The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-02-17
LET us TAKE WARNING.

The Csiooe makes many me promises OIL sue
cess, provided the advocates Of immediate an
neIation will abandon the compromise measure
which has passed the House, and take up Col
Benton's new compromise project in It's stead
IL is said thar all The New York Democratic
members will support the latter. besides large
number Of Wings. This may be so, and we
see no reason to doubt it, Websye no doubt that
eight or ten Wings in the Senate would support
this last project, in certain contingency; that
is, provided enough Democrats, who supported
'.he Tyler and Calhoun treaty." can be counted
on TO defeat il. ...
We are quite sure that most Of the Wings,
next TO their desire to see any measure defeated,
are extremely anxious to contribute all in their
power TO distract aud divide the Democratic
party. And if portion of them, by support
ing Col. Benton's proposition, can be assured
that a sufficient number Of Democrats will be
found 10 defeat il, and the measure should be
lost forever, they are well aware that when the
reproaches and e1ecrations Of the People shall
be showered upon the heads Of the marpots,
Col. Benton will say 'shake not your CORY
locks at mel was in favor ofthe measure but
its pretended advocates opposed IT," Nothing
could please the Wings more than TO aid IN pro-
ducing such state of things. They remem-
Der distinctly all the denunciatons Numbered
by Col. Benton against "the getters up OF the
Texas plot !" and il would be natural for them
10 evince great alacrity in encouraging and sus-
tanning any device which would cover the origl-
majors of the measure with disgrace and coniu-
sion-for that measure brought into the field a
David that slew their Goliah. They would en-
gage 10 any enterprise Of this nature 10 defeat
the measure but we doubt not there are some
of them would feel constrained to support the
JOINT Resolution of Mr.. Brown, provided all the
Democrats voted for it.
Is il not impairment TO ask why did not Col.
Benton bring forward his proposition al an ear
lier day7 Ii he was really in favor Of Annexa-
tion-as Mr. Foster undoubtedly was-why did
he not have his project tried n the House, by
the immediate representatives Of the People, as
Mr. Foster did, Did he hold it back designed
", with Eiew-and after cool calcuation--to
force il upon the s nth in the confusion and
precipitancy of the last moments Of the session.
Was such to be his victory ADD triumph over
those who have been struggling without ceas-
ing 10 consummate the annexation OF Texas
And does he suppose they will crouch under his
lash, and submit 20 his diclalion, when he tells
them he will not support the measure adopted
by the immediate representatives OF the People;
and being enabled to control one or two other
Democratic votes, the measure will be defeated
by its opponents; and if HIS bill be not accepted,
Texas shall not be annexed They will not
submit. However much we might desire TO
see every friend Of Annexation rally upon any
plan, by whomsoever offered, which may afford
any prospect Of the acquisition of the "lone
star republic,o yet we knoao, and therefore we
proclaim, that Texas can never be annexed by
Mr.. Beulon's bill. We knop that if this bill,
which is undoubtedly the favorite of the North
ern manufacturing States, should pass, and the
negotiations for which it provides, should be
conducted principally under the auspices of its
framers,-the burden Of an oppressive tariff
would be still fastened upon the South and
Southwest. Nor would this be all-for Col.
Benton is committed against the existence of
slavery in moie,y of the States into which the
territory is 10 be divided; and his project, as he
has himself ayowed, contemplates provision to
this effect. a..a ......... ....
What, then, would be the consequences of
the adoption Of this bill? Why, if our Com
mssioners should succeed in coming to any
agreement, the exciting discussions which would
hereafter ensue in our Capitol, might run
through the entire Administration Of the new
President, and ultimately end in dissolution of
the Union. The Northern leaders would hold
on to the tariff, as they have hitherto held, and
dispute with the South the question of slavery.
Perhaps they would propose still another COM
promise-perhaps they would say TO the South
and Southwest, if you will submit to the tariff
we will submit to slavery in Texas; or, yield
slavery to US in Texas, and we will yield the
tariff. They are always good a, bargain, and
never get the worst Of it-particularly when
they swap planters cow for his horse!
But all this injustice, all these difficulties, can
be avoided by passing the proposition which has
had the appreciation of large majority of the
immediate representatives of the People. No
prolonged infammatory discussions will ensue,
no fearful political commissions will be eutailed
upon the next Administration, if all the Demo-
cratic Senators shall unite upon the Joint Reso-
luton. In such an event, ce knop that three
Whigs piH pote NTH them.
FROM THE HERMITAGE.