The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-06-20
THE TFxAs TREATY REJECTED COL. BEN.
TONS NEW BILL TO ANNEX TEXAS.

TONS NEW BILL To ANNEX TEXAS.
The Treaty that has for some time been before the
Senate, wasreeced last week, ayes l6 noes S5,-ev-
ery ave but one Democrat. Immediately after the
Treaty was rejected. Col. Benton introduced Bill to
annex Texas, which we give below, and which will
no doubt meet the appreciation of the people. There
were hundredsin favor Of admitting Texas, who oPpO
ssd the Treaty because they believe was not the right
pan 10 bring Texas into the Union. That treaty being
killed, and more sensible plan adopted We may oil
look forward to the sIeedY admission Of Texas into our
glorious Union, ard also the settlement and occupation
of Oregon.
Mr. BENTON then offered his his biI as follows:
bill to proride for the Annexation Of T0Ess to the
| United States.
Be Il Enacted &C.. That the President Of the United
States be- and he hereby is authorised and advised to
open negotiations with Mexico and Texas for the ad-
lstment of boundaries and the annexation OF The lat
ter the United States, hs following bases; 10 WIZ
| I. The Boundary of the annexed territory to be in
The desert prare west ofthe Nueces and along the high
lands aud ounain heights which divide the waters OF
the Mississippi from the Rio del Norte and 10 lauluue
az degrees North.
g. The people Of Texas. bya legislative act, or by
any authentic act which shows the will Of the majority
| to express their assent to said annexation.
g. A State to be called ''7Re State Of Texas, with
boundaries fixed by herself and an extent not exceeding
that Of The lgest State in The Unlon he admitted lnIS
the Union. by virtue of this act on an equal footing with
the original States
a. The remainder of the annexed territory 10 be held
and disposed of by the United Staesas one OF theI
Territories and 10 be called The Southwest Territory
S. That that the existence Of slvery TO be forever
prohibited in The Northern and North Western part
said territory, 10 divide equally as may ba, h'
| ruhoIa aoft tho Vnd haWe9n slave n0lnns
and non-slaveholdng States.
g. The assent Of Mexico to be obtained by treaty t
such annexation and boundary, or to be dispensed WIN
when The Congress Of the United States may deem sucl
assent to be unnecessary.
7. other details of the annexation to be adjusted by
treaty, so far the same may come within the scope
the treaty making power.
The bill was then read and ordered to second read
ing.
BILL FOR THE ANNEXATION OF TEXAS.
The proposition submitted by Mr.. Benton for the
admission of Texas as State into the Union, los
to.day in the Senate By strict party vote. The unan
unity on both sidss-the fedeallsts to man opposing
congressional annexation, the Democrats TO man bus
tanning it-makes it manifest that this question Of sx
tending the dominion, the po wer the prosperity Of re-
publican government, is as Of yore most distinct ane
exact defining line of the two great parties in this coun
try. The principle and motive which operate in pro-
ducing This result whenever question of extending the
boundaries of the republic, arises, have shown
Themselves on every occasion when an issue ha'
been presented in C1ugress involving the enlar &C.
ment Of our limits. Immediately after the Revolution
the federal party opposed far they dared TO do it,
all The aiming at quieng the Indian troubles
beyond the Aleghenes 10 prevent the settlement Of th
new States in the West. Federalism opposed tho &C
QUESTION of Louisiana; federalism opposed the policy o
General Jackson in removing the Indians, and acquiring
title their lands TO open the way to the introduction
new States into the Union; federalism has opposed tn
application of the territories for admission into the Uni
on; and federalism now opposes, with one voice, tn
remuneration of Texas to the Union.
The principle on which this party always proceeds
is repugnance to beltering The condition Of the people
Farmers, settled on their own reeholds, constitute tn
great power which arrests the strides Of arstocracy
defeats all those schemes which by herdng the peo
}, people in masses in manufacturing towns and villages
aud on lands held Ofsuperiors tenants Tend nvari
II ably to their subugation The spread Of the epubli
is the spread of the Democracy, and blasts the hopes
Is those who would make stockholders .nanufacturin
companies, interpretations welding moneyed influence
Q the anima,ing principle Of Government. instead of tn
p free sufragess of our Independent people.
il After the above written, we learned that Mr.
flanagan, Democrat voted for laying the bill on III
tablet and Mr.. Tallmadge, whg voted against layin
;. il on the table, Globe, June 49,
For the Ohio Democrat