Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-02-28
POSTSCRIPT.
COTGRESS.

The Last week OF the Session.
Since our last the debate on the Texas
question, has been going on with unaba-
ting interest in the Senate. up to our dates
of the 25,h inst. Tuesday night last no
vote had yet been taken. The course of
the Federal party in the Senate, evinces a
disposition to talk the Texas question to
death. But in this we have every reason
to believe, from the tone, both of the wing
and democratic presses at Washington,
they will be defeated. Indeed, we believe
ii is now conceded that the House resolu-
tons, will pass the Senate, by majority
of two or three at least. From the Rich
naond Enquirer of the 26ih inst. we clip
the following:
THE QUESTION.
The impression seems to be pretty general,
that this is the great day for taking the Texas
question in thu Senate Of the United States,
and that this day Texas will be admitted as a
State into the Union. What thrilling Joy will
this event diffuse over America! What inn
mense results depend upon that decision!
i The hopes Of Annexation increase every
hour at Washington. Letters from both par
ties encourage the expectation of success
The correspondent of the New York Journal
| OF Commerce, writes -
"The Annexation cause has triumphed.-
After all the scolding, and threatening. and
shifting on the question, its strength has con-
Quoted it to triumphant result" Also
"A rumor prevails in Washington, that
Governor Wright, of New York, has yielded
his opposition to the passage of the joint res
outions in the Senate. In doing SO, it is said
he releases his friends from their opposition
also"
The Editor Of the Tribune" now in Wash
ington, writes -
eff, then, the Senate is full, and all the Lo-
CO Focos vote for Texas. with three sort 6f
Wings, the resolutions will be carried by 81
to 25''
The Globe under date Of the Gath inst,
says, "that it is probable the vote will be
taken on Wednesday at the far,hest," (as
Wednesday, But few days of the pre-
sent Session Of Congress now remain. ant
we presume, from the length to which the
Texas debate in the Senate has been drawn
out by the Federal party, that the import
ant questions Of the Oregon Territory bill
and the Iowa and Florida bills, must b.
! postponed until ether, Mr.. Polk calls al
extra Session Of Congress, or to next win
ter. The House has been engaged 70
some time past, almost exclusively, in TIN
4 discussion ofthe appropriation bill. From
3, the National 1ntell'gencer, we learn tina
e the Pos,-office bill from the Senate woul
most likely pass the lower House, by
e large majority. as all debate had been pro
n hibi,ed on it, in two hours after its intro
s Iuction into the committee of the whole
4 For our own part we dislike the bill.
= will opperate entirely to the advantage c
the Northern and Eastern States 10 the IN
: evitable detriment, both Of the South an
g the West. We feel confident that 1t wi
S be a charge upon the National Treasury
to the amount Of some two and half mi
J, lions of dollars annually. This amour
l. must be raised by Tariff which is pal
in a great measure by the South. so til;
= ultimately we Of the south will have tn
Y burden to bear.