Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1844-09-19
From the Washington city Standard.
NEW MOVEMEN'R-OUT-H HER
ODING HEROD.

ODING HEROD.
The Washington Globe, which only q
few weeks past denounced the Presiden
and his Texas treaty by all the hard name.
in the dictionary, is now the open advocate
Of Immediate annexation. 1t says that the
contingency has arrived when, according
to Mr. Van Buren's letter, annexation woulG
be not only justifiable, but necessary
The editor has discovered, in q letter writ
ten from Paris for the National Intelligen.
Ger, that the Governments of England anC
France are taking steps to bring about the
recognition of Texan independence by
Mexico, and, therefore, al further scruple
on our part should be laid aside, and imme
date steps taken to preuent it. 1t is most
remarkable that the friends Of Texas should
show such repugnance at the thought of hel
becoming independent We thought moth
ing was more dear to them than the well
fare and independence of Texas: and now
that, according to the Globe, there is some
prospect of terminating the war, and plac'
ing Texas upon tho basis Of independence,
her warmest friends are endeayoring to
countcract SO desirable result. 1t is idle
and ridiculous to say that the objection is
to the interference Of European Governments
in American affairs. No American who is
not coword is afraid Of England and
France combined. They have no cause for
assailing, circumventing, or injuring US in
any way;it would be highly prejudicial to
/ their interests to undertake it-and what Is
better than all, they dare not assail US, d.
fectly or indirectly. 1t is u cowardly, push
luminous feeling, then, that bogcts this
dread Of England.
The Globs of Saturday, besides coming
out in favor of immediate annexation, and
declaring that annexation is one of the is
sues to be determined at the Presidential
election, containsa circular issued by the
| Hon. w. w. Payne, Of Alabama, ana 9th,
ers, (including the editor Of the Globe, OF
course,> calling for Term volunteers. In
other words, the editor Of the Globe, after
denouncing Tyler as traitor for negotiat-
ing the treaty of annexation has himself Join
| cd u Burr conspiracy for taking Texas by force
Of arms. Even tho Madisonian, the organ
| of the Texan party, denounces this circu-
la-. Herod is out Heroded.
Faction never assumed more anomalous
| position than that taken by the friends Of
Texas. Setting out with the most ardent
profess ions of friendship for the "Lone
Star" they have come round in their gyra-
tioiSssto deny that Texas is, or ever was, or
has any right to be independent. They
| now claim Texas as u part Of the Unite d
States under the treaty OF 1903, and consc-
qucntly Texas can have no right to inde-
| pendence under any circumstances, any
more than lowe or Florida Texas may
we'll exclaim. save me FEM my friends. y
Under such circumstanc es, with such claims
of sovereignty on the part of the Texas par
ity, suppose Texas should refuse, as she
now probably will, to become part Of the
! Union. Shall we wage war against her !,
and conquer hcrl Shall we take by force
her sovereignty, rot from. Mexico, bit from
hcrself2 Suppose she does avail herself Of
the friendly Intervention Of England and
France, in obi tanning independence, shall we
oppose theul2-shall We array ourselves a.
gainst Texan independence? Did we not
obtain independence ,by similar msansl-by
the interference Of France and Spain?
1t is now quite apparent that all the sym.
pathy which the Texas party have affected
to feel in the cause Of exam independence
has been base, selfish hypocrisy. So. far
from feeling sympathy with Texas, they
prefer to see it enslaved by Mexico, rather
than that it should become independent.
Eng land has expressly dseiaimed any wish
to make Texas colony or dependency, and
as Col. Benton says, the English Govern
| ment is too proud to lie. II, then, Eng.
land interferes to secureTexan independence
is not that what they want-what they have
fought for for years? And have we any
right to say that Texas shall not be indepen-
dent? That she shall either remain sub
ject to Mexico, or be forced, against her
Inclnatons, into the Union? Such is the
monstrous claim set up by the Globe, MI
Payne, and the friends to annexation gen
orally.
Ii they are sincerely friendl5 to Texas,
sident and his cabinet-interPosed their
establishing Texan independence Being
BILE efforts 10 annex Texas to the Union
the secret now leaks out that they never de-
sired Texan independence, but only wish ed
to turn it to pccuniary and political advan
tape. Had half the effort which has been
spent upon the treaty been exerted in friend
Nv and honorable negotiation with Mexico,
Texas would now have been upon the foot
ing of peace and independence. free to re
main SO or enter the Union ut her option
But Captain Tyler vainly thought that h
would carry every thing before him in the
Accomplishment Of his grand electionsering
scheme: and Upshur and Calhoun, as vision
airy as Tyler is weak, were captivated witt
his ridiculous conceit-his d sgraceful pro
lect for prolonging the tenure of office.
Gentlemen Of the Jury said hoo
sier lawyer, addressing real shell bari
Jury. IL say this ere magnanimous SUI
shines in the heavens, though you can
see il, kase its behind cloud-bu,
know it. though l can't prove it; SO m,
client, who rises early and hunts coon
like an honest man, has a good case
though he can't prove it. Now if yo
believe what here tell you abou. tn
) glorious sun, you are bound, on you
bible oath. TO believe what. tell yo
about my clients case, and if you don
then you call me a liar, and that I'll b
, squa.aw'ed if Ill stand any how; >
if you don't wan. 10 swear false an
! have trouble, you'd better give Us on
case