Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-05-11

lie Of Texas In her sovereign capacity, gu
side " the Constitution, the other was cove
nant with the State nf Texas, recognizing her
as new political organism, formed out OF q
territory the exclusive sovereignty over which
had been ceded and surrendered to the United
States; or, In other words, as said before, she
Is no more n nation hut Sdie; and, rs such,
she sustalus the same relations to the Gcuefal
Government Of the Union as the original
States, enjoying similar, but no more, rights
Of freedom, Sovereignty and Independence,
subject, nevertheless, 10 tho fundamental con-
ditions of such her stateshlp In It,
Now, can Il be for a moment supposed, can
II be al all reasonably or Justly claimed that
the republic Of Texas having thus voluntarily
made such surrender u her Independence
and her territory ~ nation, and her people
having been thus Incorporated In the Union
as citizens Of the United States according to
the principles Of the federal Consolation, that
the people and State Of Texas, so as aforesaid
created and admitted into the Union, can alb
rugate II all; withdraw from the Union, re-
nOuncc and repudiate their allegiance to the
General Government Of that Union bye single
resolution or ordinance Of secession.
Has II come to this that q foreign and mdo-
pendent nation but fcobly sustaining her own
existence, can sell and surrender herself into
this confcderacy Of States receive the protec-
tlOn and enjoy all the advantages Of this mt
nihcout heritage, be placed thereby In career
Of unexampled good fortune and then, when
oil her debts arc paid, her lands redeemed
from eucumhrancc, her political embarrass-
mcnts overcome, and her prosperity fully
established, can, without the consent Of the
existing National Government, withdraw again
10 her former state of independent natiOnall-
tyr That she cannot only do this but also re-
take and claim 10 hold "a her own all public
edi6ccs, Notifications, barracks, ports, and
harbors, navy and navy yards, docks, maya
att.s and al RIhaF
pcrty and means pertaining TO the public de
fence" ceded by her and belonging to the
Government Of the United States7
Such an act could only be regarded and
designated rs n fragrant crime, and one Of
two things only could be IL re .ult IN the case
uf Texas She either throws herself entirely
out Of the Union back into her original status
| Of an independent republic, or she fOrfeits her
State capacity and privileges In the Union,
| and ceases to stand on an equal footing with
| the original States In any respect whatever.
| In the one case she becomes subject TO the
conditions and laws Of war, and may be sub
| iuratod as q foreign nation. In the other case
She NAV be rcmandcd into q territorial condi-
ton, and becomes subject 10 whatever new
/ terms or guarantees the General Government
Of the Union may require rs conditions prcco-
dent and fundamental to her Tc-orcction into
M independent State organism In the Union.
Being anon-cOnstltutiOnal creation, endowed
with STATE capacities and freedom, under no
provision or pledge Of the Federal Constitu-
| ton, she can claim nothing Independently Of
the covenants and conditions Of annexation
and admission. She Ia subject entirely 10 the
power and grace Of tho Government outside
of the Constitution; that power Is now welded
by the Congress and the Executive Of the ma
ton. II was increased In the Legislative branch
Of the Governmentby the annexation Of Tex as
in the ratio Of two Senators and two Repre-
sentatiyes, subject to q still further Increase
upon the creation Of four new States out Of
the said territory "a addition to said State Of
for annexation. II. 8.
Hashfpg,on ciiy, y. G, April - 1870