The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-11-12

oves Mr.. CLAY 10 q gsest u'umph =" '"e 49,
Gates of iD.mediate Annexation--wii % sun
cieut compensation for us, even if II should be
our fortune never to recover the Pe'iy losses we
have sustained by the withdrawal oil suoscrp-
tons.
That our readers may again be assured that
Colonel Polk sgoes far as he who goes lar
tbes,p ON the subject of Annexation, we wiz
soon re-pubish bis letter on the subJect written
in April last IL is the only one he mas writien'
and was sufficient, for il is sufficiently exphcn'
There has been no stacking about IN MS
course.
And others have been equally as candid ana
as fearless, and among them we may name inc
Hon. c. J. Ingersoll, who has just been elected
TO Congress in Pennsylvania, as the following
able and patriotic letter will show:
FoREsr Hill, (PhiI.,) Sept 4, 1874
Gentlemen 81 assure you that it would be very
great qualification TO me to accept the invitation "
which am honored TO your convention at Baton
| Rouge, the 30th of this month and latter myse"
that the day is not distant when shall be allowed
visit to your remarkable region.
consider Louisiana as part of Texas, rather thah
Texas part Of Louisiana, separated, out not III
yoced by acts which the force OF nature, The ath OF
treaties the policy honor and destiny of this nation,
demand shall not at any cost he suffered TO
| "Rend and deracnate
| The married calm and unity Of States,
and very much wish TO contribute to whatever
NAV accomplish the reunion. Especially II Great
Britain. more especially if Great Britain combined
with France by any word or deed, contrvance, di
plomacy, protest. persuasion, or interference what
ever attempt, openly or coverty, to NEEDLE IN Inc
matter For then l hold that prsgmatic Europe and
above all, England, proyokes US to an issue iran
other the most commonly regarded ISSUE IN TINS 'exa.
affair.
II becomes the continental or hemisphere question
whether this country or that shall predominant Oh
And deem il most peaceabe and safe to declare
at once, beyond the Monroe and Adams position, moi
only ,lI we shall not like, but that we will not suf
81 European enoroachments, in, at any rate, the
northern parts of the American hemisphere.
! They may domineer through Europe, Asia, and
Africa-Austraasa to boot. But they shall moi
NEEDLE in our continental concerns, without first
conquering us BY public sentiment like that to
rally on, did Greece, and Rome Venice, Holland,
are; and soWe such tasman of patriotism is indis-
pensable for our unon independence, prosperity and
peace.
The Texas controversy throws the gauntlet before
US, when we need some inspiring call to action.
lhave no doubt that the South will prove equal to
the OCCASION and trust that the North will not de
sert now the South, (and the West who in l776 and
1912, molly came up to aid the North men IN their
troubles with England
My home is in the centre, where, as l cannot be
personally with you, shall constantly strive to unite
all the North, South, East and West in the cause OF
common country, manifesting to the world that if
Texas desires TO be free, and we desire it too,
British, French, or Mexican opposition to it will
suffer.
| Such will be the doctrine of the Polk admninis-
trafion-such is that of the Tyler, by it | have no
lear mat we can prevent any other You may rest
assured that il the sentiment of most of Pennsyl-
yaDia.
Another session of the present Congress will not
pass, trust, without annexlng Texas But should il
be SO, then the three millions of suffragans at the
Presidential election, fve-sixths of whom will vote
Tor Texas, and nine-enths of them against enduring
European interference, will signify to the 29h Con-
gress that the 18th left undone great national work
no longer to be procrastinated.
| am, gentlemen,
Very respectfully
Your obedent servant,
c. j. INGERSOLL.
To Messrs. Seth Barton, William A. Elmore, and
| Thomas J. Durant