Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-12-24

UtChtdty OOSttJUted 10 he cCteNStOU uHU PciPcU0OH
Of Slavery and TO crush the energies and interests Of
Tie Free States. We charge this crime upon the
Government: it is an official crime, and the evil
donce shall be drawn from official documents from
the archoves of the Government itself, and from
persons friendly to it. Now for the
PROOF.
I On the 10Th of April, 1914, treaty for the an
ncXaton Of Texas was signed by J. c. Calhoun,
! in behalf Of the Government Of the United States,
and by Isaac Van Zandt and j. Pinckncy llendor-
son, in behalf of Texas which will be found in
Senate Doc. 3ll, 2Sth Congress, LIST session, page
TO-
In one week thereafter, VIC find the Secretary of
State of the u. s., JOHN C. CALHOUN, thus Of
fcally instructing our agent in Mexico. We quote
from the same Document, pages 50 and sd:
Mr.. Calhoun to IN. Green
u. Dif!rAnTMEssr or IS STAFF
stn'A treaty for The annexation of Texas TO tho United
crnmcn and will bo sent by the President Senate with.
out delay, for its approval.
President onou you give it, in the first place, the lron-
se assurance that adopting this measures Government is
acuuCd feelings of
or dgniy of Moxico and that it would he subject of grcnt
in the place, that The step rcad Government Of
nc Gauel Sas n sy dceaee IN conse9maIe Of ne oeg a
sL4BERY M TEx.qS.
In the same letter page 54) Mr. Calhoun express
ly declares and repeats that the question q bonn
dd'y shall be an open one, thus;
You enoncd Also by the Prcsden the Mexican
the two countries which grow out of this treaty. any 9th
or cause the most liberal and satisfactory crms including
recently appointed will be shortly with adequate powers.
Accordingly on the 23d Of May, 1914, we find
Mr.. Green u. S. Agent in Mexco) writing TO the
Mexican government as loRows:--Senatc Doc. /,
20th Congress, I'd ses" p 81 and 3D.
Mr.. Green to Mr. Bocancgra.
LEGATION u NIIrp ST o. ANrUfC, }
The undersigned, charge d'aes od interim of tho United
states Of Amorca has the honor Rotm h oXcecncy NJ
Bocnncga Minister that he has just received by special
suctod inform the Mexican Government hat treaty for tho
OF Texas to The United states has been signed by
inc pnnp9eaes o. the two Gnvcnmeni and that the said
treaty would be Immediately submitted che scaate the Uni
Tho undersigned is also instructed the Mexican
Govenmc that mis- siep was forced the Government Of
adoed W Great Britain in reference to The abolition IF siaoy
The undersigned is also directed by the President the Uni
ted states to assure the Ecan Goyornmer that it is his de-
grow out OF this treaty any other cause, the most liberal
torms including that Of boundary.
On the 9th April 1874, Fifteen days after sign
ing the treaty. the Secretary of State Mr. Calhoun
announces the fact to the British Minister TMr.
Pakeuham,l and gives the reason of our Govern
mcnt thus :-'Senate Doc. 3lI, 2Sh Congress-, LIST
session. p. Coy
The United States in concluding the treaty annexation with
Texas ale not disposed to sbun any responsibility which may
adopted with tho mutual consent and for the mutual and
permanent wro OF Interested 1t was made
placed under TIC guaranty Of their repeetre Constitutions, and
deemed essential to their safety and prosperity.
We have thus produced the unequvocal dccln-
ration officially made to Mexico aud Great Britain
by the official organ of c'U s. Government, that
Texas was annexed to
PRESERVE SLAVERY
But have said that the perpeuaton of Slave
rvy moi only tba If ToSon
also of the sweeping policy which has since been
pursued by President Polk, and already embraced
the vast territories of New Mexico and the Califor-
Mas: and we now present you with the official ev-
dence Of this fact, direct, clear and conclusive, in
the following eXtrict from despatch from Sec
rotary OF State Mr.. Calhoun to the u. s. Minister
in France Mr.. King bearing date Aug. ~, 1874
The object of this despatch is TO reconcile France
to annexation. This Despatch is III S. Doc |, 2Sh
Congress, I'd session, and we quote irst from page
Al:
Z" If the annexation Of Tcx3; should be permitted take
place peaceaby would without the interference of 9TH
come directed Tie peaoa5e pursuits Qredeemng bring
agc portion g bet,ocen c1ico on one SIDE and
the British possessions He other, which with little
coptiOn wilderness with population, consisting
most part of Wandering Indian tribes 1t is destiny
py that REGION to utersec with roads aud canals ill
with cities, towns Villages and FARMS extend
religion, CUSTOMS Constitutions and laws and present
pcace splendid addition the domains of commerce and
civilization policy to increase by growing and spread
ing unoccuped regions uing incororate
the addition Of held together by cohesion force
No system be unsuted to the latter process, better
adapted to the former, than admirable Federal system.
should not be resisted in its course, it will probably fulfil its de
tiny without d;urIug 9n neghOGts Or putting jeopardy the
direction oo be eH6rgy much less aroebe TO mar
Rc chang would be- ous. less
with what have assumed to be primary objects opoy on
this thi terri territory, Or Gsh,i
but to descend 10 particulars is certain that while Eng
tho independence OF Texas, with the
view to commercial it IS not less SO hs one OF tho
Ser do%cy and sauono NEGRo sAVERY HY Be
TIiERE and T.at9y ey consequence, i" the
Mr.. Calhoun then goes on to argue in defence of
Slavery at length but we will quote only the con-
illusions, by extracting from page as.
1t is unqnesonaho that she Greot Britain regards the alb
clifton Of slavery n Texas as most important STEP towards this
eons and the defeat of the annexation of Texas to Union
Indispensable to tho abolition of slavery horo She is
gacious not what fatal blow it would give to sla-
in the United States and how certainly its abolition with
would abolish it the whole continent Thereby give
her monopoly in tho productions Of the great tropical staples
and the command of the navigation, and manuhc
lures of the WORLD with established naval ascendcncy and
itical preponderance"
comphng the constant object of her desire and excronshc
abolition Of nego slavery this coatinenand towards tho
Texas to Union important Can it be possible that Gov
ommen enlightened and sagacious those of France
of philanthropy not to what must inevitably follow be
motive what it may, should she succeed her object 20
4 ANA now we close this remarkable document
with brief extract from page 46, which reveals
new feature in the wretched policy of our rulers
foreshadowing the combination OF
FREE TRADE AND SLAVERY
which has already become the settled policy of thu
f Polk administration and is threatening the Who'll,
country with rreparable injury. Behold treemeI
of the North-behold the tantalizlng bait held on
to France and the other great continental powers
of a VAST MARKET in the United States, an,
in her I" new continent" of additional territory
market of almost unlimited extent" for III
products Of FOREIGN LABOR, AND INDUS
: TRY AND ART, to be paid in our productions a
prices made LOW by CHEAP LABOR and COM
, PETITION Farmers aborers of the North
to you we appeals look ye at this official declara
, ton of your government, since verified by the re