The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-01-11
wAsHrsorox CRY January 3 ls45,

yiew { Hkiug up, as was supposed, some
me 0f the vatlou@ p6nposluons before tue
;Inuse relating 10 Texas
Nr Vance ONO, Chairman Of the Com
ni,,ee on Claims, reminded the House
Ia, fhis was Prv9te Bill day, and called
or the yeas and nays upon Mr.. lngeisoli
rnotIOn,
Jhr We sand ravs were ordered, and the
vote was l07 To g.
A goud manv Wings were absent, anc
$ev,is Of the N voted in favor OF going into
Committee of The Whole.
The pending bill before the C0nnil'ee
T., reduce The price If Pnblic Lands. was
oos,ponpd when Mr.. Charles J lnger
,olI moved to take vp the Resolution iot Al
nexlug Texas to the Unlon.
Mr. Hopkins, who occupied he Char
declared the motion ia hF carried
The Clerk then read the joint Rpsnlu
| ,inn from the Committee on Foreign Rela
ron.. being 10 the exact terms OF The reJec
ted Treay.
Mr.. lnsprsol Welded the floor to allow
Mr.. Weller to Gfer his amendment beior'
submitted, and also TO Mr.. Doug ass 10 al
ow him to offer his.
Mr. Insersol ,hen went on He said b.
should not make much OF an argument upoi
ne subject, aud perhaps he should max
out few mure statements The subject ha'
| ,een discussed here, in the public press, b
Ithe legislatures and what was cur'ou
Fact, even more by Tive journals of Enop.
van bv the Representatives, OF the PeoP''
| II The y States
| He took il for granted too. tina, the r.
,enl Presldent4l canvass gave decision u
flavor of tie m:nedlse annrxl!ion oil Tex
lPublic sentiment e,ervw whtrp or nearly eN
rywhere. had come up 10 this subject wiz
| ne mos, marked dIsunctness Oi expTesslo'
| \ wear since there was but very lule pub
ic sentimsn, attached to The subject, anr
had the subjec. been introduced into 'h'
house a year since IL would undoubtedly
have failed by very consl ierable majorr
lbil such had been the growth Of public SCI
Iumen, IN twelve months that the penp
were IN its favor
i He was well convinced indeed.lhat 'her
C'rac OF 6ofs $40" tne'o las iu fa~or or sd'
annexation OF Texas. From the numerOu,
propositions which had been submitted ter,
II was very obvisus, that however muci
difference of opinion there was as To III
method The majority were in favor of th
main ahject.
He was welded 10 m plan, and was un
ambitious Of any personal distinction f.
ais own ue"s. proud as he would be ,
have his name Identified win this queslin
lie would ga for 4pv plan that accomplish
ID the great OhjrcI vi aGneX'ng Texas /
the UniUn
= He considered ihls question, e Va
bound TO say. frankly; ianIy, pIomply-
I that this was a Southern qUesion---a ST
very question "a Texas question A te
: years since North eastern Boundar
- Treaty was rsliied, and Senators voted f.
n, in numbers suificien, 10 carry j. out, b.
cause they we're willing TO adopt a ps
!. which had been made acceptable 10 II
States of Name and Massachusetts as mos
Immediately interested in this question
n Ever since Fexas had been surieudere
every succeeding nislralion had bee
endedvoring 10 get the country back I'll
ossession Of the country would give us
Z vast area Of free trade, and he would TAX
nr friend of free trade than himself, rot Il,
free trade between Our owa and the oht
nations of the world, but between our ow
Safes
lie was not aarHed at the extension ,
the borders "l the Union, aud cared n
hnw soon we had ten new Safes from IN
Oregon and hye new States by the scqli
: ,lII0n of fexss. We should he vastly mo-
2 naIed by me possession of40Sia,es han W
; we're when we had bu; 3 States. The A
;, mighty had designed This country to be on
, with US, and those who would look TO
upon Ihe map would see that II belonged i
rs by nature.
The subject Of slavery was next glance
1t, and lhe aFgumen. advanced Thai anne,
lion was favorable 10 The termination
slavery.
Slavery. canno, be increased, il must /
Unfinished. and may he destroyed if il
= not pushed fn,lher from The midst of u
Chose who are The oPpen,s should not
, the opponents Of annexation.
SL The rlgh, Of our country 10 Texas wa
] next briefly glanced al, bot without an
srgumenl beyond tht declaration that as "
, could obtain, Texas by conquest, we eou
q much easier possess ourselves of ihe cout
uy by mildet means We were bound. ID
10 Ses,ofe the people Of Texas to the. copr
Wv from which they had been allenated
resiy aud transfer.
; In regard 10 Mexico,he had every reasc
10 believe aud was authorized To state ,ht
would he au IOp'ure with her in conseq'
e encs Vi anus IsI'on. Il gave him gre