The national whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1847, 1847-05-24
MR.. POLK, AND NOT MR.. TYLER,
THE REAL AUTHOR OF THE MEX
IC.ayN VAR, MIR. BENTON TO THE
CONTRARY. NOTWITHSTANDING.


The treaty Of annexation was rejected, but annex
alton in another form was still presented. A resou-
ton for the admission Of Texas, as State, passed
the House Of Representatives; additional and al
tentative resolution was added in the Senate to APP
point commissioners to negotiate for admission, and
to conciliate and reconcile Mexico and thereby pre-
vent the annexation from bringing on war. The ex-
pirlng Administration of Mr.. Tyler snatched the al
tentative from the President eect--hunicd of the
House resolution by midnight messenger-slam-
med the door of Cancellation in the face Of Mexico
and infamed her pride and resentment to the
high. st degree. From that time forth every thing
breathed war between the two countries, which
broke out the ensuing year. [Benton's S. Louis
Speech.
When the Texas Resolutions passed Congress in
February, ls45, Mr.. Polk was already in the city.
Mr. Tyler, Immediately upon their passage and ap-
proval, called the President elect in person, and
many were the consultations the Two Chief Magis.
trates held tog ether upon the policy 10 be pursued
in relation to Texas After due deliberations it was
decided that Mr.. Tyler should execute the Resolu.
tons absolutely admitting Texas into the Union as
tiation This act receiued Mr.. Po.k's fuA and free
consent and approval. Scarcely had the messenger
who was despatched 10 Texas by Mr.. Tyler in exc
cution Of the Resolution Of Admission, turned his
back, when Mr. Polk assumed the Magisterial Pur-
pie, and at once gave his official sanction to the act
Of Mr. Tyler, by proceeding to take the next neces-
sary step consequent upon the choice Of the House
plan Of annexation. And throughout the whole cor
respondence between this Government and that of
Texas there is not the least sign or shallow Of Mr.
Folks disapprobation Of Mr.. Tyler'ss act.
The statement we have here made Mr.. Polk will
not dare to deny for if he does there ARE parties to
the whole transaction who are ready to confront
him with the PROOF Of the truth Of what is here as
serted.
This much is deemed necessary, at the present
moment, to show that Mr.. Benton has misrepresent-
ed the transaction in question-whether Intentional
y or not we are not prepared to proye but the pro-
liabilities are strong tina, he knew Of the whole truth
Of the affair and that the statement which he has
put forth in his st. Louis Speech is designed to
shield Mr.. Polk from the charge Of having plunged
the nation into the Mexican war by assuming the
DchAScIcut tcihuoHs cAiStiLB OeIW6on ! exdS ana
Mexico at the time Texas was taken into the Union
It would be doing Mr.. Benton injustice, we think,
to plead for him ignorance of the consultations be-
tween Mr.. Tyler and Mr.. Polk, and Mr.. Folks
choice Of the House Resolution. We are the last
to attribute ignorance to prominent statesmen and
public men. Better far, for their reputation to plead
state necessity for their act than ignorance for the
people, their masters, can then deal with them as
responsible agents and make them atone for their
crimes and offences
But the whole Of Mr.. Benton's speech is an apo
logy for Mr.. Folks wicked administration of the
government, as we shall show in detail in to-mor-
rows paper and being speech Of this character, ii
is necessarily full Of Misrepresentation suberuges
and vain-boasting We have exposed one Of bis
misrepresentation to-day. The work will be con-
tinued.