Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-02-27

for is providing for the admission of Texas
a. one Of the State. u this Unon lawful and eoasua
uonal mode VI annexation, and that the coudons and
guarantees Get forth therein, in the opinion Of DIS General
Assembly proper and will be approved BY the
peope,-and that the House OF Delegates shall rscede
from its adherence to Its the second amend
nent Of the Senate the amendment Of the House of Del
egsies namely To strike cut from the amendment OF the
louse of Delegates the following words-"Ths General
Assembly. ho~evrr fobearing To express opinion
the constutionahty II annexation by the mode Of
Joint Resolution III the twu Houses OF Congress" And
that the amendment o the House Of Delegates striking
out the last member Of said amendment last above reel
ted, shall then be adopted by the Senate and House of
Delegates"
Had this proposition been sS>enied to- the second
luton would have btn lett the shape IN which os'n
ally passed the House ut Delegates eSecp, that the sl'ct
clause 1t that resolution would have been om'tted A0d
that clause inserted the resolution. only "oaS q
sbundan, ean,iOn" and tor the express pas~s e,ead
ing tine conclusion" which the Wing members ei the 10
gsa;urc would by inference that an eS
preston at opinion the CoSSrtr,rto<ALrrN ~ hs
Joint Resolution WAS thereby intended. the Hcuse com
mitce had objection the proposition vt the Senate
mmittce provided that that essential should be
prcssy stated the report OF the proceedings at the CON-
miuees their respective Houses. They therefore re-
spondei tc the Sena;e's committee as follows;
"rhe committee OF conference tue part OF the House
Ut Delegates. the proposition oi the committee
the part ol the Senate, with this distinct understanding,
that although the words This General Assembly however,
toreearns 10 express opinion 10 the constitutional
~ Of annexation by the mode ct JOINT Resolution ct the
two Houses OF Congress- be stricken out tho General As
scmblN do. nevertheless tpSbaT ether 10 aSn q" ~ us
Affirm the eonstu,iona,y oi The admission ct Texas into
the Union IN the mode proposed IN the joint Resolution
wach passed the House ol the twenty
filth q, January last and that the amendment Ut the House
Ut Delegates the Scnae Resolution, which. by the pro
position o tie Scnaie committee at conference. pro
posed be adopted. does aud not intended
To affirm dsaiirm the con,utonaliy a! annexation by
the mode 81 JOINT Resolution which passed the House o'
Representatives the 25th day ii January last; And that
this shall be communicate the Senate and Hous,
o Delegates the basis OF the report and Recommendation
/ hRN The nf he
The committee oi the Senate dcclped acccdlng To the
ierms Ut this explanatory aud Zach House adherng
10 Its resolutions, they fell by that disagreement
Upon this plain and unyarnlshed statement oi facts
showing the progress and termination at this subJec
before Houses the Wing memneIs OF the Legisls
iurc satisfied 60 before the People Of Virginia
demonstrates the first place. their willingness express
the opinion that majority o the People Of Virginia
favor 81 the of Texas legal aud eonsIIu
uonal manner. and their appreciation OF the conditions
and guarantees the Joint Resolution which passed the
House OF Representatives while, on the other hand. they
insisted that the question OF involved
in that resolution, should be in that
shape alone could resolution command the vote OF
large majority oi both branches OF the Legislature This
concession opponents refused make 10
that unanimiy, which they protested much desire
preering rather the defeat Of all the resolutions,
ING EVEN THAT WHICH THEy THEMSELVES ADoFrED AMI
WIN wdcH rHEy OUGHT, COURSE, To HAvE BEEN WELL
SATISFIED, and which. the operation
at the Wings ct the House OF Delegates had received the
sanction Oi large majority IN both branches OF the Legs
aiure IL is for the People decide upon this
oil facts whether the annexation 1T Texas the desire
MAKE PARTY out Of that measure, the leading
motive by which our opponents were influenced.
The point of difference between the msoritics IN the
two Houses, we repeat, this; SHALL QUESTION oT
ooSsrTrCToNALIrY III FRErTRNIrrED RESOLUTIONS
ADOrrED} Ii the Senate committee, by proposing To
cede from portion OF their proposed amendment 10 the
resolution of the House. intended
u opinion upon the constitutional Gueson-nsliher at
hgminy nor denying the power ui Congress 4
foreign territory the Union by Joint resolution
ought to have been willing, hs committee Of the House
not So incnd-but, IT, the other hand 1t their pur.
pose 10 procure the adoption al resolution, which,
dersooJ by the Wigs, did pcteImt the constitutional
question, WHILE according ctr ucton that
luton affirmed, by lair and legitimate construction. the
consttutoHay ut the pui resolution oi the House Of Re-
personalities, would have BEEN esmation,s piece
OF solemn riing-nsy worse, OF deliberate deception
to accept, under FRETExr c,NFSoNISr prcp,si
TON which, according their showing, OF oqui-
vocal import and which, upon their understanding
meaning, CONCEDED NOTHING. The Wing Members oi the
Legislature would have well merited the rebuke Of their
constituents, had they yielded .her resolution,
which Conlessedly OF doubtful construction and which
would have subjected them the reproaeh c eonscnung
TO do by ndirecUn, what they refused do openly aud
the light of day. They insisted that the L.
slslature, ih important question, whatever that
might be, should be- clear aud explicit and left open
different aud opposite Interpretations The pubic Iig
ment, they d" not doubt, Sill sustain them IN this
course Tor they far discredi the inrg
OF the people OF Virginia question their love 81 frank
and air dealing suppose that they would approve,
or even tolerate, deliberate attempt paiter with them
entire unanmity words while s parties
senng To II knew that At susceptible. aud really
Intended 10 admit, OF conflicting eoastrseii0as.
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