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Annexation Of Texas

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Parent Issue
Day
20
Month
May
Year
1844
Copyright
Public Domain
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The Mndisonian says that no vote will be takeie on the Texas ucaty for severa) weeks. Itis thought that propositions are to be rmde n the meantime to obtain the assent of'Mexico íf this can be done, t will obvíate one great objection to the rntification of the treaty which hos been prominently dwelt upon by Clay, Van Buren, and Webster. To day we pnblish Mr. Clay's letter on this subject in ful), as our readers generally will wish to see it without abridgment. As we remarked Inst week Messrs. Cluy and Vnn Buren are both ngreed in oppnsition to the treatv at p'-escnt, nucí both aLree that under other circumstonccs in future, Toxas migbt, per!iap?, be advantagcously annexed to the Union. Mr. Van Buren has on elabórate argument to show thnt Texns may be consttfutionally ad- mitted; Mr. Clay seems to take that for granted. Mr. C.'s ressons against present annexation nre ampie and conclusive; but his enrvirig tip of Texas into two slnve Stafes and three free States is wholly fancifu). This feiter is stated to have been in WasI ington city rive days before it wns publishéd. k was held bsck, lest it shonl.tl affect the Virginia elections, ns four fifths of the people of that Stal e, of bolh parlies, it is confidently affirmed, sre in favor of annexation The lieaty was printed in confidence for the use of ihe Sonate: and shortly after, it appeared in the N. Y. Evening Post, and thence has spread to every nook and corner of the Un:on. It rs said that Senator Tappan, of Ohio, set it afloat.{C The Texas Question bids fair to sxert a very great influence on the next Presidential election. Col. Benton has some out in the Globe, against the pres3nt treaty. The Albany Argus says that Mr. Buchnnan, of Pennsylvania is decidedly in favor, of Annexation, and will shortly come out to that effect. Also Commodore Stewart, of the same State, is out fuf Arrnexation, even at the hazard of war; fíe speaks of the juslice of ouf cause in case war should ensue. Thus the plot thickens from day to day It is no-w said that Gen. Cass will appear befóte the public in a few days in a let' ter in favor of Annexation. The Detroit Advertiser discountenances the rumor, while the F'ree Press sustains it. General Cass is notoriously anti-British in all his feëlingsand views, that hemust naturally be iiiclined to secure Texas against her inteïference. The General is alsa in favor of immediately taking possess-ion of Oregon, and defending every inch of wbat we claim, by immediate war, if Hecessary. A declaration byhim in favor of Annexation, we think, would be on-e efFectual step tow.ards securing th . nomination of tlie Baltimore ConventionThe great majority of the Southern Democrats wésnppose to be in favor of Annexation, or not opposedtoit, while there is no ■ disguising the fact, that the project is fast gaining with the party at theNorth.Add to this, that there is a very considerable' reluctance in a large portion of the party at the North to have Van Baren, again nominated,not on account of fheir ob jections to the man, so mucb aa because of their unwillingness to become again subject ia the dominion of the old office holding cTiqu-ës, who governed the party under Van Buren, and who are ready again to jmonopo-lize all the loaves and fishes, to th almost entire exclusión of the remainder of the party. Henee the "Young. Democracy" are so zealous for anew candidate, and henee the "Old Hunters" are. so strenuous for Van Buren. But a few days will settle the question. of noxoiaations.ftT Mr. Clay has recently announced as follows: Hereaft.er, and until pending Presdential eleetion is decided, I eannot accept or attend any public meeting of my fellow citizens, assembled in reference to that object, to which I may have been op shall be invited."

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Signal of Liberty
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