The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-08-23
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FRICAY EVENING. AUG. %. 1874
LET THE SOUTH BE WARNED.


ern people to the following extracts from second
circular written by William Cullen Bryant and
the six dSaffected Locofoco leaders in the State
of New York. 1t will be seen that they repudi-
ate Texas under all circumstances, unless siarery
is abolished. They now occupy the anomalous
position of supporting the Lncofoco nominee To
the Presidency, and yet are taking steps to elect
Members of Congress who will check mate him
in his favorite scheme of annexation-the very
measure which caused him to be preferred to Mr.
Van Buren,.
Let the whole South ponder upon the following
passage: How 10 reconcile tile conflicting wish
es and duties which the error of the Baltimore
Convention has created, is the question we have
anxiuusy considered. We see no means of doing
so, but to support the nominations made at Bllti
timore, and at the same time promote the nomi-
nation Of Members Of Congress opposed to this
ANNEXATION. The President can d., nothing Of
himself if the two Houses are of different opin-
ion." The circular makes other remarks to the
purport, which will be seen below, from
which it is quite apparent that the large and re-
spectacle portion of the Lncof'co party, which is
To annexation, unless slavery is abolished, as will
be more fully evident from the following ex-
tracts:
TO The Democrat: Republican Electors of the
State Of No York.
yellow CITIZENS The present circumstan-
ces Of the Democratic party induce to address
you. 1t has been placed by the late Baltimore
Convention in position Of difficulty from which
nothing can extrica,e it but prudence, frmness,
and recurrence 10 its original principles.
"The Convention rejected Mr. Van Buren,, to
whose nomination great majority had been
pledged, and nominated Mr.. Polk, for reasons con-
nected with the immediate annexation of Texas,
aud then passed resolutions the purpose of which
was to pledge the whole party 10 the annexation
at the earliest practicable period. This signifies
neither more nor less than annexation as soon as
it can receive the forms of law, and pays no re-
gard 10 our relations with other nations, TO the
debts Of Texas, or 10 its slave institutions
"In this position, ought the Democratic party
at the north to reject the nominations, and aban-
don the contest, or support them, rejecting the
resolution respecting Texas, and taking measures
to counleract lis tendency! The latter alterna.
tive has been wisely preferred. But it ought not
to be done silently On the contrary. there is
every reason that, upon subject of such magni-
tude, where apparent acquiescence might be
IT.
,y should be made known. That We may do our
part towards this object, we have united in this
address, not merely to make known our own
views, but to ask the cooperation of our fellow
electors, III measures TO counteract the tendency
towards immediate annexation.
81. We have a treaty with Mexico binding us
to 'nvlolable peace and sincere friendship. Texas
is now engaged in war with Mexico, and taking
her, we take that with her, breaking our pledge
OF lnvlolable peace.
az. Texas has an enormous public debt, which
she Is unable TO pay, the amount of which is un-
known, and which must either be assumed by US, |
or left, as it now is, dishonored claim upon an
insolVent State. In the latter case, we add ano- |
Their to the, list already too grea, of nsolvent or
iepuuia'lng American States In the former we |
assume or the Union debt not contracted by il |
or iof H. an act Of doubtful pow er and evil Ten.
dency.
% Texas Is slave country, and if received |
with It's institutions, will ella III admission into the |
Union with its slavery, it's uneouaI renrese,,.
ton, and lis acquisitions upon The free S,a,as
We are not a5ntIonisls, and have no svnna,hv
with them. We are willing 10 abide bv Tho |
compromise of our fathers. We will no, obli,e,
rate Ine of if. We will not stop short Of il.
but we will not go step beyond it. No threa,s,
Ieproaches shall foIce us beyond it. We
stand by The Constitution of country. Blu,
when j, is proposed TO extend that Constitution
and compr' mise To fo1egn countries, we take
leave 10 inquire what sort of countries they are,
and Ivy whom inhabited.
ut is said that The annexation of Texas will
not increase the number Of slaves. II it we're so,
II would not remove our objecton--for the an
nrxaIi1B v ould still increase or connection it'll
slavery. Why should we multiply our relatio
with il, even u the rum total remains the same
II II were proposed 10 bring under the American
flag all the slave communities of the world. would
il overcome your repugnance TO II, to tell you that
the number Of slaves would not be increased!
1--WE are unwilling to give to any foreign slave.
holdihg nation these extraordinary and unequal