New-York daily tribune., 1844-06-12
MIR. Benton,s Auneyation Bin.

The Eveaing Posts Washington correspond
ont gives the following synopsis OF Mr.. Benton's
bill and Speech:
SEC. !. The President is authorised and advised
10 open negotiations with Mexico and Texas, for the
Annex of the latter country TO this and 10 settle
It's boundaries.
The line Of boundary on the West, in which alone
Mexico is concerned be through the great desert
prairie west of the river NUeces and along the high
lands end mountain nights which divide the waters
flowing into the Mississippi from those OF line Rio
Del N0rte, far North as the angle formed by inc
42d degree OF North latitude and the Rocky noun
tains.
Sec. g The assent Of the People OF Texas ehall
be signi6ed by a legislative act.
SEC g. A State TO be called the State of Texas,
the boundaries of which shall be determined by IL
SELF TO he admitted the Union, the same footing
other States.
SEC. 4. The remainder Of the territory 10 be ap-
nexed 10 be erected into territorial addition TO Tie
United States, under the title OF lhe Southwest ter
titory."
SEC. 5. Slavery 10 be forever prohibited in that
csrrtory. The arrangement in this respect rs The
SAME as in the case o.. Missouri and the Northwest
territory.
SEC g. The consent OF Mexico i. 10 be obtained
by negotiation, dispensed with by Congress- 1t II
shall be withheld, when ii is thought necessary.
SEc.7 7. All other details TO be- adjusted by treaty,
if within the lreaty-making power.
Mr.. BENTON addressed The Senate Tor more than
an hour in u strain OF ability and moderation IN ex
PLANTATION of the objects Of The bill
He dwelt nt length on the history Of Texas
Mexican province, and an independent republic.
His remarks the subject OF her boundaries were
exceedingly clear. He said il was not desirable 10
acquire any more OF the territory claimed by her
than naturally formed n part OF the Mississippi re-
gon, that was watered by her tributary streams and
divided by natural barriers from Mexico.
The line marked out by the bill, which was 10 be
tho declared basis Of The intended negotiations was
the true boundary between Mexico aad the United
States, Our frontier never had, and ous hi not 10
extend to the Rio Grande Del Norte. lie wonlG
not accept il il offered. And II obtained, Ii was clear
that that boundary would not nc II permanent enc.
We must either retreat TO that which he now pro-
posed, or advance he knew not whittier. The map
OF Texas, prepared al the Typographical bureau,
was the most correct one that had ever appeared.
The area OF the country according 10 thGt was
nearly 200, 900 square miles, and not more, enough
as he had computed, for four States but one OF
which could be Slavehoidng community. Aud
from this map he discovered that the 207 600
acres of land spoken OF BY the Texas Land Com
mssioners, would be found on survey 10 be undis-
coverable.
We do not see that this bill fairly obviates any
of the objections to Annexation, while II certainly
adds to the number. 1t plainly admits the ghts
OF Mexico, and then asks her TO surrender them,
with palpabe threat that we will violate them
if she does not III admits that there src no
Public Lands in Texas which the lanc.Specula
tors have not already monopohzo6, vet involves
US unqualtedly in the payment of her enormous
underlined debt. Who ever before bought Do
main without knowing or asking what he was to
pay for it, or how deeply it was encountered ,
1t admits that we have no shaCow OF claim be.
yond the old Spanis. Texas, yet coolly appropri-
ates to onrown use portion OF Coahuiia and the
greater part of New Mexico, because, iorsooth
their waters run into territory, that we mean
to have, BY this rule, Lower Canada should
lay claim TO all the region drained BY the ST. Law
rence.-It undertakes TO compromise the Slavery
question: by allowing Slavery 10 take all It chooses
and leave the rest 10 Frccdom.-But we cannot
regard with patience this wretched project.
U Nineteen Loco. Foco Members OF Congress
from this State have united in Card, declaring
that neither oil them has said that the nomina-
tion Of Polk is farce-tha, he will get no Elec- |
toral Vote but that OF South Carolina-and that
be will lose Ncw-Yo,k by Forty thousand ma.
jority." MessIs. Richard D. Daris, Darid L. |
Seymour, jeremiah E. Carey and Cheselden
Ellis, have not seen At to unite IN this Card.
II Hon. CORNELIUS DARSAGA has been nomi.
mated for reelection 10 Congress by the Wings
of the Allegheny District, Pa. His majority will
be counted by thousands.
NEw-HAMPsaIRR.-The following is the off.
cial vote for Governor of the State of New. Hamp
shire: Whole number OF votes cast, 4o, ,692 ne
csssary to choice 24,347 For JOHN H. STEELE,
Loco, 1886; ANTHONY Colby, Wing, l4,750;
DANIEL HoYr, Abolition, 5,767 JOHN II. WHITE,
Conservative, 1888; Scattering 20I. Clear ma
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