Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-04-02


people Nili b. sausicj - III Tie equlysletS q
Bat en- ! oppose Nc AnneIsnon ami
i1misslon Of Texas lor another feasoo ~
She was engaged d, farfo. IN war wsh
MeIieo. and, Whdher uph, or wrong "a
hat controversy BY taking her. we as.un,.l
~ tho war as our own. WISE eouus~ls
would ave admonahcd to difiereo, eoufse
Then uafa time when these counssls pre-.
varied on 'hs very "a Sion Ia 1885,
when TcN1s made .ovrttutes 10 our Gov.
eminent, Gen Jackson declined them, ufgs
lug rs 4 rea'on her war wilh Nesico, and
our treaty OF nmltv with the same power -
m S37 ,he overture was repeated TO Nj.
Van Buren, and by his PRIME minis,er, Mr.,
Forsyth vas again declined, urging ihst,
: while Texas was at war, aud the UnIta6
States at peace, with her adversary, her A.
oexslion involved the question Of war wiso
tina, adversary. lndsed, So clear was IT.
II Ms Fsosyih, Lbs, he inisi ~
6en. Hunt, tae Texan minister ~;
'the overture could no, even b. received
for future consideration, ms that migbt 10.
ply dispnsil ION on our pan 10 spouse The
quarrel OF Texas with Meuco---a dispni-
ton wholly al variance with the spirit OF he
treaty" Such, SIR were the positions taken
by Mr. Van But.n. not only 10 1887, >u,
70 his celebrated Texas leuef o. the 2th
Of April, 1913 he rcafiirms those positlins
with great force and eIoquence insist ng
that thls question was no, changed lhu a
war vet existed between Texas aud Mexico
And SIR Mr. Van Buren,, both in 1886 and
lsii had the able support ofthe Govern.
mcut organ in thus Civ. In he GLOBE,
Of the 4oth OF April 1874 now before the,
the editor fully endorses Mr. Van Buren $
l,uct-pronounccs II production more
credltnble to his talents and his patriotism
than had ever been seen --dcclotes his
satisfactory and conc,uSlye The same pa.
per again, on the i, Of May, lsii, express.
IS ,rself thus
We fully and cordially concur with Mr..
Van Buren, IN this view 'Uhat taken IN this
lcrter,) aud saw 1t 4, the only wise. honora.
Mexico nre now at war, and the armlslIcc
admits It."
Sull further sir on the Alb Of Nav 1874
the Globe rel,eratcs IT'S position and char
ges with great boldGess that the story Of
Brush interference" was mere pre,ext OIL
recent invention The same party organ
50 late as he 18th Of May 1874, speaking
of annexation and the consequent war in
sisted that
III the General Governmen, should take
this step, IN violation OF the treaty with
Mexico, the character Of our country would
inheritance handed down 10 US by WASH
ISoroN JEFFERSON ard JACKSON
These were noble sentiments, and fear
le:sIy uttered True the Globe was Dol
blessed then with prophetic vision, and va,
lily preparing its readers for the great pohli
cal somerset which the party made, 1--WE
weeks after, ol the Baltimore convention
SIR, Texas was a new article, ln,crpo
lated in tho Dmocu'ic creed at Bsti
more. Up TO that time il had not beer
made a test Of mans Democracy. up
neal IN me- democratic coII,,,n,, ub,
always d5ocr snbm'.iycly 10 ,bs ,,ro .
modem D,mnc,,cy IF ,yLo, A, Va,
Hurcn's Icur, oCybc oo,h orAn,,I can,
ON, nllo,cd hy ,bo ,,,,iorc .nto,som.r
oIrhr CI,he ,bcy ,yetc no ,', ,e.oandaJ 10 ~
The or,ot mass of,be n,,,y , land M
Inical amen was nucr,d ,hrouoh III
ranks. MIR Van Buren, Is roEr." "Tba,
the ground And yet can YOU believe if
Mr. Chairman month and ten day
from that time the orders were coun,ermnn
ded. Slavery cted out, Presto" "Change;
Right about face" and. with all the sut
scrvlency Of Swiss TROOPS. the pu4v f41e
regiments Of the North wheeled and couu
lcrnarch,d The Globe was hustled on
the Argues ate ITS own words, and Va
Burcn. the great chicfof the parry, had hi
head brought to the block True, he r.
monaratcd he entrca,cd he pointed to hi
pledged ote-,o b., Nouhrn head wn
southern hcau--lo his long course of'ne
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