The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-01-09
From the Licking Valley Register, Jan, 4, 1915.
ANNEXATION.

Roarer OF Missouri Is likely To bring trouble INTO inc
Polk camp, II Polk attempts to carry out his pledges
In favor Of the anne alton Of Texas Polk, TO DC
sure could not have been elected without the Ben
ION Van Buren, faction. But let them remember,
that Polk took nothing back on their account ben
tons State has instructed that gentleman through
her Legislature, TO 60 for Immediate anneAauon.-
We will now sec how that Demoeai treats such In
structons. IL may be, AS he has just been elected
and the eud Of his present term wili have seen nun
in the Senate thirty years, he may regard such IN
structions as not binding. he may now begn 10
question the right OF instruction altogether. Al any
rate he will be apt To believe the Constitution never
contomp plated such thing as State Legislature IN
stIucting a Senator in Congress.
these Democrats strange things. They sup
port man avowedly IN favor Of certain measure,
and then try to intimidatc him from carrying out
that measure. We hope they may succeed m pre-
venting the disgrsceful scheme Of anoexation-but
there is no hope Of their escape from the disgrace
attaching to the scheme They have supported II
where # could most ehectualy have been crushed
and nov they will have TO work, II they stop II
The great dsmsgogue Of Missouri is induced to take
patriotic stand on tho Texas question, not because
it Is right merely but because Of bis personal hatred
of Calhoun. He does not love the country more
but hates Calhoun more. We are curious 10 near
his views on the doctrine Of instruction. now that he
Is safe, as be wishes to be, in Congress
The writer thinks Mr.. Benton is about TO "bring
trouble into the Polk camp" should Mr.Poik scar
ry out his pledges in favor Of the annexation OF
Texas.n Now, the writer may rest assured that
Mr.. Polk will attempt TO carry out his pledges, and
that he will not be deferred by the trouble that
any persons may give themselves or endeavor to
give him, on that subject. A far greater trou-
bic to him would be TO disappoint the wishes OF
the Democratic party so signally and unequivo-
caly expressed in relation TO il. He was not
placed in the Presidential chair by "the great
and unteuifed" Democracy Of America TO fear
or quail before any man in the discharge of his
duty. Texas lost or Texas gained, the Demo
cratic party have taken upon them 10 annex
il, if they can, by all just means, and to annex
it in the usual meaning of the word "immed-
ate" Nor is it matter Of any moment to the
integrity and success Of the Democratic party
whether it be lost or gained, provided they make
efforts manilestly honest and Jealous to procure
annexation. If thwared by the madness Of
faction in any quarter, they will know where
and on whom to lay the burden OF their disap-
pointment, and what measures Of redress 10
adopt.
In regard to instructions the Democracy, con-
uary to the Wings, hold to the binding power
of them in their spirit well as in their
letter. And they will look on, to see, to exa-
mine, and to judge for themselves when they
are fulfilled and when disregarded.
Strong in the confidence of the justice and
advantages of the great measure of Annexa-
lion, the Democracy will face the Wings upon
it at every turn of their tortuous efforts TO frus-
trate it. AS events are developed, they will speak
more and more in thunder tones against their
opposition. Already the tidings from Mexico
show the puerillty and absurdity of the phan-
toms which they had conjured up, by means OF
liberal drafts on imagination, to deter from
its consummalon. The scarecrow of wal
with France, England, and Mexico, evanshes
before the step Of time. 1t was one Of those
ghosts--lke the farmers old goat in the country
pulpit--which man need only to walk up to-
to cause its disappearance. Suppose the au'ho
rites which have, or which will, displace Santa
Anna, should raise an army to invade Texas
Before the army would reach the frontiers, &c
attack Texas, some revolutionary movement
from some part of Mexico, would move rgh
down upon the city of Mexico, to destroy the
existing authorities. Even the viruous Sants
Anna, bene merito, the pet hero of the Ineli
gencer and the skulking runaway Of San Jacn
TO, appropriated to his own private purposes the
four millions voted for chastising and recover
ing that most sinful, revolred province of Tex
as--that Island of pirates and outlaws and rob
bersn We have noreason to believe that four o.
Ten millions more appropriated by the newly es
tabished Government would be much NOR,
faithfully applied to that Gas the British writer,
styled the French revolutionary war; TREMEN
pous, but just and necessary" war upon Tex
as; the latter of which the Mexcaps phrase it,
the former of which they think it, Their posi-
ton compels them to be on the watch contnu
ally against their domestic foes, who are fal
more TO be dreaded from their deceilfulness and
disposition TO pounce upon them at the first IA
yorable moment, Than are the Texans, who
wish to fight only in defence of their invaded
rights, and TO live in peace with all nations up
on the soil which they have nobly redeemed
from despotism. Thus they are acting, while
"In Montsxuma. halls, are son. of Mars,
Who hear the far off battles fiery cars,
And burn to mingle IN sulphuric wars,
With counurmen and brothers.
They snuff the battle and prepare the fight,
To gather spoils, subvert their country's might,
To rear tyrant to the lofty height,
or ruling over Others Carrier, Nste Year,
.fddrrss.
We really wish our friends in Washington would
,h,,-,b. for IN. Nashville Union and not rey upon