The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-12
"HoN. GEORGE RATHBUN," OF NEW
YORK

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"HoN. GEORGE RATHBUN," OF NEW
YORK.
Below we publish letter from this gentleman,
complaining of injustice done him by the letter of our
Auburn correspondent, published in the "Unon" of
the 3Oth ult. Mr. Rathbun was one of the demo-
cratic members of the last Congress, with whom
we were compelled to differ upon the Texas ques-
| ton As an editor of democratic journal, we
were constrained, by sense of duty to the coun-
| try, to COMMENT sometimes with severity, upon
what seemed to us to be strange and unaccoun,abe
course on the part Of these gentlemen. But we had
hoped that all opposition TO this great measure, es-
pecially among friends, was at an end that all
good and true democrats would now unite with the
administration in its final consummation. The allu-
sion Of our correspondent to Mr. Rathbun was GER
tainly innocent one. II did not attribute to him
any dishonest motives, or corrupt intentions; but
merely intmated that he was mistaken, when, in
his speech, he said, sin New York there was a
majority against this question" 1t was mere mat
ter Of opinion; and as such, Mr.. Rathbun should
have suffered it to pass. But it afforded him an
other opportunity Of making an ill-naured attack
upon us. In his speech in Congress against annex
alton, he dragged our name into the debate, and
distorted remark in the "Richmond Enquirer"
into threat, that those who opposed annexation
should not enjoy the "Poiis Of office" under the new
administrations point upon which he seems to
have been very sensitive. "The trembling of leaf,
to him, was an earthquake" We have no DISPOSE
ton to fight over sgain the same battles, and are
anxious to take by the hand all honest democrats,
who differed with us, provided they will aground
the weapons of their rebellion" submit to the will
Of the people, and aid in carrying out this great
measure. We hope to see all opposition cease.
Let the fires 60 out, and the smouldcring cmbers
die away. The swing resolutions" of Milton
Brown as he snecringly terms them, were the reso.
lutions adopted by the President. Texas has as
scented; and the action of>the next Congress will
make that glorious country State of this confede-
racy. Will Mr.. Rathbun be found with the demo-
cratic members voting for its admission We hope
and trust he will; but must admit from the whole
tenor of his letter, that his course TO say the eas
seems involved in doubt If the detection from the
| democratic ranks had been sufficient to defeat
the resolutions of the House, the measure would
have failed The ''goden momcnt'' would have
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adopted by the Senate and concurrcd in by the
House, was very well a precautionary measure;
but was not selected by the President the mode,
and now stands dead letter upon the statutebook.
| AS to "pursut of Offices we have nothing to do,
if made by our correspondent or by Mr.. Rathbun,
for themselves, or for any Of their relations or
friends We publish the letter without further COM
ment.. 1t speaks for itself.
AUBURN, NJ Y, July 5, ls45
GENTLEMEN: My attention was this morning call
ed to article in your paper of the Goth of June
last, in which you state that "We have received,
| from obligng correspondent in Auburn, New
York, a copy of the 'Cayuga Patriot, in which our
attention is called to article in favor of the
nexation Of Texas He states, as far 'as our dis
| trict is concerned, there he no harm in having
| the fact known that Mr. Rathbun Representative in
| Congress) was certainly mistaken when he, last
winter, ntimated that the people of the district were
i opposed to Texas. On the contrary, strong feel
ing exists in favor of it; and l. with others abored
| last fall to present the issue distinctly. We carried
| the district under that ISSUE"
| Who your "obliging correspondent" is, am not
informed; but that he is very obligiDg, is unquee-
tonaby true inasmuch he has in his letter, in Of
feet, stated what is not true. ] ask you, when did
Mr.. Rathbun eliminate, last winter in Congress,
that the people Of this district opposed TO Tex
as said in Congress, last winter, in reference to
| the popular vote in New York, on the Texas ques-
, ton, this: "The gentleman from Virginia MIR.
Bayy] told that the people had settled this ques-
ton. ask him, how wheni whcrci Does he
take the vote of New York--without which we
should have been beatcn--as settlement Of that
question: If he does then Texas must not be an
| nexed; for in New York, there was majority Of
ten thousand upon the popular vote, against us. !"
Does your correspondent deny that fact Do YOU
| | am aware that the "Cayuga Patriot" is becoming
| ,f fTexn nfl efe IL
dcsirous of placing many others in hostility to it.,
in order to be pelted by your paper, and to secure
some petty influence at Washington. II has be-
come fashionable, find, not only with the "Cayu-
ga Patriot" and "Richmond Enquirer" but others
also, to denounce any man who would not gulp
down Milton Browns wing resolutions, right or
wrong, constitutional or unconstitutional. For CIV
| ing a vote which conscentiously, then and now,
believe to be right, against those resolutions, have
been set down opposed to Texas | have been
] charged with making speech against Texas.
have done no such thing. lspoke against the rcso-
lutons Of the "Committcc on Foreign Affairs, {" form
ed out Of the Tyler treaty, which had been most
Justly killed by the Senate-and that, too, by the
votes of the wscst, most honorable, and most indie
| pendent democrats in that body. | voted against
MIR Browns resolutions, because they were nearly
as bad as the others, equally unconstitutional, and
grossly unjust toward the northern portion OF the
| Union would do the same thing again, under the
| same circumstances. did vote for Mr. Benon's
bill-known as Mr. Walkers amendment-adopted
in the Senate as an alternative substitute for the
resolutions That bill avoided the constitutional
difficulties with which the resolutions surround
ed and provided for the formation Of treaty in the
ordinary manner 1t left another question Of no
small embarrassment in the northern part Of the
Union for future adjustment-that is, in regard to
the division Of the territory into slave and free, in
such manner os would be just and satisfactory to
each section. II seems TO be supposed by per-
sons that the vote taken on the Senate amendment,
on its return to the House. was taken in connection