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rrr.irf.rnrr.rnt rrivinrr n nn-fprrnr-P fft thft DronettVl
of one citizen oveauoiher is unwise, unjust, id j
anti-republican. K W T'f "WW ' irwwwenetf nBor,BBB
Thi nnnpvafitwi of Texas a Question which Pm war she might have been a dangerdus nerfiy.
ted nublic sentiment- has at
length been accomoiislfra. so far as the fiction of
Con
O if .
gress was concecneti. Tns believed by those
rcrsant with public opinion in Texas that the
conversant with n
frm nmnoarfl wiii be acceded-to. wd the union
so an.xiously desired finally consummated 'fhjs
measure received my vote and cordial approba
tion. Had Texas been separated fAlm ne by
some great natQpal boundary, and occupied differ
ent relations towards tWs overament. the ques
tion ofannexation might have been a very different
one. But a mihwity-of political institutions con
trol M by tae same race, of people, a proximity of
territory, and an identity of interest, based opon
mutual hopes and mutual fears, a H conspired to
make the measure desirabb 'to both countries.
And whim Texas, with a patriotic magnanimity,
proffered the union, every consideration of public
policy demanded our acceptance, and we haveac
eordingly opened oif arms to' "receive her ; and
she comes into the Union, not as a colony or de
pendant, but as a sister and an oqoal. To accom.
plislMhis great object, no sword has been unsheath
ed -no coercion threatened. But, confiding in
the juswee and good faith of our government, she
will intertwine her fate with ours, and the act will
afford the most beautiful commentary on the value
of republican institutions that fhe world evee be
held. ; - -
The following are the joint resolutions passed
on the subject :
JOINT RESOLUTION FOR ANNEXING
TEXAS TO THE U.STATES.
Resulted by the Senate and Hoiise of Repre
sentatives of the United Slates of America in
Congress assembled, That Congress doth eooserit
that the territory properly included wiihin, and
rightfully belonging to. the republic of Texas, may
he erected into a new State, to be called the State
of Texas, with a republican form of government,
lo be adopied by the people of said republic, by
deputies in convention assembled, with the con
seat of the existing government, in order that ihe
same may be admitted as one of the States of this
Union.
Sec 8. And be it further enacted, That the
foregoing consent of Congress is given upon the
following conditions, and with the following guar
anties, to wii :
First. Said State to be formed, subject to the
adjustment by this government of all questions of
boundary that may arise with other governments ;
and the constitution thereof, with the proper evi
dence of its adoption by the people of said repub
lic of Texa?, shall be transmitted to the President
of the United States, to be laid before Congress for
its final action, on or before the first day of January,
one thousand eight hundred and forty-six.'
Second. Said State, when admitted into the
Union, after ceding to the United States all public
edifices, fortifications, barracks, ports and harbors
navy and navy yards, docks, magazines, arms,
armaments, and all other properly and means per
taining to the public defence, belonging to said
republic of Texas, shall retain all the public funds,
debts-, taxes, and dues ot every Kind, which may
belong to or be due or owing said
owing said republic: and
man aiso retain an me vacant ana unappropriated j
lauds lying wiihin its limits, to be applied to the j
il 'i . 1 1 - a I
1)"'"' vi i3l ul,a.mu. 1U 1C(,uu.ic tne acqtnsuion ot Texas will cause other nations
of Texas ; and the residue of said land, after dis- to res ect our hts and to cultivate our friend
cbargmg said debts and liabilities to be disposed rT :n a- . -u . .u u i r
of as said State may direct; but in no event arelsh,P- II dlStr,bu'e balance of power
said debts and liabilities to become a charge upon ; or.e L"7 among the different sections of the
the government of the United States. I Union, and more effectually secure the domestic
Third. New States, of convenient size, not I i institutions of the South against that policy which
exceeding four in number, in addition to said State j was disclosed by the British Minister of Foreign
of Texas, and having sufficient population, may ' Affairs when he avowed that it was the object of
hreafter, by the consent of said State, be found ' that government to use her influence to abolish
out of the termory thereof, which shall be entitled i sJavery throughout the xvorld.
to admission under the provisions of the federal t fc--. j tu -J?
enstitation. And such States as may be formed I It,S en contended by some thaUnnexation
out of that portion of said territory lyin south of woa.,d, JeoPard the Union of the, States, As es-thirty-six
degrees thirty minutes north latitude, senl,al as I regarded this measure to be, had I be
commonly known as the Missouri compromise line, i 'Ievpd that it would endanger the existence of the
ahall be admitted into the Union, with or without Union, it could not have received ray tote; for, if
slavery, as the people of each State asking admts- there is anv one political consideration dearer to
sion may desire. And in such State or States as me than affothers. except liberty itself, it is the
shall be formed out of said territory north of said preservation of this Union. That beautiful Ameri
Missouri compromise line, slavery or involuntary nr. er,t;i - tu tt . l j
servitude (except for crimes) shall be prohibi.ed 7 ! Z ' LT r F5 ke P"
And be it further resolved, That if the P?Mb' we can forcibly if we must," ought
dent of the United States shall, in his judgment J? be tauShl to evcry chM as soon as il learns to
and discretion, deem it most advisable, instead of: '1SP' l.nat 1 may never be forgotten. But the an
proeeedrog to su bm it the foregoing resolution to .' nexa'tion of Texas, instead of endangering the
the republic of Texas, as an overture on the nart Union, will, in mv oninion. nromote its hnrmnnv
ot the United States for admission, to negotiate '
with that republic, then,
Be it resolved, That a State,
to be formed out
v niw itT9u& icpuuwc ui l exits, wun suiiaDie ex-;
tent and boundaries, and with t r.n?
in Conares until the next apportionment of repre-
sentation, shall be admitted into the Union by vir-'the
toe of this act, on an equal footing with the exist-
iog States, as soon as tbe terms and conditions of
such admission, and the cession of the remaining
' ,hC UnUed SlratS shal1 be a-
United States g0VerQmeflts Texas and the
Sac. 2. And be further enacted, That the sura
of one hundred thousand dollars be,and the same is
hereby, appropriated to defray the expenses of mis -
sionn and negotiations, to agree upon ihe terms of
said admission and cession, either by treaty to be
mi ie oennie, or oy articles to be sub-
milled to the two Houses of Congress, as the Presi-
ucut may uireci.
That ihb government has the constitutional
power to acquire foreign territory by treaty is
generally conceded. Such has heen th n,-T;
and construction of this government for upwards
of forty years Whether Congress can accquire
such terntory by act of legislation, is not material
to the present purpose. Thnt Congress has the
express power to admit new States into the Union
will be readily seen by referring to the following
clause of the constitution:
.v"7tC SU6S may be admitted by Congress into
ais Tjnion ; but no new State shall be formed or
erected wrtbin the jurisdiction of any other State
or any State be formeU by the junction of two or
S-kJ S2S r PartVf.Stales without the consent
r ,latues of tbe States concerned, as well
aa of the Congress." Art. 4, sec. 3.
J'llJ,ower there B c,ear,y expressed, that
H New State may be admitted by the Congress
mtothis Union," and there is no limitation or re
striction on the power, except that
"No new States hall be formed or erected with-
L;.k . i Z9 ib Jnc,,on of woor more States,
ZK2! COnse"1 rf )Tlilture of the States'
""""'""i wen as ol the Congress."
And he ""Mission of Texa. as a Slate into the
Union does not conflict wiib either of these The
proceedings of ibe convention which formed the
constitution, ,how that this clause, as originally
adopied, restricted the power te the erection of
new Sink- wiihin the territory then belonging to
the United States, but that it was finally changed
o as to cave out this restriction. The constku
uon wplaia; bm if any doubt existed as to the
found in the act admiuiog into the Union the State
vi njiniuui wmcii wn not
a party to lhe enm-
pact, and lo all intents and
pendent and foreign slate
mtemsand purpose, was an inde-
Texas i, of vast importance tothc United State
m a military point of view, and ( resnrded an
nexjjn as the overthrow of ft dange?ou. course'
of pehsy wbie Groat Britain had conceived
n c cunst lo is cou n I r v. Jriaa L l'xhs maintained
SCDaCute CXienCC 3SO Datlpn, bcidonng- UpOtl U3,
a she does for so great a distance, in time of peace
i The similarity of her productions and the genius
of her people would at least have made her our
commercial rival. She would no doubt have mo
nopolized the larger part of the cotton trade which
rwe now possess, amounting to more than half of
all.lhe exports of. the. Untied btates. Cultivating
the friendship and commerce, of those nations
which afforded-. 6r.f a .jha I'tfoi ifdr Ber cotton and
other productions, she would have purchased hot
supplies of tbeffi, and not of us, . JJut when she
becomes a. part of the Union, notwithstanding she
will supplant some of the States iri the culture of
cottrtrl, whirh would occur any h"ow4 yet ljer trade
will then be- governed by our laws, and she cap
not enter into any treaties ordinances to prejudge
idle interests of the United States'. -She will then
afford a market 'to many' of the States for their
surplus of agricultural rind manufactured articles;
and thus the products of her fertile so.il will not
only enure to Texas, but wiTl contribute to the
wealth of all the Slate?. Thort the slightest in
sult offered from abroad to . h'pr most distant sister
State would be considered as offered to 'herself;
and when entr internal commotion arises, she will
unfurl the "stars and stripes," and plant herse'If
on the constitution; tp preserve our laws, and main
Lain this glorious Union.
It has been alleged thai Texas belongs to Mexi
co, and that by annexation we should be robbing
the latter of her territory. I have never viewed
it in this light Texas never did'.belong to Mexi
co: she acquired her freedom from Spain by re
volution, as Mexico herself did ; and when she
entered the Mexiean .confederation, it was as an
equal, retaining her sovereignty as a. State. When
she rebelled against Santa Anna's despotism, a
sanguinary revolution ensued, by which she com
pletely defeated the Mexican forcis, and fully es
tablished and declared her independence. This
was followed by an acknowledgment of her inde.-
nendence by the Unucd States and the other prin-
cipal nation? of the world ; and that independence
she has maintained for about nine years. So we
find that Texas established her freedom by the
great and inalienable right of revolution, "inesti
mable to freemen, and formidable to tyrants onlyj"
and, having thus established and maintained her
liberty, she is free to do any act which pertains to
the sovereignty of a nation. Instead of carry ing
out his boasted threats against Texas, Santa Anna
has been driven from his own capital.
Policy points out the line of our duty ; and to
be deterred from it by the threats of Mexico or
Great Britain, would evince such, a disregard of
our interests and of our national honor as has
never characterized the conduct of our people.
With this question Great Britain has no right tp
interfere in any way whatever. Wi;h Mexico
the boundary of Texas will be a legitimate ques
tion of negotiation, and in its adjustment I have
every reason to belieye that this government will
do her-ample justice. The annexation of Texas,
instead of involving us in war with either Mexi
co or Great Britain, will, in my opinion, do much
- i t i . t " w"k
to Ultimately secure our peace with coin. ov
ding to, our wealth and increasing our stun
ad-
;tb,
and perpetuate its existence. Experience has
shown that th TTmnn Ja . w ;.k tmMt
civ 9toi it i ,i : i .l . -T.
- r i . i t
13 a fact worthy of. observation, that most of the
w uw uilUl VIJL Ul lLUUJ Lllllll U. XL
luc?tlons which have threatened a dissolution of
Union arose in some of the old States, and
! thal tue admission of every nety State has had a
j tendency to allay discord and to harmonize the
' government Texas was once ours, but not lost
iby ay M of her own. We therefore receive
her, not as a prodigal who had wandered off, but
OTie discarded and invite her to take a
C amon? tae great family of States, with the
j "e at.' tnus re-united, the ties pf friendship
a of union will remain forever,
passed the House to organize a tcrrito-
rial government in Oregon, and directing the Pi
dent of the United States to notify Great Bri
resi-
tain
Ol tne intention of tnaa mvprnmiml ,m iho nf
i.i - . . . . .
one year, to abrogate t.he treaty of 1827, which
provides for the joint occupancy of said territo
ry. For this bill I voted, but it was lost in the
O 7 - I
Senate. France
and Spain claimed Oregon by '
disco verv nnrl I ho TTrnlorl C 1 foe f lo i rr a I K vsmi vk
. TT ,"jr. . .iw
them, as well as by her own discoveries, made by i is taken away from the officers of government,
Captain Gray and others. As early as 1683. Ul and the postage charged on the-correspondence
Sail", a Frenchman, navigated the Mississippi 0f their offices is to be paid by the government
fVom Canada to its mouth,oy which France claim- Incases where the commissions of a postmaster
ed the sovereignty of all that country watered by do not exceed twenty-five dollars per annum, the
that river and its tributaries west of said, river; j Postmaster General way increase ike commis
and, upon the principle of continuity and conti- j sions, provided thev do -not exceed '50 percent,
guity, all the country not pre-occupied westward 0n letter postage." Newspapers may be sent
to the Pacific Ocean. The claim to lhe coum through the mnil to nnv nnknt wiiK;,fh;rtr ,n,
J) -w wtxib-u kjiun.o viuiiug wiuiuwu .
f' -t mm' r 1
.j ui .c wjisaiaaippi eitqiiueu irmn ..ns
mouth to at least the 40th decree of norih lati
tude, and this claim was recognized by Great
Britain in the treaty of Utrecht 1713, and of
Versailles in 1763. In 1803 this claim was trans
ferred to the United States by France, in the pur
chase of Louisiana. In IS 19, in the treaty by
which we acquired Florida from Spain, the 42d
degree of north latitude, from the source of the
Arkansas river to the South Sea, is made the boun
dary between the United States and Mexico, which
then belonged to Spain. In that treaty the king but the reduction made by this act is too great,
of Spam ceded to the United States "ali his rights, and will have the effect of throwing the Post Of
cfaims, and pretensions, to any territory porth of j fic.e Department as a heavy.charge on the general
the said line. Oregon Jies north of this. line, treasury, which has not been 'the case heretofore.
The discoveries of this country by Spain, com- The post office tax was the only one in which the
mencing as far back as 1543. and continuing up North and the East bore their sharequallv with
to 1775, ore supposed by many to extend as ir , the South and the West. We would all "like to
. u.. us uie oim or ootn aegree ot latitude j and
iiicob mstuvenes m priority or time, ana in every
other respect, are, in my opinion, superior to those
upon Which the claim of Great Britain is fminrl
ed. Nothing certain appears to have been known
ot Columbia rtver till
Gray, . cftizen.pf the United States, who p.WrWeS S3 renue wh ch
voyage to the northwest coast, under the direcu'on 1 must supply this deficiency, by a duty lev
Calfn Knyf t -fUr LAPri1' tTO.W5j imports; so. the ' tax taken Wotllmail
Sl?" y A PWtoW have 'to. be collected on sal
tnSed MmTi fd hJPm Vancouver, and sugar? i-on, blankets, and other arti k whicbve
informed him that he had. discovered the mouth of , buyTrom stores. The manufacLuring States pro -
a-rrttr in lafi
g-nve the riv
55rwhich nj
(era-Oregon
;ives the natioa
discovering a river t
country watered pytnc pnn
cinal sticam and its tributaries:
The first actual pxploation pf, the. cpunijcx -ij
SUpposeu lo nave utrcu iiitii muur. uy jicvio
Clark in 1804.. As early as )gS-the iE'Wi
Fur comparry'estrfblisHrd tmdirrg posts em Lewre
river; in 1810. the Pacific
formed under the nusnicrs of J
1 Netfr'Vb'iic, a ho 8 1 f, AstoTi
nenr thelnAiilhioi" Columbia'
last war. this nost. beinir. unable , to defend itstf.
was captured by the Biitish-jn, (8 13. h.sjtfn
td in possession of them till 1818, when it was
restored to the Unired' States in confofmky'wfth e
prt&9tbn;itJi& Meaty ilf OlNim,-itpiilMHiKfHbt
"ull territory- phttfts, ndpoariMr whatever,
taken by -riiher-paVty from the other . dtnuftff-'chi
Var,V (with certain exceptions,)' ''Should be re
stored without delay." By the third article oftTie
convention between the United: States and Great
Britain, signed October 20, 1818
"It B agreed that any country that may oe
claimed, by eithtr party on the northwest const of
Americavvestward of the Stony mountains," (now.
caled Rocky mountains,) " shall, together with its
harbors, bays, and creeks, and the navigation of all
rivers, wjthin the same, be free arid open for rhe
terni'of fen years from the date of the signature of
the present convention lo tlje. vess.elsv citizens, .aod
subjects of tpe two powers; it being weTTundestcsod
thjt lids agreement -is not to be construed to Hie
prejudice of atiy claim which either of, the .two
high contracting parties may have to any part of
said country, nor shall it he taken K affect the
claims of any other power or State to any part of
said country;; Jhe, only ohject of fhe higrfjt:ontract
ing parlies in that respect being to prevent disputes
and differences amongst themselves."
Sibsequently, in 1819, as before stated, the
United States purchased the title of Spain to this
territory, by which her title, if before doubtful, be
came full and complete. The joint occupancy
under the convention of 1818 remained m jurce
till h was renewed by the treaty of August 6, 1 827,
by which the convention of 1818 was contin
ued withdul'any limit as to time, but with the
agreement that either party should hawe power at'
any time to abrogate tbe treaty upon giving the
other one year's notice of their intention. This
treaty is now in force, and thus the matter stands
at the present-time. The question has long been
a subject of negotiation between the two countries,
and it is perhaps to be regretted that it has not j
since been adjusted.
Oregon is bounded on the west by the Pacific
ocean, and on the cast by the Rocky mountains.
Its length-i estimated at from 800 to 1,000 miles,
and its average .width at from' 50ft. to COO miles.
It is at this time difficult to ascertain the value of
this territory. That portion of it which borders
on the mountains is high and cord, and is no doubt
of little value, except its water-power, its pastur
age, and perhaps for its minerals. In the middle
part the climate is delightful, nod it is said to con
tain large bodies of valuable land. As yon leave
the Columbia river the country breaks into beauti
ful prairies, covered with a luxuriant and nutri
tious grass, which lasts all. the year. The Wal
latnette valley is represented to be about 150 miles
wide, and is remarkably healthy. A writer who
visited that country says:
" For producing hides, tallow and beef, it is su
perior lo any pail of North America."
That ptrt of the country which borders on the
ocean is said to produce wheat, rye, cotton, tobac
co, and potatoes; and also ornngeg, lemons, figs,
and other fruits. The climate is very mild.
Speaking of this country, a writer says;
"In beauty of scenery, fertility of soil, and other
natural advantages, no portion of country surpass
es thai which is found on ihe Wallamelte. The
valleys of the Columbia and it. tributaries are es
timated to contain 330.000 square miles."
The British government has a number of posts
in Oregon. It is represented that she is coloniz
ing her subjects there, j.nd extending her laws
and jurisdiction over the territory, and making
military preparations to maintain its possession.
Believing that Oregon belongs to the United
States, andknowing that my constituents were
not willing to see their territory surrendered lo
gratify the British nmbi'ion, I voted for the bill
to extend the territorial jurisdiction of the United
States over Oregon, and lo conclude its joint oc
cupancy after giving the Botice required by the
existing treaty.
An act was passed to reduce the rates of nost-
aire, ana to clianore tne nost othco Jaws in othnr
anu to chanjre the. nost office -1c
i ..in i .... . ... m i o ill il.' iiiiriuinHi nil lllr , ill r'
.: . . l , r i I
I o ..... - - ui) ,
next. The lates of postage are reduced to 5 crnts, )
r.. . i r i i f .
iui irvriy iciiur uui fAtteuing an an ounce in
r .1- . ! r -i
and to 10 cents for all distances over 300 miles
J W . " '.Hi ill. l. I Ul L 1111" 111 III M f'V
s 7. J .. .. "
It restricts the franking privilege of postmasters. I
Thev are nermitted to charge the rl nnrlinrnl in
. .-.r.u:- a .'
7c I I K ST . rne postage
of such letters as they recede on the hustness of
their office, upon a vei l Dcaoon on oath of their nc-1
count for the same, and the '.transmission of the
letters charged as - vouchers." Postmasters may
r i. i . i -r.TV- . , , rs ina l
ilium 1 1 itL i j acti, vi.ukiiiki m which rciui'. X.
j,;J.,u.i,i,,;.r.(,(it, t
j . i .- i . i ' '
nnrl the nns mns pr is rpnuirerl to ininrco enh
tiuci vui y lutlic UUOIIiro Ul I IHT I J I "qUI"(JII V" OilJCi o.
letter, over his
signature, the words, "Post of-
" - " ' .v V. ijiy J Ol.- 11 J CU1.II
fice business."
tor every such rndnrspmenti
falselv mnde the rmrtmnster nUM h fcrfc.;..
17 , -----
! I I 1 J If rfli t
nrpp n innrPfl nn m 'R I nP irnnL-mrr nann nrrn
O J i m 1 1 iiiiim j v w
ot tne place where published.
free ot postage.
There is a provision in the act to prevent private
expresses; but, in my opinion, it will .prove inad
equate to the object. There is also a clause mak
ing an appropriation but of the treasury to supply
the deficit in the post office revenue which will be
caused by the ieduction cf postage. These are
some of lhe details of tfip act, I voted against
this act. It is probabfe that a reduction might
haye been made in the rates of postage which
nrnn
have cheap postage : and.
if that were the onlv
consideration in yp I ved, I would have voted for
the act; but there were others which influenced
me to oppose it. The reduction: of postage will
cause a uiminuuon in tne nost office revenue.
mdd&Aear ok a rut 1 0
er'Mferwme of ha fhip
The tow of nations-1
he
-w vi-.v4- l v vjuulii ill w i en in is h s nn p nu inn i . . i
prea
act
e elec
of electors
e i-'resident and Vice Presid
l to be held on
tbe
e same day in all tbe States. This
net received mu. vniP At iho
vuicu ogM a uiu somewnai similar in ns nro-
yisigps,,upcm wpat J CPJidered;, good and suffi-
cfent vreasons.-
n ambrt ti
ime till
which, for war.PofnrWe, coufd not be conveniently
done before tht election. I did nqt .wish either
to put the States io tnis5 infct)nveBerfc4, 6f io run
the risk of fcrVuigS electiiilibTiPseeident con
tested on occoo nt of informarlityp b :ThStaft jp
Jia:yp four years to confrtrm t hei Haws and const!
tutions m tne actor Uongress;and the re;ispns4ipon
which my opposition to the bilt was then, basedrbe;
ing removed, nt the last session I v-otrd for tb law.
session i vuiru-roi: iwia.v;
o admit Florida arid Iowa
jfl. w jfh Texo?. we shall
. ind IrOZZZ rPhe
V was passecr to aqmu .j.forirja-arra iwra;
&?ZJr, 2fiS.IJil Ar.-r..,-; mu.
tide of emigration? -has.
III.. IHIHI'IUUC IJlUllO
An act was flasaed whirh mr i hp pl,. Wmy mm " tLs lTm nmxwtni,
eht .
i For -eontfttny was-the preeidmiiaf election: and to eWa measore'-is a tone-of confidence aboitoe -Jjoco Foee- press-; ow toe sales ol ten hogsheads of Tnhn
nhn Trwnll A StniV OF P fff 1 f f" f (- f( V P thnt PlPrf inn Trrti 1 rl Ko a rnnnlrr-! v t r- . - ill C! U rrrr WavaUmien T I U J l .
v-..., rfv-v t - v, - - ' vi -liuju w u i u iuitl m uii trta t a . &g rt hie .Motn j .-mi tjlch lunn in hn trx aoin a o m s- . fcJ u va-w ww aiciiuuoc. XLiLiiii nnn rw in
vvnstnblrshed trn Sessir.ns.nf ihp. l5s-fhfP Jn mn 1" "f T57f "5 TZT It. ... . "J mr-
Vivrn rhirfnsr the in some nfhpfs n nmpnrtrhpnt tUAnsti.n.in. Mu,u lv.YV. au5u '.WW&.Ty?.fT 7 ZZT. ' on 31
.. w- i7'rT:,v' m r witrr-o, un, - , A.... i u IjVitii. di iirsnvi p pnnnnr inn t
kbeen oonstf ntly westward, ( you forgeken tRa bribefe of the Bank the coef
e than double fcg original cive measured resortcq to by the lords of the
.-! i I I i tirii not;o r ciaS lorif i a .. - 1 . i i t
and we have now;more
number of States, and still
terrUQpy lo make a great many
provement of the country ha
ThehVerhri?e 6f our citizens
surd aithouffb'ambuibusto attaiadistinctions'aod ac
quire wealth, yet-they are ardently attached to their
V . , feu, u . . t
wriich tested- their patriotism. Providence has
smiled oo qur country, and we lopkorward to
the day whej it will still be more prosperous -and
happy. - -
the estimated expenditures for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1845, nicfudrng : payruenti
Lrtnt'df the nubhc debt- were S35.019.431.
country as mev nave snown ona Prea occasions
The estimated receipts, means, and expenditures
r . ' ; r ?:
for the fiscal year commencing 1st July, 1845
are as follows, vjz :
Receipts..
From the enstoms for the 4 quarters $3r,030 302 do
From ihe sales of ihe porblic lands 216,000 00
From the miscellaneous and contin
gent source - - 120,000 00
-. . , V
Total of revenue ' -Add
an estimated balance to be in
the treasury on the 1st July, 1845,
32,160,302 00!
i
including the unexpended sum as -
before stated - - 8.504.929 43
Total of means for the service of the-
fiscal year ending 30ih June, 184b" 40,665,231 43
Expenditures.
Expenditures during the vear end
ing 30ih June, 1S46, as estimated
at the several Departments of
State, Treasury, Navy, and War.
viz :
The balances of former
appropriations which
will be required lo be
expended in this year $1,462, 105 92
Permanent and indi fi
nite appropriations 2,083.794 72 -
Specific appropriations
asked for this year 24,647,884 18
Total of estimated expenditures
That sum is composed of the follow
28,193,784 82 1
iog particulars :
For civil list, foreign,
intercourse, and mis
cellaneous $4,944,083 93
For array proper, &c 3,648,308 43
For fortifications ord
nance, arming militia
&e. 4.845,736 75
For pensions ,397,000 00
For Indian department 2,086,154 65
For naval establishment 9,41 1,656 9i
For interest on public
debt 860,344 72
All
$28,193,784 82
Which sum of expenditure, deducted
from fhe total of means before stat
ed, gives ao estimated balance of
"twelve million four hundred and
seventy-one thousand four hun
dred and forty-six dollars and six-
. ty-one cents to be in the treasury -on
lhe 1st day of July, 1846 812,471,446 61
I regret to sec such a tendency to extravagance
in the expenditures of our government as some
limes takes place. I have voted against ali ap-
nrnnr'utlinriS winch T rnneulnrorl rf iKte ikraolaii
. . . . v. mwm ..ui mvtmm .
.. - .
would like to allude, but must avail
some other opportunity of doing- so.
myself of
1 lie UlUIIIUIiaiH V1UUICMWOII Ul Ul'IIIUL lilllC ri."
tl ..: i . .. : J : : r ,1 .
II " " 1 .1
nnh Mean nrincinlrs. in the
rs, in tne election 01 James jv.
Polk tn th presidency, nflRirds another evidence
t a.
0ptn
he capacity of the people for self-government
ope and believe that his talents and firmness
I "ope
bp found rqmd to lhe hj h statiorj t0 whlch
hflS b(Pn ra,d.
- i - , rt ,
AM W Wwd me to remark, (hat the
tJSZ presentalive, I
have endeatTed to conform my conduct to those
principles upon which I was elected; but, warm
us my auacu
. . w .
, . I
t ents are to the democratic party, I
trust thnt I have suffered no partisan feeling to
nnllOQ M n M 1 tin ni n Ul r L. . T 1 . -
ttu.-i k . .. 7
T?nrrr TV.n"? ,""-noi one ot those who "pre
fer to count the dark snots in the sun to reioicino-
n iSXinua
in its gionous brightness, yot my snort experui
' i i r i
ence has convinced me that there are many abuses
nur government mat ought to Oecorrcctea, ana
to this end my course has been directed
Please accept my warmest congratulations and
best wishes, individually and collectively, for.
tyour political and domestic welfare; and for the-
eonhdence you so kindly reposed m me, permit
me to tender you the homage of a grateful heart.
I am. very respectfully.
Your obedient servant,
DAVID S. RE ID.
Washington. March 7, 1845. '. .
Washington Letter- Writers. We do not mean
to complain of the Washington Correspondents;
but they cannot escape errors. "Ralph." in the
N. Y. Eve. Post-is mistaken about the age of the
contemplated Editor, and also about Mr. Blair's
design tp become "a sleeping partizan.,r (His con
duct has been distinguished throughout the whole
transaction by a manly and magnanimous bear
ing, above all praise.) The two letters of "Gam
ma" in the New York Herald are also marked
by some amusing errors. He makes some good
hits but at different times hits very wide of the
mark. : Yet we have no time for specifications.
Indeed, iris not prelum opera (not worth the
while.) , Richmond Enquirer.
Hon. David S. Reid. This ' gentleman will
no doubt be nominated for re-election in the 3d
Congressional District of this State. Mr. Reid
is well spoken of by all who know him. In a
recent conversation with one of the delegation
from this State, he spoke in the highest terms of
Mr. R., said he-wished there were more Repre
sentatives to Congress like David S. Reid.
Norlh
Wednesday, April 16, 1845.
- f . . , - - -"LOOK
OUT" DEMOCRATS !
. ti tj . I).. . htl: i tc l.
1 lie xvtri iclci iraus uuun uic ft ij i"3 10 iouit'
out," and savs, " from some cause of other, thereby8 feh4 VeU
do not? half IfkftV. Why &o& ? icjury. in Jjye na.-
tion is ourss-whj' seek to embarrass he adminis
tration V Wliy should 'the'Whigs labor to keep
Norl!h Carolina in a false position? What are
- 1 - J f; rj , , , T , .
! "J1- y "3 -T in,W "
This is thek6ld-ong;.nad we should nave heard it,
just as we do now, brikUMr. Clavbeen beaten five
; jUSt as we ao now, naovir. oiay oeen oeai
hundret3'triousand popojar votes. No, Mr,
! Tr , r , ,. .j
If there fraud, rt,wps all on your side
huridreWthousand ppptijar votes, . Jo; Mr, Gales,
If there was fraud, it gms all on your side Have
- above such as that, and their-trausc is too ffood
j require it
c j. tvt....l u .-tl
irauus in ionn varoima, nor win mere De.
- i . . ...... ...
The Register says, by way of inspiriting his
, followers, that the Whigs " have been cheated
lout of the Presidency; and they will be re-
Uenged for it. Principle, patriotism, regara
; f ; : r.e . . ,
i for lhe ,nlerest of the people are la be forgotten
' . r tt . - r
, " a aesperaie struggle ior icvenge ior ajan-
cied cheat! . Is it indeed so? ATe these your
sentiments, Whigs of North Carolina ? We ap
peal to those of -vou who are indenendfent : who '
mere, . The'im-i f : - . J lUhes the extracis from Judire Jav's ,unrl J'Fr'
oom ana the -.smnnins-iennv ana tne snm-ionas . j ne rnitaue nnia unupd sji.io, n
seen astonishing: - - r-, rr letter, ihreutening disunion in ca 'of it Za ng
' knows no 'uhds; another? Frauds indeed ! The democrats are .ation of Texasand condemns ihm L ,u. Aoucx-
strike off alTparty trammels when the country is ana cerroptea by the late United Slates Bank
to be sustained and vindicated ; who-are disposed ihls PaPer comes forward to rebuke, ns it does
to give the Administration a fair trial, and who ! manfu!,-v ar,(I nb'y; ihe name of the "Whin
will not oppose it or any Administration under the
promptings of factious feelings are you ready to
J r 1 li n tc
, raroraeM,9 lun-u.i-e oi your leuum organ i
so, stand forth, and let us see who you are.
I V
not, be men and patriots, as you ou?ht to be, and
take ground against soch a course.
Well may the Register " look out," and feel
alarmd. The day for the triumphs of the pen- me un,on ral,ier tlan see 1 exa8 Where
pie has come. North Carolina will be aroused, V the Independent ? Oh ! shades of Q-mtiltbum
and, in our opinion, redeemed. She will go back and of a11 the "chival7 f" What says the Fay
to her place, and stand where Jackson stood with j elteville Observer? Why, he says, in substance,
her when Clay went down before him, as the j that in annexwS Texas we rob a foreign govcra
same Clay did before Polk at the late marshnll- j mcnt of i,s Territory commit a high and flag,
ing of the mighty forces. The leaders of the ' rant misdemeanor before Cod and in the presence
Whiggeryare doomed. Will the Whig people j of lne nations; and very coolly advises Mexico
consent to ding te these men, and partake theto make vvar uPon us ! Wbi,e at this P0 w
disgrace and humiliation of their fall ? We trust , are reminded of the strictures of a Columbus
not. Farmer," upon the course of Mr. Bale; and
To the democrats we say, look out." As' we cannot c,ose this artic,e be"er that b SivinS
we told you last week the Coon is stunned not them : .-,.. . ,e..
j rrti -lit j ... nhtie Marsh, 26ti March, lS4a.
killed. I liere will be a desperate struggle this j Ma. Hoiden ; I see in the last Fayeiieville Ob
summer. Let us bring out our strongest men ; server that some enemy of lii coutury hn set his
let us organize from head to heel ; let the Whij 8hou'd". to ,he wheel of dueord, is encouraging
. , ' ihe people to rise in rebtllion against the hie net
people be talked and reasoned with; and let us j of Congress, and advise boih Mexico and Eng-
do battle with the Whig leaders as if under the ' ,and to un,te to destro our happy Republic. I
r . . nr -. supno-e the writer of lhe article to be i&dwardJ.
u. v.ciuty. v e aumn max . we are
ronndent. j ne siffns are cheering the obiects to
be attained are durable and glorious. Shall We
falter? Shall North Carolina, after having voted
against her own son, still persist in making war
upon his Administration upon an administration
W mf
which promises even in its first steps so much of
substantial good to the country ? Tbe answer is
with her people, not with the Whig leaders.
GLORIOUS DEMOCRATIC VICTORY 1
The democrats of New York City have a-
chieved a signal and glorious victory.. They
have elected their Mayor, and have in the Com
mon Onnnejl ihirfv nemnernl In innr Whirre
The New York News says:
"The Democracy swept ihe city yesterday, wirh
irresislible forcev So complete a victory has nev-
er before been won by any party at any period of
our political contests. The triumph of the Natives
last Spring, was but a cypher compared with this
- brilliant achievement.
1 .1 IITI 1 ft
Then the Iativists left to
the Whigs only an Assessor in the Second Ward,
:10 sooth'' 'he hhlerness of defeat. We have now
ard,
allo'vved them, the natives, but a claim to a consta
ble in the same Ward, nominated and-elected by
the joint action of the Whigs and Natives. This
may be considered equal to about one half a trophy.
Then lhe Nativists had to yield to us five and a
hall wards; now, we allow to them not one, and
to the Whigs only two wards. Then Harper's j to break up the Union. IT South Carolina hap
majority was near 4000, now Havemeyer's ap-1 pens to complain frankly and boldlv of the ads el'
proaches to 7000, showing a gain on the popular:
.1 i i
j vote of over 10.000. Havemeyer's majority over
I Selden is about 16,000. Indeed, Havemeyer
'.acr,css man lwo nunareu votes oi-naving a ma -
Harper comtined. 6
. ik. .t. u.rt .kmk u j:j
! "nu." its aic ucch uriniiim
bv our extraordinary efforts to oroeure fll return
in season For this morning's paper, forbids anv
comment to-day on this splendid
plendid triumph. Tbe
following are the returns of the result, procured for
us exclusively; the greatest confidence may be
placed in their correctness.
" Mr; Havemeyer has made a splendid run, and
more than realized the most sanguine expectations
of his friends. - ,
" We have fifteen Democrats to two. Whigs in
each branch of the Common Council !
COMMON COUNCIL.
Wards.
ALDERMEN.
ASSISTANTS.
John S. Gilbert. '
Joseph C. Abertson.
Gouvm'r JVt Ogden
George H. Purser.
I. Oliver Charlick,
II. James C. Stoneatl,
III. Egbert Reason,
IV. Joseph A. Diwer,
V. Emanuel B. Hart.
Lyman Candee.
VI. Thomas S. Henry. John Foote.
VII. Thomas Conner, Nathaniel Pearce.
VIII. Rich'd T. Compton. Arch'd Macklay, Jr.
IX. Theod'u? Van Tine, Wra. luackiobush.
X. Bernard J. Meserole, Neil Gray.
XI. Charles J. Dodge, Jacob Miller.
XII. David S. Jackson, Tomas Spofford.
XIII. David D. Briggs, Nathan Roberts.
XIV. ThomaaB. Tappen, Edwin Niphols.
X V. WmSV: Brady, James D. Oliver.
XVI. Wra. C. Seamen, J. J. V. WearerveU.
XVII. CrandaU Rieh, Wto.H. Cornell.
Whigs in italic. l
Mission to England. A correspondent of the
Richmond Enquirer writing from Washington
oh the 1 1th says :" " yesterday, Elmore of South
Carolina, was offered the mission to England.
If he accepts, all's well. IS not, a Southern man
will ccfctaihly have it."
ACCO-COOD
rrenton Reporter states
Manufaclurers. nt Petersnnr .. ra2b,
i" "wuijiu tnrep K
tweof-Tc made by Mr. EdM'
iren Walking, iofWte-; for which thev
H&, tUm5,0ir WJiecanbesMf'l
OiranviJUe can. W
ceo at
Elkanni,
"horizp.
Riaoe on A
icrnn.
cri;c spn.; nqre is tne account of $nles
1
1305
at
if
tc
H
((
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It
2
1285
1255
1325
1125
1185
jl5
1055
1235
1205
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I 4
u 5
wr.6
7
" 8
. " 9
10
j :
"TEXAS
to ! eal terms, li declares ihai "th
- J wmiv mi in inniv.,.1
i . ii vuiiuii ui any
that includes, as a means or emf, the d
y proposition
the onion of these Siai
issol'jiiun n(
t,s" We hail ,hj
With pleasure, and refer to
s snint
due ihe Phils.fMni.rn tt;..i cs.:: u' Jus"ee
It 1 n ti n n t .. r :
-w.vvi oiau's Uazeup
, Richmond Enquirer:
Most gladly would we hail the same spirit
if we could, in tbe Whig press of North Caro'
orn to" i no nr ,.'... J
pi mien jn die hol-bed
TT I 1 r. T-v
Of
reuerairsm, oisunionism, and Abolitionism a
place which, more than all others, wn,
j 1 UHJ m,aaie ana 'ncrn states," the threats of
I trea5on and disunion in Judge Jay's Letter. But
what Savs the Reirislpr f Whir is ;i. l
ur ' . j wnen
If, treason rears its horrid crest m the high places
1 . f k -r i . .
0i ine onn. ana mreatens to resist the establish-
ed laws of the land ? Does he hate Texas so
j heartily as to. love the traitors who would sever
; Hae (as ne gles nQ aolbor) who has
marked as an enemy of the South and a friend of
the North. He tells us that his feelincrs sre toth
sad and gloomy, and judging from his ton-, I
should say they were. He is, 1 undfrsrand. a
member of the visible Church ; but instead of sup
plicating for blessings on our country, he invoke
corses. He also predicis that war, desolation and
ruin are coming on the land, and pray9 lhat he may
not live to see it. If these things should come
though I confess! am far from being alarmed the
fault will be with those hypocritical "Whig writers
who take sides against the country and encourage
foreign nations to deelare war against us. I bv
they are hypocrites, for they preach what they ht
Iieve nor. Before Mr. Clay's Lelter against an
nexing Texas appeared, to my certain knowledge
every Whig in these parts who expressed himself
at all, was strongly in favor of annexation, but af-
i ei?re until
was seen, all ot them opposed tne
after the election : and now, since
l the act of Conffress has passed
to restore the lontf
star, arff mv Whiff acauaintances appea
to be well
pleased!
Both the Editors of the Observer and Wilmin?-
Ion Chronicle speak of rhe sad darkness of Iht
Sixth Congressional District ; bui dark as our siiua-
! tion is, we have light enough to see lhe questionn-
ble spots in the hearts of these gentry j and though
ihey tell u? we are fools, we nevertheless thant
God that we have sense enough to sterr clear of
their pernicious doctrines, and lo see that they and
their party are doing- all they can in disguise to in
duce Mexico and -England to deelare war ngainsi
us. and to urfre Massachusetts and lhe abolitionist?
. i - I -. "A . . n.. Il.fi
Conarress, thee Editors forthwith cry out Nu
; cation, and denounce treason, &c ; but when the
North comes out in plain language and tells tli
; South lhat they will dissolve the Union, m '
! right, and no rebuke is uttered ! Another wor..
?. r?J:. a..-. L i i r r,f
tvir. cjiiuur. i nope wp snail near nu i"' .
nnrmiir Whi.v f.,r tK OKcP.r nlainly
Mr. Ediior. I iiope we
Democratic Whisgeiv ; for lhe
tells his readers that Drniocracies ar always ag
gressive, and that lhe promptings of rhe masses
are always for war as good as to say that all Re
publican governments are curses anrf scourges ol
the earth, and therefore should no longer hara a
place among the governments of the world.
A COLUMBUS FARMER.'
Hardy Carroll. We learn that at the lats
Term of FranWin Superior Court for Franklin,
Hardy CarroH was sentenced to execution, under
the' decision of the Supreme Court; and that he
will pay the forfeit for his crimes on the second
day of next month. His appearance, when
brought into the Court-house to receive his sen
tence, is said to have been pitiable in the extreme
Having escaped from Louisburg Jail twice, it
was found indispensable to chain him down to the
floor by the legs and arms, and in consequence
His hair and beard had grown to an enormous
length, and he had wasted away almost to a skel
eton. Hardy is a free man of color, and his life
and death wiM be a warning to many of his class.
For years he had committed crimes, and laugbe
at the law, for neither walls nor bolts could with-
stand him. But his career fs doubt less now
Chained down as he now is, there is no
chance
for his escape.
whilst chained
jrx utic tunc iu uuuiouuijj -y
by the foot, he contrived to get hold of a piece o
plate, and with this he severed his manacles, by a
slow and tedious process of filing. He lhcn '00
oft all his clothes, and with some meat, wbicn
us 10 say tnat tnis i oDocco
in "k 01 5c
i5 142 4-
S 50 It !-
17 75 agg
" n 4 fi
75 i77 7,
J 2 ?14Q8 10
Aiun nrcarTivTi -t ...
m i t i . .