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CONGbRESSIONAL Coriwqpondence of the Charleston Patriot. WASHINGTON, May 16. In the Senate this morning, there were a'susual, petitions in favor and against the annexation of Texas. The Select Committee appointed on the case of Mr. Niles, made a long report, setting forth that Mr. N.is of sound mind, and in every way qualified to take his seat. The report was unanimously concurred in, whereon Mr. Niles was sworn, and took his seat. The remainder, of the day was spent in Executive Session'on the Texas treaty. The message of the President last night,' .relative to the Military and Naval demon. strations he has ordered on the frontiers of Texas, and at Vera Cruz, has created great excitement. In such a state of things t'is uncertain when the session will ter minate. Mr. Adams asked leave, to present a memorial setting forth that there are gross errors in the-compilation of the last cen sus, relative to colored ptrsons in the free States. Leave was refused, whereon Mr. A. moved ,a suspension of the rules, but without success. May 17. In the Senate this morning, after the presentation of petitions and other unim portant matters, Mr. Evans called up the joint resolution fixing the 17th of June as the day of adjournment. Mr. Morehead moved to lay the resolu tion on the table. A. division being had, the motion, by a vote of 21 to 20, pre vailed. Owing to the present exciting state of affairs with regard to Texas. Sen ators are not :disposed to comnit them selves by naming any particular tine for terminating the session. After the disposal of some private bills, the Senate went into. executive session on the Texas treaty. In the House, the proceedings of two large meetings in Virginia, in favor of the immediate annexation of Texas, were pre sented by Mr. Dromgoole and ordered to be printed. The tide appears to be turn -ing with regard to this matter, as now there are about as many petitions in favor of the annexation as against it. May 20. In the Senate, numerous memorials in favor of the -immediate, annexation of Texas, were presented from the North and East. Mr. McDuffie presentod resolutions adopted at a meeting in Charleston for the same subject. He also presented a memorial from. the S. C. Rail Road Com pany asking a remission of duty on irnpor ported rail road iron. Mr. Buchanan presented a memorial from Joshua Shaw, the inventor of per cussion caps. He says, that as govern ment has availed itself of the invention, he is entitled to a reasonable compensation. ..The remainder of the day was spent with closed doors, on the Texas treaty. No further attempt has been m'ade to take up the adjournment resolution, Hence the duration of the session is ex tremely uncertain. In the House, Mr. Campbell presented resolutions adopted at various public meet ings in S. C., in favor of the annexation of Texas. Several unimportant matters having been disposed of, Mr. Campbell moved to go into Committee-on the bill to extend the charters of the Banks of this District, but without success. There up pears to exist a very hostile feeling to wards these institutions. After several ineffectual attempts to takc up other bills, the House went into Com mittee and took up the Post Office Appro - priation hill. A long debate- arose on a motion by * Mr, Davis to strike out the item of $28, 00.0 for special agents of the department. The amount was finally redtuced to $5,000; after which, the bill was laid aside to be reported. , iThe Navy Appropriation bill was next taken up-whoreonMr. Parmenter moved p reduce the number of sncn and boys in the service to 7,000, being the standard of a peace establishment. *Mr. Holmes made an eloquent speech in opposition to the' proposed resolution. With great fervor he argued that ethie true interest of the country, especially at this juncture, required an increase iather tban a decrease of the naval force. He alluded to the 'necessity of the annexation of Texas'; and contended that we ought to purine the same policy towards her, us that pursued by the British with regard to h&fganistan. Instead of this, however, be was astonished -to see, that while Great - Britain' was wvatching every advantage withan eagle's' eye, we were slumbering -like a babe in the arms of its mother. Mr, H. placed, in a striking point of view, the disadvantageous position. in which we should soon be placed,.if we did not take measures for the annexation. He conclu ded his speech by some very interesting *and origmnal remarks relative to the ne cessity, of slave lahor south of thirty-three deg'-ees. The philosophical facts adduced 'were-listened to with great attention~. AIer further debate, the motion to amend was temyorarily withdrawn. A motion was then made by Mr. Cave Johnson to abolish the navy yard in this city, with~a view to the establishmeut of one in the West. At alate hour. the Corn mitte. rose without taking 'the question ; and the House,.amjidst a violent thunder storm, a'djourned. - Among the distinguished visitors now in the city is Col. R. M. Johnson. In itheb senate, a great nmber of re ports were made from Committees. Among them was a bill maki-ng.provision for the establishment .of a Naval School. Memorials from nearly every' point of the .ompass, in favor of the immediate annexation of Texas, were presented and referred. Amass of private business having been -dspatched, the Senate at an early hour -went ito an executive session on the Texas treaty. In the House, a report wras made by Mr. Elmer, from-the Election Committee, on the contested election case between Mr. Jones, the Speaker, and Mr. Bolts. The report contends' that Mr. Jones was elect ed by a majority of 155 votes. After an ineflectual attempt to introduce postponed till Monday. Owing to the press of other business, it is very doubtful whether any. definite action on the case will be taken at.the present session. .Mr. Duncan moved to tak' up the bill extending the jurisdiction of the U. S. over Oregon. The motion failed.by a large vote. The House then went into Committee and took up the Navy Appropriation bill. The pending question was on the motion of Mr. Cave Johnson, to strike out the appropriation for the navy yards in this city. After a debate of no interest, the motion was withdrawn. Mr. Hunt then moved to amend by pro htbiting the expenditure of more thau half the appropriations in the bill until after Ist January. Mr. H. said the.object of his amendment was to prevent the Presi dent from continuing his policy with re gard to Texas. This opened the way for a regular Texas debate, in which Messrs. Owen, Atkinson, Belser, and many others, participated. The annexation of Texas was defended on the ground of British influence. It was opposed on the ground that the an nexation would give a preponderance of Southern votes, and that there was no con stitutional power to assume the debts of Texas. Without taking the question, at a late hour, the Committee rose; and the House, after adopting a resolution to terminate the debate to-morrow at 3 o'clock, ad journed. May 22. In the Senate, this morning, the only business of importance was the indefinite postponement-by a vote of 25 to 19 of the House bill reducing and regulaticg the pay of the army. The remainder of the day was spent in executive session on the Texas treaty. In the House, resolutions and memori als from large meetings in Alabama, in favor of the immediate annexation of Texas, were presented and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Mr. Holmes prescnuted resolutions adop ted at a meeting in the Charleston District of S. C. on the 14th instant. on the same subject, which were also referred. The House then went into Committee and resumed the consideration of the navy appropriation bill. The question pending was still on the motion of Mr. Hunt, to limit the expendi ture of half the amount in the bill until after the 1st of January. The avowed object being to effect the action of the President with regard to his demonstration in relation to Mexico and Texas. Mr. Belser, in reply to some remarks against the annexatien on the ground of an increase of slaver , observed, that the whole population of he Union is bound by the national compact to protect the Southern States in the possession of their. slave property. And, if the annexation of Texas was one necessary mean i of such protection, that they were bound by all obligations, human and divine, to make the annexation. H e appealed to gentlemen from those States who had Indians settle.d immediately on their border, and asked whether they would consent that any (or eign government should get a lodgment in the midst of them. There could be no just objection to the spread of this empire, the Capitol was stronger for the width of its arches,-and it was folly to talk of wea kening our government by the extension of our territory. Extension was calcula ted to destroy centralization. which was the greatest danger we had to apprehend. M r, B. then wvent into calculations to shew how beneficial the annexation wvould be to the markets of the WVest, and even of the Middle and Eastern States. The manufacturers were finding it out and their voices would soon be heards in tones of thunder. The annexation would give us command of the vast rivers that flowv into the Gulph of Mexico ; it would prevent smuggling, and would break up those nests of refugees and cut throats who infest sorme parts of the country ; it.- would give us the comtmand, too,' of the Indian tribes, and thus add us in the great duty of pres ervation. We had proclaimed our coun try to the world as a refuge for the dis tressed. How then could we reject the application of such a people as the Tex ans, struggling to retain their freedom ? A ttbr a continuation of the debate, wiih out, however, any further reference to Texas, until 3 o'clock, the amend ment of Mr. Hunt was agreed to by a vote of 62 to 61 An amendment was then agreed to, pro hibiting the Secretary of the Navy from building any new vessels or re-building old ones, without the authority of Con gress. After the rejection of several proposed amedidmenis, the Committee rose and re ported progress. After the reception of some executive communications in answer to resolutions, the House adjouraned. The language of the following rebuke [which wve find in a letter of "Randolph of Roanoke" to the Richmond Enquirer,] is not a whit too severe, cut where it may: "W/hat stuff it is, to foist upon the pub lic taste, as food for scandal, that John Tyler badl negotiated a secret treaty!/-as if thess r-evilers did not know, that none but the wild Indians of the forest ever ne gotiated any other. The treaty of i803, by which we acquired Lotuisiana-was it every where discussed before the people and in the press, as the Texas treaty now is? No such thipg. The negotiations were kept profoun-d secreta. It was agreed to, drawn,- signed, sealed, and seat to the Senate Chamber in secreccy; there it was debated in secrecy, and when it first came forth to the public notice and challenged its approval, behold it was a Ratile'd Treaty ! Such was the Treaty of Flor ida. Such wvas the late Treaty of JJ'ash ington-and yet the infuriate madness of party would lash John Tyler th.rough the land, for a scrupulous observance of the very customs which all.. his predecessors have followed-and to the observance of which, their very successes are attributa ble ! For shame !" Another Boundary ~Question.-The St. Louis Beporter says: We learn that some new: disturb inces has broken out in reference to the disptr ted boundary between this Steat dIm.a Territory.' We have not beard the exact character of the new troubles. A portion of those inhabiting the new tract insist that they are citizens of-Missouri, and an other portion that they owe obedience only to the laws of Iowa. It is time this dis pote was settled. POLITICAL. To the Editors of the Washington Globe. WAsa:NoTro, May 16, 1844. Sir: The following letter liaving been submitted to my disposal, I ask of you to give it an immndiate publication in your paper. I am satisfied that you will take pleasure in complying with this request, that the public may be apprised ol the sentiments of another distinguished demo. crat, upon the interesting subject to which the letter refers. Your compliance will much oblige yours, &c. W. T. COLQUITT. DETROIT, May 10, 1844. Dear Sir: In answer to your inquiry whether I am in favor of the immedia e annexation of Texas to the United States, 1 reply that I am. As you demand my opinIon only of this measure, and briefly the reasons which influence mu, I shall confine myself to these points. I shall not dwell upon the policy of uniting coterminous countries, situated like ours and Texas, with no marked geograph ical feature to divide thetn and with navi gable streams penetrating the territories of both ; nor upon the common origin of the people who inhabit them, upon their com mon language, manners, religion, institu tions, and tn fact, their identity as a branch of the human family. Nor shall I urge the material interests involved in the mea sure, by the free intercourse it would es tablish between the various sections of a vast country, mutually dependent upon and supplying one another. These con. sideratious are so obvious that they need no elucidation from me. But, in a military point of view, annex ation strikes me as still more important, nod my mind has been the more forcibly impressed with this idea rrotn reading the able letter of General Jackson upon this subject, n Bich has just come under my observation. With the intuitive sagacity which makes part of the character of that great man and ponre patriot, he has fore seen the use which a European enemy might make of Texas in the event of a war with the United States. A lodge -ment in that country would lay open our whole southwestern border to his devasta tions. We could establish no fortress, nor occupy any favorable position; for the immense frontier may, in a vast many places, be crossed as readily as a man passes from one part of a farm to another. The advantages an active enemy would enjoy under such circumstances, it requires no sagicity to foretell. These considerations recall to my mem ory an article which made its appearance just before I left Europe, in a leading tory periodical in England, which is understood to speak the sentiments of a powerful party. This is Frazier's Magazine; and a more nefarious article never issued from a profil gate press. It ought to be stereotyped and circulated from one end of-our country to the other, to show the designs which are in agitation against us, amir to teach us that our safety. in that mighty contest which is coming upon us,-is -in a knowl edge of our danger, and in a determination, by union, and by a wise forecast to meet it, and defeat it. The spirit of this arti ce is suhliciently indicated by its title, whicn was, "a wvar with the United States a blessing-to mankind." I cantnot refer to it at this moment, but must speak of it from recollection. I have often been surprised it has not attracted more attention in our country. Its object was to provoke a war with the United States, and to lay down the plan of a campaign, which would soonest bring it to a fortunate conclusion for England. The basis of this plan was the organization of the necessary black force in the WVest India Islands, and its debarkamion upon our southern coast. The cotmequences'whlich out- enemies fondly hoped for, in such a case, but with an en tire ignorance of the true state of the country, were foretold wvith a rare union of philanthropy and hatred. I wish I liad the number at hand, to cull some choice passages for your- reflection. The result wvas to be the destruction of the Southern States, the ruin or depressioni of the others, and the dissolution of this greaf and glo rious confederacy, on which the last hopes of freedom througb the world nopw rest. What more favorable position could be taken for the occupation of English black troops, and for letting them loose upon our Southern States, than is afforded by Texas? Incapable of resisting in the event of a war between us and England, she would be taken possession of by the latter, under one or another of those pretences, which every page of her history furnishes. and the territory would become. the depot whence she would carry on her operations against us, and attempt to add a servile wvar to the oilier calamities which hostili ties bring wvith them, lie who doubts w~hether this would be done, has yet to learn another trait in the annals of national antipathy. It would be done, and be called philanthropy. Every day satisfies me more and more, that a majority of the American people are in favor of annexation: Were they not, the measure ought. to be eflectpd. But as they are, the sooner it is effected the. better. I do not touch the details of the negotiation. That must be left to the responsibility of the government ; as, also, must the bearing of -the question upon, and its exceptions by, other countries. These are points I do not here enter into. 1 am, dear sir, with much regard, 'Yours truly, LF.W. CASS. lHon. E. A, Hannagan, Wash'n, D. C. Mr. Mfadison's Authoity.-Trhe follow ing letter from Mr. Madison, while Se cretary of State, to Messrs. Livingston and Monroe, embraces all the points in dis pute as to the right of sonexing Texas to0 the United States, and, in our opioion, is iecisive of the question. It may be found in the State Papers, under the head of Foreign Relations, vol. ii. p. 562.-Spec. "D~EPARTMlENT or STArTE, "As he -May 28, 1803. " stequestion may arise, how far, in s state of war, one of the parties can, of inht convey tcrritore. to a ncutral power, and thereby deprive its enemy of the chance r1fconquest incident to war,especially when the conquest may have been actually pro jected, it is thought proper to observe to you, 1st, that in the present case the pro ject of peaceable acquisition, .by the Unit ed States, originated prior to-the war, and, consequently, before a project of conquest could have existed ; 2d, that a right of a neutral to procure for itself, by a bona fide transaction, property of any sort from a belligerent power, ought not to be frustra ted by the chance that a rightful conquest thereof may be thereby precluded. A con trary doctrine would sacrifice the just in terest of peace to the unreasonable preten sions of war, and the positive rights of one nation to the possible rights of another. A restraint on the alienation of territory from a nation at war, to a nation at peace., is imposed only in cases where the pro ceeding might have a collusive reference to the existence of the war, and might be calculated to save the property from dan ger, by placing it in secret trust, to be re conveyed on the return of peace. No ob jection of this sort can be made to the ac quisitions we have in view. The mea sures taken on this subject wore taken be fore the existence or the appearance of war; and they will be pirsued as they were planned, with the bonafide purpose of vesting the acquisition forever in the U. States. " With these observations you will be left to do the best you can, under all cir cumstaucos,keeping in mind that the rights we assert are clear, that the objects we pursue are just, and that you will be war ranted in providing for both, by taking every fair advantage of emergencies." A CARD. To the Editors of the Nashiille Union : Gentlemen: My attention has been called to various newspaper articles referring to a letter said to have been written Jy me to Gen. Hamilton, recanting the charge of bargain made against Mr. Clay when he voted for Adams in 1825. To put an end to all rumors, I feel it to be due to myself to state, that I have no recollection of ever having written such a letter, and do not believe there is a letter from me to (Gen. Hamilton, or any one else, that will bear such a construction. Of the charges brought nguinst both Mr. Adams and Mr, Clay at that time., I formed my opinion as the country at large did from facts and circumstances that were indisputable and conclusive; and I may add that this opinion has undergone o change. If Gen. Hamilton, or any one else, as a letter from me on this subject, which the friends of Mr. Clay desire to be made public, all they have to do ii to apply to him for it. As to myself, I have no se crets, and do not fear the publication of all that I have ever written on this or any other subject. ANDREW JACKSON. Hermitage, May 3, l844. A CARD. To Gen. Andrew Jackson : Sir,-! have just this instant seen your Card, dated the 3d of May, from the Her mitage. - The call you make upon myself does not permit me to be silent. You are en tirely correct in your statement. You never wrote a letter to me or even verbally in -my hearing made any statement in either the one or the other, of your convic tion of the injustice of the charge of "Bar gain and corruption" preferred agains Messrs. Adams and Clay. Nor have I ever etated to any human beitng that you. had ever even entertained any such opin ion. I presume that the mistake has growr out of the fact thtat at a time when I went "through stich" for you and your prefer ments I said wvithout reserve to our frietnds, that I did not think we could make much political capital out of the charge of "bar gain and corruption," because 1 did not believe in its justice, and that we had a hundred better cowvs to milk in our per thian this accusation, hence we had as wvell have done with it. Butt this was my opin. ion, pronounced on no autho:-ity of yours. I can scarcely however quarrel wvith the occasion which breaks the silence which has so long closed our intercourse. Aftet a painful separation of more than ten years, I thank God before we die, that wve are both again on the same side of a greajt Americeo question, which is to give ar empire to our Confederacy and a Gibral. tar to the South. Accept the assurance of the veneration and respect with which I am jour fellow-citizen, J. HAMILTON. Osweeche Bend, Russell Co. e Alabama, May 22, 1844. Fromt the SouL'- Carolinian. THE GLOBE AND MEMBEas oF CONGaEss. The Globe of Saturday says the nomi nee of the Baltimore Convetion "will be the candidate of the party, thotugh he may not please the members of Congress, near ly each one of whom, it is believed, has separate candidate-if not a full growc man, or at least in embro." This is a very harmonious state of things truly ! ;And what has produced it, but the reckless determination of the wire- workers from the Birst, to force Mr. Van Buren on the party, regardless of all the dictates of prudence, harmony,- principle, or reason ? Might not this opposition, of itself, to say nothing of all that has preceded it, be sup posed amply sufficient to show these men that though they may'effect the tnomina* tion of Mr. Van Buren, his election is at uterly impossible, as any event can well be, not absolutely impossible ; and to bring them to a pause; to reflection, prudence, and catiipa, and a disposition to sacrifice something of their devotion for men and office, to concert'and unity, for the sake of principle end the public good?7 Yet, so far from it, the tmore certain the defeat of Mr. Van Buren, the more reckless and desperate their adherence to him, and ef forts to trample under foot all who will not bow to theIr insolent and arrogant die ttiona. The warnings of various respe table Van Buren papers of the party, .nnd the counsel of influential and unquestion able friends of Mr. Vant Buren, are openly coternoed and scornied, as though with a tettled purpose to "rule or ruin," and rated to illustrate the ancient maxim, "Whomthie gods tWil to destroy they f/irst EDGEFIELD C*H. -WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1844. . "We will cling to the Pillars ofthe Temple of ourLiberuws,and.tf it mustfall, we will Perish amidst the Ruins." RE-ANNEXATION MEETING. The citizens of the District of Edgefield, are requested to meet in the Court House, on Sale Day in June next, for the purpose of ex'pressing their views, as to the re-annexation of Texas to the United States. THE MINISTERS' AND DEACoNs' CONFERENCE OF THE EDGEFIELD BAPTIST ASSOCIATION. The next meeting of this body, will be held at Fellowship Meeting House,near Cambridge, at 10 o'clock, A, M., on Saturday before the 5th Lord's Day in June. Bishop Abney is ap pointed to Preach at 12 M. The subjects for discussion are: "Is there any difference between 'John's Baptism, and Christian Baptism ?" " What was the specifick design of the Lord Jesus Christ, in submitting to Buptisait, under the hands of John the Baptist 7" "What are the duties of the Deacon, as taught in the Scriptures?" It was resolced, That this Conference be cal led the Ministers' and Deacons' Conference of the E. B. Association, and the Deacons of the Churches be invited to become Members of it. WILLIAM B. JOHNSON, Chairman. ? We acknowledge the receipt of various Public Documents. from the Hon. A. Burt, also a letterof the Hon. Levi Woodbt.ry's,upon the Annexation of Texas, which we will en deavor to lay before our readers in our next. 07 In consequence of the length of the com munication of" Carolina," we have been forc ed to omit a portion of it. It shall appear in our-ext. The Weaher,-We have been bountifully supplied with rain during the past week, which has greatly improved the appearance of the gardens in this vicinity. - The Corn crop has greatly revived, and bids fair to be very large. lWheat Crop.-We have been credibly in formed that the Wheat crop in this section will be an extraordinary large one, we may there. fore, have a hope, that we shall shortly be well supplied with new flour, at prices to suit the tuies. Bank of the State of Georgia.-At an election held on the 20th inst., at the Banking House of the Bank of the State of Georgia, Savannah, for the ensuing year, the following gentlemen were unanimously elected : For the O0fce of Augusta.-Geo. M. Newton, James T. Gray, Joseph Davis, IH. W. Risley. For the Ofeie at lJ'ashington.-A. S. W ing. field, Garneit Andrews, TIhos Semmesc, John H. Pope. A. A. Cleveland. For the Offce at Eatonton.-J. C. Mason, H enry Branham, John Hudson, Alex. S. Reid, Pulaski S. H-olt. For the Offee at Athens.-Wma. L. Mitchell, Thos. N. H amilton, John H. Newton, George Dent, S. Thonas, John Billnps. Rat jfcat ion of the TreatU.-T he Madisonion of the 18th inst.. contains the following para graph uipon the subject of the Annexation Trea ty. We hopc the editor may not be deceived : "Notwithstandtng the desperate labors (would that we'could say patriotic labors) of the Intelli gencecr, the opinion still prevails among men of forecast, in Washington, that the Treaty of Annexation will be confirmed. We think the friends of Annexation throughout the Umton may rely with confidence on the justice of the Senate. The opinions of Messrs. Clay* and Van Buren are merely the opinions of two men, and are not likely to decide the course of the .fify-two Senators, as nany may suppose. The friends of thte measure may make their ar rangemnents to celebrate its con'ummation." The Washington correspondent of the Char leston Mercury, under the same date says: " The documents sent a day or two ago to the Senate by President Tyler. it is confidently thought will secure the ratification of the Trea ty, unless certain Senators are determined that n tothing shall be donte for the interests of the country. that dues not emanate from their own particul~ar cligne. " The courte pursued by the President was dictated by prudenice and fotesight, and does not wat rant the wicked attempts made by op. position prints to shewv that the act was one of war uponl Mexico. The time witi not be tong ere this step will have been proved to have been essentially necessary." 017 The New Orleans Picayune of the 20th inst., contains an account of an extensive con' iagratinn whirch took place the preceding day in that city. 300 houses, nearly all of wood, with the exception of some large and costly brick dwellings, were destroyed. It in sup posed to have been the work of incendiaries, as several attempts have been made to fire hou ses in dif'erent parts of the city. Dinner lo General Thomnpson...-ACcord ig to previous notice, the dinner which was tendered to the Hon. Waddy Thomp-' so n,,our late Minister to Mexico, came off tt the United States Hotel, on Thursday of last week. The comlpanly was com posed of members of both' political par tee, and the greatest cordiality and good feeling prevailed The speech. of Gen. Thompson was received with manifest marks of npproha ion by the company present, and the nn merous anecdotes with which it was inte spersed, vere in the.lhighest degree, amu iug and instructive.--Tem. Advocate. ANNEXATION EETINGS. At a meeting of the citizens of Richland District, of all parties, It eld at Columbia] on the 23d inst., the fallowing, in eonnee tion with other patriotic resolutions, were adopted, without a.gingle dirsenting. voices V .Resolved, That the annexation of Tex ad to the United States, is of vital impor tance to the whole Union, and isdemand ed, alike by a just regard to our obliga tions under the -treaty of 1803, and the welfare, harmony, and safety of the wliol Confederacy. Resolved,. That while annexation wilt give a free market to the-manufacturers of the North, and the stock and other products of the West, it will secure to the South -a frontier which if not secured by. a timely forecast,'would become, in the hands of a jealous and unfriendly power, a source of infinite danger and annoyance. 6 Resolved, That Texas has a right - to seek annexation to the United States, and they have a right to receive her; that she does not now, nor ever did belong to Mex ico; that she was at most a confederate State of the Mexican Republic, and was driven off by the usurpation of the Central -Governtent,and by multiplied wrongs and abuses. - "Resolved, That the open avowals, by leading statesmen of England, of a desire to overturn our Southern Institutions, and that the Government of tlhat country-are using all convenient occasions to effect this object, as contained in the speeches in Parliament, and -the despatch of Lord Aberdeen to the British Minister, Ma-Pa kenham, require at our hands the prompt and vigorous use of all rightful measures to counteract. designs so fatal to our own safety, and the peace of the whole country. "Resolved, 'T'hat the thanks of the coun try are due to the President of the United States, and to the virtuous and lamented Upshur, for their forecast, and patriotic zeal, in pro'moting and bringing to a hap py conclusion, an object so importact to the peace. the safety, and the happiness of the whole country." In Beaufort District, a large meeting of the citizens was held on the 20th inst., to take into consideration the subject of the Tariff and the Annexation of Texas. The following, with other resolutions and and a patriotic preamble were adopted: " Resolved, That while the- people of this State regard the Tariff Act-of 1842 as a breach of faith, as well as a violation of the principles of the Constitution, they will submit to it so loog as they can hope that a returning sense ofjustice will cause its repeal, and that trusting confidently. to the constitutional principles avowed by the Democratic party, they look to it for relief; butin the event that their reasona ble expectations are disappointed, they feel themselves bound to declare, that they must, in accordance with their principles and recorded pledges, adopt such measures to redress their wrongs and restore the Constitution; as in their opinion may bo due to themselves and their posterity. "Resolved, That we regard the 'recent proceedings in Congress on the subject of the Tariff, as closing the door to all hope of relief from that body, and that .welire lieve this important question, instead of being decided on the pure principles of - constitutional right and justice, has been, and ever will be, made subservient to party purposes and postponed to the inter ests of aspiring politncians. " Resolved, That wre highly approve and commend the able, faithful and un seasing efforts made by our Senators and Representatives in Congress to obtain jus tice for ua, and we earnestly hope, that though defeated there, they will not cease their efforts on their return home, but con tinue to expose the intrigue and corruption, by which the Rights of the South have been bartered atnd betrayed. " Resolved, That we regard the imme diate re-annexation of. Texas to the Con federacy, as a measure eminently condu cive to the prosperity, the safety and the strength of the whole Union. That it ap peals to every American citizen with an interest and influence that cazn never sub side, but must go on, gathering strength every day,untileconviction spreads through out the length and breadth ofourTand, and the opposition of selfish demagogues and desperate fanatics is rebuked into silende. "Resolved, That we believe it wonld he no just cause of offence to Mexico to re ceive Texas into our Confederacy, and therefore, whether she assents or dissetst to annexation, we earnestdy urge it upon the Senate of the United States, to ratify the Treaty forthwith; and thus defeat the crafty designs .of Great Britain, and con summate at once a measure, which can. never be set on foot again under such'au spicuous circumstances. . 4 "Resolved, That the conrse pursued by the personal adherents and partisan pres ses of the rival candidates for the Presi- - dency, affords a mela'ncholy proof that this great question is to be sacrificed in a mis erable scramble 'for office; and that both. Mr. Clay and Mr Van Boren have truck led to Nor thern abolitionists, and by their selfish ambition, and bare faced inconsis-. tency, have forfeited all claim to thesup port of'any. advocate of immediate annex atton." At a meeting of the citizens of.Kershaw District, S. C., the following resolutions,. in connection with an able report, was adopted : " Resolved, That in the opinion of this meeting, it'is the duty of the Senate of the United-States to ratify the Treaty now before'it for the annexation of Texas to the Federal Union. "Reolved, That in the opinion of this meeting, it is the duty of .the people of this State and of the United States, in. their primary assemblies, to give such ex pressionof their opinions and feelings: on. this subject,:as to leave no~doubt as to thie popular will." * - The citizens of Augusta, Geo.,at ameet ing held on the 18th inst., on the subject of the Annexation of Texas to the Union,. adopted the following, in connexion with other patrioti: resolutions: ILThat wre have met to consider and e