The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-07-11

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WAS Texas acquired 10y secret treaty
and Jhy act suddraly sent to the scnatcr'
No I, WAS done quicker than that It
was done 10y Joint action Of the houses ot
congress, We cclcd all claim to Texas to
Spain I'm exchange for Florida In 1912
Then in ~, Mir CLAY, as secretary OF
state. offered to huy Texas from Mexico.
general lackson-scnt Houston to Mexico
to annex IL by stealth after Mexico nhol-
lshrd slavery. and tar Internal disorders
OF Mexico favored the dlsncmhcrmcnt
But President Van Bur,p rejected TcNas
and was Injured In his ambition Tor do
us ~. The North did not oppose Texas
ON account Of Mexico but on account "t
slavery NotAlns could hl done till John
TYLER rpeSadcd from hts PARTY, and ma an
offering TO the opposite party hc reopen
GA tho Texas schcmc ull eight years
after Texas had been declared iudcpcu-
dent 10y the Americans there. Mr. Up.
~hur Tylcr'- secretary, los, his litc, aud
Mt Calhoun took his place and followed
up Mr. Upshur's negotiations with On"
authorities % Texas, who wvrv. like thv
Hawaiian leaders. ot the American rli7-
ity hut slavery was a feature ol that
annexation which We have not go, to
deal with Texas. too bad great gifts of
laad TO help her into IN, union. Tho lobby
WITS an gor Texas Calhoun's treaty was.
however. rejected by The senate, which
wls opposed TO Tyler The subject wN.
carried into the democratic party rouyra.
vcntion the followirs month. aul Nr
Polk AS an luurNJonist, h"Nt Nr
Van Buryn and was elected Tyler thcn
the issue was RAISED and met whether
congress had the power TO annex a foreign
Independent nation The parties were
split on the question in congress. $50 Wore
the sections President Tyler approved
;hc joint resolution two days hrforv b"
went ont OF Office and az tho beginning
or IN. next cot gryss, on motion of pous-
las, Texas was made state also by
Joint resolution Tn, Mexican war which
followed only added to the area annexed.
was raised in hostility to IN" motive,
hut In the sequel / approve Of IN, m,aa'
IRE. II hastaned tho end OF slavery.
hut II rounded out the Union. England,
Germany and other nations wanted Tex
os. and Il wanted to come to MS. and W.
lid not want any foreign nclshbor eo
SO close 20 our ribs. 50 everybody was 20
be satisfied
DO YOU think ,hizwu h' 20 popular
mcosure?'
Yes 1 do IN, reasons urged against
It are not of business class. It np-
reals TO me at this time as the best thinE
10 do Not to DO Il invites Asia TO come
TOO near our affairs. The general tenn
per OF the people fayor our going TO Tho
relief OF those who put themselves in
much trouble to be closer to us. Nor do
think that this act toward a small
group Of Islands is an evidence OF nation
al rapdcity. We refused TO execute h.i
ratify former treaty; the Interval
brought troubles which brought the gov
ernmelt 10 face situatlOn promptly.
We had long declared that no other ma
tlon but ours should keep the islands
We now accept them to De consistent"
The treaty WIS done In your depart
menty"
"Of course. We sent It to the senate
as the concurrent body. Tn" country
vas promptly advised Of the work"
You do not expect the treaty to be-
acted upon at this special session.
Hardly 1t is going 10 be hot wealth
cr, and the work already In hand Will
tire out congress. Next winter viii De-
time enough. believe the country, how
ever. will appreciate the act OF the cx-
ecutive as the best thing to do, with
all the knowledge before us and all the
punctlllo that could be expected"
WAS Japan made mah?'
Some matters Of emigration between
the Hawaiian government and Japan
were CROSSED by this treaty"