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Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-06-25
BENTON'S ANNEXATION BILL.

DENiO4No hNNEAA1lON BILL.
The following is sile bin submitted py
Mr.. Benton
A BH 10 proridr for tie Annexation IF
1c@as 10 the United St.acs.
dc II enacted by the Scnrtc and House
ol Representatives of the United States
"l America IN Congress assembled, That
the president OF The United States be, and
he;cby is, authorized and advised TO open
negotiations with Mckee and Texas for
the adusllnen, Of boundaries, and the an
nexalion of the latter 10 The United States,
on The following basis, TO wit
]. The boundary Of the annexed terri
tory TO be in the desert prairie west of the
Nueces, and along the highlands aud
mountain heights which divide the waters
OF the Mississippi from the waters of the
RIO d=l Norte, and tn altitude AZ degrees
north
2. The people Of Texas, BY legisla-
'l"c net, or by any authclaic act whtc1,
shows the will of thc IN loray, 10 express
their assent to said anncx,on.
8. State to be called The State Of
Texas with boundaries fixed by herself,
and an extent not exceeding that of the
largest State in the Union, TO be admitted
into tho Union by virtue of this act, on an
equal footing with the original States.
4. The remainder Of tho annexed terri
tory 10 be held and disposed of by the Uni.
ted States as one Of their territories, and
10 be called "Tho Southwest Torrilory."
.. The existence Of slavery TO be for
ever prohibited in the northern and north
western part Of said territory, SO as to d.
vide, as equally rs may DO, The whole OF
abe annexed Country Between slave hold
ing and nom slave holding States.
q. The assent Of Mexico 10 be obtained
by treaty TO such annexation and bounda-
ry, or TO be dispensed with when the Con
gres OF the United States may deem such
assent to he unnecessary.
8. Other details of Inc annexation 10
be adjusted by treaty so far as he same
may come within the scope Of the treaty
making power.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-06-25
Mr.. Webster cnce said

"Mr. Clay has too many hercsics about
him 10 ever gain my support"
This has served 10 make Mr.. Clay hate
and fear Mr.. Webster the more and he in
return said of Mr.. Webster, in presence of
many wings, on his late cleclionecring
tour;
IL care not what are Webs'er's motives,
whether it be the love of office or because
the current in setting our way. look upon
him with utter contempt; he is dead
weight (; and if any thing could sink a par
ty, his name would. '-Detron Free Press.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-06-25

SINGULAR MODE OF SUiCIpE.-Almos,
every mode Of elf-destruction has been
brough. into requison by l'rail humans from
the ''5are boodkm' 10 drinking death from
the bottles nozzle. The Cincinnati Times
of Saturday gives another and latest inven-
ton Tor shutting Off this mortal coil" Ii
states that a man named ketchu, of New
ark, O.. deliberately took of his upper gar
men,s Saturday morning, and placing his
head under the arms ofihe fiy-wheel Of the
steamer Lancet, lying at the wharf, while
her engine was in motion. 1t was insian-
Is cruSht d.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-06-25

The following article every democrats
press in the Union, should keep in capitals at
its mast head. 1t is authority which the
wings viii not dispute. ltisthe production
of the Ajax-thc Thunderer OF whipge-
ny, Mr. Horace Greedy, of the n. Y. Tri-
bunc. and was written on the occasion of the
duel between Webb and MlrshaIl. Cln il
be believed that this same Horace Greedy is
now among the most jealous supporters of
a man who is notoriously ALL that he so
bitterly denounces. Was Mr. Greedy honest
in this article? 1t certainly bears the impress
of honesty; and can he now be honest in
supporting a man for the highest office in the
gift of the people, whose soul has found ITS
lowest depths, who is the 'yericst coward the
world has ever SEEN, and who has forfeited
the esteem of every right minded man. Can
honest wings support bin after their cham
pion thus stigmatises him. We doubt i,
much:
1.-THE duelis,. after declaring, as the
most solemn conviction of his conscience
and his judgment, that the practice is alb
surd and wicked, regrets that the public
feeling Of his constituents demands that he
should subscribe TO its bloody creed II
what light does that exhibit their courage
They dare not do right; dare mol act lik
sincere. honorable men; dare not squar
their lives by their principles, out of COW
ardly fear that some Of their neighbors vii
not uphold them in iie If there be cow
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-06-25

The wings urge it against Mr.. Dallas that
he was once in favor of the United States
Bank. Have they forgotten that the best
speech Henry Clay ever made was against
FIAT institution. Mr.. Dallas has, since the
session in which the Bank bin was vetoed by
Jackson, been its most ardent opponent
Mr.. Clay, in 1911 was IFS warm opponent,
but be received a heavy fee from the Bank
for services rendered, and has since believed
nothing so necessary as United States
Bank. Common prudence should dictate 10
the wings to be careful in their charges, as
their own candidate occupies rather ticklish
ground.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-06-25

NATURES NoRLENtN.-The n. Orlcans
Herald relates an ancCdote of one of their
wealthy citizens. "A gentleman informed
us yesterday that after he was burned out
on Saturday he went 10 John Hagan, Esq,
aad asked him 10 tent him house The
reply was, No, SIT. ! have no houses 10 rent
to the Sufferers; but go to my agent and ask
him for the key of any house have vacant.
ana take possession of it," Such acts OF
kindness and generosity redeem the whole
race
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-06-25

The wings find some cause for graduation
in the circumstance that Col Polk has been
twice defeated as candidate for Governor
of Tennessee. There is to be sure some
difference between Mr. Polk and Mr.. CLAY
in this respect. Mr., Polk was once elect I'd
Governor of Tennessee; Mr.. CLAY has run
three times for the Presidency, and been de-
teated every time by an overwhelming ma
Jority, 1t, on comparison, the wings can
lind cause for cxuliation, we can but envy
the facility with which they can be pleased.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-06-25
'Yet spirit still, and bright,
With something OF an angels light.

With all the sincerity of a companion
ship Of feeling, cares, sorrows and employ
men's, her presence is as the presence of
+ purer being, and there is that in her ma
m,e which seems to bring him nearer 10 a
better world. She is, us il were, linked to
angels; and ia his exalted moments he feels
himself he'd by the same lie.-IRickard
Ii. Dana.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-06-25

A CHuD TO Bo,sr OLA farmers
wife in speaking of the smar,ness, aptness
and intelligence of her son, lad six years
old. to lady acquaintance said-''He can
read fluently in any part of the Bible, re-
peat the whole ca,ochism. and weed onions
as we'll ne his father. ayes, moihsr," an-
ded tho young hopeful-"and yesterday |
licked Ned Rawson. throwed the cat into
tho well, and stole old Hinckley's glmbiet.'
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-06-25

Sixty thousand bushels of wheat have
been shipped from the port of Southport du-
ring the present season of navigation, for
eastern market. s large quantity of -four
has also been shipped. The schooner
Maria Hilliard and brig Rcbecca, last week
took heavy loads
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-06-25

ANoTuFR RECANrArIoN.-Wc are asur-
ed that the Hon. CUBAN c. EERrLANcK
has avowcd l.;@ determination not TO support
Mr. Clay fo- tho pres dency, Mr.. YER
PLANCN is known not less in the field of DO
litics, and as leading supporter Of General
Harrison, il 1910, than as a scholar and an
thor-Afb. irgms.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-06-25

If any OF our readers wish TO take an ex-
curs;on on the lakes, we refer them 10 our
advertising columns for information of inter
est TO them. Ga any OF the boats there adj
ysrtised, they will receive the best fare and
best treatment, and be sure OF safe and ex-
peditious passage TO their destination.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-06-25

The steamer Wisconsin, we learn, met
with an accident TO her machinery, which
will deiain her some little time from her re-
gular trips.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-06-25

"A NoRrHERS Man WITH SOUTHERN
FsELrNGs. us said by the New Orleans
Crescen, 10 be "a Yankee with the yellow
fever"
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-06-25

Washington dates up to the 18th lnclu-
sive have been received, leaving but Satui-
day and Monday before the adjournment.
Nothing had yet been done in the Senate
with regard TO our harbor bill.
The President has vetoed the eastern and
approved the western harbor bill. The cas-
tern harbor bill has failed for want Of two
third vote.
The new postage reform bill has been de-
featcd, so that any hope of a change in that
particular, is for the present at an end.
Mr. Benton's new annexation bill will be
found in another column. If there were
time before adjournment, this bill would pro-
badly pass, but under the circumstances it is
not at all likely.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-06-25

One James H, Pcyton, wing member of
Congress from Tennessee, recently asserted
in debate on the floor of the House, that he
heard conversation between democratic
member from New York and MIR. Black of
Georgia, in which the member stated that
Mr.. Polk could not get one electoral colleL c
except South Carolina, and that depended
on the caprice of John G. Calhoun When
this assertion was made, democratic mem
Der from New York demanded to know which
of the delegation had made the statement.
Mr. Peyton endeayorcd 10 dodge the ques-
ton, but an answer was insisted on, when he
finally referred the inquirer to Mr.. Black
himself. Upon this, the New York demo
cratic delegation came out over their sigma
lures, and 'assert, each for himself and with
the most undoubiing confidence in the state
ments of each other, that neither he nor they
have, at any time or place had any such CON
verSatlon, nor made any such remark as was
described by MIR Pcyton; and they pronounce
those remarks of Mr.. Peyton, so far as they
were meant to have any reference to the I'M
designed, as utterly destitute of truth. On
The contrary, they feel great pleasure in be-
ing able TO say that in their belief, the MONT
nation of Gov. Polk will receive, as it de-
serves, the cordial and Jealous support. not
only of the whole democracy of the state of
New York, brt of all the states in the I'm
ion, and that he will receive a very large ma
Jorlty of the electoral votes.'' This we con-
slider SHINING coon, pretty cffcctually.
The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-05-23
DID CLAY SEEK RANDOLPHS
LIFEl

On pages 900 aud 800, of "Biogrophy
ofHery Clay," written by his friend
George d, Prentice, will be found the fol-
lowing:
I'm due time the parties fired, and lucki-
~ for both of them, or at least for Mr.
Clay, Mr. RANDoLrn's LIFE WAS SAVED
BY HIS GOWN The unsecmly garment con-
s;itn,ed such vas, circumference that the
locality of the chin and swarlhy Senator
was at least, n matter ofvcry vague con-
lecture. Mr. Clay nigh, as well have fired
into the outspread top of an oak, in the
hope of hitting bird he supposed to be
snugly perched somewhere among the
branches. His ball hit the center of the
visablc object, but Randolph was no, there
and of course the ball did no harm and
no good"
This shows that Mr. Clay shot with the
aim OF practiced skill and deadly malice.
augusta Age.
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Be il RememJcei-1'hat HENRY CLAY, the
rnrmer Of Ashland, cul,ivaies his fields by
SLAVE LABOR that the sound Of the LASH
UPON TIE BACKS OF WOE n AND GILL;
DREN is daily heard IN his premises, and The
toll and sweat Of his SLAVES enable him 10 pass
his DAYS and nights in one continued scene OF
GAMBLING and DEBAUCilERYM
Keep ii before The friends of humaniiy-rhnt
Henry Clay. the Wing candidate for the Presl-
dency is a Stare holder, buyer and seller Of his
FELLOW men, u dealer in flesh and bioodH
Keep il before The people-Thai Henry Clay
the Wing candidate for the Presidency is n
DUELlS'r Of the deepest dye' That his hands are
stained in hnman bioodtr'
lie denied in '3S that colored people could
sefely have their liberty in this country
he is President Of n Society for banishns them
as fast ~ they get free.
lie spread The curse Of Slavery over Missouri
lie inflicted perpetual Slavery on Arkansas by
a casting vote.
lie Is for perpetuating it III the National Capitol
lie is against its abolition in Kentucky.
He is the personal ensavcr---mnster and 'yian'
Of so or 60 people.
The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-05-23

Stcam.-"TaIk about your northern
steamboats," ssad Mississippi fireman the
other day, "you hahn, had biler burst for
five years. Don't require no spunk to nav
lga,e them wa,ers-any fool Can do it,
But i, takes a man, stranger, to ride one
of these alligator boats head on to saw
yer, high pressure and the valve soddered
down, six hundred passengers on board
and every soul endangered
The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-05-23
CHARACTER OF MIR VAN buren,
WING TESTIMONY.

The National IntelIgencer, the leading
federal paper published at Washington, in
an editorial article published August Goth,
1923, thus speaks of Mr. Van Buren,. 1t
is almost unnecessary to say that the In
leIligencer at that time, as now, was the
open, Incorporating opponent of MI
Van Buren,, and was likely to have said
nothing more in favor of that distinguished
statesman than what truth forced ii to adj
nit. The extract is from an article advo-
eating the reelection Of Mr. Adams TO the
Presidency
"Once more we are obliged, and for this
time reluctantly, to introduce by name to
our readers, the Hon, MARTIN VAN
buren,, the distinguished Senator from
the State of New York; the "mastn
spirit" who can, when he sets himself a.
bout it, accomplish more than any Other
man can dream Of The fascinating adj
dress of this distinguished citizen, added
to his powers Of persuasion, his highly re-
spectacle talents, and imperturbable tenn
per, make him not only the most adroit but
aslo the most powerful politician of the
present day. As gentleman, we have
heretofore had occasion to say, we have
great respect for him, Even under the
greatest excitement Of temper, he never
lorgets the courtesy which becomes him;
or, if he does, we have never seen it. III
the malks Of prirate life ace knov of no e.
ception taken to his character"
"M the waiks Of pr'rme life ace knoc OF
no exception takca to his chmactcr-"-
Such is the declaration of the Inteligen
GER Let the moral people of New Eng
land bear this in mind, and let them re
member too that HENRY CLAY, whc
has just been nominated by the opponents
of Mr. Van Buren, and whose election thu
Inteligencer is laborng with the mos
jealous devotion to secure, is daclHd
gambler, sabJath-brcakcr, protanc smc0r
or and debauchce. All this is susceptible
ofproof and has been proved, Such il
the difference between the two men. lie
virlnous and moral community decide
between them.
The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-05-23
THE OLDCOON WEAPONS.
rALsEuoop AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AGAIN


rALsEuooD AND MISREPRESENTATION AGAIN
IN USE.
The coons HAYS lately undertaken to
show that DR. Franklin was in favor of
what they are pleased to denomlnate the
"Pro,ective System" To prove the utter
fas,y of their assertions, Levi Woodbury.,
in his most able speech on the Tariff, AT
the present session of Congress, made lib
eral extracts from the writings Of DR. Frank.
lin establishing the fact that so far from
being tariff man the great American phi
losopher was a decided advocate of free
trade doctrines. One of these extracts
was as follows
Great establishments of manufactures
require great numbers of poor to do the
work for small wages; these poor are to he
found in Europe, hut will not be found in
America tll the lands are all taken up
and cultivated, and the excess Of people
who cannot get land, want employment
The manulacturs Of silk, they say, is as
natural in France as that Of cloth il Eng.
land, because each country produces in
plenty the first material; but if England
will have a manufacture o. silk as well as
that Of cloth, and France of cloth as well
as that Of silk; these unnatural operations
must be supported by mutual prohibitions,
or high duties on Importation of each
Others goods; by which means the work.
men are enabled to tax the consumer by
greater prices, WHILE THE HIGHER
WAGES THEY RECEIVE MAKES
THEM NEITHER HAPPIER NOR
RICHER, SINCE THEY ONLY
DRINK MORE AND WORK LESS
Therefore the Governments in America do
nothing to encourage such projects"
This language, the language Of DR.
Franklin, every work and letter oft, the
wing papers all over the country are quot
ing as Mr. Woodbury's, and they appeal 10
the laboring classes whether they will
sanction Mr. Woodbuy's "DEMocRATIc"
doctrine that "HIGm WAGES MAKE THE
woEaINGMAN NEITHER HAPPIER NOR RICH.
En-, SINCE he ONLY DRINKS NOR L
AND WORKS LESS" Never was a
BLACKER LIE coined by wing brains
than this. Ii is of peice with the "golI
spoon" lies Of Ogle, the "no meat and
"frog soup" fnlsehoods Of the Atlas, and
the vile misrepresentation of Mr. Buchan
mans speech by "Honest John" Davis
One of he principal weapons of the wings
1910 was iaIsehood and misrepresentation
and it is now very clear from the gross
forgery we have Just exposed that the sam'
weapons are t, be resoried to again w
repea,, that Mr. Woodbury. neither uttered
nor endorsed the language above aitribn
ted to him. /, was the language Of d.
Franklln and was applied by him to Euro
pean Iaborers and not to Americans.
appears as an extract in Mr. Woodbury.
speech, rho credits it TO its author d.
Franklin, and giues the rolumes and pag
of the Doctors writings in whieh ID ma,
be found. No man who had read NJ
Woodbury's speech could be deceived il
this matter. and it is an act of wanton, vii
full, knowing faIsehood, to palm these sen
timents off upon the public as democratic
doctrine. We have Mr. Woodbury's speed
as it appeared in the Washington Glob,
and in pamphc, form Immediately after il
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delivery, and the facts in regard to the quo.

delivery, and the facts in regard to the quo.
tatons alluded to are as zoe haze stated.-
We have written to the distinguished SEN
a,or to forward us copies of the speech,
with which when received we will supply
our friends, that they may be in possession
of facts with which to expose this m'sera-
bile WING LIE. 1t is, we doubt not, but
the first of brood which the partlzans OF
Clay will scatter broadcast over the land,
As in the case of the election frauds which
we noticed last week, we say to the DEM
ocratc Party, REMEMBER 1910 The
same vile means will be restorled to by the
wings to carry this election as they resort
ed to in that year. The evidence is al
ready befnre the country,-N e. Dem.
The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-05-23
BARNARD.

Every man in the town of Barnard who profess
es to be democrat, every man who is in favor OF
he good old democratic measures of Jefferson and
Jachsoa, every man who wishes 10 see Vermont
redeemed from the jaws of hungry set Of office
seekers that now prey upon her substance, and
every man who is opposed 10 the election of ''lhe
duellst Clay" are requested 10 meet at Tire Yes
try of the Methodist Chapel in Barnard Village on
Saturday the LIST day of June next at oclock p.
NJ, for The purpose of forming Democratic As
socaton aud taking such measures as may be
thought proper 10 Obtain and circulate correct in
formation upon all the important political questions
that now agae the American people
"Peisuaslon is better than force" 50 turn out
all hands and "give us n rouser'
HIRAM AIKEN, Town Committee.
Barnard, May %, 1874.
The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-05-23

The following notices of the death Of
our lamented townsman, Col. E. II. BILL.
INGS, are from sources that entille them
TO consideration.
DEATH OF A DELEGATE.-It is
with regret we record the death Of Mr.
Billings, a delegate from Vermont to the
Wing Ratification Convention, held in
this city during last week. He was taken
i'll shortly after his arrival here, and died
on Thursday. His mortal remains were
deposited in the mausoeum at Green
Mount Cemetery, where they will remain
until demanded by his relatives. Every
attention was paid him during his sicknass
--our most skillful physicians were ca''ea
in but their efforts proved unava'lIng' a
respectable number of citizens followed
his remains to The grave. "A ieauen CONN
is being prepared, in which the BODY IS to
be deposited The deceased was lawyer,
and sustained an enviable reputation N. his
profession. -Bahimore Patriot
DEATH OF A DELEGArE.--It is with re-
gre, we record the death of Mr. EDWARD
II. BILLINGS, a delegate from Vermont
to the Wing Ratification Convention late
" held in Baltimore. He was taken i'll
shortly after his arrival there, and died on
Thursday. His mortal remains were de-
posted in the mausoeum of Green Mount
Cemetery, where they will remain uutil de-
manded by his relatives. Every attention
was paid him during his sickness; our most
skilfuI physicians were called in, bnt their
efforts proved unavaiing, A respectable
number of citizens followed his remains TO
the grave. The deceased was lawyer,
resident of Woodstock, and sustained an
enyiable reputation in his profession
National hieWgencer,
DEATH OF \ MEMBER OF THE CoNvEN-
TON. A Baltimore letter announces the
death, at Baltimore. of MIR Billings, young
LAWYER, one of the Vermont delegation to
the Wing Convention. He was seized by
sickness on the day of his arrival, and was
thus prevented from active participation
in the transactions Of the day, He was a
graduate OF the University Of Vermont,
and young lawyer of good abilities and
decided promise.-Boston Courier.