Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-12-21
From our jefferson City Correspondent.
JEFFERSON Cry, Dec. 18th, 1874

Messrs. Benson & GREEN:-Ths morn
ing the resolutions proposing toinstruct our
Senators and request our representatives in
Congress on the all absorbing topic, the
annexation Of Texas, being the order of
the day, were called up. Mr.. Martin Of
Cole, having offered several resolutions as
an amendment to the amendment of Mr..
Hughes of Platte, withdrew his amend.
ment, after which Mr.. Hughes withdrew
the amendment offered by him, and then
moved to amend Mr.. Hough's original res
outions by striking out all after the word
Resolved, and inserting substantially, the
evasive, unmoaning, intangible things, be-
fore offered, adopting lat the earliest prac-
ticable PERIOD" and afterwards, frittering
and trimming that phrase down, till it re-
ally means nothing. About this time Mr..
Gamble rose and offered new string of
resolutions, each one Of which was culled
from some of the phrases and sentiments Of
Mr.. Benton's anti-Texas speeches, as a sub.
stitute for the amendment Of Mr.. Hughes.
At this there was evidently great confusion
on the part of the leaders, and visible as
constituent. There was that depicted in
all their countenances, which if it had given
utterance would have said, What This
from Wing But after the first shock of
surprise had little subsidized, Mr.. Hughes
Of Platte, moved the indefinite postpone
ment of the substitute offered by Mr.. Gam
bic; it being suggested, however, that this
would preclude the House from further &C.
ton upon the same subject again during the
session, he changed his motion into mo-
ton 10 reject the substitute of Mr.. Gamble.
Then came the momeAt of intense anxiety.
The question being put, "Shall the subs,i-
tute be rejectedl' A pause, silent as death
ensued-all expecting debate TO spring up.
The softs with their original resolutions
the hards with the proposed amendments
thereto--and the wings with the substitute
for the whole, offered by Mr.. Gamble
Each division seemed to desire that one
of the others should lead off, And at this
juncture, Mr.. Williams, gentleman of the
bar, from ST. Louis, wing, rose and adj
dressed the House, in more able and eIo-
quent speech, than has been made in the
Capitol since its existence. After speaking
some two hours, he gave way for motion
to adOurn till two o'clock this evening, at
which time he resumed his remarks, TO a
crowded house Of ladies and gentlemen.-
You may depend upon it, Democracy has
not received such a chastisement in this
part of the State before. He used most
copous extracts from Colonel Benton's
speeches. His remarks about the original
treaty being an intrigue for the Presidency,
declaration of war against Mexico, an
unjust, unconstitutional and piratical war.
The Senators came in, and democracy in
the House and the lobby, looked aghast.--
When Mr.. Williams commented on the pre-.
amble and resolutions adopted by the Tex
as meetings in Howard and Randolph
counties, showing that at those meetings
the words noW and immediately were the
words used in reference TO the annexation
OF Texas, and when he compared them
with the temporising trimming and equiv.
ocal terms used in the present pretended
resolutions of instructions, Mr.. Speaker
and DR.. Fort were seen to vince and twist
as if each had been seated too near the
fire. Mr.. Biggs Of Pike, being called TO
the Chair. Mr.. Speaker, during the re.
marks of Mr.. Williams, finding the temper
AZURE on two or three occasions little too
warm for him, interrupted Mr.. Williams,
who assuring him that personally he felt the
utmost respect for him, and that he was
only speaking politically, was permitted to
conclude his remarks, which he did, after
sun set this evening.
1t is presumeable that Mr.. Speaker or
Mr. Hongh will treat the city with reply
in the morning. And this discussion will
consume tN balance of the week.
The Senate yesterday passed the consti.
tutional amendments. That branch also,
to-day passed resolutions of instruction
to our Senators in Congress, on the Texas
question, much after the order of those
now under discussion, offered by the hQrds
in the House. X.