New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-19
The Committee Of the Whole then decided 70 report
the ordinance for adoption by the Convention

Mr.. JAMESON offered the following amendment:
Strike out after tie word "hereby, shu iiser' 'le
following: " be referred 70 ConVeinoo 1i .De ~
pie If the State the members Of which sna De eisceJ
ty the qualified electors for members OF the Oehea
Assembly, al such time and place as this Convention
Inay hereafter prescribe. .,. co,.;
Mr.. johnson spoke IL favor Of referring the Consl
trtion IA tbe ne6ple He urged that when delegates
we're elected 10 the Provisional Congress promlse
wac made by the opposition that any CONSTITUTION la'
might ne agreed upon shal he submitted 10 tne Pop
He held them to the promise. Inc fyH's " '.o -
had been infrinRed in one instance lie dd bot WEI W
eee il repeated again. II III violation OF he uoh
can principles 10 keep down the voice OF Tie peoe
Mr. Morgan of Dallas urged that II people were 20
cay what Government we were 70 "a n.e o1a;n.t
would be anv Government. They - ~ vote ulaine'
IL for different reasons There would DC SOME lnBs
in il that would meet with the disappi"'hi OF mar
for instance some who favor the sIsEe.'ra9e Woulu
vote in "Vpo itirD II the Constnulioh-an Ve"0i 4''
tic.s would have it. frienda and It's opponents
The result is gwen in THE Confederation Of the l4th,
which says:
s,eec, % were made in the Convention yesterday
nv hessrs Chnk1, l. oOko, Ernest, Smith and OILERS,
mon the subj Ct Of Calling another Convection In Or
er that the people may have an opportunity OF voung
mon tie Co,rtui at adopted by the Provisional
Cougress This proposition was voted down tol ayes,
a. rsya) by those 70 be IN such great lear
Of the People. The Constitution then ratified by
an almost unanimous vote, there being only nve votDB
In the negative
Slavery expansion Is already openly advocated at
the Southern Capitol. A writer IN TIE Columbus Sun
eys:
Mr. Stephers in lis speech last night at the Presi-
dent re- tion III quite pViued manner, alluded 10
the probable expansion Of the COnieceEnie States,
inlinl that our territory ht extend far down to the
tropical country Of Central America, taxing In me
whole all united and I'll based on tie fundamental
idea that the negro was Inferior to the white race ana
that Slavery mus be extended and perTetulted ihls
magnificent plan Of expansion may seem Ike going Al
on large scale, yet ii is by no means Improbable
The came writer goes on to argue and explain tie
project III the following free and easy way:
The South must occuPy Mexico, TO prevent the ADO
t;oniss getting on tie Southern border. The LABOR
system Of Mexico after the conquest Tor acquillOnl
should be the sans rs that of the south. Is seotal
that saveholder with slaves should 60 aud Woik the
rch soil Of Mexico. Manitest destiny ana lne4ofa3e
necessity 70 decree It. If il DO wrong 10 take
Mexico asd cary the African labor there, thea
II il wrong TO stay Ia any part on North
America, and ii il wrong 70 hcldsaves lie dlSpoe-
ssssion Of tie Indian was wrong, II taking the
country from the weak Mexicans is wrong and surely
il is 10 greater wrong 20 carry negroes 10 Mexico tan
il wac to bring them here, aud Is no greater wrong
TO carry negroes TO Mexico than IA TO hold tue ne
groes low here in BONDAGE. Ia national aiylrt and
in the dealings Of country with another, the motto
of " might makes night" must often be adopted'
this be not so, Americans are the robbers ana pun
derers Of the IndinDs kecessity, aye, nnpenous ne
cesity will send Southern and Southern instu-
tiOns INTO Mexico. -
"cordon II Free States" must never surround the
God-gyen institution Of Slayery-ihe beautiful tree
must not be girdled that may wiher and one. 1ms
will DO the probable policy Of the new Government.
learn that seis are being taken in the proper dlrec-
toni to seclre the admission Of New Mexico Ar STATE
into the Confederate Union and II Ii Lot Improbable
that that saveboldrg Territory will az no distant Day
send delegates TO our Congress who VIII ask lite adh,
sOn. number Of memorials intended " br1ng about
q contamination so much TO be DESIRED have recently
been presented by the Texas members Of the Conede-
rate Congress.
With reference 10 the recent election iu that State,
The North Carolina Standard s9ys:
The truth is, the Uuionsts in the late campaign tn
uIuphed alike treason passion fraud ana iale-
hood and it may be- British gold. The people on the
18th Of Februarv dealt the cJnspiraors against tie
Union Of the Ststes and against the rights, tie inter
efis and The safety of North CsrolLa, mortal blow.
The beast Of disunion was wounded unto dealh Ou'
be still mas power be writes in his hnal agony
Let MS finish him. Let the people set their marx on
the aCators and dlsturbers Of their peace Let the
good ~ofk Of crushing out the is9ceyiee 20 on Let
them attempt If they dare, 10 ii,augTate Tevolon
in North CsroEua. Tie peoI le have sfoken, and u
becomes oVnspirat0rs undo their heads. When tie
eagle is abroad e. the bats and owls retire 10 thtr
holes.
The following post-OficeB in Texas are not sup
Piled with tie mail the contractors having stoppeG On
account Of Indian depredatons and other causes;
Buchanan Goaaty, Camp Cooper; Young County,
Belknsp and BEazos agency Jack County Jacksboro,
ANTELOPE
West Folk; Pala Pinto County, Piearaut Valley and
Eussels store; Erath County, otepheHsvlle, Dunan,
Souaw Creek and Paluxy; BOsque County, Meedlani
Parker County, Cooper Hill ana balch Inc pot
Office at Gamma, Parker County, II discontinued. The
postmaster 81 Newberry Las given up his post
The auditor Of the State Of Mississippi recently
solicited .he opinion Of Attorney General Wharton, on
the question whether or not lac lad the power 10 issue
cerses 70 agents Of insurance companies not located IN
that State or in some one Of the COME leate States.
The Attorney General replies in the negative THIS
will seriously affect the security Of property, as nearly
an insuIence in that State is thereby rendered void
The Baltimore CLIPPER has the following
We take great pleasure in acquiring Philadelphia
COT temporary that the Union sprit not only lives, bat
Unnecessarily predominaes ~ Mary land. People oil
all parties here have grown weary and Sex oil tie po-
Bca parti,an agi' tion which has pTeupltseo rum
upOp our country, aud brought misery, bankruptcy,
idleness-we had almost sail beygary-to their once
happy bones The sovereign people are determining
10 assert their rghiful mastery over those who lead
them asray, ind will it, though the heavens fall
The Alexandria VA Gazette Gays:
We understand that gentlemen commissioned by tie
Confederate States Of America ia this dy making
arrangements for opening recruiting office here for
the enlistment of troops for that Confederacy. An
other lot Of ammunition for the Southern States from
New-York parsed through this city this mornings per
the Adams Express Company.
The Washington correspondent Of Tie Phiiadel-
pha Press furnishes translation OF letter received
from au intelligent German in the interior Of Texas,
from which appesrsthat the Unionists are sufficiently
strong in that State to make stand by the side OF Gov.
Houston. The writer Of the letter says:
The result Of the election Of yesterday Is the fol-
lowing: 37 votes for Union, and only IA votes for Be-
cesson. Twelve counties in the northern part Of the
State have threatened 10 tie Legislature 10 secede
from Texas If the latter witbdraws from the United