Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-01-17

from ali parts of the House, repeated some twenty
times his opinion of the yeomenarry of the country
lie explained that il was evident thu he was not
brought up in polished circles and probably he
might not please the silk stocking gentry, but lie
went for the yeamenarry. He opposed the bribery
fund that tied the free whites to the manufacturing
car of Northern .4risiooke,y. During ms remarks
on Northern Democrats, he brought up Nr fancey,
who explained his remarks about PATRIOTISM Nor'h
Of Mason g. Dixon's Line.
Mr.. Carey has undoubtedly made the most inter
esling speech on this question. Low comedy new
er produced more laughter among delighted au-
dience. 1t was too good to last long We have
had the farce now, and the entertainments ought to
close. 1t was decidedly The speech of the session.
! We may not look upon its like again.
Mr. ]. r. Ingersol brought Mr.. Carey up on the
church burning question. Mr.. Carey made some
charges against the church burning, wing city of
| Philadelphia. Mr.. J. r. Ingersoll Jumped to his
feet, and said that Philadelphia wing, and was
a respectable city. 1t in the loco incorpora-
tons that the church burning occurred. Mr. Ca
rey thanked him for the explanation! TO which Mr.
! Ingcrso said he was welcome
SENATE The debate on the Smithsonian be-
quest was continued by Messrs Tappan Critten-
dem Rives, Phelps, Niles, Buchanan, Simmons
sc. and reconmitted.
The Senate adjourned till Monday.
FRIpAY, Jan. 10.
House. AT the commencement of the proceed
offered a resolution in the form of provso to the
proposition to Texas, requiring that the ter
ritory of Texas shall be divided into two equal
parts by line described in the resolution. and that
Slavery shall not exist in one of these parts The
resolution was read but being out Of order, was
not entertained.
| Mr. Hale moved a suspension of the rules so as
to enable him to Offer his proposition in relation to
Slavery in Texas provided she is brought into the
Union, which is alluded to above. The vote stood,
Yeas, 90; Nays, 81; and there not being two thirds
in the Affirmative the rules were not suspended.
The House went into Committee of the Whole,
on the Texas question, and Mr.. Sempe (Whig) of
Indiana. mode n sensible speech in opposition to
) annexation. lie confined his attention chiefly to a
view of the constitutional right to incorporate for
eign territory into the Union, and contended that
there was no such right. He maintained that in
every point Of Of view, the interests of the United
States would be more subserved by avoiding un
ion with Texas, than by making her one Of the T.
nited States In military, commercial; and every
2 other point of view, were better off without
t Texas than with it. He was followed by MrDean
of Ohio (loco who took the other side Of the ques
ton, and spoke his hour out.
2 SATURDAY, Jan II.
The Senate did not sit.
HOUSE, Mr. Holmes introduced bill authors
> ing the President of the South Carolina Railroad
Company TO import Pipes and Machinery for eXpe-
rimcnts IN proposed Atmospheric Railway. Al
!, ter some conversation with Mr.. Bidlack Of Penn
sylvania, it was referred to the Committee OF the
Whole.
; Mr. ]. p. Kennedy of Baltimore (whig,) having
i the floor made a very able speech against Annex
: alton. He opposed the scheme in every shape and
form. He drew the inference that the Democra-
i CIV" itself was not very well united. lie quoted
Gov Porter's annual message relative to the issues
of the last Election. He also referred to Governor
{ Wright's message, which studiedy refrains from
speaking this subject at all. He said that the
conclusion to be draw from the last Election re-
= minded him Of the conclusion Crawn by certain
Il Judge from the abstruse arguments of COUNSEL or
both sides, of certain TO jury-he told the
u Jury that the case had been fully stated both
Sides and they were to find accordingly. All that
was proved from the late election was, that Mr.
;, Polk was elected President, leaving the party free
d to adopt or reject any measure.
/ Mr.. Kennedy reviewed the different propositions
ID before the House. Mr.. Weller intends to eXtenl
Of the Constitution of the United States over foreign
countries. Mr.. Douglass proposed to revive {
e dead treaty by killing three living treaties. Anoth
1t er gentleman mr. Belser) proposed to annex it by
1T eXclaming-
- aye Gods annihata hut space and time,
S. And make two lovers happy"
lie This proposition he preferred, for its boldness
D. If the usurpation to be carried, let 1t be don't
g. with boldness, and with breast open to meet
n tearlessly. The gentlemen from Virginia, (Ml
Dromgoole) proposes TO admit it as Vermont ha
n. battle ground of our Revolution-part Of our owl
ne old colonies Is the gentleman in earnest? Blu
he proposes TO admit Texas or more advantageou
in grounds than any other State that ever had bee
OF admtted-without even Constitution. We coul
I'll not admit Wisconsin Iowa without Constu
ne ton.
Ho then referred to the difficulty Of ctizenshi
in Texas. If admitted State, she must have
as Governor and other officers who will not be citizen
n of the United States.
U. He stated distinctly, in answer to the declarato
of the gentlemen from Illinois MR. Douglas
he against the disgracetu surrender of territory
of the treaty of 1919; that if any gentleman dared
ear question the fact, letters from Gen. Jackson cou
be produced in Jduor Of this Treaty.
all He then glanced at the arguments in favor
ca Annexation, on the of benefit to the countr
Did time permit he could prove that it would N
Bile be beneficial to his part Of the country, to Il
re- South, nor to the North.
Sc, During the delivery of his speech he referred
the letter Of Gen. Jackson in last nights Globe, u
ion ging the annexation, lest Texas might aiterwar
lde refuse Nh Kennedy's speech was able, sarcast
and humorous. His hour cut off his remarks
the many points which he proposed to discuss.
Mr.. Morse, of Louisiana, having been the fave
ed ed one among dozen claimants for the floor,
use pudated the authority Of great names. Mart
st. Van Buren, behind the age he could not Ike
De- up with the "Progressve Democracy" when
law wrote his Anti-1exas letter. All parties in Ne
Orleans were in favor Of Annexation before his i
was ter and Mr. Clay'5 were published. He discuss
the question Of the wish OF Texas to be admittC
J., and other points, aud then went into labored d
sed fence of Slavery, which he considered the gre
of est blessing" and gave his opinions on Abolition I
lew ttons lie said the Slaves Of the South were bt
the ter fed, better clothed, and more intelligent than
5 to people Of tue North
ech RAIL ROADS.
!, On Friday last meeting of the friends of I