New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-07-25
From the Evening Post Of yesterday.
THE TEXAS QUESTION.

From the Evening Post Of yeste,day.l
THE TEXAS QUESTION.
The Plebeian has undertaken 10 regulate the
political conscience Of the Evening Post. One
or two articles have lately appeared IN that paper,
the object Of which appeared to be to get US right
ON she Texas question by threatening us with IN
mediate expulsion from the Democratic party ui-
less VIC should declare ourselves IN favor of the
Annexation of Texas TO the United States. We
have ALWAYS, through course Of many years,
whenever the subject came before the public, pro-
tested against that measure 1; and as we still en-
terrain the conviction that it is neither Wise nor
lust. we do not see how we can give it our sup
port. Our opposition hitherto mas never caused
our attachment to Democratic principles nor our
friendship to the Democratic party TO be called
in question, nor do we entertain the lie ist appre
hension that it will have that effect hereafter
five chose to recriminate and if we cared to
give ourselves any trouble concerning the pollt-
cal character of the Pcbcan, we might add, that
we have no fear Of the effect Of any lnvectlvcs
from that quarter. 4 journal winch is itself re-
garded with d!strust by its own party, can have
little authority when it constitutes itself Judge
of the purity and honesty OF others. Not TO dwell
al present upon other o!!tnccs against political
morals, its coquc,ting with the Tyler party, and
Its abandonment of the support Of MIR. Van Bu-
rem, before the nomination OF the Baltimore con-
yention, at tho very time when his name was pa.
rsded as candidate at the head Of its columns.
were of themselves enough to have stripped 1t oil
all moral influence. That such print, even now
fresh in disgrace with the party for lis tampering
and wmffl,ng course. 10 say nothing OF It's other
trnpscyess,ons. shsud read lectures to others
upon political consistency and sincerity, does not
surprise Tx, for this Is a common Cxpedlcnt with
those whose own sincerity Is cqnvoca
The Plebelan, to give occasion for It's attack
mon us IN It's sheet of tins morning, dcscends To
the in,any of procuring and publishing private
latter stoned by onc OF the editors of this paper
and SIX uIher persons. The letter contains only
the expression Of opinions which are frequently
repeated in the Evening Post, and will be repeat
ed hereafter; but we claim right to correspond
privately on political subjects, when we choose,
and if our letters are p,lftred and published, we
merely ask the community to mark those who are
concerned in the act as spies and thieves. Here
is the stolen letter:
tConidenal1
S;r-you will doubtless acree with u.s. that the late Bait
placed the smocrae Parry at The N"lh m
position OF great difficulty We are consequently femncea
thai rejected Sir Van uen and nomlnrtrd MI Pos 'or
reasons connected with the immediate nnncynt" 81 Texas
which hid no relation TO M prpse 's
delegated members, and adopted resolution on the SUD
cSns In SUBJECT MT before The country When sy ere
elected upon which, therefore, they were no, instruct which
socks n,erpoae into the parry code new docIne hn.o
unknown among with al our established pm
cipes and abhrrsnt the opinions md eenEs e" great
MINORITY of Northern In this position. what the
party nj the North do, Was t" REJECT the nominations
and abandon should support the uomnoons
rescnc the unienac doctrine NJ the Convention
md that their should be accompanied with
such an expression Of their oplnon rs 10 prevent rs e ms
inter FED The latter alternative has been pcieiIed and
we think wisey for conceive that proper .NpIcon u
thar will t. votes from mscon>tiucion and
that p.ore cts will secure the momentum snc members
Congres, viii REJECT tue unwatran'abe Scnens now
pressed upon county
With tesc assuming that feel on this SUBJECT rs
we do have been desired address ynu. aud To invite the
coSpernton ru,seli and other ien Throughout the State
lsln publication OF JOINT lcttsr dnuns our purpose
support the nomination, tIccnc the resolutions respecting
Texas =,
2d-n promoting md supporting the next elections the
nomination for Congress Of such concur IN these
opinions
10 some one u.s. and dfa OF the proposed letter viii be Tor
warded for examination.
Very respectfully,