Southern telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1834-1838, 1838-01-09
rarrcsrsnicncc OF the New Tosa EAlress.
WAsHIscToN, Drr. II.
ANNEX iT!ON OF TEXAS.
+ LAAS.s1-A - i, Nj.

: r,he ,nt,.;,ns submitted We. tcriav by Mr..
= i, 81 M. Howard, Of Maryland
c.,nne ., Cor discussion this morning Mr'
/. ADAMS, motion proposed tosreter Tie rsas
a.:s:.,,.s,o . select committee. Mr.. How
a-,,.- 10 The committee on foreign affairs.
Ar Adams now took the flor IN defence
i .rhis n,ot;or, ,,.,ar ra'sch apparent excite,
cent He spoke with great warmth, OF
: alavarv. OF Texas, and CT Mexico--tcno'fss-
,,;p.r he slave system in tho biteresf
; ,s-,,s-,nt;nlating that Texas might have
: Mad Of H,fany Bay population, where
thieves. r,l,bors, &c found a hnnc-snsii
& -@ine-. in direct terms, that Mexico and
! been ,ini,s.lg dealt - by the Y Sfafes.
: lie -,,hn of n conspiracy against Mexico,
fa,t.o,p.oa 10 be ni,de by the la;c afmiI's-
tral;on, aai with the knowledge OF fhn 'ase
administration, md referred to American
sTaxan. and .icxicsn documents, fn sui'sia n
,;ato ,;s charge. Tie spoke of tho ro'nmi'-
tees of The House in conncS'nH with ms
,,ct;on to refer the Texan petitions to Q
ic.,ecf Committee, md SAID ihat he wanted
Inc such committee rs The COMMITTEE ~
Ways and Means, a majority of whom de-
cijad questions in regard 10 National
9,nt,. rs they acknowledged, without even
| reading the PETITIONS PRAYING for Bank
/ III, wanted m committee who would make
re ports without knowing and studying the
merits oFtie question upon which they re-
ported. 10 wanted no committee, he
said, TO report apon the merits of Texas and
tho Slave Question, like The Committee OF
Foreign Alfaire-six of whom, Of nine mem
hers, represented savc-holding States.
Mr. Lcrare here called Mr Adams to
border. and, much excited, told Mr.. 4. and
he ITonse that he was filing the House
with in1amfnatorv matter IN most inn
Yhatic manner lie warned toe House of Tie
Consequences. Let this question, said Nr.
L.. not be discussed until fairlg brought
before the House. "SnGicient unto the
day be the evil thereof"
NIr Adams here called Mr.. Lega7c 10
order.
The House was in great confusion, and
half d"zcn members we're on the floor
calling Mr.. ADAMS and each other to or
d1r
Eir. R..ctt of S. c. begged That Mr. Ad-
ans might 90 on. He had gone SO Ear that
he conId not 90 back. lie had spoken mai
ter that must be replied 10. -
Mr.. Rhe.t Was now called to order.
Mr.. Adams, order being restored, was
suffered 10 proceed. In a moment, more
excited than ever from the interruptions, lie
went On and referred to the Alton riots, and
the murder o. Lovejoy.
Tue House In a moment was iui, Of ex-
element. The Speaker called him TO or
der; and half dozen members sprung &c
the floor, The Illinois members, Mr. Dawson
Ct Georgia, Mr. Rheit Of South Carolina, q
| member from Pennsylvania, among tae
! rest. The excitement was general, ant
| very great.
After some time, the House decided tina
ssr. Adams a.ai1.st 90 OF. lie proceedeC
with his remarks, continually interrupted
fby the Speaker, and is now on the floor
aud the members, particularly from tis
South, greatly excited and highly indignan
al Mr.. Adams.
/ The Senate were in session less than al
hour, and did nothing worth reporting.
WASHINGTON, Dec. I3th.
/ The gun-powder train of Which warnc;
vou Yesterday took fire to-day, threatening
a terrib.e eSe.oso. If the powder-magas:ia
in the House OF Representatives. YoG
Washington reports will detail the partict,
lars. The contest was long, angry aD
more furious than any of the Abolition DIS
cussons during the last Congress. Nh
Adams INA de angry by the combined assault
upon his colleague, through the Commits
Of Ways, entered upon the discussion of tn
Ioxiau Petitions, with more zeal, zeaiou
as he always is, than / have ever know
him to manifest during the warmest debates
His subiect,-Slavery,-Texas, whose POP
I ulation he looks upon as something wors
s than wild Arabs of the Desert, and whor
he called by a variety of hard names,-
Mexico, which he believes to have bee
wronged and whose wrongs he seems ambi
J. tious to retIress,-ii,e South towards whor
he bears no great love or reverence an
whose friendship is most cordially reciprc
7 cated,--wth such subject and such a ma,
as Mr.. Adams to Illustrate II, you may isnao
G inc how the members ofthe House have pas
n SGD the day.
: Mr. LEGARE, tho eloquent member fror
5 South Carolina, who gained bis seat bacaus
Charleston did not respond to the notions {
Q GAr. pTNcSNEY upon the question OF SLAYER
!, and petitions for the Abolition Of Slavery
the District, was highly incensed agains
; the Ex-presiaent. Altogether there wa
more feeling naniseted, more heartburn
. ings and head-aehjags, more excitimen
u more anger, and greater disposition to wa
: to the knife, than have ever seen before.
Z. 3.
:. DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF REP
!, = RESENTATiVES.
Reference Of the Presidents Message.