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5Vc come now to? a pdrtion ofMr. Clay's
Hifo '-which, -though otj quite inferior moment
in itself, ha acquij-cd great importance to
him personally .Andito his friends, from the
"misrepresentation tojwhich it has been sub-
jectcd, and the consequent odium it for a
Jong time urougiu ypon:ms name, xi lias
I)cen said that the good deeds of a public scr-
vant soon pass into jforgctfulness, while the
ilightcst error of judgment, or the least ca
price of untoward fortune, is cherished to his
Prejudice;' and madaj to outweigh years of
usefulness and wcludeserving. 1 lty us,
there is to'n much! rcson for. the assertion of
this general trutli : viand no portion of any
man's history furnislics proof more directly
in point linn that of J Mr. Clay, which now
comes under our hoiicc. Posterity will with
difficulty believe thai hn enlightened nation,
"who know; now toj estimate the merit of their
public servants, Should for so long a time
have punished by ther djsploasurc what was
made a fault only
by
the Wilful .and wicked
slanders of bitter personal and political ene
mies.
For thc succession to. the Presidency in
1825, as early as 1822 Messrs. John Quincy
Adams, Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, Wm.
II. Crawford, and. Join C. Calhoun had been
named, and in the interim thc canvass had
been conducted with great and enthusiastic
earnestness. By a party finesse in the Le
gislature of Louisiana, Mr. ClayY pamo was
excluded fr6m the nupiber of those returned
to the House no onejhaving been elected by
the people, The three candidates returned
having 09 votes, Mr.
rawford 41. Mr. Clay;
were Gen. JacksOn,
Adams 84, and Mr. Q
being a member of the!
called upon to declare
ence among the three
friends of each : and
House, was of course j
byrhis vote his prefer
He was beset by the(
no measure was left
untried to influence his decision. lie made
no public declaration o
his intimate personal
finding that-they cou
their support, the fri
changed thcirt plan,
his preference, though!
friends were well in-
formed of it at an carlyday.; But his reserve
seemed suspicious! to suspicious minds ; and
d not flatter him into
ends of Gen. Jackson
and commenced a sysJ
tcmatic aiisck upon htm by a well concerted
jichemc to operate !nt ojneo in every part of
tho .country. As part of. the plot, a lettcij
was published jnJJ.hila jelphia, purporting toj
be from a member of Congress from Pehn
sylvania, dated at iVasiiington; and declaring
"that Mr. Clay, had pureed to support Mr
Adams, on condition that he should rcceivq
tho appointment of Secretary of Stale. IIS
instantly published a ;ard. denying it, anoj
calling "upon tho audio bf the letter to avow
himself. George ikremer, of Pennsylvania'
answered the card, and , promised, to make
-a c...!-:t i:i
v..ich ho put upon Us al;Ik:e3 as a civics.
Gjii. "Jackson never expected IU vclc, cr.!d
ono of his. most prominent friendj haj iaSd
tliat if Mr. Clay should vote far the General,
it wouU Lo an net c dupllcay. Il-j vc:.e
was giver: lor Mr. : Adams, who was thus
elected: The face: of Secretary of Sialc
was ofil-rcd to Mr. Cjay, who ivas'in fact the
only man whose Wma had ever been men
tioned in connexion j with it'; and it was hcS
ccpted. This gave occasion for the renewal
of the cry of coalition, which; was rendered
still morej effective and plausible bv a state
ment 'made by Carter- Beverly; of the- sib
stancebf.il private cbnversatiun to which 'he
wair "privy, in which' in effect,' he said the
bribe had been distinctly offered and accepted.
Few of our readers heed be reminded that
on the 8ihbf Iebrua'ry, 1812,' Mr. Beverly,
in a letter to Mr. Qlay, acknowledged his
declaration to have bien entirely destitute 'o
truth, and 'flf 'any fouMaiori vliatever. Gen.
Jackson himself descended tojiay publicly,
that tho friends pf Mr. Clay had made over!
lures to him forsthe consummation of a simU
lar bargain. Mr. Clay demanded through
whom they were made. ; Gen. Jackson cave
the name of James Buchanan, one of his own
friends ; but that gentleman hesitated notjto
contradict at once, arid decisivejy, the state,
mcnt thus' sought to po supported by an ap.
oeal to him: Mr. ' Clay made an appeal, !in
an eloquent pamphlej, to his fellow citizens
upon thi5 point, ind showed, most conclusive.
ly, . that the charge against him I was founded
solely in the base and shameless malignity bf
his political foes
For many yeirs f this, circumstance in the
life of Mr. -Clay seifvtd ns the ground of
parly clamor which, in the eyes of man
dimmed the fame of a statesman whose whole
a:cptot!.3v.-arU:;v.:ar Jaa:.::..!-
Arr.cnc-n cc!jr.
t..c fin-
Gr:
C3 V.cM c;
pulic seryicp.
and we hazard
life had been .most usefully devoted to the
his prejudice has had its da
i . . . . .
iutic in saying
mat mere js
honor in the
not -nowa man of candor and
land who will publicly acknowledge that he
honestly ; believes in the truthof thisFcharge.
Tho administration of 'Mr: Adams; which
commenced in March, 1825,4hquMi for years
the subject ;of .vituperation and vague abusd,
begins to appcaj, as it will inj the view of
posterity, tlie purest, ablest, aad most patri
otic, sinccj the earliest days of j tho republic.
Economy in the expenditures of the govern
ment, toleration of po itical opinion, and the
maintainance of integrity and official purity,
characterized it from its beginning to its
close. - The duties of the Department of State
were discharged by Mr. Clay with an ability
and an energy .which cjommanded the respect
and admiration of the world. v Ills intercourse
with foreign. ministers,always dignified, frank
and liberal impressed tliem with the highest
esteem for him personally, as. wull as with thje
profoundest respect for the government lie so
ably represented. I During his jcontinuancje
in office a! creat number of treaties .with
loreign- powers ,werc
deed, it is said, than al
in viz:: cf
o .:iiu.iv c;d Le
addrccs t!.o weakness cf ts Emperor, and
with such irrcsU-b force cf arr.:r.l asJ
persuasion did urgo the causa of ih3 suf
ferine and lbs oppressed," tint, through the
Emperor s interference, Spain ccknov.LJd
the independence cf her rebellious colonics,
and a: series of measures were adopted by
wmcn, Alter the death of Alexander," the pow.
er of Turkey was shivered to atoms: In
3825, at the . invitation of the southern rcpu
lies, it was determined to send a' deputation
to a general congress of American nations,
for the adoption of more' definite rules :with
regard to their mutual relations. - The agents
sent by this government were Mcssrsl John
Sergeant and Uichard C. Anderson. : The
letter of instructions from Mr. Clay to these'
gentlemen, setting forth the principles which
were to govern! their policy. and their inter
course with the other contracting .parties,
ha? repeatedly beenbited as one of the ablest
papers ever penned by any statesman of any
age. He forbade the idea that the conven
tion was to ipossess any legislative power,
distinctly stating that nothing upon which
they rmght agree should have any binding
force upon the! United : States until it should
have been ratified byj Congress. He instruct
ed them carefully to abstain j from all discus
sions concerning the war between Spain and
the southern, republics ; to seek to abolish
war against private;' property and non-com-batants.
upon the ocean, thus rendering the
private possessions of any "enemy at1 sea sub
ject to the same humane regulations as those
upon the land and to press upon the southern
republics the propriety of establishing! the
most perfect and free toleration of religious
opinion. Mr. Clay.
Ur. Tnn:I::i::i a
marge
the lab
orious
thus continued to idis
duties of his high office
during ifce administration of Mr. Adams. At
its close in i29, ho returned to his home,
where he was received with marks of j the
most ardent esteem and admiration, and was
I ' . '' i . '1 !!
mmediatcly importuned to allow his name to
be run as a candidate for public office. Ho
declined, howerer, a scat in! the Kentucky
egislature, and in the House: of Representa
tives at Washington, both of which were
pressed upon his acceptance, j He retiree! to
private life, occasionally meeting his friends
at complimentary festivals, where he always
took occasion to thank them for the confidence
thry had reposed in: him to vindicate him-
elf from the. charges jOf unscrupulous political
enemies, and to unfold the principles by which
"s whole public career had been governed.
T p B E c;o w T 1 N U E D . !.
previous
the adoption of tho constitution.
concluded more,- in
y made since
In all them
good his allegations.
Clay, asked a committeo of investigation.-
But at this point j Mr.
was ill at case. lie
Crowningshield, a, me
In the House,. .Mr.
Kremers conscience
acknowledged to Mr.
i " .. c 'J . f
mbcr from Massachu
setts, that John II. Eiton wrote the lettcij,
and that he had no charge whatever to make
against Mr. C?ay. Thjs last acknowledgment
he repeated to sevcralj: others, as they have
certified. He even wrote a note of apology
and explanation to Mr Clay, which! was sub
.mittcd lb him as the substance of ajstatemcnt
Mr. Krcmer was 'willing to make-to tbe House.
Mr.-Clay replictj thatj the matter was in the
control of the House, hnd he couldinot inter
fere. I Mr. Inghim, from Pennsylvania; Sec
retary of the Treasury under Gen. Jackson,
got possession of this jnote pocketed it,; and
rarnestly cautioned Mr. Kreraer I to make
no explcnatiorvpf the kind. Mr. JCremer,
however, told Mr. Cooke of Illinois, that he
should ofler to Mr. Clay, an apology upon
which, Mr. Cooke moved an adjurnmcntahd
M r. K rem 3 r w as disciplined and force to per
form his part in Ihc mockery tht was played.
The next day a committee of scvea member$,
each one a political opponent of Mr, C2ayt was
appointed, - andj toolc 1 the .matter into - their
.hands. vThcy soon made their report, to the
effect that Mr.jKrcnicr declined to give tils
testimony, as the case was" one over which
the House had no control 1 Thus was the
mav be traced the effects of his devotion to
the cause of protection to American industry ,
which, throughput hui whole public career,
he regarded as the ; only sure basis for high
prosperity and permanent natiopal welfar.
The interests of (American commerce were,
also with him the object of special care. He
sought cspiciallyt3 csablish perfect recipro
city in all the commercial regulations between
the United j States, and foreign -.nations, arjd
though foiled in the endeavor, sd far as Great
Britain was concerned, he still manfully viji
dicated the principle sind secured all its bene
fits from other nationsj By the London treaty
of 1815,itvas agreed that merchant vessels
of the two nations should be received into
ach other's ports on the ground of entire
equality ; but they were allowed to import the
nmrlnrtinns of their own land. 1 nus a Dritisn
,mcci knW tinner tniihis tfnited States only
such articites as were of British growth or
tut these she
i . -terms
as an
manufacture, and 'vice versa :
could not
brins on-the same
American! vessel. :i Mr. Clay sought to cx
leiid this principle soj as to allow the vessels
of our country to import into the other goods
oV produce, without, regard to its place of
growth or; manufacture,' on terms perfectly
reciprocal; and: this was the basis of all jhe
treaties" concluded by! Mr. Clay between (he
United States and the South American. Re
publics.,- Great Britain, however, refused to
accede to it ; . and out of this refusal, connect
ed with ' negotiations concerning the 'West
Tnri;rnf v rrrmv a mutual prohibition of ial
BriUsh and American' vessels trading directly
betwecn the United States and the West, In
dia ports of Great' Britian "r " " " . ." 1 '
In his official station,-Mr. Clay found a
new field for tho exercise of that ardent spirit
of liberty which, while on the floor of Coil
frcss had incited him tq such splendid. cfTprts
matter drerped.! Thts election went into the I in t:!.r,!f cf Grecian and .'South American
ir.dcp:;:dcnc2. .Chiefly through ls unremii-
icd cxcrtioiis.' our government-, had resolved
to sen J a i.inistcr to Greece, whose Jcde
i was the; Crst to-acknowledge
JIousb,andit so happened, that Ir. Clays
vote together with those he would influence,
- , would decide tho '"question. Mr. Crawford
."i was, - with himj cut of tha' question, far he
vas so enfeebled by diVcnse that he could by
no rzzz? :'!tv :zr.r:-2 V? t! :4.!-i cf tV.-vcf.
ice. lorG
pcnac::co
This point gained; Mr. Clay r.ddrcr?cd ale?
Icr to Mr; : ! "tcn, our rr.:rictr r.t R'J::ia
, . ' jjMcilaiicliblyi'
There is a. melancholy, no doubt, by which
the intellect is expanded, while the heart is
made better; a temperate sadness, a 'sober
earnestness, whicn, Aogiag us tu tho con
templation of an, ideal worlds softens and re-
fre'shes those feelings which habitual inter-
course with society is apt to harden. This is
thdt melancholy which is the true source of
poetical inspiration ; jbecause while it refines
our feelings, and enlarges jthe sphere of our
conceptions, leaves us as active as ever in
the exercise of our social duties, and thus pre
serves that mdntal equilibrium, that balance
of the intellect, the feelings and the fancy,
which is the characteristic! of the highest or-
derof geniils. i. Very different are its effects
'i" 'i!k.!'-'1' . -o
wnen carrica to excess, rixcessivc meian-
choly, like excessive levity, is a selfish feei
ng. It renders us solitary, suspicious, and
querulous ; and deadens our sympathy for
others, while Ht increases our sympathy for
ourselves. Those j social energies which
should connect us with our fellow men grow
indolent and dormant ; the active duties of
ife are forgotten in
we lose our relish fo
the passive ; gradually
the. common and natural
. , cc:.cLv.,r.
"That t'.:3 views vprs net alleethcr satis
factory to Gensrnl Hunt, ;:sr rrcbilly to l.ii
government, Is Uen seen. B-t I tui::!; 1
may safely say that seldom, if ever, has 'the
decision, by thi3 government, cf a question
cf equal magnitude, been more deciJedly or
more unanimously approved by the people cf
the United Stales. The correspondence was,
very soon after it took place, communicated
to Congress, and, although tho public mind
was at the time in a state of the highest ex
citement, and the administration daily assail
ed through every avenue by which it was
deemed ' approachable' I am . yet to sea tho
first sentence of complaint upon that point,
in any quarter of the Union., ,Evco a reso
lution offered n the Senatc, declaring anuex-ation,-
" whenever, it could be effected con
sistently with the public faith and treaty stip
ulations of the United States, desirable,' was
ordered to. bo laid upon' the table ; and a sim
ilar disposition was made in the House of the
papers upon the subject, which had been re,
ferrcd to the Committee on Forcijrn Relations,
and that committee discharsred fi-ora further
consideration of the matter upon its own ap
plication. Noif were the friendly i relations
then existing between that republic and the
United States jto its honor be it said in any
perceptible degree impaired by this decision.
Standing in jhis position before the couh;
try, it becomes my duty to consider1 whether
either the nature of the question, or the cir.
cumstanccs of the case, have so far: changed
as to justify me jn now advising a policy from
which I then, in the most solemn form; dis.
sented. v - ' -.rf I
I giving to you, and through you to the
public, the rcsut of a very careful and dis.
passionate examination of this grave ques
tion, I should neither do justice to yourself,
to the patriotic State which you, in conjunc
tion with others, are to represent in the con
ventiort, to the 'people of tho United States,
nor to my own position, if I failed to accom
pany it with a brief exposition of the grounds
upon which I hive proceeded. It is in that
WuV only that justice can be done to my in
tentions ; and that is all I desire. The an
nexation of thejterritory, and the consequent
assumption by us of a responsibility to pro
tect and defend ls inhabitants, would, in re
spect to the consideration to which I am about
to refer, stand ;upon the same footing with
that of its admission as a State. The recog
nition of Texas j as an independent State, was
a measure wtio .-i.civeu, in vuriuu.j p
propriattf fornis j the sanction of every depart
ment the government, whose co-operation
was necessary to validity, and had my hearty
concurrence. j?rom this act of our govern
ment,1 just and! proper in all respects as it
was, an inference has, however, been drawn,
and brought to bear upon the present ques
tion, not only tLt far beyond its true bear
ing, but by which its true -character 4is entire
ly reversed. 'K any persons who enter upon
the consideration of the subject with the
purest intentions, and aro incapable of know
ingly giving a false interpretation to any thing
connected witli it, take it for granted that the
I United States, iin recognising the indepen
dence of Texas, declared to ; the world,: not
only that she was independent in fact, but also
that she was jsuch of right. Acting upon
this erroneous construction, they very hat
u rally conclude!, that, having! gone thus far,
having examinee into and passed not only up;
on the existence of her independence but
also upon her right to its enjoy ment fit is now
(and more especially after ' the la pse of sev;
eral years) too jlate to hesitate upon the ques-
tion of annexation on the ground of any ex
isting controversy upon those points. The
fallacy of jhisj reasoning will be apparent
e t
t j a.
f-
But e.:!,!:'j
act cf recc
-ctcr,
tj
i
feeling', the simple mirth and tears that make
up the mass of human life, and learn to sub-
stitute glarlng jand distorted portraits' j which
are the reflection of lour own morbid peculiar
ities, for those simpler forms of truth j and
beauty which all hearts acknowledge at once
and admird
i The editor bf The Oasis," asks the fol
lowing question : ' Did you ever, know a
young man to hold a skein of yarn for his
favorite to wind, without getting it strange.y
tingled ?n 'We never did," says an ex
change," but one, and he turned out to be an
old bachelor. -t v. . -
;. A" CoMPLiMEST.-f' 1 really cannot sing,
believe me, sir," was the reply of a young
lady to' an empty fop. " " I am rather inclined
to believe, madam (rejoined he with a smirk,)
that you arc fishing for compliments.11 " No,
sir,", (exclaimed the lady,) Tncver fish in
such shallow streams." - " -
Rewauds of Merit. V Sam," said ono
little urchin to- another-1 Sam j :does your
schoolmaster ever ive you any rewards of
merit V - .' " - - ' :
" I s'pose he does," - was j the rejoinder ;
he gives mo a Jickin1 every day, and says t
merits tv. o!" - - . -
when it is considered that the usage of nations
to acknowledge the government, de facta, of
every country was established for the express
purpose of avoiding all inquiry into j' or the
expression, of any opinion upon, the question
of right between the contending parties.
They acknowledge no other power ibany
country than that, which is in faet supreme:
Thsy cannot inquire beyond that point with
out interfering with the internal concerns of
other nations--a practice which all disclaim,
and a disclaimer which it has been our inva
t i i
riable usage not only to make,- but to enforce
with sdnimiloui fidelitw To recognise! the
4 . i . - ' " - j
independence of the government de facto, is
also a matter of state necessity;' for without
it, neither commercial nor .diplomatic inter
course between any such power and the na
lions of the world, could be carried an. :with
success, and the social interests of .mankind
require that these should not be arrested by
quarrels between contending parties, in regard
to. their respective right to the supreme pow
er. In respect to all beyond this, the . laws
and usages of nations require the observance
of a.strict neutrality, between the contending
parties, as long as the war. lasts. It. is due
also, from every government to its own cili
zens, to declare when a revolted colony shal
A Tenncc3C3 "editor 'p:
i rc:r.-ri:3
that " a 111 :rd u:e cf the rod u the cnty vay
be regarded as-an indepe
sdent
n"ticn.
Jcr... Jackson fcc could r.bl vote." I dated - May ICth, 1G23, urging the Emperor l0 make hoys smarts9." " .:
cause f it bc!cr to the governmr-t al:
to make the declaration and becaiiee, "un
til it is mads, or tho parent stote 'relinquishe
her claims j courts of justice must coriside
the rbhis cf t!.o parlies"; itbeinT; as I
already said; resorted to for the cxprc:s pv .
p:e cf-avciiln any such construe:!:::. -Such
is not only the.lawand usge of n":r.j,
but such also have been the reiterated r.', :
al.i cf-our or.'n government. "I de. ::;.t re
member that the recognition cf To sr. a iuJe
pendence gave rise to any, correspondence
between. Mexico and our government; and if
itdj, I have not the means of stating its
character. . But the principles upon which all
such acts are based "were fully set forth by
this gov ;srnir?nt .upon thft occasion of tho re
cognition of the independence of the SparJ,
ish. American -States.- In the message of
President Monroe to tha House of Represent
tatives, suggesting the propriety of that recog.
nition, it was expressly declared that, irrpro.
posing this measure, it was " not contempla.
ted to change. thereby, in the "slightest .man.
ner, our friendly relations with either of the
parties ; but to observe" in all respects', as
heretofore, should the war : be continued , the
most perfect neutrality between them.V : The
Committeo on Foreign Affiirs,' iri their elab
orate report upon the subject, say: our re
cognition must necessarily be co-existent only
with the fact on which it is founded; and can
not survive it. While - the nations ofSoulh
America are actually iindependent, it is sim
ply to speak tho truth to acknowledge them
to beso. j SJiould Spain, contrary to Iter anow.
edj)rinciple and acknowledged interest, renew
the war for the conquest of South Americdtwe
sliall, indeed, regret it; lut ice shall observe,
as tee Jtave done between Hie independent par
ties, an honest and impartial neutrality V he
Seeretaryj of State in defence of the act of
recognition, said to the Spanish minister':
" This recognition is neither intended, ta in
validate any right .of Spain, nor to affect jthe
employment of any means which she may
yet be disposed or enabled to use, with ! the
view of re-uniting those provinces to the Irest
of her dominions." That these avowals
were in strict conformity to ; the 4 true princi
pies of the law of nations, there can be no
doubt. They were, at all events, those which
this government has solemnly announced as
its rule of action in regard to contestsj be
tween rival parties for the supreme power in
foreign States. That the admission of Texas
as a member of this confederacy whilst; the
contest (for the maintenance of the indepen
dence aw an;tt ,wns still . pp.ndjng,
and a consequent assumption of the responsi
bility of protecting her k against invasion,
would have been a plain departure from5 the
liws and usages of nations, and a . violation
f the principles to . which we had avowed
our adherence in the face of the world, was
too clear to be doubted. Thus believini:. I
ad, on the occasion ; to which 1 have. refer-
red, in the faithful discharge of the trust which
io people had reposed in me, but one course
to pursue) and that was promptly, but respect
fully adopted. .,,!"
I returti mnr j,Q question, Has the Con
ition of tne contest bet vech,'l eiut jRXm
ico,j for the sovereignty of; the former so far
changed as to render these principles how in-
pplicable ? What is the attitude which these
twojstatc -at. this moment occupy towards
each other! Are they at Warior are they
not 1 -AVe eannot evade this question if we
vould. To enumerate all the circumstances
bearing upon itj in a communication like this,
. t 1. . '1.-.. .It. !.
wouiu oe impracucauie, nor is u necessary;
n respect to the parties themselvfcsj there
would seem to be no misunderstanding upon
the subject. Mexico has been incessant in
her avowals i as well to our rrovernment ha to
. , ; ' 7 ,
others, of" the continuance of the war : and
of her dejterminalion to prosecute it. . How
docs lexas regard ner position in - respect to
the war vyith, Mexico t , Three years subse
quent to our recognition of her independence j
wc find her entering into a stipulation with a
foreign power to accept of her mediation Jo
bring about a cessation of hostilities between
her and Mexico, engaging to assume a mil
lion sterling of the debt due from Mexico to
the subjects of. that pawerj if she, through
her influence, obtained from Mexico-, an un
limited truce in . respect to the. war then raging
between her . and Texas : within one month,
and. a treaty of peace in six.-.-. As late as last
June, .we see a proclamation of the President
of fexas, declaring a suspension of hostili
ties, between the two powers during the pen
dency of negotiations to be entered upon be
twecft them, issued on the .supposition that a
similar proclamation would be issued by JMex-
ico; and actual hostilities are now only - sus
pended by an armistice to be- continued for a
specified and short period, for the sake of ne
gotiation Nor are our own views upon the
point less explicit; ; tn the published - letter of
the late Secretary of .State,- to . the Mexican
Minister at Washington, written in - Decem
ber' last, 'ho . says : tf Nearly eight years
have elapse i since Tex-.s declared h.er inde
ner.der.ee. Karis- -U Ast lino ricxico has
asserted Icr right cf jurisdiction and domin.
ion ever th-t country,, and has endeavored to
enforce it by r rrr.?."".' In the Pre&ident,5 mes
..w ....a AC.o, 1.. ; J
StnJaci;:toi ccnJetrl for tl.eir.. .. t-.
prefatory ir.curr:.-;r.3, .lJt.t .lz '
leen atle;.:eJ...:. . .-.:.Ucf su.Teir. 1
vidaals.and kept t'..e Ljrdere cf tl.j w.j u
tries in a state cf.'ci
to rpprer.eh to
ur c
;r.:ing wiih i-':!i truth r
vof.i:. J
.A:: I uf
n tV.e in-
iexico':
iv.wiwicuiiji- vi mc armjr.e.ViS wi.ieli
t:-stittcJ out Dr th PuHectjn ; To
.... m . m. .1 -;;;?-ti i.
on me icrgtn ol tinr.c which !..3 C. -yVAr.zo'
the hller declared her iedepcuJcr.ee on the ' .
perseverance, nolv.v':1 !r- Jn r!.-.r.-; fie
conquest by Mexico !-er rcfi:rr to r.c -"-,
knowledge the independence ,of Te.ps, and
on tha evils of borcVr warfare, "the ny;
adds:, The United Siatcs.havc an imtre. " '
diatc Interest in seeing an end nut to the state! . '
of hostilities-between Mexico and Texas;" "
following" up tho remark with, a forcible re
monstrance: against the continuance cf tho
war. and a verv iust and lmnrosjvrTTtnm-n .'
of the reasons why it . Should cease. : Tliis '
remonstrance is, in my opinion,, entirely just ' '
and perfectly, proper. . pic government of ., j
the Uni'cd States should be at all times ready
to interpose its good offices, to bring about ar.v
speedy, and, tas fai as practicable, a satis fac-j : - ft'
tory adjustment of this Jong pending control I
versy. ; Its whole influence should bejexerted, ,
constantly, zealously, arid in t good faith , to '
advance so desirable an jbbjectj and in the ,
process of time it pan, without doubt Lsj ac-. .
complished.J But what," my dear -sir, is tha , ; ,
true and undisguised chafactcr. ,of thoremc
dy for these evils, whfch would be applied hy .
the immediate annexation of Texas, to tho
United States T'V Is it mcjre or less tbn sajv. :
ntr tft At(Vlrt Wi foot nnrrnlima urnriaiox)
the continuance of j this wjir between. you and 'j.
Texas ; we have an interest in seeing it ter -minated
; we will accomplish that object by i
taking the disputed! teVritiry to oursclvc?, we
will make Texas a'part of , the United States,;!
so that those plansjof reebnquest, which' wo ?' -know-you.
are maturing, .to ,bc siicjcessful, ..
must be made so againstj the powerlthat we " "
can bring into the j content if the war is to ,
be continued, as we understand to be your dc- . C
sign, the Uniled States am henceforth 'tobe
regarded as one of jthe belligerents, j :'
. Wc must look at this matter as it rjjallyY
: t-- r "w f
telligeht, observing world
not be made to wear a different . aspect from
what it deserves,' if even kve had the dispesu'
tion (which .wo have not) to throw over it dis
guises of any kind. Vye . should consider
whether there is any way
in which. ilib p?aeQ-
of this country, cad bo preserved, i should an!
immediate annexation tak& place, sdvje one
and tha is, according to present appearances,
the improbable cvcjiMhat jMexico will bo' de," -"'.
terred from the fartlier prosecution of the war)
by the apprehension of bur -power How'
doe3 that matter stand 1 She has caused us'
to be informed, both at Mexico and hire, In tT:
manner the most formal ahd solemn, that shot
will feel herself constrained, by every consid-i
ciaiiuu iiiaivau iuuuuuuc COnuUCl OI 1
nation, to regard the fact of annexation, as ui
act of war on the part of the.. United States,
and lhat ihe will, notwithstanding, prosecutci :
her aurxrw reil -Texas f .regardless of .
consequences. .. Exceptions. a'reV lravvetcrTU- l:
t -f" i . .. ,: - .A... 'i
course t between nations Kvhd profess to
friends its determination
taken by the President, and I think yefy jdsti
ly taken, to the . manner ib which- thjs'deterl
mination has been announced, .The Mexicaii
government should certaiely . havo. ahpllcd iri
a becoming spirit to ours tor explanation' oi"
its intention. If it . found this government
under the impression Jhat Mexico, although
it might not be willing to pcknowledgejts iai
dependence f had abandoned all scrioW hope
of reconquering Texas, Mexico 'shoilld havo
assured us of .our error, Land remonstrate
against any actionem pur bart, based on tha
erroneous assumption, - declared, fir mlyi if ijt
pleased, but in thatj. courteous and respectfa)
manner , which is alone suited , to tne inter-
to opppse -us. r .In'
stead , of taking a course, tlie ; propriety ojf
which was so obvious, she first assumes, up
on grounds which .were neither, proper nor
. . r. r . t-.i. ' . . rL.. .1.: I .
saie lor uer iu uci. upuu, inaiiuis guvernmcnf
had designs upon Texa3 ; jthen denounces the.'
annexation as .a. great rialional' crime, anJ
forthwith proclaims! instant wafvas t io penal,' v '
ty of oUr'persisting in-such ari, attempt ; and : .
all this in language bearing certainty, (altho -subsequently
disavowed ,)1 every appearance
of menace. - ' . j , ru 't""V"
.But this is a besetting and very ancient foi-".
bleof tbe'mother country. as well as of her :
descendants j id their, diplomatic . intercourse" ; I
Every one conversant wuh ho subject .-of .
Spanish relations, knows hat, at least ifrom.
the time of Hon Louis d'Onis to ihej present
day, this government has heen frequently-
not to say continually subjected to jthis spe
cies-of diplomatic dogmatism . '.'Partly in,
consequence of the' genius of their language;
partly from their 'peculiar. len?peramhtmuc
from habit, but mbr ftora'ft xadleal defect cf
judgment, they cootinuo. trjo use of fangjo
in their state papers, which'bettcr tcrr;pe;cu
if not wiser, diplorriatists - have rJnioeverj;.
where Iaidasidos worse than , useless. But . ..
at no time, fri cur gavemhient Euffils acV-
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