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NEWS & PLANTERS’ GAZETTE.
D. G. CITTHfi, Editor.
No. 45.—NEW SERIES.]
News and Planters ’ Gazette.
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groes, must be published for four months—
notice’ that application will he made for Letters
of Administration, must be published/Airly days;
and Letters of Dismission, six mouths.
Mail Arrangements.
POST OFFICE, )
Washington, G 0.., Sept. 1, 1843. $ ;
EASTERN MAIL.
By tlus route, Mails are made up for Raytown,
Double-Wells, Crawfordvillc, Camack, Warren
ton, Thompson, Dearing, and Barzelia.
ARRIVES.
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, al 9, A. M.
■ CLOSES.
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 11, P. M
WESTERN MAIL.
By this route, Mails are made up for all Offi
ces in South-Wcstfern Georgia, Alabama, Mis
sissippi, Louisiana, Florida, also Athens, Ga. and
the .North-Western part of the Slate.
arrives—Wednesday find Friday, by 6 A. M.
closes —Tuesday and Thursday, at 12 M.
ABBEVILLE, S. C. MAIL.
By this route, Mails are made up for Danburg,
Pistol Creek, and Petersburg.
ARRIVES.
Tuesday, Thursday,’and Saturday, by 1 P. M.
- CLOSES.
i Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at CA. AL
LEXINGTON MAIL.
By this route, Mails are made up for Centre
ville, State Rights, Scull-shoals, and Salem.
arrives—-Monday and Friday, at 9 A. M.
closes —Tuesday and Saturday, at 9 A. M.
APPLING MAIL.
By this route, Mails are made up for Wrights
boro’, White Oak, Walker’s Quaker Springs.
arrives —Tuesday and Saturday, by 9 A. M.
closes—Monday and Friday, at 9 A. M.
ELBERTON MAIL.
By this route, Mails are made up for Alallo
rysvjlle, Goosepoud, Whites, Mill-Stone, Harri
sonville, and Ruckersville.
Arrives Thursday 8 P. M, and Closes same time.
LINCOLNTON AIAIL.
By tins rou’e, Mails are made up for Rehoboth,
Slenay Point, Goshen, Double Branches, ar.J
Diir ay \
Ajnves Friday, 12 M. | Closes same time.
\CT The Lettet Box is the proper place to de
posit# all matter designed to be tra.-sporv-i -y
Mail, and such as may be found th ■ ‘ the
tuner, above specified, will be Jespa: .-hod i y hr-’
no;-
; VO TTi JV ■ li L ; !Li.’ i .
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XX rORNIES,
f !f,ke an OFFICE t- N p.'i |
.£. eof the Public- S<-. -re ‘ > -otu -
Uie -ti ■’ - t’ Bank of the S : : Gec.y >,
Oijlqpei, 58i3.
N-ELSCHV GARTER,
DEALER IN i
Choice Drugs and Mcdicir.cs,.
‘Che-imah, Patent’ Medicines,
’ and Denial Insirjtmer.fi-, j
* “* RarfuiheVi, Brush*!
~ ‘ Fains Otic T::XSt\,p.
REii ’Mortar $ 4c- .">34, g* ,
Op Sober 12, 1843- ly 7
II RISI F-i * Cos. i
Near the Mansion H-use, Globe x".d ti !
Hotels,
AUGUSTA, GA.,
dealer?; in choice
StfUQS AND MEBICMS,
Surgical and Dental InstrumenG;
Chemicals, Patent Medicines,
Perfumery, Brushes, Paints, Oils.
Window Glass, 1I; o rfufi's,
Sufi &C.
‘Being conuoctiv with Haviland,
|9Hfe Keese & Cos., New-Fork, and Hav
iland, Harral & Allen, Charles-
JVV ton, they are constantly receiving
fresh supplies of every article in
their line, which they are enabled to sell at the
iowest market prices.
ET All goods sold by them, warranted to be of
the quality represented, or may be returned.
Augusta, August 1843. hi
Bargains ! Bargains !!
The Subscriber will sell his Stock
of
Staple and Fancy ,
Foreign and Domestic
0w ftp sp
At very reduced prices— cheater than they
were eveT ofl'ered in Washington before.
If you want good GOODS, at low prices,
call on
WILLIAM S. HEARD.
May 2, 1544- 2m 30
New Spring & Summer
GOODS.
J. MAYER &, BROTHERS,
RESPECTFULLY inform the citizens of
Washington and vicinity, that they have
just received a
New Supply of
Spring *V Summer
GOODS,
Consisting of the following Articles, viz.:
Foulard Silk, new style for Ladies’ Dresses, 371
cents per yard,
Lawns and printed Muslins, 31 to 45 cts. per yd.
Calicoes, of every description, oto 18] do.
4-4 French Calico, 25 do.
Fine Irish Linen, 50 to 87 do.
Summer fancy Cassimers, 1 37 to 1 50 do.
Darp e’ete’ for Summer wear, 87} to §1 do.
i Large assortment of Broadcloths, $2 to so} do.
! Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Gloves of
every description, from 12} to $1
Great variety of Linen Cambric
Pocket Handkerchiefs, 18§ to 81 each.
Summer Stuff for Pantaloons, 12} to 37 per yd.
Linen do. do. 371 to 02 do.
Swiss and Jaconet Muslins of every
description, 25 to 02 do.
Scotch Gingham, ’ 31j do.
Also, a great variety of Manches
ter Ginghams, 12’- to 18J do.
All kinds of Laces, Silk and Fil
let Shawls, Neck Ties, of
the .latest style, 45 cts. to $7 each.
Ladies’Silk and Cotton Hose of
all kinds, 12 cts. to -SI 50
Leghorn and Straw Bonnets of
every description, §1 12} to 4 50
A great variety of Bonnet and Cap Ribbons,
Marseilles Vesting from 20 cts. to 75
Latest style of Ready-made Summer Clothing
for Gentlemen’s wear, a large assortment,
Also, an assortment of Summer llats,
Ladies’ Shoes and Pumps of all kinds, from 25
cents a pair to Jgi 1 12.}
Also, a large assortment of Gentlemen’s Shoes
and Pumps, from 02} to $2 75 cts. per pair
Boots from $2 to @4. do.
Bleached aud unbleached Homespun of every
description, at the Charleston prices.
Coffee, Sugar, Tobacco &, Segars,
Which will be sold as cheap as can be bought
in this country. ID’ Call and see—nothing
charged for showing Goods.
April 25, 1844. 35
~ FIRE INSURANCE.
rfIHE NEW-YORK CONTRIBUTION
x SHIP FIRE INSURANCE COM PAN 7
have established an Agency in Washington,
Wilkes county, Georgia, and are now prepared
to Insure Buildings and Merchandize against
loss or damage by Fire.
Capital $300,000,
All paid in and safely invested.
Apply to
WILLIAM S. HEARD, Agent,
Washington, Ga.
May 2, 1844. 30
Hichmontl Hotel .
AbeA THE Subscriber, having taken the
above named HOUSE, formerly oc
lii jilaal < upied by Capt. Edward W. Collier,
imVMesh- would be happy to receive the pat
oiape ol his friends and the public generally.
The House is situated in the vicinity of many of
’ ‘ principal Warehouses in Augusta, making it
i or.veiuent location for persons visiting the
•>. business. Families can be v rum
••••.’ -vi .! and pleasan* in ;,.
iff Tiie with a
ai>>n:.ion, ..-cintortuhi-: N.-Y : ‘ :•* }:-*•••:
JOlil • i VOOTTK N.
Anr i ’< fctl/l
For Sate,
\ T ;.i.c v s..- rib-r’** Mill,•eight, miles F -.rt of
’ ■•'*. r-v. ‘.’'vl-C’i* feet ot PI AN'K of ail
dcv.riptmu Ai-,';, :; t ntiy on band, a supuiy
‘f i i.U F-, -v-arrai.ied fresh and equal in quail
ty.tp f.iiy ’.v..,ch can be made in the £>outhem
Ut ter —wi.l b. . at customary prices.
A regular supply of the F’lour will be left at the
ct. :- .f Willis di.Hester, in Washington, oppo
site the Post-Office, for the accommodation of
purchasers- generally.
W. W. SIMPSON.
June 20, 1844. 12t* 43
; JL’IOUR months after date application will be
; 4- made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of
; Wilkes county, when sitting for Ordinary pur
p or, .or leave t,o sell the Negroes belonging to
*i.c E.eitte oi Mrs. Abi Bentley, late of said
county, deceased, for the benefit or the heirs and
creditors.
THOMAS VVOOTTEN, Adia’r.
June 4,1844. m4m 41
EVERY VARIETY
OF
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EXECUTED AT THIS
© a* are © s.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.
WASHINGTON, .WILKES COUNTY, GA.,) JULY I, 1811.
I—” SSSSSL^,
j THE HYPOCRITICAL HUSBAND AT i
HOME.
“ Vi'hv ‘.lto devil isn't breakfast ready ?’’
Tlti is the gentleman’s first * salutation i
to the morn,’ delivered in a tone of voice
admirably expressive of having arisen from
his couch with a determination ofbeing in j
n particularly ill humor fertile rest of the j
day, or, as the saying is, ‘got out of bed
wrong end foremost.’
“ But, my dear, it is not late.”
“ No! late ! not late! Suppose I choose
to have breakfast a trifle earlier than usual
when I’m half starved. But people are so
infernally lazy in this house—Ah ! here it
comes at. last! The old story—muddy cos- <
fee. It is very strange that I can never be !
allowed a drop of chocolate of which 1 am 1
so passionately fond.”
“ Well, my dear, why do you never men
tion it beforehand ?”
“ Why do you never ask me if I should !
prefer it ?”
“ You generally take coffee—even when ji
we have chocolate upon the table.”
“ And what of that! The very reason j
j why I should prefer now and then choco j
! late for a change. At any rate, it would
| not give you a great deal of trouble, to ask
|my pleasure once in a while. Who made, j
that fire ? Or rather who was idiotic e
nough to imagine that that pile of green j
logs could ever be converted into a blaze;
I’ll be d—d if the people in this house | |
know enough to make a fire. Pray can ■
you inform me what this dark colored mess j
j is supposed to represent ?” I
! “ That is brown-bread toast.” ji
“ I thought so ! by heaven ! this was put . ;
upon the table expressly to enrage me— ;
you know I hate the cursed stuff. I heard i
someone ring this morning—who was it ?” ‘ <
“ Why that young man, that—what’s his -
name—who has been to see you twice bo- . \
before, you know—l told him you had gone
out—you say he!s such a bore. I know j t
you wouldn't like to be bothered with him [ <
at breakfast time.” j i
The married man throws himself back t
in his chair and smites the unoffending ta- i
bio with his fist ; to the evident astonish- ‘
ment of the cups and saucers. 5
“ And who tlie devil authorized you to <
deriv me to my friends? You are always t
making some cursed blunder. I made a c
particular appointment with that young t
to see him this morning. And you have t
told him I was not at home ! It sceins to t
be your sole study to see what you can do
to put me in a passion.” 1
And in his rage, he unconsciously brings |
one elbow in contact with his coffee cup— ]
which consequently losing its equilibrium, ,
the contents are duly delivered upon his t
brocade dressing gown. (
“ There by —d ! now I hope you’re sat- (
isfied—you have been the means of ruining i
mv morning gown which cost me twelve ;
dollars day before yesterday !” i
“ I’m sure I didn’t request you to upset (
your coffee.” ;
“But you put me in a pasion.” (
“ I put you in a passion ! You have
j been cross as a bear ever since you got up.” t
j “Take care! Dont impose too much up- |
j on my good nature.”
“ You’re a brute, for all you’re so rnigh
tv loving before folks.” (
“ Will you hold your tongue ?” ,
“Every hotly thinks you’re a pattern of
a husband, and that I am the happiest wife .
in the world. Oh ! if they knew how you j
abuse me when we are by ourselves.” (
“ Will you hold your tongue ?” (with a
grinding accompaniment of tlie teeth.)
“ And yet, before company, I must pre- j
tend to be mightily pleased when you kiss
me. Pah!”
“ If you don’t hold your tongue this in
stant I’ll throw this cup at your head !” (
“ You dare not! you dare not, you vile .
monster!”
“Ait! I’m a monster, and I’m a ” ,
Whiz! and a cup is launched at her head (
with the very best intentions, which, how
ever, are frustrated by the lady’s stooping,
with a celerity which could only have been ,
acquired by the most frequent and perse- j
vnring practice. She escapes the missile, |
I ut alas ! not the brutal blow, which spee
| ’lily follows it from the hard hand of the j
j lly-, teriUcaf Husband, vho d-mbtless c > l
I siders it .his duty to - nnish h . ‘V h-s hn- j
j tng broken a cofi .- eo t and damaged ai .
j dress gown. ,
Hark ! the doo> bei! ■ ng. and now the I .
es her with ■ th- i■;:• ‘-. o
“You’re noi surely going to blubc. i T- j ■
fore oompany 1 Dry your eyes quickly,
or else, by heavens, as soon as they are
gone. I’ll resurr.’ mv remarks where 1 left i
off.”
The visitor is mhered m. The Hypo
eiitical Husband immediately assumes a
cheerful aimabli and passes tlie
I usual comp. :t : ’ , i r . ton c ..f Angularly
sweet add g- ut;-. m, iu at bur :• The visiter
(a l:\dv) ”h r appearance of the
agitated wib., -xc-laims :
“Bps’ i, io 1 hjw pais yen look ; how
1 red your eyes are ! Have you been un
well 1”
But our gentleman will not trust to his
wife to reply, and hasteos to explain with—
“Oh! nothing is the matter! She sat
up very late last night reading—ruinous to
the eyes you know. I often tell her, “My
dear, you abuse your eye-sight reading
small print by candle-light,” but she won’t
i listen to me ; and you sec the consequence.
I the next morning she’s pale as n ghost, and
1 her eves look exactly as if she'd, been crying.
1 But she won’t do so again, will you, love?
She’s promised me to bn a good little girl ;
haven't you darling ?”
So saying, the affectionate creature press
es her fondly.
POLITIC! L.
From llic Milledgeville Recorder.
As it is resolved, by at leas; ;he south
ern portion of our opponents. to make the’
Texasquestion the engrossing one—indeed,
from their own assertions the only one, j
from this lime forth till the Presidential i
election, it is altogether proper nay, indis- !
pensable, that this subject should be so dis- |
tinetiy put forth that we may know exactly
what are the grounds of difference, and ;
what we are contending about. In order
to this very essential object, we will endea
vor to throw a few remarks before the peo
ple, which may tend to that very necessary
object.
The question then, in the first place, is
not whether Texas shall ultimately he an- j
nnxed to the United States, when the peo ;
pie may in their discretion think such an- j
nexation needful to their prosperity or their j
happiness, and when that object can beef- !
fected without cither detriment to the pub- !
lie welfare or injury to the national honor; j
but the point of issue is whether, in the first !
place, the Government of the United States
should, in the face of all difficulties and ob
jections, at once, by an act of its own, take j
possession of Texas. In the second place, j
if the U. S. Government declines thus to j
annex, whether the southern and western j
States ought not to do the thing themselves, j
irrelative of the sanction of their own gov- j
rrnment, and ready to meet all tlio respon
sibilities and dangers ofsuch action on their i
part. j
This view of the question, if it he the!
true view of it—and we have only’ to read i
over the proceedings of the public meetings
of South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, &c.
on this subject, to be convinced of the fact;
we say this view of the matter presents a
very grave question for the serious and
sober consideration of the people of this
country; for, in the best aspect, it involves
the most serious and important consequen
ces, and in its worst aspect, such a disas
trous train of solemn and dread results as
may well startle the minds even of the most
callous and indifferent.
!n regard to the first of these considera- j
tions, viz.. : that of immediate annexation
by iho Government, that matter has been |
laiil on the shelf by the late action of Con- |
gress upon it. Immediate annexation by
the government of this country has been |
conclusively put to rest by the direct and |
decisive vote of the public authority, to
which belongs its decision. So far, then,
as immediate annexation by the govern
ment is concerned, that question is now out
of the way. The other however, remains ;
and let us for a moment give it the consul- ;
eration to which it is entitled.
We wish the people to be fully apprised,
that in connection with the new-born zeal j
for immediate annexation, there have been
charges the most grave and serious that
can be brought against citizens of the coun
try, by men of high public character, in
their public places, and those the highest
political stations of a” ethers. For in
stance, Mr. Benton pubii..v in his place,
in the Senate of the United Sta’es, among
otherthings declared, to quote his own ex
pressions, “that this scheme, namely that of
immediate annex n, was much olde. and
for a very differer. urpose than the an
nexation letter in regard to slavery, which
had been dragged into the Executive cor
respondence. This letter was but an af
ter-thought to a previous plot of corrupt
and intriguing politicians, whose gr>*at ob
jects were nothing more nor 1 s than a dis ,
solution of the Union.” Mr. Benton con- ‘
tinned by saying, he “had denounced this
scheme at first, and he denouuc >1 it no".. j
Against this scheme he would no; 1 i-j
rais” his voice and use his pet if rued
be, in defence of thi ; Union h . iraw
his sword and uv its ‘n.-mifat l’ iiippi.”
;s ;! nature “fthe .■ made a
gaitist the originators of tins immediate an
nexation business, by one of the most able
■ii :rifl . -n*i i! Senators in th-. S.nate of
1 States Now, ‘... no interes
ting point to ascertain, if possible, whether
thorifbe truth or any pretence for such
•: an. s. TANARUS! great mass of
, . op t.o wn.-.ly i o from such
atge, we dp not for a moment question.
i, .. -lie;.- is strong cvi.ii m • before the
n-ry to sustain ill” charge against many
of s h. who have been most potent in ur
ging the matter before the country, we fear
is but too true. At least, we feel perfect
ly warranted in asserting, that if the ulte
rior design of a southern confederacy, to
be formed on the breach of our present
Union, is not in the view of those of whom
we speak, their course and their language
and public resolves have-, been extremely
unfortunate in almost compelling public j
belief, that such were their designs.
We choose, however, to place before our
readers some of the evidence hearing on
this point, rather than our own comments
on this evidence, leaving them to form their
own opinions in elation to this most start
ling and alarming subject.
The Globe has collected and spread be
fore its readers what it deems evidence of
such designs, which, with an article from
the Richmond Whig introducing further
evidence on the same point, we commend
to the candid and calm consideration of the
people of Georgia. There is besides much
other evidence strongly bearing on the
same point, both in reference to the politi
cians of a sister Stale, and her high milita
ry officers, which are very significant upon
the same subject. We shall refer to those
and others at a more convenient moment.
“SOUTH CAROLINA’S MODE OF
ANNEXING TEXAS.
The Richmond Enquirer copies fromUho
Charleston Mercury, portions of the pro
ceedings of public meetings held in Barn
well, Sumpter, and Edgefield counties,
touching the Texas treaty. The Enquirer
with much pleasure marks the favor with
which al! these meetings receive the nomi
nations ofihe late Baltimore convention,
hut it silently puts the seal of reprobation
on certain passages in the transactions of
these assemblies of nullifiers, by omitting
such resolutions and remarks as squint at
a dissolution of tiie Union. For instance,
the Barnwell meeting has this passage in
the preamble, the whole of which is prop
erly suppressed by the Enquirer, as an j
evidence of its disapprobation. The pre-j
amble puts the dissolution of the Union in 1
issue with the Texas question, and says • j
“We believe that the very existence itself
of this blood-bought and blood-cemented j
Union will be determined by it.” The !
fifth r solution takes the ground, in regard
to the annexation ofTexas, that “its final’
rejection is an evidence of that increasing!
hostility to the institutions of the South, ;
which has already shaken the confidence of i
our people in the patriotism and fidelity of i
our northern brethren, and which may ren- j
dor it necessary’ for us (in the words of our |
own declaration of independence) ‘to pro- i
vide new guards for our future security.”
The ninth resolution attemps to identify I
the name of General Jackson with the new \
design ofrevolution, “to provide new guards j
for our future security” beyond the consti
tution. It reads thus:
“9. Resolved That in relation to the im- j
mediate annexation ofTexas, we view with •
pride and satisfaction the conduct of the j
venerable Andrew Jackson, whose heart!
[though the hand of time and afiietion has j
fallen heavily upon him] heats true to the
interest and honor of his country ; and we j
rejoice that his days have been so length- |
ened out that he might unite his name with
our third great struggle for independence.” j
Col. S. W. Trotti, who was at the head i
of the committee to prepare the preamble!
and resolutions, after they were read, ex
plained them m a speech, the substance of
which is thus given, with the proceedings; ;
but is omitted by the Enquirer, as well as !
the ninth resolution:
“Afterthe preamble and resolutions were j
read. Col. Trotti rose and addressed the j
meeting in their support for more than an j
hour with great eloquence r.. ability, and i
was interrupted in the course of his re- !
marks by frequent and long-continued I
plaudits. lie dwelt with great force and
earnestness upon the importance of the im
mediate acquisition ofTexas as a measure
of national defence, and exposed the de
ceitful position of Lord Aberdeen and the
British govenment on the subject. He
conclusively demonstrated, that the safety,
if not the very existence of the institution
of slavery is dependent upon the success of
the measure, and contended with great
power and ability that the only true issue
before the South should be Texas or Dis- .
union.”
The Sumter meeting is of the same casi; 1
and the resolutions are fraught with the!
same threats against the Union.
The sth resolution, which is stricken out
by the R. Enquirer, is given in the Charles- i
ton Mercury :
“5. Resolved, That we regard the oppo- |
sition to annexation by a portion of the peo- i
pie of these United States on account of the j
xistence of slavery in Texas, au unwar-;
■ actable attack upon southern rights guar- :
untied to us by the constitution ; rights
which we are determined at all hazards to ;
maintain in spite of resistance either abroad j
or at home.”
Here it would seem that “opposition to j
annexation by a portion of the people of
these United States” is held to be “unwar- :
rantable attack upon southern rights’"! !
The sentiments of the Edgefield county
meeting, (at which the Hon. Mr. Pickens
officiated as a resolution committee man,)
were in perfect keeping with those spoken
by Mr. R. Barnwell Rhett’sconstituents of
Barnwell. The disposition to dissolve the
Union was somewhat better disguised, al
though plainly hinted at in the following
resolution :
“ Resolved, That the grounds upon which
this annexation is mainly rested, compel us
to consider this measure as a question as
to the maintenance of slavery, guarantied
to us by the constitution ; and we avow our
determination to maintain this institution,
against all the attempts of abolitionists in
our own country or elsewhere ; and we
shall not resist the separation from the Un
ion, of such States as denounce the slave
holding members of the confederacy', as
unwortiiy of connection with them, and as
avow the purpose of not tolerating the ad
mission into the Union, of any new slave
holding country.”
This resolution is also omitted from the
proceedings as published in the Richmond
Enquirer from the Charleston Mercury,
j which contains it. The omission shows
! the sense entertained by Mr. Ritchie, of its
j dangerous import. The gratuitous state
’ ment prefacing the invitation to a dissolu-
n. J. K A Pl* 15 Ii, J Printer
[ tion of the Union, is utterly unfounded ; not
a member of the Senate, nor, as we have
i seen, a leading press of either the federal or
democratic party, has given any pretence
| for the assertion, that ‘this annexation is
mainly resisted as a question as to the
maintenance of slavery;’ nor does any
! State ‘denounce the slave-holding members
i of the confederacy as unworthy of assoeia
: tion with them.’ The issue of annexation,
as necessary ‘to the maintenance of sla
! very,’ was made by Mr. Calhoun, himself.
! in bis Pakenham letter, evidently for the
I purpose of furnishing his partisans i:i the
South the means of rallying a party, and
! getting up a sectional feeling between the
.South and North, to answer the very pur
pose to which it is now applied.
These several public meetings in S. C.
look to a convention called together from
the States favorable to annexation, to give
effect to the resolutions passed by them.—
The Edgefield meeting broaches this
scheme thus :
“ Resolved, That the members of Con
gress favorable to annexation, be requested
to resort to all legitimate expedients within
their power, for the consummation of this
great measure ; and that in the last resort,
they take steps for assembling a convention
of the States friendly to annexation.”
The Barnwell resolutions is more pre
cise, and fixes the place, with a view to i
dentify the democratic nominee for the Pre
sidency, ami General Jackson with their
incendiary movements, under the disguise
ofTexas annexation. It is as follows :
“ 3. Resolved, That if Texas he not
sooner annexed, we deem it expedient, that
a convention of the friends of immediate an
nexation, throughout the Union, be held at
Nashville, in the State of Tennessee, on the
first Monday in August next, and that,
should such suggestion meet the approba
tion of our friends elsewhere, we will meet
again at this place on the first Monday in
July, to appoint delegates to said conven
tion.”
Tiie organ of this nullifying party, [the
South Carolinian,] published at the seat of
government, [Columbia,] is still more spe
cific in laying down the chart of this new
dissolution movement. After a series of
remarks on the probable chance of the Tex
as treaty before the Senate, it proposes, in
the event of its failure, the following :
“ 1, To call upon delegations in Con
gress, if in session, or our senators, if they
be at tiie scat of government, to wait on the
Texan minister, and remonstrate with him
against any’ negotiation with other powers,
until the Southern States shall have had a
reasonable time to decide upon their course.
“ 2. That object secured, a convention of
the people of each State should he prompt
ly called, to deliberate and decide upon the
action to he taken by the slave States on
the question of annexation ; and to appoint
delegates to a convention of the slave States,
with instructions to carry into effect the be
hests of the people.
“ 3. That a convention of the slave States,
by delegations from each, appointed as a
foresaid, should bo called, to meet at some
central position, to take into consideration
the question of annexing Texas to the Un
ion, if the Union will accept it, or if the U
nion will not accept, then of annexing Tex
as to the Southern States.
“4. That the President of the United
States be requested by the general convcn
tion of the slave States, to call Congress to
gether immediately ; when the final issuo
shall he made up, and the alternative dis
tinctly presented to the free States, either
to admit Texas into the Union, or to proceed
peaceably and calmly to arrange the terms
of a dissolution of the Union.”
Now, we ask, can this convention be
pr: posed, and such inflammatory’ subjects
chosen for its discussion, with a view to the
annexation ofTexas, or to the election of
Governor Polk to the Presidency ? The
South is united in favor of annexation, eve
ry body knows ; and we believe-that, as a
friend to the measure, and a southern man,
Governor Polk will get the southern vote.
Do Mr. Calhoun and his friends imagine
that, by exciting sectional feeling in the
North, and provoking hostility by fostering
designs against the Union they will be most
likely to attain the ends they profess to have
at heart—that is, to unite the northern de
mocracy in support of annexation, and the
election of Gov. Polk to the Presidency ?
We can readily comprehend how Mr.
Calhoun might serve his purpose of consol
idating southern influence on himself, by’
making that section believe that the North
sought to oppress it, and wishes to exclude
a fair territory from the Union, lest it might
give strength to the weaker portion of the
confederacy. We can readily understand
how it would assist the grand nullification
scheme, (if again revived.) to rouse preju
dice in the North among the northern de
mocracy, to have Governor Polk defeated,
and the “father of the protective system, with
his tariff manacles in his hand, placed in
the Presidency. If this be the aim of those
who have seized on the Texasquestion for
agitation, tlie drift of the late South Caroli
na conventions is easily explainable. But
to indentify Gov. Polk and annexation with
nullification, is not the way to carry'either.
This every sharp sighted man perfectly
understands, and none better than the poli
ticians of South Carolina. Gov. Polk and
his true friends in the South will shun all
commitments to such a scheme, and will be
true to the cause for its sake and their own,
and for the sake ofTexas.”
Disunion Openly Avoteed. —We have not
; thought it worth while heretofore, to take
[VOLUME XXIX.