The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-20

To him by No Packeahaa and he replied 10 ii he
was bound 10 do. The only issue made the
right Of England to exert her influence for tho abo
ton Of slavery Ia Texas In the u uited Staies.-
| Lord Aberdeen asssrts the Ilght--Mr. Calhoun do
| MES IT,
The Globe asserts that Mr.. CaIhoun's vindicalion
of the rights the save-holang States be protected
against the interference of England, will injure MI
Van Buren, and justify Northern Senators la voting
against the Treaty, and thus arrays Colonel Benton
and Mr.. Van Buren, the SIDE OF the Abolitionists
Is this done 10 conciiate their vote The decision
of the issue thus made involves tho question Of how
far the people Of slavehojing States 10 be pro-
eoted in their right of property guaranteed to them BY
the Constitution II il be conceded now that Great
Britain has the right to inie.tere al ALL the
sumption will be that, having the right, she may
Judge Of the manner of interference. Mr. Calhoun
has met the issue in the only way in which II should
be met, by denying The tight altogether. The mos,
striking feature OF this o.li,ion is the manner in
which the Globe assails Mr.. Calhoun and vndicates
Mr. Adams for the treaty of 1919. The assertion OF
the Globe is that " Mr. Calhoun was a member OF
Mr. Monroes Cabinet, aud one Of the una ory it is
stated who prescribed the Of that pun chase and
as part of those terms ceded away the territory of
Texas, overriding, in that particular, Mr. Monroe's
opinion, and even that of Mr.. Adams, the negota,or
if Mr.. ADJ ms assertion is to be credited"
We cannot, OF course, know what transpred in
Mr.. Monroc's Cabinel--but this do know, that
the treaty was negotiated by MIR. Adams. The docu-
,uen,s which the judgment of Mr. MonIse and his
Cabinet we'll as that Of the Senate, was formed,
were file in the State Department. They were
prepared and arranged by Mr.. Adams We do not
know what documents he submit d TO the Cabinei
but we do know what he submitted to the Senate,
and we know that he suppressed worry important
part and especially those which bear directly the
question of Texas. Weknow that the case, pre-
scented by Mr. Adams to the Senate, the vote of the
Senate was unanimously for the treaty, and almost
without elaboration. IL it not a very strong pre-
sumption, which, under such circumstances, trainers
all the blame from Mr.. Adams the acting party, to
Mr.. Calhoun, the consenting party} But why does
Colonel Benton readily excuse Mr.. Adams, and
why does he so often repeat the excuse Take all
that Mr.. Adams says u be true--tha is that he
was the last member of Mr. Monroe's Cabinet TO
the cesson Of e1as--does no, that rather 60
to prove that Mr. Adams prepared the papers and the
Treaty 30 as to convince Mr.. Monroe and his Cabi-
net that they ought to acquesce and that his seem
ing opposition a mere ieint, intended be used
for the purpose of shifting the responsibility from
himself to Mr.. Monroe and his Cabinet Does not
this fact, if il be true, Prove that the documents
were suppressed for the deliberate purpose of de-
ce,iny the President and his Cabinet--the Senate
and he Peoplel 1t should be remembered that Tie
Treaty and the Missouri question were agiiatod about
the same tm,-that forbade the holding Of slaves
above 30 dogs 80 min, and the other cut of our ter
rtory in the Southwest, by giving away Texas
When we trace all the movements of Mr. Adams
since that day, it is manifest that he has eIered all
his talents and visor to transfer political power from
the Southwest 10 the Northeast, by curtaing the num-
Der and influence of the slave holding States, and
tina, the cesson of Texas 10 Spain and the Missouri
restriction were both measures for the accomplish
ment Of that Of ject. Now we ask, who Of all others
has taken the most decided stand in opposition TO
Mr.. Adams Who has sacrifc d the iairest
political prospects that any man ever had Who
has offered up the unequalied personal popular-
ty in defence Of The rights and interests of the South
Who has been bitterly denounced and who is
more hated by Mr.. Adams than any olhsr person. and
because ne Decn Cucby III utltating
Mr. Adams and his schemes against the South Is
no, that man John G. Calhoun And yet, in the
face of these facts Col Benton Senator represent
ing the State of Missouri, and the Globe, sustained
and patronIzed by the South have formed coalition
with Mr.. Adams and the Aboltionis,s to donounce
Mr. Calhoun, and charge upon him that he is respon-
sble for the loss OF TEXAS in 1871 Was there
ever such ehrontery The reason for this is papa-
Bile; Col Benton has ascer aimed that he cannot be
reelected to the Senate, unless he secure the
Wing support. He does not believe that Mr.. Van
Buren, can be eected-and hence he is playing for
himself in vindicatng Mr.. Adams now, as he played
for himself when he assailed Mr.. Adams then. In
1919 Mr. Clay was Candidate against Mr.. Adams
and Col Benton his plant tool, because he hung
on o Mr. Clays skirts. lie that he can now
use Mr.. Van Buren, a means Of defeating the De
mocrac party, and hopes thus to render himself accep
table TO the Whg party, and thereby re-elec.
ton to The Senate. We him and the country
that If Mr. Adams shall dare to become respon sible
for the csumnies propsgnted by Col Benton and the
Globe 10 his behalf the coalition will then provoke
pose that will oyerwhem them all in merited dis
grace.
ANDREW JACKSON AND TEXAS.