The Weekly Texian (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 7, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 5, 1842 Page: 2 of 4
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Min as he tltsircs their heal sancUontLtA
upon a)id establish relations nf amity &? a
Hon anU commerce and others wlncjiare tw.u
mutual benefit of u two pcoplc8;flK
thisoscrninent thnl tho govornraenVcftc
tan fcasteeditrcd information ihroueii KeV.agwtsI
thatnlw Cental government of oxifffi'
paring by advice of Geti. Santa paWi)fatt
oxpedltion df throe thousand men o&imst YucJa
tan nnd that tho landing of thisoroVbuIabo
protected by nioigUteiyiguabragioschra
of Uvo guus onch." ( r' "
So far then from being vested 1y 4he GWainox
with powcre to mako a treaty this correspond-
ence shows conclusively that thq ttoveiior him-
self whose messenger hO;WasV.4id -not .possess
-tho right to clothe him with such extraordinary
powers but that it was necessary to awnit the
assembling of congress.
Rut admitting Anther for fliecalce tf argument
that all tho powers were properly centered itt
Col. IVsraza what was tho character ol the agree-
ment -was there any stipulations drawn up and
signed by the agents or authorities of the two go-
vernments? Tliore was not the whole agree-
ment is only to he found in a parcel of letters or
correspondence between the parties; no instru-
ment whatever has been produced which has
'been signed by both parties.' This of itself
shows that the parties ncvor thought they were
mating or entering into high and solemn treaty
stipulations.
But for' still further argument admit that in
fact tho agreement entered into was a treaty there
is still another difficulty which would render it
void. Tho objocts contemplated by tho agree-
ment 1 hold ore not within tho range ei' the
treaty making powers and consequently a mat-
ter about winch tho President has no right to
contract and could alone be ordered by congress.
The objects iFI underslarufthcm as stated in llie;
g aihunccs.0
jfaWJ1 defensive!. Among the number .irivl
this proud corrrrrcil M nations wastho
Stales of tho North. Air. Adams. who.i
'President.' Toeeedofl to ma Ice a nrunil
ministers to attend the. ooug-rcss wlucu
tnrjet at Panama; these noiuiimironsiWeismt
mtod to the Benatc wlio alter a lengy'tfjwusv
sioh. continued them : though the luoslrdicCtulu
and iiitercstinsr debate grew tin tn tho Hffmjbjl
ueprescntotives cm inc mil ma King me apj
atiou for tho mission which wosuiiidUfcC
President Adams not only nwaitcd the cohjyia
tiou of tho appointments 'but tho annrortriwciruir
far their outtit. Ami vet notwithstattthnif attf
mis prec.iniiiUi on me pan 01 nir. .iu(unsjinem
is no one whfcws the political history ff that
count rv. but must hetwrtisiiod that this measure
was one of the principal reasons oflus downfall
and loss of popularity. A
Mow then does tl.ls compare with theconclivct
of his FRoellency who after ciitorUjgJtli autho
rized agreeing rts rushod forwnTdOthjrScQn
summation without regard to theitioh ti&fjniii
guess though u was .within forty days ff.Mjk
regular meeting. h H
1 IIU CRTVUWIU OCUIUUI W Uli til V l 4tUtl3ll'UUlt
tain otiiecj; tlie coin named .and to fix tho militant
and naval ostabhshment of tho Republic? jpA
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provpa irwt junmnry ioai aitecis "imu osjSCiQUi
after the arrival in port os may beprncticBjk'4h$
Texas Navy be laid up in ordinary -ouly qx-)
cepting oue sclioouer lor active service aijfl oiiQ:
ship ior harbor service; bnt sluuild the enemyj
tuviiu 5ui icnmny or un itumu ;uuiiuuu vesSQl
be found cruising on our const the Prosidetit may
empwy u actual service any numocr oi ofheers
and snanion that he may loem necessary for the
public socurity." rnpth section ol thoBixth
Article of the Constitution makes it the i y of
tne I'resiuoui in see inai ine wws are imtmnuy
ditrereut letters from the agent of Yucatan to the executed. The section of the Acj just alluded
'Kxecutivc and Secretary of State is to employ
our navy to join and assist the navy of Yucatan
in preventing the lauding of troops on her coast
and.wngingwar against the other States of Mexi-
co andofleriug as a compensation eight (Iwii-
sand dollars in advance and eight thousand dol-
lars per month so long as our navy continues to
aid and act in concert Wh them. This agree-
ment further provides ior the making of reprisals
and captures and prpvides for their regulation
and distribution.
These stipulations are each as I conceive in
direct violation of the provisions of the second
article of the constitution which gives to Con-
gress the power to make war grant letters of
marque and reprisals and regulate captures to
provide and niaintain an army and navy and
make all laws necessary for their government
The first article ol' the constitution says the
three great departments of government shall re-
main forever sepaiate and distinct; consequently
these powers being vested in Congress can not
'tu nvprpiciwl turflm Prrviti'fll witlinili n iinlntmn
m nf this article; atid having attempted it can be
considered in no other light than a usurpation
and assumption juuwarcautabl0' power and
HqtiaMth-a gtiVfetoSentS fBut tho fact ot the
Ureshierrt having asstiraddto himself these un-
warrantable powers wilt' not preclude !ongress
from Us rightful exercise of jhem. From these
disquisition 1 oni driven to the inevitable con-
clusion that tho whole subject is open to the in
vesligntion of (Congress and that we have the
right to order its recall by the enactments of the
preamble and joint resolution.
it there should however still exist a doubt 1
will read the latter part of tho second parngrapU-
of tho seventh fwgo of tho President's message
jlujttsftir. Van Zondt read froVri the message
which is as follows:
"Should the C-ongrcss however not concurring
in my views prekr to continue tho navy in or-
dinary rather than permit it to go upon tho gulf
the arrangements made with Yucatan have not
yl progiesscd so far but that they may be ar-
reled y the unmcdialu action ol 'ongress with
out 1 1 ti it-1 1 inconvenience or detriment to either of
the partita. '
Will it now lc contended that the President
thought lor oiio moment It was n treaty and sub-
ject alone to the ratiliculion of the Hcnoto He
certainly did not and is a further evidence which
must be conclusive no treaty has boen submitted
to the Senate by the President for their ratifica-
tion. (hit there is yet one other position In which 1
Kj will place this pari of the subject before I leuve it
W and that is the President hhould not huvu ui-
totnpieu to carry imo eucciius so cuueu iruaiy
if really it had been One until the sumo hud been
ratified. The President can not make u treaty
except by find with (he advice and consent of the
Senate. Was it not then the grossm presuipp-
tion for him to attempt its execution before bo
had obtained their sanction.
I will not longer dwell upon the falsity of
theso positions ) portaps I have already con-
sumed too tnuch time m combatting principles
ihe ferroneousneas of which tho irwihyating;yei
ofophiBtrycftu never conceal orwmejrti
tho ednnhfrtyMtfiU of its'advoc pto riwer
to Jioing plain and easy of comprehension what
excuse cart be given for its non-exocintonrijf vio-
lation Has a contingency arisen contemplated
by the law tliat will justify the conducfof the
Kxecutivc in sanding-our Navy to aid and act in
concert with Yucatan? Gentlemen of tUp-pppo-suiou
tell us that our western fronlierhai'jbeen
invaded by armed Mexican forces "and his
would justify it. What sif I woultlusk wasfthe
character of that invasion? i&lsit tot5ren'knowti
to every western member on this fidbrj that over
sinco 1838 there has been continually prowling
UDon that frontier a lawless banditti constituted
of both white men and Mexicans familiarly
known there as cow-thieves whose only business
has been to-commit robberies and theft of tho
grossest character by plundering the vnrious
rmicheros from tho Son Antonio to the Rio
(iruiide and who have been aliko fatal to the
friendly Mexican traders coming into tho settle-
ments as to the citizens resident upon our bor-
der. This is the character of parties which have
occasionally annoyed the west during the past
summer by the incursions of their predatory
bauds. No invasion by the Government forces ol
Mexico whatever has been made; the correspon-
dbtM0Llh two gentlemen from Bexar as com-
missionerffWhun sent by this Government to visit
Gen. Aristara&welHs the declarations of onoof
them (Mr.'You Ness) aiPfcrdByBagoon this floor
show most conclusively that au iuvasiom such as
wascont6mploted by the Acf has not UntantSc(&'
Hut suppose inese roving parties nau comeunucr
the sanction of tho Mexican authorities how false
must be tho reasoning thai would conehtlwfcMsf
necessary for tho public ejtgalfrWthbslHt
uuius. to sena uio nauviia niu mo uovernmeni enrt
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jpL fucauiii quuHVBu uiuiu muii iiiuusauu miles
UlSlaUl iroili uio iiieatruvi uieir uciiuii.
Another gentleman excuses the matter by toll
iug us in pathetic terms that your jtforthWftv
frontier has been invadod by the mercUessfttY'
uge; that .yor hushandmeu have UeeriCTlpBaT
iomalawkeUtl slain; arid your womerif M
MiilHrnn carried into cantivitv. Well. admTt'all
this to be true in the language of the- Acf Jid;
the " President' deam Ji necessary ior tno'puon
socuriiy'f'against he-lHUidtiailiat our1 NvyWitt
n.flpml' to.Yucatau? .0 petty subterfuge rhd
incapable .tljtt.artofiovur.'an enormity eopeStm
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position and posture of our country when we
examine with tho mind of an unbiased observer
her true condition and contemplate her as she is
I am satisfied that every candid mind will-admit
that our situation is indeed ofthc most interesting
character. Tho dreadftiUar of revolution has
buf lateh ceased its rn ion j scarce site r years liaw
empseu smce u jucrcuoj xuexican ncaaed by
me naugiuy auu amouious oant Atta; inlawed
your territory; and. vhiloltlwaeeing'Wiiihaliittmfe
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your u wei t ings. put ume more than fjve years
hayelapsed since this same proud nnd arrogant
Chion'aiu was met and humbled mi iSan Jacinto's
plain by Texiau horoes and patriots led:on by
the bravery of a Texiau Commander; and though
pur declaration of Independence has boen sou ltd-
ed to the world and Uio soma has been acknowl-
edged by tho most powerful nations of tho earth
yet the important problotn of tho abilityot ourselves
to perpetuate it remains to bo solved. ' Immense
liabilities.incurred by the revolution nnd the' yet
more onerous debts and embarrassments con-
tracted by .an .administration of profligacy more
destructivehafljhahorrofis of war itself liUeau
incubus htjijg aroujidind crowd upon the in-
lantue tnrc-csanuv(enQriues ol the Hemib c.
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avenging arm stop not in thoirtsiJuVse'wKile a
detachment remained to stain our sbtl'whli low
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tug thatxiyer to. invade this cottri;
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is our real sttua-
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mire.preseula au objecttpnuor
'Of this COtllltrv. likn nnninai
iiitcdStiilca ol the North is Mii&ca
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t has been urged that by tin's measure wewifl
bo enabled to weaken ourircmv. 'SrmDOSe ilM
tjrtie it can benefit us nothing except we desired
to conquer that country. This we do not wish
nor con Iho most skeptical entertain a thought so
chimerical.
. Thcffenttenwn ttf tiro wpposfti6n hnve nttctnphfd nak
the iitiprcMiou upon thia Homo that Uio mediation of Ens-
landhns failed and rafer to the iiiiMton of Air Webb to prove
it. IKliat thon ore llio Cacti of tho rn7 Tli niiion of Mr.
Webb Was coflninly nHlhorizet and premature. Did not
Mr. Puckonliam tho Uritisli Winuttr at Mexico tell -Mr. VkK
in langungo too plain not to be luieunderstood tbatjbe has 4$i
Jjevef bt!n-wtlorwed by thiaCovernnwni to inform ilic-Mrorp
can nation ofliciolly of their ontrtntuted mediation but wm " M
ponniiiea unuuiciany to let mem Know iu AImI thn r& aWVu
that he had not teen instructed to make thu mediation ofllciaHy'9S
known to the Mexican Covernment m evident beeauaa thoMii
convention hod never Vtn ruUfied. and the exchange pjjstig7 WM
KMuuiiB ub. iMiuro Bunco iioo Doen extended to
of June 1842.
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