The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-02
X. DAVIS, President.
Vice Presidents.
TYLER MEETING IN VIRGINIA.
I. X. BosLER, }
JOHN BENNETT, !

AT meeting of the Democratic Republican
party of the county of Middlesex, held at the
Court House in the town Of UIbanna, on Mon
day, the 25th March, 1874, on motion, Walter
Healy, Esq, was called 10 the Chair, and Jas.
Il. Bristow appointed Secretary The Object
of the meeting was then stated by Col. T.. I.
Montague, and on his motion committee was
appointed TO prepare preamble and resolutions
expressive Of the sense of the meeting upon the
subject of the annexation of Texas 10 the
United States; whereupon the following gen.
tlemen were appointed by the Chair TO const-
tute that committee, viz: Col. E. L. Montague,
Robert McKaw, Thomas Slur, Robert N. Trice
and Richard A. Davis, who having retired for
short time, presented, through their chairman,
the following preamble and resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted:
PREAMBLE
Believing that the time has come when the anntxa
ton of Texas TO the United States is essential not
only the preservation Of the integrity Of our Gov
ernmen but also TO the maintenance of our peculiar
domestic in. ttutons and feeling moreover that,
rounded this subject with much Of difficult
ty, and having to contend our Government had
with power heretofore unequalled in diplomatic skill
it to be hoped that every American voice would
have echoed responsive approSa and that in the
South at least, no man could be found deeply
stepped in psrii1sn feeling to withhold from Pres
dent Tyler the need of thanks which is due TO him
for the prudence and ability with which he originated
and conducted TO successful issue, the negotiations
upon that important subject. 1t is deeply TO be
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press should far merge the patriot into the partisan
as Il seek to array The prejud;es of the American
People against the PRECEDENT, account of the Sc
crecy with which, the negotiation has been Conducted
when knows better than the conductors Of
that press that such negotiations, and indeed all
diplomatic intercourse with foreign governments is
conducted in secrecy, and remains until the
seal is removed by order of the Senate nor they
less that the peculiar deioacy OF this particular
subject, rendered it tie imperalivey necessary
hat the greatest caution and tue moot profound Sc
erecy should be observed in the conduct Of the nego
atoms. England, our great commercial and diploma
tic rival was seeking to establish her power and in
huence over that Republic FOR the very purpose as
avowed in the Halls of Parliament by one Of her
leading statesmen, of thereby acquiring the eff
ectual means Of effecting the slave question in the
United States while large and growing party in The
| Northern and Eastern sections Of our own country,
ready and nIious 10 cooperate openly with her,
as the proper time for action should arrive
The President, from his position saw this fearful state
of things, and porcevng the proper line Of duty with
that patriotic rmness which shogd ever characterize
the true lover OF his county, at once determined to
pursue IT, and has thus added ano her laurel to the rich
chaplet Of diplomacy which already crow n. his brow
and rer dered to the country another important ser.
vice, the benefits Of which will be lasting AZ time
But If the American People, mi led by partisan
press shall be induced to reject the advantages
thus secured by the wisdom and untirng devotion of
the President he a, least will be cheered by the oon-c
business Of having been faithful 10 the
con6dcd to his care. We canno, concur with those
who apprebend a dismemberment Of the Union as /,
cons,quence likely to result from the annexation Of
Texas. Nor can we perceive any we'll founded OBJ
lection TO this the part of our Northern
btethron They, 10 common with us arc equally IN.
terested in advancing the interest and glory of our
common country, and the rich market which Texas
will open up or the manufacturer, Of the North af-
fords an nducemebt strong and powerful for them to
desire the annexation with equal If not greater earn
cstnes. than Ourselves But, il there be- in fact sny
such objection, j, must spring from desire on their
part to retain the political prepondersnoe in the Gov
eminent IN order that they may continue without re-
straiDt TO force upon system o, policy which we
regard I. ruinous TO our nere. and utterly de.,ruo-
tive Of our dearest rights and, If this be 90. IN,
.oons' J. sscertsinsd The b.ter-hsi learning our