Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1844-04-27

The chief organs Of the party styling itself De
mocratic" are any thing but harmonious on the
I" Annexation" question. Some Of them begin 10
speak out, however, since they find that the friends
Of President TYLER harp upon it as the single string
on which they rely for response to their appeal
to the /" Democracy" for support Of Mr.. TYLER as
the candidate Of that party for the Presidency.
Since the cry of "Tyer and Texas" has been
raised, they seem to be disposed to try if they can
not out Teras Mr.. Tyler. Among those papers
which have found their voices in this emergency,
we are somewhat surprised at discovering the Penn
syluanian, from which we had some reason to ex-
pect different That paper, however, broke
ground on Tuesday last in elaborate article on
" the Texas question" opening thus:
point Of difference between the great
parties into which the people Of this country naturally divide
themselves, appears us, inuoUed IN the question
ape TO the remuneration Of Tras, and the deeply
the is agated the thoroughly will this fact be-
come obvious There may indeed, the outset be
Of place and opinion this regard The sudden
with which the question has BEER presented may for
the moment prevent persons from arriving at their u
mate and Just conclusions They may perhaps far the
be mised be mistaken but assured that in
the end and due reflection sincere steady and
ghtened disciple Of the Jeersonian schoo pr politics
hesitate in diusng the benefits of Cor uton and in
consolidating security By welcoming the youthful
hepu0hc tnf0 our CnOn Sucn men cannot remain IN
attitude calculated the progress Of liberal institutions
yield to that and selfish depoon TO sectional
teres congenal the fundamental and distinctive doc
tines Of the Federal party.
democracy is in truth universal philanthropy" &c. &c.
1t is not, of course, our purpose 10 attempt an
answer to such sententious and cogent demonstra-
ton as this Of the expediency Of " annexlng" Tex
as. But we do mean to let the ylUaaian an
swer itself on the subject. We have before US the |
No. Of that paper published on the 18th of January,
1912, containing article, in reference to the re-
ations between Texas and Mexico, so clear in its
reasoning, and just in its conclusion that pre-
served il, the phrase is, for future reference,
little dreaming that we should ever have occasion
to bring it in evidence against the Pennsy vanian
itself. From that article we quote the following |
reply to the Pennsylvanian's demonstration Of the
present day in favor OF " welcoming the youthful
Republic into our Union :"
"There fear that the notion which has been
propagaed that the angosaxon destined subdue
other races has led many Of citizens think them
selves justified in aggressons and attempts conquest upon
nations peace with country and that, when they
get into trouble by their unjust interference Govern
men because of their angoSaxon blood, must help them
Of the difficulty, and go their behalf,
there other remedy
"H is time that the notion isspated that anglo
Saxons not subject both TO the obligations OF
raty and the same laws Of nations other people"
We leave the Pennsylvania TO reconcile its
/" Democratic " doctrine Of the present day with
the obligations of morality :" and Of " the laws Of
nations which it incucared only two years ago.
The New York Epening Post, the Oldest Of the
journals of the modern school Of" Democracy" on
The other hand, manfuIly refuses TO join in " the
common cry," and with manly independence stands
its ground against the combination which has man
aged 10 obtain the control Of several other Of the
apers belonging TO its party. There is no Wig
paper in the country certainly, which has made use
Of stronger language the subject than the follow
ing, which we copy from the Evening Pos, Of We'd
nesday: |,
The feeling against the project Of annexation, so sud-
lenly thrust upon u.s. stronger and general in this
,ity than we had at one 6me supposed il to be-
As the question now stands with the consent Of Mexico
not obtained the annexation Of Texas would possess the
ame moral character that did four FIVE years ago, when
bur Government formally declined any negotiation in regard
il ON account Of the faith which bound to preserve
towards the Mexican Government If we extersl gus
Jurisdiction ever Texas, blot the history Of country
With the record Of aocious fraud On such OCCASION
vcry man whom the good Of his country s dear,
hould let his voice be heard" II
At Boston on Friday morning last the thermometer stood
80 degrceshat is degrees below the freezing point
Thick ice formed in the city and vicinity and vegetation