The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-08
LETTER OF THE MtSSlSSiPPl DELE
CATION TO CONGRESS, AND THE
BALTIMORE CONVENTION.

We gave Yesterday the letter Of these gentlemen TO
the editor Of the Globe. OF course we have nothing
to say TO the conduct which these gentlemen may
think proper pursue in the Baltimore Convention
They are honorable men, and no doubt will do what
they conceive to be their duty. This is matter
simply between themselves and their constituents. -
But we, as the conductor of public journal, may
have something to do with the reasons which the
Mississippi delegation assign for their intended course
Tie following passage developes fully their position
and we decidedly protest against the soundness Of
such an argument, as applied TO the South. We So
lemny protest against the principle involved :" The
great emergency requires US farther to state that
shall continue 10 rest the question of xaton
OF Texas on grounds which are truly national, and
be disposed to select the Democratic candidate for
the Presidency from that section of the Union which
will be asked, in spirit Of patriotism, to unite with
the South in promoting the of this srea,
sure There is Inconsistency in this declaration
TO which piH not and cannot subscribe. The
question of the remuneration of Texas is a grrai
.i'nfriean question. IL is national question, made
by the parties litigant- England and our own Re-
public. Texas IS not sought 10 be annexed for the
sake simply Of the slave interest of the South but
for the sake Of Tie great interests of The ,ehoe Union
The commercial, manufacturing, navigating and
cotton growing interests Of the country, and the
safety and perpetuity Of Republican institutions are
deeply and equally involved in this momentous ques
ton. When we dwell on these considerations we
must be permitted, in the name of the Southern Pco-
ple to protest. deliberately and soemnly agains, the
course of any man who would suppcate for the
ri IF a. TT
but more particularly it, in addition TO this for the
sake of having the support Of any man who NAV
choose to write Texas letter" al this late and safe
hour, such man aud his friends are to be purchased
or softly persuaded by the tender Of the Presidency
This would, in truth, make it a Southern question
exclusively. No The PEorLE are everywhere ex-
pressing their opinions on this subject in Pennsy-
vania, both west at PItlsburg, and east at Phlade-
phia, as Well as in numerous interior meetings In
New York city, at the immense mass meeting, in
which IT is supposed that no less than ten III u and
persons participated, and also in the western part of
the State of Newly ork-at New Orleans In Mary
land wherever the people have been spoken 10 upon
this subject, with an unbroken unanimny they have
announced the determination expressed in the patti
otto language Of Jackson, when he protests that
the politicians shall not fitch the credit of this nea
sure from President Tyler" They are everywhere
announcing themselves in favor Of "Tyler and Tex
as" What has Virginia done, that she should be
treated with contempt; What has John Tyler and
the gallant thousands who support him done, that an
effort should be thus made ,ueh an argument and
uiih such preieHce not even TO take his claims into
consideration There was never time yet that the
American People would permit such rank and pal
pable mi Justice. When The irun-nerved Jackson We
oed the Bank bill, he universal cry was, let Jack
son run and fight his own battle Let no other man
decide such an issue John Tyler has not only vetoed
Bank bills, but indebted to him, aud him onhv
and his rmness and patriotism in taking the respon.
sibity on this great question Of Texas And vet
the American People are gravely requested TO for
get, TO pass by with neglect, the champion of the
counrys rights and honor and to cast the mantle Of
their praise and honor on some new conner who has
not even snufed the snoke Of the battle, and whose
dress ], as unruied that Of a ballroom dand,,s
Never-Dever