Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856.

DEBATES OF CONGRESS. 779 JULY, 1836.] Adjournment. [SENATE. the tone of the discussion; stated that he had cannot be without its own intrinsic difficulties hoped we should be ready to recognize Texas and perplexities. before now; but under existing circumstances, I voted in 1821 to acknowledge the absolute he thought we should only go at present so far independence of Mexico; I vote now to recogas the report and resolution contemplate. nize the contingent and expected independence Mr. NILES said that he did not wish to pro- of Texas. In both cases the vote is given upon long the debate; yet, from the relation in the same principle-upon the principle of diswhich he stood to the subject, he felt it a duty junction where conjunction is impossible or to express his approbation of the resolution disastrous. The union of Mexico and Spain which had been reported by the Committee on had become impossible; that of Mexcio and Foreign Affairs. He fully concurred in the Texas is no longer desirable or possible. A views of the committee. He thought they had more fatal present could not be made than that gone far enough, and had stopped at the proper of the future incorporation of the Texas of La point. He had on a former occasion expressed Salle with the ancient empire of Montezuma. the opinion that it would be premature unquali- They could not live together, and extermination fiedly to recognize the independence of Texas is not the genius of the age; and, besides, is at this time, and he had seen nothing to change more easily talked of than done. Bloodshed this opinion. only could be the fruit of their conjunction; Mr. SOUTHRAD said: and every drop of that blood would be the I am not prepared to unite in the general dragon's teeth sown upon the earth. No wise expression of a belief that the independence of Mexican should wish to have this Trojan horse Texas is secured, and her struggle over. It shut up within their walls. seems to me impossible that this can be the The debate was continued by Mr. PRESTON, case. Texas may-she probably will-at some who asked for the yeas and nays on the resoluperiod, perhaps not remote, establish her inde- tion; and it was unanimously adopted. pendence on a foundation which Mexico cannot shake. She has temptations to offer to enterprise, ambition, and avarice, to the better and MONDAY, July 4. the baser passions of our nature, which may Adjournment. draw to her very efficient aid in her conflict, After the consideration of executive business, and will, probably, carry her triumphantly A Message was received from the President through it. of the United States, by Mr. DONELSON, his Mr. BENTON said he should confine himself secretary, stating that he had signed the several strictly to the proposition presented in the bills (specifying them by their titles) submitted resolution, and should not complicate the ab- to him on that day. stract question of recognition with speculations The motion submitted by Mr. GRUNDY, for on the future fate of Texas. Such speculations the appointment of a joint committee to wait could have no good effect upon either of the on the President of the United States to inform countries interested; upon Mexico, Texas, or him that the two Houses of Congress were the United States. Texas has not asked for ready to adjourn, and desiring to know whethadmission into this Union. Her independence er he had any further communications to make is still contested by Mexico. Her boundaries, to them, was taken up and agreed to. and other importantt points in her political After waiting some time, condition, are not yet adjusted. To discuss Mr. GRINDY, from the joint committee apthe question of her admission into this Union, pointed to wait on the President, reported that under these circumstances, is to treat her with they had performed the duty assigned them, disrespect, to embroil ourselves with Mexico, and that the President had answered that he to compromise the disinterestedness of our had no further communications to make to motives in the eyes of Europe, and to start Congress. among ourselves prematurely, and without On motion of Mr. BUCHANAN, reason, a question, which, whenever it comes, The Senate adjourned sine die.

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Title: Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856.
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