The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-06-08

trrnioi va the Transaction, hut That doeH not
make her treaty good. Fhe cannot expect
a. add Ia ilg furce ly showing lhal she has
been OutWiued md cheated hy Hn ncknowl-
edged raFHi The rupiiulnitoH oi iiaSar,
aud lha testimony Ola sHlinltnfh general, ,l'Al-
sOla, and The iieXiraU rFrrGtnry nj NHf, Hfa
good evidence ~ show that there wHs eonl-
pulrory consideration with Snnln Annn. Ito
was c0rhpeied iO use that NJ u means OF es-
cape from tho tolls Of his c0uquoruTbul they
proye nothing ns a. consideration between
TcXhr aud MeXico, Suppose liurgoyno had
promised, on consideration ot grtinF out
Of the clutches ofG Gates, that ihe 81, Law
renee should be- the boundary between lho
United Snlcs & Tho British provinces should
YOU expect That PROMISE Ia be keptf Ills
mnsler would have lold him That lac was sent
out 10 dfhl, not a. sell territory or settle
I.a''gsl+sIas,- -Ala2iea, Asiih Rnmnn HleLnness.
declares lhnl she sogt her general 10 deirud,
aud not helrny lle counIryi that thc II not
bound hy liH treaty, hrcnuse she never gave
him power TO do HAT kind of husiuess,
Tho great authority Of Mr. Polk II hru'l To
sanction the clAiu, do not propose 10 hal
ancr !, by the authority uf another President
believing exactly the reverse. There nr0
many things in which fhe opinion of Mr.
Polk would have gregi Influence wiih re,
rnrr in wltirit Il wouih br HRRl This ~
not Que of them. With the slrclcst inlcRri-
IS, which lcAnGffllly accord him, hc had
strong bias 20 pnrtinl decision. Texas nado
him President, aud ho must have felt bound
by gratitude 10 her. When that opinion was
frst expressed, II wns for extending tho ter
rlIOry Of hla own country against foreign
power. When lac fe-allirmcd 1.-THE hnd nlu
stronger motive. ll.wa-lhc only dslsnpa
log llle Mexican War. Take away lhAt, and
at..lnfTN al fln
greatest acts of injustice IN modern history.
IN questions Of this kind Mr. Polk does HoI
carry the usual weight hf Ills own great Nu,
thoriiy When n man has made "cleaT
aud uuqucsiionuhc" mistake of five degrees
aud two thirds, in NORTHWESTERN boundary
YOU must not quote him on me- 10 decide
point Ia soHlltsfn geography,
NV deliberate conviciionl thnt good bus
mess man would not buy farm of moun-
tain or desert laud with no .hlllcr- lllle
ihnn TcNas cen give % llat Tertiary. But
irlhr title Is good, IL shc could brug gunrs
nnJcc from the creator Of The world, why
should wo wish TO purchase IL? II 1t is ronls
" hers, lal her keep H. II MOTIVE do not wish
To buy II. Certainly we cannot think Of dos
ing so with the amendment which lhr hons
urnhc member Mr. Howard hHs offered ~
this bill. That amendment proposes that
the laws permitting slavery shall continue in
that territory, ill il ehnll he formed iniO u
State We have been often told, thni we nt0
not cnlod to lePipIr+, for establishing slayo-
~, but We have here one fomnrkable cNrep-
ton. We hro asked not only 10 buy Icrr
riiory, hut to.tHke IL uulrr the inrumhrnncU
of slave law. lfhny man consents 90 yplg
for that purchusc uudcr thusa conditions, aud
has no dolts, ar louGhlacos for constituents,
he had better weigh il well, Nne,hrr Hai
vote viii not sign his own political death
! cannot look upon ihc effort Of
Texas iu amy other ilghI thHu biuffng,
game, 10 wrench that territory
rom weaker neHhbor. five, 10y amy act,
consent 10 that usurrntion, ] trust we shall
lHve sufficient self respect lnTeyeT ~ keep
silence about the partition Of Poland.
Il is said We may rs well take the land, ioE
We are liable for fhc debts of Texas, because
go have taken her commcrcial reyes
iucs which were pledged tor. ,it- tiHrmuny
II those debts. Tint may Ice true, but did
rot Texas ngfcc to raise lha, mortgage? "
ho not bound IN honor to do it, We gave
Ter means enough aud more Il0n enough,
This is shown 10y the rSsolutiOn,
"Said State, when admitted into the Union,
h7li retain uii the public funds, debts, taxr-
nj dues oreyGIy, -klpd,w ,which may hc due and q
wing said republic, aud shnll also retain all
he vacant aud un1ppropriaicd lands tyjnu
It Tia" debts nnd liabilities or snid Republic of
rc xas; and the residue oi snch lands nftcr dis.
h1rginF sRid debts and itubitire tp hr dt1pop,
d-uI hs said state may direet. but in no event
re said debts aud liabilities ,u become charge
lpun the Government of the United State-'
O,her new States give np their lands To Tho
General government and pay their own dchs.
TCSas derives her portion nf tltf hCDp,it from
hesP, and retains all her own. II wus nssum-
tthut they Esr1;tr iIIrrr tiru truY t1rr ririttrr
ttt- had the control uf the residue This
vas on ihc condition Tint in"uo oveEIn shonld
cr debts nnd liabilities he n charge on tho
Government uftlc United States We Mis6
D hold her 10 that contract Texas is re-
nricd as having ono hundred aud eighty,
pur uliiaus Of acres OF vacant and uunp,
ropri6icd land One other honorable ncu,
ors MIR kautmnul thinks thar too high np
stimAtC Grant ihW II IL so; reduce il as
on please, there is still residue beyond tho
uymcnt of her debt.
| object 10 the payment of tlut debt on nc,
cunt Of is character. II is her revoluttdnn,
Y debt. We have not yet paid our own,
lie pnYmcui of TINT viii be n standing iuYI.
alton 10 revolt in the provinces OF ncighb0ry
" Governments, urging them to cut loose
'om thcir present connection and 6glN uleir
'ay Into rhis Union, and all ihoir expenses
i'll he pnid. NhM ouher proof viii hd asl,
II uah MAJ we lihVe twice paul the revpIuy
onnry debt of Texas? do not propose 10
iier any such premium on rebellion.
have now called your attention to all the
Ihjccts in this bill. have q few montcnta
n n brief alinsion TO other subjects ,lcph,os
roper for general discussion, Additional
'rurity il demanded for the rscapiure Of
gilivo slaves, because of alleged injustice
nj hostility NJ tho North. Allow ne 10 give
~ one cause, not yet assigned, for the rN.
Iencc VT that feeling. You mny hc startled
hen tell you that men from the South, ~