The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-02-27


whom he had REFERRED by most mourniul acct
dent, while on steamboat pleasure trip down the
Potomac, suddenly ended all his negotiation upon
the earth, and was called to his last account with
his Maker above The great head oil that third
party to which he Mr.. W had referred was
called to the head oil the State Department, and
addressed himself to the completion OF the treaty,
until it was perfected and sent to the Senate
But when it reached that body, instead OF having
a majority OF two.t thirds in its favor, (Which was
necessary under the Constitution in order to the
ratification of a treaty,) it was rejected by ma.
jority of two-thirds Two.thIrds OF the Senate,
after deliberate investigation, put their seal OF
condemnation upon that treaty; and that vote Of
the Senate (as he believed) was a very fair
hibit OF the popular sentiment OF the country up
on the subject at the time. But the slave power
did not yield TO that most signal and emphatic
expression.
This was the state of affairs in regard to Texas,
when there was a certain meeting of politicians
in the city OF Baltimore, in May, I844, when the
matter was called up before the representatives
of the great Democratic party, and by them it
was made party test, by connecting it with GER
tain other catchwords, as Texas and Oregon, -
while the whole movement was for Texas alone.
Oregon was thrown out as a bait to the men OF
the Northwest, which was we'll understood at the
South, where they cared nothing for Oregon
And when the Northern men were looking for
the performance Of the condition of the bond, the
Southern men replied to them, that England
would not give up Oregon for any amount of
money; and they lung the changes upon ''nevita-
Bile war;" until it became WEAKNESS in the ears
of ALL He happened in the Senate when this
contest was going on, and one OF the eloquent
orators had declared that he would have the whole
OF Oregon, up to " tlty-four forty" or he would
fight; when one morning about the last of Feb
ruary, or the first of March, 1916, the honorable
Senator from North Carolina (Mr Haywood) ans
wered the Northern gentlemen, by telling them
plainly, that they had Inexperienced the Presi-
dent altogether; that the President had never in
tended to insist on 54deg 40m, but was ready TO
agree to the boundary of 49deg; and he well re-
membered the eloquent response of the Senator
from Indiana, Mr. Hannegan,] when he asked If
| it was possible that the Executive was going to
abandon the ground which had been taken for
| Oregon; and said that, ii he did such thing. SIT
would sink him so deep in intamy, that even the
hand OF resurrection would never reach him.
| But he would go back for few moments TO the
| proceedings OF the Baltimore Convention of 1874
! for the purpose OF showing another case OF the
tenacity with which the Slave Power holds on to
its subject, until it controls the whole. Who did
! not know that, at the assembling of that Conven
| ton, "the Northern men with Southern princi-
| pies" had large majority of its delegate in his
favor? Several OF the members from the North
avowed openly that they would go into the Con.
vention as the Incorporating friends of Mr. Van
| Buren,. But the two.third rule was SPRUNG unon
the Conventon,a and that killed poor Mr. Van Buren,
as dead as hammer. He had written the Texas
letter, and 1t was found necessary TO kill him off
in order to secure the success of the Slave Power
in accomplishing its purpose, in the annexation of
Texas. On the first ballot, it was found that NJ r
Van Buren, had lab votes, while Mr. Cass had
but go. But, as the bal!oting continued, these
candidates SO lar changed sides, that while Nj
Van Buren, went down nearly to 80, Mr. Cass went
up to about lao; and then they let him po lilo =
hot potato. The Slave Power had accomnl r'Iu
Its purpose-it had defeated Mr. Van Buren Ma
tne southern men, then, intend to nominate Gen,
Cass NO they could have done so, if they had
pleased. General Cass was then understand 70 be
Wllmot Proviso man, and long after that enter
talnea the same sentiments. No; the politicians
Oh lhe south were not sincere thew were o,l,,
using General Cass a Northern man, as the who'd.
chopper uses his beetle-they swung him rorpd
ana round, bringing his great weight to bear mn
III, by repeated blows, they beat the brains on,
OF the unfortunate little Dutchman. and than ~
on examining the tool with which thew had badn
operating they found it battered, split sbivered
into spllnters, and they threw it unceremonio,s
| ~ away, as unfit for further use
Mr W. said he regretted that time vvouId MT
perm. MN TO follow this subject OF the anneva.
uoh Oh le4as, and trace it out in all ito cone
quehceS OF war, &C.; but tine would NOT nern,it
him dons So Au "o' permit
CONCLUDED TOMORROW