Mobile register and journal., 1845-10-31

have had but little tune bestow upon matters pro-
pery appertaning 10 orr vocation. We noyerlle-
less feel bound 10 bestow passing nolice upon
communication which appeared in a city paper of
Tuesday, under The signature of alabama" ia
which orr article of Saturday last, on the subject Of
Senator Bagby's course on The. Texas annexation
resolutions, is made to figure somewhat conspicu-
ously
To clear The subject from any embarrassment, we
will state in the first place that Mr.. Bagby is inno-
cent of having moved at all in The matter. He has
had no privy or knowledge of our intention, and
has never either directly indirectly intimated
wish expectation that we should bestow any
notice the subject. Our own nnaded sense of
justice and duty prompted the article in Saturdays
paper, am II would not have been written but to
counerat what we regarded as mistaken opinions,
and what knew to be mistatemenis of fact in re-
lation 10 this matter the part Of some of the pa
pers in the interior Of the State We will say fur
Their, that the article written in spirit If hon
esf regard for the truth and for he purpose of disa
hnsing the public mind fran he mpas t,ons attempt
lenried 10 be pracsed npon through certain hire
Ii"ss who infesl the city of Washington us manufsc-
We were neither forgellul nor unmndnl of The
fact, that the Texas treaty was concluded and sign.
ed on The 18th Of April. 1st4-lhat il was sub
mitted 10 the Senate the 22d---lhat Mr.. Van
Buren's letter published at Washington on
the 9Th Ut the same month"; and that both Mr. Nc
Duties and Mr.. Benions resolutions, Tor annex
ing Texas by The legislative power of the gov
eminent. lost IN the Senate Immediately af
ter The rejection of the treaty We admit all this,
and yet we nothing in the facts or dates ncon-
sislent with the declaration, that the first Insertion
OF the power 10 annex territory by JOINT resolution,
was made by whig Senators in opposition 10 The
Tyler treaty. Thai treaty was signed fifteen days
before Mr. Van Buren's letter was published, aud it
had been the subject of conversation and Of earnest
comment by the public press for weeks previous 10
its contamination. 1t was the current remark at the
lime, and it WIS stated without contradiction, that
some o. the wing Senators were caught IN the trap
they had get for the democrats.
1t is undoubtedly true that The mastery argument
OF Mr.. Van Buren, had in due time powerful effect
on the minds of men in reconcng them to this mode
Of acquiring foreign territory The Globe comInen-
ced its attack on The administration and Mr. CAL
boun, for "pac'ng The Texas question in shape in
which 1t could not pass" several days, week il
mistake not, after the publication Of Mr. Van Busens
letter. Gen. Jackson's letter. expressing his appro-
baton Of The mode, was dated ON the 18th of May,
and it until the oath of that month that Mr.
McDuthe announced his intention resort the
legislative power ofcongress for the accomplishment
Of The annexation OF Texas, in the shape Of joint re-
solutions. Let il be remembered TOO that when the
vote was taken these resolutions, subsequently Of
fered by MIR. McDuffie, but 10 Senators voted for
Them of The % democratic members of that body
We have not the yeas and nays before us, but we
are safe in assuming that democratic votes we're
found in the negative-not Mr.. Ragby's certainly
for he voted in favor of annexation in evely form in
which the subject was presented to The Senate.
There were Senators however, who not SO
prompt IN reconsderng and changing opinions that
had been long Observation-Disclosures too not includ-
ed IN the list made out by our Reviewer the sus-
pected individuals, and whom with rare felicity and
decorum he denomnates a "squad Of which Col.
Benlon the drill MASTER" Nor did the luminous
discussions with which the press leemed after The ad
iournnent o. congress the l7ih June, and until il
re-assembled in December, change their opinions
That they continued TO hesitate in view of the argu
ments so ably urged, is indeed understandable TO us,
but nevertheless true, and unfortunately for the
friends The House Resolutions these Senators had
the power defeat them, and they avowed their deter
mna'ion to ire 1t, unless The amendment they asked
for was adopted. Our Reviewer is shocked that an
alabama Senator could SO far compromil the dignity
Of the State as 10 hold communication with such a
"squad." He would have had the Senator supinely
fold his arns-al back on his dignity, and let the
hope of annexation perish, rather than incur the dam
ger of deilement from such contact. We confess we
have sympathy with these transcendenial mol ions
of senatorial dignity, and we rejoice that sounder
counseIs prevailed. These men were approached
reasoned ~Ith--persuaded, until a way was wrought
out by which the great measure of tile age
ried, and jewel Of priceless value snached from
the eager grasp Of our great rival We have before
the names Of three Senators not referred to by
our Reviewer, who voted for the joint resolutions,
but who utterly imprac,cabe on the unqualified
resolutions of the House. We withhold them how
ever from prude tal considerations, but The day will
come, and HAT shortly, when may give them TO
the public together with the that induce our
present snce When these shall be seen,
VI predict that even Alabama himself will ac-
knowledged thair force and appreciate oar motives.
We did not state that the whig party preached
and argued the doctrine of annexing territory by
bill or joint resolutions, or that it was urged by
wings in their public speeches in the debate on The
Tyler treaty. What stated was Ina, ",he pow
OF Congress to annex territory by joint resolution
was first assertedby wing Senators in opposition to
the Tyler treaty." In this there is nothing said of
The sentiments uttered in debate the treaty, ei
Their by wings democrats, and we are not called
upon 10 defend positon we did not assume. In
truth not in the habit Of plnning much faith
upon speeches professions of kud. Il is The
ACTS of that look for key to their motives.
The maxim, "by the ir WORKS shall We know lhem,'
has authority with us, and experience has confirmed
IT'S wisdom.
We slated in our former article, that the speech
which Gov I3agby delivered on the occasion, as re-
ported al the lime, was but meager, rcheiy skele-
ton, inaccurate and imperfect even as sketch, aad
that did not understand the Senator having
taken for himself the pos iton that the House reso.
utons were in conflict with the constitution 1t
has been our obet to avoid repeating what said
that occasion. and refer to the argument only
as an answer, anticipating the objection that has
been urged to the speech.
Our Reviewer sets forth the names Of four Wing
Senators whose votes he says would have been given
to the House resolutions, and among them includes