The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-12-25


You will observe by the proceedings that the
Duncan, ofyoui stale, has succeed
ID in getting ms One Day Election Bill passed n
he House almost by a unanimous vote! The
deserves he universal thanks of the de-
We shall have a Texas war in Congress, and
no mistake. In the Senate Mr.. McDufie, of s.
Carolina, has introduced joint resolutions [see
Congressional head--Ed. Sent providing for the
of Texas, according to the principles
of the Tyler Treaty, in fact he quotes its very
words. Mr.. Benton, on the other hand, has a.
gain brought forward a bill to provide for the An
~nexatjon of Texas, by Treaty with Texas and
Mexico. 1t is the same Bill he introduced last
session. This will bring the two great Senators
OF the South in close and warm conflict. Mr.. c.
J. ~IogersolI of The House, has also introduced
Annexation Resolutions of the Tyler Treaty
stamp.
Mr.. Benton's Bill is as follows:
ABill to provide for the annexation of Texas
to the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofRe.
personalities oRthe United States of America in
Congress assembled, That the President of the
United States be, and he hereby is, authorised
and advised to open negotiations with Mexico
and Texas, for the a dIustment of boundaries, and
the annexation ofthe latter to the United States
on the following bases, TO wit:
|. The boundary of the annexed territory tc
in the desert prairie west of the Neuccs, and a
long the highlands and mountain heights whicl
divide the waters of the Mississippi from The wa
tiers of The Rio del Norte, and to latitude of Il
degrees north.
II. The people of Texas, by a legislative act
or by any authentic act which shows the will o
the majority, TO express their assent TO said an
n~eXation.
III. A State, to be called SHE state of Teras,'
with boundaries fixed by herself, aid extent no
exceeding that Of the largest state in the Union
be admitted into the Union, by virtue of this act
and on equal footing with the original States.
~. The remainder Of the annexed territory t.
be held and disposed of by the United States a
one Of their territories, and to be called g III
Southwest Territory"
V. The existence Of slavery to be forever pro
hibjted in the northern and northwestern part @
said territory, west of 100th degree of Longitude
west from Greenwich, so as 10 divide, as equal
as may be, the whole of the annexed country be
tween the slaveholding and non-slaveholdin
States.
VI. The assent Of Mexico to be obtained b
treaty to such annexation and boundary, or to b
dispensed with when the Congress ofthe I'm
ted States may deem such assent to be unnece
sary.
VII. Other details of the annexation 10 be aC
Iusted by treaty, so far as the same may com
within the scope of the treaty-making power.
From movements made by the Democrat
members in the Senate and House, in favor {
Oregon, | Rave strong reasons to think that Coz
gross will not postpone acting definitely on tn;
important subject. Oregon is ours, we must hay
it, and now is The time.
You have no doubt seen the correspondent
between Governor Shannon and the Mexica
minister. Shannon, | am afraid, has made hin
self ridiculous, in his attempt 10 gain %notority b
4 diplomatic wal. lie may represent the view
and wishes of Calhoun and President Tyler, BIT
the democracy here, and in fact discreet men
all parties, look upon his movements US !l-adyise
and highly censuraLle.
In the Supreme Court recently, a motion wa
made by Francis c. Trcadwell, Esq. of Portland
Maine, for a writ Of habe0s corpus, to bring Co
Dorr to Washington, and enable him to petitio
the Supreme Court for a writ of error, or that
writ of error be allowed by the court in the cast
Affidavits were read, to show that the inspector
Of the State prison at Providence have refused
and persist in their refusal, to let Governor Do
sign, or even see, a petition to the Supreme Cou
for a writ of error. The citizens Ct Providence
have signed the petition, as the near friends
this prosecuted man. God grant a favorable al
swer to their prayers, and the whole nation, 6
one man, will respond " amcn!n
ANOTHER ROORBACK EXPLODED
The Pennsylvania Electoral College assemble
at Harrisburg on Wednesday Dec. 4, and soon a
Ter The organization, proceeded TO ballot for Pre-