Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-10-03

peaceabIy, innOcenily. seasonablv, aniic
pate and prevent at the polls? Does NJ
every stock jobber, aud land jobber; VII
clamors for anne xalion, understand pei
fectly well that he aids his obiec's b
choosing Mr.. Polk? Are no; these hon
est gentlemen all on his side, and do the,
not well know what they are abou; p.
Does not Mr.. Polk come in-ifhe comes
pledged 10 annex if he can, and deter
mined to do il if he can! Does he no
come in pledged and determined to put il
requisition the whole vast power of III,
Executive-the " hole vast power Of thu
flushed party that elects him, and Ia eff
feet annexation? l. any man foolish e
nough to deny that Mr.. Van Buren, wa,
cast overheard, and Mr.. Polk nominated
expressly and solely that the candidate
might be-. as they eSquisi:ely express il
Texas to the back-bnne?'
And how can you suppose that, nom
mated for this very purpose. he will d,
nothing to accomplish it Why, if he
should he should be disposed to do moth
ing, do you think that party or a fuc'
lion, strong CROUCH to get into the natiun-
al Convention and trample their ins,ruc,
IONS under foot, and strong enough. too
to enforce upon The body an audacious
not very democratic rule of proceeding
which put out of the power of major.
ity TO nominate the choice of a majority;
strong enough to laugh Col. Benton and
Mr.. Wright in The face strong enough
not merely TO divide Mr.. Buffers lasu
crust with him. but to snatch the whole OF
II; strong enough 10 calculate Mr.. Van
Buren, out Of the window, under whom
they had once iriumphed; on whom they
relied again in six months after the de
feat of 1910, and who had been their can
d'date, as VIGOROUSLY as Mr.. Clay had
been ours; and of whom no man of any
party will not say THAT in point of accom-
plishment and talent, and skill in public
affairs, he is UNNECESSARILY Mr.. Folks
superior; strong enough TO have dissolv-
ed that Convention IN half au hour, had it
no, conceded their Utmost demands: ru-
ining if they could not ruie-if Mr.. Polk
should be disposed to do nothing, do you
believe such party or such faction as
this would permit him TO do nothingl-
No. No. Desperately, weakly, fatally
does he deceive himself, who will not see
that everything which an Executive. e.
lecIed expressly 10 do this deed, can do,
will be done and done at once He will
put 1t forward in his very first message.
He will put 1t forward as one grand
measure of his party, aud of his admins
iraiion. Nothing will be left unsilrred to
effect it. The farewell words of Gen.
Jackson will be rung in admirng and SUBJ
servIent ears. Ave, that drum shalt be
beaten which might call the dead of all
his battles 10 the midnight re. lew in
files! The measure will no, BE-
attempted again, in the first instance,
m the form of a treaty, requiring two
birds vote of the Senate. but in The form
Of a law, requiring majority of onIy
'ne vote. DO you say such a majority
cannot be commanded Do moi be too
sure of that. | pray you give no vote.
no vote OH such speculation
Is that. Do mol, because President w.
err has mt been able TO obtain majority;
President Tyler, without party. with
,ne whole division of the Democratic.
'arty, with Col. Benton and Mr. Wright
II It's head, against him, wlh the South
,rn Wings. under the spas0nab.e and nn-
'ortant lead Of Mr:tClay against him to
| man-do not, because uudeI these spe-
nal aud peculiar circumstances, he has
lOi been able IN obtain a majority, ,here-
ore, lay the hsitering unct,nn TO yonr
oul, that when President has a parry,
nd that party majoruy of the people.
lushed with present victory. wen on the
present issue, shall try his hand at The
BUSINESS; when Col. Benton, the Tempo
airy aud special circumstances of his re.
istance having subsidized shall resume
us natural end earlier position and LA
,alle' and Americas shall be himself IA
.ain; when southern Wings, no longer
allying to The lead of Mr. Clay, shall re-
urne their natural position, or shall d.
'ide on the question; when the whole
actics of party, the united or general
trength of the south. the vast and multi
brm Influence of a strong Executive
hall be combined when the measure
ONES TO be pressed under every specious
anne. bv aid of every specious topic of
airIotism and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT when if I
ne ar two or ten or twenty n:embers OF
congress shall manifest symptoms of re-
usancy. or should try the effect of lit
e sweet, reluctant, amorous delay, the
seired sisters of ambitious hearts shall
lay before their eyes images of foreign
MISSIONS aud departments, and benches of
not deceive yourselves into
ne belIefthat the majority of one will not
e sec red speak now Of the admis-
ion of Texas as territory. The cree
on Of that territory into States will be a
cry different u.dertsking-laier. less
PROMISING, far more dreadful trial of the