The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-18
ANNEXATION OF TEXAS.

We have authentic adyices from Texas
showing that, with the exception Of one mem
Der, the Senators and Representatives IN the
Congress of the Republic are unanimously IN
favor of "annexalonn We have also advlces' oil
the same authentic character, containing Ss-
surances that ''ninely nine OF every hundred o'
the citizens Of Texas are in favor OF the mea-
sure.n We have likewise intelligence that II
Texas be not annexed TO the United States II
will Immediately become Dependency OF Eng
land. and an instrument 10 ruin the commerce
and manufactures Of the New England States
1.-THE Executive of the United States should
send in TO the Senate treaty OF "annexatop,
we make bold 10 say, for the especial beneht OF
the Intelligence, that he will be wholly infiu-
enced by patriotic motives. He will entertain
no sectional or party considerations. When
sent in, should the treaty be made, II will be Tor
the Senate, and the Senate only, TO raniy or re-
ject it. The Senate will doubtless act with
full knowledge of its duties and responsibilities,
whether a treaty annexing Texas, or one as
serting our indisputable ule TO Oregon or both'
be laid before them. And if 1t be improper 10
aaitate the subject of the latter IN advance oil
Executive action, the Intellgencer must permit
us TO say that it is equally SO to PREJUDICE the
former.
The Intelligencer Of Saturday pretended TO
give circumst anlial statement OF The particu-
lars connected with supposed negotiation on
the subject of "annexation." To-day 1t re-as-
serls the truth of its mysterious statement OF
Saturday, as follows
"Our habitual readers have confidence enough IN
us to believe what we state as facts"
But in the next paragraph we find the follow
ing confession;
"We presume we hardly need say that have
not obtained our Information Of The Executive pro-
ceedings in regard to Texas in any unauthorized
way. We have had no communication on the SUD-
irc with any person connected with the Department
of State nor with any officer of this Government
nor with any officer of any other Government
Nav we not presume the Inlelligencer knows
nothing about "the Executive proceedings 2"
II its information comes from no authentic
source, of course it is not authentic Ii any |
duthOriz ed person in, or now Out OF, the State |
Department has communicated any thing on the |
subject to the editors of the Inteigencer, is il
pelrated an unmerciful hoax on our respected
neighbors
We see that the New York American, and
Mr.. Webster, have acted in concert with the
IntelIigencer in opposing the "annexa,ion" at
this particular unciure, and yet they unite in de-
nouncing the agitation Of the Oregon question,
while it is The subject of negotiation
But, on the other hand, we see that some Of
the leading Wing papers in the South are de-
cidedly in favor of annexation" II, there
fore, the Intelligencer should succeed in ma
king it party question, its editors, the editor
of the New York American, and Mr.. Webster,
will have the credit OF being the leaders Of the
opposition. In that event Mr.. Clay may be put
down, and Mr.. Webster be put up
Butt Mr. Clay should tollo,o The IntelligeR-
Ger, the New York American and Mr.. Webster,
at the precise time that Mr.. Van Buren, is tam
pering with the Abolitionists, who, we ask, but
Mr.. Tyler, can the SouIh look TO for '-jusice r.