New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-11-18
Can Texas he kept out OF the U.ion1

disastrcusly to the Wings, and the reflection that
Falsehood and Slavery have triumphed over
Truth and Freedom settles coldly around the
heart, it is natural tina. we should take calm
survey of the state Of the Country and inquire
whether there is not yet some ground Of hope that
a portion of the calemiiies which threaten us
may, with proper ezertcn on part, be syer.ed.
It is not the part of Patriotism TO yield to despair
90 long as any thing can be done to sevs the
Country from impending evil. What though the
heart be sex from hope deferred and Bii cisgutt
ct the triumph Of unworthy men2 Let ua not
be too readily persuaded to throw dowa our arms
and give to Despotisu1 in the guise Of spurious
Democracy the advantage Of our retirement from
the field of battle. Thrice is he armed who hath
his quarrel just and Truth after all is mightier
than Falsehood. II the sceptrc is not in our own
hands, we may at least by vigorous and well.
directed effarts keep in check the faithless men
who hold it. The advantages which may
would we could say are lkely-to result to the
cause of Freedom and Free Institutions from such
a course on our part in this hour Of darkness and
pSIlI, dIS tDo W VIC NsutiJ JSNPuioOu'
Of all the issues involved in the late contest,
that Of the Annexation of Texas with its train Of
impending ills was perhaps. when viewed in oil
its aspects, the most important. The overthrow
of the Tariff, the defeat of the Land Distribu-
ton and the establishment of an unsound and
fuctuating Currency, are evils that may be en-
dured, because they can be remedied at any no.
ment when the People choose To apply the ne
cessary correctives; and besides. the very endur.
ance of them for time may DO the means Of
their final and permanent removal But annex
Texas to our Union. and what is done cannot be
undone Even if the acquisition of that terri
tory should not be followed, as it probably would
be, by dsgraceful and calamitous War with
Mexico, a permanent advantage would be given
to Slavery over Freedom, and the Country would
be obnoxious to the charge of doing q dishonor-
able and perfdious deed for the purpose of giving
strength and perpetuity to an institution at war
with all the principles on which cur Government
is founded.
Is there any ground for hope that this calami.
ty-this national crime and disgrace--cau be
averted Let us look for moment at the posi-
ton in which the question has been placed by the
election of Mr.. Polk.
In the FIRST place we are met with the undeni.
uble fact that the claims Of Mr.. Van Buren, were
set aside because on this question his We've were
not in harmony with those Of the ultra Texas
party, and that Mr.. Polk was nominated as an
open and avowed advocate of Immediate An.
Mexation, Throughout the South, and in the
North with only here ard there an exception, his
claims have been distinctly and zealously urged
On this ground. The Loco Foco press, from the
ststely Democratic TO the obscure country
hebdomadaI, with few exceptions, has advocated
the scheme the lone star has been blazoned
on high in Loco. Foco PROFESSIONS and mass
meetings in companionship with or own glor.
GUS galaxy, and on every side Texas and Ore
gon has been the watchword of the nov TT;
umphant party. Verify all this would seem at
first to forbid the expectation of any successful
resistance to the measure. But are there not
some faint CLEANS Of sunshine in the midst OF
surrounding Darkness on which the eye of HUI.
manity may rest in hopsf
We know, of course, that the Southern wing
of the Loco oco party, with Mr.. Calhoun at its
head, will spare no effort to consummate its dar.
ling scheme, and there can be no doubt that they
viii find strong and willing allies a. the North
Lut it is to be remembered that small, though
net entirely uninhuential portion of the party in
this State and elsewhere is committed against it,
By what means they have been able to reconcile
i. 10 their consciences-if indeed their conscien.
ces have been reconciled-to support Mr. Polk,
it is difficult for us to perceive; but is it too
much to hope, row that the Election is over, that
these mon will III least endeavor to restrain their
party from doing the deed Of madness which, if
once accomplished, would involve the Country
in disgrace and inlany, to say nothing Of other
impending eyils2
Tho following paragraphs from the Erening
Pest, penned in reply to Sumo structures upon the
oou,se of that journal by the National Intelli-
genetr, though betrayiug symptoms of i'll nature
not difficult to be accounted for in the circum-
stances, are important, defining to some ex-
tent The position of that portion OF the Loco Foco
party TO which We refer. We have ltalicised
ana or two Of the most significant paragraphs.
The National n,erencer afet quoting p:ssage from our
OF the oikcr day. which censred tAe agstors CT
he TeTa, question having nearly lost the State Of New
Verk 10 the Dcoc party and expressed an opnlo that
ia state waS saved by the nomination OF MI Wugh,, asks
whether this be Il confession boast,
The lnehc.rcer may call what pleases lft VIII but in
trnrc, our language fairly and honestly confession,
II snoun hshn confess ind with regret, that there
wsss sS.s snnexason q Texas States:
Snsst Il this, tha; he friends Of .f Hisht
No a 10 hare frustrated that desSn, and 20 Adre kept the
rst,os open question 10 aieA the pcrtp hIe not
saf CONCERNING ,chicA q, hcs made promise.
srS ,oSA is 10 deteI,ned BIZ future discussion and
rGrcement; 4,
,nrtifyng defea, OF the Wing party hes both is tcn:
rY and ills woned measured and Ias al Journal
s AZ tose supported Mr. Polk while they dsapprnved
ssfba Texas scheme terms which sound they had been
I.rn from the lowo Of deba;ers the capoand
rs eSnr,e of The SewYo Democrats who protested
cains. he Texas scheme has been fur poshe from
fa;res and ecuivceaton Their opinions fairly set
{h and their determination "a persi IN their opposition to
tSs eIa scheme whatever be the event OF the election
s. unclaimed N the midst OF the preparation, for the cleo
,is, TAe srccess Of fr Poe ss.es tss 1tIcf
s..,n taan s Of AIS rtral I9u!d hGrs doHs re
;sms ths tfrs e cca6 prs-ndy, ss eIec!ener o. sts
5ynsIat,u scheme yet 10 be and Ge:ac
No,hnc wsever been decided Will be decided BY The
ELECTION of r Polk except that we hare Tor Prs,deRt man
In nfleva