The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-01-22

ure 10 the iederslists alas whlBs
This disunion project being Federal measure,
and natural 10 "certan leaders, why should the
Wings expect to enlist the Democratic party, or any
portion Of tho party, Ia their nefarious work IL
would moi be strange II they had caught few De-
rsocrsts who had not sufficiently considered this
great national question, in their trap II was just SO
In the louisiana days. A few tmid Democrats,
frightened or deceived by the Federal howlings and
Federal Probabilities on the slavery question, went
against Louisiana. Bur MASS the DEao-
csAcr or rHE NosrH STOOD 81 raE ILLUSTRATORS
JEFFERSON; PERHAPS NOT ONE IN FIVE HUN
DRIED DESERTED HIM. And though, when
louisiana purchased, there pas NOT tihs Of ths
public sentiment Ia is favor evs Is IN favor Of
Tsras, yet, John Quincy Adams writes the benefits OF
this splendid acquisition SOON BECAME 80 APPARENT
as 10 take sioay sal possibility u holding up laba-
rum u political religion Of di,union." They were
obliged to abandon II, and use, party capital the
restrictive measures and the war. And soon, not
only the whole Democracy, but the larger part OF
the Federal party, approved Of the Louisiana Pur-
chase. So will it be with Texas. Perhaps moo one
IN five hundred of the Democracy may join the Fed
verify believe, more than be made up by the new
friends this measure will GAIN the 1t is discuss
ed The immense benefits it will confer upon the
North-the evils II will avert-will anon deveope
themselves. Our merchants, our ship-owners, our
manufacturers, our agriculturists, our mechanics,
will SEQ for themselves in increased business the
benefits TO them from splendid acquisition just
as early and just clearly the same classes saw
the benefits they began to derive from Louisiana
With such light breaking In upon them, is II TO be
supposed that they will shoulder muskets To fight
down the Union, because their own cherished gov
eminent have procured such advantages for them p
No such thing And deserted by the producing class
e, these amateur rebellionsts, who dsunion in
their closets write it out in partisan presses talk IT
10 Congress, and resolve il in esucusses and conven-
tons, will be like generals without armies; then
these politicians will turn round and eat their
own words As Mr.Adams says, they will have "fsil-
ing and treacherous memories " Percsiving the err
Of their ways, these conspratos, like their pro-
totypes of the Hartford Convention-to use again
Adams words-wiIl "glady wash out from their
own memories their participation of projects
upon which the stamp Of indelible reprobation
has passed" II such be the prospect ahead
and such certainly it is-why, in the name of
common sense, should Democrats Of all others be
found in the same political pew with these modern
Hartford Conventonists'
FELLOW DEMOCRAT This convention movement
is common movement. 1t will be very different
from the past Federal ensutss of our day. When
these sort Of gentry, for instance, gathered in
Hall IL, - l. a
Post Office, it was but local spasm. This is differ
ent affair. 1t is designed a general movement.--
1t will be touchstone Of political irmn.ss. The
question may be submission 10 law, or resist
ance to law. Does whining Wing, to engage you
in dsunioD accost you with insidious paper for
your signature' Tell bin that you regard the very
suggestion of laying violent hands upon that pillar of
liberty, Union, libel upon your intelligence
and patriotism. Thus frown it Indignantly down.
Make these traitors to know their place, and bu, few
years will roll your head you will have the
satisfaction of seeing clearly that you have done
something to increase the wealth. the glory, the pow
er, and the perpetuity of your noble country.
From the Philadelphia Spirit efhe Times.
TEXAS SHOULD BE oURs.--Texas desires us to com.
plete the contemplated Union, and the American
people have already expressed, through the ballot
box, their feeling in favor of the same. Why should
we delay the incorporation 1t appears to us that
Congress, by rrocrasnating its action in the premises
is doing Injustice to as nation, and insulting the
people Of Texas. How much longer is it probable
that that growing country will petition to become
part of our confederation, while England dazzling
its sight with promises of wealth, protection and i'm
portanceexciting the cupidity of lis merchants and
the ambition of its demagogues. This is the third
time that Texas has assumed the humiliating pos
ture Of mendicant-is it not the last Will she
not grow weary Of such contumely? In 1886 she
made her first application to our Government. OF
course it was premature. General Jackson, always
awake to the value of such refrigeration of our
territory, anxious to Texas, but his wis
dom foresaw the consequences of hasty action at such
an early period. He deemed it more prudent to wait
until The independence of Texas had not only been
generally acknowledged but maintained until lime
as Mr. Owen expresses il, chad perfected the Tex.
ian title"
We cannot see that the question of slavery has. in
reality, much to do with the subject. 1t is scare.
crow gotten up fol the occasion. Slavery exists there
already, and annexation will not aid in pcrpeua,ing
IT, "The impression is becoming general, that il would
drain off speedily large portion of the slave popua.
ton of the northern slave States and aid in eectng
what modern abolitionsm has retarded tt peaceful
emancipation of slaves in Xenucky Virginia, Mary
land, Delaware, and then in other States" The true
question is simply this shall have Texas, or shall
Great Britain One or the other will ere long be
the actual If not tho nomsal possessor of her soft
and make the laws for the government OF her PEOPLE
The great mass of our nation are aware of this and
hence the nature of their feeling. In this the Hon.
c. j. 1ngerso is eloquentIy right, and close with
his words promising that We implore our representa-
tves to hearken 10 the voice Of Andrew Jack SON. and
neglect not the present golden opportunity to enrich
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