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that the Northern man would keep his OBJ
ljgotjon. and repeal the tariff. Lut why
agree to the repeal! The South say it IA
y0rs Nof.hc labor and deso.ates the
South.
IA couple Of sentences not heard.l .
The Locofoco leaders were convinced Of
that but promised to give up all for the IN
fernal ltl8t Of power, for the prospect OF OBJ
taining county pos. oficeof $500 year;
Mr.. Calhoun has said this Of then-aDd
added. he would trust 10 more OF the Van
Buren, sect.
Brother Democrat, can you or your lea
ders, who have stab ed him (Mr. an bu-
renl with paricidal hands answer for IT,
when YOU reflect that he fell in defence Of
your Interests, by refusing the Texas taIg
There is Captain Tyler, character 0.
whom | shall speak in charity, as | have
always teen taught to reverence the de.d'
(Cheers.) Poor man. President, a. ne
says, by the act Of Providence, he coacelv-
ed desire to reign over free people. IA
sentence lost,l
He next took it into his head to make a
treaty, asitis called, with Texas. AnoPe-
ration by which she commits suicide upon
herself, and then rises from her ashes, and
teammates her deceased body by her own
powers. We did rot buy Spain Of herselh
we purchased Florida Of her, being only a
part, and not the whole.
Here were parties capable Of treating,
and a party left to execute the contract
When Texas has ceased to be, who will
enforce this treaty! Suppose we get her
and refuse to fulfil, to pay her debts! Ma
tons war on such occasions, Lut where Is
the Nation Of Texas unless she has tacu'-
ty Of arising from the suicidalsleep, and as
a territory Of the U. States executing lts
provisions against us? What happers!--
Calhoun is made Secretary of State. Now
YOU must not only repeal this tariff, you
must do moTe-your interests are OF war
with the interests of the South, you are 60
ing to have a pre- aonderance over us. l
wish to have a hand in this government,
hut your Northern interests are opposed 10
this. If you will give ne Texas think |
can do bettcr-will you lott? Acco ding
" Mr.. Calhoun and Mr.. Tyler sublni. this
project Of Annexation to the Democracy OF
the North.
| believe also that the West may minis
ter to the South, the South ard the East
may support the West, and all mutually
assist each other. ! know Of no other ter
ri.oryof equal extent, so calculated in each
potion to give 1eci ipocal strength and con-
yenierce to every other. | lelieve in the
harmonious action Of all its Tarts moylrg
in unison amid numerous forces, sometimes
attracting and sometimes rerelliDg, but Ike
the spheres CT the solar system, suns and
planets, and satellites, united and forming
one Glorious system.
We'll, what next, Mr.. Calhoun thinks
that this tariff though ruiLous to the South
is rot advantageous to the North. lie pre-
1ers however that YOU resign this tariff but
more particularly desTes you to give him
Tcxes. This is what the question comes
10, give me more southern force, is it not
so! He comes to us in Ohio. free and in
dependent Ohio. He offers the democracy
Of Ohio his assistance if they will assist
him. lie threatens and says, take Texas
or take the consequences. Take her or
tear this Union Of yours to atoms, this work
of toll and blood, and l will rear up asouth-
ern, slave holding Republic. [Suppres-
sed EmOtiop.]
The baltimore Convention mat-ffteen
or twenty States instructed to vote for Mr..
Van Buren. Says Mr. Medary Of Ohio, a
bovo all things let us be harmonious. Oh!
let there lie union; let lis present one solid,
undivided front. Very well, says the
South, that is very good; so say we. We
will AGREE that no candidate shall be nomi-
mated without two-thirds of the votes of
the Convention; agreed, says the NORTH
That fixed the fate of the Northern man;
The Calhoun men knew they had one-third
of the votes, and the power was with them;
they voted three or four days; Van Buren
had majority, but no two-thirds. Col.
Young says to the South, in Gods name
what shall we do; shall we wait here to
eternity! To eternity we will stay, the
SouthrepIies. There she stood-caIm, col
locied, naughty; there stood the Democracy
Of the North--cringing, lowing, aud ter
rifed. Some say take Cass, man in the
confidence Of Cen. Jackson; somewhatre-
nowned in war; with arcputation in ltera-
ture, Minister 10 FIance; who fought
with Harrison in the last war; schooed IN
public affairs, and Above all, qualified by
being for Texas without delay or equIvoca-
ton. No, says the South.
Observe, Gen. Cass hal all the recon-
mendatons Of Mr. Polk. Ar. Polk's lest
friends even his own wife cord not gain
say this. He agreed with Mr.. Polk on
immediate annexation, and who could
have it sooner! But the South shook her
head. The Calhoun clan will try no more
Northern men. Ca5s lives in Michigan, he
won't dove want devoted, free trade,
slavery, notification man. buchanan is
tried; man also honored by Gen. Jackson
sent to RUSSIA member Of the Senate
-atavorite in his own State--in every res
pect a politician above Mr.. Polk. | do not
wish to treat MIR. Polk with disrespect. Lut
he was like me, only member OF Congress;
like me was beaten as q candidate for Gov
ernor. Why not take me, Laugh The