Another ,o;nt We once claimed to have pur-
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Another point. We once claimed to have Pur-
chased Texas in the purchase OF LOUISIANA,
though this was disputed. The real fact appears
to be that the ancient boundaries OF Louisiana
and Mexico were not well defined, did not clearly
cohcre, and that most Of what is now Texas was
:, sort of no.man'sland between them. We had
thus in 1918 as good right to ias Spain, neither
having absolutely much if any. Thus we stood
when the South became possessed, haunted, by the
idea that Florida was necessary to her prosperity
and safety Forthwith the Government was as
.aied. beset with clamors for the purchase Of


Florida, which was unquestioned Spanish Terri
torv. Mr.. Monroe, virginian, was President
and accedcd so did Messrs. Crawford, Calhoun
and Writ, who were in his Cabinet. Florida was
to be had ne matter at what cost. So Mr.. J. q
Adams, who was Secretary OF State, was pressed
to negotiate new Boundary Treaty with SPAN,
which should transfer to US Florida no matter at
what cost OF course, Spain, whom we had re-
Gently insulted and abused, was in no hurry to
crafty us. Her Minister demanded Five Millions
of Dollars, the satisfaction of sundry claims, anc
the line of the Sabine, as the considerations OF
her surrendering Florida. Mr.. Adams would not
accede TO such hard conditions, and insisted on
the line OF the Rio del NoEte, which IS far more
natural and safe boundary, giving US Texas
But Don Onis demurred, as was natural, seeing
that our Government and People were foolishly
bent on having Florida on whatever terms; and
Mr.. Adams was overruled by the President and
the Southern Members of his Cabinet, and the
Treaty was concuded-an eminently bad enc
among our many hard bargains-but purely
Southern, made in obedience to Southern cla-
NOR, to subserve Southern interests. Well, now
we have Florida fast enough, (and she has cost
us cruel deal more than she will ever repayI
and the very section which insisted on surrender
ing our pretensions to Texas in order to obtain
Florida, is now calling stouty on the Re-Annex-
alton of Texas, on the ground that she once be-
Ionged to US and we had no right to part with
her. Well gentlemen, if the act Of waving our
claim to Texas was invalid, surely the considera-
ton we obtained for it falls also, and Florida re-
verts to Spain. If we hadno right to surrender
Texas, and could not do it, we haveno right now
TO hold property acquired by the surrender. But
it is all take and no give with these gentlemen
they are for Re-Anaexing Texas, but say never
word of restoring Florida to Spain! Isnot the
whole pretcnce glaringly preposterous?


We opened recently the leading Loco-Foco
journal in Illinois, (the State Register at Spring
feld,) and found it taking ground zealousy for
and abusing j. Q. Adams for
surrcndering Texas This is about the average
information and candor cvinced in the attacks
on that eminent Statesman.