New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-07-24

esI c,atSs On -, sttention Of those wil9I sn5Eig
address, ..,5i-.fis-.ra
Accept, my dear sir, for yourself and your as
soeia,e., assurances ofmy very high respect, and
believe me, most respectfully your obcdient servt,
- - WILLIAM II: SEWARD.
EAcKRR ESQ., Chairman ut the PAs State Central COM
mitee 81 Michigan. fnn 4ro2r. ~ 49,. -.-,t
,., .,,sI FROM WILLIS HALL.
.,..,.t ALBANY. June 28. 1874.
My DEAR SIR: had the honor to receive your
letter OF the 4th instant, inviting me in behalf of
the Wings of Michigan, 10 attend and address
mass meeting at Marshall on the 4th of July next.
The infrm state of my health must be my OK
cuse for not complying with the flattering invita-
ton. and of being present on an occasion so in.
,ereating to my feelings, and so important to the
country. agree with you in the sentiment, that
no time is to be lost in aiding in proper manner
the impulse of public opinion. which is every
where beginning to be felt. 1t is impossible 20
oyer estimate the importance of this contest.
The present welfare, the future destiny of ma
ton, which now numbers twenty millions, is at
stake; nay, more; thegreat experiment of popu-
lar government throughout the world is fatcd to
survive or perish with us.
To every man who loves his country, her good
name is as dear as his own. Will he consent by
his vote to hold her up 10 the civilized world as
grasping and unjust, cringing and mean to the
powerful, tyrannical and overbearing to the weak,
dsmembering neghboring nation, sister re-
public, engaged lii the same great cause of free
principles with herself, to whom she is allied by
the strongest sympathies which can be produced
By similarity of institutions and unity of object,
without even asking her consent On the BAN
ner OF our opponents is inscribed Texas, war or
no war;" on ours, Justice and National honor :"
and no man who elores in the name of an 4meri-
can will consent that his nation should do aught
which is inconsistent with either.
Ga this subject our character and our pros
perity as nation ale at stake. Ii we need Tex
as if we rquire more territory, we will receive
her at d proper time aud IN all honorable manner,
not in a spirit OF hostility and rapine but oi g0"o
viii toward our sister Republics OF the Southern
Continent We will Iece We her, too, not To renew
the Missouri QUESTION, respecting us subsequent
adm ss,on as b State mo the Union, but with
pruccace end cautious guarantees, excluding Sl"-
very al The very outset In the meantime, We wi!
permit M foreign interference. Since the lime OF
Monroe, 1t h,s been the procid'ms d and cstdb-
ll.ht doctrine %, cur Government, That we would
permit no foreign na,lnns farther 10 interfere with
the governments Of this Continent. It's SOL Is
sacred md every tout of il cuIsecratcd To the
establishment OF Governments to &c regulated
and administered by lhose who cul'ivatclt.-
" nat,li III. n have we " fear Is there any sui
f.ient cause Tor this hot haste for coInprom sing
a nation who prldes hcrheli in the inoto thai
she " will submit TO nothing which is wrong, and
demand nothing that is not clearly night 2" IL
there any reason for adopting war ready made
Has any paused 10 calculate the cost OF such
war; the millions upon millions which would be
expended upon our preparations, and the still
greater sum that would be lost Ia the nallon, by
the interruption and plumber of'our commerce, by
the swarming privateers of Europe2 Again, on
The same banner which bears the name of Polk
is subscribed, dependence on foreign laborers ior
our manufactures THAT soft feeds those labor
ers, not our own, for IFS products arc virtually ex-
GUIDED. Not content with extending our own al
most bouadless territory, they would diminish the
demand for the products which are already our
own, thus doubly iniurng and in two ways d.
minshng the value OF the hard earned property
Of the frugal husbandman-Th is. the proclaim
edpolicy and darling object of that -sagacious
plrty which ;display the name Of Polk Tor then
leader, and at once the index and guide OF thcii
policy..osf z.s,.-,.', = 's.-zi.'.'.'
On the other hand, upon our banner is inscribed
the name of CLAr--a name at the mention Of
Which every patriot heart burns asif touched hike
NE lips Of the Prophet Of old, with live coal
nom The altar; a name that is synonymous with
at'Sat IS valuable OF glorious in our history FOL
me is'' forty years; excaimng in his own glorl
osianguage Che entire independence of my
country on all foreign States, as it respects the
supply o. our essential wants, has ever been with
me,a iavorte project" -
,. MN such issues, doubt not what viii be the
s., OF the patriotic citizens of this country
= IN @ men, Tor the contest. and let the battle CRY
h 1lehigsn, as in New York, and through oul
"osa territory, be- God and our native land."l
ascept ior YOURSELF and the mombers Of tht
v.,n us. COMMITTEE, my highest regard, and M,
tim graceful thank. for the honor Of your invita-
'I'' y; Your You, friend and obd't serv't,
An sas sss.s csphusa Of .hs State Genial Committee
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