, 1870-04-09
"AENExAT1oNr OF SAN noMruno

AInipr General Hen,a,,;n F-onr,;n nj,
has prepared, and is xsa;tinc NJ, o,,r,-,t,,,; -
to introduce in Congress- - ;,;,t -.,s,,,,.;o
providing for the onn-,.t;nn ~ s.n ~
miuro to the 1:n;t a., s,otos a., ~. a,,,..;s
zion Of The same as Stat. into t1,o I1n;oy,
The e1ac, terms Of the resolut;on hava M,
r.,too,, ,,o7o ,,l,;o ~. -, =.
stated. We in,aoiua from th;s That ~
p.usr4ct Of the sau Domingo .rea,v in n
Senate is not favorable. This nronos;t;o
of General Butler is founded u,o, The n,,
cedtui Of the Texas case, and. tiko fhu
.A>7' '.'v t.'1nt fes"tl1tion Is n trick to ore,
CONG &ne dthculty which the constitution
Faaees IN the way of accomplishing th
Hane thing by treaty. 4 brief recr.rcnc.
=" tnt n,s'''S s.' o, Tue lc1ns case Will hes
i'01n ~" !''''e analogy there Is between
so 'nA' sissePula"le precedent and the
Lax, ~, IfeStn'ea ny 1enera4 butleE.
,..., 'u. oen'os'sa''e party had' after
,,as. @ ~ "ss'e' "eeu io1eea an'o m agree
:. "e'epl n''e save territory by the
,u - !" ie.@> enefe vas the consta-
, =, "'.ns'l's '1a' IL cu'lia only be ac-
ine " ne party was op-
I " ne ue4a'loa u 1e1as IN any
80 -n. esano"n' secretary OF State
- ~ s''' ueolm'eo treaty
~-eN P4osiaeo 1os mex hecom-
10 p3'4s y. tuo eef1'to1y OF the United
aos'eS7 'i''o "e'ne adm1tfed as state This
.'ea,s "as eoneiadea In April, 1874, and,
~ June 1ouo~lne' was rejected by the
','a'e'
Al Ihat E:oe there was Whig minority
ol TWO votes III the Senate Tbs defeat of
Tie treaty, just upon the eve Of prcs;-
dehf'al election, excited tho Democratic
party sTcAfly. Virginia WAS represented in
ane *eet'ate ~ TWO "higs, az also were Ton-
~ 4@eec 'no Ao"lslana' and these had voted
NA'no' 'ne "eh1s' But the fact that for
n 'ei'''o1s coalo oe acquired only by
te'nanlea LIE authority for acqui1-
- 'uS'' mooe rested on the pro-
~ 4' 49, ~ sne LOUISIANA purchase, which
So1 ho'a WIS eleaf breach OF the
s,.-..1 "n -. oa',ns only Inc plea OF neces-
'lS ~ Jus'nsH- Necessity being the mother
'''c.''ons Tue democratic party
conceived INC iaea that Texas vas al-
itAus part OF the United States, and !
hse'ied only to he "reannexcd. This |
9 --~-N .>AA0SA0@A1A W 4Chu-
. ne1a1i'h Ses founded upon the following
se1'es OF facts and deductions: !. That
"neh inc french took possession Of Louis
'aua. IN lo''o' they also obtained possession
Oh 1e1as, by having extended their settle
hen's Is lar south ns A1ntagortla Bay and
LIE Nueces insef, and, though the Span
la1os attempted, they never effected, settle |
"ens nof9n OF the R'o Gsande. =. That |
nuoseq'ent 10 1'oo, opaulurds invaded the |
FRENCH Territory. and that the two countries
quaHelec about the matter until 17G3,
when france cetfed Louisiana, including NIL |
OF le1as, to Spain 8. Tint in 1903 Spain |
fecedsd Louisiana to France. 4. That
ffnnce immediately ceded Louisiana to tho |
United States. ). That the question Of |
boundary between the United States
and Spain WIS settled in 1919 hy
the United States ceding 10 Suain
the country west and south of the Saline
River, md receiving: in exchange therefor,
Florida From these facts tho following |
deductions were drawn That tho French. |
hy right Of discovery. extended thcir limits |
under the general name OF Louisiana, to
tho No 6rande; that Louisiana, as thus |
constituted, WIS ceded by France to Spain,
and 1eceded by the latter to France, md,
again. hy the latter to the United States
tna1- nhaef the treaty with France, we ac-
9ul1eo III the territory to the Alo G1ande,
Luz, iof peace sake, and overlooking its
1atuFe Sane, nnd IN consideration Of tho ces-
slon 10 us OF fIot1da, we surTendereda all west
VI ths SABINE 10 SPAN TINT thus territory
Nas' therefore, once part of the United |
eao'es. anu. having obta,ned an scknowl- |
edged independence both of Spain and |
Nexico. II was legiti1nntc to ''reauuc1'
what We had once coded away. In fact, the
le2saanse OF the original cees1on Of Texas to |
'l'a,'' WIS strongly denied |
Al the ne1' Session of Congress after the
ises'''etst'ai election OF lS44, joint reso-
i"e'on 10. the reanne1atlon OF Texas vas
,nu'"''esu "na passed both 'ranches,-the
Hrns' l'y vote "f 1so to rs an'l the Sen
a'e Ivy Il sose u - to 70. Lie JOINT reso-
luton ,,,u,.usel terms 10 tia lt,.nnhli,, ,f
Texas. which feiug accepted. Texas was
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