The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-06-20

As soon as the Senate met, this morning,
Mr. Benton rose and asked leave, agrcea-
bly, to a notice which he had given on Sat
urday night, to introduce bill for the an
acyGtion Of IcroS.
The boundary by him now proposed
would be adequate TO tOHr 1StdtcS--tho ter
ritory embracing 100000 square miles.
He had made another stipulation, with
a view to prevent the perpetual agitation
that might arise from the slavery question.
If Texas were annexed as territory the
Missouri question would be again revived,
and disturb the peace and harmony Of the
Union, lie therefore proposed to admit
the settled part Of Texas, to the extent of a
fourth of the whole territory, us a state Of
the Union, at once The remaining por-
ton would constitute the S. W. territory
orlhc L. S, The whole territory he pro-
posed to divide into two equal portions
one OF which should be slave holding, the
other non-sIaye holding This would suit
the natural division Of the country. One
half WAS suitable for grazing and grain
growing, the other for cotton, tobacco and
negroes, This would natural2e the qucs-
ton Of political power and get rid
Of the question ofsIaycry, 1t would lessen
slavery in TeXas--for tha, country, even
to the Rio Grandc, was now sayeholding,
He was as much opposed to the ianaticism
that exhibited itself in favor Of slavery as
to the Mnaticism that was shown in the
opposition to- slavery,
Mr. Benton then introduced the following
bill:
A BILL to provide for the annexation Of
Texas to the United States,
BE ii mactcd by tie Senate anil Housc
Of Representatives ofMc Uaicd Suites of
Amrica in CongrcsS assembled, That the
President Of the United States be, and he
hereby is, authorized and advised to open
negotiations with Mexico and Texas for the
adjustment of the boundaries, and the an
nexaton of the latter to the United States,
on the following basis, to wit:
The boundary of the annexed terrific
ry to he in the desert prairie west OF Nue.
ccs, and long the highlands and mountain
heights which divide the waters of the Rio
del Nortc, and the latitude IL degrees
north.
?. The people of Texas, by legislative
act, or by any authctic act which shows
the will Of the majority, to express their as
sent to said anncXion
3. A State, to be called "INc H0ic Of
Tcras," with boundaries fixed by herself
and an extent not exceeding that of the
largest State in the Union; Ito be admitted
into the UNIoN by virtue of this Act on
equal footing with the original States,
4. The remainder Oft the annexed terri
tory to be held ana disposed of by the Uni
ted States as one of their territories are to
be called "IHc ,SomhrcSt TERRITORY"
,. The cyistance Of slavery is to be for
ever prohibited in the northern and north
western part ofsaid territory, so as to d.
vide, as equally as may be, the whole Of
the annexed country between slayc-holding
and non-saveholdng States
g. The assent Of MeXico to be obtained
by treaty to such annexation ana boundary
or to be dispensed with when the Congress
of the United States may deem such assent
TO be unnecessary.
T. Other details Of the annexation to be
adjusted by treaty, so far as the same may
come within the scope Of the treaty max
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The bill was ordered to second reading
and Mr. Allen said he would call for Its
second reading tomorrow.