New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-05-28

that immediate ADDe1xuo1 Vi 4c&d5 NoAiG
e. war with Mexico. s erpedieHi 10 attempt i;s-
Could we hope 10 stald justified in the eyes Of
mankind for entering Into such w1r more especially
It's commencement is TO be preceded By The appropriation
10 our own Of the territory the sovereignty Of which
in dispute between two nations, Of wh!c ere 20
Join the struggle: This, Sir, is matter Of the very
gravest impor,-one in respect 10 which American
citizen possibly afford 70 be Indifferent
We have character among the nations Of the earth TO
maintain &C. at has hitherto been pride and our
boast that whilst the lust Of power. with fraud and vo
ence in its tyaD has led other and differently constituted
Governments aggression and conquest; our movements
IN these respects have always been regulated by reason
and justice. Should not every one then who
sincerely loves his country consider. and that deeply
whether would by the immediate Annexation OF
Texas place In the hands 0! those who look upon
US with disrustiu and env!ous eyes, that would DO us
real lasting injury nation than the acquisition
Of such territory, valuable as it undoubtedly s could
possibly repair 2 &C &C.
We might quote column like this of the dead
liest inunendo against the whole Texas plot as vo-
lation of our faith pligh,ed 10 Mexico and wanton
rushing into war which could not fail to prove dis
graceful TO Country and disastrous 10 the cause
Of Freedom throughout the world.
HENRY CLAY was about the same time solicited
for his opinions on this subject, and he gave them
with far greater brevity because greater fran<nefB
than Mr. Van Buren,. He cane out in point-blank
opposition to the project, saying
Mexico has abandoned but In the
ton right Texas by actual force OF which,
II suspended intended TO be renewed. Cnser these
circumstances IL the Government Of the United States
we're to acquire Texas It would acquire along with II all
the membranes which Texas Is under, and among them
the actual suspended between Mexico and Texas
or that consequence there cannot be doubt Annexation
and uor Nth Nerieo identical. Now, for one
tanly willing 10 involve this country In foreign
for the object Of acquiring Texas" &c. &C.
This letter was written at Raleigh, N. c. on the
18th of April 1874, as Mr. Clay was returning from
winter sojourn in New. Orleans always the great
focus of the Texas Iniquity. We have not doubt
that hundreds had there, at Natchez, Mobile, DC.
counseed Mr.. Clay, as we are now coupseled in re.
gard to the resulting War, Annexation is certain
tain TO be popular and sweep all before it. Be poll
tic, therefore, and for the sake of the Wig party,
do not oppose it," But Mr. Clay said to all such
friends, Get thee behind me- Satan aud spoke out
his whole convictions, as became honest man
with character to preserve and an account TO rem
der of his stewardship And is there one man call
ing himself Wing who dare openly say that he
wiohes our great champion had slif1ed bis convic-
tons, and in consequence were now in Polk place
with the guilt of two thousand bloody deaths rest,
ing on bis soul? Who would sooner be the power.
full favorite of such than the humble friend of
Henry Clay on his farm at Ashland?
But between the writing and the publication of
this letter grea, meeting of the citizens Of New.
York, without distinction of party, was held, The
venerable ALBERT GALLArIE presiding, with VIM.
c. Bryant, John W. Edmonds, Henry NicoU,
Thos. W. Tucker, Vim. d. Waterman and other
prominent Loco Focos among its officers. and 1Aeo,
aore !Sedgpick and David d. Field (aIso Loco.)
as chief speakers. This meeting, on motion of Mr.
Field, unanimously
Resolred That the Annexation of Texas to this Unon
IS contemplated. would according 10 the acknow
edged Law Of Nations, BE- posfrs Declaration Of Var
sQaina Merco-d War 81 conquest and unjust War, In
which the Nation would be supported by DO sense OF right
and be condemned by the unanimous voice Of the civilized
and Christian world"
On the 18th Of September following the Wing
State Convention Of New.York met at Syracuse,
and there UNANIMOUSLY
"Resoed That the iniquItou, and dshonorabe scheme
Annexation OF Texas the device OF teachery and
aud for the worst personal and partisan purposes de-
signed for the benefit Of SPECTATORS pundercrs and dsun
ouists Is outrage the Rights of Man, the Laws OF
Nations. and the honor Of our Country, &c &c.
MIR. Clay'u opinions this subject having been
perverted and belied, he wrote again from Ashland
on the a3d of September his last public letter before
the Election, in which he says,
wish distinctly say that there is not feeling
sentiment opinion expressed in my Raleigh letter
which do not adhere. decidedly opposed TO the
immediate Annexation OF Texas to the United States
think 1t would be- dishonorabe might mroire them sdr
and would be dangerous TO tho integrity and harmony OF
the Union," sc. &c.
How asdenty we struggled, how unremittingy
we labored through that long, vehement contest to
enforce the truths set forth in the above extracts
need not now be said, save to add iha; we did not
make nor endorse q statement on the subject which
we did not and do not implicitly believe. Has not
sad experience proved the an,cipations true
And how many days is it since Sam Houston de-
clarcd in tho Senate that zee inroired in War
scih Merico from the moment oar Government
consented TO AnneTution and must now fight i;
out? What can we think. then. what can we say,
vhen we see the names Of Wings used to give
weight to Park Meeting which gravey
"Resoed That the aggravated and multiplied wrongs to
which Country has been subjected by the authorities
Of Mexico for long series OF years and for which repara
ton has been repeatedly demanded aud continues TO be
withheld and which are al last followed BY the refusal 20
receive Envoy appointed 10 make amicabe adjust
mcnt Of existing controversies and by actual
hosiil,es, have brought our relations with that nation
TO crisis in which foresaancs TO be virtue and
submission would be deemed pusanmous by the civilized
world"
Is all honesty only but all regard for decency,
banished from the earth What can men who al.
low their to be thus used think of themselves
We know well the history of this resoluticn-how
s,outy it was resisted in Committee by Wings who
were willing to put their shoulders to the wheel
and help get the Country out of its present trouble
bat could not in conscience assert that Mexico was
the offending party in creating it, We know that
several independent and hig minded men refused
to permit the of their names after learning the
character of this resolution. Bat how could one
stand it What can any Wing imagine is the pol.
icy of asserting to such tissue of talsehoods D
What are we TO gain by unsaying the truth which
we have steadfas,y maintained up to this time
which is written broadly on the worlds history and
in the books OF the Recording Angel And how
can any honest, conscientious Wing make such
perfec, David Graham of himself as to declare
Mexico the offending, aggressive psrty when not
only the whole Wing party bat thousands of our
most eminent adversaries. with all impartial OBJ
servers, have s,eadfss,ly asserted the contrary and
every page OF the history of the last abund
antly demonstrates that our Raiers are grossly in