Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-02-08
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Mr. BARROW said he did not know that his honorable
colleague r JoHSsos when he presented these resolutions
had intended making any remarks He lMr b. certanl,
had desire make any but apprehendng that ehe
some gentlemen here, his constituents might suppose tina
he concued in the opinion expressed by him. he felt il due
himself say he had always said here and at home
that he opposed annexation in every fon any time
and under any conceivable circumstances and long HI
should have the honor Of holding seat here and Of being
Senator from Louisiana, he should vote against any PROPOSE
ton Texas to the United States let it assume wha
form might As to the particular form under the
sideraon Of the Committee Foreign Relations (he Join
resolution which had passed the House. he had difficult,
in making up his mind to oppose and vote against IT, if hi
feelings much in favor of annexation under othe
circumstances He should not however anticipate discussion
upon this resolution II his Intention when the pope
time should arrive give, for the benefit Of his own cqps
en the reasons why he opposed this particular
the why he considered that annexation at any m
would only prove highly detrimental the whole South
but peculiarly destructive TO the best interests Of the State
ousans. The people Of Louisians, through their repre-
senatves in the Legislature had not said that this particular
measure, which before tho Senate and which ha.
received the sanction Of the other House, met with their APP
probation. The resolutions presented by his colleague
as broad any Senator could desire them be- They ef
to the Senators from Louisiana the privilege which he Woult
claim, whether il granted 70 him not, Of deciding
according TO his best judgment what his duty required
him Senator, sworn to support the Constitution and tc
decide for the people Of the United Sates well as for the
people of his State The resolutions before the
ate from the Legislature Of that State would If he in
had been sent here from the other House, forbid him, accord
ing to his understanding Of those resolutions support the
easTe now before the Senate and about TO receive s de-
cison. F n,
But there matter of opinion expressed by the mem
beers Of the Legislature there the wishes OF the people Of
Louisiana in relation TO this subject. Now, he willing
70 admit that the representatives of the people in the Legs
tue, just elected and fresh 9m the people, were more COM
pten to decide that question than ne was that is as to the
disposition Willingness Of the people Of Louisiana
Texas annexed in lawful constitutional way TO the United
States He had not been thirty days within the limits Of
Louisiana since this great scheme of annexng foreign
try to this Government proposed to the American people
and therefore, would be presumption in him q set up his
opinion the wishes of the people Of Louisiana against the
opinion of their immediate representatives in the Legislature
who had mingled with the section Of the State
and of COURSE better understood the wishes Of the people Of
that State than he did in relation the abstract proposition Of
annexation. He had not believed until he received these
resolutions and found that they had been supported by very
large majority of the Legislature, that the people of Louisiana
did desire the annexation Of Texas to this Union He
anly had inferred from the result Of the late Pesiden
a election in that State because he knew fun well that that
election had been carried by the most ni4aeAs frauds He
knew full well that there was any Legal mode ct pugng the
poll OF that State, would be found that majority of the peo
pie of Louisiana had cast their suages favor of Henry
Clay He had good believe that this fact would
be established for he glad that the Lsla
ure of Louisiana had undertaken go into laborous nves
gation OF this NATTER for the purpose of showing to the c
sens Of Louisiana, and to the American public, the infamous
and dsgracen that used by the peocac party
portion Of the leaders Of that party in the State of Lon
sana, to carry the vote OF that State favor Of James X
Polk He awaited the result Of that investigation with full
confidence that the IA which would be udcialy established
woad sustain him in the assertion that however might have
been In the other States in the State Of Louisiana least
Mr. Clay cheatedvllanousy cheated out of the eecto
raj vote of that State. sEa s a as5s8
Mr. JOHNSON observed that this not the time to enter
into discussion upon this subject say any thing
Hpon it. He moved that the resolutions be printed and
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
The reference was ordered.