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ss,n,s 20 demand that we should take counse'
,,,,,b.., Andia,wh7t we have 10 say. we wish
/, IA ~ sNarly a-sl distineilg Hh8efsto'd' thar
NE Ar. not assuming to'oBrsolves uu'hony 70
,,,ak for ths rarrv 70 which We are a'ae heo'
hi Il i rah,r to be regarded as ine sAPSSs5ion
,four own individual views; which ue "n'6s
ara free 10 commend and ADOPT or eonosula anu
re,ct. a. may TO ihom seem NJ,
II Is n,atler ofiJs' pride, mat our party mas
n'Vav, coniende1 for prnclP'esi gteal ana ioh-
,.s,o, ,rine;olss; which we believe TO be in
,imately connected win ihe weliare' prosperity
- ec,,;n1,nce Of our government. And in
,,isr,s,sc, the Wing party has not changed; our
,,;,..,iss are the same for which we coutended
!, - last Presidential canvass; We are still in
c,yor ola Tariff, we oppose Sub-Treasuryi we
S,,rsrare ihe union Of the sword and the purse
IN N. hands Of one man; we would curb Execu'
nv, usnrpalions aud eucroachmenis; aud We
would restrain the abuse Of the veto power,
which ennblss the President TO defeat the express
cd will Of a majority Of the representatives Of
the people.
We have no sympathy with that selfish, mar
r5w.m;ndsd, shori-sighled policy, which, while
with profuse hand II lavashes millions upon
tbe s,aSoard and has literally dotted the AIlanuc
coast with artificial harbors, breakwaiers, and
Uebt. houses, can SEQ nothing worthy Of proIec.
ion AMI encouragement in our IMMENSE inland
c,f,r,,r,,; carried on for thousands Of miles by
means Of our noble lakes and sivers; on whose
boean. floats annually millions Of properly; on
va,s, waters are exposed the lives OF hundreds
Of thousands Of our ieow-cirizens.
The Wings opposed the annexation OF Texas,
and rorewarncd the country against the conse'
cueuces. Their predictions have been fulfilled
aud become part Of our history. Ahor the re-
lection OF the Texas treaty, II IS well known by
what extraordinary and unusual means, anneXa-
iion was brought about and with what indecent
bnste the door Of reconciliation was closed IN the
face Of Mexico. For the motives which ncluat-
cd the advocates Of annexation, we offer the io'-
lowing explanation upon high Locoloco aulho'
ritv: Mr.. Benton, in a speech delivered at Boons'
villc, Missouri, July l7lh, 1914, says:
"DisuHIoN DdS a primary object Of The treaty;
An INTRIGUE FOR THE Presidency 1ras It's second
arm object; land speculation and ock.obbng
wrr, auxiliary objects; and the four objects to-
psthcr brought il forward at the time and in the
manner in which it came forward, just forty days
before the Baltimore Convention, and al the cX'
net monlcn, TO mix the Presidential election and
10 make discussion, discord and mischief between
the Norlh and the South
War with its enormous expenses and lis even
attendant train Of evil is upon us, as The natural
md lorssccn result Of annexation. What are to
b., the final consequences, Is given to no man to
know. They are shrouded IN the mPencTabIc
future; bat 10 us they seem TO iorcbodc nothing
bat darkness, imminent danger, aud disaster 10
this Union,
Tho causes Of this war, and the manner in
which i, was brought about, are well known Io
svcrv Intelligent person. And while we yield 'l
none in love oC country and concern lor l'
true glory and honor yctin view OF all the iaciS
we have no hesitation IN saying lhal we OcllcN
,hs war to have been unnecessary ana lmpolIl
,uoorcsrary, because in this enlightened an
chrsp,aa age, war should be the lasland ulumal
snr, nr nations, and only, after all means I
aver, il have been tried in vain; because our dill
C,ronccs might, aud ought to have been, settle
,,,hoIt il. II was unnecessary, for tce ha
much to risk and nothing to gain by an appct
to arms.
ImDolaic. because Mexico was weak an
f,cbIr power, struggling into nationality modcIe
nfipr uur own republican Institutions; and addn
n tho cyamoles of mans capacity for scIIgov
crameur We are great and powerful, an
could without any abatement oi our dignity, q
risk diminishing the national honor afford 10 b
generous and magnanmous; she was our haIul
n a,ly against the powers OF Europe; and nslca
Of converting her into an enemy, we should hay
r.,,inod her as a friend. Wherein she was veal
,ya ah,uI have strengthened and sustained hen
wh.r, waycrinn, encouraged and confirmed
wherein ignorant, enlightened Ond lnsuucte
her.
Tn, war is impo'ric, for our true policy, uF
on which we have hitherto acted, IS 10 cuIllydl
GOOD understanding, and friendly relations wit
all nations: Because in the appointments TO oihc
which il renders necessary, II enargas the pow
cr5 Of executive patronage, already too great aM
nJlr OK rc5ing a controlling and dangerous N
hucucc in our government aud III the hands G
un ambitious and unscruPulou5 man II may be
come Il most potent engine OF corruption; lh
war i, impoIitc on account Of the great debt
brings upon US, already amounting to "toid nal
Ijors: For the great loss Of life II has occasion
ed aud will occasion; in the varIou8 forms OF dis
ease incident 10 an unIrcndIy and pcsllIcnua
climate death has r2aped rich and abundan
harycsl: and the blood Of our gallant countrymc
has been poured out like water, on the barre
sands and rocky wastes Of Mexico.
Il is fast making our people restless amid III
common avocalons and peaceful arts OF indus
nv, and rendering them impatient OF civil ltl
il Icrds to convert US into n nation covcIous {
land--grecdy for the acquisition OF territory
lusdng lor power and Qucst-thlrsting aItc
military glory-whcn dIhi5lory teaches US, tha
wars are dcmoralizing and corrupung TO M
lion. aud have ever been urricndly and danger
ous 10 republics. Shall we suffer the teaching
and warnings Of history to pass US UNDECIDED by
Rather lc, Us act the part Of wise men, and pro
filing by the experience of the past, 50 shape on
own course as 10 avoid the fatal errors whic
eventually blouod out from the history Of III
curlh the names OF nations.
Ihas been humiliang and moruyngto llslC
- a., 4: n rant nratryta that have been R9signj