Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-05-30

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E,cfy y,af aAis p,e dlfirult,s to our progress
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Mn,sg.5 Tb,ss difficulties vail soon Like
mous,ans iulePosd,'
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Truly voprs
THoxAs W GILxER"
Tie imrov.shcl condition Of Texas. A,r ma.
blny 10 raise aud snshin troops 10 d..,.1 herself
agsioa Invasion Of any l,ngih Of time and her
wsn, 81 chan Ter anl cicdu abroad urged 7s
reasons i1r isNLDisrE ANNEXATIoN. and the
opinion has been ff,qucn'ly expressed hy those
who feel deep interest IN this subject, tha, IT
would take place At yTRy rGRLY DAY IN THE
NLAT sUsst0S OF CONoRIss
At the pr sen, session the resolutions Of The
State Of Alabama IN favor OF annexation AMI sun
dry petitions and remons,rances against 1t were
referred IN lho Commiiee on Foreign Relation:
4 msjo-sy ofthe Committee, consisting OF mem
b,rs from the siveholdng States, Refused 10 con
sil'r and report upon the slbjcc,, and directed Mr.
Adams Their Chairman 10 report a resolution
asking 70 be discharged from to- farther consider.
alton Of the subject which be did on the 2Sth Of
February A, the same time Mr. a dams asked
rs an individual member Of the committee. for
leave 10 pfcscn,ihe following solutions
"Rsioluei That by the constitution OF the Uni.
tel states, no powe- is dclegaudlo their Congress
or TO any department or Departments OF their Gov.
eminent, TO aiix to this Union any forciga State.
or the people thereof
"Res1irsd. That any n,temp, OF tho Govern.
meat o,the United States by an act Of Compress
OF BY treaty. to annex to tbs Union the Republc
Of Texas, or the people thereof would be a viola
ton otthe constitution Of the United States null
and VOID aud 10 which the free States of the On
ION and other people ought not to submit"
Objections being made the resolutions were
not received, the Southern Members showing
dissemination TO have the subject agi,ated in the
House at pres'n, Might it not be considered rs
saforln9 too much Of a violation OF private conf.
dehce, we would refer to various declarations Of
persons high in office in the National Government
a'owing liked determination to bring Texas into
the Union declaring that they had assurances nj
the ad THE free States TO accomplisb the oh OF,
and insisting that they prefer n dissolution of the
Union to the rejection OF Texas expressing. how.
ever, nj the s1m"ilme ,holr confidence tina, If the
anne 1ttoa conll be effected the people of .be
Tree States would submit 70 it, and the institutions
OF the slave States would be secured and pcrno,p.
e.ed 'f
Conen'lng ourselves, however. with the above {
glance nj some Of the most prominent evidence in
relation TO the subject, submit to xop wbfiber
'he PROJECT oil annexation seems to be abandoned
anu whether there be not the aoN imminent dam.
ger Of ITS SPEEDY accomplishment, Unlcss tie en-
a IL. ~ l..
aroused 10 a correction ofthis daager. AND SPEAK
our AND ACT IN REFERENCE To 1T IN AMAN. O
NER AND WITH VOICE NOT TO BE NIsuNpER-l 5
s1ooD, EITHER ny THE PEOPLE OF THE SLAVE a
STATES or THEIR OWN SERVANTS AND REP. ,
REsRNTATIvEs +
Although perfectly aware that many MINOR. c
'an, qua controlling objections to annexation exis, /
as ie from We qn son Of slavery lyc have in his y
Ai''ess toaiincd onrselvrs prncipa to that be
cause OF Us paramount importance, and because 4,
'Ae @"roea'es Of annexation distinctly place a. c
SFo' mat ground. Most of the specions orcn. c.
m, ms ana reasons in favor of annexation with o
"nNn us ad,oca'os attempt 10 gtH The nil fl, n
NSftHerh patdfes, are JUS; about as sincere and "
SUBSTANTIAL as were those ofMr Wise in the Sneecb @
above feierrI TO- in which he labored LONG time $,
70 0pn vince Northern phianIhropisls that they h
Soul1 o'S promote the objects they had in view v
oy '',oi'hg annexation, that they might have 81
slavery IN Texas within the power and control or Y
our own Government, that that migM obob,b q,
or m"isdte as eriis be himself being an odyo.
cafe oil perpetual Slavery and among the foremoc, n
70 lrainpe upon the Right Of Petition ilselc h
no one can be so blind n1,o as no, to kno,, ,;
mat The real design and obiec, ofih Sou,b il 70 r,
'D NJ" WEIGHT TO HER END oFTnE Iryrpi n,
~ was upon ina, ground that Mr. Webster nIacnd
S otposMon IN hIs speech on that subject in CO
New fork. N March 1887. In that speech AZ r,
e' sa'iHg that he saw nsurmoun,able Obi, c,ions h
. me Annfxalon Of Texas; that the purchase NJ n
"lslIna and Florida furnished no nreceden, n, .,
y mar me cases were not parallel, and ,bo, no h
"cn Pohcy or Necessity as led 10 that. reouired A.
nc AnneSai'en OF Texas, he said n
Gentlemen, we all see that. by wbonsoo,e, r,
'ossess'd Texas is likely to be a Slave. boli;n, b
county and freely avow my entire unwiiI;ng N
h'ss 10 do"ny IhiTg which shall extend the s,ve -
y OF me African race on this Continent or ada "
Ahef slave'holding States TO the Union Whe, 10
say 'hai regard Slavery in itself as grea, al
moral social and political evil. only use Ian q
'uagc which has been adopted " DISTINGUISHED Is
men themselves cniz'ns of Slave holding States a
shall DO nothing, therefore, 10 favor or en- G
ouTsge us further extension"
And again he said Ia
- 2" IN my opinion, the people Of the Z State. a
''' ne' consent 20 bring a new, vas Is extensive. Il
% slave holding country, large enough for half a
aozfn ora doZrn States into the Union Is 0
~ oriNIos rHEY oU0HT NOT To CONSENT II