The North-Carolina standard., 1844-10-30
LETTER1 1FRoM Mr. BADGER.

LETTER FRoM MR. BADGER.
The first step toac1rsds ! the pfOassulg gdtion Of
A6olitioe principles IN North Carolsna1
just two days after Mr. Badger had sent ofi his
secret Circular, accusing The democrats Of forge
ries and treason, and threatening reyolutio1, he
wrote a Letter to the Jamestown Mass Meeting,
q copy of which appears in the last Greensboro
Patriot. The Patriot says: We hasten 10 print
it for the special benefit Of our Guilford voters
This letter eoRcIndes as follows:
"If Polk and Dallas sueceed, we most expeft q
renewal of all the measures against which Gnil1ovdl
spoke in a voice Of thunder in 1S4o. VASE, sx-
travagance, corruption, the sub-treastry, apd Mr.
Ponselt's standing army may reasonably De again
expected. But these are not ell. eWe have a new
element Of evil mixed-up in the present cup. Tex
as-lmmediate annexation of Texas, is the ioudest
war-cry of the party. To the accomplishment OF
this, the faith of treaties, the obligatons OF neigh
borhood amongst nstions, and the peace OF our
country are to be sacrificed. And what Is Zap
mighty blessing for which this fearful price Is y
be paid? Here, in the South, il is alleged 70 be, the
extensions Of slavery to other and distant regions
and Its perPetuation to the remotest generauonss
And is this the doctrine ofAthe Wing Party4-as
this the object of the Union ?-is this the purpose
of the Constitution Assuredly not. We mail-
tain the absolute control of the States over that
sttutiou where il exists. We repel the interfef-
ence of other States and of ofCongressWilh the SUBJ
+ jeet. We claim the control of our own property
and resist those who would wrest- fEou1 - -
render its tenure insecure. This IS the ground we
occupy. But undertake no cTnsades 10 propa-
gale slavery where il does not exist. We are not
willing 10 sacrifice the faith and peace Of our eoun-
try-to iujure a foreign nation and involve our
selves in the consequences Of unjust and edIous
war; tospread abroad that tinstntion in etheEfands,
and to give 10 il extension equal to the western
continent and dufation lasting as time.
"These are our sentiments and this our position
against The single ahrmalve proposition ol the
present democracy. Ours is the position of the
constitution-decided, yet modsrate-and opposed
to all ultra opinions on either side.
| Here-is an open and unequivocal appeal made
to the people to oppose the annexation of Texas,
because such an event would "extend slavery to
other and distant regions i" Here in the bosom
of the South, where every thing trembles when
slavery is touched, we told that Texas is an
"eIetnent of evil !" that it is part of the whig
policy 10 extend slavery; and that Texas must be
reruIsed, because the "pree for her is too fear
full" to Re paidl 80. Il 30.
| This is the first step towards theEpromuigatlcn
of abolition principles in North Carolina, and We
call upon the people to see that it is the last Mr..
Badger has gone as far as he dared to go upon
tie grounds assumed By Messrs, SYadc. Webster,
and Adams against the annexation of Te1Gs. and
his course on this question will be hailed with ex-
uitaton by these enemies to the happiness and
safety Of the South But how fortunate it is for
the State, and indeed for the South, taat he has
influence eren rcith his Otcm party! The fagot
may be in his hand-just kincling, i is true, and
reddening for the touch of conhs gfation-yet no
one cheers him to the deed, but oil brows are bent
on him, as if daring him to add to his political
.ransgressions the infamy which cl~s to the gar
ments of the foul incendiary. What lameuta-
bic spectacle does such man presentl How he
prostitutes his talents 10 the service ef un~stts
who will care no more fo: him, after the elec-
ton shall have passed than he docs for the cards
he uses and then filings under the table of the
gamblcrl They ,ohO PIT me do,6n tn 1924
shall themselves go do,cn in l844l This will
be the imperial edict in case MIR. Clay is elect
ed, and this the cpi,aph upon the political tomb
stone of MIR. Badger
1t would be easy to show that Mr.. Badger has
in this letter grossly misreprcscntcd the democrat
c party on the subject of Texas, but the time for
argument has passed In few days tho people
will pass upon the matter in all its bearings We
have an abiding confidence in their judgment, and
shall nncompluiningIy submit to their decision.
By the way, why does not the Register publish
this lettcr2 Was it intended only for the people
of Guilford It'nS