The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-23
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UeoetoPme"ts-'A washington correspon.
dent ofthe Philadelphia Inquirer repeats
the STORY of an attempt to establish 4
Southern confederacy, and gives the fol.
lowipg account of the matter:
In January last. Gen. Lopez waited IN,
on Hsperal Ssh, HonstpG, aud presented
him with a PAPER, drawn dh by leading
Southern men in this city, w sshineton'l
in which it was suited that, ihs South
despairing ofj1ssire, bad determined 10
sever their conneclon with The Union,
and establish Southern confederacy,
That, fnrthe purpose Of strengthening ,6a
contemplated cdnfedetacy ossrtures wers
to be made to Mexico To Join il; and I'd
incline her TO do so, every effort was to
be made 10 nduce bel, frontier frbvinces
to revoltbS The means df .BuHalo Honls,
and secret emissaries; and il was then TO
be represented to her that her only safety
in guarding against these, revolts aud the
dismemberment of her republic. was to
Join the Southern States Of this country;
and form strong Southern Union. ASS
further iBducement. it was To he repre-.
sen,ed to her that The city Of Mexico was
10 bp the seat of governments but that. in
fact Texas. was TO be really the head Of
the new Republic, Gen. Huston was al.
so told thatifhe would join the movement
he should be- President.
Gen. Houston Indignantly refused to
have anything to do with the base and
traitorous scheme. He was ain American.
aud devoted friend If this glorious I'm
ion. He was not a Cataline. to betray
his country.
Mr.. Calhoun was fully aware of this
treasonabIe project, but he was oppos.
ed to any action being taken until final
propositions to amend the constitution
should be asked for. This course was
not however. approved of by others. and
an emissary was sent To the city of Mexi-
co TO unfold the matter there. The Next
can authorities received the proposition
with some hesitation, and although they
did not refuse it. they insisted upon a
guarantee being given that their lawsre
garding religion and the abolition of
slavery should remain, and that England
should sustain the movement. A propo-
sition to this effect was made To Mr.. Doyle,
the acting Charge d'Afaires of Great
Britain IN Mexico. Mr.. Doyle, not 10
commit him elf in any way, declined to
express ally npitiidn. but said he would
consult his government. The Mexican
Government. fearing to move unless sus-
tanned by Great Britain. delayed giving
. an answer; aud it is understood England
has not taken any notice ofthe prcject sui!
mitted to her. So the matter rests. Me- n
while, an emssary from the South, firm
the State IF Mississippi. | mean citizen
Of that State, is in Mexico. and doubtless
III correspondence with the Disunionisls
! here.
Emissaries were despatched. in May
, last. To Lower California, to create re-
volt there. and consequently to propose
dn independent government, to be an.
neSed to the South. The news Of this
movement is ah&iously looked for. and it's
=. arrival is daily expected. ltis believed
that II Mexico finds her provinces revolt!
ihg; she will agree to the terms ptbposed
Thy the miginaiors of the Southern confed-
eraty; and it she will ii3t. that these re.
voting ptdtntes can come ID by them.
!, selves.
| have ad~ briefly sketched This black
and traitorous scheme, 50 fai as Il has yet
been developed. 1t at once gives al ea:
sy clue To the movements which have Ia;
ken place lately, and perhaps throws
light upon the plan Of procrastination
which has been pursued during the whole
a OF The present session or Congrss. The
:, bill which has just passed me Senate for
the adjustment of The Texan difficulty
u was bitterly opPo' cd in the Senate by the
uliraisls Of the South. and it will be @.
# qually, ifnot more 'fercely, opposed BY
{ The same faction in the House.
g II is unnecessary to name the parties
is who have been the prime movers in this
a scheme. The debates in Congress this
u session will afford to every one ready
J. means by which to ascertain who the
e movers are. a..uE,st