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James K. Polk

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Day
12
Month
August
Year
1844
Copyright
Public Domain
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A portion of our citizens are very confident that this gentleman will be our next President. It may be that they are right in their anticipations, although we should deeply regret to have such a slave holding Texas candidate in the Chair. - We commend to his admirers an article on the first page, from the Chrislian Freeman, containing a portion of his Inaugural Address in 1839. Here his opinions on "thedelicale subject" and on "modern Abolition" are plainly unfolded. He and Mr. Clay, on these points, seem to be as near alike as may be; and on Texas, there is no diflerence, except that Mr. Clay will go for annexationunder certain contingencies, and Mr. Polk, to use the comrnon phrase, "whether or no." If such "evils" must be elevated to power, Abolitionists should have no hand in the iniquity, but should support a csndidate whose election would be a blessing, and not an evil to his country. (t0 Persons who write for the Signal, must write legibly, or we cannot publish. We had one or two horrid manuscripts for this paper. A word to the wise will suifice. BU By the last advices from Mexico, it will be seen that Santa Anna has succeecled in obtaininff ii grant of suppücs for his army. The immediate invaeion of Texas, even without ar;y prospect of subduing it, might be a good stroke of policy for the Mexicans, as it would compel Mr. Tyler to commence immediate hostilities with Mexico indefenceof Texas, or his army on the Sabine must lie inactivo, and aeo the Texan country laid waste and overrun. Ineither case. matters would eoon be brought to a crisis. By the last advices from Europe, it is evident that any direct intcrferenco of ours will bring upon us rcmonstrances from Franco and England, I wliich will be neitbcr feeble uur ambigaoue

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