The Northern Standard. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 26, Ed. 1, Saturday, June 28, 1845 Page: 2 of 4
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as to Oregon donate 640 acres of land lo
each settler nil! the Constitution of the U.
S. make thrm pay all tha expenses of our
war and the maintenance of our indepen-
dence in the face of a positive contract to the
contrary because she did so for all the other
States! Must eery citizen of every State
baveadomtiun of 610 acres of land to make
ibim crea vi'h the Oregoas? Ridiculous I
Finally will the Constitution of the U. S.
make roiJ a plain written contract between
two independent Nations? if so what pail
will it nuke void ? and what part leave val-
id 1 If it destroy the conditions of the con-
tract it will destroy the contract itself. One
cannot stand without the other. So then if
the Constitution destroys the conditions the
annexition itself is destroyed; and alter all
the noise and contusion by which dema-
gogue have been accumulating political cap-
ital we shall find ourselves exactly where we
stood in tha Republic of Texas. Gentlemen
can take which horn of the dilemma they
pleaie.
''The assertion also that we have the assu-
rance that England vt ill admit our cotton and
other agricultural productsfree of dutyit also
abiuid as well as false." Tel.
It may be 'false" but it is not ''absurd."
Plain old firmer as I am. 1 know that Eng-
land and Texas can form a treaty by which
the former can take offthe duties from our
cottonand Texas the duties from all the man-
ufactured articles of England of which cot-
ton is a component part without interfering
with any treaty between England and the U.
S. There would bo mutual concessionsand
mutual benefits conferred; and i! the U. S.
complained England would say " We are
ready to enter into the same arrangements
with you." WilUhe U. S. do it ? I think-
not. The whole herd of abolition manufac-
turer! would bltat like a calf. It is thtte
double duties that protect thernboth cf which
taut'. b paid before the English manufactur-
ed aiticle can come in competition with the
U. S. aiticle. But if she would do so it
would benefit Texas England and all the
Southern Slates.
Nearly allied to ihe above is an assertion j
coming irons the Galvistonran Circular
end with the slight change of seven-eighths
into six-sevenths indorsed by both the Tele-
graph and Standard. The substance is this :
"6-7 of all our importations come from the
U. S and if annexed we should get this 6-7
freeofdulj and only have to pay l-7which
would be on foreign articles." This is the
goldrn bait the gull-nap that has caught
perhaps 6-7 of the Trxirns. I assert posi
tirely that if annexed we shall hare to pay
as much dutits indirectly on all articles we
use from the U. S as we shall have to pay
directly en all foreign articles of the same
kind and quality. Now for the proof. I do
not know the price of articles in England or
the U. S. tariff but any price will suffice to
explain and prove my assertion. The Reg-
ister tells us the U. 5. duties on steel and
iron range from 75 to 270 per cent let us
ay 100 per cent and suppose iron can be
bought in England at 62 per 100 (For the
take of conTcniences3y nothing about freight
and incidental expenses) When it is brought
(9 New Orleans it meets the U. S. Revenuo
Law 100 per cent that makes 81; then the
mercantile profits 33 1-3 per cent on 81 is
one dollar thirt7 three and a third centsin all
85 33 1-3. Now by reason of this price the
TJ. S. iron of the same quality can sell for
the same price; but take off the $2 for reve
nuesnd662-3 cents impost profits and sub-
tract that from 85 33 1-3 it leaves only 82.
662-3 which would be the price of EnglUh
iron on the above calculation free of duty.
Of course lfthedmi.s on foreign iron were
taken off the TJ. S. iron must come down
to $266 2-3 or the foreign iron would su-
percede it but by kteping on the duties the
same iron could sell for 85 33 1-3. Cannot
ny person sec now that I have proven my
amnion? because the same holds good in
every article we should iuc. If then we give
the same price for every article o! the TJ. S
that we should have to give for foreign arti-
cles including all duties
"What mighty difference can there be
Tv.jxt tweedledum andtweedlcdee?"
But there is a difTerence.and it is this the
duties we should have to pay on foreign arti-
cles would be direct and go into the Treasu
ry for the benefit of the Public. Those du
ties on the TJ. S. articles would be indirect
and go into the pockets of the abolition nn
vfacturtrs. "This and the duties on cotton in
England is their protective duties ns above
listed. This is what drove South Carolina
to Nullification and tainted every Southern
State more or less with the same doctiine.
The southern planters have always contend-
ed that the j were made the "hevers of wood
and drawersof water" for the northern man-
ufacturers and this has been the cause of dis
pute between them for 25 or 30 j ears and no
i doubt will continue until that & the abolition
question destroy the Union. But mirabile die-
tu! I find some of the names ofthesameNui-
lifiers appended to the Galveston Circular
apparently as anxious to get back to " Hew-
ing of wood and drawing of water" for these
abolition manufacturers as if they had al-
ways lived logethtrin the greatest harmony.
"Ojes" says one "Itceyou are correct
bat we pay all these duties now and our tar-
iTbtidf. Qran'.ed. Buitbis carries with
it two consoling reflections. First the money
thuscollected goes into our own treasury to
support our own government oml saves di-
rect taxes in our pockets. Secondly we can
avoid these double duties- by trailing with
other nations. The U. S. does not consume
one article of cur raw materials; wc are al-
together dependent on others for a market
for our produce and justice equity and self-
inter cstnll combine to urge us to gel our sup
plies from those nations that cosume our taw
materials In this way like Charity. H
blesseth both the giver and receiver. But if
we refuse to get our supplies from thou: that
consume our produce we may expect them
to get their supplies elsewhere; and every
difficulty we throw in the way of their com-
merce re-acts on ourselves and in the same
ratio that we injure them ne injure our own
markets. I do not care who thpy are they
have as much right to choose their otvr. form
of government as e have. If thpy have t
L-ino rnrrvintr miern nnnn their shoulders
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it is nothing to us. but our duty is to support
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the interest of those who support our interest
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u liatbeium rnn u be to u :n see the u. S
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nnd shoe-boots and glittering with gald and
silver with our market cut off" our cotton
rotting on our hands sheriffs selling our
property nnd our children crying for bread?
' The assertion also that the people woulJ
be loaded with direct taxes to support the
government is also lalsc; for the people would
have good sense enough in establishing a
new government to sweep away the ridicu
i bus appendages of iattered dignity that have
i disgraced our government and adapt it to tht
'condition of the people. And
such a gov't would cost only 830.000."
Fudge I would a State institution increase
the capacities of the people to enable them
to choose better officers to "swap awcy
the ridiculous appendages of tattered dignity
that now disgrace our government?" Poor
simple saul as I am I thought we had the
same materials to choose from now that we
would have then. ''Swap swap now Sir."
" And such a governmmt wObWl cost only
S30.000." (Tel ) Let us count up a little.
We must have the same three co-ordinate
branches of the government Legiilaiive Ex
ecutive and Judicial with the Land Office
tacked on that we now have. The same
number of members in ihe Legislature Judi
ciary and Land Office will be nquited un
dei both forms of Governor nt. It is only
in tl.e Executive with a few changes &c-
where a reduction could be made in a Stale
institution that could net op made under a
National on a peace establishment (and we
hive assurance of peace without annexation.)
Let us now come to figures. Land Office)
813000. Eight Judges at 81500 each
812000; making 825.000. The other five
thousand would not 033 sheriffs for collect
ing jurors for trjing causes and furnish
clerks with stationety lepving the Legisla
live and Executive branches outof the count
I have not the data from which I could tell
the difference in cost between a National and
a State institution but un a peace establish
ment I think not over twenty five or thirty
thousand dollars a sum not worth mention-
ing when compared with the great tribute we
should pay to the U. S. and their manufac
turers and the loss of our revenue. The ed
itor cf the Register supposes the U. S. Rev-
enue Laws would colltct 8300000 per an-
num ofTof Texas; but a member of Congress
a rabid annexationist admitted to ine that
it would collect 8 100000 per annum. The
other annexationist says if we are annextdwe
should get 6-7th3 free froro duty but t have
shown this to be a mistake and that it only
goes into the pockets of the manufacturers
instead of the Trrasuiy. I presume all will
admit that each ofiheje 7-7ths must be equal
to each other: if so and l-7th be equal to
$100000 the o'.ner 6-7ths must equal 8600
000 and all together 8700000. Add to this
tho loss of our revenue say 8150.000 and.it
makes 8350000. Subtract if you please
850000 for the difference in cost between a
National and Slate institution and you have
8800000 annual loss in the. change. One
fourth of this sum would support our Nation
al Government without one cent of direct
taxes and leave $600000 for other purposes.
Recoliectlhis calculation is based on the data
furnished by the annexationist; and I have
said about mercantile per centage I love
figures they come to me as naturally. as nur
sing babies does to theladies. - "
Air. Editor"-yquifciyerrowed "Bpgue
r 11 fft .- ' 'r.-rS.'-L 'J- f.? .T
noma eieganco oiEiy'ianUvCoinpojuion
but tbi&k biin deficfenin aVgurhent. Please
permit me to supply'-fais elipsis and give the
argument without style. Then by pulling
the two togeiberyou hare the vlile didci.
' A FARMER.
FxsIttOX AND .PeVTOHA. ANOTHER
Match. The .Philadelphia? .Spirit of the
Times sayt that;auer the. race at Camden.
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another match belween-jhe. two horses was
immediately proposed f It isttai&f tone" run
over the Canton Cjurse near-Baltimore for
820000 aside to fairly determine the
championship. It will come off very soon.
Irisi Practical Wit. A Tipperary
Rockite sends a letter of advtea (n a neigh
bor about taking a certain piece of land or
letting it alont.and ends with thu' pithy qurs
tion : ' What's the wholo world to a man
tfA'V vije bt a leidew t"
THE SECOND GREAT RACE.
The second contest for the championship
of the American turf came ofTovcr the Cam-
den Course on the 23th ultimo. Contrary to
our expectations Fashion was the victorand
in mnl lin 11-l-fHHlllhlp limit Tdn rntlmtMrirv
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account of the affair i. copied from the Phila-
delphia U. S. Gazette:
The second great trial for supremacy of
the turf took place yesterday over the Cam-
den Course and the high reputation of the.
contending animals induced such a general
interest tnat the attendance was very large.
Shottly before the race cnmmenctd a dis
astraus accide it took place by the falling of
the main stand the particulars of which so
fir ns we could gather them are related in
another article.
The weather was excessively hot and the
track somewhat heavy.
Shortly after two o'clock the Judges an-
nounced from the stand that it having been
ascertained from the beat medical authority
i that no one was dead or dying from the in
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'juries received by the UHing of the itand the
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race would proceed
observing at the same
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lllllv ktlub II liau Ublll .lib. U. bl. 111. .U. IU.I VI ..lb
Club to instantly postpone the race if any
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one had been killed or had received injuries
which it was probable would result in death.
Tlie horses were brought on the course
soon after the announcement from the Judges'
stand. ind both animals looked in tip top con-
clmon. fashion never looLeu heller.
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lona won the inside of the track and the or-
ii-r iiir inn Sinn inr me nri ne.ir nnvino Dren
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given oiuiiey went i-. union s.igmiy ancaa
and continuing to gam until at tho first quar- ( bv tfle : hey rwchetl thecity.the number
ter wretch she passed Peytona and got he0JkIIcJ WM lMod bv severaI oflhein a
instoe ol me iracic. a long ine lop reyiona
made a brush and lapped Fashion but the
; Jersey marc on coming into the back stretch
shook off her opponent and stepped a length
in advance which distance she continued to
hoid until the coming home ; Peytona at
times making a brush and putting her nose
at Fashion's saddle only to be left behind
asain. The first three miles of the heat ;
were won in this manner the Jersey marc N aainoun t0 nearly thirty bui the ma-
passmg the stand each time a length ahead.) Iofivo jht. we arsslad to sav. are in no
but on the f jur'.h mile Peytona did not hold
her position so that Fnshiun came in three
lengths ahead winning the heat in 7in. 43s.
The following is the mile time of the first
he.u:
1st mile 1 56
2d " 1 54
3d - 1 53
4th " 2 05
1
Total 7 43
At the call ofthcbugle the horses appear-1
ed for tho second heat and it was apparent
that they Ind not dried up well both animals
being pretty wet. Fashion taking the inside I
the animals went offal a slapping pace Pey-
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uuwever uveicumu uy raMiiuii uciuic iijc
top of the course was reached her nose being
then pushid a little in advance of htr op-'
poneut. Both horses went in this style down
thebjcl: stretch and routid the bo:tomcoming
into the str.iight side alrrost even but on pas-
sing the stand the first mile Peytona was
half a head in advance. On thc second mile
thc horses were so even ih their running thai
the animal towards the specta or could ai
limes only be seen. Peytona was doing
her very best but the free and frequent appli-
cation ofme spur and occasional admonitions i
ofthe whip did not serve to aid her go uhead I
a-tiveness nhile Fashion was going easily '
under a tight rein. The third mile was a
most exciting period the horses being
absolutely together all the way round except
that coming down the straight side Fashion
got so much the foot of her opponent as to
pass the stand hatfa head in advance.
The fourth mile ihe last tug was soon
settledfor Peytona after gallantly struggling
to bring up her leeway began to fall back at1
tho lop of the course & on entering the back
suetch.the Jersey mare opened a gap between
her and her southern rival and colinuingio
improve her ad vantage wasfull three lengths
in advance before they were half way down
the back of the course. It was evident that
tho contest was settled from the manner in
which Peytona' fan and Fashion came in a
winner amid deafening checs leaving Pey-
tona barely grace enough to save her dis-
tance. The time ofthe second heat was 7m. 57s
and the mile time
1st mile
2J mile - -
3d mile ...
4th mile
Total
-757
The'timc was not good and a cause of ihis
may be that the croud obsiructed a large
part ofthe course in such a manner as to
:prevmt thc horses from going properly
On the second heat Fashion was the favonte
at long oddSjBnd a considerable quantity of
money changed hands during the closely
contested three miles. Fashionit wassaid
was held hard in hand throughout the second
heal.
Thus ended the second trial for thc su-
premacy ofthe turf and Fashion is again in
possession of her bard won laurels. The
etake was of coarse a slight consideration
the glory of the North and the south being
the real gaze of the day.
Fion the Philadelphia Inquirer.
THE ACCI DENT ON THE COURSE
The race was lo take place at 1 o:clock.
and as that hcur upproacheJ the stand be-
came crowdtd nnd the excitement deepened
in intensity. On the principal stand there
could not have been less than 1500 pcr.'ons
far too many for itsstrength. When Peytona
and Fashion were brought out nnd the race
was about lo begin mere was a sudden
movement a sort of general bending for-
wardto catch a view of the celebrated horses
The movement produced an extra stra'n up-
on the stand which wavered ictuad ar.d
fell.
At first it ptrtrd and fell gradually at
least sufficiently so to give a msrariitnry
mil only a momentary warning of danger.
Then the whole centre of the ponderous mass
containing two stories and more than 100
feet in length fell with a tremendous crash.
The scene that ensued beggars all descrip-
tion. The cry of panic and alarm was truly
?inrvt Ilintr nnd if ivic Imnn?cili1. f.br n lima
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iiuuidiutei iijc cAictib ui 111c nijaiy uuu tiie
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of lives had been lost. Poles were promptly
ueuei ui um was general iiia.u gie.u numuer
obtained to keep the crowd back and lo
remove the ruins and lumber.
The ground floor was occupied with
eaiinr. driiikim; and trambliiiir tables and
con.aia(.d a real liumfcer 0f people-some
' ol whom were anion? the wounded. It oc-
cupted about half an hour lo clear away the
i- it- i m lm .i .
mass oi ruuoisn. .ueunwniie ine rcpoii)
wefe oftheinost exaggerated character andl
QVer m)e hundred
As far as wc have been able to ascertain
no hie was immediately lost although a boy
was carried away apparently dead ; and it
was feared that five others were dangerously
if not fatally wounded. The names of some
of the sufferers are Mr. P. O. Daniel Mr.
E. Ovenshine Mr Stratton Mr. Way Mr.
McElrov. and Mr. Price. The wounded
danger. Mot of the sufferers wereconveyrd
home and while on the ground were attend-
ed ta by Dr. MtCIelland and several olhtr
physi'-ians.
Emigration". The number of emigrants
from Europe to the United States is said to
be unusually large this year. Seventy fam
ilies recently artiiciLat Boston in one ship
on their way to isconsm. I hey were sent
out by a society formed in England for the
purpose an outline of the plan of which is
furnished by the Commercial:
Every man having a family and paying 1
to the society one shilling a week entitled
to membership. An agent resides in Wis.
fnncln .v n fi rn.-.ibr frnm time tb f..n. t
uniu. un 1 uutu anurj uuiuuik iu v;iuu uc 1
buys 80 aens of land builds therron a lo g.
house and fences five acres which are plan-
ted.
Tho society are sending out families to
lake possession as fast as the funds ensble-the
agents to prepare the houses and lands.
When the families arrive each finds his
house and 80 acres in readiness for his recep-
tion. The agent furn..hes hi.n in .icditir.:i
with 850 for ihe purchas- of stock tools &c.
for all of which the socitty receive." a yearly
rent of 825 for ten years at the end of
which lime the tenant i entitled to the fee of I
the land with all the improvements stock
&:. making himself and family indepehd-
autfor lite.
TO MY FELLOW CITIZENS
OF RKD RIVER COUNTY.
Having been by your kind suffrages elect-
edlolhe responsible station of a Deputy to
represent your interests in the Convention j
lo meet at the Ciiy of Austin on the 4ih of
July next to forma State Constitution pre-
paratory to our admission into the United
States as a member of that Confederacy ;
and Ihaving on this day tendered to the Cbitf
Justice my resignation of your trust I could
not rrgaid myself as acting justly toward
you without a public statement ofthe cause
inducing me to such a course.
For the last month I have been in the most
feeble .health resulting from a very severe
attack of measles and my daily hopes tha't a
change for the better would take place have
been in vain. My physicians advise metbal
it would boat imminent risk of my life to
undertake the journey. I have therefore re-'
signed in order that you may elect'aootber
to represent you.
I have the honor to be
Your Fellow Citizen
JOHN T. MILLS.
Intelligence from Capu Hays has been
received eivintjinformaiion that the Indim
Chief Sunta Anna accoinpahitd-by a pari of
histuberhau been in hsexnr and maUe over
tures lor peace. 1 he captain having no in
stiuctions to act in the matter appointed a day
for Santa Anna to' return at which time a
treaty will be entered into with him and his
warriors. This is the body of Indians thai
have of late caused so much disturbance on
our frontier. Register.
The Hon. George Bancroft Secretary of
the Navy hat recently received an honora-
ry diplomafrora the Academy of Scienee o.
feerlia
VOTERS OF RED RIVER
COUNTY.
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I The undersigned is again a candidate for
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the favor of his fellow citizens. Ine short -
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ness of the tune btfore the election will
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again prevent his seeing in person a great
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inany of those whose support he desires to i
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obtain and the personal application to whom
his political creed tells him is the truo Re-
publican principle.
He believes in that system of politics
which would make every candidate person-
ally known to every voter wherever prac-
ticable and where not to as many of them
as pcssible. He does not consider it becom-
ing in a candidate for popular tru:t whether
his pretensions he high or low to hold him-
self aloof from thosewhose suppoit he wants
because it is inconvenient or undignified to
call upun them in person. In a heavy pop"
ulaticn it might be to a great extent imprac-
ticable ; but it is not sj '.a this County now
and nothing but the want of time will pre-
vent his practice of the creed he professes
So far as. the principle is concerned however
liit.. .rtnilirtnli. huMAVA. hi it tvtn lflh Ir.c
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; iuuuty u. a iiiiii;jr xvpuui:u cic itiu ui.ii.c
in view ; anu any man nuwe.ver
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It is thc
character a candidate fur the post.
very essence of true Republicanism not the
Republicanism which consists only in name
but of that Republicanism which has a vital
principle unchangeable.
Being however in this dilcnimaand having
been once before in the same situation it is
perhaps proper that he should do in writing
what circumstances will prevent his doing
orally.
In the last elcction.it was perhaps the
misfortune of one or two of the cjndidatcs.trnt
the ran against no one in particular and the
result was as much brought about by chance
ar.d blind management as by a definite ex
pression of choice upon the part of the peo-
ple. Misrepresentation too bore its put in tho
proceedings of the occasion ; misrepresenta-
tion which so far as (he undcrsigntd is con-
I ccrnedhc hopes has wasted its venomanJ is
powerless now. Attempts were made to
prove him an opponent of annexation ; and
even the declarations made by him at a public
meeting were attempted to be tortured into a.
perversion of ihcir plain meaning although
distinctly heard and undeistuod by forty peo-
ple. Mcnwho had themselves waited for peace-
ful times before venturing their precious per-
sons within this territory accused him of
being an enemy to annexation although he j
had voted for it in the camp of the army of
the Republic in '3(3 when they.pure patriots
were in safer quarters and although he had
at all times professed his determination to
volt for it il referred to the popular vote;
i and men who came in of yesterday gravely
charged thai he had done the country noser
vice to merit s Jch.i station although his cer
'
tificates of actual service in the Anny and j
Navy of the Republic would prcbibly show
u greater quan'.u.n of it than those oful! the
other six candidates combined This remark
he hopes will net b2 considered iuvid.ouj
now as that election is post and there is lit-
tle probability of more than one of his then
competitors opposing hi:non the present oc-
casion. The undersigned however is by no means
unaware ol the responsibility he assumes in
entering into the coming contest. He is
satisfied with whom he has to contend lor me
station and that ho battles with no one man
but with a host. He knows that he enters the
arena singly to contend with the largest and
most influenzal connection in thc County; a
eoanec'.ion ofweallhinieIligenceand respec-
tability; and that his opponent starts with a
very l.rgu vote certain from consanguinity
or allianci; and in addition all whom his
personal bearing may have assured him and
whom their general intelligence and resptct
ability of character may iulluence in his fa
vor; and that he (the undersigned) comes
forth before the people unassisted by kin or
clique or interest dependiog wholly and
solely upon the unallied and uncontrolled
suffrages otthe many He knows. that if
elected his support must come from the
farmers whose interests he has attempted for
years to advance from the workingmen.of
whpm.be constitutes one; and generally and
scatteYTngly from all of those who are dis
posed to view the pretensions of a candidate
with reference to his merits bis capacity
integrity; and' general correcinew of depoil-
"tnenL .If from among all of these who con
stitute the uninfluenced who bave noumily
greatness to prop up who stand alone them-
selves upon their own merits and are. dis-
posed to have others stand or fall with thc
like chances those who wish to bave truly
represenied.the' great interests ofthe country
an J the interests of the mass otthe County
who believe that out of the three deputies
assigned to the thousand voters ofthe county
at least two belong to the body of ir and not
to any particular family he can get a gene
ral support it is all he would ask.
If then from all of these he can obtain
enough votes to elect him well be ivill feel
himself honored by the choice; but be is
content to stay at home rather thin receive
election from any others.
To that people then whose sober second
thought ij laid to be alxpayt right; to that
TO THE
people who constitute the mass of "the con-
stituency and not to the cliques or the in-
n r.t . -it u. ...:. u:. .: r..
IlUCnCC 01 Me Cliquey tic ii'iiua u.iuauu ui
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' adjudicat on. if the people confide in him
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-anu CU0030 10 cieci nun. uu w"wj uul""
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two things confidently. The first :s that hu
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vigilance in guarding their rights and wler-
a . .. . .... .-
eim shiill hp ennnl in n I neasm.is that hi
industry shall be such as no man can com-
plain of; and generally that his service shall
be as good as his capacity will permit aided
by vigilance and industry. His integrity
those who know him must decide upon far
themselves.
rOae gcneral'principlejwill explain the ten-
or of all his acts in the formation of a constitu-
iionifc!tcted and that isRcpubIicanism iaita
most enlarged sense ; term it democracy or
what you will I mean by it equality or
POLITICAL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES AND
equal taxation ldo not mean radicalism
for I would oppose the election by the peo-
ple of any judges above the rank of County
Judges; but 1 mcin opposition to chartered
privileges in general; banks in particular;
and mean thc right to vote bv all
WHITE MEN A30VK 2! YEARS OF AOE With-
nut rniiir!n:T nrnnprfv nu:iiifi.'alians- and
the election by them ol all officers except
... - . i 1...1 i.i r"i.: . -r
uisiribU auu jupiciiicjuugcauu wu vuuiuct ui
the Execu'ive ini nd valorem taxation.
lam unconditionally in favor af annexation
as it is now offered us. 1 am opposed to any
consideration of propositions from England
Fran;ror Mexico. 1 conceive that annexation
has becomca great American metsureuijon
which no true native American can contidtr
unless blinded by thu prejudice ot precon-
ceived opinions.cr iu scuie position in which
the first IdW of Nature (self preservation) ia
acting upon his preferences.
These then in britf.areth.i ;eutimentsand
opinions of one who comes before the people
for ob3-:rvaiionand sjliciti their support
one who will feel proud of a manifestation of
their favor or bow meekly to the expiession
oftheir rifus-il to commit a great trust to hi
hands for his creed will not permit him lo
condemn their uction if unfavorable to his
preferment He could only hope at some fu-
ture day to convince them that he deserved
confidence if he did not receive it.
CHARLES DE MORSE.
ClailbSville. I
June 26 1843 S
By ike President of thc Republic of Tezii.
A PROCLAMATION.
The Executive is cow enabled to declare
to the people of Texas the actual stats oftheir
affairs with respect to Maxico to tha
end that they may direct and dispose them as
they shall judge best for the honor and per-
manent intercs's of the Republic.
During the course of las: winter it reach-
ed the knowledge of the Executive from
various sources of information unollicial in-
deed but still worthy ofattcntion and credit
thatthe lals and presrDt Gcveramtnt cf Mex-
ico were dispose! to a peaceful settlement of
the difficulties with Texas by the ackniwl-
edgmentofour Independence upon the un-
derstanding that Texas would maintain her
separate existence No action ho.vever
could be taken upon tho subject beeauso
nothing authentic was known until the month
of March last when the representatives of
France and Great Britain near this Uovern-
ment jointly and formally renewed the oSar
ofthe good offices of those powers with Mex-
ico for the early and peaceful settlement of
this struggle upon the basis of the acknowl-
edgment of our Independence by that Re-
public. It would have been the imperative duty of
the Executive at onco to reject thesu offers if
they had been accompanied by conditions of
any kind whatever. But with attentive
wntchfulness in that respect and great disin-
clination to entangling alliances of any
description or with any power he must
declare in a spirit of justice that no terms
or conditions have ever been proposed by thc
two Governments in question or eithei of
them as the consideration ot their friendly
interposition. .
Maturely considering the situation of
affair a' that time the Executive felt that it
was incumbent upon him not to rejsc: ihia
opportunity ot seeming to the people of this
country.untrammeled by conditions a peace-
ful honorable.and advantageous settlement-
of their difficulties with Mexico if they '
should see fit to adopt that mode of adjust-
ment. Thus influenced he accepted the good
offices ofthe two powers which with those
of tie United Statu had been previously in-
voked by Texas and placed in the hand ol
their Representatives a statement of condition
preliminary to a treaty of peace which he
declared he should be ready to submit to the
people ofihis country for their decision and
action as soon as they were adopted by tha
Governments Mexico. But he emphatically
rrminded those functionaries far the special
notice of their governments that ho was no
more than the agent ofthe people; that ha
cou'd neither direct control nor influenco
their decision ; and that his bounden duty waa
to carry out their determination constitu-
tionally ascertained and exprcssed.be it what
it might Our Representative at the Court of
France and Great Britain in addition to.thr
task of strengthening the friendly ditpotitioat
of '.how Government; was i!eo ejperially
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De Morse, Charles. The Northern Standard. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 26, Ed. 1, Saturday, June 28, 1845, newspaper, June 28, 1845; Clarksville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth80562/m1/2/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.