Richmond Palladium (Weekly), Volume 14, Number 37, 6 September 1844 — Page 2
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P ALLADIU M . mrjEBOSD. IMIAXi, FK1IUY MORM.NC, September , 154. OCR COISTRY PROTECTION 10 ITS INDISTRY.
FOR PRESIDENT, HENRY CLAY, OF KENTUCKY. FOR VICE PRESIDENT , THEODORE FRELINGHUYSEN. OF NEW YORK. HENRY S. LANE. State Electors. } JOS. G. MARSHALL. District Electors. 1st District. J. A. IiRAKKNRiix;E, of Warrick. James Collins, of Floyd. 3d 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Oth 10th Jon?; A. Matson, of Franklin. Samuel W. Parker, of Fayette. IIuuh O'Neal, of Marion. Geo. (I. Dunn, of Lawrence. Richard W. Thompson, of Vigo. Albert L. Holmes, of Carroll. I Ior ace P. Biddle, of Cass. Lewis G. Thompson, of Allen. CLAY CLUB. A meeting of ilia Rirhmond (.'Jay Club will be helrl in the Warner Uuildin? on to morrow (Saturday; evening, all early candle-lighting. JAMES L. STREET, ESQ., wilil deliver an address IN FAVOR OF TEXAS -- remaining as she is, a separate Republic. Mr. Street was ' in Mexico and Texas, together, about five or six years. ! WHIGS AHOY! Saturday, tho 7th of September, is the day fixed upon to clear up the camp ground at tho State line. Fvery whig that can assist is invited to be present. Bring with you your oxen, horses, wagons, axes, spades and shovels, mattocks, log chains, &c. &c. Come early in the morning -- bring your dinner, as it will be necessary to spend the day. By order of tho General Committee, D. P. HOLLOWAY, Sec'y. WHIG ENCAMPMENT. The following resolvtions were passed at a meeting of the General Committee of Arrangements, on Saturday evening, 31st ult. : Resolved, That no man be allowed to sell spirituous liquors upon or near thoe camp ground, and that we as the committee of goeneral arrangements pledge ourselves to prosecute every violalion of the law restraining the retailing of spirituous liquors, as far as they may come to our knowledge. Resolved, That the committee further recommend that as many whigs of Wayne township as can find it convenient, procure tents, and the committee would suggest as an easy plan to obtain those tents that each family is necessarily under the necessity of purchasing a bolt of unbleached muslin for Winter use, and it can be made up into a tent without destroying its value for future use -- others might without inconvenience procure a couple of wagon covers and sew them together, and thus comfortable tents may, at but little cost and trouble, be speedily made. MASS MEETING AT CAMBRIDGE. By appointment of the Whig State CominittflO I Mnes IMoflilUT nf llifi ! " o whlCS Ol tlie fourth Congressional L)is- . , ,. p. will hn LL1 m i ..... ...'- I;.. iriCt, Will DO neid at VsamUrMge ll, aynO COUniy, Oil oalUrUtiy IIIC llll JaV Of October llCXt. TllO SPealvCrS . , - . assigned lor tllC Occasion are, Joseph lir t. , .. . d M.trslinll O IT Ilfiri. ' waaus.a - o-Baisatj vvsaiv.o m. m m A n t ii -x.T i den, John II Bradley, Hugh O'Neal, JameS Perry, Samuel W Parker and Thnmae Ti Vilr.rln no nope tne people will attend, not; only by delegations, by masses, but by j neighborhoods and counties. Come one and come all bring your banners, and all the Dharanhaiialia of CnthllsilSana au me pnarepnanaiia ol cntnubias-; tlC Whig meetings. j : lion. John J. Crittenden. ! It is with great pleasure that wo announce that . this distinguished son of 'Kentuckv, has agreed. , "lirMnn Kl,l . u . . ; uiennd health perrmtlina, to bo proeont nt our y-. ...... 1 ' i, iio.iiq'iiifiii, on luo -itu anu ;n proximo. lion. o. ii. smith. Of our own State, has ox pressed the determination of being present, unless prevented by some unforeseen circumstances. Thc spirit of Old Wayne, ;
Will be furnished from thc present timo until af-; ten to be tettled upon our own rieir of expediency, in no wag cut asunder, which stopped all connexion ' forming mo that my views as disclosed in my let- . anti -slavery candidate. ter the Presidential election for twenty-five cents. . wx,e to be hindered fry our surrosED allcgiajice to the J with the natural roots of the tree, and by the ter from Raleigh, on the question of the Annexa- It is immaterial to us what our neighbor cxWe ask our friends to extend its circulation. To ' rED,At Government." ; sprouts w hich sprung from the top portion of the tion of Texas, are misconceived, if not rnisrepro- : jiects. Of one thing, howevor, lie may rest Gleo Clubs in t i i i ! body a recalar top was formed, which produces ' sented in your quarter; and that it is supposed assured that neither tbe Whig press nor tha . P"1011111' wo asK aten.ion to t.ie ; A sillincant Banner. thj3"nne fru;tt lo be a beautiful red, good size, ' that I have changed my opinion from what it was ! Whig leaders wish, or attempt, to disturb antisongs we shall publish in each number. They! . Whj. m,9ti. hcd in omBr... m b.o-! verv nloasant table ancle to be used in tho fall." ! in 1819. I endeavored to express mysolf in that slavery men in their course, except so far as they.
Mlllinua oeenaOlCU to get ttie la tOst and best j SOngS, and that too at a price miicll less than if! Ml .1 I . .. published in books. Breach of Fbcmise. A young lady in Mississippi has entered a suit against one Theodore Hope, for a broach of promise of marriage. In this case, it appeared that Hepe told a flattering tale." O, !f r. Hope O, villian Hope, How could you use this lady so? Had you not iLld a datterin( late " l'oa had not girea h.s bcUe this bio ! Ex. pap,-, j
WHIG ENCAMPMENT.
For the jiurpose ot lecuring a uniformity in the order and
management of the proposed Camp Meeting, the commit- ticket,ensure the election of the loco elector!; end give the given its assent, prior to the conclusion of the j tee of General Arrangement., recommend to tbe Clay Club ote Maine to Polk. Will the abolitionists thus com- The SUoJOlQed letter from Mr. Clay, addressed treaty. At that period of 1 S H, Texas as claim- - and the Whigs in gemraJ of Wayne county, to organize tribute to the election of a man who is pledged to the im- by him to John M. Jackson and Thomas M. Pe- tJ by US, was unpeopled. No hostile incursions
themselves an ' ; to the camp ground, if poasiale, oil j Thursday evenii.g, prepare.! si.lri a many tents as niay be ; convenient, and with provisions to entertain at int iy f.er- ; sons as it is possible, if not at their tables, by handing il out ! to sjch persons as mar be there encamped. It is fjriher recominexied that on 1 bura lay and Friday, each mess, : made up of citizens of Old H a;'n, and who may have a ! teut there, prepare dinner, and entertain as many stran gers as convenient. That each tent snali have a banner, bearing the name of tne respective Cluu to winch it is attached, and sjch other inscriptions as fancy may dictate. The generai committee on prov hioin. provinder, i.c. will have a depot from wln.:h in dispose, gratuitously, such artides aa they may have there coilerted. Tne committee of general arrangement! have appointed the fullo m ing sub-coinim tleei : Committee fjr the purpose of toUciling and receiving contribution of proiuion and gram, hay, Ac Enos 11.11, Amos Towiiiend. Thomas Stevenson. William Bennett, Flfmiiw WsHim. Jeremv Maj.snr. James Frv.r. Klihn O . J - T J T Morrow, Daniel Clark, Samuel Sulfrins, Cor. Vansant, I) P. Moiloway, Theron Park, Lewis 15 irk, jr., Jeremiah Meek, jr., 1 d. Birlon, and Solomon Horney. CommitUe to receive aid entertain tnrUtd quests. lth Keed, James E. Reeve-, Lewie Burk, sen , John Barnes, and Joshua Harvey. ... . ' wmimufe to prnvae owner an enieruunmcm Jur me j rfiVi.-Capt. J. W. Max.vell, ;eo. Parry, S. E. Iredell, L ,: ,.. , .. ,. iy 'in, m. i 1. re. i, jtiruiian .uccn, ji ., Isaac Kinney, stace, W,.kin, Jame. Hughe,, J. S. Lyle, !. 11 1 ii-..: ' .1 H....I.I. 11. Kii.iiuuii, '"".. a.ii.1 .jai.iuni 'i,.'o. Committee on It his UcuJ-tuurtcri. Win. Meek, .S Edmonson. Win. D.itbyr. Sam'l Sinrx, and Win. Conkle. Committee on Jitnneu. lrvn Keel, Isaac Evans, Cor. Cook, Edwin Vickers, Wm. Hart, and P.. W Davis. Cotnmitltt V Stl ct Qffirer,. James Rariden, Caleb B. Smith, Lot Bloomfield, James Perry, and David P. Holloway. ir7Th. following is an extract from a letter, received by a friend, from tho Rev. Richard Coi.e, a few year since editor ol a paper published in Ccnlreville in ihis county. Mr. Col., shortly afier he left the west.engaged in the sludy of Divinity, and finally enca'ed in the Gospel Ministry, . ,,. 7' , , and was sent to China, we believe, under the auspices of the Foreign Missionary Society of the L'nit.d Slates. We are hauov to hear from our old liiciul. as will be many of the ciiiznns of this coumy, particularly those who were tho readers of his spirited paper. e should be happy to hear . j frequently from him. liis letter is dated, ! " Iicao, April 3, 181 1. ! "Dear Sir : After so long a lime, and from the far-lis- ! taut land of China, I take iny pen in hand to renew our correspondence. We lelt New York on the Gib of October, '. k,
passage of 13G day., we landed at Hongkong, on the 19th of j jobber, and sciip speculators. February, and at this place on the 23 !. We are now in j Can the "COMMON CONSENT OF THE UNION'" ihe midst of idoia.ors of those who daily bw down lu j he obtained ? Will the Iree States ever consent to such a slocks and stones, and worship, they know not what; who ' scheme 1 They will n t it is impossible that such consent know not God, or the name of the Lord Jesus, the only ! can be obtained ; then where is the danger in voting for Mr. name given among men whereby we must be saved who I -:'ay ? l..i the contrary, if you vote for Mr. Polk, or by have no Bible-no Sabbaih nn I who, so far as the great j "P3"1 or lV vr,ti"S f ,r Mr- H.ruey, permit kirn to be eleck; ..r ,i.. .......i. ..,....,....! :,. . ...ri no,,.! ..I teo", you advance and elect a man, w ho, with his party, is
vie.v, little above the brute ceation, by which they are ,,. j rounded. The scenes of 'misery and degradation which daily fall under our observation, are enough to wring with j anguish a sen.it.ve heart. Il ...ay, indeed, be said of this j people, tliat the whole head is sick, and the whole heart is j faint. To hear by lho hearing of the ear, and to see by the ' "lr' H'. s self, are indeed very d.lferent things. , 1 ft.r .1 th.t 1... h..n written ami nnhli.had hv travellers .... . , j Qll f Sheba g(ll(1 of Ki g Solomon, the half has not uo iiiiasio.inr.ca, ifc niay ud .i.jiy .tin ui iijia been told ; and I very much fear that the American chris- - . r . f . . i:.r -.i: t.an. nave no auequate iea 01 .no true conoiiion 01 ; neiS''ho's heathen lands, and that many of them, while i romng in luxury anu ainuence, lorgeiimg inai iney hub ; ' . e o j i hi... f.mi.TK. m. i 1 1 a .t! u!!l ....La f ii. 4. 1 v a nhnr.v inua to lllB reC0fde() cimAe,nlio of the b!e!9e(J s.vioors: -I wa. an hungered, and ye gave me no meat : I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink Sec. Ac. (See Matt. 15 12, 43.)" I 1 he letter contains some items of intelligence which L have been received through the public press. We subjoin a 1 r r..,..,hd O t ' - - - j "The V. S. Frigate, Brandvwine, Com I arKer, wnn i - ALEB Ccsiung and suite on board, arrived here on atur- j ; day, the 2Ith of February. Match 2d, the Brandywine . sailed from Hon-kong to .Manila, to niake repairs and take I ,. , , , ,, .. , ,'c I m supplies, from whence she will return to this place, and j , ' ; ' , , . .MB ;.i r. i u&n 1? nil in no l ie ci.ni. n uynuir " . , Ningpo or Shanghae, wdiich is the most i.ortherly of the five ,ot, wnic" have been opened to foreigners. Mr. Cushing ' has remained here, and will await tho return of tbe Bran- j ;,!ywil,e. Whether the Emptor of China will grant Mr. I - i - Cushiiuran au.lience at Pekin. is not y.t known. Some - " i think it doubtful. On the tS til of February. Mr. Cushing j 1aiiI ui a vi91t at the miMiOB preniI9. . aueil,!ed pub. ;ii worship at the mission premises. March 3d. Sabbath, i March 10th, Mr. Cushing commenced holding public wora. up at Ins own house This you will be pleased to hear. POLK A'D IMMEDIATE ANNEXATION. The friends of Mr. Polk in the Smith understand his opini ions in respect to annexation, and his hostility to the prot.c..o of Am.r, mtere i h.y ,r. b, n0 m. n,ei. l,-,noulhed "Pr"sin "f c7fideDre m hl i;,n-j ions aitJ pm th. Bock. At a ., h.h. . E.lgS.W. S. C. the following resolution, were adopted by j his friends: ; "Resolved, That in James K. Polk we recognize an able ' advocate op IMMEDIATE ANNEXATION OF TEXAS x F,RM AND OPPONENT or ProTr.CTive Tarikf and Abolition ; end that, tber.foie, we ,. , , .. . , , , cordially approve of his nomination, and pledge ourselves to bis support.
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, ..c. ...... A..n. .... .... ; the objections we have heretofore made to the eon.ti tution- ' ality and expediency of the measures of the Federal Gov- , eminent for the Protection of Domestic Manufactures, with aggravation that it was a gross breach of the faith pli6hj ted to us in the compromise of 1832; and that we regard the time and nifsitire of our reristanee to this act, a, mat- ; ner , displayed with a most .ignificant device upoe it It represented a ballot-box, in two parts, and a vote, or a . , ticket, goii'S ' tne toP Far fo' T Biraer, but dropping throuirh. for the want of bottom ti this art. down iu the ' V ' - l other words Bircey, is but a rote for Pok. ; i nis i particularly me case in tne c-tatc o. .vtaine. iisre . . .... .. c , -r . a .iecturs to be chosen shall whoie matter joes te the Legislature, "th numbers of the Le5Ulat jre are ahead :ec wJ, aa4 a majorit cf tbaai are j
the election law re.Tutres tbat th.
receive a majority of all the cotes in the Siate, and in cafe j of a small peach, with a similar color, fragrant competent, without the concurrence of Congress, Lel us iura" , iuotes either tirkat at Urinra fails ..- r.r.iva thai meioritv. the smell. sr hrve tha rasta Ct a verv SWOet Common to r-rr!o aw.iv anv tftrritnrv hr-lonrrinrr r tlm I'ni. i lenCCS from 31r. Clay S letter:
j the frien Js of Polk, Dallas, an. 1 Texa?, wh i-h will, in cute
j ' 'nure on the part of the peop;e to elect the Whig ' mediate annexation of Texas to th coat. try, uncanditioue snail see. TEA AM) COFFEE. -Mr. 1 now, under the Whig Tariff, a luiitted free of ri a ty Polk, and Siii friend in Congress, and the leaders ol that party are in favor of p j 1 1 i 5 upon those necessary art:c!e, and which cannot be raised in this country, a DUTY OF TWENTY PERCENT. What say you to this, re Democrats of Old Wayne? How often have you denounced Mr. Clay for advocating a similar duty in tlie case ef a temporary lariflf law, which was designed to last but a few months J Let Mr Polk he elected and place his friends in power, and they will place a duty of 20 per cent upon those j articles as a permanent law of the land, j " t 1!t tXAr ANNEXATION. ; !" column w.ll be found a late letter from Mr. i CIay "P01 ,he "t'jct f Annexation. It will be read with ! interest by all ll is characteristic of the man. He ha nothing loconceal. He writes as lie thinks open, frank, and candi How unlike Martin Van Duren is il? Had that dutinguit'icd mheician been placed similar silu- '" -cup,ei i.y .ni. i.iay, ana tne same in- . P-i hi reply uould have been halting, enui- , 10 wauii ucrupiei inai ticvait'i anna, i'.a;...4id o -:. el., i. . O .. 1 . , Clay-h. avow, openly hi. opini -hi. private opinions, re.ardleS3 of friends or fues. We. however, dim,, wi.h Mr
( ; ... . . V J', r , , W contained .., h letter, and tho unity of the present Mates. But what says i th a t i . tha t tne auhiec t ol 91a very sho.ild not aReet th m.a- m ri ... .1 i . c .i - . . r i.
; - tion of Texas in one way or the other. With us it does a licet thitt rjuestion, and we will always be found, under all u..ui.i3iaiii.c9. c'liiicii iiii uaiii9t an e Aieusjiiil ill me ill st.tutionof .,avery,evenforaday. But whil.t Mr Clay , , o freely expresses h,s opinions uo-m th.s .uhjec, he d is - cla.ms, that the course of a future admi.iisirati.rn in to be governed by h,s private opinion. He thu, acknowledge, President and those who administer th. adaiis of the gov- '. eminent, instead of making the opinions of ttie Executive ; the law of the land, lie will never say, "I take the respon.ibility"' of dictating Hie policy of the government a "I understand it," reirdles of the will and wishes of the i ii i, . i , ; people. lie will not advocate the annexation of Texas to j this country while a "considerable and respectable portion of the confederacy'" is omiosed tu it. An.! in lour i thm opposition exists, Henry ( t-i is oppnsed.utt.rly opposed, to the annexation of iexns. A t this time, under existing cireuinslance, when by such an act, our country would be lia''e to 'e involved in a war with Mexico, compromise our 'national honor, nod create distraction and contention at home' 1,8 is listin.-t!y opposed to Annexation. In h.rt, as President of the I mted States he will be opposed to that nefarious s,-h,.o. ff.,e.. fo, the DUrMM. of be...fiuii P'"'' " IMMEDIATE and UNCONDITIONAL AN N KX AT, )N' TEXAS, with all her debts, her chains and manacles war, broken faith, and foal dishonor ' disgrace upon the American character. Eui-unipniciit Hanncrs. Eiich delegation to the Whig Camp Meeting, who erect ....,.j .. 1 " 1 " ' ' ' " "l in some way, their residence, Slc (KrMr. r P. Ff.rkv, lo.-o candidate for elector, died recently at Fort Wayne Mr. Ferry was man of ,pris;liUy talents, and ia his do nestic relations was m icli e3.e'einejA large number of Mormons have seceded, and are f.tablishing themselves on Rock Island, under the auspices of land, under the auspices of a man name1 Jjhn Law, who has di-scnted and left Nauvoo. A I a r.r.n 1 wK. er ..nt I ii.r it, 1? ii.i. ! .' i I ! a T. ...a u l. t i ' ladies carried a flag in procession, on which was inscribed ! t. . , . t vc .. ,u , .1iik: on Nfl 1 1 HER a fi. V A ph'M tiiem tnrpfl rheers. ! : and if we were vouiiir men At a great wing meeting in Cumberland co, 1 ennsylvania, a few days sin-e, at which ex-C.ov. Kitner presided, among ; the twelve thousand present were Fiftskn Hchdrko j . . , . . . ,' MRAHiii i-oo'TS, who have recently abandoned the cause of i , ,. .... - , ' i.ui.uiluiiii. & u.iv. an j ic. a in'io, nim to. vi.v auo ' - - i Frelinghuysen, a Protective, tariff and whig principles, and whig measures. ' Hon. Caleb Cushing. American CommmissionCT to China, has for warded to the National lnstl tute, at Washington, interesting descriptions of Aden, in Arabia, and Bombay. Both of these papers havo been published in tho National Intelligencer. 'In taken possession Aden, in Arabia,' says Mr. Cushing, 'the English Government lias recently acquired a very important military post on the southern shore of Arabia, near to tho Straits ! TJ Kl 1 f ..ll ...T,;V, nnm,on,ls flit. Pal Son J . MeJitCf rane;!ri and a ion of tho Atlantic. Aden is. even noro than Gibraltar, a castle of SMun.a own con3truclion. At Gibraltar Enexcavato(J for horsolf ft citade, in the heart of a limestone mountain; at Aden sho has planted herself in an ancient crater, and sits socure within the primeval fortress formed by tho prime vi lofty sides of an extinct volcano.' An Apple without seed or Core. s v Vo ; o itf, t th n.ion , uitivator. snvs. no nas mis vear receiveu somo i sip3 (scions'wo suppose,) of" a kind of apple that t noitlmr nnr aHj ' TIir fruit, hn savs. ; -ia onjv proparrated near Ticondcroga, New ! -T;ne origin of the variety is given in the fol 1 ork. ; following i , WOrds 'The top ofa young tree was bent Over and covered witH oartrt. w hich took root: the tree ' Malay Apple. ! Tha Malay apple, aa East India fruit, is now' J. r.r t. - - -" . - 14 raised at lcksbure, .Mississippi, its scientinc the native clime of this fruit, the tree grows to a -c . ... r --:!.t - ; ..1 ucigia oi twenty leet; at icmj ji k n five feet in ripirrht. The amies aroabout the size apple, with one seed ia xhs ceu.ro of the sizo and color of a chesnut.
from tne Coljmbjt Journal,
J Mr. Clay on .(nnemtion. tors Esqs. of Alabama, is roicd from tho Tuscumbia North A'abarnian. of August 10. Wo lay it before our readers, as tho latest expression ol tne great Statesman on this interesting subject. So far as the rKXp!e of this section were concerned this expression was in no way necessary. There is about it, however, an openness and frankness which leaves nothing more to desire or expect by either the North or South. M r. Clav dosti?tos
concealment. His private opinions on public sub- j not therefore have believed that the acquisition of jects, as well as his public conduct, aro always ! 'Vc1x at l,ml linw! "oul1 ha invohod the Un.- , . re 1 j e m' j t0'' states m war with Spain. Ilonco it is argued
open to the inspection of frion is and foi-s. Mr Clay cannot pledge tho course of the administration "in tho event of his election as Chief Magistrate of tho Unitod State." But, "ho has no hesitation in saying that, far from having any personal objection to tho annexation of Texas, ho j ! should bo glad to SOC it, without DISHONOR vvilhOUt WAR, with the COMMON CONSENT OF THE l'.10N, upon JUSt and lair terms. 1 lieso TERMS HO one vvjj object to Tho .Common consent of the Union will be nocessarv .under any administration, i ., j. ... , .e , 1 . . , ...... p or u.o aummu ui x f.v, wotuu oe ... ueme 01 the Union, a lid WOuld nor SO Work a dissolution of j .nr. -iav on tiio ruie 01 trie iiu. rpri'i.itiou ot uuty: 'in tho contingency of my election, if theafJ . of consideration, it should bo governed by the , , , & - 1 state of tho lact, and the state of pi'blic opisioN , existinL' at the time I I.li2ht be Called UOOll to act. j , shoulJ bo GOVEBSEU by tllQ PAHA. : MOUNT DUTY" of PRESERVING THIS UNION ENj TIRE. This is clear and explicit. There is HO 1 looking to the North Or tho South, tho Fast or tho West. He looks Straight ahead, to tho interests i , - iti , , and voice of tho whole, acknowledging no rule of . . : duty abovo or uoyolltl tlat oC preserving THIS Ullion entire, reiaruiess alike ol threatened Southern Confederations, or tho peculiar institutions of the South This is like Mr. Clay it is like an American and a patriot. While ujion this subject, it gives us pleasure to bear testimony to the uniform moderation and growing unanimity of tho whig'', in all parts of the Union. Tho National Intelligencer of tho 3d, contains a letter from a highly respectable gentleman residing some fifty miles from Richmond under date of August , w hich jjivos p-rali-fying evidence of tho truth of this observation. After shaking of the brightening prospects of the Whig cause in that region, and the increasing chance that Mr. Clay Would carry the VOtO of Virginia, tho writer remarks: " We gain , I thi Ilk, n,oro th.lll we lose by tho Texas quostioll. Tho matter is coming to bo properly Understood, and tho peace and honor of tho country, and the pernianeiico of the Union, will, assuredly, be prefer- . . . . , TOO CVOI1 lO torrUOr.ai DggiailU 1 Allien I. 1 ITmii .fitYiji-onf i tlir liiimirKTn mid nrtirtn rif the locofoco party. With them it is PARTY, not ..f-iimt rv. In filial nnnrtrr. tlicir i.tililu srif.;i ki-rs j ' 1 ' 1 i to some extent avow annexation as a leading object. Their papers are more shy, for fnar of offending SOInO of the brethren w hose nerves ha0 , ir.,n . ir-ieni lv r,.,,"f.. I:.r li.c dis . . l,prnmr, s,l(rK,iontlv stroll' ' , " .... cordant crv of disunion. The Ohio Statesman 1 1 ..... ! . C !... I ,1... ..tt...M ... r....... .f ,l v.l ..i 1.. :. in tl,r li.nt i. .iiroiu.iit .r th -Marktt-house, in tliO lieat ami f iU UK lit ot . . the moment, threw oil all disguise and openly proc laimcd the issue. Tho New Y. rk I'lebian, ; tho rOCOgniZCd Organ ol the EXTREME party 111 that gtat dis,lav9 moro m tnhoo.J nnj nwnlv avows . . ' f tho intention of tho party. that paior ol the 1 ' 1 21st i.tst. contains the fo owm shameless avowal: " o know, and so doos every intelligent man in the party, that the very action of the Baltimoro Convention in regard to Texas extricated tho party from a position that would have heIT . , . c feated it next fall. Had the doctrine of the Post prevailed in that Convention, by voting down the resolution to admit Texas at the 'earliest prac - ' tlm Dr'tnoeratie nartv miirht as vA-.n i. v ,n,!wdrl. n.l snrrcn,l,m,l our institutions to the hands of our opponents. The wise deliberation of tho Convention has, in our opinion, saved tho democracy from a defeat that awaitcd it under any other course of procoedure There is no question is more harmonious than that of as ; and wo have not the least tho election of Gov. Polk this great national mea sure will be accomplished." ) But we aro digressing from our original pur-
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pose, wnicn was to can attention to mo letter ! from Afr. Cla v. Iti onen and frank avowals, as i well as the referenco to some points of history, ! ,.!! ono.iro it n rnrrnl noninal. and wo here sub- . . . , . e ,, i m:t it wuhout further remarks. Ashland, 27th July, 11 1. ! r.pnilrmon:-! have received vour favor inletter as explicitly as I could, and I do not think cow that il can be fairly misinterpreted. Ta isip, when I addressed the House of Rep- ... . .. - . . .
resentatives, the executive naa negociatod me:'' m.'....i -' " r
, . o K Tpt.. Atwi ir. that power, but Congress had not then given anv :- .1 - r l.-i: ' sanction 10 v.vs cession. l uciievo now, as thouoht then, that tha treatv-makincr nower is not tod States. Bat Congress, by repeated acts, subseuectly maaifcjied iAj approbatioa of the trea
ty, and those acts rendered it as valid and obhn-
tory upOU the t lilted States, as if t oilirress had i-ld boon made into it by citizens of the United laics. in auu mere were but lew 'S. inhabitant of Texas, consisting of 901110 colonies. planted there under the authority of Mexico At neither of these three periods abovo mentioned had any State or section, in this Union, mnni- .' fostedany opposition to Texas composing a part of it. It has been said that Mr. Adams admini Kintiim fVrl..ro.l 1l MrT."vrMn tr iith. Mvii'iv fur Trtv . ' noHMlhstandiii- tho existence of a war be. twoen Spain and Mexico, ami that it could net that the ratification of tha late treaty could not havo conipromitted our peace. Mr. Adams thought it desirable to obtain Texas. Two foreign powers claimed it. Mexico w as in jxisscssiou, and Spain was doing nothing to assert and enforce her claim. Her represen tative had even gone so far as to stipulate in a convention, to acknowledge tho independence of Mexico, although that convention was not ratified by Spain. Mr. Adams had a right to authorize tho negotiation of a treaty for tho acquisition of Texns. Spain had intended no obstacle. Sho had made I .... .i..t.. t tl...t ....l.l t. ,,nui. , .... y -M----1 t,OM f lO.XasasaiiaCt Ui Uar. Ill JKMIttOt JU. I no overture was formally mado to Mexico topurT Ilegutiatiou was opened, no treaI ...! i t,. wis ruiii-ln.liil If a negotiation had commenced, or if a treaty , , i- i i t I i j ".e f an,J f5'?U9 H1' winch charactcriaKl Mr. I Adams administration, would undoubtedly have j prom,tod Jjim to quiet Spain, and accommodate tho ,attor. orm ions to tl.n a.uu.vmi.m of Tavti ! to the United States, and without plunging them in war with Spain. How totally different are all tho circumstances under which, with Mr. Adams' authority, I authorized tho ovorturo to Mexico, from those which attended the recent treaty of Mr. Tyler! So far from Mexico being silent, sho repeatedly and solemnly declared that sho would consider annexation as war with her. Texas was no longer an uninhabited country. It had been w rested from the domination of Mexico by citizens, many of whom wont armed from the Unitod States. Tho war between Mexico and Texas had not been terminated by any treaty of peace. Mr. Tyler not only did not consult Mexico, but ho announced that her asmmt to tho annexation was altogether unnecessary. And ho proceeded to conclude a treaty, embracing a large oxtont of territory and a numerous opulaltoii, not comprehended in the Texas which tho United States ceded to Spain in 1811). In tho moan time, too, a powerful opposition had arison in tho United States against lho annexation of Texas to them. Several States had declared, through their Legislatures, against it, and others, if not w holo sections of the Union, were believed to bo ad verso to it. This was the opositiou to the measure, to which in my Raleigh letter, 1 alluded, when I spoke of a " considerable ami respectable portion of the confederacy." 1 did not refer to persons, but to states or sections. Under such circumstances, I could not but regard tho annexation of Texas, at this tiui", as compromitting tho honor of my country, involving it in a war; in which tho sympathies of all Christendom would bo against us. and endangering the integrity of the Union. I thought then, and still bolievo, that national dishonor, foreign war, and distraction and division ut home, were Do Treat sacrifices to make for the acquisition of Texas. But, trentlemen, you are dru-irous f knowing by w hat policy I would lie guided, in the event of in v election as Chief Magistrate of the United States in reference to tho question of tho annexa tion of J oxas. I do not t unic it right to an!nounco in advance, what will lie tllO Course ot a ..... , f t ire aJnj.nislr;aiJ ,,. respoct to a question wit!. I a Foreign power. 1 have, however, no hesitation . . in saying that, far from h iving any personal oblection to the annexation of lexas, I MiouM no 1 ,' """uul -j"'";""'"-"" i sent of the U llion, and UK.n just and fair terms. i j not think that tho subiect of slavery ourht to 1 .o not nuui wt.v m j auuj v -.i " a atlect the ouestion. one way or tho other j Whether Texas bo indeK)iideut, or incorporated ' into the Unitod States, I do not bolievo it will pro- , sj,orlcn thc duration of that institution ; Jt j3 destined to become extinct, at some distant day, in my opinion, by tho ojicration of tho inev'i f population. It would be mmiso to refuse a permanent acquisition, winch will ex.st as ,oijg as t()o K,obo ren,airis on accoIJIlt of a temporary institution. j Jn the contingency of my election, to-which vou havo adverted, if tho affair of acquiring 1 Texas should become a subject of consideration, 1 should be governed by tho state of fact, and tho stato of public opinion existing at the time I might bo called upon to act. Abovo all I should be gov erned by the paramount duty of preserving this Union entire, and in harmony, regarding it Your obedient servant. H. CLAY. Messrs. J. M. Jackson and T. M. Petehs. Sept. 3, in reply to tbe Herald, a political AboUnoo paper : ANNEXATION. The Herald says : a.tt r. . .1 lv J i iieren.tor wo suo.it expoci mo ills' i icmh-a ; Bnd cease their invocation to tbe anti-slavery men tr colne UP to tno he'p ol Mr. L.jay a tne anti-lexaa. like all other men, may bo reached by honest j statement and fair argument. I But it is material that our neighbor should nei....ncnt Xr r fin i- nrmitinuirririil tne j Vli - W hit? nartv. He has done both. This he has done .in Saturday s and Monday s Herald, tne gist r : fit his nrticU striKin? us as uu usunoi iosav,iu l , " " - many respects, uiiiruw. wmg scaThe subject of slavery ought not to affect the - ' question of Texas one way or the other.
upon which the party as 1 ao as u.c great guaranty o. ury pvimva.
acquiring lex- , fc ... . .
a ireu iJOjit;, o ic jn;i unuwi v.t voij-jj. . doubt but that with , ani gentlemen, respectful! v,