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Since our paper Of the ll-h, deyeloPe-
mcnts are daily making which leave no
doubt in our minds Of The suspicion bin.ed
At ir cur article then written On the subject
The leaders OF locolccoism cgiace d restless
ness every where now plainly indicative
that Il bomb she'll has been thrown into their
camp, and they are looking with ilfal asi-
tation where is shivers may strike and wi.h
what damage. The iog has cleared of
from this mysterious affair so fir as 70 dis
close beyond doubt that political as wei.
as meTcenary motives enters into the com
position Of this new nos.rum. We so call
il, for If ever arranl quackery branded a Po-
tion more palpabiy than this, it has certain
Nv not been our lot 10 make its acquaintance.
The signs are positive and certain. The.
mystery, the gibberish with which lis ma
ture and purposes is clothed, the UNIVERSAL
ty Of its blessings and benefits. and the-bold
and daring impudence which is employed
to force il down our throlts, sick or well,
right or wrong, stamp it with Brandreth,
without benefit Of clergy. We had hoped
at the first dawn oftbis thing, that Ibe "Buz-
zlrd Roost Of scrip aud land holders spo-
ken ofby Benton at Washington before he
lef, were the Representatives Of the ten ldou-
sand interested wor;hies, whose flashes Of
patriotism were 50 viyidIy seen in some Of
the cities ofthe Union, anu that they would
survive the disappointment ofnot forcing MS
to paw others debts Our Intercourse at
home was familiar too with another class
occasionally to be met With, of which we
will give an instance Meeting with an
acquaintance recently, we were enqaired Of
as 10 our opinion en- the subject OF annezl-
ton. We informed him hat we were oppo-
scd, and coolly stated cur reasons. Why, he
said, it is the pIainest thing on earth, he
thought every body was in favor ofil, al
least IN the Souit For his part good
many fellows had ran away from bis negh-
borhood who owe him. lie had recently
gone to Texas in pursuit. and found they
had nothing there but land. and offered to
pay ol' all they owed ii that Now. he said
he plainly favored annexation to induce en-
igration and thereby induce him % sell his
Texas lards as the only mode Of collecting
these debts. We had hoped that considera-
tions Of this sort, narrow and unworthy as
they certainly are in great natiopal cues
tions. but active and noisy as we always hnd
them when acting id concert, would soon
be seen, then properly appreciated and put
TO rest by the sober sense of the country.


We acknowledge that We suspected but
were unwilling to believe, until recent dc
velopements are upon Us that the presiden-
tiaI. election now pending was attempted 10
be Influenced and controlled, If it can BE 50,
by means so disrepu;able as 10 make the i'm.
mediate annexation Of Texas a crowring
qualification Of the candidate. We dc now
40 believe and shall fearlessly-unlii he
lnendacily and dema ogueism which promp-
TED il, is signally rebuked-expose the arts
and sophis,ry BY hich ]. mas been attsmp-
ted 10 vres, The p0wers for which The mosi
important ana necessary purposes ofthe