Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-05-31
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
New ORLEANS, NAY II. Is.

Ieve II VIII De accepted by the people, though many
are of contrary opinion. The principal changes
are
An extension Of the right Of suffrage to all white male
above twenyone who have resided consecutive years
the State and destroying the property qualification No
urallzed citizen to vote until too years after he becomes
citizen.
The life tenure of Judges abolished the Supreme Court ap
pointed for eight years. and the lower Courts for six years
Sheriff. corones, clerks of court and justices of the peace
to be elected by the people
Biennial sessions of the Legislature, and the period of the
session limited to sixty days.
Legislature prohibited from granting any bank charters OF
renewing any in existence prohibited also from oanne
the credit of the State borrowing money except in case Of
war, invasion, or instruction.
Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Senate elected for oul
years House for two years.
All citizens DISTINGUISHED both voting and holding Of
flee, who may fight in any way be connected with fighting
duel, either IN out of the State
Future changes the Constitution to be made by vote
two successive Legislatures and subsequently be approved
by majority Of all the qualified of the State the first
vote of the Legislature to be least hreehs Of both Houses
If the Constitution is accepted in November, the
first election under it will take place in January.
The subsequent elections are to be held in Novem-
Der every second year.
perceive that the Anti-Slayery Society at New
York have resolved that the trainers of the Const-
tuition of the United States were set of fools or
knaves, one or both and that the Union ought to be
dissolved suppose that settles the matter def
ntely; though, whilst they were at it, they might as
well have resolved that the Union was actually dis
solved, and then we should have had no further
trouble on the subject Mr.. Polk could at once
have returned to Tennessee Congress need not
Al l.
could be sold al auction; the outstanding debts of
the nation called in; and the whole concern liqui-
dated and settled up in twelve or eighteen months.
Will you not recommend through your columns
that the society should reassemble without delay,
and complete their work If they do not act prompt
ly the Millerites will be beforehand with them and
burn US all up before the Anti-Slayery Society
have effected the dissolution, and then the poor ne
groes would all be roasted alive instead of being
emancipated Surely, we do live in the days Of
humbug and farce.
observe that some of the papers are combating
the assertion in my letter to you that the debt OF
Texas is sixteen millions of dollars and leading
Democratic paper in this city, in some comments
on 1t, asserts that it does not exceed six millions.
know one concern that holds upwards of one mil
lion Of dollars of Texas paper, and three others
eachofwhich holdsupwards offour hundred thousand
that specially provided for in the treaty of an
nexation for nearly three hundredthousand dollars
Now, when such mountains as these show their
heads above water, some idea may be formed Of
what is below the surface. have heard it stated
here very recently, and very excellent authority,
that clique of prominent men in Texas, at the
head of whom is high officer of that Government,
hold upwards of two millions of the debt do not
vouch for this, though from the soI,raa fa-. -ific
obtained the irfcrmaticn believe it; the Others
heweret, that mention above, / know Of my own
knowledge. TIE money at one time was as low
As two cents ii Inc dollar, at which rate small
sum Of good money would purchase heavy
amount, and great numbers at that TIME bought
twenty 10 hiy thousand dollars or more, on the
same principle that they would buy lottery ticket,
hoping it might come up high prize. After the
which attended the baldest assertions dur
ing the late Presidential canvass some editors seem
to think they can make the American people swal-
low any thing; and this assertion that the Texas
debt does not exceed sir millions is made right in
the face and eyes of Mr.. TYLER's treaty. in which
the United States assumed the debt to the extent of
fen millions, and the Texan commissioners who
negotiated that treaty. in their official and published
correspondence, acknowledged that the debt was
more than that sum, but, to salve it over, stated
that they did think it could greatly exceed that
mountaineering, suppose, only handful of
millions more.
fit is asked how Texas in SO few years could have
incurred such debt, reply, by issuing depre-
ciated currency, and paying hundred dollars for
barrel of flour, one hundred and fifty dollars for
barrel Of pork, twenty-five dollars for a pair OF
soldiers shoes, and in like proportion for all sup
plies and purchases, joined to the total want Of sys
tenn or accountability in her expenditures and fnan
ces, and an utter recklessness and waste in every
that one of her Ministers or Charge d'Afares, or
his arrival here, sold sixty thousand dollars Of pa
per for FIVE thousand dollars specie funds for hi!
salary and, when all the expenditures of Gov
eminent are made at such ratio, is not her large
debt readily accounted forl most determined
and systematic effort will be made to foist this deb
on the Treasury of the United States and, if is tc
be assumed, it is but right that the American people
should do it with their eyes open. Time will fully
confirm, and more than confirm every assertion tina
have made respecting this debt and in due tims
and place disclosures will be made respecting ant
certain large holders Of Texas moneys that will
make some people open their eyes very wide. w,
are daily expecting later advces both from Mexico
and Texas. repeat my belief that we shall have
no serious trouble with the former the state o
their domestic affairs renders them unable TO move
efficiently.
The city begins TO show symptoms of an ap
preaching close to the business season. The cot
Ton crop is nearly all in; the receipts being 100000
bales against $4,000 70 the same period last year
The additional receipts this year will probably no
exceed 10000 bales. Sales this week about $4,000