The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-11-12
ANNEXATION OF TEXAS.

The topic of Annexation has been so much
dwelt upon of late by the Wing presses, in
their endeavors not only TO impress upon the
People the fact that Col. Polk and the Republi-
can party were zealously in favor of " in-medi-
ate" Annexation, but that if Mr.. Clay should be
led to presume it will be universally admitted
by our opponents, that in the election Of the
Republican candidate, we have clear and en-
phatic expression of the decision of a majority
Of the People in favor of that measure.
The verdict of the baot-box not only decides
the question in favor of "im-mediate" Annexa-
tion, but il is an unequivocal expression of 10.
dgnation against the shallow demagogues who
charged the President and the Secretary Of
State with design TO dismember the Union 10
the event of failure to carry a measure op-
posed by majority Of the People. They have
calmly submitted the measure 10 the test Of pub
lie opinion, and now stand up proudly vndca-
ted, and encouraged by the authority OF the
sovereigns, beyond whom there can be no ap.
peal, to go on, and accomplish the great work Sc
instrumsntaliiy of INSCRIPTIONS politicians.
IL has now been between one and two years
since we deemed il our privilege and duty ia
devote our humble efforts TO the advocacy Of
this great measure. We could perceive that il
was The policy and the purpose Of Great Br
tain to check, il possible, the progress of our
great Republic, on our own continent by mean.
OF her influence over Mexico, which Govern.
ment is deeply indebted to her, and must sub
nit like all similar victims, to the tyranny of the
money-lender; by the seizure Of Oregon; by
injuring our planting interest, commerce, and
manufactures, if she could get foot-hod in
Texas herself; by melting the Indians to depre
dations, by encouraging servie instruction
"and by every other means in her powern A
conviction that these evils were in contempIa
ton by our ancient and now jealous enemy,
caused us TO advocate the measure with. per
haps, at times, too much warmth, but AWAY.
conscIentiousy. And from the commencement
OF the agitation Of the subject, until this day
we have not only been the object of the mos
violent abuse. but we have been subjected e
prosecutions Of most serious nature. in III,
withdrawal OF the patronage of those subscri
her. who could in any way be influenced by III,
politicians who were "uncompromisinQly Cd
posed" to any measure not originating witt
themselves.
And now, that the People have sustained the
Government, land the members Of the Execu.
hive branch of the Government were, of course
in favor of the measure long before the subject
was preached in che Msdsonian, although it 80
happened ,oat this was the first journal destined
tom the gauntlet Of political and fapaticsI
persecution, for daring to come out openlv in
favor OF ~ we shall enjoy the proud satissc-
non OF knowing that we were right. that our enc.
mics were wrong, and that by the ultimate con-
summation OF the great work so promptly on.
tered upon by the President and his Cabine,
the nation is destined to reap incalcuabIe bene.
hts which will be acknowledged and appreoi.
ated, not only by the present, bot by all future
generations. This thought, this conviction
this ir'omph--for the elevation Of Colonel Poll