New-York daily tribune., 1844-06-12
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
RYrHE REPORTER or THE sEw-YcIz IRIBusE.
:. Annexation" by Congress-.sumored Ee-
70 of E.ri,or BilIs-Decense of Menu
I,er. d.r, &c,
HAsuTSoros. Monday. Jnrc 10.

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asked lea &c 10 introduce bill to provide ioT the
Annexation OF Texas 10 the L. States He &C
compauied TINS n,o,ion with remarks Of about an
hour and a half, Astounding in more egotlSm
aad pedsntly than any 0ne else IS capable Oh.
! The b:i! provides ior tire Presidents opening
n+soiia,ions with Texas and Mexlco for the ad-
inslmsot OF boundaries and The annexation OF
! 'rexes on SIX bases which are substantially as
follow
The people OF Tex.s to express Their assent %
the Annex 1tion =" the boundary OF the annexed
territory to be on the desert pralr!e Westsol the
Neuces end along the highlands and mountain
heigb,s which divide the waters Of the NiISS.
from the waters OF the Rio Dc! Norte and to lat
i,,,te - deg. NJ portion OF the territory not
10 exceed the largest State IN the tn!on to be al
,ni,,cj as 3 State under the name OF Texas by
vjr;ge Of this act; the remainder Oi the annexed
territory To be held by the United States and call
ed the South Wcs; Territory; the existence 81 sia
very in It's North and North West portion 10 Dc
forever prohibited SO as 10 divide IS equally as
possibla the annexed territory between the Slave
and the nS!ayeholding States the assent OF
Mexico TO be obtained O. TO be dispensed with
when Congress deems It necessary. Other par
tcu!ars to be settled By treaty
lie exclaimed the bases severally; he assumed
the assent Of Mexico 10 be necessary, although he
would no. make il an abou;c condition, but leave
to Congrcss TO decide in case of is being with
hcld-so that in case of war it should at least be
made ~ that power having the Constitutional
ripht. &c. lie dweIt upon the natural proprlety
and irs;ice of Annexation, when It could be ac-
comolished consistently with national honor-de-
clared that Texas and Mexico were not formed
FOR Union, were naturally and morally made sep
arste. that Texas geographically belonged to the
Valley Of the Mississippi; had much 10 say ABOUT
the ground taken by him in lS25, reading from
his writings at that Tune he claimed 10 be a vet
eran Annexatoaist, and he Int off pretty strongly
the Texas neophvtcs''-thoSe who were now
seized with so sudden g feye! for " immedrdte'
annexation as not to be able TO wait over night Tor
its accomplishmcnt-exo exonerated Mr. Adams from
the charges formerly made against hun oL having
the principal agency IN the cesslon OF Texas by
the Treaty of lSl9-the fact having recently been
declared that j; was the result OF the influence OF
"A majority Of Mr.. Monroe's Cabinet, composed OF
Southern men (emong whom was Mr.. Calhoua;)
advised the South in this fit of uneasness to re-
cover Texas, On whatever terms, TO ask therl-
selves ,oh0 had giren II G'cay, &c &c.
Leave being granted without division, the
bill was once read and ordered TO second read
ing tomorrow. His attempt to get vote upon
il will hardly be successful during the iew re-
manning days OF the Session.
The message from the House on the death ol
Mr.. READ being received, MIR. STURGEON, in a
brief and appropriate remarks, added his tcstlmo-
nv of respect for the memory of the deceased
member Of the House, and resolutions expressive
Of their coincidence having been adopted, the Sen
ale adjourned.
Rumors have been current for the last day or
Two OF the actual OF intended veto 6y the PresI.
dent of one or of both the Harbor bills, wiz the
Eastern and the Westcrn,) and again Others OF
his signature with all accompanying Protest
against them. Some Anxiety is ici! by those
more Immediately in their fate.
In the HOUSE, Mf. WOODWARD, OF ). Z. on
leave, presented proceedings OF meeting oi citl-
zens OF Lancaster District, ). c. in favor OF I'M
mediate Annexation.
Mr.. SEYMOUR, OF n. 7. presented petition OF
citizens OF Rensselaer, Co. against Annexation.
Mr.. PRATT asked leave 20 lay on the table and
have printed a substitute Tor the District Bank
bill to established here the Free Banking system.
Objected to-
Mr. Baowx of la. moved 10 suspend the rules,
10 introduce resolution 70 make The Senate bill
for the continuation Of the Cumberland ROAD
through the States OF Onio. Indiana and Illinois,
the special order Tor Wednesday. Rejected Yeas
81, NAYS So.
Nj ELLIS moved to 20 INTO Committee OF the
Whole On the UnioH, g take up the Postage Blli,
but Mr. ADAMS and many others Directing for
temporary reasons, the motion was rejected
The bill will probably be taken up io-morrow, IN
accordance with notice Of Mr. IlorKINs, but with
little or no prospect of the accomplishment o any
measure of law az this session.
Mr.. BlDLACK with greater, even than his ac-
cuStomcd and 10 those not Witnesses incon-
ceivabie hestations and h!unders, attempted tc
convey to the House Information of the dccease o
his colleague, Hon. A. II. READ, at his residence
at Montrose, Pa. on the Sd instant, and TO give
some expression of sentiments which he supposed
might be suited TO the occasion. The House
then adjourned.
In the House on Saturday, after The close Of
my letter, the bill to regulate arrests on mesnC
process in this District vas passed. substitute
providing for the entire abolition Of Imprisonment
for Debt having been rejected. Several other Dis
,rict bills of minor Importance were disposed Of
many being laid Oh the table, and the District
having been treated with usual Loco neglect.
Bills to make Bangor, in Maine, port OF en-
try-to establish the Collection District of Chlca
, Co-granting haipay and pensions during life
and with no reference to time OF marrlage) tc
WIDOWS OF Revolutionary Soldiers-were read {
third time and passed. ARGUS.
Death Of James w Wads,vorth.
The Rochester Daily Advertiser announces lht
Death of the Hon. JAMES WADswoRTH, who ha
been languishng several months AT his residence il
Geneseo. This intelligence, though not unexpected
is deeply affecting to all who knew and appreciated
him, as wisdom and worth are appreciated, whel
known. 1t was our privilege 10 have enjoyed th:
great and good mans friendship and confidence 70
many years. We say great and good, for such wa
truly and eminentIy his character. He was EN-
phatcally the architect of his own fortune ant
fame. His fortune acquired by Agriculture
enterprise and industry; aud, by devotng. all tina
was neediui of that fortune To the diffusion 0
KnoSeiedse and the encouragement Of Science, h,
established for himself! q reputation as enduring a
time.
Mr. Wadsworth gave his thoughts es we'll as bis
money 10 the cause OF Education, OF Political
Economy, and of the Practical Sciences. Tn,
commonwealth is equally indebted 10 his wisdom
for suggesting and maturing and TO his munihceucs