Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-05-29
merous anecdotes with which il was inter-
spersed, were in The hiehestsdegree, anu
ing and instrUctive.-Iens. Advocate.
ANNEXATION MEETINGS.

al lueehHS VI tue CiuLeus VI hiCNidHo
District, of all parties, b eld at Columbia,
on the 23d insl., the following, ia eonnec-
tion with other patriotic resolutions, were
adopted, ,cithout a single dissenting voice.
s.Resolred, That the annexation ofTex-
as TO the United States, is Of vital impor-
lance TO the whole Union, and isdemand-
ed, alike by jus; regard TO our oBIiga-
lions under the treaty of 1903, and The
welfare, harmony, and safety of the whole
| Conederacy.. x
"ReSolved, That while annexation will
give free market to The manufacturers Of
The North, and the stock aud other products
of the West, il will secure TO- The South
frontier which if rot secured by timely
forecast, would become, in the hands of a
jealous and unfriendly power, source Of
infinite danger and annoyance.
ResoLved, That Texas has right to
seek annexation 10 The United States, and
they have right TO receive her; that she
does not now, nor ever did belong TO Mex
leo; that she was al most confederate
State Of The Mexican Republic, and was
driven off by the usurpation Of the Central
Government,and by multiplied wrongs and
abuses.
"Resolued, Thai the open avowals, by
leading statesmen Of England, Of desire
10 overturn our Southern Institutions, and
that the Government of that country are
using all convenient occasions 10 effect this
object, as contained in the speeches in
Parliament, and the despatch of Lord
Aberdeen TO the British Minister, Mr.. Pa
kenham, require at our hands the prompt
and vigorous use Of all rightful measures
TO counteract designs SO fatal 10 our own
safety, and the peace Of the whole country.
RsSolved, That he thanks OF the coun-
try are due TO the President Of the United
States, and 10 the virluous and lamented
Upshur, for their forecast, and patriotic
zeal, in promoting and bringing 10 hap
py conclusion, an object so important to
the peace. the safety, and the happiness of
the whole country"
In Beaufort District, a large meeting
of the citizens was held on the Goth inst,
to take into consideration the subject of
the Tariff and the Annexation of Texas.
The following, with other resolutions and
and a patriotic preamble were adopted:
ResoLued, That while the people Of
this State regard the Tariff Act of 1542 as
breach of faith, as we'll as violation of
the principles Of The Constitution, they
will submit to it SO long as they can hope
that returning sense of justice will cause
its repeal, and that trusting confidently 10
the constitutional principles avowed by
The Democratic parry, they look to it for
relief; butsin the event that their reasona-
BILE expectations are disappointed, they
feel themselves bound to declare, that they
must. in accordance with their principles
and recorded pledges, adop, such measures
10 redress their wrongs aud restore the
Constitution; as in their opinion may be
due 10 themselves and their posterity.
Resolved, That we regard the recent
proceedings in Congress on the subject Of
the Tariff, as closing the door to all hope
of relief from that body, and ,ha, we be-
ieve this important question, instead Of
being decided on the pure principles of
constitutional right and justice, has been,
and ever will be, made subseryient 10
party purposes and postponed 10 the inter-
ests Of aspiring politicians.
Resolved, That we highly approve
and commend the able, faithful and un-
seasing efforts made by our Senators and
Representatives in Congress 10 obtain JUS
lice for us, and we earnestly hope, that
lhoug b defeated there, they will not cease
their efforts on their return home, but con-
!inue to expose the intrigue and corruption,
by which The Rights of the South have
been bartered and betrayed.
Resolusd, That we regard the imme-
diate remuneration Of Texas 10 the Con-
federacy, as measure eminently condu-
Give 10 the prosperity, the safety and the
strength of the whole Union. Thai il ap-
peals 10 every American citizen with an
interest aud influence that can never sub
side, but must go on, gathering strength
every day,unlil conviction spreads through
out The length and breadth ofour land, and
the opposition of selfish demagogues aud
desperate fanatics is rebuked into silence.
"Resolved, That we believe il would be
no just cause of offence 10 Mexico to re-
ceive Texas into our Confederacy, and
therefore, whether she assents or dissenls
to annexation, we earnestly urge il upon
the Senate of the United States. 10 ratify
the Treaty forthwith; aud thus defeat the
crafty designs Of Great Britain. and con-
summale at once measure, which can
never be sci on foot again under such au-
spicuous circumstances.
"Resolued, That the course pursued BY
the personal adherents and partisan pres
ses of the rival candidates for the Presi-
dency, affords a melancholy proof that this,
great question is 10 be sacrificed in a mis-
cradle scramble for Office; and that both
Mr.. Clay and MIR Van Buren, have truck
led 10 Northern abollionists, and by their
selfish ambition, and bare faced inconsis-
lency, have forfeited all claim 10 the sup
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