Democratic banner., 1845-05-24

Grated with each other. Party dis.
ciPIine and the welI.knowu necessi.
ty Of supporting a particutar candi.
date for the Presidency, conplsted
dis. consolidation, MS fax asi was
practicable. But happily, ihsss were
many over whom party names had
no control, who saw the tendency q,
the measure forced upon the Wina
party by those who represented ss5e
incorporated wealth Of the conhtrv.
Il resoiuts'y opposed the party which
had duPed and deceived them. The
Wing forces, consolidated bv the
process which we have endeavored
to explain, were compelled 10 adopt
the principles Of a majority, sane
toned ms they were by the oncur
renee Of the man who stood most
prominent rs their leader.
The effective majority of the par
" berug at the North, determined the
course of the Wings, not only on the
Bank, Tariff, and Distribution ques-
tons; but at a later period, succeeded
IN arrayIng 1t against the most i'm
poftant question which has agitated
the country since the formation Of
the Government. The non. Slave
holding States which we're known TO
sanction the Wing policy. did not
leave the reasons Of their opposition
10 the annexation Of Texas 10 doubt
or obscuriiy. Hostility TO the slave
institutions OK the South, and q de-
termination not 10 allow their future
extension, were boldly andunequiv--
ocaiiy proclaimed to the world as the
basis Of their s%ction; and the Adolf
tIonists were distinctly invited, IN
THE NAME OF The WHOLE WHIC Pan.
TT, 10 lend their aid In a common
cause 1t was not pretended, to our
knowledge that the rights Of the
North would be endangered, its ill.,
terests compromised, or lis prosperi-
ty iRpeded.
The Wings OF The non-Slave-hold-
ing States thought themselves priyil-
edged to il in judgement on the
character Of the South. and Of max.
ing IL the duty OF the Federal Gov.
eminent TO take, under its superri-
sion, the domestic institutions Of the
high contracting parties who created
II. ms a mere agent, for other and far
different purposes.
The issue was distinctly made, and
it was TO be hoped, that no Southern
er would be introduced by party con-
.sideraiions, however strong, 10 be
wanting in his duty, when our rights
were thus endangered, and our hon
or likely 10 be compromised. This
hope was not fulfilled. The Wings
of the South, true TO party discipline
co~-operated with the Wings Of the
North upon the vital measure. They
endeavored TO justify their conduct
by such shallow arguments, that We
are compelled to believe nothing ex-
cept party disciplince, could have
placed them in a position which they
could but so impoten,ly defend. Al
though Texas had maintained her in
dependence for a number OF wears,
and had been received into the iami-
ly Of nations by the leading powers
Of Observation-Disclosures she WAS
confessedly independent in fact, and
made righ,fully independent by the
forcible destruction, by Mexico, Of
the only instrument which united her
with that Republic-although she
had been victorious in resisting Il
conquest, and not in effecting a revo-
luton, it was commended that the U.
States could not treat with her for
territory, without committing al act
OF spoIiution on a friendly Power-a
power which had attempted forcibly
TO subdue he country thar we wish
ed peaceahly toannex 10 our cohfed-
eraey. An ordinary treaty Of peace
and amity, was, contrary 10 the laws
Of nations, made an insurmountable
barrier 10 sucha proceeding, while
ideas OF national honor, before IN
known, heard on every side
from lips which uttered no word OF
reproach to Grea, Britain, though it
was generally conceded that her Ma
jesty's Government was ready TO
perpetuate the alleged wrong on
Mexico, by guaranteeing the indie
pendsncs Of Texas against the
world.
When opposition TO 4 great meas.
urs is 20 badly defended, We must
believe that some cause, not appa.
rent on the surface, is at work. And
when we see so many members o
that opposition railing against the
measures because Of the influence il
was calculated to have over the re
suit Of a politicsl contest, all doub
vanishes. We are then Convinced