The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-03-03

sage OF the above mentioned proviso makes
it the duty of every slaveholding State, and
all they value their dearest privileges, their
sovereignty, their Independence, to take
| firm, united and concerted action in this
emergency.
MR.. CALHOUN'S RESOLUTIONS.
Submitted IN the Senate u. S.
Resolued, That the territories of the Uni
ted States belong to the several States COM
posing this Union, and are held by them as
their joint and common property.
Resolued, That Congress, as the Joint
agent and representative of the States Of this
Union, has no right to make any law, or do
any act whatever, that shall directly, or by
its effects, make any discrimination between
the States of this Union, by which any of
them shall be deprived of its full and equal
right in any territory ofthe United States, ac-
quired or to be acquired.
ResoLved. That the enactment of any law
which should directly, or by its effects, de-
prive the citizens of any of the States of this
Union from emigrating with their property
into any of the territories of the United States,
will make scch discrimination, and, would,
therefore, be a violation Of the constitution,
and the rights of the States from which such
citizens emigrated, and in derogation OF that
perfect equality which belongs to them as
members of this Union, and would tend iii.
rectly to subvert the Union ITSELF
ResoIUed, That, as fundamental princi-
pie in our political creed, that people in
forming constitution have the uncondition-
al right to form and adopt the government
which they may think best calculated to Sc
cure their liberty, prosperity and happiness;
and that in conformity thereto, no other con-
dition is imposed by the Federal Constitution
on State in order to be admitted into the
Union, except that its Constitution shall be
strictly republican: and that the imposition
of any other by Congress would not only be
in violation of the Constitution, but in direct
conflict with the principle on which our po-
litical system rests.
MEXICAN CAVALRY OFF1cERs.-Cortazar
is member of one of the first families in
the Department of Guanaiuaso-a family
that has always taken leading part in the
affairs of Mexico. He received the rank he
now holds in l84l-being then the Cover
nor of Guanajuato. In the year just men.
| toned, Santa Anna pronounced against the
President Bustamcnte, who, doubling the
loyalty of Cortaxar, sent him tha Generals
sash as an inducement to be faithful. But
the present had not the desired effect, or ra-
ther, SO some say, it arrived at Guanaiuato
day or two too late.
Cortazar is a good cavalry officer, but in
ferior to the other three Mexican Generals
whose names are mentioned.
And foremost among them is Guzman.
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Mexican army who has seen more service
than he has. 1t was in 1889, or in l84O,
that Guzman received the rank of general
of brigade, which was not the reward of po-
litical intrigue or tergiversation. 1t was
won by hard fighting In the department
of Moreiia he maintained for nearly three
years, and with but little assistance from
TrhE Government, hnrrassing with
gagements, and finally compelled them to
sue for peace: More than one act Of daring
has been attributed TO this officer. 1t is said
that during an en,euae he galloped towards
a gun which the artillery-man had deserted,
and for few moments alone kept the in
surgents at bay.
Torrejon is n,est;zo, or half breed, and
like most .aestszos,is by no means distin-l
guished for personal beauty. Like Guer.
reros and other Mexican officers, who have
had a large admixtuTes Of Indian blood in
their veins, Torrejon is very cunning. In
4 laying traps for an adversary, he is remar-l
/ kably expert. and, as will be- remembered,
it was he who surrounded and took priso.
ners Capt Thornton's command Of forty
men. Is Z ~ }!.: 81 . j, 81
Gen. Josee Marie Minion is, in most re-