Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-12-26
TEXAS AND Mr.. CALHOUN'S Dl.
PLOMACY

TEXAS AND Mr.. CALHOUN'S Dl.
PLOMACYi
The New York Evening Post, Mr..
Van Buren's confidential organ in the
city, pours a CALLING fire into the Tyleri.
an and Calhoun Diplomacy.
The EVENING Pos, says:
"S.aVE US FROM OUR FRIENDS"
"This is now the cry Of The Annexation
lists. 1t has become pretty plain so far
as our affairs with Texas and Mexico are
concerned, tina, Mr.. Calhoun's splendid
talents, are rather ornamental than use.
full.
"We had supposed that it would be
difficult to find even in our broad coun-
Try, diplomats. quite equal to Mr.. Muir.
ply, our late Charge to Texas, recently
and for aught we know still, in q whirl-
wind OF emotion
"But il is evident that Mr. Murphy is a
mere tyro compared to his Excelency,
Wilson Shannon, lately Governor of Ohio
and now our Envoy to the Republic of
Mexico.
"One of Bulwer's heroes, we believe
ii is Long Ned divides the actors on
this worlds stage into two clssses-ihose
who deal in 'insinivation' and those who
resort to buster Mr.. Wilson Shannon
evidently belongs to the latter division.
He is Of the blood and thunder school Of
diplomacy.
RHkn l,,s hao haar, ry,t in
TO pretty snarl. 1t being evident last
Spring that the people Of this country
had decided aversion TO annexing Tex
as, without previous understanding with
Mexico-Mr. Shannon is sent to negoti.
ate an amicebls arrangement. His no.
tons on the head Of negotiation, belong,
as we have said, to the 'buster' school.
"Deslrous oil making the most favora-
5le impression on the Mexican Govern.
ment, he opens the discussion by inform.
ing it, that for twenty years the acquisi-
ton OF Texss has been our leading ma.
,ional idea-that Mexico is worthless
aud barbarsus country, and closes by ac-
cusing the President himself (Santa Ana
with massacre and murder.
"To this extremely discreet and friend
ly despatch, Mr.. Rejon replies by charg.
ing our own country with deceit and du.
plcly.
"Mr. Shannon at once draws up with
extreme dignity, declares he must be
treated like a gentleman, and finds no.
thing better to say than to beg that Mr..
Rejon's note may be withdrawn.
"Mr. Rejon refuses, reiserates all he
has said, and there begins and ends Mr..
ShaEnon's attempt at negotiation.
"Ilad an attorneys clerk, trusted with
a cause in Justices court, of the value
of five dollars, mismanaged it as ,hi:
Texas business has been by Messrs. Ty-
Ter, Calhoun, Shannon, and Murphy, he
might forever despair Of license. The
whole thing is inexpressibly disgracefu
to the country, and would be inexpressi-
bly, ludric.ous il serious consequences
might not follow.
ave have not supposed, and do mo-
still suppose, that Mr.. Calhoun or any o
his co4djutors is 50 insane or so immora
as to wish to plunge the country into &
war for the purpose OF acquiring Texas
We shall require further evidence before
we believe or charge any such thing.
"We believe, on the contrary, tina
the whole proceeding is a wretched bun
gle-such as wrong headed, violent mer
are apt to fall into when pursuing favor
tie scheme at all hazards. and resolved
to take no advice.
"Thes gentleman may as we'll under
stand, however, that the country will toll
crate no such war as that now in pros
pect. An aggressive war on Mexico
for the purpose cf acquiring Texas
would be as Infamous in history as the
partition of Poland aud Mr.. Tyler, even
had he the best disposition, cannot very
we'll enact the part of the Nicholas
whom he so lately euIogized.
eft is mos: fortunate that the rens Of
government will sooa be out of the clum.
sly hands which now hold them"