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While tHe odNe 'cidleS, SItdtlJ 'b'H0'''|
lation, take t,cothirds Of The CABINET IN addiuoh
the President.


There is only one OF these Offices that we "oui'
wish to have any say about, and that is Inc heaa
the Post Office, post requiring great ih,esf''y
business capacity and experience, ana "hich Oeh
Jackson did..tfle country great INJURY oy bringing
into the Cabinet. The Postmaster General shoult
be az little of politician as patriotic citizen car
he And we do think tina, Mr.. Polk will do srea
,vronz If he appoints either Il. N Saunders Cave
robnson-bcth deadly enemies Of the new Postage
Reduction bl-o this post. II will be easy to make
this act work badly and the Government IN
debt if he chooses.


ANNEXATION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.
The thunder of cannon, the shouts OF e&hiiarated
thousands, no less than the silence OF anxious,
thoughtful tens of thousands, apprlse us that, SO
far as the preliminary action oi Congress Is con-
cerned. the cause Of Annexation is triumphant, and
Texas in fair way to be Incorporated with our
country. The evil which the illustrous, pure
minded, philanthropic CHAYNINa foresaw aud SO
eloquenty reprehended years aso-whlch wat
more widely proclaimed by some faithful Member
of the XXVIIh Congress-which had been IN
hundred other ways most lucidly exposed TO all
who were not resolved TO be blind-has been put
in train of consummation. We have seen the be-
ginning. but who shall show us !he end


Disguise il as we may under the cant of extend
ing the area of Freedom and the like phrases
wherein gigantic Crime and Rapacity have in all
ages invested themselves, this drama OF Annexa-
lion. taking into view all It's acts and scenes from
the migration to Texas Of Houston aud his con.
federates, with the purpose which they have al
length SO nearly effected, cannot fail 10 siarile the
civilized world. We had before been seen 10 break
faith with and practice hideous cruelties upon the
poor Aboriginal tribes within cur geographical linn
It's, but we haughty repelled all Foreign inquiry
into their treatment as matter OF purely domestic
concern. Soon our border adventurers cross our
we'll ascertained, solemnly established National
boundary, rife and bowie-kne III hand, drive out
the National authorities, and establish their own
dominion. Our Government is appealed to and
pretends to discountenance and frown upon the IT.
ruption, while pleading inability to act more etec-
lively But at length the mask is thrown oii-our
Executive first shows his hand IN Treaty OF An
nexaton, rext in Diplomatic declaration that we
have been for twenty years intent acquiring TeX
as; and a, last by the OF fraudulent DISCUSSES in
a Presidential Election and most unconstitutional
appliance Of Presidential power and patronage in
aid Of party drill after it. we have the measure
barely screwed through the Senate by the smallest
possible majority. In most unconstitutional man
ner, we have an acqulescence put IN for the Union
10 the accession OF Texas 10 the contederacy. She
will consent-no fear of that. She is at war, and
will gladly see taxed and shot, II need be, 10
finish her war, The Resolutions leave herln abso-
lutte possession Of her Public Lands, while entitled
TO share with us the Proceeds of our own; and as
10 her Debt that will give her ht,le trouble or IN
convenience so long us we protect her agalns, For
eign force. Her Land.Jobbers are made princes
her Script obbers may get Land tor their Scrip anH
become Land-JobberS or PATRONS; her Foreign
creditors may get their pay how and when the,
can. What right have Europeans 10 any thn:
from this Continent 7


Call II by what specious names we may, the lnS
OF Dominion, the lust OF Power the lust oil Avarce
the lust OF holding our fellow men in Bondage, ar,
the real indictments of all this zeal for Annexation
To grasp more and more OF The face OF the earth
has ever beena beset,ing sin OF individuals and ma
tons Few men are satisfied with much land a
they can well cultivate, few Nations have beer
satisfied TO Improve to the utmost their own, bu
must covct and seize what's justly their neighbors





and cur course may henceforih be like theirs, Th
few are aggrandized, the many degraded and mad
wre,ched, by every act of injustice and aggression
There never was truly successful WaE except
strictly necessary and defensive one, and no nation
was ever strengthened by conquerlng another. Bu
when did Rapaciy ever heed the lessons OF Eis'cr,
or OF Conscience!


Whether any other nation than Mexico will SCI
nj 10 demonstrate against our acquisition of Texas
we know not; but that many Will ieei agsrleVet
and injured by it. who can doubt The highway
man has not attacked merely the traveller whom h'
has shot and pundered, bus aimed a deadly blow
al the peace and safety OF Society. He ha
wronged mol one only bu, every man. SO an act Q
National aggression strikes blow al the srea
Commonwealth of Civilized Nations. One Of lh'
bleodlest, most desolatng Wars OF Europe wa
undertaken SIMPLY 10 prevent the Annexation o
Spain 10 France and could not he concluded with
out a solemn guaranty that the accession Of III,
House oi Bourbon 10 the Spanish throne shoud bt
followed by solemn remuneration Of all right PIE
sem or future, 10 unite the two crowns in the SAINT
person. History is full OF such instances


Can any ask what right have other nations Il
interpose between Us aud our prey4 Let him reno
the following avowai from saturdays Plebs:an
the earliest and mos, thorough champion Of Annex
alton in this City Under the figure OF blazin!
cannon, and the usual yismaroe of insu, 10 Eng
land and exulta;ion for The triumph, the Pebeal
exclaims,


The .cao,s cord caaaot ytSts eacari as'i. ,at
our proud saq esy ig6 2 iriory on stc Ger
;..ssa Of ,erfh .hacra. Posde@cs has wled IT, &ad
mote il be. England may object, ths whole huropea
world may object. bu, object in vain Liberal institutions
Planted by che Aaso-SaNoa viii ere cns extend owe
the whole continent North America The bali has bee
put Ia motion, aud be unto him who attempts to TeSis
is impetus."l


Now suppose it was England that was graspin
new regions as we are and her official Journal
talking like the above, what would be orr feeling
How would the plebeans and Globes Of this Conn