The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-08

4 The editors Of The Ias.i'gsae~s seen 20 be
all sgog ON the subject of "a Annexation. p
| They eonjure up innumerable difficulties, and
make formal sorles against the President io'
daring 10 entertain the belief that such inca
sure was proper. Fint, the nesotia''on was
conducted ia secrecy---ss IL any one ever heaiu
Of treaty being negotiated in any other way
Then, Congress ought 10 have been consulted
as if any agreement could receive the impress
of treaty without consultation with The Sen
ate. part Of the eaty-making power What
had the President to communicate TO Congress
about it2 Nothing in the world more was IL I'D
his power 10 communicate but his own desires
upon the subject, until he was ready 10 submit
the treaty to that branch Of Congress which, by
the Constitution, has authority over 1t.
In all due season, Messrs. Editors, the Senate
will be consulted; if the Executive should be
able to bring the matter 10 satisfactory terml'
nation. But in Mondays lntelligencer vio-
lent objection is started TO remuneration The
moral sentiment of the country is sought TO be
aroused. Why this outcry2 Is il an obJectori
TO the admission into the Union a territory because
it may have belonged TO the United States al
former period or because the territory was set
lied by emigrants from the United States? oil
that the principles Of free Government prevail
over its limits Is il an objection, we ask, thai
its people are fully indoctrnaled in the princi'
Piles ofcivil liberty? that the great magma char
Ia right of trial by jury, and the habeas corpus,
are well secured and defined? Are these OBJ
jections with these good editors to the "Annex,
alton ?" We should hope the very reverse.
The People of Texas well prepared to
come to our aid in support of the great pro
gressipe Government, Gas Mr.. Grund called it,
the other night, in his lecture before the Ma
tional Institute, } under which we live. What,
then, is The character of their objection Did
not the People of the United States go to Texas
under invitations from Mexico? And what
has our Government had to do either with It's
settlement or Revolution Has the National
faith in any instance been violated by our Gov
ernment2 viii the ln,elgencer tell US? We
would ask the Inteligencer ''under which King,
Bezonian," dost thou serve7
We have every confidence that The Execu-
tive will preserve the National faith in anything
it may do. We believe that the annexation OF
Texas has become matter Of urgent necessity,
and we shall not take down our colors until the
People tell US.
AS to party, and the question being started
for party purposes, we tell the editors they have
yet 10 learn the true character Of the President.
We tell them we believe that self is the last
thing that enters his head. We are sure he
would not give the honor-we were about to
say glory-of concentrating such measure,
so vitality important to the country, for all The
Offices and power the nation could bestow.
Let the Intelligencer dismiss its fears. Let
Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Van Buren, speak out IN ia
vor of the measure, and let their friends UNITE
in aiding the Executive to accomplish this great
work, and we believe he will rejoice beyond
measure. But if this cannot be, then our bat
tle-cry shall be TExAs-To THE RESCUE! and the
shout will be responded TO from one end of the
country to the other.