Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-04-16
have hitherto held ourselves bound @ treat

have hitherto held ourselves bound to treat
all similar questions
Thereupon Andrew jackson proceeded to
consider the risk that there might be i'm
puted to the United States of motives OF
selfish interests in view OF the former claim
on our part to the territory OF Texas and OF
the avowed purpose of the Texans in seek
ing recognition of independence as an in
cident to the Incorporation of Texas in
the union, concluding thus:
Words of Jackson.
prudence. therefore, seems to dictate
that we should still stand aloof and main
tain our present attitude, II not until Mex
leo itself, or one of the great foreign powers,
new government, at least until the lapse OF
time or the course or events shau nave
proved beyond cayil or dispute the ability
their separate sovereignty and to uphold
the government constituted by them
Neither of the contending parties can just
ly complain of this course. BY pursuing
1t, we are but carrying out the long eStao-
lished policy of our government, Polcy
which has secured to us respect and inhu.
ence abroad and inspired confidence at
home"
Condition. for Recognition.
These are the words OF the resolute and
patriotic Jackson. They are evidence
the test imposed by public law as the
condition of the recognition Of independ-
cnce by neutral state Uo VIII that the
reVoited states shall constitute in fact a
body polite, having a government in sub
stance as well as In name, possessed Of the
IF at of to ana State amons
nations, reasonably capable of discharging
the duties of a state'O, has imposed for It's
these the further condition that recogni-
tfon of Independent statehood Is not due
to revolving dependency until the danger
Of its being subjugated by the parent state
test was in fact applied in the case Of
Texas. The congress to whom President
Jackson referred the question as one
probably leading to war and therefore a
proper subject for "a previous understand
ing with that body by whom war can alone
be declared, and by whom all the provi-
sions for sustaining its perlls must be fur
rished," left the matter of the recognition
of Texas to the discretion of the executive,
iomatic agent when the president should
be satisfied that the republic OF Texas
had become IAN independent state" 1t
was so recognized by President Van Buren,.
who commissioned a charge d'afraires
March Z, 1887. after Mexico had abandoned
an attempt 70 rccorquer the Texan terri
bona tide contest going on between the
insurgent province and Its former sover-
eign-
Should Not Recognize Cuba.
! said in my message OF December last
1T Is to be. seriously considered whether
the Cuban insurrection possesses beyoId
dispute the attributes OF statehood which
99s can n dand the SS0gnt0n Of bel
ment must certainly be no less seriously
considered when the graver issue of rec
no less positive test can be applied to the
greater act than to the lesser, while on
the other hand the influences and conse'
quences OF the struggle upon the in
ternal policy OF the recognizing state
which form important factors when the
recognition OF belligerency. Is considered
factors, when the real question is wheth-
ar the community claiming recognition Il