The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-08-28
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We were the channel ofvery erroneous
Information about the Texas bill, on Satur-
day last The House had not up to Friday
night, acted on the bill at ALI and there ap-
p,ared no probability that il would he spec
dily disposed of. The mistake Of the telc.
graph originated in the ashington CORES
pondont of the Baltimore papers telegraph
ing to The latter his opinion that the bill
would pass by fifty majority. ~;
1t is exceedingly probable, however, that
1T Will eventually pass, and chen, the great
question involved is-will Texas consent
thus to be mutilated, dismembered, shorn of
her power and dominion, for the consiLera-
iion of ten millions of dollars! There NAV
he reason to fear that she will-we do not
deny 1t; but there is also reason to hope that
she will spurn this proposal to parcel out
llerHoble sovereignty and set it up for public
sale like tho goods Of bankrupt trader.
So far as we have seen, however low the
spirit Of Texas may be in the Senate, the
spirit al home is high and determined. and
there appears great unanimity in the re-
solve to defend the old and true limits of
the State; to yield nothing either to the Sc
ductive glitter of gold or the sharp CLEAN
of stcel; neither to barter their rights nor to
be hullieu out Ol thcu.
We have before us some Texas papers
BY yesterdays mail. They speak only with
reference TO the Compromise bill and to
amendments offered 10 it but their Ian
gnage is just rs applicable TO the new BILL
4ifhc Galveston Journal, (a paper more in
c!nipg 10 compromise than any other we
have seen,) Of the 7th inst. has the follow.
ing signitican' rcmark on the various steps
taken in Eastern Texas TO raise troops for
Santa Fc:
Public meetings have been held at vari-
Gus places, at all Of which the determination
TO protect our claims to Santa Fe, at all haz
ards, was unanimously expressed.
"From a personal knowledge of the SEN
timent OF our Eastern citizens on this sub
ject, I'VE speak adviscdly when we say that
they will go as far as the iar,hes,, and to
the last extremity defend the rights and
honor of our State. Moreover, there are
few, if any, dissenters amongs, thom, and
what they say they mean. Their move
ments may seem rather premature, but they
are nevertheless sincere"
The Matagorda Tribune Of the OH Au
gust, speaking Of the support which por-
ton of the Southern people were dcludcd
into giving. Mr.. Clay's bill, remarks pithily:
Here in Texas, the people arc too smart
TO be caught in such "acad-iails," and fthc
knowing ones at Washington expected US
10 commit The suicidal acc of selling our
blrth-right for mess Of porridge," they
missed their mark. Not man in Texas
would dare suggest it, however much he
might be SO inclined"
To the same effect speaks the Galveston
News offAugust 7.
''Our latest information Of the Co,npro-
mise is, that Mr.. Bradbury, of Maine, had
presented to the Senate caucus amend
ment providing for the appointment of Two
commissioners on the part OF the United
states to meet two on the part of Texas,
all clothed with full authority to settle the
disputed boundary. We notice that many
OF our Southern exchanges speak Of this as
n 5nost sensible arrangement to terminate
all further difficulties on this embarrassing
subject. If this State could consistently
authorize her commissioners to Weld up
any portion of her territory claimed ever
sinco the ,declaratinns sfif in
1886, then this arrangement might indeed
result in a final and amicable settlement
Butifi said commissioners shall be nstruc
ted}to maintain the law of our boundary of
1889 (and such must be their instructions
If they are ever apponted,) then it is diff.
cult to see how this appointment of com.
m'ssioners can accomplish anything The
only way in which such arrangement can
result in an amicablc settlement, is upon
the hypothesis that the principal parties
shall give the commissioners power 10 do
what they themselves will not conscn,
to do. This may appear sensible to some,
but we think it will be difficult to find two
men to whom the people Of Texas will con
cede the power to part with any of their
territory. . Char. AIercry.