New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-16

ner paragraphs from political Aooniio"i'e' =" 'N'
ence 10 our recent articles on Birney and bHney
ism Mr.. Brneys letter to the Albany Evening
ronrnal publshcd in the Albany Argus and re-
--,.,e5 as AN cx,-a of the Oswego Palladium Loco
os conrsel has also been sent us. w c are not sur
,-scd ,ha, our assaanis eyincc exceeding bad TEN
80, and call us all manner OF hard names Nor do
,.a take offence at those who accuse US Of lying,
.he,,;nc oubbling. sc. For the case is reduced to
,hi.-Ei,her Mr. Birncy and those leaders of his
marty who acted with him, understanding what they
were about played a most dishonorabie part last
oc,oher or wc and these who wiliully acted with
M did so We see no plausible way IN which both
nsrties can he acquitted OF insanity or knavery IT.
then. there be any who believe re were wrong do
ers let them frankly say True, It may be polite
on their part to deal in civil speech, but we would
never have truth sacrificed to politencss If any
man believe us liar knave, we regret II; but, 50
believing. we do not take offence at his saying 80
Blu, let us come to the matter
One correspondent asserts that the Albany Eve
sipe Journal having accused Mr. Birney of attend
ing a Convention at Boston which contemplated
dissolution OF the Union refused 10 give place TO
"a REPUTATION Of this SANDER" This is simply
wholly false. The Journal did make such a charge
friend OF Mr. Birney asked that he be heard IN
contradiction Of it, Mr.. Weed assented But when
the contradiction came ii had expanded into two
column vindicaion Of Birney and Birneyism gene
rally. and their operations last Fall which resulted
In eeciinc James X Polk to the Presidency and an
nexing Texas to this Union Mr. Weed refused to
publish this as something utterly diverse from what
he had expected aud agreed to give place to; but
he did publish so much as was necessary 10 Mr. Bir
neys complete excupa,ion from the charge OF seek
ing a dissolution of the Union. The whole article
found a congenia place in the bosom OF the Albany
Argus So much for that caumny.
Our correspondent from Madison Co. pcttiiogs
over good deal of ground to show that the Wing
party is somewhat responsible for the Annexation
of Texas, talks of Tyler having been elected as q
Wing, the Wing Senators having voted to confirm
Calhoun as Secretary OF State, Milton Browns reso.
luton three Wing Senators Including MerrcS !
having voted for it, &c. &c. We make no reply to
all this for 10 honest can need any. The same
logic would prove the Democratic party adverse 10
the Declaration of the last War with Great Britain.
or any stupid falschood of the sort. There were a
few real Wings in favor of Annexation. as there
were few Locos opposed to it-not enough on
either side TO induce any honest man to deny that
Annexation was cmphaticaly Loco Foco measure
and the opposition to it was made by the Wings.
When men seek to carry point by deception they
can deny this and assert that Protection Is Loco
Foco doctrine and opposition to II IL Wing. az was
largely done in Pcnnsy lvania last year. 1t would
be- Just AZ honest and hardly more absurd TO maintain
Mr. Clay was the Loco Foco and Mr. Polk the ing
candidate, because some previously known as Wigs
voted for Polk while some former Loco Focos voted
for CLAY When men have point to make which
cannot be made honestly they resort to such means
az will serve their purpose.
An, now 10 the main point; Another cores
oondent speaks thus Of Mr. Birney;
Again ask what evil hath he done, The whole s'o-
re- may be told in single Neither be nor ms
friend. would vote for a stakeholder and thus etuuy
themselves in view of all their former professions
That Is the secret.
Now we shall not trea, this charge with con
tempt because the writer is very ignorant, narrow
and abusive for he talks his leaders teach him
The above is the burthen of Mr. Birneys Own let
ter to the Evening Journal But il is not the less
false statement We have never complained that
Mr. Bimey and those who thought as he did voted
sgains, Mr. Clay II man says he VIII not vote
for any kind OF Shareholder. although great ex-
tension Of Slavery may be prevented, or even It's
existence terminated, by such vote, he Is beyond
the reach of any argument we can oher lie h,'
the came right to do this any other insane or tool
ish ac, 1t is of piece with the way many people
take TO attest their hostility To the defects and abuses
of Banking. to the cruel inequalities of Social con
dit;on and so on |, is what the Birneytos indicate
BY the sage maxim, Oftwo evils, choose neither
and may be excmplited thus There are three
great CRYING evils in our City. susceptible OF Mu
nicipal aba,cmcnt-for instance Gros shops Gamo
ling houses and Broihcls Two sets of candidate
for Charter Officers are in the field one OF then
pledred TO cx,irpaie Gambling and Bro,hels bu
not Grog shops. while the other is known 10 b'
opposed to any farther action against any OF thes'
vices Now, saws morasi of the Birney School
Il wont make an effort for the good which can be
attained because | cannot have the whole have
ne right TO choose the less OF two evils so vii
throw nv vote for candidates who / kHoc cannot b
elected, and let the party which goes for al evil
carry the day. In this way, shall do my who'll
duty conscentously
Can sane. inielligen, men soberly think So
But. having shown that the wrong We coinplali
of on the part OF Mr.. Brney is not what he asserts
let MS rcs,ate wha, ii is We complain then,
l. Tha, Mr.. Biraey and has oontederatss octe'
throughout he last PrcsideRtia! Election Just a
they WOULD and MUST hare done, u they had bee
laboriag solely 10 secars he Election cf Polk an
Dallas
Here was the Texas Question sprung upon u
BY John Tyler Just as the canvass opened with dc
libcrate intent to marshal the South on seciiona
issue Mr. Clay in the South a, the time
spending the winter in New Orleans, at all time
the focus Of the Texas conspiracy. As the Sprn.
opened. he travelled slowly Northward through TN
States most vehcmcn,ly maddencd by the Tcxa
phrcnzy Reaching Raleigh IN April he Their
wrote and transmitted 10 the National Intelligence
his sentiments on the Texas Question, taking groun
mos, decidedly against Annexation Nobody pre-
tended to misunderstood him. nor TO say that his lar
guase was at all ambiguous In that letter he dc
clared himself peremp,orily hostile to Annexation
at all events until Mexico and all portions OF CA
o,xn 4 MON shuld assent 10 the measure. he wen