The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-02-25
Correspondence Of the Madisonian.
PnrLADELrHiA, February "a, IsI

O.. An. ,..., ..A I..l,.a v i, a..
L. r.. -. ;, H., ~. ., 80 r.. .. .,
W.. -, ! - - r.. ,v.,-
So. ,,.d.,.,.d -, 49, ;o,r, ,.o,a,,sS. s.'-
49, H.. - :, ~. =, -. a. :
1T .,o,Ia n. a., a. IT,. ~ "A. -.
- ~ Ill -, 49,, -. a. .I.,I..S,. -,
-, - a. 49, T.. en-. ~ - d. ,..-,...
- -. .i...,.,,..,;., =, o,...,, I..,.,.',.
-. !, 4. ...d.,, =, -, -. 4. -, 49,
-. ,..h,. "A !, IN -, 4. -.
enet retrospect of the causes which have led 10 the
glorious, patriotic result
p...,.x -. A.. .s..,. ~ a.. p,..,I.., .,a ri.
c,h,,., ..h;.v..,,. ,,h,.h ii, ~, h..d.
ana h,,r,, 70 ,nn,.oi,,, -. oo0s A., - an, oD,o.
10 os ~. IT,. go :, ~. So, :, h. h.,
40, aoo. ~. 49,. ,.Ao ,h,n nd ,hsr. %
.Ai,d;... 49, r. ;,.Do,,.o, ,....,,,. stood "A,
buchanan. Mr. Wright and Mr. Benton. as the elder,
and ,ekpovl.dyed sxpon.n,s of the Democratic faith
q, IN, other hand IN. VIII, marty mustsr.d IL, for
midable army Of talent and ingenuity but the treaty
like The President who originated IL stood alone with
out party, or even single committed friend Like
the Exehsquer plan from the same source, il was
compelled either to generate its own friends or lie
frendless upon the table. According 10 il more in
,rn,c popularity than the other measure referred to-
nevertheless, constrained to admit that was
dependent for any potency which IL might assume,
upon the number and standing OF those who might
give 1t their inipromptu endorsement. Meanwhile,
the leading members OF the Democratic party through
out the country, well in as out Of Congress, took
the matter into the grave consideration which 1t
entitled to, and each made his peculiar demonstra-
ton. Those. however, who were members Of the
Senate, and as such, compelled to act Immediately
for or against occupied position not only different
from all others in an official point but especially so
in respect 10 their responsibility, as being as it WERE
first upon the alphabetical list first to VOTE and first
and foremost to set an example of enmy or friend
ship. Those occupying private stations, and were
neither in Office nor nominees for Office, could hide
their ime," and bad the vantage ground in this res
pect beng at liberty to witness the pulses Of public
opinion, before recording their own. This Of course
is not mentioned nvidiously as hold it to be per-
fectly Democratic in all cases where not hound by
an oath, to obey the popular voice. Pending this
state of things it belongs in this connection to refer
to what actually took place among those in the Sem
ate who we're compelled to make an immediate de-
monstration for or against
First and foremost then ,ook to the rsoord the
Wbips unanimously detsrm;,sd n oo ,o,;,., H..
treaty Of those Democrats already r.fsrrsd n a..
giving generally a tone to the whole narv Mr.
WRIGHT. MIR. BENTON land but less official Mr. Van
BUREN, and MIR. Buchanan, the three former. deter.
mined also to oppose the treaty. and in fac, the
whole measure in anv and every shane The la,sr
Democrat, the Hon. James Buchanan, regardless of
party, deaf to personal abuse, and of the leaders,
" solitary and Alone" stood forth in favor of the
treaty, in favor of Texas in any reasonable shane,
thereby bsptzing the as purely Democratic,
and by the influence of his name and the power of
his arguments, Unidentified the whole party in accept
ing Annexation as the principal issue in the late Pre-