The North-Carolina standard., 1844-03-27
8AGNExAYleN an TEXAS.

Iahgddge on tuee question or the annexation of
Texas. The National IntelIigencer,a paper d.
.cidediy Federal in is character, and the ackuop,
'iedged national organ of Mr. Clay, objects mos
vehedentfy to die annexation It>says that Mr.
Tyler has "sHoitsd from the President of Ter..
q propdsiitioa fer aRaexato1: and that, after con-
siderable wooing, = Gen. Houston did at Ienoth
co~ssnt 10 negotiate on the subject" $50 "A,
therefore" it continues, as the President of ii.
United States andathe President of Texas are con
cerhedE the Treaty is all but made" 1t then uos,
on to present its objectioas It's first one is tb,.
the annexation cannot be accomplished without in
yolxng the country in war; its second is, that ".
rare bound by treaty Of peace with Mexico from
accepting the ove1tures Of Texas; its third is that
our territory IS now large enough and its fourth
and nain one iss that one entire third Of tbi.
Union at least forbids the bans, doubts the cons.
tuiooal right to, establish the eonnexion, and de-.
elares lis dissemination to resist it This is bo,
Language Is it not the language of Nullifcation2
And who but Massachusetts,, with John @. Adam.
leading her on, is the author of iii? Is Mr., Web
ste, 1.-The champion of consolidation, and one ofba
vehement opposers of the annexation, preparpd
to Hs5Isfga IF soy -and. the hour should uu6,.
tnnatelY arrive; on his head be the awful conse.
qIlcpces+- e. -. -.
:. The Madfsonians the organ of the present Adj.
ministration, m noticing this article in the IneI.
gencef, does not deny its truth, but hints about,
British spy inabe State Department and closes a,
follows =. :.
"Others again; are unchafitable enough to aver ,,
WING oPPositeato the anIexation OF Texas is one ofbe
s4iPulatons m Treaty of Ashland, wherein if va.
agreed that Messrs. Van Buren, and Clay should he S
candidates. and the only candidates, for the Presidency
That Inasmnch as 1t might be necessary for Mr. Van
Bure to taper with he abOIonists to sustain himself
tinNew England Mr. Clay stipulated to oppose appera
teH asa sete intRe North, and to hold the South If
check. So that If the Southern democracy shoudb bs
disHosed&o resent Mr. Van BUren 8 abolition movements
tkey would nevertheless not be permitted to 20 for L
tePTonepta because he weud repulse them with his on
POSITION to anuexaton In this way both parties were 10
be fochly kept the traces, and both candidates s
aiDed however reluctantly, by their respective pare.
The people viii not be allowed to have any other cand
datess and one disgusts them, the other can anna,
Them. Such is the game of alternatives that party
leaders are playing"
Here is an intimation that this question is to be
FUSED ia the Presidential contest, but the Editor
does not see that the force of his intimation if
there be any truth in the charges preferred by the
! lHtellIgencer, IS against MI. Tyler.
E The New York Express, another leading Whig
pa per, endorses the course of the InteIligencer
| Under date of March l6, ,in letter from the Edi-
tor at Washington the following paragraphs up-
pear::.&3 .,t..--.>''
must ask the attention of the readers of the Express
to able editorial in the National lneIligencer Of this
day, confirming, every particular, the nformsiOnI
eight OF ten days since. There is doubtO
the truth that Mt yler invited negotiation from Texas
to fntothe UnioRaRd that treaty is all but FORM
ed Fortunately for the coanty fhe Senate part Of
the treaty making power and more fortunately, the Sen
ate will not t5Fatify the treaty.
The conelnet Of Mr.sTyIer, however, in this whos
natter has been most aadacious and Infamous By
cFe and steahy means, he has sought to annex TeXase
tthe Union. His movements have been concealed
those of the eonsprateT ghwayman, combining with
agang of despe dees to plIhdef The raVeerO OF his e
fects. He has ricndly face to Mexico and been
aeneIny behind her back. While Mexico has been act.
ing in good faith with Government, fulfilling TO The
letter her treaty stPulatons with as a: great per.
son sacFhces the Executive of the United States has
aeted regardless Of consequences, sgaInds
country upon which HE Government was upon termsG
fri eHdshp We dent it, the history of civilized ns-
tiDns there can found action reacherOusy con-
FceiTed, and so far, more bAsely executed
.Ehe annexation of Texas under such circumstances,
yy11ld be a7Far with Mexeo, at least-a war OF he
strong against weak Te moral sense of the nation
would nor sanction such war, and good men the WCrd
lover would regard US, when engaged in such cOnfc
with merited scerA. =
= We sincerely regret TO- see the spirit of party
tbfoughl to bear upon This most vital and absorb
| ing question This ought not SO to be. The
whole matter should be taken up and considered
in spirit of eoAsiEatios ..and forbearance It's
wrong to prejudice the public mind in advance"
array the North against the South and West or |
to threaten resistance to treaty before is even
Known that the preliminary steps to thatreay HI"
been taken, - < 'a.. ...-.-
But as a set-of against the opinions Of MI /
Webster and the course of the Intelgencer ana .
Express, we present below letter written BY
Gen Jackson m Is43, in reply to one he had re-
Ieeiyed from Mr. Brown, of Tennessee. The leF
Ter Of Mr.. Brown To the Editors of the Globe Is /
clear and satisfactory introduction to that of Gen.
Jackson: ,.
T WAsHIHoToN, March 20, 1874
GENTLEMEN Several of the newspapers reachIS
this city yesterday, contain long letter, Wrueng
Mr. Webster. against the annexation of Texas to tne
public that any treaty has been made, or even any N.Y.
tations going upon that subject; and IIegret W
The opinions OF persons so distinguished as Mr WeD
thrown ont the public mind, evidently with Inc V
to create pEeiadiees in advance against such
have long had in my possession the letter OF anOnv
pdlsHhgufshed citizen of this country, deeply dePOS
he original loss of Texasby negotiation, and Tarpp
advocating tsIestoration TO the United States hel
fore haze not thought proper, in any respect
lish that letter but am induced now to chaOge t
determination and to send you copy Of IL was b
ten by General Jackson more than year ago, ana n