The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-02-10

other mode than that adopted IN the House oil
Representatives.
STEAMER PRINCETON.
An anonymous. correspondent OF the New
York Herald INDUCES in some most ungenerous
aud unfair remarks in regard 10 the steamer
Princeton, Just returned from a cruise on the
coast for the purpose of relieving vessels in
distress.
| We learn from an authentic source, that
on the afternoon of the 4th, in the heavy gale
from the southeast her steering apparatus was
entirely destroyed by heavy sea; and that
during the night, and until her arrival in porI, il
was necessary, but extremely difficult, 10 steer
the ship entirely by relieving tackles, manned
by twenty men. Nevertheless, 10 this crippled
condition, she relieved and lowed into port one
vessel entirely dsnlasted. The Princeton was
for ten days in gale of wind cruising between
Cape Cod and the Capes of the Deaware-ihe
Hen worn out by fatigue, the steering apparatus
entirely destroyed, and notwithstanding all this,
brought into port safely dismasted vessel and
yet the correspondent of the Herald recon-
mend, that it be placed in a "glass case" be-
cause she does not go out to sea again, before
she is placed in safe condition, and her sop
plies Of fuel, stores, &c. taken in.
The following leading editorial from the last
Charleston Mercury, we copy with great salts
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alton act In concert all over The Union, aud all
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OUT "oiu io' u, S'o'iou' triumph awaits
them:
From the Charleston Mercury
THE GLOBE AND TEXAS.
The Washington Globe in It's otherwise excellent
and appropriate comments the passage of the an-
nexa ION resolutions in the House. could not it seems
even on such an occasion, withhold its drop OF de
traction from President Tyler and his Cabinet This
infusion must eayen all its articles or they are not
finished. Yet il was not wise on that occasion; for
To make room for il the editor is obliged to put him
self in position which even charity cannot construe
in favor either of his consistency or his honesty The
Globe claims that 1t was always in favor Of this mode
of king Texas by Joint Resolution and opposed
to the interference Of the Executive and then re-
marks with gravity sufficiently ridiculous" If this
measure had been carried at the last session of Con
gress Texas would have been prepared at this time
10 enter the Union with Iowa" Truly yes; if ex.
as had been annexed, why Texas would have been
annexed nothing can be palmer But who pre-
vented III Who but the Globe and Mr. Benton
For it was the division they created and which they
lost opportunity widen by coarse abuse and per-
tnacious intolerance that emboldened the Wings to
treat the question as an element Of distraction and
" weakness instead of power and enthusiasm in the
Democratic party They had good reason TO believe
from these symptoms that so long as the question
was kept open they were sure of fighting divided
and sei-dstrustng enemy They sacrificed the Trea-
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speeches and the Globes editorials We had Texas
offered to u.s. and through the influence Of those for
whom the Globe speaks it was re ected to the great
peril of all hope that the golden moment would ever
again return And now they cooy tell us that
Texas was rejected because il was offered through
the treaty. making power.
/ Well, In one sense this is true A remorseless
hostility to those Statesmen W no negotiated the Trea.
ty and a determination to thwart them on all occa-
sions and all hazards doubtless formed the motive
to their opposition. ln this sense their opposition
was to the Treaty as such but in no other From
the beginning to the end of COL Benton's Trades we
remember no instance in which he took the ground
that the anne alton of foreign territory could not be
properly effected by Treaty The objection is an
after thought. Then, he saw nothing but the design
to make Mr.. Tyler Presldent-to extend slayery-to
dissolve the Union-to annex Mexico-to produc.
foreign wars-to help the spectators in Texas scrip
He could not hs We founded his opposition to the mea
sure on this ground that it was proposed by Treaty
for it was very we'll understood that the President
was ready to submit the matter to the House, if il
failed in the Senate; as he did So IL Mr. Benton
had taken such ground it would have been swep
from under him the instant the matter was sent to IN,
House. Did he. yield on that occasionp Were bs
and his friends found on the side of Texas when the
subject was presented in the form now so favored b,
, the Globe Truly no. At that time and for Ions
after, denunciation and abuse of all connected witt
the measure were the daily and only proof thew
:, of devotion to the Anne xaton of Texas. The Glob
and its allies killed it in the House as they had don,
in the Senate; for it was known, not guessed. tina
they stood ready to pounce upon it. If its friend
iessed TO vote 1t was to avoid certain and il