The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-07-04
From The National Is.e!agenetr.
OUR FoREIGN RELATIONS, WITH RE
FERENCE TO HONE INTERESTS.


evo,ed sp,ni, presents body Of reflection
which, coming directly home to the bust
ness add bosoms Of all It's intelligent read
ers, caano, Sail TO make deep impression
upon them.
The EceRtag Pos, is, as our readers gen
srsliy are well aware, paper Of long stand
ing lis politics, like those OF several OF the
particularly eminent members Of the party
nov ascendant ~ the General Government;
originally high.toUed Federal, have in the
\ course oil Time, without any material change
Of position, become high toned Democrat.
e; whereby the Post, with the distinguish.
men referred 10, have become The ha.
supporters Of a party. some OF whose
es they eoademu no less than we,
Who hsye never been otherwise than CD.
posed 10 ulIfa'sn a! oil SORTS. Il is fea.
tire 20 he character OF The Post, however,
NC It viii not lend itself to every Wild pro
luu.sst nav present itself 10 the name OF
NY, or, being presented by Others,
iop,ed by a. The Post has
~, the consistent opponent OF
lene for the " annexation " OF Tex
hich II denounced as mercenary 10 lis
10, coTTJpt IN It's progress, animation
al 10 ls motives, aud pof,entous 10 It's pro
babe consequences. The warnings OF ,h-
Post were, as we ell know, disfegarded
by is political ltiends and associates, who,
leePlng al one bound over the barriers Of
The Constitution, and resolutely turning
their back on all their former doctrines and
professions on the same subject, succeeded,
by ihe-power Of party, and BY the employ.
meni OF every means Of persuasion, pur.
chase, and seduction 10 obtaining mal1ri.
~ OF one vote 10 the Senate Of the United
States 10 favor Of the measure OF annex
alton The row apprehen5ed consequence
OF that l!l.omened action Of the Senate ls be
s9bJeci OF the article which we copy 10 day
from the Post, and which We were lbe
more gralifed TO fad there, from having
seen, 10 some lato ar,icles-admiited, IS we
now perceive, inadvertently into its col.
anns-reason TO apprehcnd tina, the Post
has sacrificed It's own sound Judgment, upon
tbs annexation questioned mere sense.
Tess party clamor, or the still more senseless
love Of excitement and rage Of acquisition,
which the Post, we are sorry 10 say, too
truly desiguales as instincts natural 10 the
Auna1 heart and not foreign TO the Anglo
Saxon race"
Right msnfully has the Post come forth. /
a. tnn lnnciure 10 speak plain truth 10 ii.
readers; 10 po,ot cut 10 them the danger
Ct hand which i had, when G, dis
1uiiS niap.-e.---rrstt''T--1 r1scruced and to ex
bort them 10 brace up their courage to
meet the worst that can befsil Them. This
indulgence Of 8 passion for territorial az
grandlzsmeut; this haDkaring aGsr the pro
perry Of our neighboT lhis "ins.iucl" Of
The Anglo Saxons, who are-ss General
Hamilton once said 10 much spplauded
speech at Texan festival" the creates,
lanc robbers 10 existence = this " quitting
our own TO stand Oh foreign ground, 50
solomoly protested against BY Washing.
Ions whose edmoal.ioR on this SUBJECT be
same, twenty years ago, the key note Of The
democracy win Gcn-si Jackson al
their head-tas PJG Shows clearly enough
10 Ito readers ls not likely, as some seem 10
suppose, 10 emf 10 sort Of pleasure party
10 4" The Halls Of The Non,ezumas, nor We,
N great lottery FOR The distribution OF the
brilliant Epolls Of their descendants. A
day 81 reckoning must cone. A war DEBT
O. buudred. Of millions IS 10 te created: and
ias General Government cannot. 90 some
other 6 yternmeais have dole, contract
Iebis WHICH they Do DOT mean 10 paw. This
Debt when created, nus! be pad, and can
oaiy bs paid By ayss upon tie People; aud,
indeed, before Il cen be created, money
a'utl e raised . the same way TO paw the
'alere'! upon u, 10 The amount Of tens Of
millions annually. 1h,awar With Mexico
f2PP2aIas u 70 baga ard cad with her
hey 90 The F2si s.ss~1iy hats, serve 10
III he pockets II score or two Of con
.rsc.ofs sat hangers CT upon tic Govern
-''s.-'. -e-TS-l9 carry Il on "dl grind The face
81 The people, sna involve 10 rU,a maBy lm.
Pouant interests O! The csuaHy.
The snosled2e laol such vii be the sf :
lsct, TO greater or less extent, Of war I
win any foreign Power, makes lts J1e im.
preston On hs uind Of The d" Post, st II :
must do o. lie mind # every nan y no il
OF once intelligent AID hone.i--by shicb
ss Eassn "a uRcouup!, Unbiased by Gfec! ,
persona! interest n war, or 10 she yafficu ,
lar object Tor Which war ;. 10 Be wsgeJ r. ,
The maintenance Of essential rights aud IN. q
tsfests, We know TIA. such coosdefalons I
as these, however powerful, must come.
iiuss 10 dlsregsfded. There is 4 necessl.
~ which has no la~. There are cssss Of Z
collision with a foreigg Poosr 10 which !
there IS no alternative. O1e Of the great ,
vics' Of The Texan scheme, !he ln.quify r
ADD tslse pFelences Of which, however I
doubted before, are nov undergoing daily b
development and shameful confirmation, is, {
thai = has put he choice IF the alternatives f.
OF peace or war beyond our control. lis o
IN the hands 81 Mexico. The des;in.es Of i
This country have been featra.ly pot at hgz II
ard, BY a heaftless Combination OF ambitious =,
Po!lileisos and interested spectators; and 4
tie great body CT the Respectable, and Or +,
dsrly, and con'eated population, ars to bear 4.
she consequences, whatever they may Le, =
9! this rash government upon he uub.c =.