Independent Democrat., 1844-07-27
pretend to esnuf treason in every passing

pretend 70 "snuif treason in every passing
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In all candor, would ask, which party
is most obnoxious to the charge Of dis,
union, the annexalionisis or anti.annexa-
tionisis From the facts presented, on
one side of the question are thirty mem
bers of Congress (no obscure portion Of
the party) headed by the venerable ex-
President Of The United States, and the
solemn resolutions Of two State Legisla.
lures, grayely declaring that rather than
participate in, or passiyely submit to, the
erection of fortress around Southern
slavery BY the annexation of Texas, they
are in favor Of Immediate disunion.
On the other side, you see resolutions
passed by single meeting in the South.
saying if annexation fail on ani-slarery
grounds, they are in favor Of a peaceable
separation of the North from the South.
If parties are to be held responsible for
the acts of their, component members,
which party has the greatest 'disunion''
weight to carry, those who favor this great
American measure or these who oppose
ii? The fact that the threats alluded 10,
we've made in the one case to conciliate
abolition influence, and in the other in
defiance of that influence, should cause
every man Of Southern feelings to de-
nounce the one, and look with some de-
gree of pallation on the other; not tha,
they shonld justify the proceedings of the
Southern meeting aforementioned, but
that they should concede something TO the
spirit of liberty, and that they should not
totally condemn even indiscreet zeal in be-
half Of their constitutional rights.
Even if few Incorporate zcalots have
used hasly and perhaps unbecoming ex.
prcssions, there can be no proprety in
charging upon the friends OF annexation,
a settled design to promote dismember-
ment Of the American Union. No man
in his senses believes the accusation-the
pretended accusation is gotten up for po-
liticaI capital, and from such whig stock
but meagre dividends will be declared.
This very attempt to silence the free
and independent discussion of our rights,
will do more than anything beside 10 pro.
mote that which all true patriots must
deplore.
This is the view taken of it by Mr..
Lyons, whig Presidential Elector in
Virginia. After exculpating the friends
Of annexation at the South from any de-
signs of disunion, he says: SIS it not as
criminal TO talk of disunion, if Texas be
admitted, as if she be not admitted? and
why is it that little or nothing is said ol
Northern disunionists, while streams oI
.denunciation are poured upon the South
or the proud little State of South Caro-.
lima? confess, see more danger in
this temper than in the idle talk of dis
union " Tie annexation of Texas. The
annexation Of Texas, | believe, will streng,
then the Union and prevent dissolution,
whilst this denunciation endangers it G.
it will destroy our party if persisted ian
Here we have good whig authority for
saying that annexation "will strengthen
the Union and prevent dissolution -
The great question to be decided in the
coming contest is, whether we shall erect
bulwark against European attacks upon
our domestic safety, or suffer a foreign
power to get foothold on rich and power
ful territory contiguous 10 our own, whose
interest will be diametrically opposed to
that of the great body Of the people of the
United States, and whose policy it will be
to break down long established institutions,
in which the whole country, and particu-
larly the South, are vitality interested. This
is the TRUE ISSUE.
GEORGE cALHooN, Esq, will deliv-
er an Address to the Texas Association OF
this place, on Monday the 5th day of Au-