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easonab, expect democrats upon lhal ground,to feel qss nerest in it, or To be less nrgen in guarding it gains, the wiles of us adversares and pushing il onward 10 competion.

 The Advertisers reply 10 our definition of Col DuNN's position on the Texas question, and his ,ourse in relation to the admission of Texas, which ,e is bound by his principles and votes 10 pursue, is n the following words;

 s'The course which he notD pledges himself to par is in accordance with the dictates of patriotism and common sense and will so commend itse'f tO Ill mInds. We will again repeat what haI course is. He will voIe for the admission of Texas into the Union if she accept the prOtiered terms of annexation, because our government has so enlnly pledged it's honor and farh to Texas that on these terms she shall be admitted. He Is for pre- serving the pghted faith of our government to Tex as He does not maintain that because the faith Of the government to Mexico violated by the act of anne exation. that therefore we should now do the same to Texas. We know that according to the rules of syntax two negatives make an affirmative, but Il does not therefore follow that in morals two wrongs make right The wrong to Mexico is nl- ready done-it is nretrievable. Let US act in good faith to Texas, do right, if we can. Violating our faith to Texas would not repair the injury we have done to Mexico. The Register reasons as though, because we had been guilty of breach of faith with one nation bound to disregard our eagage gements with ala doctrine to which, he will excuse for saying, we cannot subscribe"

 There is food for good deal of comment in the facts, ethics and ogIc of this passage. There is a most hmentable entaag ement of ideas and strange confusion of expression, which sews that our neigh. bor was very far from having clear idea oI what he was saying, what he meant to say. IL is ve- " hard matter with such opinions-''unchanged too, which the Advertiser and it's candidate both cent case oI con5sreneye1t iae-hta Imake out de; plausible claim the votes of the Texas men o any party, in such piteous petition as Col. DUNN has presented

 He will "vote for the admission of Texas into the Union f she accep. he pro6ered terms o anneEation and the reason assigned IS "because our government has solemnIy pledged it's honor and faith to Texas that on these terms she shall be admitted"

 Here the distinction is very plainly drawn. and we want this point observed, for il is the key to the position of the whg candidate, between "annexa ton" and "admission into the Union.'' Tine Govern msnt has pledged it's faith that Texas may be annex ed on certain terms. If these terms are accepted contract is made, and then Col. DUNN will vote fol admission into the Union State. But that con

 tract is conditional upon the acceptance of lhe term, by Texas. If she declines the ''specifed'' terms there is contract-the obligation IS released and Col. DUNN upon his own principles, resumes

 his right to oppose annexation in every form. H,

 is says the Advertiser, "for preserving the pledged

 faith of our Government to Texas;" but this failf

 according 10 his opinions, was plighed against tho

 constitution of the United States against public poll cy, and in direct and wilul violation of the mos complete and solemn obligation to Mexico. We sa,

 that Col, DUNN, if he Can persuade himself that al act of Congress offering 10 violate the constitution and do injury to the country in behalf of Texas, is more solemn obligation upon his conscience 10 main

 lain il, than treaty consiituiionay made duly raj

 flied and long ID force with another power, will bt eager to release himself and his country from dis

 honorable and runous an enang lsnent. He IS bount

 to do every thng prevent the acceptance by Texa

 ol these conditions, and the renewal of them Texas

 fie acceptance of any other by the United States Though he may vote for admission into the union i annexation takes place, he must battle with all hi. soul 10 prevent annexation, with the only exception that if Texas closes with the offer made-exactly N. made-he must submit from necessity. If any an nexatonist is willing to strnst his cause into sucI hands. he is of the class who put out babes to nus. 10 be strang ed.

 To the whigs who, consistently are opposed to the annexation and admission, cannot undersl and Col

 DgNN's political morals in sustaining an unconstitu

 tional and destructive act, which Is also a breach natlona faith, the Advertiser has its argument also

 in the passage quoled;-"1he ~rong 10 Merico is at ready dons' " Violating our faith 10 Teras wiA no

 repair the WrOng 10 Merieo, says this political meta phy,icIan; and he adds, ''ms Register reasons a. though because we had been guilty ef breach ef aiti

 Dh nation, are bound to disregard our engage

 nents Oith aH."

 With all respect to our contemporary, there Is pitt ful nonsense is all this. The Register has denied that there was any breach of national faith with Mexico at all. That is his own position and Col DUNN's. Both say we treat Mexico perfidiously in the act of annexation. Offering terms to Texas Is not annexation. The violation of the rights of Mex. ico. will be completed only when the contract with Texas is complete and Col Dunn's position is lha, we ought to perfect srobbery and wrong Mexico because we have promised Texas to do it. We are acting faithlessy to Mexico, and destructivey upon the nterests character and institutions of our own country, but he must go because the faith of the government is bound to break its faith. Such are the confused attempts of the whig candidate and his friends to reconcile his position before the district with his declared constitutional opinions, and never public man in our memory has made so pitifu a figure on SO grave question.

 The renectino whi1s wi i'll Dau.a o ton1 ,,h;la h. fore they will allow the credit claimed to their can didate of peculiar high minded patriotism. in cons sentng to countenance unconstitutional and sui cida public measure, they are persuaded that Texas annexation is, upon secondary pledge 10 do wrong which he construes to be binding above an original national pledge to do what he declares to be right And the friends of Texas who deny all these violations of international compacts m which the wings have complicated plain question, will have increased faith in the sincerity of even the casual adhesion promised them, on grounds 90 much in conflict with lhe recognized principles of straightforward and conscientious political action.

 Two accusations against this paper close up the Advertisers reply. One is that have perverted his language, in charging him with having expressed great pleasure at the prospect that Texas would iect annexation. and accept the independence prof fered by Mexico, under the mediation of Great Br. tain. He talks. usual, in very big words, reject ing the impuation ofhaving any sympathy with lhe British views on Texas, and usual with him ends Tn admitting substantially all that we said He would rejoice, he admits, if the people of Texas should accept the Mexican propositions, and decline exaton-but he will not believe that England