The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-08-09

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a CHATTER or sECRET HIsTORT.
IL TO irlsrrs uhirh re suhSained
fnFm - imPnnanl passaee IN the srrlr
hisaogy a ne Aanxxxsioa - Teas. On
rpaaes are ausrr si1s sssrrzl dssaassssis
mrml~rs a ths Nnlied STATES Sena,s
siress = iaa0cs conKsess e saopl Eush :
snsiia., AZ gnneKirg reKEs as wsaid sFnid
lie asngeF nf ! MAR wilh MeAjr0. an -
lisfS rtsFy pasI q he uaian. The plsH
- hr. B-nloa. proposing y arrange ny
nrxnsiNiiOn M terms % whirh Texas
shanli he fdsnilied inin he Inl0n. hal
Ihrse nsjrrss II view. ifnhsd hen sanP.
lrd. ne shnsia have anqnirfd TEXAS aish.
aai war. ks.odshrd. ~ : national debt.
The d-narrasss !SenaInrs Who supported
Il had II in Ihrir power 20 rompel Con.
gees n sdnpl their meshnd az nohs.
How Ihry were indared u consent IN q
measure whieh pun Il in the power az lhs
President - anasx Texas and the war II
0nee is related in The letters. They yets
betrayed into the step. IL seems. by an acl
Of me grOsseSt peF6dy.
The whole hisloTy &c lhe annexation al
Texas. 81 f.r - our government 10 con-
eernesi. y series Of arts. aiirh make
that page af history q record af our dis.
grace. The rlandesiine antiques al ~.
Ter 10 negotiate IN aansxalinn: The mo.
tive Of those iRlr,gues. distinctly Ayowed
hy his Secretary II State IN he Ihr prnier-
ton ami extension nf slavery; lhr silly
aiarm fell or pretended In be ieli That lex.
sSgas abnuI ~ make herself a e.,lOny Of
Gfsst Britain: the treaty negotiated By
Tyler with the government NJ Texas. 50
objectionable that the Senate rejected il
with senrn: the shameless h:iheFiss by
which advocates nf the Immediate annex
attain Of Texas were raisrh up ia almost
every pari &c tie country; the sending Of
= messenger 10 Texas by Tyler 10 tie
last hour nf his administration, with =
view TO aniiripate his Successor aud tn
prevent him frnm selecting the wise aud
better alternative let IN his discretion; all
these are worthy parts &C the same shame
less Transaction. The most infamous ror
lion 0f the whole affair. however. is that
which is disclosed in tie letters Of Mr..
Tappan and Mr.. Blair. which we publish
to-day.
We think. Cor our part. that this fraud
should have been disclosed The moment il
was consummaled-lhe moment that AL.
Polk. after all his solemn promises-ailer
all his pretences nj haste 10 recall Mr.. ".
ler's rlandesiine messenger. and 10 revoke
the ofIes Of which he was the nearer, de-
clared in his annual message that he had
ratified Mr.. Tyler's proceedings. and rom
6rmed his offer In annex Texas and the
war. D regard tn their own reputation.
il seems 10 us. should have led them 10
make frank aud full disclosure Of The
ireachery and Implicitly by which they
were made involuntary accompliees in the
guilt of prsripitating the country into a
war. They seem, on their part, 10 hare
lhought otherwise.
The only imporian, point. however. is
the truth ot the narrative. Mr.. Tappan
and Mr.. Blair sgree in It's circumstances,
and il more testimony were needed. there
are other Senators, who, il they ever
speak on the subject. will tell the same
story. We are sorry for the preeminepre
in irickery which j. gives Dir. Polk over
Nr. Tyler. in all future histories Of the
annexation Of Texas, this story Of a pro
mise soIemnly given and deliberately yio-
lated will form part.
II is fraud, we must admit. worlhly
crowned BY the kindred fraud Of the com.
promise bill which yesterday morning
passed the Senate. The Representatives
Of the people were cheated in ls45; in
lsis The game is 10 cheatlh people them
selves.