The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-23
TEXAS.

TEXAS.
The President, says the Intelligencer, expects
a whirlwind Of popularity from this measure
vet he withheld it from the People-while the
Intelligencer itself made the first formal breach.
There is not man in the Senate to advocate
any measure of the Administration, as such,
and We. to that body, from whom he has nothing
favorable to himself TO hope, did he propose TO
submit the decision of this great question:
Those whom he believed il would make his
friends (the People, were not called upon to
urge il upon the Senate. But in the calm assn
rance that ii must receive the appreciation OF
that body, hostile to him though it be, he pro-
posed to send it in accompanied by no other de-
monstrations than its own striking, its com
manding merit What higher compliment could
he pay 10 the dignity and patriotism of that
body, than thus to submit in silence to them
this great measure. The discussion on il has
been forced by its opponents. Its friends would
have refrained from respect TO the Senate.
Surely it could NOT be charged upon the
President that he feared the People should
know it, for how could he fear to let those know
ward for this very measure ?
We have convicted the Intelligencer of being
for this measure at one time, and against il
now, while all the reasons urged in its favor by
Adams, Clay, Jackson, and Van Buren, remain
in full force
But the Intelligencer might have avoided
contradictory charges by assuming the truth !;
that this measure was suggested by the advan-
tages it would secure 10 the nation, and in con-
sideration of the arguments used by Clay,
Adams, Jackson and Van Buren,, confirming
such impressions, and afording the conviction
that it would meet no opposition in the Senate,
except from disciples Of Rufus King The
course Of the Administration is entirely ire
concileable with the charges of the lntelligen-
Ger. ltpursued this Treaty in the mode usual
in such cases. II did not travel out of the beaten
track to seek popularity it did not propose TO do
20. The issue has been made by the Inlelli-
gencer; it has denounced the Senate as unfit 10
decide this question, and clamors for party ma
nacles to be laid upon its members.
That the anne xation of Texas must be popu-
lar every one must see. The lnteligencer has
been unable TO conjure up single substantial
objection but bubbles about the mode, not the
merits, of the question. Now although the
People may be, and are, good judges ofthe me-
rus oil the question, they are not the best Judges
OF diplomatic etiquette And yet the In,egen-
Ger submits to them its objections only as TO
the mode, not to the merits, Of the measure. 1t
has, therefore, denied TO the Senate the capacity
or right OF determining even the propriety of the
mode by which the Treaty has been conducted
Surely, Messrs. editors, the Senate might
have been deemed capable of determining that
question, without popular instruction, nay, pos
sibly the enlightening commentaries of the cru
dite lntelligencer itself might have been spare
them, without any serious detrimcnt.
If the population of Texas be three hundred
thousand, and we should supply articles to the
value OF only $40 for each person, there would
be an annual uade of sir millions of dollars.
which, in ten years, would be increased to
more than twenty millions annually think Of
thai, Master Brook. The trade with Texas is
OF far more importance to us than that of France
itself; 1t is second only TO that Of Great Britain.
for being, as 1t is, a planting country, its whole
supplies of manufactures, dry goods, utensils,
household and field, -four and provisions, will
all be furnished by the present States.
Which ofthe benefits anticipated by Mr.. Ad-
ans will we not now secure What objection
now exists which did not exist (when Adams
sought it) in greater degree7
Why should it disturb party arrangements 2
What State will Mr.. Clay lose by advocating
il, as he once did 2 Surely The South will moi
go against him on that account and to whom
will the Tariff States look for better friend
VIII they better themselves by deserving him
for this y? The idea is prcposterous MANY
consider him the sheet-sncbor Of their hope
He will not lose one single State by the sun
port which he will give it, But let him lie.
ten TO the insidious counsels Of the Intellieen.
GER and oppose it, and then let the In,ellipencer
II II can, present to him such a result as is now
promised by his approval Of the measure.
We congratulate the Philadelphia Gazette
that IT is "ior once in our (its) life enabled 70
speak by authority in a Tyler mattern We
confess that we have some curiosity to know by
whose authority it speaks. We have nc
difficulty in reference to the object of the Post
master Generals visit. II required mo Ghost to
tell US that the rumois of the day" were mere
rumors. But how the ascertainment of the
fact that Mr.. Wicklifle's visit had no reference
TO the removal of the present postmaster, gave
assurance that he was not to be removed we
do not so clearly unJpretapd rrko xu-..--I 4