New-York daily tribune., 1845-03-20
rha Conrier and enquirer.

devotinG column 10 the courier, III reply W its
factious and misunderstanding leader OF yesterday
That paper chooses TO assume, without particle
of authority, that the Whig party are in favor OF
restriciing Naturalization. 1t is not true. There
las been no authorized expression Of the sentl-
meut Of the party in favor of any such thing. NO
National or State Convention, and we do mol
know that even a County Convention, has de-
clared the extension of the Immigrants term OF
probation principle or a purpose oil the "nis
party On the other hand, the Wing Legislature
of Ohio has Just unanimously and formally pro-
claimed the Wing sentiment Of thai State as deese
TO any farther restriction. In the debate IN 'he
United States Senate, Mr.. Archer alone advocated
the Native principle, while nearly all the Wings
who spoke indicated the correction Of abuses and
frauds in evasion of the Naturalization Laws as
the true objects to be attained. The Wing Mem
bers of our last Legislature expressly condemned
the Native movement, and those Of the present
Legislature are known to cherish similar sentl-
ments We submit, then, that it is most un--
warantable stretch Of assurance in an Editor, who
has chosen TO dabble in Harperism and Natlvlsm
for the last year, to assume that the Wing party Is
essentially Native in sentiment, in opposition to
every authoritative exposition of its views 1t is
not merely incorrect and impudent-its effect cam
not fail 10 be mischievous The Courers asser-
tious will be every where used by Loco-Foco
elec.ioneerers to drive the Adopted Citizens en-
masse to the support of the Tammany ticket, and
thus defeat the Whig candidates and party
If the Courier means explicitly to deny that, al
ter giving all possible aid openly to the election OF
Harper last Spring, ii expressly approved OF the
name as well as the objects of the American Re
publican party last Fall, and intimated that this
name as well as these objects would hencetorh be
the rallying point of Wings, we will throw away
a half column upon citations from IFS Editorials
But that the Courier, one bare week ago, did avow
its apworal of what il had seen thus far OF MIR.
Pok's Administration, and denouncc those who
already felt constrained TO oppose 1t as the cap
tio,s, snarling, visionary Editors of Whig presses
whe claim to be Whig but are in fact Aboliiontsts
or something worse" is fact which any man can
verify by turning to the files Of the Courier.
Now we cannot see how Mr.. Polk could more
thoroughly avow himself hostile to every Whs
principle and measure than he has done. He may
in four years perform more overt acts of hostility
than he has been able to do in short month /; but
he has, since his arrival at Washington, crowded
through the Senate that most unconstitutional, un-
wise and iniquitous Annexation project by an exer
else Of power and patronage as unlawful as the
purpose attained byit His Inaugural is surcharged
with the lowest partsanship, AS no previous Inau-
gural ever was. Whatever Mr.. Folks secret in-
tentions, this manifesto is intended to indicate
the deades hostility to the principles and details
Of the present or any Protective Tariff 1t descencs
10 the basest and nastiest cant of Loco-Focolsm
about legslaing for the benefit Of the oing mil
lions" rather than of the Rich. 1t even INDUCES in
hyena growl at the skeleton of National Bank,
wherein the Wing party is obliquely but plainly de-
famed and libeled In short, no high-minded, gen.
erous Statesman of the Loco. Foco party could or
such an occasion have put forth document so full
of studied Misrepresentation Of and insult TO his op
ponents, and so clearly proclamng his intention
10 govern the Country on the narrowest Loco-Foco
principles as this same Inaugural of James X. Polk.
And yet the Courier asks the Whig party TO wait
awhile before deciding to oppose the new Admin
istration, and declares that
"rrom nil we could learn at Washington, wo arrived at
tho conclusion that Col Polk intends to administer the
Government to himself reputation far more
lasting than any which attach to party lrcs
dent"
We cannot say that om observations either al
Washington or elsewhere, would Justify us IN ar
nving al any such conclusion. True, we did not
enjoy the advantages of so near an observation Of
the great lumnary as some Others have done,
though we were offered and would have accepted
this, had we deemed it at all essential But we did
not class Mr. Folks champagne among those tea-
tures of his Administration by which he is TO be
impar,ialy judged.
We do not care to discuss the question of Slavery
with the Courier, bat we maintain and shall vindi-
cate our right TO consider at all times whatever
questions we deem important TO human well-being,
a. Slavery most undoubtedly is. The Federal Con-
stitution never assumed nor intended 10 interfere
with the natural right Of Freemen TO dscuss freely
whatever topics they may see fit, and in such man.
ner as they shall deem proper, subjec, only 10 the
supervision OF the Laws No expression of hostility
TO Slavery nor Of desire for its extinction, though
couched in language as decided and unsparing as
that of Washington or of Jefferson can possibly be
,seasonable, and he is craven traitor 10 Liberty
and Humanity who can intimate the contrary. All
that fidelity to the Union and good faith TO the
Slavsholding States require OF the North Is, that
we shall not use the poiry conferred by The Constt
ttion TO interfere with the institutions of any State
Of the Union, and that reQuistion we ever have
obeyed and ever will obey with unscrupnlcus
fidelity. But we insis, tha, mutual stipulation
has TIVE sides, and that the ten-years struggle by
which Texas has been forciby severed from the
free Republic Of Mexico and annexed to the Slave
holding section of osr Conederacy is ayiolation of
the spirit OF our Constitution as palpable and as
srcss as would BE Northern crusade against
Southern Slavery. We maintain also tha, the
guaranty Of eternal Slavery in the whole territory
ofTexas given by the Senators from this State,
Ohio, and one Senator each from Connecticut and
Indiana, has been obtained by fraud and the mos,
shameful violation Of high public ,rus,s-,hat no
such guaranty could have been given on the part Of
those States If their People had been heard and
needed, We, therefore, the sincere and resolute
adyersariss Of Annexation, give ssasoRable notice
10 Texas that we will not be concluded by the
stipulation in the Joint Resolutions, but shall ress,
the admission of new Slave States formed from
her territory. IfTexas objects to this, let her de-
eiine the proffer of Annexation. Il would be