The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-08-10
MR.. CALII0UN'S REPLY,
To TIE PEOPLE uF THE SOUTHERN STATE .
CONCLUDED.

| 10 TIE PEOPLE UF THE SOUTHERN STATE
| CONCLUDED.
His next charge is that supported the
abolition Of slavery in State. Among his
other traits, Col. Benton is distinguished
for charging on others, what he knows he
is gully OF himself. Mos, men, from pru-
dence and sense Of propre'y, cautiously
abstain from as,ailing others for what they
know they may IN torn themselves be Justly
assaied. Not so With him. He is one OF
the few who are ever more fierce in their
assaUl Is when they know they can BIZ as
sailed Tor the same thing. They seem TO
own level, aud to have concealed Joy 10
thinking that others porlske Of their own
d, lufmty. II is a trait SO detestible that
ibose Who are distinguished for il are usu
silly likened to q notorious parsonage re
proving sin. Col. Benton has s,rlkinply
displayed this lral! ofcharacler in the pres
ent charge. lie well knows how utterly
false he was TO YOU throughout on the Tex.
as question. lie took, as has been stated,
en- active part 10 defeat the treaty of annex.
alton, negotiated BY me on The par, Of the
United Safes. lie knows ha, II contained
10 provisions that countenanced the abo
lillon Of slavery in sny portion Of Texas.
va. strongly urged during The negocla
ton TO insert a provision 10 extend the Mis-
souri, COMPROMISE line cross Texas 10 its
western boundary, and was Informed tina,
II would aid 10 securing constitutional
msJorty IN the Senate, IN lis favor. ! per.
emptorly refused lie knows that he Of
iefed proposition TO abolish II 10 one half
of the ~hole Of Texas, and that by q line,
not drawn ess, and west, but north and
sou,l so as TO hem ln the south On all sides,
by surrounding her with abolition S a,es
tie also knows, tina, his flend and supper
ter On the occasion, Mr.. Hay wood, Of North
Catolina, vent still farther, and offered res.
o!u'lons 10 extend the ordinance OF 1851 not
ory over all Texas, bu, even all the Ter
fIlurles lying ives, of Arkansas, and sou ID
Of SO. 30 with however pro,so excep.
ung The portion Of Texas lying south Of a
Inc dawn east aud west ia the 3ith de
gee Of parallel Of latitude. The presunp.
ton is strong that 10 Offering his resolutions,
ahose course be adhered on the Texan
question. But, be that as It may, certain
II is, be sat mute. He raised no voice OF
Indignation, against a measure which pro.
posed 10 exclude slavery forever from that
very region, which he charges me with
having gwen away 10 The Indians, aud los
ing II to the South. A. bad as the policy
4 7 4 n
IN reference 10 that ion, they did not ex
c'udc slavery. The lndians, who occupy
1t, are Shareholders and have an interest IN
common with YOU, may be regarded as
faithful allies on that vital question. The
resolutions Of his friend Mr., Haywood we're
designed TO deprive you of this advantage !;
aud YET Col. Benton now raises his voice IN
loud denuuclaton against me upon the false
charge oil giving away the territory TO The
ludians, While he approved, a, least, by
his silence Of excluding sou entirely from
the territory, aud one halt OF Texas 10 boot
aud to extend The principal OF the ordinance
OF - over the whole, including Texas and
.e territories. So much for his own po
s.tlon, in reference to the Eleci OF the
charge.
Ii now remains 10 show that il is, like
all his other charges, destitute Of lounda
lion. He rests his charge that abolished
slavery IN Texas, on the fact tha, | was
then Secretary OF State, and that | selected
The resolution, as II passed The House OF
Representatives, instead of the amendment
originally proposed by HIM, as the basis on
Which 10 annex Texas. Thus far he has
departed from his usual rule, and stated the
facts correctly. | shun no responsibility.
| am wiling to take the whole on this oc.
cason but II is due 10 the Pfeslden, aud
the members Of his administration 10 say
they we're unanimous IN favor of the selec.
ton made. not only selected il, but as.
srgned my reasons for making it, 10 des.
patch to our then Minister 10 Texas, Mr..
Donaldson. assigned them, because |
anticipated that there would be an attempt
to undo what vas done, alter the expiration
Of Mr.. TyIer's administration. This was
resolved 10 prevent, by stating reasons for
the selection, that could not be overruled.
The attempt, as suspected, was made, and
the late President has since been arraigned
before the public BY two friends and asso.
clales Of Col. Benton, (BlaIr and Tappan)
because he could not DO forced to override,
what his predecessor has done. The fol.
lowing is an extract from The despatch.
ak is no, deemed necessary to state al
large the grounds on which his decision
rests, Che Prcsldent.) |. will be sufficient
to state, briefly, that the provisions of the
teso luion. as il came from the House, are
more simple in their character, may be
more readily, and with less difficulty and !
expense, carried into effect, aud that the {
great objec, contemplated by hem is much {
less exposed TO the hazard Of ultimate de.
feat. $
That they are more simple in their char q
acier q very few remarks will suffice 10 I
show. According TO the resolution as ii a
came from the House, nothing more is ne
cessary than that the Congress of Texas t
should he called together, its consent given !
10. 40 or,y,s,n,s contained in apt tho q