The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-07-13

'Polk, Dallas, Texas and the Tariff Of 1912
inscribed on their banners. This Kane letter
was in one State a judicious revenue talih
documents in a second, a free trade document
and in q third, a protective tariff document
So, suiting so many, it electeiphim, But he
never published Mr.. Kane's address to him
which elected his letter, though be gave his
valuable correspondent a fat Office.
At the second session Of the 28lh Congress,
the resolutions for the remuneration Of
Texas passed the House, requiring the concur
rent Legislation of the two countries. When
they came into the Senate, II was ascertaiped
that they could not pass in that shape, as there
were four or six democratic Senators who be-
lieyed they were v%iolative of the constitution n,
Asto what then occurred, we ,efer our readers
to the letters of Mr.. Tappan, late a Senator
from Ohio, and Mr.. F. P. Blair, democratic
editor Of the Globe, contained in Niles Regisr
ter, vol. IA, page LOG, where it is stated, with
out contradiction, that Mr.. Tappan said, In
this state Of the matter it was proposed that,
instead of rejecting the House resolution, we
should amend it by adding, as an alternative,
The substance Of Mr.. Benton's bill to- obtain
Texas by negotiation,' He then went Oh, and
in reference to Mr.. Polk further said, : We un.
derstOod, indeed, that he intended to submit
the Senate proposition TO the government, but
without being satisfied he would do this, |
would not vote for the resolution, and ii was
well ascertdined that wilhoukmy vote 1t could
not pass. MIR. Haywood, who had voted with
me, and WIS opposed to the House resolution,
undertook TO converse with Mr.. Polk on the
subject, and did SO. He afterwards told me
that he was authorized by Mr.. Polk to say to
myself and other Senators, that if we could
pass the resolution with the amendment pros
posed to be made, he would not use the House
resolution, but would submit the Senate amend
ment as the sole proposition to Texas.' Mr..
Blair, it is said, corroborates Mr.. Tappan's
statements, and said he saw Mr.. Polk person
ally, and he gave him fall assurance, that he
would appoint a commission as contemplated
in the bill proposed by Col. Benton, if passed
In conjunction with the House resolution as
an alternative. \ \ n And that the first
men OF the country should Gil the commission,
Mr.. Blair further said that { Messrs. Benton.
Dix and Tappan were absolute in their
opposition TO the House resolutions 1t is be-
they all voted for it, in consequence of
which it passed by a vote of Is nays-to 81 yeas;
but IT either Of the Senators had voted against
It, a failure must have ensued, as there was no
Vice President at the time to give a casting
vote. The truth of Messrs. Blair and Tappop,s
seems never to have been disputed
contradlcted by any Of the other parties
named, wherefore we take them as true. and
hat President Polk did make the pledpe =
Then how did he redeem the pledge? Ills first
'nnual message of Cd December, 1916, tells
hat Mr.. Tyler, on the Sd of March, 1916
elected 70 submit the first and second sections
't that resolution to the Republic of Texas,I
md he adds, This election l approved3 This
beng the state of the case, those Senators had
1 right to expect that he would, on the 4th Of
March, elect to revoke and annul what Mr..
Tyler had done on the Sd of March, and truly
larry out the Senate clause, &c.
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