New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-12
Crooked Sunshine.


SHALL GO TO WARf-We are and ALWAYS HAVE
BEEN IN Japor Of the Annexation Of TeIas and "fro al
an & s"9 sSS esagsr %s s seuern xa Sv dy
,nSce OF arms W. nero beiered that dong an
p,,ioe 10 Merico Sc. 81.
From The Neo York Sun, Jay llh.
THE ANNEXATION QUESTION AGAiN.-The Tribune
has been ut the pnns OF searching the MES oil the sun
and has extracted an article written in 1898 against An
nexaon any shape and which now brought forward
In proof of Inconsistency. Is more thhn probable
that IN 1888 the people OF inc 'h'cu STATES c''o
simar and have. with ourselves. changed those
views consequence OF the material changes which me
whole question has undergone since that time II laws
are required 20 be changed to suit the times why may
not men opinions changer &c. &c
III i, really looks like wan,on cruelty to hunt
this wretchcd instrument of Texas land jobbing and
Gesh jobbing farther yet mercy to it would be cru
city to all mankind. especially to our soldiers and
sailors who may soon be called TO render up their
lives to bullets and malignant icvcrs in defence OF
this horrible Texas villany. Ii is not as The sun
well knows because il has changed It's opinion that
we have brought The Sun upon its marrow bones
Only one short month ago, il was Boosting that II
had nerer changed-had alcays been for Annexa
ton aud nerer believed that measure unjust Il
Mexico. Thereupon we quoted leading Editorial
from its columns repleic with the deadliest hostility
10 Annexation, and urging the precise reasons for
opposing il that offer. Now, says The sun
what we said last month was un,ruc-wc have
changed on this subicct-why not 20 yes, change
BY all means. If you fit; but show that you
have really changed, if you dare! If you have
changed, you really believe your new position right
and your old wrong. Then you will not be
afraid to let your readers see what you formerly
urged against Annexation, 50 that they may Judge
whether your anti Annexation argument is out
lawed, or fairly answered by any thing you can
urge on the other side Win you publish, dare you
publish your own article
" The Oaondaga Standard which cited us
as authority for an erroneous doctrine in Political
Economy. now declines to render US the justice OF
quoting what we DO believe and teach ON the sub
iec,--namcly that of the effect of Protective duties
on Prices. We hardly expected this
The Standard SAYS we shall always have mis-
chievous fluctuations in the country. SO long as de
magogues can make the people believe that their
prosperity depends on the election OF this or that
man. or set OF men to office, We have no doub,
that belief is very nconvcnient TO the Standards
party. who do great deal best where the voters 80
il blind, for the party whose name sounds bcst,wnh-
out regard 10 the fitness of its candidates or the wis
dom and justice of its measures But we have faith
in an old Book which says. "IVhea The riesed bear
rub, the People mosrR' True, they don't always
begin TO mourn as soon as they are saddled with
such rucrs-oiien all goes swimmingly for time,
with hurrabs and exuliaton-bu, the mourning is
sure 10 follow. though scfwled obstinacy and
pride Of party refuse to see the connection between
the cause and effect The Standard now chuckes
hugely that Mr. Polk has been four months in office
and yet the country is most prosperous True
enough the Country prosperous-lei j, be marked
and remembered. Mr.. Polk is President; and he
has been able to change the policy of the Govern
ment IN no single particular. except in pushing
through Annexation lie, this iniqui,y have time 10
bear its ruii-le, Mr.. Folks policy in regard to the
Tariff, the Finances, &c. be developed and carried
into effect-and then see il the country is 30 pro.
porous We believe the Psalmists m AKIN will Win
dictate itself
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