The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-11-18

We are sorry that any of the remarkably few
Democratic papers which embraced the doc
triues Of Messrs. Van Buren, and Benton on the
subject of the annexation Of Texas, before the
assembling Of the National Convention, and
subsequent to the recent election, should stu
persist in their opposition to that great National
measure.
We must confess our astonishment at the
following paragraph in the last New York Eve
ming Post:
"The course of the New York democrats who
protested against the Texas scheme, has been as far
as possible from unfairncss and equivocatisn Their
opinions were fairly set forth, and their determine
ton 10 persist in their opposition to the Te1as
scheme whatever might be the event Of the election
was proclaimed in the midst Of the preparations for
the election. The success of Mr.. Polk no more
settles the Texas question than the success of his RI
val would have done The time, the terms, the con-
ditions-nay, the expedency Of the annexation
scheme, are yet to be canvassed and decided"
If we remember correctly, the "Protest" al
luded 10 was by no means approved, or sane
toned, by any considerable number of Demo-
Gratis in the State of New York. We do not
think half dozen Of the papers in that State
advocated the course suggested in the Protest.
But we trecollect very distinctly that some of
the leading presses expressed their decided dis
sent in plain and emphatic language. We also
recoIIect that Mr.. Wright, in one of his speech
es, while expressing himself in favor of the
opinions entertained by Mr.. Van Buren,, re-
marked, at the same time, that il was ques-
ton upon which the People should pass judg.
'ment.
And now we contend thatdthe verdict of the
People has been rendered in favor of the "Texas
scheme;' we contend that ",the success of
Mr. Polk" does settle the Texas question !"
for every Wing paper in the State of New
York distinctly made that question the promi-
nent issue between Messrs. Clay and Polk
We admit that such may not have been the
case in the Gubernatorial canvass, and we are
willing to admit that Mr.. Wright may have
reaped some advantage from the Protest but
we must presume, nevertheless, that he receiv-
ed many more Texas votes than Mr. Polk did
anti-Texas votes.
But, still, if the Post will continue to deny
that the "Texas scheme" was one of the issues
in New York, we must be permitted TO assert
and positively asser-that it was the great
issue in every other State; and, perhaps, putting
New York out Of the question, or even count
ing its 36 Electoral votes against Mr.. Polk, still
the Annexation candidate would be elected.
1t was known and acknowledged BY all par
tes-by friend and foe-and not denied by any
body, that in the nominating convention, to en-
terrain the affirmative side of the question was
made an indispensable qualification and con-
diton. And, under these circumstances we re.
peat that we are surprised to see the Post in
clined to deny that the election of the Demo
cratic candidate "setlles the Texas question.
more than the success of his rival would
have done," and that "ihe expediency of the
Annexation scheme" is "yet 10 be canvassed
and decided!