The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-17
TO THE HON. WILLIE r. MANGUM.

TO THE HON. WILLIE +. MANGUM..
have said that appearances sometimes become
aes. il not enough that public man shall always
do right 1t is his duty far practicable 10 avoid
the appearance Of doing wrong. This is peculiarly
SO, when the Interpretation which may be put on a
public act necessarily begets public injury. If,
therefore, the rejection Of the Treaty of Annexation
will be imputed the influence Of the abolitonists
in the United States, and the belief that il has been
rejected under that influence will induce the Gov
eminent of England to persevere in system Of mea
prejudoal to the interests Of the United States
that fact will furnish strong argument against the
rejection of the treaty So, also, if the rejection Of
the Treaty will give life and energy to the abo
liton party and if il be true, assert il is, that the
agitation carried on by that party is prejudicia to
the peace, harmony and prosperity of the United
States, the fact that the rejection Of the Treaty will
encourage the abolition party is strong argument
why il should not be rejected. And again, If it be
true that there facts and circumstances connect
ed with the Treaty, the present state of political par
ties and the Presidential canvass, which jus,ifes
belief that the letters Of Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Van Blu
aud Col Benton intended TO oobciatc the
abolition party and to postpone the question OF An
Ration until af the Presidential election, for fear
Of the effect which that question may have on the
clecion that furnishes another strong reason for the
rathcati n. These questions apart from the ac
tual merits of the Treaty. They have direct refer
to the present stale of public opinion and to tie
considerations which will be imputed TO the Senate
in the Treaty is rejected.
! The effect OF the rejection ufon the and
policy of En- gland becomes important in the consde-
ration o f the Treaty What are The motives to which
she will attribute the rejection Of the Treaty We
have seen tina, Sir Robert Peel has ,aid that il is i'm
possible TO look upon the conflict between the North
crn and Southern States without seeing that slavery
! here stands on precarious footing. If you re-
ject the Treaty will Sir Robert Peel believe that
] your purpose is to obtain abolition votes And,
believing this, will not his belief that the
conflict about slavery will divide and weaken us,
impair that respec, and influence TO which we, as
a nation, are entitled Will it not invite aggression
And arc you prepared, by your vote on this Treaty,
to say TO England and to The world that the Adolf
iions,s have gained political influence which
trols and regulates the action Of the Senae Of the
United States
Let see how far appearances will justify such a
belief. The voters Of this country msy be divided
into Two great parties, each having distinct party
organzation-thc Aboitionists also having distinct
organization, and gi'iog some 80 900 votes. Public
opinion designated Mr.. Clay as tie candidate OF
one party for the Presidency, Colonel Benton hsv.
ing, at an early day, declared that Mr.. Van Buren,
should be the candidate Of the other Events during
the last twelve years having created belief that
is very difficult, if not impossible, TO get up third
party, the parlisans OF M. Van Buren, devoted all
their energies the party nomination to hi n
resting their hopes Of upon the strength
their party rather than The merits Of their ''''l
MI Van Buren,, in 1912, made a tour of,he South
crn and Western States, and visited Mr.. Clay al
Ashland.
II !. remarkable fact that while Mr.. Clay.
friends believe that he is the Strongest candidate
whom they could put in nomins,ion, they also be
love tina, il is impossible fr Mr. Van Burn to unite
the entire Democratic vote. Hence they have, as faI
as they could do so, acted in concert with Mr. Van
Buren,. partsans t, secure for Mr.. Van Buren, the
party nomination. They have pref,rrrd Mr. Clay
a. their own candidate, aud they have also preferred
= Mr.. Van Buren, as their opponent. 1t IS said and
r believe with tru h, that all their arrangements have
been made under the belief that Mr.. Van Buren, j.
: to be the Democratic candidate. They have printed
their songs they have framed their arguments, they
have printed their political tracts in reference to HI,
nomination. learn that the Wings have obtained
the names Of persons in all arts Of the United States
tina, they lave had -four persons for many weeks
gngeJ in folding and directing esooneering pamph-
, les, that they have committee Of members II Con
gress, who make il business to frank these docu
mens, and tina, they all are intended to operate against
the election Of Mr. Van Buren, and are TO be des-
patched through the mail The he j. nominated
Now, If he IL no, the Demt cratic candidate all this
labor will he lost. There is some danger At lcss,
that the Arguments intended In operate against
Mr.. Van burcn, may no, be applicable t.
another candidate, and hence IT is not violent
presumption to suppose that the prominent partisan.
: Of Mr. Clay came to an undo standing with pro