New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-08
Who Annexed TCxasr

The Io,sa Freeman 'AbontionI comes 70 as VIII
a very urgent request Tor an exchange, which we
had decided n accord. when on looking At its
leading Editorial, we found there string Of 'uch
assertions - tlis
TEN 1as annexed ty a WiiF Prsfideni AZ y az
sensfs and bsfsrs Pos bad suy thirg 10 GO ~'-1 -
srnmsut
Now We don't IKE bold. square opes~ down
right f.l.ehood bit. sneakiug Sinking, clubbing
,oand.about double shuttle lie ist thing We utterly
ds,est The Editor Or the Freeman cannot help
knoving that John Is Ter made no Prsten'ionf 20
Whigisn At the time Texas was annexed On
the contrary. he had tined very hsrd % get uomll-
sted for reelection by the adverse party on the
ground ofhs vast se-vire - u 10 oiforganizing and
breaking down the Wing party ans biz ch,s-
holders got up asham National Convention ~ Bal
timore on purpose 20 drive the Loco Foco ConTen-
ton into nominating bin. To obtain that nonina-
ton be had made sbipwrsck Of everything an hon
e.. man would bold dear he fsTed. and his Office
boiling crew nominated him - an Independent
Democratic candidate. b1t IS nobody bot tnat
miserable banditt pretended - support him. end
they only kept up tie farce ia oFder % tighten
their hold on their Offices he VAS al last most re-
lsctsntiv constrained 70 decline. and did 50 er-
rrsssly 90 fqr0r Of Polk and on Ptrp0ss 70 dJea;
he JYljgs His gang all co worked with him 90
defeat Mr. Clay snd. when they had slcceedeo'
the whole country was gratfed ~ seeing Them
kicked out Of Office by Polk Itt'e quicker and
faster than the few " hiss be found 10 their dry
company. And this John Tyler 50 doubly-dyed IN
treachery and apostacy Of the bssest kind, Is The
man whom Rev. A. S.. Clair Of the Freeman calls
rinls35' 90 WIig President II might Just as
well have cited the treschery Of Judas as one o.
the acts Of the Apostles.
The Whig Senate il equally false. Annexs-
ton was carried bythe votes OF al the Loco Foco
Senators 23l with those Of f0ur chosen as " hig''
two of whom Henderson Of Miss. and Ms-cs q
Md have never siace pretended to be Wings,
E the best Of our know edge and belief Mer
rick vas Indignantly denounced ana repudia'ed
BY bis Wing constituents, sHd hes sunk into gene
raj contempt Henderson has AZ been hesrd Of .er
yeers The other two Johnsoh Of Lou and Eos
ter Of Tenn toerable Wings yet of tho Tay Tor
variety and, though acting under >pressure Of
some local feeling among their constituents ior
Annexation 10th aided by thar vote to wreck the
Wing party ia their several States aud each has
tailed ID reeIectlIu, TOT fftelFItt one sH-ie ''N
on the other band TWENTY-FIVE mistaken. un-
doubted. straight orwsrd Wing Senators resisted
Annexation 70 the last Ard thisthe Freenen calls
Annexation effected 10y a Wing Senate All TIE
Loco. Focos for Annexation; seven-eghths Of W hiss
AGAINST it yet the Wings did it!
The Polk para OF tae story is still worse. hr
Polk we ssser. from the evidence OF our personal
observation, d effect Annexation, and it could not
have been done without run. Ho had not yet
taken porscssiou Of the White House when tle
Joint Resolution uss driven through the Senate
bat he had reached Wasb'n Ton. and was waiting
the sbdicstor Of Tyler. then ilst At hand. Mr
Polk ~ Colcmsr's. with everything 70 give next
week, was great deal stronger than Mr. Pcis in
tho White House after he had given most Of rhst
was AZ his disposal BY the most determined use
OF hi1 patronage and power. be carried the meas
urs cJosuening several Senators TO vote torit who
had ever GIN then been hostile md who we're con-
fIently expected 10 vote My until just before the
vote was taken.
Such ere the facts in the case. II So, what are
the srsertiors Of the Iowa Freeman