Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-12-31

the province of NtD ero lying both sdcs of the river
from its head spring the Paso del Nortotho Is say
various towns and ynges P9pdooG we'll cultivated E and
only Of part which propose rconnox is, first the
frontier village Taos 5000 SOULS aud where The Crstom house
sanc Fc, the capital 1000 souls then Albuquerque g.
moro or lcs populated and surrounded by and fields Then
comotho departments of ChhaahHa Coahuh and IdmdWpas,
without o omcns the LEFT bank Of the tvGr but occupying
right bank and commanding tho left AN this being parts
r Isan Dm noe %T% to s Umon # b
treaty ratified and actually c-anneXed from the moment OF
sage remain until the acquisitions rejected by rejecting
the trcay The half of the department ct Ncw Mexico
anglo Chahuu tho Paso del Notte, famous for its wine
S Soonod on the m BANK Which we tote but comnondci rom
The right bank by Mexican authorities the sumo Of Tom9upas
both sides of the river from IFS mouth for some hundred
so Is up m1c t These in addition to old Texas these
pa of four sateshcse towns and yoges-hee people and
o co ousaSd miles long, and some hundreds 5roa~a this
GU" has o cut 0 d %oG ses a ea y
rs! cutting off he calls eannoxation Humboldt calls
New Mexico chihuahua, Coahuo and Fouva santando
(now qmaqpa; and the civilized world may qualify this r.
@nneNoon ny the mo OF n sSS of Athens NOT @ E
but TO retain city and in tnt laid the virtue which
win it be equally potent with and will prcsed to
tho annexation Legitimate the seizure Of ttoo thousand miles Of
Friendship eommree7 win it legitimate this seizure, mo%o
tic disastrous expeditions to Fc-hauc
near Il wnhom being killed Or taken to the last man? -
my hands of all attempts to dsmomber The Morean
Republic By selling dmoas in Men ,icO chihuahua, Goa
hull md IN
TO THE BOUNDARY RIO GHANpE IS An ACT OF uN
PARALLELLEp Mexico. Ii is THE SEIZURE or
THOUSAND MILLS OF Her TERRITORY without word OF
eNp9huuo9 WIN ne' u m S S,v' IN lie ,c,,n, ~
WI, M n i% state tao charge Mesico and seven days nSe the
treaty signed and after the Mexican Minister had with
conscious cfe noriy Of this Outa knew it was and
poered apologies avert the which
therefore propose, additional resolution, applicable to
del Noro the Rio Grnndo boundary onythc
which, proper mc shall ask the vote of the Senate
Resorcd 7Eat Incorporation Of tho M bank efthe Rio del
N1te INTO he ameean GHo ey pyne q 1reag % " I1a,
MeiieGn dcpdrmcnts Of S 1co, Cinahnd, coahuia and
TanrqnipGs rouid be An Acr NIX
all consequences of which the United States would
stand responsible"
This objection of Mr.. Benton, that the treaty
covered MEXICAN TERRITORY on the left
| bank of the Rio Gfande, was an insuperabe one,
even to such friends of Annexation and Slavery as
/ Mr.. Benton himself; and the treaty was rejected.
Subsequently, to get rid Of The constitutional require
ent ola tco thirds rote and TO obriaie the objections
! of M Benton, it was proposed to annex Texas by
| resolutions OF Congress. Accordingly resolutions
introduced and passed, and were approved on
! the LIST of March 1915. We quote the resolutions
which were accepted by Texas, and on which she
was admitted, as follows
, Sos S@ n s%S h'f a o. @
that the territory properly included a and rvay belonging
called the State of Texas with Republican form of Govern
mcn to be adopted BY the people of said republic by deputies
in order that the may be admitted of the
- and be further RsOrcd That the foregoing consent of
Congress is given the following conditions and will, the
subject e adjustment By his government Of all questions
stution thereof with proper evidence its adoption by the
people of said Republic of Texas shall be transmitted the
final action berore the first day of January one thousand eight
Union after ceding Sites all public edfcos,
Qualifications barracks ports and hobors, navy navyyor
pertaining public belonging republic
Of every kind which may belong to be- due and owing said
public a9 hSl %'S 5slaH all the yaop1, and ri
debts ana liabilities o. said repue OF IeAns nnd the residue OF
sed of said State direct but in said debts
Th T New SS Gn T a not OF
cocdg four number addition said State of Texas and
be formed out of the territory thereof which shall be emit
n o neS a he out the that portion
t"de commonly Missouri compromise line shall
be admitted into the Union with without slavery the poo
State or States shall formed o Of sad territory north Of
(except for cIme,l shall be prohibited.
Three things are to be especially remembered
| Frst,-the resolutions intended only to admit "the
territory property included ,cithtn and rghJuliy be-
longing TO-, the Republic of Texas" and oil queS.
tons Of boundary that might arise were subject 10
/ the adjustment Of mot the Executive merely, butt
the u. S. Government" These provisions were
made TO obviate the objections of Senator Benton
in fact mol to seize four states belonging to Mex
lCO-nOL 10 COMMIT HU outrage upon HeT-UOt 10
perpetrate san act of direct aggression on her
but to take only what rghbIly belonged 10 Teas,
and honoraby to treat with Mexico about the divi-
ding line between us.
! Second,-Thc resolutions puport to open a way
for division OF Texas into slave and free states
And Third they re enact the provision of the
Missouri Compromise, thai ALL TERRITORY
SOUTH OF 36 l-2 DEGREES MAY BE SLAVE
TERRITORY.
Such are the PROVISIONS of the resoutons-so
they were agreed to by TeXas,-but HOW HAVE
THEY BEEN EXECUTED BY JAMES X.
POLK AND HIS PARTY? Let this question
come home to every freemen-a and especially to ev-
cry who was induced to vote for him n 1874 g.
assent to the Annexation Of Texas, on the ground
that Udr should mol enSue-,he peace and honor OF
the nations should be Northumberland above all
that there should be fair and equitable dipSion OF
ItraS Jeiceen Slavery and Freedom, so that Slavery
should have no advantage. These were the prom
ises held out to them in 1874. These were the
t ducet notes played off from the stump by Mr..
J DILLINGHAM at the last congressional election, and
! echoed by the Polk newspapers in this District
r We repeat the question, then-Ilow have those
5 promises been maintained? how have The Annexa-
f ton resolutions been executed They became the
> Lai0 of the land: and have they been Violated? We
n tell you-yea! boldly, abominaby, outrageously
violated. As to SLAVERY: Texas accepted
J. the resolutlons-but she straightway framed
5, state government embracing "Texas" without mees
I, and bounds-of course all OF Texas-and adopted
Is Constitution forever FoRBIDDING THE ABoLITIo,
II OF SLAVERY without the consent OF the Slavehol
n ders, compensation! With such constltu
e ton-wlth " The mark of the beast" upon her fore
!, head--sho knocked for admission into the Uuor
8 a State. Polk and the present Congress received
,, her with open arms and even ycW assent,
r, Freemen Of the Fourth AYE, yolu assent wal
g given in the halls OF Congress by the Hon. MIR
" Dillingham;! But he was friend OF the admins
i tration.-and thus was led to deceive the hopes o
y many a freeman who trusted him. If ye trust an
o other friend of such an administration, lay not up
on him the blame, if he shall equally degrade thu
J. fair name o! Vermont. Where aOo are your hopes
&c of FREE STATES IN Texas? They are coiinet
d and covered with the black pail oe Slavery the!