Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-03-06
|Upshur are about neg ating treaty with
Texas for rihe annexat,on 81: :thateoantry 10.

Texas for Instrumentation oitnat atcountry.to'
the United States. .5til5s.. .es
s RI some means orio,ber, the President
ghas 5een Induced 10 believe that 80 Sena-.
tors {they have counted noses will rally
the Treaty when made, thus, this maeu-
yre entirely question out OF the
hands ofibe HS OF 5resentaii and.
completely steals a march upon thai body
of political ,cheneSs. The political cap-a
|;itai to be manufactafed out Of this transae.
tion is very evident; should it succeed
Mr.. Tyler considers himself placed even
in higher niche. in The esteem OF his
ceuntrymen,; Than ,he immortal Jefferson
himself. He itislrne. purchased Louis.
lana, under the pressure of the Western
excitement, which had il not thus been
allayed, would have stormed New Orr:
leans BY arms. and involved usin des-.
perate war with France; but Mr.. ~ yter
intends 10 do an equally important act IN
The way of. acquiring territory, unassisted.
by public feeling, and Ignorant Of The Sen-i
ate's intentions If he succeeds. he con-s
siders thai he will have a far claim upon
the gratitude Of the country in general,
and upon tho South in particular. This,
matter has long been in agitation be:wesn'
Mr.. Tyler and Upshur. Three month";
ago, confidential agent was despatched
BY The State Department to ahe Govern
ment of Texas in order that be might re-
ceive and communicate the official inten-
tons and desires of that government in
relation 10 The proposed annexation
These papers have been received, and
upon them as data, Treaty is being
drawn up lobe presented for the considera-
ton ofihe Senate, in the full confidence
that it will be speedily ratified. The most
difficult part Of this transaction, consists in
giving the necessary State reasons that
should warrant such precipitate and secret
action these reasons have been furnished
in detail by the Texan authorities, and
may be briefly condensed asfoIlows:: s. !:
Unassailed.by foreign foes, and at peace
from internal strife, Texas finds herself um
able to maintain her position among the
independent powers Of The earth from
inherent weakness. She has not wealth
enough within her borders to sustain q:
separate government, and therefore an iim-s
peralive necessity compels her to'spbmit
her independence 10 some wealthier power
in consideration of. protection to be fur
nished.
This necessity, it is said, has been es-s
tablished 10 exist; and ifit be true, Texas
must speedily be annexed to The United
States or become an appendage Of Great;
Britain. She is already heavily indebted
to that country for pecuniary assistance,
and she possesses no means Of dischargins
the debt, unless by The surrender Of herr
self. Should not the U. States assume
the obligation by annexidg her TO our ter-
ritories 81. 7:sl 80 I,
This forms the ground Of the State
necessity, which it is proposed to offer To-
the Senaie in argument for the treaty.
The reasons why Texas should not fall
beneath the domination Of Great Britain.
are the slave question and the command.
of New Orleans which would be given;
that power in the event of WARRIOR BY.
descending the Red Arkansas, and other
streams, which bordering the north 0f
Texas, empty into the Mississippi, and
cutting off New Orleans from suecor from
above, the enemy would obtain eDlire
command ofthe western valley and ofihe
Gulf, 10 our in6nite damage and annoy.
ance. The valley Of the Mississippi is ac-
cessble 10 nearly all directiona from the.
Territory of Texas, which is in fact part
OF il, and The possession of which has been
considered very desirable event by all
classes Of politicians from Jefferson to Clay.
That the south will never peaceably be-
hold Texas in the possession of Great
Britain and erected iuto non slave hold
ing State, is very evident. A,border war
fare on the subject of runaway negroes
would be raised in less than three months
after any such disposition ofma,,ers; and
in order TO avoid these causes Of distur-
Dances, the treaty is to be urged upon tho
immediate notice of the Senate. -
ltis however, probable, that the House
Of Representatives will have hand Ia tho
fiual arrangement Of the question, because
the debts of Texas must be assumed and
paid by the United States when she is ad.
mitted into the Union, and The appropria-
ton Of any monies on that account must
have its origin in The House. w. x. Y.
] Arres: on charge Of Stealing.-Mr.
r. w. Pooler, Jr. one Of Mr.. Mays So
conds, in the late duel near Georgetown,
with the unfortunate young Cochra1e,
was arrested this morning., at Barnum's
Hotel, where he bad been soiourning for
some days, by officers Hays, Zell and
Ridgely, charged, on the oath of Mr.. John
S. Lutz, who is also boarding at Barnum's,
with stealing from him the sum of $500,
The prisoner was conveyed 70 The Office
of Wilton Gray, Esq. in Mercer street,
and after an investigation, Mr.. q. Bar
mum, Mr.. Lutz, and Patrick Quin, ap-
pearing as Witnesses, was sent to jail to
await trial before the Baltimore City Cours
which is now in session. The witnesses,
We understand. have already gone before
the grand Jury The money, on search
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