The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-16
MARION DISTRICT, S. C.

AT a greeting Of The citizens of Marion District,
held al the court house The 9th Of May, 1911, ioi
the purpose Of giving expression of ihs'f senti
nents on the subject of the annexation OF Texas IL
the United States DR.. Robert Haree was called To
the Chair, and X. b. Boyston, ESQ., requested TO act
as Secretary.
The Chair explained the objects Of the meeting,
whereupon
G. ID. Evans, Esq, offered the following preamble
and resolutions:
Whereas, treaty, siipulating for the annexation
of Texas to the territory If the United States, Is now
under the consideration of the Senate of the United
States and VIII Ieas, we regard the measure propo'
led as Of vital Importance 10 our common country in
social, Commercial and political poin. of view.
Be Il therefore
ResO'red, That the treaty proposing the annexation
of Texas meets with our highest appreciation
2. Resolved That regard the constitutional
right to annex Texas as perfect.
3. Ressired, That in the opinion Of this meeting,
the proposed Treaty conflicts not, in the smallest
degree, with the treaty made by the United States
and Spain in l6l9-that Texas was settled by the
hardy Adventures, who compose its population,
from the inducements held out to them by the Mtxi-
can Government, and under the solemn guaranty OF
the Constitution of 1924, and that that Government
not fulfilling the Premises which induced them to
settle in wild and uncultvated country, ard the
Constitution of 1924 being abolished by the Dictator
Santa Anna, they revolted, and threw of their ALE
glance, any nation people have the right to do
whenever the Government becomes oppressive or
nadequae TO the ends for which it was created
that Texas has declared herself independent and has
been recognised as such by many Of the great pow
ers of Europethat the efforts of Mexico to subju-
gate her reyoIted colony have met with signal failure
and defeat, and II must be evident that her future at
tempts will be altogether frutess Under these cir
cumstances, the Government Of Texas must be re-
garded independent not only de tacto, but de jure
and being absolutely and unqualifedly independent
has the right OF any other sovereign to cede her ter
ritory. For which reason, Of opinion
that The integrity, honor and good faith OF the United
States will not be, in the least compromised by the
Anne xaton.
4. Resoired That the course OF the President of
the United States throughout this negotiation, de-
serves and meets with the waImest support Of this
meeting.
These resolutions gave rise to long and anima-
ting discusson-Messrs. Evans and Boylston adj
dressed the meeting in their support, and Messrs
keilin aud Stevenson in opposition The resolu-
tons were finally passed with but one dissenting
voice.
Mr.. Boys,on offered the following resolutions,
which were carried unanimously:
Resolved That tins meeting views with great re-
greet the untoward circumstances, which seem to
ioreshadow the unsuccessful issue of this negoin-
ton, and regarding the question one Of the las,
Importance, is ready to support any candidate for
the Presidency whose opinions, not conflicting on
matters OF equal Importance, agree with on this
great subject.
Resolved, That copies Of these resolutions be for
warded to the Hon George McDufie and the Hon.
John Campbell
ROBERT HARLEE, Chairman.
X. Is. BoYLsTos, Secretary.