The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-07-06
ANNEXATION IN TEXAS.

II. FOLK /!
ANNEXATION IN TEXAS.
The President in his letter to the Senate ac-
companying the Treaty of Annexation, represent
ed the people of Texas as unanimously in favor
of the measure. The following extracts from
Texan newspapers evince that the Captain was
never more mistaken, unless it were in reference
10 the prevalent opinion upon the same subject
IN the Senate. 1t has been the fate of Tyler to
be made the dupe of every pack of knaves who
have had selfish end to accomplish through the
aid OF Government, since he has been at its head
The Locofocos seduced him from his party, in the
first place, by hattery and fraud and being
spurned by the Wings for his weak compliance
with their opponents he has ever since openly
prostituted himself to any and every faction
which promised to him its support for reelection
to the Presidency.
selfish fraternity of spectators in Texas
lands and scrip found no difficulty in convincing
him that two-thirds of the Senate were in favor
of annexation, when the event showed that less
than one-third could be dragooned into its sup
port. As to the inclinations of the people of
Texas, we venture to say that the sagacious Cap
tain never gave the matter moments thought,
but received, unquestioned, the broadcast assertion
which the most reckless instigator of the plot
thought proper to make. When the people of
Texas shall have heard that the treaty was de-
feated by majority greater than was necessary
to have ratified it, we have not doubt that the
tide of feeling indicated by the following para
graphs will sweep away every vestige Of desire
for annexation. Should this news fail to produce
such reaction, we should very much lower our
estimate Of the spirit Of that people.
The Galveston Civilian says:
"The annexation fever is, we are happy to
state, now confined principally to the other side
Of the Sabine. Like the grippe, it has been of
much milder type and passed off much sooner
here than in the United States. Solitary and
alone, we have until recently held the only pen,
feeble one, it is true which has been directed
against this measure, but succor has at length
come forward, and the large, intelligent, and re-
spectacle class of citizens who have stood oppos-
ed to the measure, are likely to find other and
ADLER advocates of their opinions. At the outset
of the negotiations, it was assumed with more
confidence than circumstances warranted, that
nne-tenths of the people Of Texas were in favor
of the measure. This was mere guess, like the
one which gave rise to it, (viz. that two-thirds Of
the U. s, Senate would vote for the treaty. and
better knowledge of facts has proved that both
were erroneous. Its friends here are astonished
to find the opposition to it SO strong and success
full. The fact is not to be concealed that, from all
quarters, the evidences are strong and papable |
OF growing aversion to the scheme"
The Washington (Texas) Vindicator says:
If annexation fail, under the favorable comb-
nation of circumstances in which it was concev- |
ed, it is lost forever, proving conclusively that
higher destiny awaits us, than to shrink into an
by being merged and lost in the cum
brous, unmanageable, unwieldy government Of
the United States-a failure for which poste-
rity will, with holy fervor, thank the God of their
destiny, for judging more wisely for them than
their forefathers did,
The Lagrange CTexas) Intelligencer says
Who, we ask, were the great movers of the
annexation question first in the United States?
Was it not those that hold thousands of acres of
Texas lands, Texas bonds, treasury notes, &c.
Even one of the starved gentlemen has been pro-
Uided for particularly IN the treaty, Mr.. Dap-
son. What induced this was it their patriot
ism was it their love of Texas! No; but
desire to secure from few thousand dollars laid
out in wild speculation, an everlasting fortune
This might all be done, and we, perhaps, would
have been, in three years from this, in worse
situation than we were three years ago. Every
working man would have quit his field, bought
negroes on credit, at three or four prices, and
that never-faing, floating, gentry spectators
would have covered our land as the flies did
Egypt"
HON. LOUIS McLANE.