The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-14

this treaty all wrong; that violation Of the priv
eges OF the House has been committed though appro
pauon is asked for 10 execute it, il not aske
for beforehand.
The alternate proposition contained in the joint reso
tons for the admission of Texas OF which believe tn
gentleman from Missouri Mr. BEsToN is the author is il
these words:
And be further resoced That if the President of tn
enfted states shall in his Judgment and discretion deem
resolution to the republic of Texas par
o tne United States for admission to negotiate with that
public then be it
kesotped, That State to be formed out of the presen
republic OF Texas with suitable and boundaries
WIN TWO in Congress until the next apporton
men OF representation shall be admitted into the Unon b.,
virtue OF this act equal footing with the existing States
as soon as the terms and conditions of such admission
ne ceson c the remaining 1ran territory the United States
shall be agreed upon by Texas and
United States that the of 100000 be- and the
hereby appropriated to deray the expenses of missions
and negotiations 70 npo" the terms said admission
eeso EITHER by TnEATy TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE SEN
gress, al the President may direct"
Comment is unnecessary Here the acquisition of terri
tory from foreign Staefor Texas would continue such
until after the treaty as to the territory had taken effect
without any appropriation in advance for its purchase o
the paltry of 100000 to defay the expenses
lands.
1t being thus plain to my mind that the President may
negotiate treaty stpulating pay money, which cannot
be carried into execution without the action of the House
either prospective after the treaty has been negotiated
the question then arises whether this where
preparation ought to be made. Without meaning the
slightest dsrespect to the gentleman from Missouri Mr.
BENTON for am incapable Of manifesng any disrespcct
for him. must say that when he to that part Of the
argument in which he referred to the routes have
obtained by this treaty to the Pacific he displayed the feel
ing under which he is acting This treaty is designed
southern routes the Pacific The gentleman from
Missouri with that devotion to his views which has
characterized him through life and which, when he is in
tent upon an object him to great extent to lose
sight OF all surrounding and antecedent and prospective
circumstances showed clearly from what his
complaints proceeded When he the latter part of
his argument in respect to this southern route every
who was listening as attenvely as was could not but
have seen where the shoe pnched do not to attrib
ute nsincerity to the gentleman from Missouri Mr. BEN
but it is not because the treaty in question vio
aton of the privileges of the House. bnt because may
Interfere with bantng of his own that he denounces it.
" H'ne lilac lachyymde' If there is anything upon the
face of the earth to which he is devoedy attached and
which, in looking Mt it him to forget everything
else, IT Is one OF his own bantngs do not reproae him
for admire ii in him. But at the time cannot
overlook the deluson into which that feeling very often
leads bis profound and hghly-cutvated intellect
Why should he feel this Jealousy? When we look TO
our Pacific coast and the country upon it. part of which
he labored so zealousy to bring into the Union State
after it had been acquired by treaty. and its
and its position in respect to the future trade of the world
we must all OF us become convinced that will want in
the course OF time than route possessions
on that coast We have his central routea southern
one alsO-apd have northern route (which be-
eve he does not favor any than he does the southern
one When the country is filed up, and thus prepared
for these improvements shall have enough for ALL
Wuen nPedec, VIII he made without the uncOnSntiOn-
al interference of this government The gentleman says
that he opposed TO outside routes that Stevens an
outside route and this Mesa-valley route is outside
route also. am in favor of outside roads must be
pardonod BY the gentleman from Missouri for saying that
tevenss route not outside ronte unless msunder
stand its proposed location And part of this treaty
designed TO make this other line inside route too
want all of them upon which tho commerce people
to be Inside routes and especially the acquired
by this treaty This much am willing to do for roads
the Pscifc Tor this much at least within our consu-
tional authority.
The gentleman from Missouri made very light of the
point made by my friend from Tennessee Mr. JONES that
by this treaty we got clear of embarrassing stpuatons
with the Mexican in regard to the defending of
her frontier AT the time of the ratification of the treaty
considered Objectionable and predicted the embarrassing
character of that stipulation If am not very much mis-
taken, the gentleman from Missouri did the thing
And now he makes light of it. He says we arc under no
further obligation to defend Mexican territory than we
TO defend our own; and that both Intellectually done
Well sir far the neicency of our in defending
our frontier is concerned that matter of domestic
1t is matter about which under obliga-
ton to one but to people themselves The oblga
ton none the less binding that account But here
are under positive treaty stpuatons with Mexico entered
into for valuable consideration to protect her territory
from the ncnrsions of savage tribes and have
believe that the of claims growing out of our noto
ous disregard of these treaty spulatons already present.
ID comes to more than S4000O000 How much of these
claims are valid do not pretend to say. only to
sssert they made and pressed
The gentleman from Missouri Mr.. BENTON argues that
Obligation under the treaty. to protect Mexico from
hce ncursion and in the event they be prevent
d. that shall punish the offenders is qualified by the
stipulation that we to do this "in the way, and
With equal diligence and energy as if the same incnrsions
meditaed committed in its territory, against
Is own citizens.
So far from this condition qualifying in any way re-
axng obligations it makes them of the emphatic
character Every nation which has the power is bound to
,ord its citizens the most perfect protection which
he nature Of the will admit of and in treating with
uch nation every foreign power has right presume
hat such duty will be performed in the energetic
manner. And when such stipulation the con-
aimed in the ninth article of the Mexican treaty is made it
only be understood to the citizens of the
ion in whose favor il is made the perfect protection
The neglect OF our duty to citizens is paation
or the violation OF treaty The neglect of duty
lot relieve us from the performance of another.
Is it not matter Of the greatest consequence that
hould get clear of these stpulatons in that treaty? Of
il the stpulaons That have been made in any of the
rcates of the United States that of that stip
alton is the most embarrassing with the exception of that
Unfortunate in the treaty of alliance which we made
With France in which stipulated to guaranty to that
ation the possession of her West India islands, and her
her American possessions And the best excuse indeed
he only excuse that this nation gave for its utterly
sregardng this treaty stipulation was that had not
he power to fulfil agreement, and that no nation
ound to undertake vain thing. We entered into the /
tipulaton in that treaty of alliance with France and
yer gave in that case worthy Of calling excuse
hat we could not do it, and that with nations with in
ividuas they not bound to undertake to do thing
7hch they know in advance that they cannot do We
ot clear of that stipulation at great sacrifice of the claims
our citizens. ia
And here is another OF similar character, for
Thch willing to give without any reference what
to right Of way to the Pacific large Of money
get rid OF AS legislator, would act as would in pr
ate litc-do the best thing get rid of a stipulation
18th which unable comply without great sacrifice
esdcs the Mesilla valley and the fine route for railroad
the Pacific which lies within it, and the stpuations