The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-06-13
THE GLOBE AND TEXAS-MORE SHIFT
ING

THE GLOBE AND TExAS-MORE SHIFT
ING.
We have never witnessed a more glaring in-
stance of shameless and disgraceful Inconsistency
than has been exhibited by the Globe in reference
10 the annexation Of Texas. The editor of that
paper has taken prominent part upon both sides
Of the question; and SO graceless has the fellow
become, that he no longer deigns an apology for
the snuosities of his course We have no idea
that the editor has any sentiments upon the sub
ject H s views of it have been one thing or he
Other, as circumstances have required in the &C
cpmpiishment of his paly ends. He. in the first
place. as we have heretofore remarked, expressed
no opinion upon the subject for six weeks after it
had engr,wsed the whole Ct public attention. His
motives for this omlnous silence were quite APP
parent. The Connecticut elections were then
about to take place, and to have expires ed him.
sslffavorable to the project of annexation at such
a moment would have ruined the prospects OF
Mr.. Van Buren, in that State. On the other
han', TO take ground against il would have spoiled
his hopes in The Old Dominion, whose elections
were to follow in quick succession th.se of Con
necticut. The prudent course, therefore, in The
opnon of The mercenary mnuth-p ere of LEGO
f,c i'm WAS, tn say n,dhing until after the cleo
tinnS in Connecticut, aud then 10 declare for an
nexa,on, in order that The people of Virginia
might 90 to The polls under The impression tlla'
Mr.. Van B,rrn il favor of the ro,sCt.-
Rche had asserted If, AID Blair confirmed i, AZ
the organ of Mr.. Var, Blren. How far that gen
tl4nan Vas hmsef Implicated i he plot Of de-
C p ion we have n, means OF Knowing; hut Ger
tain it is, lie suffered his accredited organs to
msrepresent him fnr weeks during the tendency
OF an mp ,r,at election, with III, inirrp ,sng t"
correct their rnis~i atemeis The people o! Vir-
g,nla wee deceived, and voted under the erro-
,rous impression; Blu, the deception availed no.
,hing-Vmginia declared for the, Wings. Mr..
Van Buren, shortly after ,ha- event came out en-.
tire opposed 10 the treaty, and immediate the
unscrupulous and un rinc'led conductor of The
G ODE wheeled about, and abus,d and vilitied The
very men with whom he had The day before been
cooperating. What must honest men, without
reference to party feelings, think of creature
who can thus debase himself How can any
gentleman in the Locofoco ranks contalni' ate
himself go far as to hold familiar intercourse with
him.
But the career of this regeneration in refer
ence 10 Texas is not complete yet In the Globe
Of Monday the editor takes positions which would
fully Justify immediate annexation without the
consent of Mexico. This was his first position.
to which he has returned after having boxed the
compass in reference to the subject.
He in the FIRST place grossly misrepresents Mr.
Benton. He says: "The bill (Mr. Benlons)
contempla,es obtaining the consent of Mexico to
the annexation Of Texas to our Union, but evil
Then why obtain it How idle and ridiculous
to obtain, at great expense and pains, what is in
itself unnecessary and useless. The truth liz, that
neither Mr. Benton his bill have propounded
any such ab,urd,ty. Mr.. Benton has explained
at length what his bill means. If Mexico shall
persist for an indefinite period in naked claim,
without the exertion OF, the ability to exerr
Texas, then, in such case, her consent will be-
come unnecessary. The distinction is most OBJ
vious between such case and the general one
to be understood from the broad expression of the
Globe.
in another place the editor says We, there
fore, hold hat there is no ncces iiy to secure the
assent Of Mexico 10 the proposed annexation"
Farther on he says y We hold the ,nsent OF
Mexico 10 the union uf Texas to the United
States utterly unnecessary" Could the friends
of the deiunct treaty have asked for broader con.
cessions than those! Why not annex Texas a,