The Northern Standard. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 18, Ed. 1, Saturday, March 16, 1844 Page: 1 of 4
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CHAS. Dt MORSE
VOL. 2.
LONG SHALL OUR BANNER BRAVE THE BREEZE THE STANDARD OF THE FREE. .
PROPRIETOR.
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CLARKS.VILLE TEXAS MAhCH 16 1844.
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CHARLES DE MORSE.
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'HE CAME TUO LATE!"
He came too late! neglect had tried
Her constancy loo long;
Her luve had yielded to her pride
And the deep sense of wrong.
She scorned tt.c offering of a heart
Which lingered on its way
Till it could no delight impart
Nor shed one cheering ray.
He came too late! at once ho felt
That all his power was o'er!
lndifferer.ee in her calm smile dwelt
She thought of him no more.
Anger and unef had i-assed away
Her heart and thoughts were free;
She met kim and her words were gay
No pell had memory!
He came too late! the subt e chords
Of love were all unbound
Not by offence ol Spoken words
But by the slights that wound.
She knew that life held nothing now
That could the past renay
Yet-she disdained his taroy vow
And coldly' turned away.
'fie came too late! her countless dreams
Of hope had long snee flown:
No charm dwelt in his ci.ose'n theme
Nor in his whi pered tone.
'And when with word and smile he tried
' Affection -skill' to prove
Sbe nerved her heart With woman's pride
And spurned his fickle love.
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Executive Department
Washington D?c. 20th 1843. $
2VM;ffo the Senate:
Fle President.at the earliest moment pos-
iibfhas tlje honor to respond to your pr -rasmbieand
resolutions of the 18 mst He. r--'fftti
that their extraordinary character -will
equue a reply so much ou-oI tut: cmuiarv
routine of his Executive duties Hh has ever
sought to -xtend to each coordinate branch of
tne Government the greatest comity of inter
rou S'- On the. present occasion he will not
depart from that rule; but it is his duty and he
leels c nstrained to repel ail encroachments
on his constitutional privilages.
Il the terms of the Constitution were vauge
and indefinite in prescribing the appropiato
spheres of each department of the Govern
mrnt the Executive might have some ground
for supposing from the language and tenor
of the Senate's Communication that it might
have arisen from a want of intelligence on
the p.rl of those voting lor its adoption.
The Executive would be glad that he could
have found a' palliation for the outrage which
has tnus been attempted against his rights
which could be advanced In mitigation of the:
assault. But though this might have been
considered as humiliating to some extent to
thalbody.it would have left them free from
the suspicion of a deliberate design to give
coun-enanee to the various calumnies alluded
to in the preamble and resolution and in that
way if possible bring suspicion upon the acts
of the Executive as well as the gentlemen
connected with ni.n in the administration of
the Government
That the preamble and resolution were in-
tended to reflect directly upon the Executive
and to countenenceand endorse the multipli-J
ed slanders and defamatory "reports" which
have bet-n busily circulated through the me-
dium of factious demagogues and incendiary
piesses no rational man can doubt. Had
this act of the Senate emanated from a patri-'
otic desire to subserve the true interest of the
country by adhering with fidelity to its insti
tutions the bxecuiive would have been first
to approve the motive and laud the action.
He feels to lively an interest for his country
and its welfare as has been evinced by his'
every act from the moment of its existence to j
the present juncuire to yield to any other ihe
exclusive merit of patriotic devotion. Had'
ne been of yesterday in the country attract.'
ed only by the hope of speculation nd the
improvement of his foitune and hud he
tailed to introduce his family as a guarantee
for the duties of citiz -nship; and had he
moreover retained a sucedanc&m in another
country as a provision to which he might re-
vert in the event of distress and disaster to
Texas then his private feelings as well as
his official action might be called n question.
But notwithstanding he has been identified
with the country from before the existence
of the Republic it seems from the action of
a minority of the whole number of Senuors
elect by the nation that his motives and ac-
tions are to be called in question by this body
in the most unprr-cedentid manner.
The only excuse for this extraordinary
movement on the part of those who passed
the preamble and res dution i ground d up-
on the allegation that ''great excitement has
lor some tun; existed upon the subject of ne-
gut. iii'ins said to be going on betwren Tex-
as and certain fur igu powers respecting the
continuance of our sovereignly s a mtion."
Tne Executive is satisfied that the great ex
cilcmenl alleged does not in iruJi exist
That efforts have been made to prod ice a
general excitement throughout the country
by persona endeavoring to agitatp the public
mnd since the beginning of th- present a.l-
ninistioiion some of whom have declared
that a combin uio i was formed for the pur.
I pose of putting down the Government bv
revolution is readily admi ted Bit to is
some tnis hs a general f e'ing is derogatory
to the character of our citiz ns; a si mJer up-
tux tneir principles ana degrading to us as a
nation. Since the Declaration of Indepen-d-nc
up io the presmt moment the p-ople
'nvp npver enjoyed more tranquility more
confidtnee in the permanency of our institu-
ion? nor brighter hopes for the future than
td have for montfis past and do now. No
Congress has ever convened in the Rppub-
ic under auspices more favorable to ourn-i-ticinal
success and general pe:ce and pros-
perity of the co .ntry than that which has;
recently assembled. -'
Fully impressed with all the circumstan-
ces surrounding the nation and acquainted
with the arduous and untjring labors which
its officers have performed since this admin-
istration commenced the Executive commu-
nicated to Congns at the opening of its ses-
sion all the. intelligence he conceived neces-
sary and proper to be presented in his annu
al message. It is the undoubted right of
the Executive of the. nation to communicate
the recommendation of such measures as he
may deem proper; and it is equally his right
t.i withhold from disclosure such information
as. if made public might operate to the pre-
judice of the country. In calls for informa-
tion by the legislative bodies of all count-
ries where they exist and partic.ulnrly in
the U States to whose institutions ouis are
most assimilated such information only is re-
quested as. in the judgment of the Executive
it would not be incompatible with the public
interest to communicate
It would be an absurdity to suppose that
our national interests could be compromit-
ted. or our sovereig-ty as a nation he. jo pa rd.
ized or ceded away by the Executive or nny
other indiviluiil. The Constitution declares
that the Executive "shall with the advice and
consent of tvo thirds of the Senate make
treaties; and with the consent of the Senate
appoint Ministers and Consuls'1 Thus ren-
dering nugatory all executive action upon
international subjects unless sanctioned or
concurred in by two thirds of that body.
Thus the Constitution leaves no room for
"excitement;" for hpforeour institution could
be jeopardized if the Executive werp si'ly
enough to attempt such a thing the infalli
bility of senatorial ex.'el fence must cease
and two-thirds of that body become as cor-
rupt as the President might possibly be
A proposition has never been made by
this government to any other affecting our
nationality since the year 1836 when it was
proposed to merge our separate existence by
annexation to the United States
If every svllable of the international cor
respondence of this Government were exhib
ited naked in the world the Executive is con-
fident it would not fail in spcuring the ap
proval of the people to the ability ind-istry
and integrity of the g'mile.man who is at thp
head ofihe Department th-ough which such
correspondence is conducted. That the peo
pie have the right to. enqtrre into the. con-
duct of their representatives that they may
be enabled to judge of their motives is a
correct principle; but that they wish to obtain
information which if made public would
operate to the prejudice of their interests gen-!
erally. I am not disposed to believe nor
was it evei entertained by our fplow-citiz"ns
that the representatives whom they elected
should supervise t)p rorresjion ence neces-
sary to be maintained by this country and as
sume the t'paty-making power. If such had
been tin fact a provision for tint purpose
would be formpd in the Con-tituiinn But
this power was delegated to the President:
but thev are not to dictate to hirn what cor-
respondence to hold or what policy to pursup
They have the power by a cons'itulional
majority to negative his recommendations
but not to dictaie his policy.
Suppose for a moment thut in compliance
with the preamble and resolution in ques'ion.
the President were to "recall the special
messenger and delay hi departure until the
matters communicate! through him should
be made known to Congress and such ac
lion had therpon :is should be de.emel ad visa
ble." what would be thp consequences to the f
country? Would it be rendering obedience
to the Constitution or to any law or custom?
I think not.
If surh a right were conceded as that as
sumed by th preamble and resolution one
of two things must be the consequence here-
after eithet that Congress must remain per-
petually in session or that during their re-
cess all correspondence must be. suspended
as none would be conducted without their
advice. The Constitution surely never con-
template? this state of things; and the Presi-
dent entertains to much respect for the rights
of the citizens and body cf their representa
tives to suffer in his hands the rights and
dignities of the station he occupies to be de-
graded and the express letter of the Consti-
tution violated or the national progress im-
peded to allay the alleged "excitement"
which the emmissaries of faction mayhart
sought t; produce or the incendiaries of dis-
cord lighted up with their torches ministers
of evil who strive to uproot the foundation
of society and subvert the institutions of th
country cemented by the blood of many
martyr in the cause of Texian Freedom.
No special messenger has been dispatched
by this Government. The gentleman to
whom the resolution alludes was none other
than our Secretary of Legation to the United
States Hehad boine despatches from our
Charge d'AfTaires near that Government to
our own and had been ditained for some-
time waiting the meiring of the Hon. Con-
gress that he might return with such intel-
ligence as might be of advantage to this
Government. It had been known for many
days that his departure would take pkfee soon
after the meeting of Congn ss; and certainly
there was nothing in the manner of his depar-
ture to create or increase surprise or "excite-
ment." The Executive has bten unable t
discover any thing in all this to '"excite"
wonder or suggest the necessity of his re-
call. In all cases where negociations bare been
concluded and in all other cases requiring'
the concurrence and sanction of the Senate
they will bp laid before that body if in ses-
sion; and if not in session no further proceed-
ings will take place until they shall have
been convened and the subject submittiil t
their constitutional roncurrence and action.
If however the Executive required a pre-
cedent for the disregard of the intervention
of the Senate or its concurrent action h
might find it in the history of the appoint-
ment by this Government of two Envoys
Extraordinary an I Minister PI- nipotentiary
to Mexico with their Secretary uf Lpgaticn
without the concurrence or authority of the
Senate one of them the Hon. Jan es Webb
a gentleman learned in the law and for some
time previous to his appointment Attorney-
general of the Republic. This gentleman
received from the public Treasury for his
outfit and salary the sum of 830000: of
which after the failure of his mission only
$5000 found its "ay back to the Public
Treasury. Neither the advice nor sanction
of the Senate was asktd in eitln r of thpse
case?: nor was any appropriation made by
law for defraying these expenses. They
were therefore diawn and used without au-
thority of law. And strange as it u ay seem
thp Hun. Senate -urrenoi evtn excited so far
as'o call in question the constitutionality or le-
gality of those nets.
But these are not all the precedents or
which the Executive niigla rely fur any ir-
regular action hp might think proper to take
relativp to our foreign relations. At the time
the diplomatic movements referred to were
made a treaty was negocia'ed with persons
fr.im Yucatan at the Capitol of this Republic
and its provisions carried into effect' without
even b.ing submitted to the Senate for its con
stitutionalaction. Though the nation was
thus deprived of iis naval arm of defence it
produced no "excitement." It is strange
that at this lime "excitement" should arise in
relation 'to negncinlinns nexer thought of but
in the fevered deli ium of opposition to the
Executive; and that patriots participants
and beneficiiries in past transactions should
have remained tranquil undpr these manifest
violations of the Constitution and at this
time when none such are contemplated
should become so 'greatly excited - as to dis-
regard all "courtesy" which should exist
between the Executive and the Senate and
seek "to degrade him by a system of inquisi
torial enactions unexampUd in history is
ample cmse for amazement.
If the President could for a moment be-
lieve any conduct of his could hayeinduceil-
ihe implication of his character as' container!
in the preamble and resolution .hejyonM
feel humiliated under the apprehriit'riri "that
his fellow-eitizehi had elevated' $Uf (ura'afi:
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De Morse, Charles. The Northern Standard. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 18, Ed. 1, Saturday, March 16, 1844, newspaper, March 16, 1844; Clarksville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth80517/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.