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NEWS & PLANTERS’ GAZETTE. D. G. CITTHfi, Editor. No. 45.—NEW SERIES.] News and Planters ’ Gazette. j . 4 v • ‘ —--■-■ ........... terms: Published weekly al Two Dollars and Fifty Cents per annum, n paid at the time us Subscri bing ; or Three Dollars if not paid till the expi ration of three ntontiih, No'papor to he discontinued,unless af the iptioiv oi the W.htor, without the settlement ot xU arrearages. O” [j itters, on business, muslbe postpaid,to insure attention. Mo communication shall he ouhlished, unless we are made acquainted with the name of the author. TO ADVERTISERS. Advertisements, not exceeding one square-first insertion, Seventy-five Cents; and for each Sub sequent insertion, Fifty Cents. A reduction will be made of twenty-live per cent, to those, who advertise by the year. Advertisements not limited when handed in, will be inserted till for bid, and charged accordingly. Sales of Land and Negroes by Executors, Ad ministrators and Guardians, are required by law, to be advertised, in a public Gazette, sixty days previous to the day of sale. Tiie sales of Personal Property must be adver tised in like manner, forty days. Notice to Debtors and Creditors of an Est ate must be published forty days. Notice that application will be made to the j Court of Ordinary, for leave to sell Land or Ne 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 . . j j 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 mm mtm 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.
