Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1844-10-03

so siaDe States 70 the Union And II the President
and So Senators may tonight annex Texas to U.s.
they may tomorrow unite US once more TO the
British Crown, or to the Russian despOtism IL
they may enslave the blacks to-day, they may en-
slave me and you the day after and there Is no
power under heaven which can give US liberty, II
this Constitution does not. Men OF Boston, what
say you? Will you give up the Constitution, or
| will YOU stand by it forevers What shall we do,
them to avoid these accumulated evils that threat
en- us on all sides Who can Us from this gulf
! of ruin Can Mr.. Garrison do it !! He will not,
if he had the power Can Mr.. Birney doit /: He
cannot if he would. Mr. Polk will be sure not to
save US but to sacrifice us. What other man, then,
in all this wide land except Mr. Clay can from his
talents, his patriotism, and his fortunate position
stay the wild waves OF anarchy, violence and dis
| honor No other-none. Then must vote for
Mr. Clay. He has told us, in three several letters.
that he is against Texas So long as it costs more
than fair rate he is against it, 1t was thought by
the jackson Cabinet to be worth 4,OOO,OOO of mon
ey only Now when there is not foot Of land to be
sold to refund the money I'VE have tobeeve
that Mr. Clay would be willing to give $25 900 OOO
So long it costs sdishonor breach OF treaty MIR
Clay is against annexation So long it costs
Mr. Clay is opposed to Texas War now exists and
Santa Anna, her President, tells Gen. Hamilton,
that, as long as drop Of Mexican blood flows in
the veins OF her patriots they will resist the desc
Grafton of their soil and the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the
Empire. And although brides have been offered
and ministers have been sent to negotiate and every
thing tried it is all in vain to move the Mexicans
| to acknowledge the independence of Texas. And
they know full well that the loss of Texas is the
downfall of Mexico. Already has Mr.. c. J. Inger-
soil said this whole continent is, should be ours;
and soon Texas falls, then falls California,
then Mexico Proper-and so on till our own Gov
eminent, well as theirs, shall be forever wreck
ed. So long. then, as Mexicans shall love their
homes, the graves of their sres the lustrous dead,
who achieved her independence-so long will she
resist Texan independence, and long is Mr.. Clay
bound to oppose Annexation. n
So long as Texas cannot come in by tho common
consent ol the Union. SO long is Mr. Clay pledged
against it. He will not look to the Democrat, the
Wing, OF the Liberty Party in the States, but to
the States themselves. He regards them as form
ing in the Union individuals, parties to common
| compact. No new partner can come in, without
vitiating the whole agreement; and if this view be
his as we are warranted in saying-then so long
single state opposes il, Texas cannot be ours
Five States have also unanimously, in this State
capacity, protested against the unhoy project. So
long then, as they-a5 Of the smallest States is
against it she cannot by Mr.. Clay's consent, come
in. So long then, as you are true to the great prn
ciples of l776--so long as you remain Worthy de-
scendants of the Pilgrim sires-so long the ves-
tai fame of Liberty shalt burn in your bosoms, eter-
nal and inextingushabie- long is Mr. Clay, three
several times in the most solemn manner before the
nation, and all mankind, irrevocably bound to OPP
ose the annexation Of Texas to these United States
( Oh, then my countrymen be persuaded to trample
under foot prejudice and party rule, and quietly
| and conscientiOusly review the whole ground -
then look to your country and to God, and do your
duty, now in November, 1874, before it is forever
! too late!
Be not deluded by the enemies of all liberty, who
under the honied name of democracy would reduce
you to perpetual servitude. Do not suppose that
you are doing any thing for the cause of human
freedom by opposing Mr.. Clay. OF all men now
present, have the greatest to take that
am not deceived in this matter. | can go-I say
, it before God and man-with good conscience for
him, because believe it will save my country from
ruin, if we shall secure his election. The blood Of
all those who, in all ages have gone up to the SC af
fold and the lannon's mouth in defence Of the true
and the right, calls on Us to nigh Remember the
mighty agony, the voceleSs VICE. of the generous &
} brave hearts who have persisted in the olEu
man liberty. Oh, be faithful to this last hope Of
freedom among men-let our battle cry be liberty
and union-GO and the right. If we triumph
mankind will rejoice in our success if we fall then
all that is worthy to stand the noblest aspirations
, of the soul. the desire Of glory and immortality
shall fall with Us, and be known more forever.
A correspondent of the Portland Advertiser re-
lates an amusing incident, which occurred at Wa
terville short time since. Mr.. Clifford, q Dem
ocratic member of Congress from Maine, was ma
king political speech, in the course of which he
denounces the present Tariff in unmeasured terms.
After displaying his hand in this way for some time,
it seemed he caught the Tartar, for Locotoco from
the town of Clinton called upon him to explain
acsat had caused the difference in the price of
scoOi he sold his for IS cents in 1914, and this
year he sold it for 40 cents Mr.. Clifford resumed,
and said that Germany had put on protective or
high Tariff, which caused the rise Of wool here,
and netthe present tariff. The inquirer thereupon
asked Mr.. c. il tariff, in Germany, would cause
the rise Of wool, why might there not be the same
effect from similar tariff here This took Cliff
ford aback, and the only answer was, that " the
individual who pronounced the question was
schig!" The man however declared that he had
always been democrat; but if no other answer
could be given to the question, he had got the
scOOi of from has eyes!
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