Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-05-14
TEXAS.

The treaty for the annexation OfTex>
as 10 the United States which has been
sent 20 the Senate by the President ior
ratification, has, contrary 10 the course
usually adopted in such cases, s,been already
made public. 1t was clandesIinely seDt
from Washington 10 New York paper,
in which it was first published. The
Cincinnati Enquirer gives The following
summary Of the chief provisions Of the
treaty.
"Texas, il annexed, pursuant to il,
Genes in as so much territory, and the
admission Of aState or States out Of thai
torr itOTy ,s matter the expediency and
the term Of which are to be settled
here after. We take her war and heI
debt (nOttO exceed ten milliOns) on the
one hand and her lands estimated al $50.
O00, 900 acrSs) on the other. IftherO be
an excess OF debt over ten millions, Il is
to be pared down, by compelling the
bond holders 10 discount pro rGtG!-a
very easy way of getting rid Of it! The
bargain, perhaps, is good enough, but
locking at the Treaty the reader will fad
in it nothing but bargain and that Of q
rather questionable character. We sup.
pose, for our selves, that the project
must take another shape, and contain
some guarntaes calculated 10 satisfy the
national honor and the popular will, be-
fore II can receive the sanction Of the
Senate"
The provisions Of the treaty and the
pro Ersss it has m ade are now matters ol
public nOtOrielY. But rWmOrs 60 further
and say that several regiments Of United
States troops have been ordered toTexasi
and we are Informed that the troops al
Jefferson Barracks, (near st LOuis,) are
kaily expe citing orders TO proceed to the
Texas frontier. ThsCincinnatl Enquirer
says that these rumors ''are also strength
ened by the ST Louis papers, that relate
the fact Of eight companies from Js(fsr-
son Barracks departing on the unsurpassed
boat Mario, for the purpose Of establish
ing their rendszv Gus at Fort 81 Joseph
on the frontier"
Ths President, AsCOmmander in chic
Of the army andNavy Of the UnitedStatss,
Of course directs these military move
meMts. We cannot conceive Of any me-
Cessiiy for sending troops to the Texas
frontier at this time, unless il be under
the present state Of excitement, to pre-
serve neutrality: but this can hardly be
the Presidents object under the position
he occupissin this affair.
The OVertures for this Treaty OianRsxa,
tion are said TO have been made BY our
Government to that Of Texas: and Presi-
dent Houston OfTexas iii is said, lately
declared in apublic speech that the Exc
ecutiVe Of the United States had ''plsJg,
ed his Government to protect Texas du'
ring The negotiation, and to leave Texas
in aS good condition for de fence as he
found her previous to the opening Ofthet
We regard the defeat Of the treaty in
The United States Senate Is almost Ger,
lain. The President may apprehsnd such
! result, and still entertain hope Ofad-
hitting Texas into the Union, as anew
State, by the passage Of a resolution
through @ ONgress, which will require a
bare majority in each branch; whereas
The ratification Of the treaty requires two.
thirds ofthe Senate. If he enteriains
such(in cur opinion vainl hopes, he may.
we'll, deem the presence Of United States
trooDs on the frontier necessary.