The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-02-15
Correspondence Of the Madisonian.

PHILADELPHIA, February -, l845.
SIR The al-absorbing question with US is still
Anne ration, Immediate Annexation. The thousand
newspapers converging daily at this point TEEN with
ultimate hopes and approximations but Pennsylvania
does not, should not, and will not doubt favorable
result 10 the Senate. She has an advocate there ;
she has two, but one especially whose experience,
ability, and fertility in noble expedients, leaves her
but little to fear the fate of measure, mark
ed no less by its importance than by the continuous
resds hip which her favorite has manifested to-
wards il from IFS incipiency to the present moment.
The resolutions from the House, may be said to be
,wo-thirds perfected. The House of Representa-.
tives has passed them, without doubt as to an
equally favorable result in the White House. This
of course gives the plan which they propose virtue
which other, ut the present critical period, can
boast First and foremost, then, as the real friend,
Of Texas, we look to these but we not prepared
to say, Browns resolutions or nothing" So far
from it, csndidy believe there is scarcely con.
ceivabe plan which would not be eagerly embraced
by every true friend of the measure, if at all just
and practicable. With this feeling, and the embar.
rassment threatened by Mr. Benton's amendment,
you need not be surprised when repeat that Penn
sylvanla looks 10 James Buchanan for bold and gal
liant stand in favor of Texas any how. He is now
in the battlefield For better or for worse, he is
| our main reliance. From the nature of things, we
are compelled to look 10 his Judgment TO his esti.
mate of the various opportunities which may occur
for getting in an efficient stroke. The stroke like.
wise should be left TO the head which conceves, as
well as to the hand which directs. Should Mr.
Browns resolutions totter beneath the specious and
somewhat plausible plan of Mr. Benton, Pennsylva.
MIA will still look to Mr.. Buchanan. Nor will she
be alone IN her confidence From Maine TO the Rio
Grsnde every State, territory, and friend to Repub
can principles, will look 10 Mr.. Buchanan. Before
yes, long the formidable voice of hundred and
fifty thousand majority, resounded for Texas and nc
delay, the Senator from Pennsylvania yes, the Sena
tor from north of Msson's and Dixon's line, stood
forth in defence OF Anne xation. Though brough,
forward by President without party" and OF
course without the power direct the succession he
embraced it for ITSELF and unprejudiced observer
can expect him to desert it now SO long as even the
name remains as a nucleus for an expedient expe.
dent. ....
The special pleading Of Mr.. Archer, of counsel
for the opposition, has, assure you, cnkinded new
and brighter hope in the bosom of every friend Of
immediate Annexation. His idea of want of pow.
er in the People to instruct Congress by majority
merely, correct enough far it goes otherwise
New York might nullify some half dozen of the
smaller States. Our Union, a Government aa gene
ris, we all know, contemplates just so much Republic
canism as is consistent with the equal sovereignty Of
all the States majority, therefore, before it car
be valid "a instruction, must lie attended with the ad
ditional fact of its having been given by majority
of the States. When so vouched, should like t.
know to what extransous power Mr.. Archer woulc
take an appeal II is admitted on all hands here tina
the instructions conveyed in eectiog President b,
a majority both of the People and of the States, il
precisely that peculiar species which, so far from
sustaining, refutes the very ground which Mr. Ar
cher assumes. II would not it could not be urged
as a conclusive argument in favor of immediate an
nexation, that President had simply been elected
\ with view TO thst object. A President may b,
elected with without majority of the States he
may be elected with or without a majority of III,
People; he may be elected with majority of th,
People without majority Of the States; either Of
which instances would sustain Mr. Archer's position
But, as have already stated, Colonel Polk, the Tex
as candidate has been elected moi lin either Of thes,
ways, but by conclusive majority, both Of the Peo
pie and Of the States which necessarily constitutes
species of instruction little akin to that 40 conf
dently urged BY the Chairman OF the Committee q,
Foreign Affairs as IL is liable TO inysdation from
/ the arguments Of Federalism. But tire you.
A safe arrival. warm reception, and good health
| tn our estimable PreSidsnt and his smiabl. t,dv