Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-10-23

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Sifoo the last session Of the Genera
Assembly, an import, Mt step has beer
taken towards the annex alton of a (or
eign government 20 our Couteie,a y
Tins has b,rn done by the adoption n
Jolni resolution by Congress, dcclar
ing IFS consent that the Territory prop
! crly included IA, aud rlgh1ully H. ong
ing 10 the republic OF Tens, may H.
erected into a new State. ~ order that
the same may BE- admitted MS one ol
the States Of this Union" This con
stn. - declared 10 b. gwen upon the
condition that the constitution 10 h.
formed by the people Of Texas, shall
h. Transmitted To- the President Of the
United States "to H. laid before Con
grcSs for u final action. on OF before
The FIRST al january r,N'. and Wi'h TIC
provision among others. that "new
States OF convcnicnt size, and having
sufficient population, may, by the con
sent OF SAID State h. formed out Of the
territory aud entitled - admission IN
der h., provisions Of the Federal Con
SutulIon.'
To this resolution there was added
another. Ia the effect that II the PrcSi-
dent should deem It mos, advisable, in
stead OF submitting the foregoing rcso-
lulInn to the Republic Of Texas, rs an
overture for admission, 10 negotiate
with that Republic, then that the ad-
mission NIGH, hc effected, either by
treaty, 10 b. submitted Ia the Senate,
on by articles TO be submitted to the
two Houses OF Congress, as the Pres-
den, might direct
Upon the passage Of these resolu-
lions, the President proceeded To act
upon the first, and forthwith submitted
1t To Texas, as an overture for It's ad-
mission. Upon the receipt Of the over
ture, n convention was called, which
has formed constitution which has
been submitted TO the people of Texas
for their action on the 18th of the pres
cnt month. II will probably be ratll-
ed, and submitted TO the Congress Of
the United States at its next session,
for approval, which is an indlspensa-
bic prerequisite to admission into the
Union.
The question Of annexation being
thus an open question, the States may,
with a view TO It's final decision, as
well as in reference TO their duty, upon
a possible consummation Of the meas
urc, properly subject 1t to the ordeal of
severe scrutiny. | deem, therefore, no
apology necessary for inviting TO 1t
your particular attention, nor for the
expression OF my conviction that Yer
mont should firmly resist every ad
vance towards the contamination of Il
so utterly subvcrSlvc of her
rights as a mcml or of the xlsting con
federacy.
This mcditated invasion Of our
rights is not to be regarded or treated
as an ordinary violation of the Consti
luton, for which there may be a con
remedy in the interposltion
Of the judiciary power No Judicial
power can cflectunlly reach the case.
ct the decd be dOnc--thc foreign
State admitted and its Senators and
Representatives be actually in Con
rrcss, aud practically, q decision of
Nc Supreme Court would be power
Ms. The truth is, the measure is es-
icntia'ly revolutionary. 1t is fraud
upon the Constitution, and utterly sub
vcr7vc e lt-Changing g sentlally our
lomcSllc Federal relations, and crca-
ling new union, of which neither the
present Constitution, nor mutual con
idcncc will constitute the honda UNI
ion whose only bond will be, the APP
pretended evils of actual separation,
since it is impossible that confidence
or affection can exist where there Is an
abiding sense of fragrant injustice and
uSlIrpatlon.
Much has been said in regard TO the
compromises OF the Constitution" in
favor of Slavery: and so sensitive are
the South on tins subject $50 tenacious
of the concessions wrung from the
North, ms the price Of the Union, that
inc bhrc PROPOSE by The Legislature OF
Massachusetts, to amend the Consti-
tuition, by abollshing the slave repre-
sentatlon IN Congress, has been de
nounccd rs little less than treason TO
the Union. But tins very compromise
carries with IT an irresistible argument
against the measure Of annexation. A
Eight consideration Of the subject viii
render II apparent, that the c0mpro
mise securing slave representation.
must have had reference 10 union
within the limits of the United States,
because 1t concerned sectional inter
est, the adjustment of which in the
must necessarily have
had respect TO definite territorial linn
the balance might be-
destroyed, and the compromise practi-
rntlt. pullt6pd br tho addition Of f.r