Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-06-21
NJ. RentOn'S Annexation Project,

annex Texas 10 the Union, and supported it in a
speech Of some length. We find the following abb
str0ct Of he speech and synopsis OF the bill in the
correspondence Of the New-YorN Commercial Adj
ycrtiSer:-
He(Mr. Benton) had taken as the basis Of the
act, the resolution of the House Of 1906. autilorIz-
ing the President to negotiate II treaty for the puf-
chase of the Floridas, and the ad uStlnent OF the
Southwest boundary line with Spain
President Jefferson, who understood hs rights
and duties, did not undertake to make such n trea-
~ without The authority of Congress.
4 President had no right to sti Ilate That II for
ei.n country, with its inhabitants, should be AL
mltted into the Union, but when authorized by
Congress, who alone had the power TO admit new
~statcs, he had a good warrant for it.
He proposed to require the assent of Mexico As
a condition.. Ifshe perseyered, in an unreasona-
bic manner, in opposition to her obvious interests,
10 carry on n war with Texas, he left it for Con-
Fress, in whose hands the war making power was
lodged, to say whether the condition SHOULD be
dispensed with.
But with civility and justice on our part toward
Mexico, this assent could be obtained. Even Mr..
Tyler had sent a messenger to ask Mexico not to
be angry with us for making the treaty, and propo-
sing negotiations.
Now he (Mr. Beuton) thought il would be bet
ter 70 make terms with Mexico before the treaty
than after; and to do it in a good humor, and not
while in a state Of war.
He went upon the ground that the interests Of
Mexico ard Of 1'exas,-tbcir national, physical,
moral, and political condition rendered a union
between them impossible. We had only quietly
TO await the separation.
He did not believe in the cry Of " now or new
or" Texas was for annexation "now-then and
always"
He proposed to settle the slavery question Rs
we went along. He was for peace, union, CON-
promise. He would divide the territory into two
equal parts, and give the grain-growing and era-
zing region to non-slaveholding States, and the
cotton and sugar region to men who worked with
slaves.
He would neutralize the question of political
power, and keep it in equilibrium. He hated the
fAnaticism of slavery as much as that Of anti-slaYe-
~.
He cut and slashed the new Texas champions
who were running down every body that did not
agree with them. He saw this Kpeck of Texan
treaty speculation in the proceedings al a dinner
In Virginia n year ago.
lie denounced the project then. At the beginning
Of this session he was applied to, by Il friend Of
General Jackson, to enter upon this project. He
refused 1t, and he now authorized that gentleman
TO publish his reply.
But he had been in favor of recovering Texas be-
fore these neophytes ever heard Of T4xas. He re-
ferred to his numbers, signcl I" La Sale" written
in 1920. Texas had few friends then, for there
was no speculation.
~ WdIleuJ Us Hc HHu DeIOT6 BnIQI 10 get DHCK
the country lost by the treaty of 1919, which dis
membered our territory, and brought a foreign ma
ton into our limits; and he would repeat, as often
as he denounced that treaty, that its negociator,
fMr. Adams whom he had formerly held rcspon-
sible for it, had ahsolved himself from that error,
and transferred it to the shoulders of the Southern
portion of the administration Tmeaning Mr.. Mon
roe, Mr.. Crawford, and Mr.. Calhoun who over
ruled him, and ceded that territory, notwithEtand-
ing all the reasons-fnoral, social, commercial, po-
ltical and military-that forbade it.
He now introduced a bill, entitled MI act provi-
ding for the annexation of Texas.
The bill was read, and it authorises the Presi-
dent to negotiate. with Mexico and Texas II treaty
for the annexation of Texas, on the following ha-
sig, viz,
The boundaries of: Texas to be as follows
Here the boundaries of the original province Of
Texas are described. Itembraces the lands Dor
dcr,ng on streams flowing into the Mississippi, and
eomprehends 200, 900 square miles, -enough tot
four States.
I'd. The assent of the people o Texas.
Sd. The /" State of Texas, y embracing the we'll
settled part of Texas, and with u territory not ex-
ceeding that of the largest State in the Union, tc
be admitted into the Union, on a footing of equali'
" with the original States, Immediately upon the
completion Of this act OF annexation.
9th. The remainder otthe territory to constitute
q territorial government, to be called the South
VESLCIH 4CIIIlOIys
5th. The whole territory annexed to be equally
divided into two parts, in the Northern part d
which slavery shall never be tolerated, and in ths
Southern part of which it shall be tolerated. ~
9Th. The assent of Mexico to be first obtained
10 the annexation; or to be dispensed with onll
when Congress shall deem that assent unneoossa
~.
7h. Other dslails to be adjusted by treaty, 81
far as they come within the scope Of the treaty rna
hing power.
Tie bill was ordered to a second reading and Il
be printed.
Mr.. Allen gave notice that no should call for it
second reading tomorrow.
BENTON'S BILL.
The Senate have passed this bill to q secon'
reading, having first amended it on Mr.. Benton
motion, so as to establish the Tooth meridian as tn
perpetual line between the free and slave State
iU be formed. We learn by private ndvices, tina
there ia a, considerable expectation at Washingtol
that this bill will be passed by general consent
the wings goiHgfo il to spoil the ammunition o
the Polk and Texas party. The trick of the ma
who bit off his own nose to spite his %neighbor, wa
tool to this. What willthey do with the debt o
Texas-these mortal enemies of " assumption
and what will they do with the treaties in whic
Texas is bound with other powers-thc slave
trade for instaneei Texas must be kent out
.Norning Chronicle.
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