The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-09-14

dom. However adverse this might be 10 Tue WIN
the Interests Ut he United States, In her prssen'
situation che could not ponder long
| Both these letters do equal credit TO the pa,
triotism, generous, and enlarged phnan,h'oly VI
1 the authors, aud although written with 90 eh-
peetaiion of being made public, when the high
est exgencies OF a great nation, and an miami
| Republic, struggling under peculiar dlfhcuities
required that the veil OF secrecy shonld be with
dawn from them, every line, and every word
are found TO be stamped with the love oil man
kind and Of country, and not one selfish ieehng
is seen 10 discolor The pure and bright mirror oi
| their ruth How must he feel, who, tempest
driven by the power OF the question, It's deep
interest its vast results, finds the charges OF
conspiracy overwhelmed by the publication oil
| the truth What a spectacle has been pre-
| ,ented On the one side truth, zeal, and palrl-
otsm, and men not TO be lntimdaled by threats
or promises, and who will welcome any
forms Of Just and honorable contest in such a
| cause. On the other side, spirit writing I'M
der The Notifying infections OF the apprehended
failure Of long fostered projects OF ambition,
raking up iar-ielched and unnatural accusations,
dwelling them against the Oldest the noblesl,
and the chief of the land, dslorling facts, plllng
| up molehills into mountains and In the same
| perverse temper endeavorlng TO reduce mighty
objects TO impapable PARTICLES; TO make the
| tainted scarlet white as snow, TO persuade US
that The vast ambition of England, though grasp
ing this moment al half the globe, had subsidized
forever; that once pyramid, II was now
point; that her blood-stained garments, died IN
| the blood of our women and our children, shed
| by the remorseless savage, cunningly ambushed
| by her counsels, aud bought and paid by her
money, had become ,suddenly,as pure and beau
| ttul as the vestmenls OF the redeemed; charg-
ing, loo at The same time, upon our Govern
meat to-day, the base passions OF rapine ana
lust Of empire; tomorrow, disunlOD, when
! would destroy the success OF both; heaplng
| contradictions together, kinding the Jealousies
! Of one section of the Union against the other;
alarming the North, proclaiming in the next
breath that a vile intestine struggle shall come,
| 10 draw the line, and strike the bosom of bro
lher; that while we are corrupt in our election,
| as a People and as statesmen, England is The
example of truth, of fidelity, Of the just pride
! of character, and elevation OF philanthropy, and
| that she has upon her head the blessings and the
heavenly crown of the peacemaker. Such rs a
| faithful picture of the CONTRAST IN the scenes
| rhich hare been enacted at Washington.
Is il therefore to be wondered at that the enc
mics of Texas should have suppressed these let.
| ters2 That they should have dreaded their effect?
shrunk flom the responsibility of their publicty2
Should have misrepresenled them as the letters
of men peeping through key holes, and writing
that to which they feared to sign their names
That the august dignity of the Senate had been
shocked because great subject, with all the
facts connected with It had been submitted TO the
House of the people Ii was declared that the
treaty was not the mode by which we should
proceed, but it was found equally offensive TO
proceed in am other mode The first would
not do. and the last kindled the deadliest rage.
A great philosopher has said that men are grown
10 chdren-but age should certainly teach
them not to be spoiled children But the writers
of.these letters had subscribed their names, and
their espectabihty lods rouched, though some OF
their names were withheld for just cause. The
name of President Houston, however, was
there-large as liie-bearing the stamp OF truth,
justice, and patrlotl IN upon 1t, and destined 10
live immortal in the annals of history, as the
name of the hero of glorious victory-the de-
fender of his Countrywide founder OF noble
Republic The name of Andrew Jackson was
there too-higher than the highest-the glory of
the nation-the man who never lost a battle
who, in our darkest hour, shed the most brilliant
and unfadlng light upon our arms, and whose
wisdom and valor had saved nation torn by a
faction. Was not this enough2 or could neither
virtue, honor, glory, the service years in immor-
tai deeds OF fame, In martial and CIVIC scenes,
cool the enragel fever Of the partizan brain,
aud Ivpress, with shame aud remorse, the
poor and powerless vengeance OF petty
hour2 Was il {" to paint moral or adorn
a tale ~ But the appeal was made TO the
people-these locked-up secrets were exposed
TO their ewes! This irds the head and front Of
he offence! This and that inhamed 10 mad
ness upon the failure Of the project OF suppress
sion. But not the people 10 be trusted with
the whole truth Or are General Jackson and
President Houston not to be trusted TO be heard
by the people2 VIII these men le2 IL was
said England is TOO proud 10 lie. Who will
believe the one, or not think the other a mlsap
pIication OF terms2 General Jackson never
made mistake when he raised his voice or his
arm against England He has always believed
in the safety OF resisting that kingdom, and the
wisdom of trusting our own people; and II
there is any thing, about phich The people
believe in him more Mon any other, IL is his
opinion of Engl, nd! This suppression is
nep feature in our history-to publish part,
and hold back part-to divide and cut of the
evidence. court will reject witness merely
for rules of law, though 1t IS known the witness
would speak the truth, and that which would
be important. But who ever heard of a nation
refusing 10 hear the fruth2 or Of not trusting
itself with facts, for the sake of iormality2 This
idea would be new You might as well tell
warrior he must not act upon any facts, ercept
those phich his enemy, and those interested
against him, communicate, oGicidHyl
| might safely leave the question OF British
projects and British interference in the affairs
of our continent, at this point, in the history of
her far-reaching, persevering, and willy diplo-
macy But will add strength TO that which is
already strong, and light to light Great BrI-
tain shall witness against herself. will sub
NIT to your consideration evidence from the
highest British authority, in the very country
where it was brought to bear. II must produce
the eiiectual conviction upon the public mind
lba, Great Britain, true to her long praclIsed
policy towards us, has been directly, earnestly,
and resolutely interfering against the United
States in the case of Texas; and that she has
attempted to bully and to dictate to that Govern
ment. A true British subject, suppose, would
call This, in the language of Lord Aberdeen,
cher Secretary for Foreign Afares,) no infer
ference, but only Offering an "opinion," and
counsel" gently as a sucking dOre; although