The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-03-11

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'""'"'s AN" sPec"'a''ons about the pfosIs>
'""s W "e treaty. an" 'he ob]ecu"ns s"P>
P'''" " ne entertainer oV the 'tes'"eht IN
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oeeh eNe'ten on the SUBJECT anu much out.
sue pressure a"e"P'e" AZ washington,
ana through the press elsewhere, to affect
the views OF the President and Cabinet,
ana defeat, " possible, the ratification of
he treaty but II Is before the Senate.
WIN special recommendation that 1t be
r""hed-snhIec', however. to two alte'a-
u""s oh'y, upon wb'ch there WI be some
'eoa'e !" 'i'at BODY II was IN the power
OF lhe PRESIDENT to refuse to send the treaty
he proposes to amend do not meet with his
sppfoba''on ny sending It with recon
'nend"'ion OF certain specific alterations,
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The treaty does some very good things,
and though it pays wei! for what is re
ceived, the sum Is not too much IN consid>
Grafton OF the collateral advantages, and
the release we gain from onerous oblIga-
tons.
The treaty proyiJes in tho frs, ,lace
for new aud very convenient boundary
with some ACQUISITIONS of territory the
yslLe Of which !. variouslv c.,,mo,ad
They who undcrysIue IN. treaty d,scrihe
the land AS worthless; Mt most tina, there
ara few st,inS Tim, are Ca,,,Ie md that ,he
remainder consists In b,,,en des.v,s ard
inhospitobIe Mountains On tho other
hand i, i, repteseut,d that there mr.. l,rge
tracts a, I'm, soil and ,b,, IA. maintains
,tou,d !, tho ,icbs., ui,s,,Is .s,,c;,lly i,
mines ol yold and silve, We ,pcl,os IN
the general .s,imnt. of the h,rrsun.s. of
the country and the reality OF the noun.
tain wealth. The minerals are doubtless
worth all the money paid for the whole,
and we are not sure that the barrenness OF
the plains /, any great objection TO the puf
chase. II might indeed be considered con
duclve to the p'ace oi til. border II there
we're a desert uunhabitabIe for belt of
miles along the boundary. II would he a
better line than any river, or any air track
passing through n more populated region
So long as tina; part OF the territory which
we require for road route to the Pacific is
available, il is OF little consequence IN "A
pecuulaf, and perhaps preferable in pos
lirical view, that the southern plains On
either side OF the boundary should not pre-
sent temptation for settlement by races
"h,'h womb ne sure 10 come INTO conflict
win e"ch "'hef' ne acquisition OF 'hM
route Is Tor a'ioha' purposes ana without
taxing mo the account any OF the terfi'
Tory a" o'J'c' OF great interest 10 our
people, an" sfea' Importance !" our ""'
eminent ~ Is 'nr'hef eon'e"de' inst me
ne" boundary me Is h'"ch more eaPa"'e
o' defence ~ one 'ou''h VI" EXPENSE Una"
'he 'of"'e' me ny Tue river VIVA
The second article of the treaty abto'
gates he eleventh article ri the treaty OF
Huadsloupe, under which such AN I'm
o'""se "h'"""' W DETERMINATIONS 'o' "l"'"s
oo"e D, '"u'""s """' me '"''eo states,