Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-08-02

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votes: why, them was this man selected rather
than either of the other five persons who had re-
ceived higher vote on the first ballot? Here is
the answer: on The dnnunc,dtion ofMc above ballot
n delegate arose and said That MR. D.ALL.4S W.aS
IN FHVOR or THE .4.N.NEX,1TTOW or
T'EX4S. Objections were made to his course on
the Bank-eXpanatons ensueG, which were mol
satisfactory TO the objector, yet on the second bal
ot-that is after he had been proclaimed 10 be an
A.N.NEX.41IO.NISI'-he received the following
vote, and was subsequently declared to be unani-
mously nominated:
Dallas 300
Fairfield 80
Woodbury.,
Thus, then, when pressed as an dnnerationist,
and in spite of an objection which was not satsfac-
torily answered, the man, who had received but IL
votes few moments before, got 220 votes on the
second trial, and was unanimously nominated
1t is thus seen, from LocQfcco authority, that this
annexation question defeated Van Buren, and NOM
mated Polk and Dallas and we add, that in a res
olution subsequently adopted by a unanimous rote,
the Convention pledged the Locofoco party to an
'''' 4 ''"o w INC CHtNSt iIutttuOit ptftOu.
We now come to another position of the Patriot,
viz: that annexation ariU not strengthen and pe,pet-
udtc Slarery Why not? Why, says the Patriot,
certain opponents of annexation at the South argue
that it will not. There is not one of them who
does moi admit that The annexation Of 7eraS tON add
nelc Stare States 10 The Union but they think, some
of them, that these States will prove rece ptacles
for slaves from Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, and
North Carolina, thus making these States eventu
ally free-and others anticipate, as Mr. Clay has
suggested, that MtimGiely-iar off in the future
Texas herself will be forced TO have a majority
of free States. But what Of all this Are the
opinions of these men proof? Shall we admit ter
ritory enough which is no0 slave territory to make
dozen slave States, on the strength of these opin-
ions We think it wiser to inquire whether this
is the opinion of the ma ority of Shareholders, who
will control the matter when Texas shall be admit
ted; whether the design of the movers of this
measure is or is not to perpetJate slavery-for we
may be perfectly sure that if they can carry their
measure, they will be strong enough to secure the
end designed. Well then, the framer of the Tex
as treaty was John C. Calhoun the defender of sa-
very as divine institution, and as necessary ell
ement in the most perfect system of society the
only object Of annexation, which he avows in his
correspondence with the British Minister, is the de.
fence Of The institution Of Saray the most ardent
friends Of this measure the ultra slaveocrats of
South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi. and Ala
bama and they aroW their designs, too, in the
most emphatic manner For instance, see this res
oluton of Polk meeting in South Carolina:
ResOrcd That tho grounds upon which the annexation is
7IO.v as TO THE .AqLN7E.N;qNCE or SLqTERY guar
aneed to US by the Constitutions and determine
ton to maintain this institution against all attempts of Lo
onists in our own country "scwhec aud shall
with Them and the
admission the unono any savehoding country
And then take these South Carolina toasts as ey-
idenco of the sentiments of ultra slaveocrats:
'By C. W. Duncan Just of the Tarif-The
Abolition sienred Texas Duuon and such leg
aton will in future the homestead Of every family
by 6. Hay: The of Texas the United
Staese will obtain it, peaceaby cam ocibly if
BY Il. E. L. PEBBLES; Tho annexation of Tqxa measure
beneficial the whole Union hut essential the safety of the
SOUTH at the next session OF Congress- demand Texas
BY Cen D. F Jamison The Union and Texas or Texas
accept the alternative.
ny Lieut. John c. Rowe: The Annexation of Texas
Peacefully % furCIly IL
The great of devernnce and liberty
to the South; with It, unionist without it,
DsuniOnss, though the fate of traitors be doom. Times
southern Rights Our Northern anil Eastern brethren brct-
under the Constitution hut in other relaou say
getheI in d" Phrase Ifaf shdt be anHered 10 ne Unoa-o
Ir shall be reduced to he rere'a a"drd ant then shut cca
to sH ne sHboetg Sdrng or we will hold them
hold the rest Of the WORLD enemies IN Sar, in peace cRd
But to take high and responsible Locoloco au-
thority Senator Benton thus characterizes the Tex
as treaty, in his speech in reply to Mr.. McDuiie,-
But advise the contrvors 10 glvc up t, scheme. Polk
hing Tho oriental story Informs us that it the last ounce
which bTGbe the eae PACK h + mo1m'i" d been put
Dunon is mountain and what could Polk and Texas do with
mountains their backs Aud here Mr. President must
speak Tho time has for those speak who
hor fear count quonces when the country is in danger
Notification and Dsunon revived and under those
circumstances which danger ever coup
led with popular question which gives the plolters
sympahies of the patriotic millions. have often inmaled
before but proclaim it, Dunonis tho bottom of this
long concealed exas Tnachna N. Intrigue and speculation
cooperate, but disunion is at the bottom and donoee to
the AmoFeaa people, Under the pIeeK of getting Texas into
coufedeTaey, stretching from the Atlantic to California, and
the Of tho Rio Grande del Noe ioner) is the
cherished vision of disappointed ambition and for this
nation every circumstance has been carefully and Oruy
trved n and intriguing negotiations concealed from
an 10 er an abolition quarrel Gome sarcy coresponcnee
outrage e Nh war with Mexeo the eandesiine concen
ration troops and ships in the souwes the secret compact
with the President OF Texas aud tho suiecon OF American
forces his commaud the seizure Of the purse aud
sword the contradictory poposieou, which the
detected military and naval movement dpeuded all these
prepared catastrophe, and the inside view Of the
treaty beu0ys its design.
tThe whole xed county TO be admitted terrific
~, with II treaty promise to he admitted states when all
know Congress alone admit States, aud that the
treaty PROMISES without law Of Congress hack ii, is void
The iole be STARE States, (dHd NTH Me boundary the Rio
Grande be graf maH) and the erep0ndeace ch
tao Key the treaty. and soos ne design Of nstamer t0hoy
drod extension Of s'aCTy and The IaperaOn Of The
WORTH else could be done 10 up Missouri coGiIover
ses make of the nonldmsson Of these Sues Then
the plot and Texas without the Unon
than the Union without Texas (eady the premonory
of so many resoves receives its practical application in the
secession South and its adhesion the rejected Texas
Even without waiting for the nonadnssion Of the States,
carefully provided for in the treaty and correspondence
son aud confederation with the foreign Texas, already the
scheme subalern disunionss The subaler charged
high, by their chiefs ready for this but the
ming chiefs want Texas in Tenoyin by uoaty-tho
law of the andwh void promise for admission
States Then honadmson be cal led breach the treaty
he assumed be part of the Union and secession
and conjunction with her. becomes the fghtiu remedy This
design and denounco II and blind he who occupying
a position at this capitol, does not behold 1t!
" mention secession the cunning method Of dsso
Union II is dsunion aud the dangerous because
loss palpublc Modification begat it and il allowed, there is
tho Union For few States 10 socedO without other
a.. Al. 1a 1n a.