The North-Carolina standard., 1844-09-25
ADDR Ess OF gen. HUNT.

/ Ike himself, natives of North Carolina, en- the
: subject of Texas Anne xatiofl.
GALVESTON, July 9th, i844 S.
Is GENTLEMEN: The treaty for the remuneration
of Texas tosthe United States, has been rejected
by thu Senate of ateoHntrya has also the ioi1s
resolutions offered by Mr. MeDuffie, for the nc
accomplishments of the same object. These resnits
by the action of thestwo great parties IN the u.
States, has plueed for Il time the citzensof Texas
! in remarkably peculiar attitude, and as friends
I OF mine and natives of the same State, which in
part cerppose the. Federal Unian of America
! (North Carolina) and who it is believed unani-
mouslV desire as LIDO, Union -oftthe two scour1-
tries. take the liberty Of making this address
And entertain the hose of Convincing you that
we should not from the failure of the measure in
I the. Senate ofthe United States 1beconlr as vet,
4ostranged from that government in cons qurhce of
the action Of one of It's co ordinate branches which
iron recent and constant manifestations Of The pee-
| plezot that country in their primary asSembkesi is
condrtnned and rebuled, whilst on the other hand
the Executive is sustainedsin his Jealous and re-
cTProcal desire to conform to the wishes of the
people and government of Texas
To demonstrate fully the present position of
Texas lnlregard to n remuneration to the United
St'tes and the causes that have ledtothe different
action OF the Senate, from that OF the Executive
1t VIII be necessary-for which ask your indul.
gence to go into somewhat dctaitedrepresenfa
ton OF the recent actions and views of the Demo.
cratic and Wing parties upon this great and mo.
menous question, and to-express with freedom the
impressions left on my mind, in connection with
the subJect with many of its vaEious bearings
4 PREVIOUSLY to the conventions which recently
assembled at Baltimoresto decide upon and put IN
nomination their respectge democratic and vvfig
candidates for the next Presidency, there had been
produced by renewed agitation Of the question of
annexatien, and The signing a treaty by the repre-
sentatites ofsTexas and the u. S. for that impor.
tant and patriotic end very great excitement in the
public mind. The eyes of both the great parties
were turned with deepfeeling and uncommon So
tlicitude to Mr. Clay and Mr.. Van Buren that
they might know their individual views, regarded
as they were bysall, or nearly all, as the most
probable gonist candidates ofihe two great
lies. Conflicting statements in relation to the
views of both these distinguished statesmen were
given to the public on this subject and the uncer
tainty oftheir real sentiments caused letters to be
addressed to them by their respective friends that
they might be fully understood before their names
were presented for adoption as the candidate of
their respective party They both responded to
these calls at about the ame date, Mr. Clay from
Raleigh, in our native State, on the 17th of April,
| and Mr.. Van Buren from Lindenwald, NJ York.4
the 2leh of April Most or aIiof yes, doubtIcss,
have these letters, they regarded as able
productions on the wrong side of the question
Mr. Van Burcns is very elaborate Their re-
tccption heightened the excitement of the citizens
of the United States, on the subject but changed
the nature of that excitement, and the letters Of
Chancellor Bibb, Mr.. Walker, MIR. Woodbury.,
Mr.zLcwis, Commodore Stewart, Gen Towson,
together With many others, and the views of Mr.
J.& c, Ingcrsoll, in the form OF report it is be-
ilevcd, controverts to the satisfaction of every un-
prcjndiced mind, the reasonings Of Mr.. Cfly and
Mr.. Van Buren, opposition to the right, Justice
and policy Of an immediate remuneration of Tex
as to the United States. s>= e.
The productions of Mr. Van Van Buren, and
Mr.. Clayton this subject result inthc, same. con
clusipns against annexation but by different cours-
IS of reasoning, bit the characteFof their recep-i
tion BY the two great political parties Of which
Mr. Clay and Mr.. Van Buren were considered
the leaders, is sirange to saw, seems 10 be strik
ingly opposite The one, Mr. Van Buren was
deserted by many of his most jealous and distn !
guished friends and former admirers and support
ers, among whom is that great Statesmen aud pat
riot, General Jackson. Mr. r. J.sTVaiser of Mis-
sissippi, Gen. .Romnus NJ, Saunders Of North
Carolina the Distinguished editor of.ihe Rch-Et
mond Va. Enquirer, Thomas Richie, Esq. a host I
of other distinguished Statesmen, and large ni;t-
jdrityso the people generally ofthe democraticf I
party which resulted in causing the convention I
at Baltimore TO reject his nomination which but /
lOf -WOllA nave Occfl /
ratified, and placed before the nation, instead there
of The name ofzan eminent statesman whose Views
accorded with those of the Gemoeratic party
This high honor and diStinctior1 as FoY have seen
was conferred on the Hon James Is. Polk off
Tennessee, who, Ike ourselves, is a native Of
North Carolina The convention, also adopted a
resolution unanimously in favor Of immediate AMI
nAxntions 1t was otherwise with the wings. Thc
leading politicians ofthat aftycorlinHedt their suP
ports of MIR. Clay and he received their lihnn.
nous nomination in Convention for the Presiden,
cy, notwithstanding his opposition to annexatioh
To say the least Of this, the results Of thesetwo
great conventions are strikingly illustrative. not
BY profa$sioas bnt by their ACTS OF the principlrs
which govern them. It developers more eertainlvfF
aud palpabIy, than has ever been manifssted since
the formation of the Federal constitution, md the
administration Of the alnsrious, Washin gton, the
fact, that whilst the people Of the democratic party
are governed in their political principles and actE
tions by the republican system under which theyf
profess to act and to be controlled the whig party
or the leaders Of the whig patty, should more
say, with uncommon and unexpected |.
support and sustain the views of one
man. say unexpectedly, becanseI aeknowf {
edge surprise at whig sfnators from siayeholling
States adhering 10 and supporting Mr.. Clay's
views against the wishes of their constituents
Were the government of the United States an ar
a monarchy we shonld have been
red for fhis resriIf while tho