New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-31
"a British Party In thu. Country

"A British Party In sfis SoIae.S'
Such is the language with which the Ne'o-
York Sun--a paper which has been 'at'enec in''
consequence By Wing patronags-charac'eFlzes
the opposers of the Texas Scheme. 1t never
lsped word OF British interests, British wishes,
or British party. in c,nnexon with the great con
troyersy regarding the Protection of American
Labor for it is tselfa most nsidions, deadly par
tsan Of the policy Of prefenring British fabrics to
American whenever the former can be bought q
penny cheaper, though American "orkmen
ahoud be starved by il; but now, whoever op
poses the Annexation of Texas is stigme:iscd BY
the neutral Sun as an enemy to GU: own Country
and the tool of a Foreign Power. We are
bound to conclude" says The Sun, "that ,oe
haze British party in this Country-rohose
movements must be hereafter aOatched-a party
of American citizens who are pushing on diri.
sioas ard dissensions, and looking to tie alliance
of great Britain in the eoent Of a separation"
This Is a very short aud manly way of inset
ing the arguments of opponents:
.Mr Editor" queries Wing subscriber and
advertiser, who has poured his dollar upon dollaf
for many years into the Golfers of The Sun, {" J
.douot the justice of our taking Texas. Have
I'VE not Treaty with Mexico By which we
soIemnly covenant with her TO regard and e.
'tablish the line of the Sabine as our South
Western boundary How can we take Texas
shonestly while she resoutely claims it and holds
up to us our Treaty By which we declare every
{ foo. of it to be hers and not ours ~
Get out. you British yassal replies in sub
stance the neutral Sun; England is avesse -
Annexation; therefore if you oppose it you arc
6 tool of Great Britain
Bat" insists the patron, / feel entitled to
decent treatment from you, not wanton abuse.
/ insist on looking into this matter England's
hostility to Annexation is none OF my business {;
it does not follow that 1t is just and polite Tor
sus because she dslikes it. If we undertook to
annex Canada, she would doubtless object, bui
that would be no reason for doing it--no just
. reproach to those who opposed 1t. do MT feel
right about extending and fortifying the do.
minion of Slavery, still less can justify now
contracts and engagements which bind me to
treat portion Of my fsow-men escaping from
bondage not as men but as unruly brntes. Let
the Texan Shareholders catch their own slaves
if they can do me- want to bind myself ano
my posterity eternaliy to do it, even though J
might sci; few more clocks or onions IN Texas
Shy SO doing. 1 don't feel that ought to do it."
Away with you, you Hartford Convention
sist!, responds The Sun; you are burning
sblue lights as your fathers did. It is British
cant TO talk of the horrors of Slavery and de-
sire its extinction we fcee-born American De.
rnoerats think Slavery just the thing, aud the
more of it the better
L." STILL" says the patron; s / don't want 10
ret into War with Mexico nor with any body
for. Texas; detest War, aud can't justify 1t ex-
ceot in the last extreme of necessity. Then ]
don't see why we should assume the payment OF
the Public Debt of Texas and the thousand
claims to which her protracted struggle must
have given rise. Let her pay her own debts and
we ours-that is fair and easily understood.
don't SEQ why we should pay hers''
BE off, you British pimp" says The Sun,
turning ON its heel, Il won't talk with such Tory
. and British hireling as you are l have no pa
tiencs with you"
The patron must now clear out, but II OF the
meaner class of traders and business men, he
could send his advertisements by boy, fill the
Golfers of The Sun, and take the paper every
morning to see his Party belied and misrepresenl-
ed. and the cause Of Good Faith, Integrity and
National Honor DETAINED and blackened, TIE
same as ever.
Democracy I'm America