New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-05

;,s,on HINT both voted in the negative o. u.s. ~
be questions of engroesiRg the resolution IN ,o 5oJ
third time. On the passage OF the reso'un> -
again roted in the negatire.
This WAS the only time that Preston King ever
voted directly on the question" Shall Texas BE-
" annexed 10 the United States p prior TO such
admission. But several Incidental votes were
sfterward taken on an amendment INTENDED to
render the proposition more acceptable 10 the
friends of Van Buren,. Benton and Wright and on
these Mr. King voted with the majority, expecting
that the Pro Slavery aspects of Annexation would
thereby be moo fled. Pledges to this effect had
been obtained from Nr Polk. already IN Washing
ton but not yet installed in the White House. But
John T. Ter, day or two before his Hegirs dis
patched a messenger to Texas, announcing his ac-
ceptance of the original and more Objectionable
plan Of Annexation, and thus the hopes OF COL
Benton Mr.. King and their compatrlots were bal
fed Congress dissolved on the Sd of March-tEO
or three DAYS after the final passage of the Annex
ing Resolves But, the negotiations having
meantime been effected, Annexation came be-
fore tie next Congress December, l5i5) for
final action; and then-the Pro-Slayery aspe:s
of the MEASURE having been developed beyond
all Goub.-PREsTOS KING, BRADFORD Il. WOOD
and Charles A. Wheaton radical Democrats
from this State) voted No on the Admission of
Texas with her Pro-S.avsry Constitution. And
Judge Culver (alio Member and voting with
them related at Syracuse that, just after
this vote was given ne walked DO wn the steps
of the Capitol with Mr.. King, and expressed
his satisfaction at the vote the latter had just
recorded. when Mr. King responded; 81 will
"Lever give any vote whereby the power OF
Slavery is Increased or its dominion ex.
blended" This vote, The Commercial though
il seems TO have searched the records assidu-
ously, has contrived to overlook, nor does it
say anything of the originsl and earnest support
of the Wilmot Proyiso by Mr. King, nor Of his
uniform and stern opposition to the Nebraska
peIfidy and the whole series of nefarious
measures whereby Slavery has been planted in
Kansas and now disputes with Freedom the
mastery of that Territory. The more distant
and dead the issue, the better 1t seems to sut
the ends of our cOtem 2Orary.
Mr. King has ever been Democrat, and went
into Congress at q time when the Radical De-
mocracy of this State were intent on reno NJ
mating ard eelectiDg Mr.. Van Buren, by the help
of the South. We have no doubt be has learned
something in the last dozen years, and would
now vote differently or some questions from his
votes of 1885. His growth has been toward
the light, not away from it; wherein he offers
striking contrast to rome other of our public
men. And if Mr. Hunt deserves credit (Which
we would not deny him) for having voted on the
right side in the company of his political breth-
rem, and in accordance with the settled convic-
ticns of his constituents, surely Mr.. King de-
serves no less for having outgrown party tram
mels, and subjected himself to prescription
and IeprOach by his indexbe stand on
the side Of Justice, Humanity aud Freedom.
Admit that there was a time, as The Commercial
asserts, wien Mr.. Hunts standard waved in
ADVANCE of Mr.. Kings, is it not clear that their
relative positions have been reversed In
resisting the aggressions of Slavery, Mr.. King
has discarded the ties of party; while Mr.. Hunt
/ addresses his compatriots to belittle those en-
croacbments and gees them to stick fas. to the
party We proudly admit that we like the man
who is right now better than him who was
right dozen years ago, ana that we care less
who has "Abraham to his father" and an I'M
inns eschsb,e genealoey than who stands firmly
for the Right in the struggle Of To-Day