The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1845-02-18
TIL e DISC MAN.
SATURDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY Is, 1874:
A /" COMPROMISES"

III mas Deen matter OF dStonisnnient anu IT,
gre among the sincere friends of the immediate
re-acquisiton Of the territory of Texas, TO wit
ness the unsteady course Of the Globe during
the last few days, and while the fate OF the
measure is actually trembling 10 the balance.
When the measure was first seriously agitated,
aud before the sad occurrence on the Princeton,
the Globe maintained an unbroken silence for
several weeks. and seemed TO desire 10 remain
uncommtted on the subject. until II was geDer-
ally known that negotiations were in progress,
and that a treaty of Annexation would be sub
United to the Senate before the adjournment of
Congress IL was ascr 'he able and now cell
ebra,ed letter of Mr. Walker had been publish
ed, and subsequent 10 the lameDtpd death OF
Mr.. Upshur, when the presses and the people In
all sections were discussing the subject, that the
Globe boldly declared itself 10 be in favor OF
Annexation, and in one or two pertinent and
able articles gave new and mighty impulse 10
The great question which was so soon destined
10 crush its chief opponents in It's resistless
progress. But in very few weeks the much
regretted leuer Of Mr.. Van Buren, appeared
and TO the surprise Of every body, the Globe
announced, that in consequence Of the dis
covery of the existence Of an "armlstlce,"
and the illness of the editor, the paper had pre-
maturely pronounced in favor of the measure.
Ii was in favor OF mediate in contradlstnctlon
to i'm mediate Annexation. 1t approved of the
bill which had in the meantime been introduced
by Col Benton.
After the nomination of Mr.. Polk, an iD,-me-
diatist, the Globe said as little on the subject As
pos ,ible, and what il did say was in violent de-
nuncialion of the rejected treaty, and It's nego-
rators. IL published Mr.. Benlou's Missouri
speeches in villifcaton Of all the advocates Of
The immediate acquisition ol the "lone star
lerritorv-and published them in The heat OF the
Presidential contest. when the negoiaors OF
The treaty were exerting their personal nfiu-
ence in favor of the nominee OF the Baltimore
Convention. But when il was ascerained that
Mr.Polk had been successful and it was apparent
that the Republican press, with entire unanim-
ity. declared that immediate" Annexation was
one of the chief measures on which the election
had turned, the Globe again became an able and
jealous advocate of the measure.
This continued after the assembling of the
present session of Congress. Indeed the ed
ilor of the Globe, but few weeks ago, sug-
gesred the following summary form Of An
nexation: Resolved that Texas agreeing)
the territory of Texas be, and hereby is, annexed
10 the u. States" To promote this good spirit,
the original advocates yielded their iavorIic
81 fl. md mi
ed Mr. Browns Joint Resolution as COM
PROMISE All must remember, none can ever
forget, the zeal and apparent satisfaction and
earneslness with which the Globe advocated
this measure of compromise. The treaty plan
had been abandoned; the work Of the obnoxious
negouslors had been rellnqulshed; aud the
friends Of Annexation, TO prove their desire that
it should not be " parry question" rallied IN
support Of proposition coming from Wing.
When the Joint Resolution passed The House,
the Globe hefaded its adoption in such enihu-
siastc terms OF appreciation, that every body was
led to suppose there was no possibility for any
new difficulty 10 arise, which could dampen the
editors patriotic ardor, and divert him from his
course But every body was, It seems, mistaken.
A new Difficulty was brought forward by Mr..
Benton in the Senate; aud now We have the
modification Of seeing the Globe once more
standing in the way OF the final contamination
OF the measure
Col. Benlous Difficulty must be taken a. an
other compromise The editor Is sure that
If " the proposition Of the Wig member be
repudated, and Col. Benton's Difficulty be sub
sttuled Ia it, place, there are some twenty
seven New York aud New England Democrats
who voted against the former, would support
the latter No doubt Of IL. No doubI they
would support the Difficulty with great perlIns-
city. But would the Southern members who
have been compromised quite enough already
70 for it7 We doubt II. After suuendcfing
their original plan, and after being denounced
as d" buzzards" by Col. Benton, we doubt whe-
Their they would light harmoniousy and peace.
ably on Col. Benlon's bill" Up 10 this time
they have yielded everything that has been re-
CURED Of them lei US not demand any further
sacrifices.
It's our solemn conviction that upon the fate
of the Joint Resolution nos before the Senate
rests the fate Of Texas. II II should pass. Al.
nexation will be effected II u should be lost,
we shall lose Texas Aud the man ~ pres,
which sh.r throw any obstacle "a The way ol
its passage, will incur fearful responsibility.
THE AYsTIpnS.-The iirsl number Of thi'
new monIh esA made il, appearance Il con
tans 81 well prinred pages, and several very IN
n.
Esq, who can easily, and no doubt will ceuan
". procure the productions Of our ahlsst az,
most experienced writers TO give value 90 iu
pages.
Iowa AND FLoHDh-The Senate, yeslsf
day, referred to the Committee on he Judlcia
IN from, mo IIouse of