Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-03-04

ped out in fraction of the but no matter; men con
tend more violently fer nothing than for thing and
ne cen got up California slave qaeston now will
All the purposes OF reality, even II the question shoalc
never arse 10 point OF fact
The senator ton South Carolina has been wrong in =,
ths business :tom beginning cndinR-wrong in 1919
m giving away TcAas-wrong in 1856 in his Sudden ana
not haste 10 get her baek-wfonc in all his
iof bringing on the Texas question of lsIi-wronr IN
breaking up the armstee and peace negotiations between
Mexico and Tcxas-wrong in secretly sending the army
and lazy TO fight Mexico while were at peace with her
wrong In secretly appointing the President Texas
president general OF the and the llitcd
States, with leave TO fight them against power with HON
We were at peace-wrong writing to Mexico that he
took Texas in view OF all possible consequences meaning
war-wrong IN secretly offering Mexico at the same time
ten millions OF dollars 10 hush up the which he had
ercacd-wrong IN refusing Mr. Polk three millions to
aid in getting out OF the which he made-wrong in
ihfoNnc the blame OF this wa' OF his making upon
the shoulders Of M Pos-wrong in hrs retreat and oecu
panon line OF poicy-wrong in eIpeiing old Father
Richie from the Senate, who worked 90 hard for him dur
ing the Texas annexaon and more wrong than ever
IN that string Of resolutions which he has laid upon the Ia
pc and IN which, as Sya saw in the young Cesar many
Mauusos, 30 do / see IN them many qualifications
In picture OF many and such dreadful errors IL
hard TO specify the dwell upon any one 10 the
exclusion OF the FcS but there feature in this pic
ufe o. onormucs which demand that Distinction.
aude 10 the pledge upon which the armsiice and the
peace nc oatons between Mexico and Texas were br,
Ken up IN 1884, and those two put back into
state OF and ourselves involved in Inc contest The
story briefly told, and admits dispute The letter
OF the lIh OF JSnaary the accusing record from which
thcie Is no escape. Its awful cannot read now
without ifeezng up the blood. 1t known YOU that
an armsee exists between Mexico and Texas and tina,
negotiations for peace going under the med A.
ton OF two powerful soveeigns mutually friendly Ii We
solicitation 10 be annexed the United States
under these circumstances shall draw upon ourseyc
a fresh invasion from Mexico incur the imputa;on Of
lad faith, and lose the friendship and respect ct the two
great medGung powers. Now, will YOU IN the event OF
our accedng 10 your request between and Mexico
and take the oil hands This was the letter ana
the terrible question with which concluded MI Up,brr
10 whom 1t addressed gave answer Ia the forty
days that his life spared ne gave II no answer Mr.
Nelson his temporary successor gave answer and
speaking Tor ihe President Of the United States, positively
refused to take the condition proposed I'm,
answer sent TO Texas and put an end % all e-ota
ton Tor annexation. The senator from South Carolina
came into the Department OF Stale, procured the reve
sal OF the Presidents decision, and gave the pledge to
the whole extent that Texas ssked II. Without IN the
least denying The knowledge OF the armsce, and the ne
EQUATIONS Tor peace, and al the terrible consequences
which were 10 rs alt from he breach accepts the hole
and gives the ata pledge which his predecessors had rsa.
cd and follows up b. sending troops and slips 10
tight people with whom were al peace-the whole
veed by the mantle OF secrecy, and pretexiod bv MOTIVES
as unioundcd ss Ihey absurd. Now. what saws moral
nv and Chr siaHity conduct Certainty N two M
dvd-a.s were engaged m strife, and should gat
hsrn and puitAem uoder agreement submit 70 an AMI
cable sstteme-i' aud while the set'euen; was going on
another man, lying behInd he'd sho-d secretly insltc
one OF the parties break on thc agreement and renew inc
se, and promise take the hEa hands II ne did
what would morality aud Chrsuan.y say &, th.s2 Sur.
tue ma.edicuoR OF al good men would fs upon the MAJ,
who had niefiercd the sre Aa5 !! tas gou.t
De The 0i a. good mea in TIC case @! ue-g lrdy
als, what would be when The sirie between nations
AID when the renewal o. !nvoveA N 70 nation
% The contest rEl sucl as We now have with o,r
SISTER Tepu5Gc .. +eAle : the question yhcn now
presents isc % ;le moral Of TIE 81 zet world IN
-1dgug tue conduct 60 TIE .ym S--a Carolina IN
whiting that .euc5 @. le lin Apn, 1874 aggravated
~ nov i1'owi7g -5oa sa1tae! the blame OF ~. 10.
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