The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-12-16
TIE MESSAGE AND TEXAS.

House OF Representatives
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THE MESSAGE AND TEXAS.
1t will not escape the notice Of any reader Of the
Message that the President relies upon the result Of
the late election rs sanclionng the immediate annex
alton Of Texas. Indeed he declares that the ''nakcd
question" presented to The people aud that they
decided in its favor. lie goes so far rs TO say that
the members Of Congress instructed 10 90 Cor it,
Let the people Of the fourth District look we'll to
the matter how they instruct their representative.
We give few Of our co,omporaric5' opinions up
on this document, The"NATIoNAL TNTELLIGEN-
GER" closes elaborate review Of the Message
with the following admirable comments upon the rec
ommenduou Of Mr. Tyler that the annexation Of
Texas be forced through by a simple majority Of
votes, instead Of the Constitutional and regular mode
by Treaty, requiring vote ortwo thirds of the Sen
ute -
"Drnwn on by the interest Of the subject, we have
already extended TO such length our observations
the Texion branch of the Message, that we can do
lua than satc the offensive aspect Of the Pres
iden,'s recommendation. in rcgnrd 10 Texas towards
the Senate of tho United Str,cs-the body associated
with him in tho administration Of the most important
functions Of Government, and between whom and
cent and mutual respect ought to be observed. To
that body, the last session Of Congress, tho Presi-
dent, after solitary incubation Of more than six
months, submitted III, treaty which he had negoa.
ted and concluded with Mexico
Not divcrging hairs breadth from its usual path
Of decorum and propricy in consequence oCthe Pres
dent's having undertaken this negotiation, and
in this city concluded withou, consulting that body,
though then in session, tn Senate calmly and SOL
EMMY delibrrnted for mary days upon the measure
proposed to them and determined by large majmi-
ty (when one third Of the whole vote OF the Senate
would haye been sufTicont) that the treaty ought not
10 be ratified. Thus lhwnted in a darling purpose
by the body TO which the Constitution has specially
confded the power Gratifying or rejecting treaties
proposed by the President, and dcsparng Of
Obtaining the required two.tlirls vote from the
Senate, the President proposes TO uscompish,by
act Of Congress requiring MA ,rily Of votes
", an object which only be constiluionay
compished by treaty. to the ratification Of which the
votes of twothrls OF the Senators arc neocssary,-
This ia bold attempt to put aside the Senate; to
trampIe upon it, constitutional rights, and substitute
Cor the plain and written regulations of the Consttu-
ton the mere will of the Executive having the pal
my power from the hands of iwoth:-ds of the Senate
Gin conjunction with the Presidency into the hands Of
ujory Of the two Houses Of Congress-"
The "NoRru AmERrcAN," of Philadelphia
says -
eve must leave TO readers TO learn tho par
tculnrs Of the matters treated by Mr. Tyler in his
words. The columns they ill are redoent with
self compacency and twadde. Being last, grand
effort Of our accidental Chief Magistrate, (uness in
deed he should, after the manner Of Washington and
Jackson, emit Farewell Address to the Naiion,) he
may be INDUCED in the effort to display the personal
and official deserts, which others would never imng-
inc to belong to him or his administration"
IEP"OLIvER OLpscHooL" has recommended
his correspondence with the U. S Gazette, at Wash
ngton. His frs, letter for the session tells the fol-
lowing anecdote.
ga Wing member Of Congress from Perihsy Ivnna ask
ed Southern Loco Foco to day in the presence Of a
Locofoco member from Pennsy lvania, what they in
tended 10 do with the tariff Repeal t,replicd he.
But, said the Wing, Mr. - mentioning the member
standing by, told the people Of state that the tariff
would not be disturbed, and that Mr. Polk was as
good a ptotectonist as Mr. Clay. Then he told -
said the Loco.
OF course no did, and knew it was ga - ~
while telling it. But it answered the purpose and it
is no wonder that they who were mean enough to
commit the offence have not shame enough TO pre-
tend to palliatc it,
Wonder if the Hon Paul Dillingham;, jr. has not
told the same story in Vermont?
SINGULAR DEATH. We have heard Of expo-
sons of almost all sorts, from the bursting Of
phene lamp TO the bursting Of grindsone, but an
cdent occurred recently at Cincinnati, which is new,
at any rate, TO us. 1t was the explosion of beer
barrel which took place in consequence of an attempt
10 boil the contents by throwing steam into the bung
hole; two persons being killed by it, Death we
dare say has very frequently arisen from drawing
out Of beer barrel but this is the first time
we have heard Of such IN accident from pouring
steam into ~ Y, Com