The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-12
April 10th, 1874.
From the N. o. Bulietin-a Whig pdper.
w. b. LEWIS.

| All accounts received yesterday from the North
and East agree that treaty for the OF
Texas to this Union, has been brought to completion
(or nearly SOY as far negotiation is required and
most accounts represent that there is unmistake
able majority IN the Senate sufficient TO ratify and
confirm the agreement. The N Y. American state,
that it learns from reliable authority that TO its
own elegant phrase) noses have been counted" and
twothirds of the members Of the Senate found to be
ready for the measure. The National Inteiligencer
now, apparently pretty well informed of the state
of the negotiations, though hitherto seeming to be
lamentably ignorant OF what vas Transporting under
| its own eye,) encourages the same belief AT all
events the only doubt that to remain is in
gard to what may be the final action Of the Senate
| of the u States There is reason to believe that
this action will not be adverse, and we hope soon to
hear that 1t has not been. But it is impossible TO
calculate with certainty what influence faction and
fanaucsm may exert; and all misgivings will not be
| removed until the vote transpires.
| We published last week the splendid argument of
Mr.. Walker in favor of this great measure of re.
annexation. To-day, we strengthen and fortify (fit
possible to strengthen or fortify, that argu
ment, by exhibition of the extreme paucity, bar
renness, emptiness, of the that urged on
the other side. For this purpose we have quoted ION
our first page) an elaborate effort Of the National
lntelligencer make the project appear odous and
dangerous. The terrible prognostcs and gloomy
forebodngs in which the lntelgencer INDUCES in ths
opening OF lis article are in ludicrous contrast with
The article Is not worthy a moments attention.
except that the part of it which deals in facts places
beyond doubt lin the minds Of those who had doubts)
the existence OF the treaty and Strengthens the hope
that the Senate is favorsby disposed and that the
part which attempts TO be argumeLtative is caieula
ted to remove any lingering suspicious that may have
been felt that well grounded reasons existed for the
bitter opposition manifested in some quarters ganst
the measure proposed. The only point that the OPP
ponents OF the measure endeavor 10 make, which is
| lan Ls tall.
which ayowedly influences the AbolItionis,s
OF very different character is the article with
which we have accompanied The effort Of the Intel-
gencer, and which we take from the New York Cou-
rier and Enquirer That article answers, as FAR as
they are worthy Of an answer, nearly every objec-
lion urged by he lntelligencer Our main object in
copying II, however Is to show to our readers in
what spirit factious and disoyal attempts TO excite
rebellion IN consequence Of the ratification OF the
treaty will be met and rebuked by the great body Of
the people of the North Should the measure be
consumma,ed, the whole opposition will expire
without further damage than the discharge Of few
paper pellets through such organs the New York
American. Neither civil commotion nor foreign
war " i'll be result.
Speaking Of foreign war, however, reminds us
That one OF the specifications Of the N0tionsl inelli
gencer IS that the measure cannot be completed bu,
oil The cost OF VAR and perhaps, from the very pos.
tive manner in which it speaks under this head the
remark may deserve some notice. War with what
Po"sr, pray Inc 'ntcIIgehcef does not conde-
soend to INFORM US ,cth uhom shall have to con
test at swords points our right TO negotiate with our
no'gbbors, II cannot be, however, that war with
dereo what the lntelligencer aims OF, unless its
article IS even more ridiculous than appears II is
not forced Inference 10 say that lis eh Eng
land which the ln,elligencer intends to threaten. We
believe the threa, Is idle as the wind. We have no
great opinion OF the modcsty Of the conscientious
ness OF the British Government but we do not be-
eve that It can have the presumption or the wick ed
ness 10 attempt to force its policy upon indie pendent
nations on this side OF the Atlantic and e.pec ALLY on
nations which interfere no shape with the prose
cution OF It's plans io the Eastern Bemis pherc Bot
suppose this belief to he wrong-then it Is time such
arrogance were humb,ed. Let England commence
war on such pretext IL she dare She has more
dominion than she can defend and the first gun she
fired nsuob gratutous assault on the right. and in.
dependence Ct contemporary nations, would be the
signal Tor every maritime power In the world to
make her foreign possessions prey.