Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-01-17

Correspondence Of the Express.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.
HOUSE

The reading of the Journal this morning was
followed by a motion to go into Committee OF
the Whole on the State ofthe Union.
q The galleries were well filled and an unusu-
al silence prevailed. The members Of the
House soon gathered around the speaker.
Mr. Hopkins of Virginia, was called to the
chair.
Mr. Winthrop of Mass, commenced his
speech, which commanded the most silent and
admiring attention to the end.
The speech was beautifully eloquent and
strongly argumentative. The points were all
well put, and won alike the admiration OF
friends and foes.
Mr. Winthrop was obliged to stop in the
midst of his speech, his hour having expired.
The floor was given to Mr. Douglass, of Him
DIS, who with great zeal launched at once into
an examination OF the position of Mr. Adams
an 1895, for the purpose of proving that he,
and not General Jackson, as had been stated,
had originated this question OF annexation. lie
claimed that Texas was once our own territory
but that we had disgracefully yielded our right
to il by treaty.
Mr. Douglass was in the midst oil this argu-
ment when his hour expired.
Mr. Clingman, of N. c., followed in examin-
ing one branch of the arguments made upon
the hoor,-that the people had decided in favor
of the annexation Of Texas. In reply to this,
Mr. Clingman set forth all the Janus faces,
Protean forms, Argus eyes, and Brlarean arms
of modern Democracy (You shall have a
sketch of this speech herealter.)
The floor was given 10 Mr. Yencey oil Ala.
when the Committee rose.
SENATE.
Mr. Atherton presented the resolutions Of
the Legislature Of New Hampshire, instructing
the Senators and requesting the Representa-
tives in Congress, from that State, to vote Tor
the immediate annexation Of Texas, declaring
il to be as constitutional and expedient as was
the purchase of the territory of Louisiana
which were read, ordered to be printed, and
referred to the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons.
Mr. Merrick, from the Post Office Committee
reported a bill to reduce postage, with amend
ments, and a bill to give the post office Depart
ment a permanent right to transport the mails
over railroads.
q Mr. Niles gave notice that tomorrow he
would introduce a resolution providing for the
annexation OF Texas.
MIR Woodbury. presented the resolution oil
the Legislature Of New Hampshire, in relation
10 the reduction of the Tariff and to the im-
prisonment of Thomas w. Dorr in Rhode Is
land.
WAsHINGToN, Jan T..
HOUSE.
TExAs.-Mr Hale, of N. H., presented
Resolutions of the N. H. Legislature, in ia
yor of the annexation Of Texas.
Then came the Committee Of the WHOLE
Mr. Holmes, of Va, in the Chair,-Mr Yen
cey, of Ala. entitled to the floor.
Mr. Y. spoke one hour, consuming It in part
in personalities, and part in defence OF the an
nexation Of Texas, by the admission OF Texas
as a new state.
MIR Bailey of Va. followed, in what he was
pleased to call no oratorical display, but a close
Constitutional argument in favor oil Annexa-
zion.
MI Ste,son Of N. Y, one of the dominant
party, also argued against the annexation oil
Texas upon the ground that it was a question
20 be decided by treaty, and for the reason that
Texas should be admitted only by a-settlemen'
of all the questions at ISSUE. :,
The floor was given to Mr. Caleb Smith o.
Indiana, when the Committee rose.
MI Adams moved that the use oil the HAL DC
granted to Robert Owen for four "Wednesday
evenings, beginning with tomorrow evening
for the purpose OF making known his views up
on Suciety.
W~AsHINGToN, Jan. 8.
HOUSE.
The first business in order was a Resolution
of. @. Adams, to grant the use OF the Hal
to Robert Owen Tor the 29th inst, and for ev'
cry succeeding Wednesday evening for thre'
weeks, for the purpose of delivering a course o
lectures. A motion was made to lay the Res
olution upon the table, and the yeas and nay
called. The vote was 81 to 6S.
TEXAS in a ne,r shape.-Mr Dromgoole ask
ed leave of the House to report a new prolec
for the annexation of Texas. IL was tina
Congress hereby give its consent TO the annex
alton of a State Of number oil thousand
of square miles to be formed out of the presen
Republic of Texas with the conditions
First, That the State be annexed on the All
of July of the present year. -,
Second, That the State be new and entire
adjoining the State Of Louisiana, and cale'
the estate of Texas" :,
Thirdly, That it come into the Union wit
Unconstitutional form of Government.
This Bill having been twice read and report
ed to the Committee of the Whole, Mr. Drom
Qoole said he had copied it entirely from tn
acts of Congress admitting the states OF hein
lucky and Vermont into the Union. de wish
ed to impress this fact upon the House.
Texas question.-Mr Caleb B. Smith of la
addressed the Committee IN opposition to tn
annexation of Texas. He said that no moi
than twelve months since, every man must ad
init that public sentiment in almost every qual
Ter of the Union was against the annexation ,
Texas, and il must be admitted also that notf
ing but the appliances Of a powerful party ma
made it a more popular question in the yea
past.
Mr. Smith concluded his speech with an elc
ouent defence of the North, of Massachusett
and of John Quincy Adams, all these havin
been sneered at and assaulted most unfairly b
Mr Yancey of Ala.
Mr. Owen Of Indiana followed in the discuss
son. His speech was a very good one,-a clos
argument TO prove that the admission OF les