The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-07-05

the maintenance of slavery" was made by
Mr.. Calhoun himself in his Pakenham let
Ter, evidently for the purpose of furnishing
his partizans in the South the means of raj
lying a party, and getting up a sectional
feeling between the South and North, to an
swer The very purpose to which it is now APP
piled.
These several public meetings IN South
Carolina look to a Convention, called toge-
Their from the States favorable to annexation,
to give effect to the resolutions passed by
them. The Edgefeld meeting breaches
this scheme thus:
"Resolred, That the members of Con-
gress favorable to annexation be requested
to resort to all legitimate expedients within
their power for the consummation of this
great measure, and that, in the last resort,
they take steps for assembling a convention
of the States friendly to annexation
The Barnwell resolution is more precise,
and fixes the place, with a view to identify
the democratic nominee for the Presidency
and General Jackson with their incendiary
movements, under the disguise of Texas an
nexation. 1t is as follows:
ssS. Resolved, That if Texas be not soon
er annexed, we deem it e~xpedient that a con-
vention of the friends of immediate annexa-
ton throughout the Union he held at Nash
vile, in the State of Tennessee, on the first
Monday in August next, and that, should
such suggestion meet the appreciation of our
friends elsewhere, we will meet again at this
place on the first Monday in July to appoint
delegates to said convention"
The organ of this multiplying party, (the
South Carolinian,) published at the seat of
Government, (Columbia,) is still more spe-
cifc in laying down the chart OF this new dis
solution movement. After a series of remarks
on the probable chance of the Texas treaty
before the Senate, it proposes, in the event of
its failure, the following:
~. To call upon our delegations in Con-
gress, if in session, or our Senators, if they
be at the seat of Government, TO wait on the
Texan Minister, and remostrate with him a.
gainst any negotiation with other Powers
until the Southern States shall have had a
reasonable time to decide upon their course.
go. That object secured, a convention of
the people of each State should be promptly
/, called 10 deliberate and decide upon the &C
ton 10 be taken by the slave States on the
= i4uC9tiOA il OAiiICAutlOH, anu OoppOtlt QOlO-
gates to a convention of the slave States with
r instructions 10 carry into effect the behests Of
the people.
! SO. That a convention of the slave States
by delegations from each, appointed as afore-
? said, should be called, 10 meet at some central
: position, to take into consideration the ques-
ton of annexing Texas to the Union, il the
Union will accept it; or, If THE Union will moi
accept it, then of annexing Texas to the
Southern States.
ST. That the President ofthe U. States be
, requested by the general convention of the
slave States TO call Congress together i'm
mediately when the final issue shall bemade
: up, and the alternative distinctly presented
to the free States, either to admit Texas into
: the Union, OR to proceed peaceably and calm
ly TO arrange the terms of a dissolution of the
Union.n
!, Now, we ask, can this Convention be pro
posed, and such inAamatory subjects chosen
. for its discussion, with a view to the annexa
4 ton OF Texas, or TO the election of Gogerno
Polk to the Presidency? The South, is uni
Q ted in favor of annexation, every body knows
h and we believe that, as friend TO the meas
ure, and a Southern man, Govern Polk vii
get the Southern vote. Do Mr.. Calhoun
), and his friends imagine that, byexcitng sec
tional feeling in the North, and provokin!
hostility by fostering designs against the Tn
ion, they will be most likely to attain tn
ends they profess to have at heart-tlat is
>, to unite the Northern democracy in supper
Of annexation and the election of Gov. Pol
ie to the Presidency?
We ran roadilU com0rphnnd how Nj Ca
IS houn might serve his purpose of consoiidatin
Southern influence on himself, by MAXIM
of that section believe that the Nothern sough
n to Cypress it, and wishes to exclude a fai
is territory from the Union, lest it might Civ
IFS strength TO the weaker portion of the Conled
to eracy. We can readily understand how
ad would assist the grand notification schem
Gfagain revived TO rouse prejudice in til
IN North among the Northern democracy t
have Governor Polk defeated, and the fathe
: of the protective system, with his tariff mar
n acles in his hand, placed in the Presidency
If this be the aim of those who have seize
tv on the Texas question for agitation, the dri
of the late South Carolina conventions
+" easily explainable. But TO identify Co
re Polk and annexation with notification is NJ
Ir. the way to carry either. This every SHARP
sighted man perfectly understands and non
better than the politicians of South Carolin;
Governor Polk and his true friends in lib
South will shun all commitments t
n: such a scheme, and will be true 10 the caus
CHI for its sake and their own, and for the SAX
us of Texas.
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