Massachusetts against the Country.
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The whig leaders, true to their old ideas and
federal policy, resolved at their last convention,
10 adoPt as their motto, No addition Of territorg
TO the american Union" Such has been its mot
to and its practice for fifty years. The Hartford
ConVentionis!s have Witnessed the spread of free
principles, the glorious accession of new States,
with perfect horror. The appearance of comet
III ola times did not produce more commoiion
among the supersttlous than the rising of a new
star IN the American galaxy does among the fed
eralIsts Look at facts on this point.


tennessee came into the Union bv the votes of
Inc democrats of 1876, but the Massachusetts fed
eralists took the same ground they do now, and
erery one Of their members of Congress roted
against us admission. They began thus in car
rylng out their idea of no addition of territorp


louisiana territory was purchased in Jefferson's
time, and this State came in Madson's admins
llon In iSl2; and for ten years their hobby was
- no addition Of territory and because the wise
craftsmanship OF the democrats prevailed, Massa-
chusetts under the same sor. of leaders she has
now. was urged to dissolve the Union


Missouri came in in 1891 and the leaders
were true to their vocation. and opposed its nd-
MISSION Our territory was too large, they said
and they voted accordingly.


arkansas in 1886 and Michigan in 1887. in
seeking admission, were opposed by all the Mas
sachusetts members but one. Among the oppo.
nents wore Briggs and Reed, the present standa rd
0O"Ioi' vi JOURNALISTS.


IerdS met, OF course, with the same illiberal
treatment from the same sort of politicians that
opposed the acquisition of louisiana. They car
ried their opposition SO far to resolve that ANY
Law PASSED BY CONGRESS TO ANNEX 1T WOULD
@ ouo oEi io - iIOc DOIDnr rSOra,To0r-
~ ANARCHY. No more territory was their
motto.


California, either the whole or part, now moets
with the same opposition from this same quarter.
how strong may be the political reasons for its
acquisItion-no matter how just it may be to de-
mand in 1emni,y from Mexcans--no mattor what
may be its benefits to our commerce-these fac
t'ous leaders echo their fifty years one party cry,
ana exclaim =" No ADDITION OF TERRITORY TO THE
AMERICAN UNION .'--Boston Post


" English travellers have complained of the
Yankees, saving that thev SIT with their feet as