Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-07-04
Annexation, OF Texas.

The Journal Is a. lat cut m lnll cry against the re-
annexation Of Texas to ihis Union. We have been
qgiepy airaifiag for some weeks, in expectation Of
this rcsuli-sayine nothing that would alarm the
Corcy. We knew that tic Old Jdnto were opposed
10 Texas; We showed a ysqr ago, tlat the late Gov
rrnor NOBLE, the then leader of tie Wings, had de-
clarod that rather than Texas should be annexed he
would 90 for the dissolution of tic Union, .'pcaceably
If he could. forcibly if he must" We knew that
such were still their continents, but We also knew
that they would not atow tLom. Unless they supposed
they could profit by 80 doing. They are now de>Pe-
rate. They Ilainly see from recent manifestations If
public sentiment. that the State i certainly lost 10 tic
kentucky Gambler, unless they can put the contest
upon new issues. They therefore dcnOunce the ~
Ter treaty after II IS dad and buried, and hold out the
idea that no other IAN cf anncyation can be proposed
free from the faults of that miserable clcctiOnccring
scheme. They say nothing about Bontons Bill, which
obvia;cs all or nearly ali tic objectionable features #
Tyler ill-concoctcd scheme, Iccause ticy know that
n large mn arity Of tie people, even the Wing, VIII
approve of ihat bill, when tiey understand It's prOvi-
sion~. The reason of this course j. p~olfablc to those
acquainted with the common poliryo # he Junto. They
feel sure they can gull their own party INTO any thing,
and they therefore ri>k a declaration Of utter hostility
TO any plan of remuneration, either now or hereafter,
fI the sole purpose Of inducing tie AhOltionists 10
desert their own organization and .o;c the Clay Tick
Ct. This IS tie true secret If their present move
mont. He'd Clay's prospects been fair in this State,
they would have been a silent as the grave upon the
subject.
The Journal copies n paragraph from our paper Of
2S,h March last, IN relation TO the Tyler treaty when
first publicly preached. 1t attempts to twist tLat
paragraph into . declaration f hostility against an
nexation, though no man capable Of understanding
Tie English language can draw such a conclusion from
it.. Tho Same may be sad Of the resolutions Of tic
Central Democratic Cluh, which the Journal copies,
aud cnlcavors to di~.ort. S, FIR from saving any
thing against annexation, they deprecated tie finati-
cism to which they referred, rs tending To delay
or prevent" anncxltion. Il VIII be news to any
mcratcr of the Club. that lac i opposed to annexation
hone, that we know Of, INTENDED SO to be under
stood. They ere in favor OF annexation to a man.
It IS 4 remarkable fici, that the Journal has re-
manned silent On this t,pic. until it received the letter
Of Elliott, tie British Charge dAfairs in Texas. Ia
the Texan Secretary e State, in which it is very
plainly minated tint 'hcr Naicsty's Government =
viii not assent to tic anncxation of Texas to the
United States. The Journal viii fud. however. that
tie arguncnts e The rriti-h Charge. sufficient as
they my be to the Jun'p, VIII have = very different
effect upon the minds Of the people Of the country.
At least we should hope 80. The wise, the calm.
the prudent Mr.. Van Baron, who was falsely charged
with opposition 10 annexation, went 50 far in his
letter a 10 say that whenever any freien nation
nttcnirtod to interfere unustly in the affairs Of Texas.
We should resist such Interference at the hazard of
war. That is the ground We occupy and though we
would mover Justify a disregard If the fair prctcn-
sionS of Mexico. particularly ON the ground that she
isweak, and therefore unworthy Of rcgard.-we would.
nevertheless. inculcatc 4 spirit of instant resistance
- any uncailcd for interference of Great Britain i'm
our relations with Texas. or in our negotiations for n
remuneration Of the Territory to this Cniou.
We shal expose some If the grosser errors of the
Journal, hereafter.