Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-02-06
THE HERALD.
THURSDAY, FEB 6, is45

VI hNfs Ipa'ets. ~ nee -h"llng SIart-
stealets and ren'g AIDES from Ju.,i,s-i, to he
nude pat and parcel of this fee rrpubhc.-
huiw-te uen unable 10 give any particulars
N reference To the vote upon the QUESTION,
ot the peculiar specifications or details ~
the resolution passed. We regret now to say
that N TITS plan, by witch the lower house
Of congress would ,"n~ummne this unholy
alliance. nolhing eau lie lound To Justify Us
IN The beiiel that It viii receive any thing
else Than the unqualified disapprrbation OF
every northern freeman. Indeed, the details
OF NE resolution passed, are in every respect
Objectionable, and are such MS will find no
favor among those. who, while they are free
ihemss Ives, would extend the boon OF free.
dom to all around them, and who lin their
blindncss) cannot see how the "srea of
I Freedom" Ito be extended, by adding from
three To five additional Slave States to this
coniedcrary, which is now shaken TO its cen
ire 10y the conclusive ihroes-,he death s,rup.
gle. we irust--of a monster, whose hideous-
ness has only TO be seen to be alhorreu
The measure, as passed by the House,
provides that Texas, Is she is, shall be sd.
mIt'ed az State into the Union under re-
publican form " government. to he adopted
10y the people of Texas, and confirmed by the
Congress Of the United Sta,es.-and the CON
dnOns Ui Annexation are simply these
la'. All questions Of boundary tina, may
N'i'c " Nh other governments. are in I've sci.
t!fd 10y the tnlltd States. Cd. Ielas, after
cedlns all her public WORKS, ports, barracks
navy yards, &c 10 the United Sla'e,, shal
retain tie public lands, aud all dues and tax
cs, t" be applied to the paymen, of her debts,
and lablllle5. 3rd. New States, If CON
r,tncm nse, may hereafter be formed out
OF lhe fislsiare Of Teas, and all such states,
lying south OF So 30 ,hoH he admitted into
TIE unl"n, r'h or 'rifhom ,larery, as they
may elect
As northern Wing, we feel proud TO
announce the fact 10 our re- adets, that not one
oilhe delegates Of the party from free
state VAS found base enough TO be bought.
or weak enough 10 he uA,pped into the sup.
port Of Tins Infamous measure and al
Ne,nonitr, we feel especial gra,ified in
n"'i'los that she, by her vote. pfescnted an
uHhr"ko;. font IA her opposition to it. Would
HAT Ne could >'y this nf The entire north,
of even ot our ow u New Eng md But no.
INV thee Member, nI Congress, all locofo. .
cus,beH ever RENE mbefe1 from the free states
were lnunI ready 10 do the bidding ofthe |.
patty. and by ileir votes passed Ibis mea.
sure through The House. We blush 10 add. .
thats.rtn nj tins number affect To represent
the land ul the purians---ihe free suns ni New
England We may ask for no stronger evi-
dentr Of the sincettv of the northern wing
parry who sustained Mr. Clay and opposed
Mr. Polk, Ia view of this question, than is
afforded by this vote We ask our liberty
party friends, II they could have done better
themselves
Bot 'he hill as passed putporls to be, and
IS offered hy TIE Soulh 10 tie North as a
eenrromiAs Till Great stress is laid upon the
line Of 90 degrees 30 minutes OF latitude as
a boundary, north Of which Slavery is not TO
extend. A wonderful concession, Truly,
The Importance Of which mus, a, once be
seen by every one at all familiar with lne
Whereabouts VI Texas OF the country
round IL We know that the Texan Army.
the Texan Navy, an inhabirant of Texas
~ an1 thing pertaining 10 this country, has
often been hard matter 10 find. but louu-
nale'y, TeId' HseG though possessed with
such astonishing runaway powers within
herself il yet retained by certain lines Of
latitude and longitude, which though On.
seen, are yet arbitrary, and we'll defined
Had some Of those Northern Locofoco
mcmbers Of Congress, " no have voted for
lts bill as compromise between tho
tu'nd. and the opponents OF savery--re.
viewed bn'dy their geographical s,vd,es
they would have (cuod that Texas 2ropcr
has never extended r.rlf 10 the Inc above
mcrllonod wh,ch Is tia, Of the Southern
noundlrv of Missouri an near the norbc,,
I'm" 81 y Ctrollnl anil Tennessee Bu,bc
Resolution has passed Tho House. rs il !,
aud WE can now only hope that measure
so d'shonorahle to n country proi,,.iog
lrc'do m. 70 taught urh the element, ri
disoord, ruin md Reorganization, vii Pc.
.c,l'crha' eepd, n mt, uilhe hand, Of III.
scnllc, alJch such a measute siotll 70.
ceye ffgmi hoss who sfe,he Coa,er,,,o,,
o. oar inai'uiico. and o'r ibertt,
who are placed as flthfal pnlioel, IL
wa'ch over snd guard or s,er,i Con.t ,o.,
ten, sga'nn No anaeL, Of firtien ,ns.
mus. or ,hr NJ lcss dangerous assault, Of =.
pfofcssed 'rirnls