Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-12-13


tons have thus come up to both branches OF Con
gress, from their respective constituents, in terms
the most emphatic. II is the will of botn the PEG
pie and the Suites, that Texas shall be annexed Ia
the Union promptly and Immediately. 1t may be
hoped that, IN carrying INTO execution inc pnDllC
will thus declared, all collateral issues may be a
voided. Future Legislatures can best decide MS to
the number OF states whlch should pc formed ou'
OF the territory, when the time has arrived, for de-
Gliding that question so with all others. By the
treaty, the United States assumed the payment o
the debts OF lcXas, 10 an amount not exceeding
SiOOO0O00; to be paid with the exception OF a
sum falling short OF 100000, exclusively out OF
the proceeds of the sales of her public lands. we
could not with honor, take the lands, without assu-
ming the full payment OF all membranes upon
them.
Nothing has occurred since your last session, to
induce doubt that the dispositions OF leNos re
main unatcrcd. No lnlimation OF an altered de,
termination on the part OF her government ana
People, mas ooen furnished 10 'le Executive. one
still desires to throw herself under the protection
OF our laws ana TO partake Oh 'le dressings OF our
feder9'Ne system' WINE every american interest e
would seem TO require H. Inc extension OF our
coast-wIse and foreign trade TO an amount almost
lncalcuo1ie--the ehlorgemeht OF the market LOT
our uaiiuIdctuIGs- constantly loving Inu'hcI LOT
cur agricultural prouucuons-salely TO our 'front.'
Iers' ana Gddltlohai sreng'h ana staoili,y TO orr
Vnon'- tIese are lhe results winch "ou'u TaP'uly
the meas;r re OF annexation. In such event. VIII
not DOUBT nut that Mexico wouId ma her true IN
Ierest 10 CONSIST III heeulg INC tuVa"ceS u tlis
uoVerhmeht IN sPlri. OF amy
nor 40 apprehehu any serious complaint from
any ulhVf quarter DO SuhiCic"t GROUND eNlsts lor
such CoHlpialht we siouu interfere Iil 10 respect
WITH the rights OF any other NATION: Iherc cannot
ue Suluc'tu IRON t'lc ACT auy ues'en vi our l'lI
10 10 81 WIN ulel' Po9sce''o"9 vi t''s Nuii''ie"'
nave my. l.Osuu ~ i'p "'' III u,' wa!
VI SUCH ucquIS.iV"S Vi 'cll'tV'y, i"IEe ana eAte",
9'o us many vi ,ei, u'e, ue ''io eue'"S powers Vi
EUROPE nave n'1uc' rom thne ~ ulc' III every
part Vi the WORTH W. secN no conquest uade ny
war 10 inu sue WI. ngNo oceu csoIcu 10 OF
ao.s =, oS'Ty Gu " te an,
l i, " eN"s &c o'iu nuI l'u!iue"' nerscn
one usN' W VIC teO''Iu i"o oUi Nun ~ IS
queSuol lor ou' wv" u'clS'oi ""e''er sue snail DC
'0G IT,. VI 1 y, ,-....
no W. Wv n'sl'S ",loauy agteeu
tIou9l 'Ie'l ioSpoclNe orgdl5' on me terms OF an
reNatlon' Mou.H IecSnl''lenu lie'r adoption by
~ .iI ~, ,ol,, 81 u,e resoiqlo' OF act
W oO PIic0tCu anu luuS o'n'"lS "I tle TWO couh-
ules, VIE, uuoP-co III liNe huIiher ny the uoVern-
H1HI VI ieHas'
. III o.uI' tla' tlic suuJecI may pe luly presented
1" al us oedIln9S, Vne correspondence "llcn mas
uhe!s pace III reference TO H. since inc adjourn
men. o. Tousle's between 'le United states, lex
as nm anu neAiSo' Is hcIcNilh transmitted
- o ,''i'eIull'ch9 proposed ny I'e oehRte 10 the
Coi'N Goi 'oh0iuuem petweGh uG Ohlled states
au nieNoo' vi uiI 'So'i vi NUtenloer' lot3, nave
o',r.a,,o 81 ', aY ~. tl'e GG'i
80 ~ W VI Wv Wv ','i'O"' Uu', ui'uo
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JI ~ Io uN' Gu! aiI"o' DIon give" "hlch
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A. ~ 1870 49, vi 0epenlcet, io4o, III ielat'on 10
.ie ie'oii .'I'i, .1 '''cI io' 'le cNP"soh Oh lor
eig'ers' ana 'l1t OF more recent Date IN regard
o,u.o' " .io iieu'y VI -tu'y anu Commerce oe
600 f'1 i'I .u ~ I" Io
ca 49, w. p,i; ~ 10y, ee.n eiIo 1iiiilSc!
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49, III nI;,,',o5! ,I 49, IJ'Ul' nos
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40 O Cn,,s'f "e".o ", .'en ,,
20 T 'o' l'is ~. y. 'no "o' vi u's1r',ng
~; I, ~ 'I'u" 'oDas "u't "'e 'o"''"nu III Ma
o o ~ u" III ai1 service oi ,ne ohi'
.ee a''',s uuo' 'Ie ouc's VI our "oVerh'
at "i ,'iI e'r's b. ,,.e
;zens Of Tho ITn;tod S,",os anI ,at Nv
g. 10 ,u I I "'tU 'IM's 10y 'neio'
, oG,i1oJ ~ ,i hn' eS r :, 'n' Gus,
hann aJista,i 90 cr 90 tho n,no. oc co., IL, low
t;o 1911 ma oorras,all,,oo hotaaa,1 DO 49,,
I've eA'cnu nc EoiI uet"eeh tlle Two
go n,. 49, 1850 "ii nc
lo"'u fp w. y, ~
eo'''oo u uii Vi on tno iu0IS 9i'u q"
eu','s,u'oes WIN 'Ie views t'"en Oh polh slues'
anu 'no pr,nG'P'Gs on MI'oe 'tie quesuon' nave
. ueon oulue'ou ~ Ieu.iS ioF oong'c . 10 maze
Nie hct'ssoy "ppoP' lIl'o" ~ c'ily Tue arTahge-
'ilc,t i"'o ciGc' WIG" IcSPGCuu''y ieGolniehd
- me greatly improved condlllon OF ihe treasury
aHor9S SUBJECT ior general cohgfa'oaton. Inc
paralysis whlch had ai!en on trade and commerce,
ana winch SUBJECTED the 0ove nment to the neces-
sity OF Fcsortng to loans, and the issue OF Ireasu-
ry notes, TO large amount, mas passed away; and
after he payment OF upwards OF S7O0OOOO, on oc-
count OF me interest, and In redemption OF more
than S1OOO,O00 OF the public debt,,whlch falls due
on the first OF January next, and setting apart up
wards OF S2OOOOO0 for the payment OF outstand
ing Treasury notes, and meeting an lnstallment of
Columba--an estimated surplus of upwards Of
ShOU0C0o, over and above the existing appropra-
tons, Will remalh IN the Treasury at the close of
the iscal year. Should the Treasury notes con
that