New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-03-23
The Tricks of a defeated Party.

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The Tricks of Defeated Party.
Gen. Jackson was fined by Judge Hall for de-
fying legal precept and imprisoning the Judge
who issued it. shortly after the proclamation OF
Peace and the consequent cessation OF Martial
Law in that city, two months after the British de-
feat there, Twenty-Five years ago. Since that
time, he and his exploits have been prominently
and almost continually before the country and
before Congress; there was jackson Congress
almost uninteruptedly from 1927 to lo4l-iour-
teen years If modesty prev vented it under his own
Administration, it certainly might have been done
under that of his successor, but no movement
was made to refund the New Orleans fine until
after both were out OF power, and the Wings had
obtained the ascendancy in Congress. Since then,
the refunding, Internationally and without dis
clamer of censure on Judge Hall, has been pressed
by the party as though it were lfe-and-death
matter-as though Jackson would 60 to his grave
dishonored and branded if this were not DONE
They have arrested the business of Legislation, not
only in Congress but in the States, TO pass reso-
lutions for refunding, until they have finally wor-
red the measure through and $4,000 has been
drawn from the Treasury and sent to the Hermit
age, which will be charged to the account Of
Wing extravaganza in making up statements
for Loco Foco Addresses hereater.-Can any
man fail to see that this whole operation is mere
electioneering maneuver, to relnvest Van Buren,
with the mantle Of Jackson?
Next as to Oregon. 1t is more than twenty
wears since we made compact with Great Britain
that the People Of each Nation might occupy that
wild and distant region, being governed by their
respective laws and magistrates. This arrange
ment was in force throughout both Jacksons and
Van Buren's Administrations breathing
a whisper of dissatisfaction. But at last, when
the attention of both countries has been called to
the subject-when our own adventures are pour
ing into the Country in great numbers and force
when British ambassador has Just arrived
CHARGED expressly with the settlement of this
qucstion-when, as MIR. Calhoun urges, we have
barely to preserve "a wise and mastery mac
t;vity to secure to ourselves all of the Territory
that is worth possessng-just at this moment,
when at our option we may either settle the mat
ter by amicable arrangement or leave 1t TO settle
itself in our favor the leaders Of the Loco-Foco
party proclaim that they oill not have an AMIGA
bic arrangemcnt-that they will have immediate
notice given to Great Britain that we will termin.
ate the existing arrangement at the end of the
year specified What can they mean by this p
Is this the way to obtain possession Of region 50
many thousand miles away, which will be COM
manded by the larger Naval force in the Pacific
What can they mean butte get up War fever in
the Country in the hope of mending their broken
fortunes? Else why did they not take hold O
this matter when they were fully in power, ane
when notice of termination might have beer
given to Great Britain without direct insult tt
her offers to treat and her professions Of amity?
Then look at the Texas hubbub. Six year:
ago, when Mr. Van Buren, was President, Texa:
offered herself to US. At the head of Mr.. V. B..
Cabinet stood John Forsyth of Georga-an able
and far.seeng Statesman and as thorough
Southron as ever lived. AT that time Texa:
owed little or no Debt, and almost her whole ter
rtory was Public Property. She had no Treat,
entanglements with Foreign nations. She wa
least atbetter bargain by Twenty Millions off
Dollars than she now is. Yet MI Van Bnrel
and his Cabinet rejected the proffer OF Annexa
ton unanimously and unhestatingly they di
not think it worth mentioning to Congress. Blu
now, when ali her best Lands have ceased TO
Public, and she has instead a bankrupt IreasuF
and a heavy Debt, the Loco Foco politicians ar
pushing on the Annexation of Texas!
Can there be any doubt as to the DRIFT
these ground and lofty tumblings" Are the.
not obviously the tricks Of a desperate party
which sees defeat staring it in the face on tn
well settled issues it has long courted, and OF
which it even now pretends to be ready to res
the Presidential struggle? Is it not a mere cut
tel fish mancuver to obscure the Tariff, Currenc,
and Public Land issues on which the People arr
preparing to deliver their verdict' We trust i
viii be so regarded. and treated throughout TIT
Country.