The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-19

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their cities and ntted out vessels IN their ports loaded them With
IN nnn under h and h % Of so sob
titles p al tins Mr. le Boeena forget that while tho
fsas thai both stand the footing Of friendly nations that
soSeresny as much as Mexico and that trade and commercs With
citizens with Mexico cannot that account
IL &c an rsSs Oy wlH ana D'e0r are
acknowledging Texas 10 be an independent nation govern.
% and ommsee Between the o oonres ~ sr contra,
band bo found mingled with this while Mexico and
transit Of such articles her enemy This the right all
Cns b., Mr. De- Bseanesa quite well aware is not the
practice Of nations undertake to prohibit their subjects by
engaged in IT,
s sad ~ e The law Of a s or sy har
been engaged by which Texas of Mexico
states nevertheless prevent
have it, without manifest departure from tho principles
neutrality and in no way answeraes for the
all that for the last six years trade
articles oon,aband the United States and Mexico
has been greater than between tho United States and Texas
probably greater this moment Why has not Texas right to
plain Of hss For certainly but because the permission
icles con'rabsnd of Is not breach of neutrality"
part Mr. De Bocanegras complaint Is thus stated
No sooner does tho Mexican the exercise its rights
which cannot aud a"os not desire TO means 70 re-
United States ESPECIALLY in the southern sta,cs eommoon and
IL the most public manner large portion Of them directed upon
And how does Mr. De Boanesra that the
the people from thus Texas This engraiontho
invited Texas before the These persons
known to the Of the United states repair Texa not as
changing at the same time their allegiance and their domici Should
they after having entered into tho service foreign State
still claiming States will be the
oris of the United States determine how far they
have violated the municipal laws of tho country and what penalty
they have incurred Tho Of the United States not
allegiance nnd Spe maintains no % uus oene uc
cause her actually existing government Ike that OF the United satos
that allegiance to which they Tho Of the Uni
ted States is legal provisions
hher make their home the country renounong their
themselves the character citizens this Mex
% On S Ss % sn q % to The un
law restraining their citizens native natuased from leaving
governmental tines attempt any such thing true
that there which assert the principle perpetual
theory than practice the duties this supposed continuing allegiance
left be demanded Of tho subject himself when within the reach
of the OF his former and
not attempted " be enforced by the Imposition previous re-
straint, preventing men from leaving their country"
Again a
department guided by
now pnrus Known to o of modern auhorvo him.
nerct lawful trade between the untod states and Texas to
attempt pIsysn individual, from leaving the United
n ss the 8 no ns Sn SasF Ts
them the shield Of Its protection They stand fall their
ns%y character and according to the fortunes which may
Sir who said that Daniel Webster who was as learn
ed in the awStae, constitutional and national any
that lived upon the face of the earth He was
known sir, the great constitutional expounder
not here to defend all the opinions he uttered but
believe that he quite federal enough in all his
strucons He was whose massive intellect, like
huge lens gathering every passing ray of light brought
the whole to focal point of intense cearness and bright
upon every subject to which it directed Every
question to which his attention directed passed
from his hands without being thoroughly explained and
made perfectly clear to any intellect That is what he
that neither Congress the President has right
to prevent, attempt to prevent, citizens from mig-
ting from this country, even with view of joining the
enemies OF party at peace with They have right
to abjure their allegiance Mr. Waddy Thompson our
minister to Mexico at that time circular letter uses
similar language. cannot read all of it but he says
on June 6, 1872. rm... ... .....t. -
upon subject impody
no 1 s Jaw 81 nu0n' o the pre-
expected that should forbid emigration
endE Tho Citizens and subjects Of all Countries have gone to Tex
people gone that country Does the
%h not unrsd The principle ny the an
H. M M rc sn% about .o o embark dT from New
any power stop him there are ten or hundred the case
become citizens and 70 join that country
sanno, BE- All ha, could be said to them would be
change allegiance and discharge all the duties which
the United States If regular military expedition Is lifted out then
not only our right bu, our high duty to prevent In all The
Mexico large numbers Of our people joined the insurgents has
always been so, and always VIII De. n
Again. in the same paper he says in relation to the
charge citizens of the United States furnishing to
the Texans: "nga. as .ss.... . a.I .s
respectable
that wesetd principle articles
to belhgcren violation neutrality the only penalty being the
forfeiture Of tho articles themselves"
On the 18th July, 1872 Mr. Webster acknowledges
the receipt of copy of this circular, in letter to Mr.
Thompson In that letter the only comment he makes
upon the circular is in these words
spoken (rcfcrring previous circular
towards Mexico terms too strong in circular the
Of the diplomatic corps"
Now, sir, in the opinion of these men, say that our
law it exists does not prevent citizens of the Uni
ted States, with in their hands, going into any
country they please provided they do not in military
organization. Military expeditions prevented Mill
tary expeditions known there is no mistakng them
Our laws say they should be prevented and say too
if it be done within own jurisdiction But say
that Gen. Walker had right to go to Nicaragua Those
one hundred and fifty had right to go there. II
military organization. .a... ,rr,
Some gentleman has said that Gen. Walker sailed in
fraud of our laws. Mr. Chairman, with all due respect
| think that was a mistake. Gen. Walkers expedition
was inspected. His ship inspected He got regu
lar clearance. He had right to it, He went out upon
the high with Just clear manifest any OF
ships sailing the ocean Mr. Webster has affirmed, as
just read that there power in the President in the
naval officers in the courts under laws they
and still exist to prevent the emigration of peo
pie to other countries. That is all affirm. Armed ex
petitions should be prevented
repeat, sir, in conclusion, as have got but few