Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-03-07
From the Netu YORK. 7ribune.

ANNEXATION CARRIEp.---By the midnight
mail, we have the astounding intelligence of
The passage of .4nneration through the Sen
ate, by vote of 81 to 25-every Loco Foco
voting in The affirmative, with just the three
necessary Whigs-Johnson OF La, Henderson
of Miss, and Merrck, the purchased ira ,or
of Maryland. The two former were constran-
ed by the popular sentiment Of their constitu-
ents, but Merrck knew that his constituents
thought as he did when he seemed TO be an
honest man, and had just been told SO by the
Legislature. So black peT6dy as his has not
been known since Tyler's.
Mr. Bagby has made melancholy exhibition
of himself Who could have anticipated such
cringing sell-sacri6ce Little better is il with
Mr. Tappan, who was so deadly in his hostility
to Texas last winter, that he sgave the treaty
TO the public, in defiance to his solemn obliga-
ton, while yet secret 10 the keeping of the
Senate. Since then, Ohiohas declared against
Annexation by popular majority Of $4,000,
and the Legislature has expressly instructed
him and his colleague to oppose the project.
Both of them set every obligation at defiance,
and voted for the spos. Tappan will claim
and receive the reward Of his iniquty.
Messrs. Dix and Dickinson of this State
were virtually sent there by the Birney Adolf
tionists, who might have secured the return Of
two determined Ant-Annex ationists, and the
defeat of Annexation, now and ever more, had
they seen fit. They chose rather to traduce and
malign those Of their fellow citizens who were
doing their best to defeat the Texas iniquity-
to assert that Mr. Clay's election would be as
favorable to Annexation as Polk's-more likely
to secure it, said James G. Birney HIMSELF be-
cause Clay is man of great ability, and can
influence his party, while Polk cannot. Veri-
! ly, they have their reward Here is annexa-
ton driven through by the direct personal in
| Anenca IF MI POLL ho has hv nnfhino haf for
than fragrant bribery, obtained at least four
votes for the measure, in direct hostility to the
judgment, the feelings and the consciences Of
those who gave them. Messrs. Miles, Dix,
Dickinson, Tappan, Allen and Merrick' well
knew that they grossly misrepresented the peo-
! Pile of their several States. in voting for this
unrighteous measure. But Power and Patron
age were too strong for their integrity, and the
evil has triumphed.
Yes, the mischief is done, and we are now
involved in Var :! We have adopted War
ready made, and taken upon ourselves its pros
ecnton to the end. We are to furnish the
bodies to ill trenches, and the cash to defray its
enormous expense. Mexico, despoiled of one
of her lairest provinces by our hypocrisy and
our rapacity, has no choice but to resist, how
ever ineffectvely, the contamination OF our fla
gitious designs. If she should not resist now,
on the Rio del Norte, she will soon be forced
and California. Already it is openly talked at
Washington, that we must and will have all
North America, in due season-that the ques-
ton is one of time only. IL, therefore, Great
Britain should see fit to stand up for the feeble
: and unoiIending people on whom we are max
ing war, she will be but obeying the instinct OF
: sell-preservation. BY our proceedings in get
ting possession of Texas, we have declared
ourselves the enemies Of the civilized world, oil
only restrained from becoming such by the low
est considerations Of sef-interest. Surely,
there must come reckoning for this. lfthose
who are driving us on to untold expenditure
: and carnage, were themselves to pay the taxes
and stop the bullets, it would be different
matter.
People of the United States what shall YET
be done TO turn aside this storm Of unjust wal
from our borders Say not that Mexico is
feeble the God Of Justice is with her-and
we have proved how powerful is just cause
against the greatest disparity Of physical force
Ought we not to hold public meetings, to con-
slider and determine what is incumbent on u'
in this crisis