The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-08-07
HERMITAGE, June "a, 1914.

HERMITAGE, June "a, 1914.
SIR: | am in receipt of your letter of the 1lth
instant, and though in bad health myself, can
not torego the pleasure of saying few words in
reply to it.
You request my opinion of the nominations
recently made at Baltimore by the democratic
party. | am entirely satisfied with them, and
have no doubt, if the gentlemen nominated are
elected, that the people will find their admins
tration true to the old republican landmarks, and
every way worthy of their support.
MIR. Polk was raised in my neighborhood, and
went into public life as Jefersonian democrat.
To the great principles of that illustrous refor-
mer Of our system of government he has been
ever faithful; and has proved himself on many
trying occasions the able advocate of popular
rights, and the sagacious friend Of the measures
which were necessary to defeat the Vaccinations
of the federal party. His moral character is
pure; his capacity for business great; and to ex-
traordinary powers of labor, both mental and ply
scal, he untes that tact and judgment which
are so requisite TO the successful direction OF
such an Office as that of chief magistrate of free
people.
With Mr. Dallas | am not 50 intimately ac-
quainted; but from what knew Of him when he
represented Pennsylvania in the Senate of the
United States, and was charged with high pub
lie trusts in various other important stations at
home and abroad, it cannot be doubted that he
equally deserves the confidence and admiration
of the people, The favors that have been con-
lerrod upon him by the Keystone State, whose
citizens are distinguished for love of order, and
for the support only of what is calculated to
spread the blessings Of equal laws, are proof that
he has all the characteristics which are needed
in crisis like this, to rally the sound feelings
of the country at large.
1 thank you, sir, for the solicitudc you have
expressed for my personal welfare. My race is
nearly run. | am now not able to attend to the
duties Of correspondence without the aid of an
amanuensis; but / thank God for the privilege
yet accorded TO me of comprehending the de.
signs of the federal party. AS long as live
will warn my country against the dangers
which will attend the success of Mr. Clay's pro
position to establish another mammoth bank tt
break down the security which the people posses
ses in the veto power given to the President by
the constitution; to change the system of taxa
ton under which we have so long prospered, by
admitting the principle claimed in his bill fo
the distribution Of the proceeds of the public
lands; and lastly, to prevent the annexation o
Texas TO the United States--for it cannot be de
MED that his position on this question is utterly
at war with the true interests of his country. He
says virtually that Texas ought not to be admit
! ted into the Union while there is a respectable
portion Of our citizens opposed TO it. On such
condition it is obvious annexation can never take
Rr,ti al "a, l,,1
| respectable advocates in this country in our re
Evolutionary war, and in our second war with her
viii it ever be without them? Never. AS Ions
as there are fanatics in religion, as long as ther
are diversities and differences in human opinion
respecting the forms of government and th
rights of the people, such advocacy will be fount
resisting the advance of institutions like ours
and laboring TO incorporate with them the fea
lures of an opposite system.
Who does not see that the people of the Uni
ted States are competitors with the people Q
England in the manufacturing arts, and in tn
carrying trade of the world? and that the ques
ton is soon 10 be, if it be not already, whethe
Texas and Oregon are TO be considered as aux
iliares to American or British interests? wheth
er these vast and fertile regions are to be sci
tied and worked by our posterity, blessed by re
publican government, or are TO become the thea
ire of Brtiah enterprise, and thus add anothe
link to the vast colonial chain by which thc
great monarchy upholds its lords and noble,
and extracts from suffering millions the eal
nngs of their labor.
\ Nor is The question altered by the alleged it
terest of Mexico, in the Texas territory A
far as treaties are concerned, good faith is nc
involved in our decision. If the propositio
were TO annex Mexico with her assent, Texa
could dot complain. But we al! know that th
fItreaty argument is not only napplicable, but il
! capable Of use in the determination Of the quei
tion, either as it affects us, Mexico other pow
ers. Texas is independent of Mexco--mad
lso by the power Of her arms, in the same sens