Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-05-17
In word, Wings of Vermont
:" OUR CAUSE Is JUST OUR UNION PER.
Feet"
ANNEXATION A LocoFoco MEASURE

ANNEXATION A LOCOFOCO MEASURE
The Wings have now at stake all the principles
and measures for which they SO nobly contended in
lSl0-and more, much more The extension and
perpetuaton of slavery, and the adoption of new
principle Of adding territory to balance the polit-
ical lever, which must constantly embro the Ma
ton in struggle for the preponderancy of one Sec
ton over another, and at last destroy the Union by
eXpanson-is added to the issues before the peo-
| pie, and is nop to be tried. Mr.. Van Buren, warns
the people that this election is a test-will be re-
garded by him as test SO far as this-that if the
next Congress goes for annexation, he will 90 for
| it. To this we have added the opinion of Benton,
who hopes to be the next President after Clau Let
us Tow say that Commodore Stepc,t is in the field
for nomination as President by the Locos and in
anticipation of that event comes out for immediate
annexation In a letter to Mr.. j. Thompson, (M.
c. and delegate to the Locofoco Convention,) pub.
lished in the Globe OF the 4th inst. he saws:
=" assume that there exists constitutional objections to
TuXls being Incorporated with Union. That question n-
pears to be- set at rest since our acquisition of Louisiana and
Florida and e abundant, and, have supposed satisfactory
discussion Of it, 10 which all have will at least We
ture to say that they have satisfied my mind.
"Passin them to tho general question: the
meous cogent powerful and Urgent both OF poll
aud humanity for making Texas part Union and have
strong hearing national industry revenues pros
per and powell that have not been able to refuse
Of my judgment 10 them"
In another place he ntmates that he is for I'M
mediate annexation, even at the hazard of war;
The Washington Globe presents this issue d.
rectly-VAN buren, FOR ANNEXATION
and CLAY FOREVER AGAINST IT. Behold:
rhe win have choose between proposition of
Mr. Van Wen, which onabes bare Uoriy OF Congress
of the United States open wide oos OF the Union nyi
ting Toxu into It's family Of that Of Mesrs TYLER
door IN her ice ond uso that of Mr. Clay, which bars
! or against her admission"
And again:
+ We adeny desire to Texas admitted the Union
aud nc embrace H. plan # Mr. yaH Bsa nc practicable
aaey' as Term rW not er oth"nt seeing e annexation Of
IIas 20 tas Union If he defeated, by nfl
that before the or the Presidency over every uua
iend OF the Of Texusthoe who go for
zeal ams-~ go body and soul for the election Of Mr. Van Blu
Ten.'
The Globe in another place intimates that the
conditions on which Mr. Van Buren, goes for an.
nexaton, will happen ioittin The Limits Of one gear -
which wonderfully agrees with the following pas
sage from Benton's letter:
"lmmediate annexation the and le cannot ira erea
one 6rg year for the rpenedpel to fall of itself hands"
te'', A. Hsaing &c he Globe, it is The plan of
The Fan Buren, branch Of The LOcQIoco PdT7T To mr.
mil Teras UIT'HLN ONE YE.qR.
But to the Calhoun and Tyler branch of the Lo.
cofoco party; they too, for annexation, and diff.
fer only from Van Buren, and Benton by demanding
it Immediately and Internationally. Their organ,
the Washington Spectator, says:
"Texas shall be ours" "To the South question of life
and death" Let or speak with voice. which every corner
OF the Union shall hear, aud let that voice proclaim THxA
SHALL nE OURS Leave the gnobe strife OF who shall be
master IN pesdent-eaye the gen raj affairs of Confed
ecy which arc administered for Northern agganj and
poweand bend all her high energies tho great self
protection and elfpreservaon There salvation for
power under heaven but her self and
stered by such she win be respected feared and
loved Texas may aud await her movements and neither
traitors in the South abotonsts in the Morrill, British
interference hostility shall prevail against Texas annexation
Texas alternatives they present tho souh
shall she not meet her destiny"