Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-01-30
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FrOm the ". Y. Morning Ne,cs, Jan. 10.
Annexation AT this Session.

We earnestly trust that the present Congress will
not adjourn without settling this question Consttu
tional obstacles of the way, which stood
before like lion in the path, against the earlier forms
which proposed for the action of Congress- The
admission of Texas new SAFE !" into the Un-
ion with stipulations as to her surplus territory,
solves all that difficulty. This is the fundamental idea
common 10 the three several plans of Mr.. Niles In the
Senate and Gen. Droomgoole and Mr.. Tibbats in the
House of Representatives. We take it as pretty well
settled now, that the action of Congress the sub
Ject IN one form or another, must and will take this
direction. Dromgooles is the briefest and simplest
of the three, and far the Observation-Disclosures
emily of the question of slavery. 1t makes stipula
ton, indeed in regard to the surplus territory of the
new State to be admitted, though it proposes fix
certain limits to the dimensions of that State leaving
that surplus territory, OF course to the continued
ershiP OF the State, precisely of original
States at the time Of the formation of the Union held
vast tracts of Western territory which they afterwards
ceded to the Federal Government 1t also leaves un
touched the whole Debt question. The United States
assume no more liability for the debts of Texas than
they now have for those of Pennsylvania or New
York. This feature is capital recommendation of
Dromgoole's plan. After the admission of the new
State is consummated, it will be time enough to
gotate with her simultaneously about her lands and
the debt chargeabe them. Niles's plan is defec-
tive in this respect that provides for the cesson of
the lands without corresponding assumption of the
debt. Both neither, is but fair play. With Gen.
Drongoole, prefer the latter, decidedly. 1t SIM
pi6es the measure. 1t from it all sembsnce
of that stockobbng character which is fastened upon
it In the preudices of many of its opponents And IL
will leave time for more deliberate survey Of the
whole ground of the questions we so often hear bndly
mooted In the dark-How much is the debt and
What is the extent and value of the Incorporated
lands There remains, them but one serious difficult
ty in the way-the question of slavery. Mr.. Nlles's
plan compromises that at once, like Col Benton's by
making the Tooth meridian of longitude a dividing
line, the east side of which slavery may be allow
ed and the west side prohibited. This is about an
equal division of the territory, though slavery gets all
the coast Corresponding the natural laws of the
Climate and so tins apPropriates to Free Labor the
portion less adapted to the negro race and leaves Il
slavery the portion suitable for the cotton and suca,
culture. General Dromgoole's bill leaves this ques
tion like that of the Debt open for future adjustment
And now. which of these is the wiser course-te
take this bull by the horns noo, while he only
yearling and when trlhing effort will suffice Il
PROSTATE and secure him from future power to harm
or to leave it till he shall have reached size
strength which may enable him perhaps to gore ant
toss the Union to death. In other words, shall Thu
point be settled now, shall we leave it to bree,
another and worse Missouri Question hereafter! w
need not repeat the conviction have before express
ed, thai ought to be settled by fair and equa
compromise, nop, while it is subordinate and not
primary question, and when the general desire to eff
feet the main of the Annexation will dispos
the minds Of all more openly to fair terms Of adjust
ment We trust that our friends in Washington iron
all sections viii meet in kindly and liberal spiri
upon this point With the Richmond Enquirer, ''w
cannot but confidently indulge the hope that SOM
wise and conciliatoTy compromise may be pursued b
the friends Of Annexation before the expiration Of tn
present session" The Constitution says that the Sou
would not accept Texas with such compromise divi
sion of heS territory as Mr.. Ness resolution proposes
We regret to read such declaration, though car
not believe that ii will be sustained by the " sobe
second-thought Of the minds from which it may hay
proceeded. The vote in the House on Friday, of
to 80 in favor Of suspendng the rules to admit pre-
position to divide the territory equally by line draw
northwest from point at the centre Of the coast
Texas on the Gulf would to argue the necessit
Of some such compromise on this point to carry tn
meesure through the House Of Representatives.