The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1844-11-26
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The Missouri Reporter. received by the last
mail, states that Mr.. Benton has "decared in
public that he will not advocate the immediate
annexation Of Texas, even if he should be in
structed to that effect" We trust there will be
found some mistake in this statement, or at least
that some qualification of The declaration was
made at the time. which was not communica-
ted to the editor; and we notice the assertion
not 10 censure the author Of the declaration,
without more distinct avowal, but 10 express
hope that an error was committed in report
Jog his words, and that he will himself embrace
IN easlv occasion 70 ldiss3oss, ~ purposes Ia
such a manner as to preclude the possibility Of
misconsiruction.
Another incident, which transplred In The
Senate Chamber last spring, and which has
given rise TO much speculation, and to no little
animadversion, tits hoped by large mass Of
the Democracy, will be fully explained by Mr..
Benton. We allude 10 the "bond of Union"
sealed by the Senator from Missouri with John
Quincy Adams. The explanation sought tor,
is whether he pledged himself TO unite with the
Massachusetts, member in implacable hostility
to the purposes of the negotialors of the Treaty
of Annexation and whether he enlisted as a
vindicalor of the motives and action of Mr..
Adams, against the charge of Mr.. Brown Of
Tennessee, and of Gen. Jackson, founded upon
information derived from Mr. Ewing, once our
Minister at the Court Of Madrid, that, after a
treaty negotiated by Mr.. E. had been consumma-
ted, placing all of the territory of Texas within
our Southern boundary, he (Mr. Adams) being
Secretary of Stale, under Mr.. Monroe, thrust
the treaty aside and negotiated one himself fix
ing the boundary at the Sabine, and giving
away, or refusing TO have the territory OF Tex
as2 An explanation on this point is unani-
mously desired by the advocates Of immediate
annexation; and the more vehemenuy, because
Mr.. Benton has appended a note 10 one of
the recent speeches, acknowledging that he
did Mr.. Adams great injustice in one OF his
editorials, wherein he "imprecated a curse" on
him for having given away this territory at the
time, and under the circumstances mentioned
above.
Understanding that Mr.. Benton has arrived in
this city, or is expected 10 arrive in day or
two, we will embrace this occasion 10 draw his
attention TO another matter, not in a captiOus
spirit, or in the attitude of assault but by a
respectful interrogatory, at The request of De-
mocrat in Tennessee, to elicit information.-
Our friend in Tennessee has sent Us a number
of the Jonesboro' Wing, dated October the 9th,
containing what purports TO be speech deliver
ed by MIR. B. in Boonville, Missouri, on the 18th
of September last, and written out for publica-
ion by himself Our correspondent has mark
ed sundry passages, which be desires us &c
copy, and TO inquire if they were really uttered
by the orator. We comply with the request
Knowing that if the extracts be not genuine, we
AFT riding him an opportunity of denying the
authenticity:
"Mr Benton proceeded to the subject on which
all were anxious to hear him speak namely the An
mex ,tion OF rexas Much Of the first part Of h'
speech was taken up IN establishing the positions
which he had m intaned upon The negotiation of III,
first treaty by which Texas was lost to Us through
the in fundamentally Of Mr.. Calhoun and other South
ern members of Mr.. Monroe's Cabinet He reac
the bill introduced by him at the last session Of Con
gress giving authority to the President to open nego
explain and defend it. Let those who want Texa,
,ciih the Union he said, go for the bill let those
who want Texas w.tho,a the Union adhere TO Tx
dead treaty"
uDsunion was a primary object of the treaty. ar
intrigue for The Presidency was ITS secondary object
land specua ION and stock lobbing were auxiliar,
objects and the -four objects together brought it for
ward at the time and 10 the manner in which ii cam,
for ard, just forty days before the Baltimore Con
yenton, aud al the exact moment TO mix with In,
Presidential election and TO make disse Ison, dscord
and mischief between the North and the South -
Mr. b. SAID he meant this for the prime movers ant
negotiators Of the treaty, and not Tor those who sup
ported the treaty without participating 10 the view
of the makers. He had in various speeches exposed
the disunon scheme and the intrigue for the presi
deIcy; he had not shown the part which the land
speculatng and stock jobbpg acted in concoctin,
the treaty aud pressing It's ratification. lie had 10
noticed this part, hut 1t was conspicuous one, ant
was seen by every body at Washington. The cit
was buzzard roost the Presidential mansion as'
Department Of State were buzzard roosts dehle
and polluted by the foul and voracious birds in tn
shape of land-speculs,ors and stock iobbers, VIII
saw their prey in the aty and spared effort 4
secure it, Their own work was to support the trea
ty and its friends to assai ts oppoDents-to abus
the Senators who were against ito vihfy them
and lie upon them in etch and in writ g-and I
establish committee still sitting in Washington, t
promote and protect their interest.
"There were others who wanted it (Texas) fo
very different purposes-tbe dsun onists, for exam
ple-wbo wanted to use it FOR separating the slave
holding from the non-slavehoding States; Presider
tiai intrguers, who wanted TO make and unmak
Presidential candidates and land spe culators an
stockholders, who wanted to enrich themselves.
Throughout this speech, Mr.. B. presented it
the design Of the Texas treaty not to get Texas I'M
the IIno hutt tn rat thp Snu anutof ,