaries between
the two nations. and provided thu, they
should he relgieusly respected by both ma
t"ns. sWdithst No change shall ever bs
made l" them. except by the free consent
II the ~" governments lawfully given.
What dies this s,i ,olAtiou meant Il p 70.
vid~s sgAinss the recurrence Of case like
Texts. The Sabine WAS pnre the boundary
Of Mexico. T~xx. became settled BY
Americans. revol,-d and WAS Incorporated
iuto the un ted States. BY that act, the
bonndxry WAS changed to the RIO Cvaode,
~ith"u, the free aud expressed consent OF
Mexico. War followed; she wxs con.
quered; we acquired s"n- Of her pnsses
sions--nnd this provision ,"sa"s that we
xci-d wrong IN thxt case, and bind our.
selves no, To repeat III" disho"orablc deed.
This degrading acknowledgement Of our
wrong To Mexico. stands on tho statute
book. By that treaty we were also bound
never to annex any more territory in
the manner we did 'rsxas. thihushua and
Sonora, ~" nsttcr how soon or how much
our honor, our rights, our interest may de
nand il. No matter what may b. their
condition. or tina. Mssico; no matter il
they are about to pass into the hands Of
European powers, they cannot come to us.
for our honor and our faith are solemnly
pledged not ~ annex them. The oppo"~nts
Of this provision strongly endenvorsd to
strike it out. aud after loag and warm
10 4! Thus. by treaties with Gsrst Brit
ala and Mexico. we are bound forever to
submit to violations of the Monroe doctrin-.
Alter al this. where WAS tho virtne of
proclaiunng snrw the Monroe doctrine 7
he would like to know how the effect is to
he produced by the proclamation VI the
doctrine naw--of proclaimi"g to the world
that We will submit quietly to all its past
hut that We will do te'tibl. things
from This time hsncsforths Submission to
wrong aud threats to resist its repetition for
the future, produce but little fear in men.
aud much l.sa IN powerful nations. These
referred also to Cuba, that we
will resist, by Nil the means " our power.
the transfer Of Cuba to any European
power, with or wi,hou, the consent OF Spain.
Is = matter too well settled 10 be questioned
or doubted BY any American. This 10 well
kaown to all Europe. Why then. under
cover Of this declaration Of the Monroe
doctrine, mike a disclaimer Of any posi-,
hIe per6dy. or interfering with the rghts Of
Spain Why disclaim any int<"tio" to
~roag hest IL what act in our past r~ls
lions with Spain have We ever shown any
want Of faith. or disposition to do justice
towards h.rs II an, thing. We have 'or>
born. with her. Our President has over>
looked the denial tn American ei,ixe"s i"
her possessions. rights guaranteed to them
by treaty. Why, then, anticipate suspici""
OF wrong ny u.s Why disclaimer OF
any such ialen,,ont Great Britain has il"
vit.d III. United States to unite !" = guar
an,es TO Spain Of Cubs. Shs may well
ask tho uni...d States 10 do ~. She 10 so
l,c,tous for Srxia--v-rv! Why dDss she
M, restore II spain Js"aica. which h"lds
Cuba IN che.ki Why.do~s sh~ not restore
I" Spain Gibraltar. s"r Key :" u" "ra,'se.
rs"e""s why d"-s she mot restore 70 '"'''.
original o~n~" her e"'""'s: :cA,'s's'
the world all OF which she
has take" bv si"'~"r~. fraud. aud i,s'""y--
all the p"ssrss'o"s abe has obtained ~ seen
mesasi VII, then do~s she ash ~ to bind
"u'selsvs not to '.ea' the property " our
ne'ghh"rss We have gos 40 's'"'"'y "s'