New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-08-21
The Question of Annexation in the Loco.
Eoco Ranks.


We have all along insisted that there are thou
sands of intelligent. conscientious, far.secing men
every where throughout the Country who hav,
hitherto voted for Van Buren, who caanot support
Polk and Texas This truth is becoming every
day more evident. The following manifesto from
Messrs. Barker, Bryant, Edmonds s. Co. authors
OF the fsr-famed anti.Tcxas Circular, is new
and striking proof Of it. True, these gentlemen
say that they will vote for Polk yet oppose in ev.
cry thing else the great leading measure on
which Polk is supported, which gave him the
nomination and Frustrated Van Buren,, and which
his hacker jackson declares to he the great meas.
urc OF the day, which is to give him twenty Of
the tweniy-six States. Bat there is not a single
reason they urge against supporting Texas can
didates for Congress which does not bear with
equal force against supporting Polk. However,
read their Manifesto:
From rho EreniRS Post eJ last nSat.
THE PROPOSED JOINT LETTER.
We publish to-day, a. we promised, the joint let
ter, WHICH was 10 have been sent TO the persUnS
swerng The circular. By lis positions we are vii.
ling 10 abide. They have been carefully considered
Taken with deliberate judgment, they will Iot b,
hastily abandoned.
We ask the democratic electors oi this state TO
read this letter; weigh lis statements; L. study
its reasoning. We believe IL contains unauswerGbie
truth, and points the only course consistent with
their Integrity democrats aud ciiiZeuS We quar-
rel not with those who differ from They uiay be
good men and sincere democrats. We give our own
views with the same freedom winch wcyIold 10 ae'n,
But 50 far "a we arc concerned, or our counsel can
have any influence, advise our fellow democrats
10 support the Baltimore nominations with all iiIc
ity with all energy and eaynestness That know no
rest, and al the sane time sci their faces like flint
against The Remuneration OF Texas al the earliest
practicable period" the mixing o; that question
with the struggles OF party. The letter is Us ioi-
lows:
~ e pemoerde Republicans Electors ef TIE STATE sf
FsL.ow.ClrIz : The present circumstances
of The Democratic party induce us to address
you 1t has been placed by The Baltimore Con
yenton in position OF difficulty, from which
nothing can cxuica,c it but prudence, firinnesS
and recurrence to its original principles.
"The Convention rejected Mir. Van Bu:en, 10
whose nomination u great msjority had been
pledged. and nominated MIR. Polk, for reasons
connected with the Immediate Annexation o.
Texas and then passed resolution, the purpose
of which was 10 pledge the whole party 10 the
Annexation at the earliest practical re''oa ms
signifies neither more nor less than Annexation
as soon as it can receive the i9ims oil law, and
pavS no re1aru 10 otiI IeiIl.VNo SA'.A ">nSi A'"-
hons to the debts Of Texas, to It's Slave lnstl-
tntions.
"In this position, ought the Democratic party
at the North to reject the NOMINATIONS ard aoan-
don the contest, or support them, rejecting the
resolution respecting Texas, and taking measures
to counterfeit It's tendency The latter si.erna
tive has been wisely preferred. But it ought not
to be done silently. On the contrary, there Is
every reason that, upon subject of such naeni
tude, where apparent acqulescence might be
drawn into precedent the Voice of the whole party
should be made known. That We may do our
part towards this object, we have united IN this
address, not merely to make known our own
views, but to ask the cooperation CT cur fellow
electors, in measures to countcracl the tendency
towards immediate annexation.
We protest agains, the resolution, because,
Z" 1t was an unauthorized act OF The Convention.
The members had received from tser constitu-
ents no Instructions on the subject. Tncy ,sese
elected before the question had been presented TO
the country. They were elected for definite
and limited purpose. Ii they had authority to
pass any resolutions, they had rome to 90 farther
than 10 reieretc the old, established, weil.known
principles of The party. They were elected to