Arkansas intelligencer., 1844-05-18

W I1AAC VAN LANDls N
1 !. PrNKNEY HENDERSON, lseahl
u lives Of the following from thel
\ f May 7th.
ez.t TY OF ANNEXATION.
{aIioh Of our rsPerufs f =. ssdSrl.sxI
ltown has been surprised by tho
! from Mr.. Van Buren upon ths
i Sexation. We have rarely known
thrown into such state Of excite
tarday last by the letter Of Mr.. Clay |
.be Treaty of Annexation. 1t was
surrossing theme Of conversation in
Y hstletter bore date the 18th Of April (;
hing it came to pass that letter upon
4 topic reached town from Mr.. Van
Tho Goth Of April. We gave Mr..
IN ertenso, so keen was the interest
lang men of all parties. We-should
with Mr.. Van Buren's, were not its
! |rdinate. We must content ourselves
badsssso Ear as we may-with a brief
Hnrse,s letter was called for by let
ITIoh. Mr.. Hammett, Of Mississippi,
s S.prssident his views, Mr.. H. being
Baltimore Convention. He re.
~ lat great length, and, it may not
NV, ms strain Of remark not an
;nany of his political advocates for
&oastitutional power Of the United
~ laws to bring other States into the
go farther than most writers ON the
He expresses the belief that the
al question, in regard y the admis-
n,isiana into the Union, was correct.
as ii was in fact acted upon; but
!; actson himself, in the opinion OF Mr.
t,aee ,scUnsiaotea-th sentiments pop
,,slto him, and adopted others widely
This portion Of the letter is Of such
4. il its ultimate meaning, that we can.
!" "Iqoting a passage. Mr.. Van Buren,
stIolvs: y
4 Nhat Mr.. jefferson, in the interval be.
v esotiation and submission of the treaty
teTthe treaty by which Louisiana was
ttliis country threw out the opinion
Y stitution had made no provision for our
eign territory, nor for incorporating
! Is into the Union. The fact of his ap-
,n..aty, and the laws necessary for its
,Iha however, be regarded as conclu-
vt. So looking farther into the mat
IinvWSsshanged. The attempt to con-
ois error was made by his friend Gov
has, as appears by Mr.. Jefferson's let
= have little doubt that, ifhis let
ctsidge and Nicholas had been pub
.s 4,or his attention been in any 9TH
'octeto their contents, he would, from
al CO in such matters, have avowed
Unexplained tho grounds on which
o. 1 is equally true that the accep.
P tessln, as well as the admission Of
f"meparty questions, and we're con.
PartisaA warmth. OF the vital impor.
ereahcquisition 10 the safety, pros.
horor ot,he whole Union, there can
w be n diversity of opinion. Blu,
Fof the nSion, in the course of time,
all dGded upon the question oi
4 Ano'ser to accept cession of foreign
l.ia a view toits ultimate admission
IN. In 1919 thu Spanish treaty fol
East and West Florida, containing
k-iation for ultimate Incorporation in.
Sas ratified; and upon the call oi
,rS .d 'sS1f.s en- tSss present, it appeared tina
Institutional power. so9ER; SO Ri, Upon h' tn
iate Of the United States had tiisssss.
Unanimous.
o remarks are necessary to shov
,e no possible difference produce,
;tional questions by the RELATIVE
territory comprising Louisiana
7 iTexas, in respect to the old Uni
f. - sn, after thus opening the door 70
H.. ! construction Of the Constitution
r. entertained-and this we deer
important portion of his lettor-er
q iestisn Of the expediency Of ar
lie accompanying documents-th
tS ) President and the correspondents
L ps ,e with the treaty.
Of the President is intended to i
- sits which would accrue to tn
tssff "a. annexation. The correspond
n sAaant to place before the Senat
H a Of the causes which led to tn
swhat volunanious. II begins wit
~ .tssrs. Van Zandt and Hendersol
| assaeging the desire of the Texa
hsxaiion. and showing the asset
pa' she Single Ssr Republic, a. fol
ese"ls appropriated, la6, Ill 1877 acre,
fitpq saescriptions, $1,000, 600.
reply to Mr.. Upshuf's first letts
/ lber s. lS43--gives the substance {
AZ. lis Interview with Lord Aberdeen
Z hI@'s~t.minister, agreeably to h;s il
p yaIa ~ aesigrs Of ihe BritishMinisr
fns ,ail4 were. 1t was, that Englar
-s!sl|fho1:e the abolition Of slavery
sonR Svee else it existed, or where ht
r shibiAncs extended, but had no vii
pnp n lae internal concerns Of foreie
Oh lNFd Fhlu'erston admitted thai
n alFScayoe American abolitionist
'htedo lin, that, "-by every prop
fuekpe,he would encourage the abol
4 k7P<4 ar.a 49, he h.d ~rnovn,r.sSI- 4