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of several promise suffered in reference to the annexation means: understand them, will put the public impressi oing subject.ry we asse Rive are shown the states of facts in relation to the defeat of ‘de Tyler treaty, and’ origin, at the here were features in the latter, in its first form, that precluded its adoption, Mr. Haywood’s bill ‘was introduced to avoid the objections, which we out of the difference among the democratic members as to the mode of activiission. Some ‘held that the treaty-making power must ‘co-oper ate in its accomplishment—others (the majoriety) insisting that the interposition of this power was unnecessary, and, if invoked, would render the effort rate Mr. Haywood's proposition was intended as a preliminary position, on which both fies in favor of the main object could stand at the threshold. In mass the scope of, his, pro ject, Mr. Haywood said: ‘ ae phat it a the aim of this bill'to settle by legislative enactment, first and J arately, the new single but important point whether a majority were willing to extend the law a the United States over Texas whenever it could be acquired, though of necessity that decision involved a de termination of the conditions, if fire were any, which were deemed indispensable to our eep tance of the territory, and therefore such condi tions were specified.” . This bill did not prescribe how Texas was to into the Union, afer settling the preliminaries) But, left the act of admission, to the competent authorities, afer providing such indispensable con ditions as would prevent all contsts in Congress, when the acquisition was secured by treaty or by legislative compact. ‘It differed from both the een combined into one, as the law passed, in this, that it settled beforehand all that may be come insuperable difficulties by being inserted or emitted in the treaty or compact of Union. In adjusting these preliminaries, Mr Haywood, as Southern man, took great responsibility in throwing the five degrees, now covered by our removed Indians, (whose lands are quarantied to them forever.) on the North side of what is called the Black line. This drew down the Missouri compromise line to thirty-four instead of leaving it at thirty-six and a half degrees of north latitude; yet it was, in fact, litle or no concession on the ft of the South. It only, in effect, secured to the Indians their homes, and immunity from the introduction of slavery in the region which, un der compact with the United States, they are to occupy forever. Mr. Haywood hazarded the proposal of this arrangement because he ascer tained that it would certainly pass the bill, ifn damed by the southern interest, and that it would be lost without it. He has been denounced by a portion of his brethren of the South as an enemy of annexation, on this fingle feature of his scheme of conciliation. It will, in time, be discovered that it shows him to have been its truest friend. But we pass on in our narrative. “This propo sition was supplanted by that of Messrs. Foster and Milton Brown, of Tennessee. ‘This act, on reach ing the Senate, could not be carried, because it en countered the constitutional objection which Mr. Bagby, of Alabama, could not surrender without a surrender of his conscience. Zealous in the ex treme for the recovery of Texas, Mr. Bagby would not abandon his convictions touching the Constitution to affect if His vote was indispensa ble to the success of the measure. This consid eration, and the decisive preference felt by some ten senators for Mr. Benton's bill, rendered col ligion between the Jower and the House resolu tions inevitable. Mr. Benton's bill would certainl y have been substituted, by a vote of a considera ble majority, for the joint resolutions of the House, but for the arrangement made between the friends of each to blend them. ‘The probability is that Mr. Benton's measure, thus substituted, would then have been defeated, by a portion of the south ern friends of annexation voting against it. In this attitude of the antagonist plans, Mr. Walker, of Mississippi, proposed to Mr. Allen, of Ohio, to unite them—making Mr. Benton's the alternative, and to be acted on in case Texan rejected the terma of the joint resolution as inadmissible. Mr. Allen, who preferred Mr. Benton's bill, ne vertheless obtained from its author permission to propose this modification ; but Measra, Haywood, Bagby, Dix,and several other senators, consid ered it inadmissible to transfer to the executive, of Texas a discretion over a measure which they could not support without a knowledge and Control over its execution, and therefore insisted that the right of deciding which of the ailterna tive propositions should be acted on belonged to our own executive, on whom the consumma tion depended. Mr. Haywood drew up the com promise plan, and submitted it to Mr. Walker, who obtained the consent of all the friends of sanexation who had opposed Mr. Benton’s bill ; and, through his instrumentality, #2 the mover of the compromise plan, the first idea of which he suggested, it became a law. _ Mr. Walker is entitled to our thanks for the kindness which, from the threshold of the impor tant movement for the restoration of Texas, induc ed him from time to time to confer with the edi tor of this print in regard to the mode of advanc ing it” He read to us in manuscript his celebra ted pamphlet, and consulted us in regard to some of the views taken in it. Although favorable to the rece treaty, ascertaining that it could not pass, he suggested the propriety of making annex ation ‘a legislative act. He supported the treaty, however, in all its stages; but, when it failed, declared to us the hope of modifying Mr. Ben ton’s first bill so as te tester at cece pra tigeble. When Mr. Benton's final proposition was presented, in the first hour after its submis sion, ‘(although Mr. Walker was committed to the House resolutions,) Mi declared he would support it, no matter who opposed, in case the plan ‘of the House failed; and finally he sug gested the blending of the conflicting proposi tions, and contributed essentially to carry them through, to which it is now very eeroas we must owe the recovery of the beautiful realm which lies between the Sabine and Del Norte— the Red river and the sea. Globe. PASSAGE OF theeTEA 7 Allusion was made Se naa de mi jae hich “the Globe to the mi negart . Ons, more due Ot be the purpose of see anates to attend a democratic Consention 9ip, jagion on the eye fur the a ele as a can didate to represent the Sth Congressional District’ in the next Congress. The President of the As sociation being in the chair, it was ‘ Resolved, That he be authorized to appoint an indefinite number of delegates to represent the de mocrats of Craven, in said convention. . Whereupon, the awaits, Kenne met were ap pointed: ‘From Big iSwift Creek—N.. 8. Street, Abaoeed J. Jackson » Lite Swift Creek— Alfred Ree Ben Whitford and D. R..Whitford ; Latham’s= Fred. P. Latham, Jno. Hariley and R. W. Latham ; Beard’s Creek—=Phil. ae iw, James Tingle and Jos. Matting Bay River—C. V.Swan,, M. Miller. Washington Daniels and O. 8. Dewey; Adams? Greek—Francis Mason, Jno. B., Neal and Enoch Masters; Ives? Connell B. Wood, Wm. Hi. Marshall and Jos. R. Franklin; Russell s——Ed. H. Rhem, Johnson Bryad, Jr. and Wm. McKay ; White’s—James S. Whine, Haywood Rhem and Washington Carman ;Newbhern—Geo.B. Carra way, Z. Slade, T. Sparrow, se, Chaz. Kelly, Jo seph Roberson, Thos. Richardson, Thos. J. Pas teur and Raymon Cassex, . The following resolution was offered by H. B. Lane, Esqi and unanimously adopted: © ~ ~ Resolved, What the democrats of Craven coun ty approve the political course of the Hon. A. H. Anaieron, as a member of the 25th Congress, ~ ' On motion.of Z..Stade, Exq., . .. Resolved, ‘That the delegates from this county bbe requested to take a copy of the above resolution to the convention. = 5 On motion of O. S. Dewey, Esq. the name of the President was added to the list of delegates. On motion, the President was authorized to ill ;vacancies should any occur in the list of delegates. On motion, the proceedings of the meeting were ordered to be published in the Raleigh Standard and Tarboro’ Press. _ On motion, adjournes. J. C. STEVENSON, Pres’t. 5S. D. Stantow, Sec’y. For the North Carolina Standard. Democratic Meeting in Moore. On the 23d March, a portion of the Democracy vor Moore county held a meeting in Carthage for the purpose of eleusing delegates to represent their county in a Distriet Convention, to be held for the purpose of selecting a suitable person to be run on the Democratic Ticket for a seat in the next Con gress of the United States. Wa. D. Harrington, Esq, being called to the Chair and having explained the object of the meet ing, it was Rejolved. That this meeting as learned with extreme regret, that the Hon. R. M. Saunders has declined a re-election to Congress ; that the demo cracy of not only this District and this State, but also of the whole Union owe him much for the ve ry able and fearless manger in which he supported the principles before the people during the last Presidential contest and on the floor of the last Congress. Resolved, That for the purpose of filling the post hitherto so ably filled by Judge Saunders, we approve of a Convention of Delegates from the Counties composing this Congressional District, to meet at Raleigh, which we prefer, or at Mrs Barclay’s, should a majority of the counties choose the latter, on the third Friday in April next. Resolved, ‘That the folloing gentlemen be a pointed delegates to represent this county in said Convention, viz. District No. 1—Niiill Cameron, Jr., and H.C. Armstrong; No. 2—Adam Wais worth and John J Alston; No. 3—Iver D. Patter son and William Barrett; No.4—Charles Har rington and Alfred Oliver; No. 5—Daniel M. McIntosh and Joseph Cook; No. 6—Allen Mo rison and Duncan Kennedy; No. 7—Duncan Shaw’ and John M. D. Ray; No S—Jonathan Cagle and Matthew Shamburger; No. 9—Dan iel McNeill, Exq., and Matthew Boroughs. One motion, the following gentlemen were added to the shore, viz. William D. Harrington, D. W. Wilson, and J. Morison. = Resolved, That the proceedings of this meet ing be sent to the North Carolinian and North Carolina Standard for publication. On which the meeting adjourned. via WM. D. HARRINGTON, Ch’e ver D. Patterson, Dav W. Witson, Seer’. For the North Carolina Standard. Democratic Meeting in Person. At a meeting of a portion of the democrats of this county, at Roxborough, on Tuesday the 18th of March, the meeting was organized by appoint ing Mar. Isham Edwards chairman and Dr. John G. Jones secretary. John W. Cuningham, being ,called upon, explained the object of the meeting, and concluded by offering the following resolutions 'which were unanimously concurred in: . Resolved, That this meeting approve of the District Convention to be held at Henderson, on the third Saturday to April, for the purpose of se lecting some suitable person to represent us in the next House of Representatives. Resolved, That the chairman appoint twenty delegates to said convention. Resolved, That this meeting will support the nominee of said convention. ~ The chairman then nominated the “following, delegates, viz.Char. H. K. Taylor, Rob’t Beasty, Jno. Yarbrough, Moses Chambers, E. D. Bolton, John W. Covingham, John G Jones, J.C.Fer rell, C. H. Jordan, Stanford Long, J. ¥..Wilker, son, Col. James Jones, Stephen Chandler, Jao. Paylor, James Whitfield, Nath. Torian, Robert H. Hester, Jao. M. Winstead, Allen T. Fills, and| | Jus. G. Mason, On motion, Resolved, That the proceedings of this meetig| pee in the North Carolina Standard. hhe meeting then adjourned. ISHAM EDWARDS, Cim’s. J. G. Jones, Sec’y. , GEN. SAUNDERS, A good deal of suprize has been expressed by men of all parties in this State, that Gen. R. M. Saun ders did not receive a post in Mr. Polk’s Cabinet. This surprize was augmented, we have no doubt, jby the confident tone assumed by the Washington i manufacturers of “ rumor,” previous to Mr. Polk's arrival in Washington, that Gen. S. was to be made Postmaster-General. Our people, of all parties, seem to reason in this way :—Mr._ Polk owes his nomination and consequently is election to the firmness and sagacious Management of Gen. Saunders in the Baltimore Convention ; and, after securing his nomination, Rep. 8, labo rs constantly and as zealously to promote Mr. Polk's election as did any man in the Union, and has talents and business habits that qualify him to adorn any office in the Cabinet Why, then, was he left out? Some say, because he was sus pected of being friendly to Mr. Calhoun, and that no man suspected of such a leaning in his affec tions, can get office under Polk. We think those , who reason thas, are mistaken. We have no idea that Mr. Polk will be governed in his adminis tation by any such answorthy Prompings. We presume he had good reasons for not tendering Gen. 8. Cabinet appointment, and that we shal l now see our friend rewarded with an office equal, honorable, and more peceptable to him. We ink Mr. Polk owes Gen. Saunders as heavy, a debt of gratitude as he owes to any other man fo r the Union, == Mecklenburg Jeffersonian, England's Testimony to America. We copy the following from the London Christian Exam iner: . ‘The Pilgrim spirit has not fied. America is now wrong is moral power, and as long as she breathes the spirit of the religion of the Pilgrims, we hope well not only for the United States, but for* Christendom and the world. In the effort to compass and subjugate the world to the Cross, the ‘will préss into every field of action. ‘Her eagle stands with unfolded pinion, ready to takevher flight to the ends of the earth, and in their upward, onward passage to scatter blessings richer, and more or me drops from the win the morning. May those pinions never a te eed. GIL the teigle world, renovated and John to Junior, has announced that he has purified, shall repose beneath the shadow of ever- declined’ being a candidate for Congress in the war love. Norfolk district” “Sour qtipes, John. ~ .
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