The New York herald., 1845-03-03
BY The SOUTHERN MAIL; !;
Washington.
Correspondence Of the Herald
WASHINGTON, March 1. lS45
WashInQtop,. .

The weather continues bright and May like
Mr. Wickliffe gave an entertainment to a large
CIRCLE OF friends last night
This being the OF the last three days in
which bill can be sent from one house to the
other for concurrence, the rules have been sus-
lended by the House and concuned in by the Se-
nate, in order to allow certain appropriation
bills in reference to the army, navy Notifications.
Sc. to pass. Since the admission Of Texas, such
appropriations become necessary, as precautionary
measures. AS to details OF other business before
zach house, ycur reporters will keep you advised.
brief review of the progress Of the Texas ques-
tion, from its first decided agitation before the
people, will form, if had time to 60 into II, in
,-restlng sketch. The question was seriously
broached in some of the New York small papers,
as far back 1872; but from the limited circula
died, the communications which appeared in them
attracted little public attention The articles pre-
pared tor one OF them BY, your present correspon-
dent, in August IN lSa3, filled about six columns,
IN one of these deceased penny papers, being una
he at the time, to find admttance for them in any
other city paper-the print alluded TO was called
the Netc York Cyrosure. These articles were pro-
badly never seen by Mr.. Walker, although they
appeared some six or eight months before his pam
phlet was published Without aiming to claim
any credit to myself, desiring in the slightest
pamphlet, may yet add, that great number Of
arguments statistics and facts found In my articles
are also stated with great force and clearness in
Mr.. Walkers paper ! sent copies OF my articles
at the time to Mr.. Upshur and to various southern
friends. Mr.. Walker ampllied, extending his able
document over ground, and adducing additional
arguments far beyond, the limits assigned me
for my. articles, He deserves great credit for
his skill, tact, knowledge, and management Of
| this whole question in all its stages up to
It's hnal passage through Congress. From the
ton. Mr.. Tyler being himself without party,
| and ready to take up any question he thought po-
pular, or likely to benefit the country, no sooner
made !! question OF nus adninlstTaton, ST . than ne
both the old parties. They determined to kill of
Texas, Tyler and Calhoun all in one batch. Ra-
ther than not kill Calhoun, they were willing to
recognized heads Of both parties, came out against
Texas, before they ever dreamed OF It's strength
before the people. They have lived to find out,
however, that it had sufficient potency with the
people to kill them both
The Baltimore Convention assembled in May,
1874 Benton, finding Mr.. Van Buren, oyerthrown
the TEXAS bob Ss sa
llon OF the democratic party, after the Baltimore
| Convention, became divided into three parts. The
extreme droit lrghT was occupied by Mr. Calhoun
| aud his friends. The extreme gGuche (eh) was
composed Of Benton and Wright, with the imme-
| date advisers and friends of Mr.. Van Buren.
There was small middle class of persons who
| did not act openly with either party. One Of the
most prominent and talented of the middle iunto
was Robert j. Walker, the clever and successful
| manager OF the Texas question, which, in all his
moyements he never lost sight Of He succeeded us
exalted into one OF the articles OF the democratic
creed.
But this taking it into the liturgy Of the demo-
cratic party did not stop Benton and Co q war upon
Texas and Calhoun He seemed to grow more
savage than ever. The wings, in order to divide
the democratic party, and to kill Texas. took sides
tered his talents, and published his speeches. The
Globe stood at his back ready to butcher any
man in the democratic ranks, Benton de-
10 %ade Woo 90
lent anti-Texas speech at Hannibal, Mo-, which
he Wings had steerotyped and printed of by tens
Of thousands. They, gave copy to every voter IN
| the opinions of Gen. Jackson, was the most power
tul that had ever come up In that State. They
were largely distributed l. in Ohio, and, indeed,
is conceded, lost Col. Polk Tennessee, and proba-
| bly, Ohio, also. Had the Van Buren detection in
New York defeated Col. Polk in that state, to Mr..
Benton would have enured the merit Of most sig
nally defeating both the democratic party and
Texas annexation at one and the same time.
| The rebuke given to him in his own State in re-
| terence to Texas annexation. sent him back to
Washington softened down, but not hating Mr..
Calhoun none the less, from whom he had never
received the least unkindness. He, with Wright &
Co., now took new tack; they introduced treaty
Texas annexation during Tyler's administration,
thereby depriving Mr. Calhoun from any just honor
| ia being party to its final consummation. They
expected, Of course, to succeed with Col Polk IN
having Mr.. Calhoun dismissed, and to have placed
| In the State Department man more pllanty dis
posed to promote their schemes Of ambition
Hence Benton and Wright came out with their
scheme to defeat annexation for the present; In
his position Of things, Col. Polk arrives in Wash
ington, and announced in terms fully understood,
| that if Benton " Co., defeated the House resou-
noun ia his cabinet. This further Modified Ben
| ton and Wright-they now became perfectly willing
| to COMPROMISE and annex Texas in some form, IT
by doing, they could succeed in any way OF get
ing "Hanian ont of the Kings gate" or Mr.. Cal
houn out OF the State Department. So we find even
Silas Wright joining hands with Benton at the
eleventh hour for the immediate annexation OF
Texas! We find Wright sending on disPeensation
to Dix, and the Wright members OF the House to
vote for it Not that he and Benton dislike an
nexation less, but because they disliked great,
good and patriotic man more
In this position of affairs it was not difficult for
the clear sighted, middle. man, Robert j. Walker,
to approach the bilious Missouran with plan OF
compromise, to which his consent was the more
readily given, probably by the assurance that il
Texas was now annexed under this compromise, 1t
might lead to Cahoun's withdrawal, and the ele-
vation OF Buchanan. The latter is an able and
well qualified man for his post. and may not serve
the purposes of Wright, Benton u Co. better than
Mr.. Calhoun, but they preferred any body 10 the
latter man. They never willforgive him Tor being
endowed with superior mind and more lofty pa
trlotsm.
Mr. Walker consummated the compromise at
the last moment, and the whig Benton men, with
every body else, laughed to see man brought to
point where he was forced to vote against his own
bill A bill, framed with the intention oi cutting
of Calhoun, by cutting off Texas for the session
Now finding an opposite course would be likely to
answer his purpose, he votes against his own mea-
sure! He drew il up with a design to destroy
he now voted precisely in opposition, without
changing one iota in his envenomed disike-still
10 destroy.
Bagby was selected to make speech, to magnify
| TO the country Benton's great condescension and
magDanimity, in agreeing, with himself, tor the
House resolutions, however glarIngly unconstltu
onal, if only sprinkIed over with 'lapender or ot
to" OF Bentonism. This done, the resolutions which
horified Benton, Bagby, Wright &c Co. with their
though they knew Of q moral certainty that Col.
Polk would act on the House resolutions for the