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LA GRANGE, (FAYETTE COUNTY, TEXAS,, '"HUltSDAY JULY .J, 1841.
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OZrAtl Letters addressed to thtylditor, nuiA
ni jiusi-paia. tvo"
" Tiir; lin'iDii.- '-s
The bridil veil linn's o'er hi"vl row,
Tho ring ot gold is on herjiigor;
Her lips havo breathed (he niArri igo vow,
Why should tho at tho altyi linger?
over?
Lean tiembhngly upi n her lov crl
It is a feeling of regret,
Tor solemn tow, so la'cly spokcr,8
It U a fear, scarco owned as yet,
That her neiv ties may soon lie broken;
Oil no I such causes darken not
The cloud that's swiftly passing o'er her;
Her' is a fair and happy lot,
And bilght the pith that licsjicfora ''or.
Her heart has long been freely given "
To lnm who noiv her hand po'scssing,
Through patient jcars has fondly striven
To iiicru well the precious blessing.
It is the thought of untried jears
That tu licr spirit olrongly clinging,
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ind o'li iier lace a sliade i i1iii,iiiii:
It is thetlioughtofdutieB noiv,
r.rii"j''s llnt maJ' l'rove 'keening,
Ul all sin hopes, yet fears to do.
Of all sho loves and all she's leaving.
It is the thought ofby gone days,
Of them, tho fond, the genllo hearted,
"Who mttt not now her tearful gazu,
The deai, tho gentle, the dcparttdl
Oh ! nho can nianol that the brido,
tihould leave tho sacred dilar weeping?
Or who would beck those tears to chide,
That frch and green her heart arc keeping?
Not ho who with a lover's care.
And hu ilnnd'a pndo, is fondly guiding
Her trembling steps; for'ho can share
The gentlo thoughts th-iffjjjjiio hidin
Soon loo for linn tlusc tear will chase,
And smiles rc-light her eyc),with gladnc
UllCSS,
Ann none will ulame wlio truty trace,
I'o its puro sourcoher transient sadness.
? JUDOll HIllB'S MMl'lt.
; imi. ict,
lV.r Tho relations betwec'.dio U. States
growing out of the principles of the law of Na-
ture, and out of tho treaty of 30th April, 1803
between tho United Suites nnd rrnnr.n.
In March, 1837, ihu United States acknow-
ledged Texas to be mi independent nation
Ever since tho friendly intercourse with Texas
by other independent nations has been con-
tinually kept up. Tho diplomatic agents of
the republic of Texas !nvo been acknow-
ledged and received by the United States,
Why wears her gentle brn.MSVrnidc,
Why dun her eye, wli-tgarout is
Why docs tier slender forVituf nut,
anu tne diplomatic agents of the U. States
have been sent to the lcpubfic of Texas, and
there acknowledged and received. At this
, time, the republic of Texas has an accredited
XM'ri'3'cr fo U,0 United States at Wellington,
nnd the U. States have accredited Charge
desuUlaircs in the icpublic of Texas. Un
der these circumstances', if tho republic of
Texas, a weak power, should be unjust);
ime.uLiieu m uc iipprcssca ana overcome u
une more powenui, tne united Sl.itc3 would
be bound, by tho ).w of nature, to shield and
piotcc Tcxai, according to the fifth am) sNth
puntiples of the law of nituro.i stated in the
outset. j
If Santa Anna should nnkc (vnr upon the
Texans vo subdue them to Ins ybkc ol militaJ
r; ilcspoiisni, which he Im-eSnccnlralcd in
himself b force, and upon the) ruins of the
full i nl iLiiubhtan constitution of 1S21, his
cause would be unjust, and the defence ofthe
fc juii5 vtoiiiu ue moral, natural ana right- icnaing tiiemseiyojagainst the invasion oi
Vv- C0U5, &W&ffi$''?Wmll",i,n for themselves
" WESTWARD! THE STAR OJ?
ignlions. By tho first article of that treaty
Ost ol. Laws, U. S., v. 135) Franco ceded to
the United States the colony or province of
Louisiana, with the same extent that it had
in the hands of Spain, and that it had when
Fiance possessed it. France first possessed it
by discovery and taking possession. France ce
ded to Spain, who retroccded it to France,
and thereafter France ceded to the U. States
ind delivered the possession.
By the thiid '.icle (0f that trr-aly, tho U
'r.itptipulalujAj limit, fn J: "Tiid Inlwb
f,itp tip
WUnt's o'.the ceded territor'y shall be intoino
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rated into the Union of the United States,
ind admitted as soon as poible, according to
tliu principles of the federal constitution, to
the enjojment of all the lights, advantages
and immunities of citizens of the U. States;
and in the meantime tho.- lull bo maintained
and protected in tho free enjoyment of their
liberty, property, and the religion t Inch they
pioftss."
Upon the facts and public documents, the
eoleny or province of LorVinna, as sold and
dtlirticd to the United w.ales, extended to
ihe'Uio Bravo del Norte. TjK-Stilenl Jeffer
son io understood iti-JrtrFrench agent who
dclivefeu-pwssTJaaion, so declared; ,Mr. Madi
son, whilst Secretaiy of State, so declared;!
Mr. Monroe, whilst (secretary ol state, (and
who was one of the ministcis who concluded
tli.it treaty.) o declared. I speak of ofliihl
icclratious filed in the archives of the dcr-.7i-
uient ol .state.. Mr. Ll.iy whilst speaker ol
the Home of lpre3ontativc, so declaicd in
n s-ne.e'!i dcUvifrcd m the Iiousc. Whilst Mr.
;A'uarrj!, as Secretary (JJStalc, w as negotiating
qnucr lue iiipcuntcnilcnco ot l'rcsidcnt Mon
roc, Don Onis, the Spanish minister at Wash-
jington, for the ccs-ion of East and West Flo.
nd.v to the United btatcs. Mr. secretary Ad
ams, in the course of his correspondence with
Don Onis, by facts and documents proves that
the title of the United Slates by (he purchaie
of Louisiana, did extend to the Rio Uiavo del
Norte, nndlncludul the tcrritoiy called Tex
as. McssrsVAdams, nionioc, Mndiaon, anu
JeucrsDii, all unite in dcclariiii; that our tei
ritory by the purchase of Louisiana from
Fraclco did extend to the Rio del Norte. Af-
irtli"p ('1":J,""i'i''ig pi'" "vlo flnrl re-
peated by the iiign public functionaries of the
United States, this nation is in a predicament,
,is between themselves and the 1 cxans, to say
Texas was not within the boundary of Louis
iana, as ceiled by 1' ranee, to the U. states.
In lSJ'J, tho United Stales by treaty ceded
i part of the territory of the United States ac
quired from Trance, bcing-ilie part east of the
Rio Bravo del Norte, and south and west of
the dividing line between the United State:
and Spain, before staled. which cession to
Spain by the United States included Texns.
In the treaty of 30th April, 1803, between
the Ur.itcd Slates and JJrance, the stipulations
in the third article, winch have keen quoted,
enured to the ttMiefit of the inhabitants of the
territory ceded by France. Not to llioae on-
ly who then at Hint date of this treaty, weie
inhabitants ol the ceded territory, but to all
ij ho should "in the meantime," between the
date of the lieaty and the time when tha)
"shall be incorporated into the Union of theyui-t nmrr.arightcous tvar for a conquest of
United Statct," as a state or states,
i, become
inhabitants of the ceded territory. All such
inhabitants were the beneficiaries of the slip
illations made by the United States- in that
third article; having the publVfait!!' of the
United states pledged ay solemn treaty lo in
corporate into tho Union as a state or states.
as soon as possible, and ill the meantime to
protect them.
This pledge has been in part redeemed by
the admission ol the uatc of Louisiana, and
the stnto of Arkansas into the Union. But to
the inhabitants of Texas that pledge has been
broken. They have not been protected by
the United States they have been ceded to a
foreign power. TJiev havo been left to sub-
jist first under the monarchy of Spain, then to
the consequences of the revolt nnd revolution
of Mexico, and finally to protect themselves
by force of arms, and by thoir own means, n-
gatnst the usurpation ol arpihtaiy despot, who,
establishing his power by force of nrms over
(he state of .Mexico, invaded the state of Tex-
as to subdue tho ploplcto his ;okc.
The United States by the cession to Spain
violated their treaty with y rancc thev vio
lated their engagements In the inhabitants of
tne ceded territory no,w called Texas.
The people of Texas Have n perfect right
lo demand of Hie United Slates tho fulfilment
ofthe stipulations of tho third article of the
treaty oT3Tmi April, 18C3,vvllhvFrancc. The
Texans have just claims against the United
States for indemnity for tho expenditures and
enarges tney were compelled to incur in He-
EMPIRE TAKES ITS W A
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ipplicalion of Texas to be received into the
United Slttcs. The United States cai.not in
honorhi&,ic about the debts incurred by the
Texans ht their defence. Honor nnd good
faith arc -ibove money and pi ice.
A lucl;y pppoilunity novy oflcra to icpairM-U''. Uguigston,thcsecicluiy ot stnto,in lSIJJ,
the broacunade by tho cession to Spain, and .and Imoueli Mr. Foisvth, secretary of state.
to fulfil, C Moll the obligations of the law of
nature mra the Uniteil States as a lulion, in
clatioiLFJauioi'' prcsi-rvntion and perkclion,
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ccbrKxiku the jInciiifeC'.prJAV.9, 'vc
in. w iiJ7'ri2A - t mij Mivlwi. i i .. -c i . Vj
ti.,1 TrJfAt'tVl in c'... ..ifft,. S'f3.-s-T
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S'lii't"HCiii;icnco of tho law of natjro, niui
tho oblm.'uoif bi eood faith, picdatd by the
treat of 1803, ijnposcs a duly of nn impeii-i
ous chaiaitei upon me united otatcs to an
ucx Texas to trie union.
to n treaty with Texas for annexation. II
One objection is, thut Santa Anna, thoheaJX
v. x uuujii;'iiiviia tiin-u u.ivt; uueti iiiau'-j
ot me nation oi iucxico, nas not ycr acKnovv-
Icdired tilt independence of lexas. What
claim has .Santa Anna to Texas? When ex-
umncd, it provcj to be no better than that set
up, witho'it color ol tight or justice, to winch
Texas badsievcr subn'itted; which claim San
ta Anna .j'tempted to support by force of
arms anOennucsl but, in tho attempt, tv.is
conquerc'Shis army defeated, and lis himself
was taken captive. After having been de
tained for a considerable time us a piisoucr of
war, his life, which had been forfeited by tre
sou and livy of war, against the constitu'ien
of 182-1, Tihich, ns 1'iesident, he had swoif
support and defend, was mercifully sparyM
unu no fUjai uuuriy, 10 reiuni 10 mosu peo
nlr wliii-jl b.-.on iiibduLd. ai-ninst their will
by forcj cv arms, lo bend their necks lo his
) okc. Texas was a state, represented as such
hi the congress orjjamcd by tne federal con-
stitution rrf 1821, upon liic plan of the consti
tution ofthe United States, nnd continued as
such so long as that constitution endured. But
after even the forms ot that government had
hern nut down bv tho treason of Santa Anna.
and Ins rr.uitary lollowcrs, icxas rolused to
submit to that userpalion declared her in-
de."nletii-.'j and has gloriously maintained
ft;' 't"ice the battlo oi San Jacinto, in April,
lS3u'j tho war for conquest and for subjuga-
What w3uM Santa Anna lelinquish to the re
public of 'Texas by the acknowledgment of
their lnuepsnueiicci He tins not possession
of a fortrtss, village, or place within the ter-
ritory of Texas, lie has no light or title of
sovereignly, cmpiie or domain in Texas. He
has nothing to relinquish to icxas, by an ac
knowledgment of her independence of him,
but the mental intention, not to renew nn un
just war, v.ith a hope to acquire the iovcrcign-
ly ol conq'tcsl.
Are theUnited States, after they have ac
knowledged tho independence of Texas, to
forbear tjiherform the duties tovvaids Tcvas.
to which Vjcy arc engaged by the stipulations
ofthe tre.y of 1803, and their duties to them-
selves as w nation, which aie imposed by the
law ot nature (as bclorc set forth, in punci-
plcs one, two, three and four,) until Santa
Anna shall make proclamation, that he docs
not harbor a secret intention to make nn un
l cxasz bucn conuuee omno pare ot tne
United stitei would not deserve the name
of magnanimity, but would be an infirmity of
judgment.
Again, it is saw mat santa Anna threatens
to lencw mo war against icxas, anu, it tne
U. States do anne:; Texas, they may bring a
war upon themselves.
There is not now, any war, in fact, hy San
In Anna or Mexico upon Texas. The war was
begun, writ concluded in 1836, by the battle
of jan Jacinto, nnd the captivity ol sanla An-
na. If tho war be made upon Tcvi-, lor the
purpose of conquest and subjugation, or upon
tho United States, for taking Texas into this
Union, wvvlir would bs without just 'mu3c,i
and as .fiiqvijous as tl,e first (which nn nll-
vvise aw.l ofcr-iulilig l'rcvidencc, to signally
chastised by the defeat ofthe aimy of Mexico,
with groat slaug"ter,iinu the captivity ol "-.an
In Ann v :uin"cil.) llio united stnici are
bound by the solemn treaty of 1803, and by
the obliguh'ons of honor and public filth, to
protect th. inhabitants ol Icxas, and to incor-
porate lnt.tr. ns soon a3 possible into the Union.
To forbear lo preserve public faith so pledged,
and to perform tho stipulations of tho (tcaty
of 1803, because of any threaths ofSinta An
na, or nppfv'hcnsion ot war with iUcico,would
be dishonorable, and reproachful.
But it ifobjected that the treaty with Tex-
as has bet niccrctlv conducted nnd concluded.
without c insulting the sentiments ofthe peo
ple of thrU States. .
What president of the United Slates what
Cxscutiv e in any other country ever proclaim
cd his intention lo open a negotiation for n
treaty will) u foreign nation?
rrcsitW-KUHms did not publish his imsn
tion to open a negotiation with Mexico, foi
tho purchase of Texas; yet instructions foi
that purfato were issued hy Ijim, through Mr
Clay, then Secretary oi the uopiitmeiu o
State, itvlttJS, and in 18:27, to our Minister ;n
Pi cshlellt Jackson did not )ublislilu?inlctia.
,iu 1S33. f
If Pretident JetTorjon, with intent to coilecf Jt if
'taiuisiitinicnts o the fieople, had procloimad , -
v!tMx the houi'Mops, iid in tliQ,,1iecN.,tiwt , 's
mT,oh t
f,arl
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muu ia-iivu uuM.-iM.iua iu -1 ranee., r.nii
mnrr?.
,'lh.it no desued lo send a Minislcr'to France
Itl) puichaso Louisiana, such follv would havo
rendered that gicat -nan rcdicufous, nnd in all
probability, would have caused great Britain,
then at war with France, to have taken pos-
session of New Orleans, before a treaty be-
iwccii iim u. ouues ana i-ranco could have
been concluded.
The ticaty making power from the nnlum
ofthe subjects upon which it is (o be exerted,
luiiune-s luui ii uo coiuiuca 10 IPC JjXCCUtlVO
Department. The action, fiom tho commence.
mentto iho conclusion, requires privacy. So
the' Cohsulution has wisely provided. If n
treaty be made, it is then submitted for tho
advice nnd consent ofthe Senate-ifrallfieil.it
is published and if provision and appropria
tions uc iicccsary 10 cany it mlo clleet, thc-y .
must be voted bj the Congress. So tint whicli
began in scciccy. must be acted on final v bv
the whole Congrcsss.
ihe constitmmnal power of the United
stau
It.- trncquirc tho territory ofthe republic
"exasj and lo A.N.-ict it to this Union, is
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clear to my ludgmcnt. The reasons for so
doing are cogent and imperious urged by the
duty which the United States arc under by
the law-ol .Nature for sslf-prcservation and
pei fection of the nation, and imperiously coin-
in inded by public faith and contracl.containcd
in the thud aiticleof the treaty of 30lh April,
1803; by which Louisiana, including what i3
now called Texas, wnS ceded lo the United
Slates, and the inhabitants of llc ceded ter
ritory were to pc incorporated in the Federal
Union. -
Tho cession to Spain was a breach of that
treaty. The Texans havo been grcitly ng-f-rl(wrlbyth,.thr-'irli,
1Ion?r.j:ocdfr.:th.a..ll
wtH-iinviv.i, un 1.VII via tu UUHlluailll IRE (I1C..A.
a,.ir..lrt.-nel- nil n..'A:n J 1 .ll.-i. il.
breach be healed nnd rennirpdns tnnn tie nna.
.. , ri
sible.
To forbear lo do so, when such a lucky and
propitious opportunity has been offcrcd,would
be a neglect of the permanent and weighty
interest of the U. States a reproachful neg-
lect ofthe obligations of tho trenly of 180J,
and of the public faith.
It is lo be hoped nnd ardently desired, that
these great and ever cnduiing interests of tho
United States, and Ihe sacred obligations of
tho treaty and public faith, will triumph over
the temporaiy interests of contending parties.
My judgment is, that Texas ought to be an-
nexed to this Union. She is ours bv nosilion:
she is part and parcel ol us; kindred in blood
kindred in spiiit; kindred in glory a gallant
co-worker in Ihe great cause of fmo govern-
ment. She is acast-olfchild of the Union
she deserves to be ic-c-illcd to the bosom of
Iho family. I should rcioice to sco the "lone.
Star of Texas added to our own glorious six-
and twenty, together foiminga constellation
iviueii win uuiue uia iigut anu Kriovvicuge ot,
numan government among the ignorant and
oppressed. And if foi this annexation, Santa
Anna, or the people of Mexico shall m.iko
war upon the United States, then it will not
be long before the Stnr-Spnnclcd Banner will
wave in tiiumph over tho palace ofthe Mon-
tciumas. With great "Tcsoect. vour fiiend.
GUO. M. D1BB.
ir.xvs and .UAr. -ino Agngitsia Age
of May 23d, sa s : "No State in the Union
r robnbly, ins more direct interest in the an-
i7L.'.liOU ol Tcfas than 3T:iii.f. It will cnen
a Inige and increasing market for our lumber
and for many of our agricultural products; the
tinnspoit ol cotton to Europe will atlord a
pront.iblo employment lo our Ircighting ships:
while the smillcr class ol our vessels will reap
an abundant harvest fiom the coast trade be
tween tho ports of Texas aud New Orleans, nn
especially duringthe winter months when they
ire mic tu nomc.
Western edilor, who is nn ol J bachelor.
any, "Wo never caied a farth'ingabout get-
ting married, until we e.'cndcd aji old b.iehe-
lor's funeral. God grant that oar latter 'end
may not he like ins."
An old bachelor contemnornrv thuscnenl.
ui uuu ui ihu iiusisiie-s in numan i ue. ucceiv-
r rii. ! i .-,. . i' .. '
ng a newspaper from a friend, with tho m.ir.
riage (marked of couic,) ofnyoung I id; with
lYiiuiu you naveuecn uisperatcly, tlloii"Ii
iccrclly in love, for two years.
A New Tev. A venerable whig matron at
Wurccstor, Mass., upon heating the nam of
hu candidate for tho Vice Presidency siid sho
'bought she knew of all kinds of ten, but never
leaid of Free Ling II; sen before.
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