The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-04-04

n.prEs. shall be admitted into the Union
AS SOON AS TUE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
srou ADMISSION, AND THE cEssroS OF TUE
REMAINING TEXAN TERRITORY TO THE
UNITED STATES, SHALL u. AGREED Upon
BY TUE TWO GovERNMENTs. This agree
ment is to be effected, If AT ALL, by meuns
of new EMISSIONS, NEGOTIATIONS, ETC.,
and It's terms are 10 be settled by TREATY
10 be referred 10 the Senate, or by ARTI-
Giles to be submitted 10 the two Houses OF
Congress, as The President may direct.
This proposition bears Tho impress OF
tina, extraordinary ingenuity and ARTfrL
POLICY characteristic Of The genius OF the
great statesman who originated n. OPP
position to IMMEDIATE annexation upon
ANY terms and Incorporating hostility
FOREVER to The annexation oil Texas with
her CLAIMED AND LEGITIMATE boundaries,
is his AvowEp doctrine. With mercantile
precision this bill is regularly LABELLED
{" ANNEXATION" in characters sufficiently
conspicuous to be read by all Texas.
This delightful PASSPORT is intended to
secure its acceptance by this nation II IS
word of cabalis;ic power aud IN the de-
lirium of joy produced by lis golden syl.
tables, the people are to hail with enthu-
saslc applause the DELusIvE SHADOW thus
exhibited to the eye, and approve the
measure without caution or examination.
The American politicians but act consist
emily and naturally when they count upon
such ,alsmanic effects to be produced by
the use Of that magic word. They Judge
US by the spirit evinced by our renewed
applications, and the HEEKsEss with which
We have SUBMITTED 10 their REPEATED re-
jections. They Judge Us by the success
which followed from its adoption as the
party rail-, ing-ory in their late Presiden-
ial canvass. Ii has secured the election
Of Mr.. Polk operating with lunar etlica.
cv upon The tide of popular feeling and
il its peryading virtues can be preserved
By keeping the measure IN proper stale
of SUSPENSE und AGITATION, II may, III
like manner, secure the election of Mn.
BEArus as his successor That word has
bad power to breathe into one Presidential
statue the breath Of official life. lis effects,
both in Texas and the United States, have
been alike electric and tremendous. Its
value, therefore, is inestmabie TO The AS.
rIRAST who can APPR oPRiATE and weld IT.
TO accomplish these purposes, nothing
could be more happily conceived and ndap-
ted than this bill and, Notwithstanding It's
spacious aspect, We mus, look somewhat
deeper into It's contents. Alas It's beou-
ty is but skin deep-NuLLA rIDEs IN
FnoNTr
We ask for ANNEXATION II promises US
/" MIS- IONS, NEGOTIATIONS, ETC. 10 de-
termlne The purporl OF this etc" we
must doubtless have recourse TO the al.
thorlty of Lord Coke, who, in treating
upon similar abbrevlat,ou in Littleton's
Tenures," SAYS: "Ir ALWAYS aEASETH
SOME MATTER OF EXCELLENT LEARNING,
WHICH ouGnr IN sowIsR TO DE PREFER.
aITTEp By THE STUDENT"
We repeat our humble request for Az.
SExArIoS the bill declares, 10 reply
when State OF suitable extent and boun-
daries shall be formed out of your Repub.
lie when, in the process Of negotiations,
the terms and conditions OF its admission
shall be sculed when your remaining
territory, nfer carving out this State,
shall be ceded 10 the United States when,
AFTER .E.Rs OF PRorRAoTED DIPLOMATIC
coRREsPo SnEScE, costing each Govern.
men, probably not less Than one hundred
thousand dollars, as estimated 10 the bill,l
the prellminaries Of admission and ces.
sion shall be finally at length concluded !;
THEN
OF course We shall lie snnexed.
Mo- not quite yet. Wal, awhile II
is not The first time your ver.hasiy anti.
cipation4 have been disappointed.
TnEH, these pfeliminaries must be re-
duccd 10 writing, either in the form of a
treaty " or Of articles" as the Pfesl.
dent may direct. If The former, il must
bo ratified by rwo.THIRps OF THE FEDrR
Al SENATE, or it will be a mere nullny !!
IF The latter, these "articles must be
PASSED INTO Az ACT By BoTH Houses Of
the American Congress, OF they will DO Of
no effect TnEN, in The event Of the rat.
! ifcation Of such treaty, or Of the final
passage Of such an act, as the case may
I bc--ASp NOT UNTIL TuEX-wILL YOUR
I ANNEXATION DE coSsUMMATED
Curiosity might prompt Us to inquire,
what President is TO give The direction
contemplated by the bil!!-what Senate is
to raify the supposed treaty what Con.
gress is to act upon the supposed articles
Tho answer is. the Presdea,, Senate, and
Congress Of the United States. The bill
correctly enough implies that, after this
Republic shall have run the gauntlet PRE-
scnIBEp for her by its provisions, she vii
be WITHOUT President, WITHOUT a Con
gsess, and WITHOUT GOVERNMENT
tina. they will exist in NAME alone Pros
iraie al the foo,slool and subseryienl to Thu
power of the United States, she would b.
without the capacity 10 resist or oppos'
: ANY conditions or ExAcTI0Ns which thu
) latter might see fit to impose or DEMAND
The bill is evidently based upon tn
: idea that Texas, with phrenzicd ardor