New-York daily tribune., 1844-06-07
We ,ln not prcscrlcs


TO Congress The means it shall employ 10 aiaIS lie
great ends of National heDefcence we seek. we
do not doubt that, whatever NAV be the Insuinch-
laiiiy employed, every avenue 10 corruption e!,"
pcrve1son will be carefully guarded, and every oo-
ection which experience may have indicated or
reasonable hostility 'pty suggest will be iafly op
viltcd, and very great improvements made on any
agency OF former times. But ,hat, II PGrer Cur
rencv is 10 be tolerated at all il should u pract'-
callv enc Currencv for the Union, and not twenty
six varying, fucuatlng, lncorveTute CUrfencle''
governed in volume and character bv local interests
and local caprices-i';at II shall be con'r1Ie",
watched over and guarded by Congress aud tlat
the President shall md By his Suggestions and CO.
operate with the action of Congress IN creating aad
securing such Currrncy-not thWer, emo7fTae-
and defeat such ucticr-we held TO b the dictate oil
sound principle, OF enlightened policy, ana OF Pc
r,o,ic duty
In opposition TO the Wing policy in regard to the
Currency, what is proposed 70 you What adyan-
sge for the present hat security 10. the tuturri
Dues the policy OF our opponents even ADMIT he
usefulness OF Il Cnrency winch shall De OF the sane
value TO the who eucloscs II al Portsmouth, ana
him who by mail receives ii al Du BIuue or Gs.enu! /!
10 him who sends il from New York to Wisconsin
TO buv lands ond him who RENTS i, from Wisconsin
to New-lorh 10 buy goods Do they propose any
safeguard against excuses in Paper Issues or sud-
den contrncons in the Circulating MEDIUM II
we admit that the best Efforts 10 secure or preserve Il
public good may sometimes fail, Is mot certain that
an uiIer absence OF efort-a denial even o the duty
make any eiiort-nust be Ter more frequently and
widely dsusirous How can YOU expect that They
s DO any good who frankly re!l YOU tiat they con-
sider II wrong DO any thing d, ali
But the Sub Treasury is unbured by the late
! Polk Convention at Baltimore, ald we are told by
lis resolutions that " The srUafGI.Un OF the money
OF the Government from Banking institutions : Inds-
pensabe for the sai.ty OF the funds OF lie Govern
ment and the righ's Of the people Now il is u
va-y shc.t answe. this sophl-n That its authors
anu advocates are cdrefu! not ~ rcdUce Il q DrGc-
ttce phere they hcre fri pcrer. Most manliesiiy.
if this separation IL - indispensable with REGARD
% the funds and unciionares OF the NdftG':2i Coz
ernment il is equally SO with regard TO those OF the
Ssa,c Governments Why, rhen. do not those poll
cians put their principle IN precice in those seven
teen or eighteen States in which they have been IN
power the past year Time elter time he's the
gross inconsistency Uf their practice with their pro-
essions be7n pressed upon their nc'.ce-aeein and
t. gain have they been urged 10 give some reesoh cr
al least some excuse for not merely deposlilng VIA
and borrowing from, but LARGELY lending to our site
/ Banks, and III every way cGmpIlcatng and inter-
| weaving our State rinGDces with the fortunes OF
those banks, while they are so v0ciierous or a
divorce OF Bank aid State, but not word Of
reason OF apology do they oiier j. not lis silence
lh-f seli-cOndeinnatOn Dc II not be,ray even
Hetr CrH conviction ihat The cay oi divorce is but
4. trap for the uniformed and unwary ! And how
dare Ihev talk ui L the sG!tIv of the UGGs OF The
Government being promoted by their scheme, wne1
is on record that not dollar OF the four hundred
millions deposited through forty Years in two Ma
tona Banks wes ever lost while scores OF lndi'ldu-
al depositor.es proved deaulters under tne.r own
rule and all the bars and bolts of well-ner ncL
aad costly SubIreesury coU.J not prevent theii
last Collector at Newly oriS from absorbing over
S20J0G0 OF ;1e Public Treasure, in addition TO the
princev income allowed him by law
On the old issues OF; l9lU then, Fellow Citizens
we are ready and anxious 10 meet our opponents
Let them deny and msrepr sent Ihe Wing Ia; i-
lei them rail against the policy OF securing TO New
YORK her Just aud equal share oi the Pubic Lend
Proceeds. which would largely aid her TO comDletf
her unfinished Works ana ,,-...e "itl her D,rsc
Tax-let them d.stor; and beNdcr the Cu.relcy
question cs they may-wa are corident 1act 4
struggle like that of 1910 would result in s:nlal
Wing triumph.
BUT such u contest is not allowed us. Our oppo
nens, dreading defeat on the h,oad National ground:
o. which they were so decidedly bea;en before
nave introduced Il new and exciting sectional ques
tOn--tney have dsgrsced and ostrGcised their at5
leader, Van Buren, and chosen III his stead O
more slender ability AMI humOler reputation, whOse
chief recommendation 10 his supporters is his edVo
cacy Of the Immediate Annexation OF Texas 10 this
country in palpabe disregard oi the Federal Con-
situlion-in open violation OF our TIea!.eS with Z
iriendy Foreign Power--in utter contempt oi ;he
outraged sentiment oil The civilized worlG-and an
der circumstances which not We only, but Massrs
Van Buren, and Benton, The late chiefs OF the ad.
host, declare III effect must involve Us in the
deep guilt Ul pcrfidy rdpgcItv aud aggression, und
IN lh. horrors uf unjust and nteruinaule War.
Fellow Citizens. do not lmuglnc that you cen
evadc the responsibility 10 God and yurr Country
ui the course ynu shall pUi III rela 90. 10 tnis
matter. Every man o. YOU VINO votes Tor Polk Gnd
Dallas, both ea,ly aud unqualified champions oil ln-
mediate Annexation, votes 10 pr, ciplatc the Union
,f,F.n
in which the svnpulhles oia nations from the Outset
and very probably the arms Oi some oi them IN The
event, will he arraycd on the side Of The injured Ma
lion. But, apart from tl!ls let not air. Y
lmegin thar, because National calamity hes -
yet papably connected Itself with our peridiou>
robbery and exile of uDrcsisling Indian tribes we
may go perpetralng such wrongs 10 nhnity.-
Count the probable cCst, we entreat YOU, OF "A War
Thousand miles from our resources, aud do not for
get that in this contest the God of Justice must be
on the side OF our adversaries. And let none de-
ceive you with the lying preiencc that War mtgAt
not ensus-tke War C.rea,iy exists between Mex
leo and Texas, and absorption Of the latter
country would inevitably and al once make - Il
purIy 10 tha, War For Pre0t o this, il any be
| needed, refer YOU to the bargain of Tyler and
Calhoun TO the defence OF Texas even Gefo5s
the Treaty should be ratified, 10 the Letter OF Mr..
Van Buren. and the speech oi Col. Benton.
And then the debt oil Texas-does any one pre-
tend 10 know its amount! TIE GGrelamen, Of MaI
C0uHty does not, having issued stock without keep
Ing any account of ii, and taking care te,oHd
converting il into available means at any conceive
ble discount, though bearing an interest of Ten per
cent All these stocks must be redeemed, the long
unpaid soldiers and sailors Of Texes must be salts
iet-and paid from the fruits OF your sweat and .Ul
II texas is annexed 10 ilS country. Silly is &c
Enesss o: pretending, by the Treaty Of Annexation
10 limit the Debt OF Texas, which We should pay,
10 Ten Millions OF Dollars We must pay 10 the ut
termost iarthiug ii take her at all. he moment
her National existence is merged in That OF This
country, her debiS will be car debts, and cannot
ranudate them. Her creditors will tcke the Tn
Millions very readily, ana Immediately petition Con-
cess lor the balance OF their Claims ana cannot
honestly refuse TO pay them. And all this Inc,
the Lands of Texas, almost every fertile wh;ch
is not possessed and formidably maintlaed by l,ie
warlike Indians of tina; r'gion, have aheady beer
granted away in princpalIties 10 Spectators, whO
Annexation will boundl, ssly enrich at Inc expeL.-
Q. your unpaid toll.
Ard Tor what is this mea sure of Annexation tn
uDon lis ! Do we ne, more lauG Are we IL al,