The North-Carolina standard., 1845-03-26
SENATOR HAYWOOD.

honor of having finally harmonized the demo-
cratic party, and passed. the Texas Resolutions
This statement is abundantly sustained by Nor
Lhern Journals, and among them the New York
Herald, and the New York Morning News; IN
both of which the high and distinguished credit
of having saved Texas is assigned to Senator
HAYWOOD, of this State. We take the following
from the Herald:
Gas a commencement of the history of the
Texas resolutions and compromise, by which
g Renton's Bill" it is called. was adopted as an
amendment TO the House resolutions, l must nega-
tive two of the prevailing impressions in the pub
liz mind relative thereto. FIrst-the bill known as
M Renton's Bill was not Benton's Bill at all, but
the production OF another senator, and onereo Dy
Senator Benton at the authors earnest request,
hacked by that of another Senator; and, Second,
,he compromise by which the bIl was lacked on
10 the House resolutions, and which Is universally
attributed to Senator " Waker as its author, is not
Senator Walkers at all, but was produced by the
same person who drew up the bill, and induced
Senator Benton to offer it. Any person who doubts
,bese assertions may ascertain their truth by in
curing whether Senator Benton has not declared
publicly, since the passage of the amended resolu-
tions that call the compliments bestowed uFon
his bill. belong not so much to him as to the Sena-
Tor from North Carolina, (Mr. Havwood) its au-
thor, and the Senator from New York, Mr.: DIx)
who united with MIR. Haywood in pressing the bill
uDon his (Senator Benton's) appreciation"
sit will be perceived that the above few lines
utterly demolish multitude of theories and col
umns of defamation which have been spent, pro
and CON, upon the so-called Benton's bill and the
compromise, and will give concise history OF
the reasons which led Senator Haywood TO this
course which resulted the passage OF the resolu-
uOns.
"I have ascertained that while the House reso-
Iutions were before the Committee on Foreign Re-
Iarions of the Senate, inquiries were diligently
made as to the support which they were likely TO
meet among the democratic Senators. From these
inquiries Senator Haywood ascertained that in
their then fern i: would be impossible 10 pass them,
several democratic Senators being irreconcileably
opposed TO them, and others yielding very reluc-
tant support In this dilemma, Senator Haywood
drew up the bill known as 'Benton's Bill :" and,
backed by Senator Dix, he induced Col. Benton 10
offer it in the Senate. 1t will, too be remembered
that all the papers, of whatever politics, for
time after the House resolutions were before the
Senate, we're Of the opinion that the resolutions
could not be passed, but would be defeated in the
Senate; nor was it until some time after the in
PRODUCTION of "Benrons Bill " that hopes of con-
trary result were entertained, and fears expressed
by the whig presses.
"Now il has been supposed by very large
number of persons that "Benton's Bill was in
troduced for the purpose of defeating the annexa-
tion IL the Colonel's twenty years devotion to
Texas annexation were not sufficient to dIsproVe
the charge the above facts Go so most completely,
have been passed. Again, if that had been the
object of the Bill, why was it not offered as
substitute" for the House resolutions instead of
separate bill? That it could have been substi
,ued is certain for all the wings would have voted
for such substitution. What then becomes of
this supposrion ? Does it no: fall of its own
weight =? The fact is, that Senator Hay wood fore
st eng the danger of the loss of the measure,
knowing that the House resolutions could not be
passed alone and knowing, that although the wings
fho -
yet they would afterwards vote against the amend
ed measure when they might be joined by exas-
peraued democrats, as to defeat annexation alto
geher. Senator Haywood seeing this, proposed
The Compromise, which Mr.. Walker offered, and
thus united the democratic party, by advising with
its individual members and inducing them 10 yield
a hearty support TO the amended measure.
"Thus it might be acknowledged by the most
casual observer and reasoner, that Benton's Bill
was offered, not 10 destroy, but 20 accomplish the
annexation of Texas, and that it had actually that
effect, for without il, annexation could not have
been carried. Col. Benton, as have before said,
has publicly attributed the authorship Of the Bill
Senator HAYWOOD; and he ascribes the whole pro-
ceeding and success of the measure to the patriot
ism, sagacty, and craftsmanship Of that Senator.
being too high minded to elaim honors which be-
long otherss and this short history Uf Benton's
Bill" and the "Compromlse," shows that though
Senator Haywood does not put forth claim before
the public for the merit of the passage of the meas
ure, vet he is the less entitled TO IT. and that
TO him belongs the honor Of having done more than
any other Senator 10 carry Texas annexation thrO
Congress, and to unite his party upon that impor-
tant measure; while it removes all ground from
the arguments which have had "sinister motives" !"
for their burden in relation TO "BentoH's Bill and
lis supposed author"
Thus it will be seen by the foregoing. that Sen
ator Haywood was the author of the bill intro
duced by Mr.. Benton, and afterwards added, on
motion of Mr. Walker, to the Resolutions of Mr.
Milton Brown which finally passed both Houses;
and that Mr.. Benton himself with magnanimty
which no man knows better how to display than
Mr. Benton, attributes to Senator Haywood the
authorship of the amendment and zbeStows upon
him call the compliments, offered on the sue
cess Of the greatest measure of the day. We re-
gret that our limits prevent as from giving this
week the article from the Morning News in
which The history of the. Texas question in the
Senate is given, and which awards to Senator
Haywood high and peculiar honors for his cool
ness and sagacity, and for the frmness and un-
doubling confidence with which he held on to the
measure, and struggled for it, until he witnessed
its complete and glorious triumph In the lam
guage of the News: Such man cannot long
remain unknown to the people of the Union. ~
The article from the News shall appear in our
next Meantime we quote the following from the
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