Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-07-12

er to the following from the National organ ofthe
locofoco party:
SOUTH CAROLINA MODE OF ANNEXING
TEXAS.
The Richmond Enquirer copies from the Charles
ton Mercury portions of the proceedings of public
meetings held in Barnwe Sumter, and Edge6ed
counties, touching the Texan Treaty. The En-
quirer with much pleasure marks the favor with
which all these meetings received the nominations
of the late Baltimore Convention, but it silently
puts the seal of reprobation on certain passages in
the transactions of these assemblies of nullifers,
by emitting such resolutions and remarks as squirt
at n dissolution of the Union For instance the
Barnwell meeting has this passage in the pream-
ble the whole of which is properly suppressed by
the Enquirer as evidence of its disapprobation--
The preamble puts the dissolution of the Union in
issue with the Texan question, and says: 1--WE
believe the very existence of this ood-bought
and blood -cemented Union will be determined by
it. The fifth resolution takes the ground, 10 regard
to the annexation of Texas, that ats final rcjec-
ton is an evidence Of that increasing hostility to
the institutions Of the South which has already
shaken the confidence of our people in the patriot
ism and fidelity of our Northern brethren, and
which may render it necessary for us lin the words
of our own declaration ofIndependence) TO provide
new guards for our future security"
The ninth resolution attempts to identify the
name of General Jackson with the new design of
revolution, 'to provide new guards for our future
90. RESOLVED, That in relation to the immediate
annexation of Texas, view with pride and sat
| isfaction the conduct OF the venerable Andrew
Jackson whose heart Though the hand of time and
affection has fallen heavily upon him) beats true to
the interest and honor Of his country; and re-
| ioice that his days have been heightened out
that he might unite his name with third great
struggle for independence"
Col. S. w. Trotti, who at the head of the
committee to prepare the preamble and resolutions,
after they read explained them in Speech
the substance of which is thus given with the pro-
ceedings; but is omitted by the Enquirer as well
as the ninth resolution:
"Affer the preamble and resolutions were read,
Colonel Trottlrose and addressed the meeting in
their support for more than an hour with great elo-
quence and ability, and was interrupted in the
course of his remarks by fequent and long con-
tinued paudits. He dwelt with great force and
earnestaess upon the Importance Of the immediate
acquisition of Texas a measure of National de-
fence, and exposed the deceitful position of Lord
f Aberdeen and the British government on the sub
ject He conclusvely demonstrated that the safe
ty, if not the very existence of the institution of
slavery is dependent upon the of the
measure and commended with great power and abil
| ity that THE ONLY TRUE ISSUE BEFORE
THE SOUTH SHOULD BE TEXAS OR
DISUNION."
The Sumter meeting is one Of the same cast
and the resolutions fraught with the same
threats against the Union.
The 9Th resolution, which is stricken out by the
= Richmond Enquirer, is given in the Charleston
Mercury:
: "5. Resolued, That we regard the opposition to
annexation by portion of the people of the United
States, on account of the existence of slavery in
Texas, as an unwarrantable attack upon Southern
r rights guaranteed to us by the Constitution -
rights which we are determined at all hazards to
maintain in spite OF resistance either abroad or at
home"
thafa opp nzifif, m,
0 ton by portion of the people Of these United
States" is held to be san unwarranable attack up
on Southern rights !"
= The sentiments of the Edgefeld county meeting
t lat which the Hon. Mr., Pckens ofciated a reso-
luton committee many were i'll perfect keeping with
, those spoken by Mr. X. Barnwell Rhett's constitu-
ents of Barnwel. The disposition to dissolve the
: Union was somewhat better disguised, although
plainly limited at in the following resolution:
. "ReSotued, That the grounds upon which the
annexation is mainly resisted compel us to consid-
err this measure a question as to the mainten-
ance of slavery, guaranteed to us by the Constitu
e ton; and we determination to maintain
- this institution against all the attempts Of aboli-
, tionlsts in own country or elsewhere; and we
shall resist the separation from the Union of such
n States as denounce the slvaeholdng members of
- the Conederacy as unworthy of connexion with
them, and as avow the purpose of not tolerating
the admission into the Union of any new slavehod-
u ing country"
1, This resolution is also omitted from the proceed
|, ings, published in the Richmond Enquirer from
the Charleston Mercury, which contains it. The
omission shows the entertained by Mr..
u Richie of its dangerous import. The gratuous
statement preacing the invitation to a dissolution
" of the Union is utterly unfounded; not member
n of the Senate, nor as we have seen, leading
press of either the federal democratic party, has
Is given any pretence for the assertion that this
I'd nexation is mainly resisted question to the
m maintenance of slavery !" does any State de-
nounce the saveholding members of the confeder-
acy as unworthy of association with them.' The
issue OF annexation as necessary "to the malnten-
y ance of slavery" was made by Mr.. Calhoun him
self in his Packenham letter, evidently for the pur-
IT. pose of furnishing his partisans in the South the
e means OF rallylng party, and getting up a Sec
tional feeling between the South and North, to an
m swer the very purpose to which it is now applied.
J. These several public meetings in South CARROLL
ma look to a Convention, called together from the
States favorable TO annexation to give effect to the
= resolutions passed by them. The Edgeheld meet
? ing breaches this scheme thus:
a "Resoped, That the members of Congress ia
- vorable to annexation be requested to resort to all
- legitimate eXpedients within their power for the
lie contamination of this great measure, and that in
the last resort they take steps for assembling con-
ID vention of the States friendly to annexation"
6. The Barnwell resolution is more precise, and
fixes the place, with the view to identify the dem.
III ocratic nominee for the Presidency and General
IN Jackson with their incendiary movements, under
70 the disguise of Texas annexation 1t is follows
- "S Resolved That if Texas be not sooner an
~ nexed, we deem it expedent that convention of
: the friends of immediate annexation throughout
the Union, be held at Nashville, in the State of
Tennessee, on the first Monday in August next,
and that, should such suggestion meet the appro-
baton of our friends elsewhere, we will meet again
c. at this place on the first Monday in July to appon,
ig delegates to said convention"
or The organ of this multiplying party, (the South
~ Carolinian0 published at the seat of Government,
~ Columbia, is still pacific in laying down the
at chart of this new dissolution movement. After a
m, series of remarks ON the probable chance of the
tn Texas treaty before the Senate proposes in the
event of its failure, the following:
81. To call upon our delegations in Congress
c. if in session, of our Senators, if they be the