Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-08-03
THE TEXAS DEBT.

In the Texas Treaty, about which the Demo.
Gratis have run mad, it is provided that the
United States shall pay all her debts, estimated
OF len millions Of dollars. Take notice, it is not
provided that the United States shall pay no
more than $10,000,000; il is, that the United
States shall pay all The debts, and II the est.
mate OF S10,000,000 should be little wrong,
say by fifty or a hundred millions, why it is a
small matter, the high contracting parties were
only little mistaken in their figures, which do
sometimes lie when great men are greatly inter.
ested.
The Florida war, with only few miserable
SemnoIes unfed unclothed, without any friendly
Power to aid them, held out some seven years,
and cost US upwerds of $40, 100000. Texas
has been at war eight years with Mexico, and
good part OF the time with the Camanches and
other Indian tribes; do you suppose it hos not
cost her five or ten times as much money as the
Seminoles have cost us? Her debt may exceed
$l0,OO0,000, but If we scale it down, as we
did our Continental and Proc money, 80 for 81, &
then, perhaps, her debt at that will not ex.
coed 10000, 900 as estimated. But this would
be reputation, and must not be thought of.
But why take this debt on estimation! Tho
Texian Government sent Special Minister
here TO make this Treaty. or rather to conclude
it, for it had been under consideration for months
before. Their books show, or ought to show, TO
dollar what they owe. Why did that Minister
come here without bringing the precise amount?
Because it was more convenient to estimate.
Suppose we are cheated in this matter, to whom
and of whom shall we complain? They will
then be part Of our own family and we can
have no redress
They estimate their Public Lands at many
millions OF acres, but TO swell that estimate,
To Nv md ha 70 ara.
thory with the Democracy, they put in it a
tract 1900 miles long and 100 wide now an
integral part of Mexico, making two hundred
thousand square miles, or 1913 millions OF acres,
to which they have no more pretence or title
than to the island OF Great Britain.
Yet, with all this fraud as to the Public
Lands, and all this danger and uncertainty as to
the true amount of the Texan debt, aside from
any other objections, we find Polk and HoxE
and every bidding Democratic politician in tho
country run mad after Texas.
FRIENDS OF THE UNION Let us show these
run mad annexationists that we greatly prefer
"the Union without Texas" to "Texas withou,
the Union. "--Raleigh Register.
"Our tickle. for the Legislature is as unexcep.
made" Pilot.
1t is composed Of men who have con.
fessed that they voted for laws they did
not understand; men who have violated
their pledges; men who voted for the Tax
Law of the last session; men who have
assisted in running the State in debt; men
who are in favor of putting man, woman
or child IN JAIL for passing or receiving
Eua I,ll l., II. h.
posed to equal representation; men whose
last public votes stand recorded against dis
tricting the State; men who have trampled
the constitution under foot men who are
incapable of writing ten lines correctly; men
who do not understand plain English when
they read it; men who have been forced
on the stump to acknowledge their incapacity
to legislate! 1t is not saying very much
for the democratic party of Howard
county, to say such ticket as this is the
best that could possibly have been formed.
The Tennessee papers tell tale not very
creditable to young Hickory's" (alias
Polkstalk's) chivalry and patriotism during
the last war. When an order came for a
draft on the militia of the county in which
Polk then resided, he very hastily removed
his quarters to another county, and there.
by escaped the glories and perils of war;
Governor Jones, pending the late canvass,
having heard of this martial feat of his
competitor, charged him with it, and the
fact was not denied.
MEXICAN NEws.-By a late arrival at
New Orleans we learn that in the Mexican
Congress the proposal TO authorize loan
of four millions of dollars and a levy Of
$4,000 men to invade Texas, was rejected;
but it was supposed that loan for a small.
Ter amount and levy of less number of
men would be authorized for that purpose.
A CARD.
The undersigned, passengers on board tho
steamer LEWIS F. LINN, from St. Louis to
Brunswick, take great pleasure in uniting in an
expression OF thanks to Capt. KENsErr and
crew, for the skill and care with which thew have
navigaed this difficult river; for their kind at.
tention and gentemanly department on the pas.
sage, and for the excellent fare and accommoda.
ton Of the boat.
To the mate, Mr.. BARNES, we especially ten.
der our thanks, for saving the life of fellow
passenger from "watery grave" at the risk Of
his own.
They would particularly recommend this boat