The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-08-08

y have gained by fighting for Texas and
reason, against the Union and National hon.
,r. Mr.. McDufie, General Hamilton and
heir co-laborers, may as well abandon the
fight, for in such a contest they cannot sue
ceed even at the South. There is too much
good sense in the land, TO make such an APP
peal or such an issue as we have recently
had presented TO us, successful. We rejoice
to see that this Texas bubble will, in all
probability, be fought successfully at the
South for the Union. We had rather that il
should be fought there than here, because ii
would have a more moral and lasting effect
upon the Union. In the meantime, howey-
er, the Texas zealots are bursting about the
South, and seeking TO excite discord in all
seen by the following late letter from Gen.
Hamilton of South Carolina.
The following is General Hamilton's reply
to an invitation 10 attend a Texas meeting
in Macon County Alabama:
OswIcHEE BEND, June %, 1914.
My DEAR SIR-I most deeply regret, /
have made engagements 10 morrow | can
not violate, which preclude the possibility of
my accepting the invitation 10 the public
meeting, to be held at Macon county, to dis
cuss, without distinction of party, the An
nexation Question. | left in the Post Office
in Columbus. on last Wednesday evening
last, a letter to the Committee of Arrange
ments, communicating my regret 10 them of
my inability to accept the invitation, with
which they likewise honored me.
You will permit me, my dear sir, 10 say,
that the question itself involves one of those
self evident propositions, which require no
elaborate course of reasoning, at least as far
as the South is concerned, 10 elucidate or
enforce.
The proposition for the South is, shall we
have an ally on the weakest point of our
whole frontier, is entire sympathy with our
interests and Institutions, who shall have
sworn allegiance to our flag; or shall there
be built up there in effect a foreign power IN
hostility TO them? a consequence newt
able, from the rejection of The proposals OF
Texas to become a member Of our confeder-
acy.
The proposition for the whole nation is,
shall the supply of the navigation, trade
and manufactures of Texas belong TO us, I'M
der our legislation, Or belong to a foreign or
foreign nations, under Determinations in ia
vor of their tonnage and exports.
The questiun for both is, SHALL these adj
vantages be p%erilled by delay? In Other
words, was not immediate annexation neces
sary to secure them? believe it was
You will see | treat las a question settled
under the unfortunate rejection of the treaty
by the Senate of the United States, tina
Texas is not to be annexed.
The letters of Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Van Blu
rem have so entirely fortified the pretension:
of Mexico, (for they are mere pretensions,
and 10 far justified The interference of for
eign nations, that it is now probably imprac
ticable, except through the immediate &C
lion ofthe Southern States, speaking in q
language not to be misunderstood through
convention of them all. But from the un
happy divisions among ourselves, this, | pre-
sumo, is just impossible, as any human even
can well be, altho' through the organ of
public meeting in this county l felt it m,
duty to submit such a proposition. No, M,
good sir, these two, then candidates for tn
Presidency, n Of them still abiding in tn
field, have argued the question SO thorough
ly against their w country, and so effect
ually in favor Of the enemy flor Mexico i
such essentially and irreversibly) that unde
the iime-serving submission of a majority G
the Senate ofihe United States, the Sout
has probably lost forever an impregnabl
boundary, and a staunch ally in the hour c
danger and difficulty, and the whole Uniol
one of the most productive aud copiou
theatres of our Commerce, Navigation an
manufactures in the whole world.
/, AS TO the Northern Senators who hav
gone against us, we must leave them 10 tn
grateful garland with which they will b
crowed by the Abolitionists of their ow
country. They have certainly labored mo:
successfully in the vocation of our wor.
enemies. But what shall we say to tn
Senators of the South, who, from no otht
: motive but TO sustain Mr.. Clay and to prostrat
MIR. Tyler and MIR. Calhoun, have sacrifice
the interests of their own States, by fxin
! for US forever in hopeless, degraded and c.
y lonial minority? Such an obedient Sena'
: has certainly not sat since the time of Il
Emperor Commodus.
must confess / take a very gloomy vie
of public affairs. The South is divided pro
thate and undone, and PROSTATE and undor
III because she is divided. There is no invoc
I'd ton among us sufficiently powerful to rec
10 the ''buried war-lise aud the wise," and Il
Is living seem 10 have no other fate hnt To driI