New-York daily tribune., 1844-06-12
.,cy,er and re.ns'-Mr. clay's Position
F., c,u,sI Correspondent.

WAsurSsroS, s.h June. lsii.
feel authorized, by the best authority, to say
Nr. TYLER will withdraw within twenty
and probably in ten, days from the canvass. he
would nave taken this step some days since ou'
for the solicitation OF Dr. SUTHERLAND OF Phlace!-
pbia. who has no doubt some sinister purpose to
accomplish. | know the fact that certain num-
bc.s which appeared some time since IN the Mad
ison:an were designed to pave the way for the
event | have mentioned. You will see some
eight or ten papers formerly in MS interest have
withdrawn. He IS represented as pale, emacla;ed,
and looking woe begone enough. Was ever man
so welded to power and did ever one surendeFt
with such never,dying grief! Poor, miserable
old migrate. He may now look back upon his
misdeeds and the wrongs he has done those VINO
raised him from beggary 10 a situation marc .!e-
waited than the thrones OF Europe; and Il so dis-
posed during the remnant oi his ofnclal DAYS ds
something 10 atone Tor the past. The leXas
treason Is arrested and long will THIS country
have occasion to lsud the Roman virtue OF tnc
noble and fearless Senators IN rclectlng with
disdain the vile effort to annex another
country to our own-fiTst, for the purpose
Of raining power 10 oveTrue our Protective l a
riff. and introduce and force upon Us the rec
Trade doctrines of the South; and secondly,
with the admitted intent oil making domestic
market for an abominable traffic in human flesh
Tho advocates of Annexation have on more occa-
sonS than one in nv hearing, declared they wanted
Texas for this purpose; and that II annexed they
could By the growth and sale Of Slaves, place
selves on footing with the Norhin point OF wealth
and the means OF living. This will be the great
issue in the coming contest, and in comparison with
which the Tariff sinks into insignificance. The
American people, a nation OF irecmen, arc TO &c
tcrminc in this 18th century whether hall theH
fair inheritance is TO be turned into nursery ioT
the cultivation of human misery or not.
We shall now have an opportunity OF trying
and knowing, ourselves, whether the Christian Or
the philanthropst can dodge the questlon-Ior
thev will be lett 10 choose between candidate
for or aranst Annexaion-both from Slavehod-
jnp States. The one distinguished for having Stood
ND at the eariy age of scarcely twenty-five years
! in q Convention Of citizens having under consd-
Grafton the provisions of the Constitution o hen
tucky, then about to be adopted, and demanded
that II should require laws 10 be passed tor the
GRADUAL but full and final emancipation OF the
Slave in the State he had then lately adopted as
| his own. oung as ne was anu wanting III Ca
pcrence, so powerful was his eloquence that a
solemn pause cnsued he closed his address, and
The President sent down to know who this iiaxen.
haired youth was who had made this powerful
onset upon the institutions of the State.
Without pursuing this matter further at TINS
time, will close this already too long epistle by
saying, other facts, showing that Mr.. Clay has
been the steady and untiring friend OF Emane-
patton will in due time be presented, with the
proof 10 sustain them, and which cannot iai to
disarm prejudice of its power and commend
him to every honest man as one OF the strongest
advocates OF Human Liberty in this free and
enlightened Coun!ry. Yours, s.