The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-02-13
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Tle Ecdaaiig OK ne.
Te mary exc itaJl5cht which has
been created both in Eng glsas Ind int home
| In relation to the diplomatic qnarreisin re-
ference TO tho cedipg OF the Island Of Vigre,i
iHthe Pacific Osead 10 The United States by.
The government OF Honduras renders il nec-
easary thatisome light should be thrown on
The subject The preamble % Mr. sanier's.
treaty explains matters thus: The govern
ment Of Honduras expecting a seizsSe of
tho Island by England, and unwilling thatsSo
advantageous, o position should be /, assumed
by government ipimicable totAhe commerce
Of the New World, deaded upon cedng the
island into the possession Of a liberal gov.
ernmnnt, and chose that of the United States
ias the recipient She gave us the Island in
order to facilitate the carrying out Of the
contract entered into by several Of our citi-
gems andsthe State of,Nicaranga for the con-
struction of a canal over the Istbmus as we'll
as to insure the Independence OF herself. By,
the terms of the cession, the United States
was placed in possession Of the. Island at the
signing OF the. articles by the accredited
agents Of both Governments, and only the
ratification Of our Senate is now wanting TO
confirm US in the possession, We give, the
concluding articles of the, cession: t0Sgs.
Art. z In consequence Of tho preceding
cessIon, and by virtue of the present decree,
tho general diplomatic agent Of the United
States, resident in Cenirai America, OF taho.
ever may represent him. mpy take Immediate
| possession in tho name Of his government of
said island, and adopt whatever measures he
may deem expedient to secure the object ex-
| pressed lnrhe preamble oi this decree. aaI
i Art 3. None Of the foregoing articles shali
alter or impair the present laws and jregula.
tions established in the said island Of !Tigrc, d
Art. d The present decree shalt be printed
and circulated in the Territory OF Honduras,
and shall be made known to the other govern.
men,s of Central America, and inr the iliplo
matte agenls and foreign Consu!s resident
therein.
Given in 1'cgucigaIpa, at the Government
House, this OH Oct lSd0.
III ras JUAN LIspo,ga;
Minister OF Statepf Honduras.
a very large and respectable meeting of
the Citizens of Hanover County, n. C. was
hold at the Court House in Wilmington on
the 20,h January TO consider the best and
most proper action to be taken in regard to
subject of slavery, From among the resolu-
tons we clip the following.
2 Resolved, That a crisis has arrived
when it becomes necessary for thinking men.
Mt both ends OF the Unit n, to adopt such dis
Greet measures as may evcrt the conscquen.
ces Likely to flow from, this fanaticism, dsl,on,
esty, and excitement; or, il they cannot be
averted, so to meet them as to di.:.inisl, as
much as possible, their mischief .i5sA 81
B. Resolve1, That the Union Of the States
is not less dear and important to us political.
ly, than is life individually, and we will there
fore, maintain it at every sacrifice but that OF
principle. '2;{ iSt @
4. Resolved, That dcari.and essential as is
life 10 the indIvidual, no brave and vrtuous
man wilconscnt to hold it a; The sacrifice OF
honor and principle; neil,ercan we yield up
: principle and honor, even fthe maintenance
. Of them should involve the sacrifice OF our po-
litical and Individual eyizienec. III tile desso.
luiinr e Z SIS; .fts;s Gn.on and the bloody conse-
|.aasnccs likely to dow ,I,ereiron:
Weinsert below a Resolution Dassed bv
both Houses of the Legislature, of Indiana,
few days previous to its adjournment-Ia
strikes MS as being moro forcible and exhibit
: ing more deep seated animusity To us of tho
'Sou,h than any proceeding ones 1 .
1 BE it Resolved by The General Assembly
of the State of Indiana, That our Senators
in Congress be instructed, and our Represer.
tatives requested, so 10 cast their votes, aud
exert their influence, MS 10 lave ingraited up.
on any law that may lie passed for the organ.
ization OF the terrttnrysrecenuy acquired from
Mexico, provision forever excluding from
such territory, slavery and involuntary seryi.
tude, otherwise than in the punishment oi
crime. whereof the party has been duly con-
yic,cd.'