Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-04-11
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following Preamble and Resolutions have
been adopted byboth Houses, unanimous.
ly - - -
whereas q proposition to admit into the u
nted States, as. constituent member
thereof, the foreign nation Of Texas, has
been recommended BY the Legislative
resolutions fseveral States, and brought
before Congress for its approval and
sanction and whereas such a measure
would involve great wrong to Mexico,
and otherwise be Of evil precedent, iniu
rlous to the interests, and dishonorable
to the character Of this country: and
whereas its "avowed oblects are doubIv
fraught with peril TO the prosperity and
permanently Of this Union" as tending
to disturb and destroy the conditions Of
those compromises and concessions, en-
tered into at the formation Of the Consti-
tuition, by which the relative weight OF
different sections and interests were adj
J1sted, and to strengthen and extend.
the evils of system, which is unjust in
itself, in striking contrast with the theo--
- ry OF our institutions, and condemned
by the moral sentiment of mankind: &
whereas the people Of the United States
have rot granted to any or all of the de-
partmen;s Of their government, but have
retained in themselves, the only power
adequate to the admission of foreign
nation into this confederacy there
fore, 5.as.~&r 1@l@7 aalt '.'.~-2 p:
Resotred, That we the Senate and
House of Representatives,. in General
Court assembled, 90, in the name of the
people of Massachusetts, earnestly and
,soiemnly protest against the annexation of
Texas to this Union, and declare that no
act done, or compact made, for such pur-
pose, by the government of the u States,
will be binding on the States, or the PEG
pie. .*~.- 49,. r T. Be-. -..'.
Resoired, That his Excellency the
Governor be requested to forward copy
of these Resolves to our Senator'S and Rep
resentatives in Congress. and to each OF
the Executives Of the States.
b BANK OF WINDsoR.-The Directors
of this Bank gave notice on Wednesday
last, that they had discontinued the re-
Idemption of their Bills in Boston. This
notice was soon followed by a visit from
an agent of the Suffolk Bank, reports Of
mismanage ment on the part of the Wind
sor Banks agents in Boston, and other
circumstances. which together occasioned
good deal Of excitement and anxiety
Mr.. Emerson, late President, has retired
from all official connection with the Bank
and DR.. Isaac Green has been elected
President. Negotiations for restoring the
credit of the Bank and resuming its oper
aiions are still in progress. In such cir
cumstances the value of its bills is en-
tirely uncertain; and the better way for
The community is TO let them lie still until
some definite information shall be had
They were sold here. last week. to con
siderable amount, at 80 per cent discount
MI Bradley, the, Bank Inspector ap
pointed by the Legislature, is now her,
by invitation of the Directors. The cir
cumstances just mentioned may perhaps
delay his report-W. Chronicle. -..#
A TRIFL1Ne JoB.--Mr. Adams ha.
pretty considerably" alarmed the U. s.
House of Representatives, by motion t.
have printed all the petitions en- abolition
and Texas, which have been presented du
ring the last and present session. and laic
on the table under the " infamous resolu
ton" The correspond ent of the New
York American says, touching this mat.
ter-or rather mass of matter: !" / have
just been looking at the room which j:
the depository, and for no other purpose,
of these petitions. Its dimensions are a
bout 20 feet by 80, and high in proportion
There they are, closely packed, s. reach
ing to the ceiling. The poor clerk wa.
nearly frightened out Of his wits. He sal
itwouId take him alone. at least one yea
to comply with the resolution, should
pass. Such a document would break th
back of Hercules and were each membe
to frank one to his constituents, the Pos
Master General would have to hire four
horse teams for their conveyance"
The SourHIWEsTERS CHRIsrlA,
ADvocArE, (Methodist) Nashville, Tenn
essee, in abiding TO the late writings o
bishop Hedding. DR.. Fisk, Dr. Bangs
DR.. Lucky. and DR.. Reese, in the Meth
odist papers, says -" This able discuss
ION having been had in the Journals pub
Iished in the free states, has had mos
saintary intsaencs upon the feelings am
actions of the church at large. The sam,
paper commends Bishops Heddiag anc
Waugh for their course 10 preventing tn,
Conferences of the Methofist Episcopa
Church from acting on the subject o.
slavery. The church at zIarge,n say.
the Advocate, - feels that her final peGe,
and constitutional rights are safe p Ii
plain English. the domestic institution o
I slavery is successfully shielded by thes,
! northern Methodist writers and bishops
Shall we be accounted ncharitable, If W,