Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-12-17

/ mails belonging 10 The people o. the ICE 7'a'e'
10 be represented i'll Congress
Mr. DROMGOOLE said similar memo
rial had been presented last session, anu ~
polt made on it, declaring II cquFaien' u d
PRAYER for the dissolution OF the Union. lie
I moved TO lay it on the table ,. 80
/ Or, this motion Mr.. ADAMS demanded tne
yeas and nays, which were ordered; and' peins
taken. resulted as follows:
I YEAs-Messrs. Arlington, ashe, A'knnsoh'
Bayly. Barringer. Benton, Bidlack, +. ). Black,
James Black, Blackwell. Boyd, Brensle, BrInker-
hof Brodhead, Aaron " Brown Milton Brown,
VIM. j. Brown. Bari, Caldwell, Carpenter, J.
! Z Carey. Shepherd Cary, Causin, Reuben Chap
)n m. Augustus A. Chapman, Chappell Chi
)tck Clncb Clingnan, Clinton, Cobb, Coles; Cui-
az. Dana. Daniel. Garrct Davis, K. ID. DAVIS,
inn w Davis. Dawson, Dean, Deberry, Dcliei'
| Douglass. Dro,ngooe, Duncan, Dunlap, Ellis,
FARCE, Ficklin, French, Fuller, GosS:n, byram
Green, Order, Hale, Hannibal Hamlin, ham
met, HARRISON, HAYS, HeTick, Hopkins, hous-
ton, Hubbard, Hubbell Hughes. HunSerioro, Jas
| B. Hunt c. j. lugcrsoll, {. Johnson, a. Johh-
son, q. w. Jones, Andrew Kennedy, kirkpalrlck,
I.abranche. Leonard, Lucas McCauslen, Maclay,
McCernand. Mcconnell, Mcdowell, Mckay,
]. Morris, l. (. Morse, Murphy, Newton, Norris,
Owen Parmenter, Payne, Peyton, Pollock, +.
R. Potter, f. D. Potter Pratt, Reid, Reding, Reite,
Rheu Ritter Roberts, Rodney Russell, 81. John,
Sample Saunders Schenck, Senter, t. II. Sey-
mour David l.. Seymour, Sidell, John I. Smith.
Thomas Smith, Robert Smith, Spence, Seenrod,
Stephens. ]. Stewart. Stiles, J. w. Stone, A. T.
Stone, Strong, Summers, Sykes, Taylor, no
mason, Titba,ts, Vanmeier, Wentworth w eth
cred Benjamin White, Williams Woodward,
Yancey and Iost-l3o
NAYs-Messrs. Abbott Adams, Anderson, Ba-
D,.,;,
mer. Cran>ion, Darragh, Dickey, Dillingham;,
Fish. Florence, Foot, Giddngs, Grnnel, L. ).
IIarnlin, Harper, Henley, Hudson, J. r. Ingcr-
soil. Irwin. jerks, p. B. johnson, J. P. kenne-
dv Preston King, Daniel P. King, McClelland,
McIlvaine. Marsh. Z. j. Morris, L. H. Morse,
Moseev. Paterson Ramsey, Robinson, Rockwell,
Rogers, Severance, Caleb B. Smith, Sleison, Til
den. TYLER, Vance, Nnlon, Wheaton, J. White.
Winthrop and Jos. A. Wright.-5l.
So the memorial was laid upon the table.
CONSTITUTION or IOWA
Mr.. DODGE, of Iowa, presented memorial
from The people OF that Territory, setting forth
Constitution adopted by them and praying admls-
sion in:o the Union as State. Tie moved lis re-
ference 10 The Committee on Territories
Mr.. VINTON thought it ought 10 60 10 the
Judiciary Committee whose province II would
be 10 nudge whether the proposed Constitution Tor
the State was, in the language OF the Constitution
Of the United States, republican" A similar
petition had, he understood received that direction
in the other end ofthe Capitol
Mr.. DODGE believed the usual course in such
eases had been 10 refer such memorials 10 the
Committee on the Territories He knew that
this course had been pursued when Florida petit
toned 10 be received into the Union, and he be-
lieyed the same thing had been done with The Pc
,,ions Of Michigan and Arkansas; he was quite
confident ii had with the petition from Florida
The Committee m the Territories was as compc-
tent, be presumed Judge whether the Constiiu'
lion Tor Iowa was republican as the Committee
on the Judiciary The instrumen, could Tot be
once read over but il must be perceived that Il
was genuinely republican.
Mr.. A. V. BROWN expressed his hope thai
the motion Of the Delegate Tor Iowa would pre-
vail. The Republicanism ofthe proposed Con-
stitution was more question OF tact than %
law
/ Mr. BLACK. OF Georgia, would call the at
/ ,en,ion of the House 10 The S7lh and 95th rule;
of order, which severally prescribed The duties o
the Committee on The Judiciary and that or The
Territories. He presumed nothing more woulc
be needed than simply to read these rules; nj
/ hoped, as matter o. rule, 10 say nothing o
precedent the memorial would DC sent 10 thu
/ Committee on the Territories.
After some further discussion, in which
Messrs Wentworth, Barnard Levi, Duncan
and Causin participated,
The question was put, and the motion Of Mr.
Dodge prevailed, so the memorial was referred
10 the Committee on the Territories.
On motion OF Mr.. DODGE, (made BY leave,
| it was ordered that FIVE thousand extra copies o
I the memorial be printed.
! Mr.. LEVY asked leave TO introduce a resolu
| ton, and no objection being inierposed, il wa:
/ nd rnad and is follouS.
/ Rssolrcd, That the Committee Of Claims b:
directed 10 inquire into the prop-iey of reporting
a bill for the reiet OF citizens of Florida whose
| properly has been destroyed by order OF any mi
! iitary officer Of the United States, al The town o
| Micanopy, and elsewhere in Florida.
The resolution was adopted.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Reports from Committees being called for, the
! CHAIR decided that the first subject uncer th:
| head was the resolution moved by Mr. SteenroC
some DAYS ago to print 5000 copies, extra, OF the
report al the last session on the subject oil th'
| Rhode Island controversy.
| Amer some conversation abou, order and tht
| priorily OF business, The further consideration o
! Mr.. Sicenrod's motion was postponed Tor hall al
! hour.
And the SPEAKER proceeded TO call the Com
mi,tees for reports.
ANNEXATION OF TEXAS.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs being call
ed for reports
MIR. G. J. INGERSOLL, chairman Of thu.
committee, reported the following joint resolution
JOINT RESOLUTION ron ASSEXiNG TEXAS TO TIL
UNITED STATES.
RESOLVED, &C., That annexation and union be
tween the United States and The Republic of Tex
as take effect as settled the twelfth day OF Apr
last, in the following words, viz:
Here follows copy of the Treaty OF anncSa
ton.
Resolred, And the said articles are hereby de
clared 10 be the fundamental law OF Union between
the said United States and Texas, so soon as the
supreme authorities of the said Republic ofTexa:
shall agree TO the same. And il shall be the duty
of the President Of the United States, so soon a
he shall be officially notified of spch agreement oil
the part 81 Texas, 10 announce the same BY pro
! clamaiion.
Resolrcd further, IN Ike authority aforesaid, Tha
! il is understood aud intended. that whatever wa
stipulated TO be done Immediately or al 4 hXet
period after the exchange OF said compact, snail
be lone Immediately or III 4 like period allel
the supreme authorities Of Texas shall have To-!
mally agreed 10 these resolutions.
The resolutions were read twice. and Mr.. n
GERSOLL moYed that they be committed 10 the
Committee of the Whole House on the state OF the
Union; ard gave notice iha, he should. on the 20
ofihe present month, move The House 10 go inlc
| committee TO take them into consideration.
Mr. WINTHROP said he did not intend ic
raise any obstacle 10 The motion; but would
merely take this opportunity 10 say that The rcso
luton was no, unanimously agreed 10 in the com
/ mil,ec There had been adccidcd dissent By him
sell and several OF his colleagues from the doc
,rines contained in the report. The minority OF
the committee had been DESTROYS 10 cmbody lhcir
views al some length in a counter report; but as
the committee insisted OH reporting ii tothe House
on the same morning in which ii was introduced
into the committee, they were not afforded al op-
portuniiy 10 do so. He believed the resolution &c
be unconstitutional in FORM and unconstitutional
in substance; inconsistent, with The Law of nations
and the good faith OF nuc owl; country; as likely
10 involve us in an unjust and dshoaorable war
and clninently Objectionable from its relation &c
the subject OF slavery. All these views he should
have been clad 10 have submitted in more e5
,snreJ form hnt ,n1er The circumstances this