Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-03-13
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Many of cur cote uporaries regard
or seem to regard. the Texan question
rs settled, and to suppose that nothing
rems,ns for the opponents OF Annexation
but TO fold their arms and quietly "a
quiosce in what is assumed 10 b. Il
tnal decision OF the question by Con
gress I ha, this SHOULD be the language
Of its aivocies is not surprising, 1t IL
s~rs convenient To regard .ne,su res be-
gnn as measures accomplish and NJ
trick OF party poli,i 'ians is more tire luen
'lv resorted 10 than that of crying ont
'victory in the beginning of con test.
in trivia. m ,tters this plan has often
succesd' d. and the loud shou, OF victory
has boon sometimes The cause as welt ns
the harbinger OF victory i'seif. To sup
pose II can DO so OIL the pre- sen, occa sion
~ I" confound 'hings totally distinct: /.
~ to suppose the cvunlry can be surprls.
ed into measure second in importance
TO none that has ever been acted on bv
this Government, cxcep, only that OF the
acquisition OF Louisiana Bat n plan all
snflicien' when the question was, Whe
lher the vi 900 fine o. Gen raj Jack son
sh"n'd hr RENTED, or whether certain
magical lines SIN iuld BE- drawn aroand
certain Resolutions Of the Ssnate must
isil when the consideration il. whether
The y 'vernmenl under which we live
shall remain such as rur fathers left j,
ious, or be virtually subvsned; whether
that power which for four fifths OF the
pcr,oj OF our nstionai exis,eace has on.
crossed the Administra,i aud which
has now s"cu ed the Juticiary. shall BE-
permitted SO 20 strengthen itself out of a
foreign dominion ,ba, legislative opposi~
ton shall be unavailiDgf | mistake the
spirit and feeling OF the North, if il is
prepared for any such tame surrender OF
itself. The Samson of our Con(edera
lion will no, so readily part with his
locks, in order that his eyes may be pu,
out. Those who cry out Texas is an
xed,' only show their longing desire
thar my bee m, so. II is stale
P'lii al trick. better suited 10 q Corpor.
aim Election than TO a measure which
puts an end 10 the presen, American con.
federation
Those presses which have been opS
posed to this MEASURE, but which now
give thcir assent 10 il, are either weak
tan incouceiv.b'e degree, or treacher
ous No reason which prompted opposi.
u 10 the measures six months since,
has ceased, 10 exist Many reasons have
become stronger. We know the leng III
nnd breadth Of the change that is pro.
posej->we know the enurmity of the
crime that is sought la be fastened upon
US. TIE certainly that was felt al The
onnencement Of the last session, tina,
Congress would do nothing in This mt.
ter because IL had nothing 10 do, has
changed 10 the Ger sipiy that il has bro.
ken through The b,rriers Of the Consil,u>
lion, Z" do what i, could By what in-
huences men have been brought to fors>
wear their often repeated opinions. TO
vuI5 ~ direct contrariety With their
speeches. and to- act cou ltsr TO instruc.
"ns, which agreed with their own pre-
viausiy EXPRESSED views, il bccomes no,
usto say. We may boIe tina, they
w,rs b'indei and bewtldered, rather than
corrupted. We NAV h.Apc that South.
ern atmosphere. rathor than Southern
Administration brought about changes so
saiden a. TO seem magical. But wha,.
ever these influences h .vo been, let US
rejoice that W. are not subject 10 them,
snd that they cannot have reached the
mass Of the people A. TO those presses
which have abandoned The cause Of Anti.
Annexation. after giving it lhe.r sup.
port I'LL The present occasion. il is only
because their past course has boon q,
variance with their real wishes. We
nave marked the course Of some such
prin's, AMI have seen all along a trem
bling eagerness for the measure, not
wIthsIanding the feeble no! which they
uttered against il. They give up now,
only because they wish 50 10 do. whe
iher ac'uatcd by private mo ives. or
blinded by the prospect Of illim.table EN-
pre- Tor the Repub'i-, they have been al.
slong a. heart the friends Of this mea-
azure. u u we'll that they have now CD
snIv espoused it.
Before Texas can be annex ed, there
must be several distinct and impodant
stage. Our Government has but taken
The hrst siep,merely given the invitation
Texas may take very d fforont Wow of
the dcstirableness Of annexation. since
her debts arc no, to be PAL l. Especially
may she bo disposed TO take this courss
1.-THE North does its dity and gives full
expression to that repugance which is
felt, and which ever must be felt by The
great body OF Tho people toward This
most unnatural union. This IL chance
number one. When we cun,ij,r the
ominou' silence OF Texas for a long Dor
! d. and The fact OF the speed with which
her great men mus dwInIe into very
Iillle ones. we cannot but think il proba-
ME tina, she will decline being forced in
TO the U0lon by the Administration.
backed only by a lean minority OF the
"eople Of the United States Another
still stronger ground Of hope is IN the
next Congress. This body will act
with entire independence Of the last
suificien,Iy strong expression Of the jud.
Sment and feelings Of the Northern peo.
pie may act decisively upon il. We Gao
moi bat think that some n Inn Mo..k.