Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-01-03
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lneLe nau Uccu IcCcnL cVlQence con- |
inued Mr.. Al afforded the country, as to |
he real origin Of the instructions in Tex
Is A citizen ofVirginia, who for years
las been appointed to Offices of trust and |
,rofit under the last administration, has
ust issued apamphlet in this city, which |
IAN be found on sale at any bookstore, in
which the author gives copy of letter
written by himself in December, 1880, to
The President of the United States, in
which he declared that, in FEBRUARY 1880,
the person now called President Hous-
ton did, in this city, disclose to himself, the
author of the letter, all his designs as to
this then state of the republic of Mexico
Texas. And whoever will read that
pamphlet will find, that what that letter
then contained as the disclosure of
scheme to be executed, is now a matter of
history. 1t was written, be it remarked,
in December, 1880, and discloses the par
tlculars Of conversation which detailed
the plan of the conspiracy, since consum-
mated against the republic of Mexico, to
rob that government of the province of
Texas!
Alter this disclosure, (said Mr.. Adams, J
let gentlemen arise here, and talk to US,
sir, about Texans fighting for liberty -
about Texans driven to instruction by the
wrongs inflicted on them by the Repub-
lie of Mexico!
Mr.. A. then inquired what were, in re-
atty, the pretences upon which the dissev-
erment of Texas from the Mexican Gov
eminent was justified. He said, that as
early as 1924, the Legislature Of the Re
public Of Mexico, to its eternal honor, pass
ed an act for the emancipation of slaves,
and the abolition of slavery: and the only
real ground Of rebellion against the Gov
eminent ofthat Republic on the part OF
Texas was that very decree: the only
subject ofthe instruction, the revival Of
the detested system Of slavery and she
had adopted Constitution denying ever
to her Legislature even the power Of ever
emancipating her slaves
As further reason for not wishing to
refer these memorials to the committee on
foreign affairs, Mr.. Adams said that be
wished to speak respectfully Of the gentle
men composing that committee, but yet be
must say that was not constituted in such
manner as to induce the belief that thi:
report would be in accordance with the
wishes OF the memorialists, with the pre-
sentation of whose petitions his colleague.
and himself had been entrusted. At the
head Of that committee is gentleman { Mr.
Howard) who is, himself, a STAKEHOLDER
and, it was to be feared, who entertained
a widely different opinion, as to the NOR.
atty of the institution of slavery, from
that held by the great mass the memo
rialists. Mr.. A said he had reason, even, t
fear that that gentleman favors the annex
alton of Texas to this government, and h,
feared and believed that such We're tn,
sentiments of a majority of the committee
of which that gentleman was chairman
and to which he now proposes to refe
these petitions.
independently Of all he had said, Nh
A. moreover commended that it was strict
ly conformable with the parliamentar
rule, when committees are to be appointe
to consider the prayer of memorialists,
tappoint majority Of such committee in ia
vor of that prayer. This seemed to hir
as one of the incidents of freedom of pet
ton itself; necessary to carry out and pei
feet that freedom; and he contrasted tn
character of committee thus appointed
with that ola packed committee; instanc
.. ing the committee of ways and means {
the House, which, he remarked, coul
pass upon petitions Of the people withor
so much as reading them in committee, a
had been acknowledged by the majority
that committee in publication, to whic
their signatures were affixed in the paper
|, of that day. And yet, sir, added Mr.. A.
were better that such should be the fate
such memorials as those under considers
ton, than that they should be referred to
committee constituted like that to which
was proposed to refer them, by the gentl,
man from Maryland
Mr.. Adams again alluded to the fat
I that six out Of nine Of the committee o
foreign affairs were shareholders; and
!, took it for granted that every member
= : the House who was a STAKEHOLDER wa
ready for the annexation of Texas to tn
!. Union.-This measure involved primo
pie with these gentlemen for its accom-
plishment was sought, not for the acquis
sition Of so much new territory to III
7 country, but as a new buttress to the tote
!. ing institution of slavery.
Mr.. Legare, Of South Carolina, here il
: terrupted Mr.. Adams, and demonstrate
u against the reiteration Of remarks whic
ifthe latter would but reflect, he averre
e would be acknowledged to be unfounde
n MIR. Adams claimed the right to go {
/ without interruption; and called the gent
man from South Carolina to order. +
1, MI. Legare was understood to say,
e he sat down, that the time for this discus
ID ion had not yet come, though it soon migl
= and advised the gentleman from Mass
Q. chusetts that sufficient unto the day is Il
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