New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-08-21
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any principle OF the party, or of any measure
when those principl's require.
The auth ,ity o. party is as limited SITS pun
pose Men having the same views OF 'he pm
cpes Of Their Government, unite for the purpose
II putting tiiosc Pdarpes y Practice. ny u
ION il a patty. i; is sound.d Oh certain seaere!
,,-5nc;,les nd is limited to them. To adhere 10
,ssto and 10 concur in such measures IS they re
cure, is the whole duty Of parry men In AZ
,,tb.r respects, each may act ana vote as he Jucg-
"a ri rf,, w;tho Il complaint from his ASSOCIATES
.s'rhe Democratic party has been IN existence
from tre foundation of the Constitution. ltspnn-
,.ip!es arc rs old as the Government, and have
since baen constantly repeated. They arc equal
~ ana IRE. dusn-oq Ial rights 20 a!!-no ciSlirc-
ION of pers ns-no spccial privileges, and no re-
strsit oil tue individual, except 81 lar as may be
necessary Ia pforc t the nights 81 Others . c re
.ra.d every mar ~ Z b:n-:er hzvlng eqbel Iisnts
g!tf ourselves " c are COR The siFictest cGnsifuc
ION of all graats u power, and The su'cic'- &C
oro,h,li,y Of all magistrates and officers Of what
class so,vef.' THIS is The Democratic Creed, ent
me whole of it. The measures OF the party are
those, add those only, which these principles re
anirr So far we hold ourselves bound as party
inen-b1t m farther.
rom the tendency Of party to engross every PUB
lic question. THIS comes OF the se.ishness Of
mere oarti,ans, who seek TO turn every tning to
,heIr own ends. We see no mere reason 1or sub
fIting oil our actions 10 It's control, than TO the
control OF fashion or secis.
Wien, therefore, Il convention Of party man
seek to pe6Ee Tie party 20 measure, not within
taesc tni;s we loak upon the act IS OF M greater
ircc III IN the act OF any equal number Of equally
reepcct4ble parsons. As all opinion We adopt OF
rel G. Il, as we thnk II souad or oiherwise--as
au h,riiy we disregard 1t.
For these reasons, though firmly attached to
Inc Democratic parry, VIC mold ourselves not
bound Us party men by he resolution Of the Con-
yen,ion The resolution itself we consider un-
wise and unjust. We condemn it, not because
we are opposed to the extension OF ouc territory,
or inc admission into our Union Of new c0mrnu-
nit es-not thu; VIC would not resist the interfer-
ence OF any Europcan power in the affairs OF the
veg World, policy 10 which this whole people
Is devoted, but because,
Il. We have treaty with Mexico, binding
Us 10 'inviolabIe peace and sincere iriendshlp.'-
rexas is row engaged 10 wer with Mexico, and
taking her, we take that with her, breaking our
ocdgc of inviolabc peace. 1t is not all act o!
sincere friendship, TO take to ourselves country
which once belonged 20 her, Which she has never
.lrrendercd, ind IS now struggling to regain. Our
tcd that her forces had actual possession OF the
Government of that country, butt admitted no
ulotc. 1t neither admitted denied that
Mexico had claims and rights in respect to Texas.
"2. Texas has an enormous public cebt, which
she is unable to pay, tie amount OF which is un.
Known, and which must either be assumed By us,
OF Left as il now tx, dishonorcd CLAIM upon an
msolv,rt State. liz thelatter case we add another
To the list already too great OF inso.vent or rcpu-
dating American States. In the former we as
sau,c for the Union debt not contracted by it or
for it, AN act of doubtful power and evil tendency.
60. Texas is a slave country. and if received
with its institutions will CLAIM admission into the
Union, with lis slavery, its unequal representa-
uon, and its r,quisi,iuns Upnn the free States.
We are not AbolIuonsts, and have 10 sympathy
vith them. We are willing 10 abide by the com
Promise Of our fathers. We wal! not obliicrate d
line of it. We will not stop short Of it, but we
will moi % d step beyond IT, No threats, no re.
prJachcs, snail force us beyond II. We stand by
the Constitution OF our country. But when it Is
pr ,posad 10 extend that Constitution and comp.o-
mise to foreign countries, we take leave 10 H.
qure what sort Of countries they are, and by
whom Inhabited.
1T is said that the Annexation of Texas will
not increase the number of slaves. fit we're so,
1t would no, remove our ohjcciOn-ior the An.
neXatlon would still increase our connection with
Slavery. Why should we multiply our relations
with il, even Ii tie sum. total remains the same
II II were proposed TO Erng uudcr the Americcn
flag ali the slave communities of the world, would
It overcome your ropugnancc to 1t, to tell you
that tho number Of Slaves would not be In
creased
I'VE arc unwilling to give TO any foreign
Slave holding nation, these ext a0rdlnary and un-
equal privileges, greater than cur own, which our
fureialhers gave to their brethren and companions
in arms. A citizen OF Mississippi, with five
s avcs, has virtually IS many votes as four ciU.
zens OF New-Ior If Texas ever comes into
ibis t1n,nn. of lis citizeTs shall have, with
our consent, more power than citizen OF our own
State
% But they err, who think that the Annexation
of Texas will not increase Slavery and the num-
Der of Slaves. The Annexation is pressed upon
US BY a portion of the South as new source of
for Slave Industry and new guaran-
tee 10 their institutions. D. they not know th.ir
own interests better than VIC ! Political economy
and our own experience both teach us a different
lesson. Slavery has increased in Virginia and
tdECl'DdS SINCE INT VI
slave breeding is always commensurate with
Slave markets. Population expands with the
means Gifts subsistence and the demand for its
industry. To increase the ma, ket and the value
OF the iabnr, is TO increase The population. No
law Of political economy is more certain.
For tncse reasons we are firmly anu unal:er-
abiy opposed TO the annexation OF Texas, in any
shape IN which i,kas yet been offered to The Amf-
rican people Bat we c4nnot consent 10 see Wing
candidates elected and Whig policy carried out in
tie General Government. Nor shall that eve, hap.
pen, il any efforts Of ours can prevent it. The
great principles of our party were never more
firmly rooted in the hearts OF majority OF the
American People than 1T this moment. and 'f the
election can be MADE 10 rest on them. we shall
assurediy prevail. How shall we separate The
true issues from the false How 10 reconcile the
conflicting wishes AMI duties which the GRO. OF
inc Baltimore Convention has created, is the
qucstoa We have anxously considered. We see
10 means of doing so, but 10 support the nomna
ions MADE at Baltimore, and at the same time
promote The nomination OF ,nembc:s OF Congress
opposed 10 this annexation. The President can
do nothing OF himself if the two Houses are of
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