Litchfield enquirer., 1844-12-05
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THE H0UR AND ms DUTIES.
The Journal Of Commerce Of Thursday leads
with letter from Washington, evidently Of semi
oIkcial chsrscter, and developing the Loco FocO
plan q ne winter campaign. The watchword Is.
I1e Aane1aiSoa If Zex6s . de Uision at tie ess-
losSag SasigR IF C6Rgyess.& For this. the motley
eoslitioa which has lust triumphedin the Presden-
tial contest Is preparing to struggle with the dea
perafion Of common interest and common peElls-
TyleF,whose mountain ofinfamy cannot be increased
peEoeptiby by piling Mount Blanc upon il. and who
has nothing to hope or fear beyond the fourth OF
AEaEch next, isambitious Of the glory OF having
Texas annexed during his Administration. Polk,
who dislkes the responsibility OF calling an Extra
Session, or Of directly pressing the Texas scheme
- the cardinal measure OF his Aomanlstretions
would like 10 have the plot communicated before ne
takes the reins. The Slavery fanatics who swim.
vlleA Van Buven out Of his nomination. and forced
tha Texas issue on the North at the point Of the
bayonet, are anxious to clutch their winnings be-
fore the sober consideration Of the Free States can
.iO6bers and affiliated slave.dealers want to
Sreali1e, 1T the earliest moment. Their united
force, backed by the prescnt and prospective pat
funaSe Of the Government, will be brought to
bear with tremendous force on Congress. Wll they
succeed.
We trust not. ofthe house we have mot hope.
Mr.. C. Ingessoll will at an early day introduce
timpudent fraud j Of Texas to this country when
ever can be effected on certain conditions. This
viii be pushed through the House by twenty 70 nj
u majority. The President stands ready and eager
to sign it. Our hope is in the Senate alone.
What may we expect from that ilustrious Break
water Of he Conststutions We do hope much
There will be twenty -four Loco Focos there, Gin
GLIDING one in Tallmadge's place) Of whom we ex-
pect little good. Wright will be away. Benton
will be bullied into submission, and will find some
excuse for voting rs his Judgment forbids. Niles
will also be whipped u. Inc only probable
constituency who have just given Fourteen Ihous-
and majority (including the Birney vote) against
annexation while the real anti-TeXas majority in
the State is not less than Fifty Thousand In def
ance Of all this, Allen will vote against his constt
1aents and his own convictions, the bidding Of the
men who brow.beat and cheated him at Baltimore.
OF Tappan we have better opinion. Though
Jacobin Of the school Of Tom.a Paine and Robes.
pierr he 10 at heart bitter an enemy OF slavery
as his brothers Arthur and Lewis, and can never
forget how Van Buren, wasaoored end Texas can
didate forced on the party at Baltimore, We do
moi believe he will vote for Texas. We there
fore concede to the project wenty-three Loco Foco
70 carry il, three Wings at least will be needed.
We hope but one can be had-Henderson OF Mis-
sissippi, who often votes with our opponents, IN
elerence to the violent Texas and Loco Foco feel
inn Of his state After him there are but Berrien
of Georvia--who cannot be moved a hair toward
the conspiracy-and the Louisiana and Tennessee
men. These are peculiarly situated. Louisiana
has been carried for Polk on the Texas issue. and
Tennessee has just been saved by! the lndomitaole
Whig spirit Of her freemen. There are many
WhiSs n each Of these states who desire Annexa-
fion, while all the Loco Focos profess 70 consider
ityital TO the security of that emnentty Democrat.
;c institution, Slavery. We have shade Of appre'
pension, and but shade, that these Senators may
be forced into the support Of Annexation. the
danger il not great, but it Is imminent, and the
stake 10 vast! To neusralize it, there must DO
demonstration Of the Anti Texas feeling Of the
ENTHUSIASTICALLY OF New York Connecticut and
Ohio-so decided as not to be resisted Shall not
be set on foot Immediately!
Loversof Human Freedom and National Right
eousness mighty responsibility is upon sou -
You have no right to consider all lost because one
battle has been lost. Party excitement and Party
drill have done their worst, and now the naked
question Of the fraudulent and faithless acqustion
Of Foreign Territory, in order to prop up deplo-
rable Domestic scourge, is directly presented tothe
County, II may be that the Wrong is ultimately
20 triumph: What then! IL our duty less clear
We plead for time only-let not the People, who
have been swindled into a seeming acquiescence in
the Texas iniquity, be surprised into its consum-
mation.-N. Y. Tribune. ..--all rp ... aaa
From the tenor Of the comments Of the Wing
Press generally upon the result Of the late contest
between the American People and the consolidated
factions who fought under the flag OF Loco Focoism
I'VE are pleased to find that no disposition Tor
ssgrounding arms finds place in the breast Of any
portion OF the Wing army. And why should any
such surrender take place! million and half
of voters and those composed Of the bone and sin
ew ofthe country, the very men who are yet 10 be
the conservators Of the Republic, is very respec-
table array to take the field with, when the proper
time comes, 40 come II will. No, no !! The Wings
have been beaten, but not dishonored They have
lost battle, BUT NOT THEIR pATRIoTIsh u F"
,ev .augmsta (Ga.) Chronicle.
+ Mr.. CALHoUN,it appears TO be understood. Is
70 remain in the State Department under the new
Administration. The Alexandria Gazette says,
that a few months ago he went to Washington 20
eettle TyxAs and OREGON, and SO home again
Hc has not settled either, but he has gone home
and come back again. The next two years will
doubtless be fruitful Of interesting incident in
which Mr.. c. will be an actor. The convention
which nominated Mr. Polk declared in favor Of the
"immediate reoecupation Of Oregon" Mr.. c. and
Mr.. McDulie, II b we'll known, took ground
against any such precpitafe action with regard to
that county and will NOT this occasion some en-
barrasment to Mac should hebe premier under
Mr.. P0lki--Rieh. Com. es2s
TIE CABryEr-A letter from Washington,
published in the Charleston Courier, says:
81 6nd, 40 suggested the other day, that there
In q, De asttong and determined opposition in the
Democratic ranks to Mr. Calhoun's participation in
the Cabinet councils, under Mr.. Polk. Mr.. Polk
will Of course Judge for himself Of the pTopriety OF
Mr.. Calhoun to remain in the State Department,
but il il evident that the interests and the uterior