The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-05

step forward to him that he not at all in
lore rih her. and did not intend TO tJrbid the bans p
The presumption of England is without parallel,
and must be properly rebuked
Since writing the above have met with the fol-
lowing article from the ministerial journal:
From the London Spectator.
MORAL PROSPECTS, OF THE U. STATES.
1t is true that our Transatlantic cousins are mole
prone to talk about than actually to engage in war
tut as The pitcher vi ich goes often To the we'll
hume broken at lasi-as the boy cred vol" till no.
body believed him, and yet the wolf did cone-lhis
habhua buster and III domontade nay lead to
chief In the end II is M, den that have
toria and eAra-senatorlal Bobadiis here home
quite fit to pair of with those of the United States
and perhaps In number scarcely inferior but tina nks
TO something in for of government, or our state
of society, they rarely yet into the Cabinet and are
always IN minority there.
MIR. President Tylers advocacy Of crooked policy
regarding Texas would be- like the Irish Repeal sym
pathies OF Mr.. President Tyleis son, simply ludi-
crous in private individual fighting for his own
hand but when the chief magistrate of The u MON
concludes a treaty of annexation with republic
| founded on the Territory OF neghboring and allied
state by citizens Of the Unonmany of Them of rather
questionable charac,er-itis stop laughing and
] look after our OWL property.
depends upon ND American 81 nate alone to
shabby violation of the laws OF nations
ny inc worst OF lhe OLD hiDrS anu haEars
against whom the freemen of North America hold
| themselves entitled 10 rail in the gross. Mr.. Claws
protest against the Tyrr policy ia honorable to him
sell and the party he represents il shows that
| of the old blood Of the Washngtons and Adamsts
still rcuaIes in the land Blu il cannot be FORGOTTEN
| that MIR. Clay i the mouihpeco of a party which,
with two brief intervals, has been in the mt
nony ever since the election OF Thsmss Jefferson
| Pres dent. Mr.. Van BuGtns qualified protest u IN.
fnely LEES satisfactory than Mr. Clays-iust a. MIR
| VA Buren "a limfe in
tory sort Of person. Mr. Van Buren,, II IL true points
out the dishonesty and danger OF the Tyler policy
but the wnd-up of his letter reads vastly ike hint
to The Americans, that though he disapprovvs Of an
nexing Texas, rather than not be President he will
consent ii they insist upon It, The wagering virf ne
| OF Mr.. Van Buren,, and the long-sthnding minority
of the class of statesmen represented by Mr. Clay,
are not encouraging augures Of what is to be expect
ed from The Senate although that body, like the Su-
prcme Court OF Justice OF the Union, has hitherto
made noble stand agHlns, the low principle of policy
which have found favor in the eyes Of the rabble OF
| electors.
II the Senate yield on the question Of Texan an
nexatoD, our turn will undoubtedly come next. This
is more than inference from the applicability to Can.
ada of the immoral primer pie upon which tie Texan
treaty justified. Some Of the Trsppers, whose
friends and allies have been urging the Legislature
Of the Union TO seize upon Oregon II is credibly re.
ported, have already established an organized settle.
ment within the disputed territory. This has all the
appearance Of an exact repetition OF what has teen
done m Texas. First body Of unrecOgnlsed adj
venturers form a settlement; then they are recog
, Missed as de faofo independent state and lastly
they are incorporated into the Union In the Texar
treaty, and in the Oregon settlement, VIC may reac
what awaits US If Tyler principles and Tyler part
sans carry the day IN the pending sd,ntal cleo
' ton, and obtain a ma orty m the Senate.
: 10 US IL IS no agreeable prospect to be drsggcc
into war by the unprincpled eBcroachments Of Kin
drcd people But the Ieope Of the United State
will themselves be the greatest sufferers We do not
indeed, anticipate, with some, dissolution o
the Union. There is enough of esprit de corps am n,
the states to re 'oncile the citizens of New York Il
a common course with the Regulators Of Pcun.ylv
. MIA and Michigan the Anti Slave Of Boston viii
the lhouns, who look upon the occupation OF Texa
as nothing but Just and necessary step in defence
the sacred institution Of Negro Slavery and all 4
take pride IN extending their territory by violent
fraudulent appropriations Of what belongs 10 ne rh
o. boring powers. II must be q yirtuous a happy soci
b, ETY., ~ which such principles unbu,hingly svov
ed II Is not m the a ericsn Union M The Mo
o narchIcal states Of Europe On this side Of the At
lanuc, line has been drawn between the Statesman
n and the citizen class which, whatever anomalies
may have ocoasoned, has at least the good effect O
. keeping domestic life comparatively pure from tn
, lax principles OF politicians In cur domestic Giro
n strioter morality has prevailed and proved oouu
II ter agent TO public corruption. But in the Unite
states this cannot be the corruption Of the rulers
r there the corruption OF all The low swindling prio
n cples of Reputation, the clllsusnes- TO human sal
fering e The slayeowner aud the pundering propen
10 stiles Of the conqusror, not likely to be conhne
to the cabinet the poison will penetrate into domes
, III circles A class will be formed IN every Stat
as demorslized the rabble Of Rome under ia
Emperor.