Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-02-03

lection being made, Mr.. Burke moved 3
suspension of the rules, and asked for the
yeas and nays. Yeas l2a, nays 80. The
rules were accordingly suspe nded, the bill
read twice, ordered to be print
ed, and referred to the committee of the
whole on the State Of the Union.'
. The House then resolved itself into
committee of the whole on the state Of the
Union, Mr.. Hopkins, of Virginia in the
chair.
Mr.. Bowln, of NJ ;ssour', being entitled
TO the floor, proceeded 10 make a. very e.
feeiiye speech in favor Of tho measure, IN
which he bore down with some severity
upon Mr.. J. P. Kennedy of Maryland, for
the leviiy with which he affected to treat
the subject in his late speech before the
committee. @
Mr.. Hirden, of Illinois, obtained the
foo, and followed Mr.. Bowlin, in speech
in opposition TO the measure. Mr.. Hardin
is very turbid speaker; but from what
could hear of his speech, should judge
tha, he had made very respectable argu-
me Mt against the question under considers
ton. y
Mr.. Severance, Ct Maine, a very dry,
drawing, and ns;pid speaker, next spoke
in opposition; when the committees rose and
ported, and the House adjourned. -
In THE SENArE.-Mf. Morchsad Of Ken
lucky, corrected statement imputed 10
him in what he said yesterday, that he had
declared himself in favor of the annexation
be effected consttutionslly. He said thst
he IN ide no such declaration, but expressed
hope, that whatever measure might be
united upon, it might conform 10 the consti-
tuition.
Mr.. Dayton presented memorial !Iom
Philadelphia, against the annexation oil
Texas.
Mr. Buchanan presented a memorial from
Adams county, Pennsy lvania, in favor of al
tering the naturalization laws, extendny
the term Of residence to twenty-one years.
Mr.. Allen inquired of the chairman Of
the committee on foreign relations, when
the Senate might expect. report ON the
progress of the negotiations relative 10 ta2
Oregon boundary, and aiso presented me
mortal from Ohio, praying that the jurisdic-
ton Of the United States, may be EXTENDED
over that territory. Mr.. Archer, chairman
of the foreign committee repliedFto Mr.. Al
len, that tbs Senate would soon be in pos
session Of the information for which tie
Sen; tor from Ohio had asked.
5 Quite an extended discussion then took
place on bill giving extra pay to Officers
of the revenue service, who had done duty
in the navy during the Florida war. TIC
bill was rejected.
Tho than into fg.s
session, after which they adjourned: .'
The wings are evidently laying low or
the Texas question, and will 'endeavor,
should an opportunity offer, to'use this inn
portant proposition, towards efiecting and
widening that estrangemont between tie
northern AMI southern democrats, which
they so fervently pray may take place. But
in this, | trust they are doomed TO disap-
pointment. They undoubtedly reason frou,
premises of their own stating, and eons.-
quently tits very probable that the demo-
cracy will take much pains TO establish
them. When our opponents were in the
ascendancy, all their political principle
were subhmated down into one-aand this
one was emphatically decoction of all the
rest. They advanced very smoothly in get.
ting their protective tariff, land distribution
law, bankrup. act, repeal of the sub-treasyry
&C., and in enforcing all their other prnci-
ales, except the mammoth bank-the one
the overshadowing principle, and after OF
tanning all the rest, because they could not
obtain this, they not only kicked nearly all
the others, those they had got, 'tothe shades,
but denounced and accommodated from
their party the very man they had elected,
on account Of his hostility to their darling
and secretly cherished principle.
This was their peiuIant conduct under a
solitary disappointment; hence, they argue
that it would be very natural for the demo-
Gratis to behave in manner equally childish.
We beg leave, however, to differ with the In
in opinion, on this, as on most other SUBJ
jects. The unity of the democratic party
will not be broken, neither by Temporary,
nor either final defeat of the annexation
project. They have still too many prnci-
pies in common between the N, which The Y
would wish TO see pre- vail and perpetuated
to suffer themselves to be eslranged on
question which is not in every respect legiti-
mately political principle. They have al
ready, as far as they can at present, reinsia-
| leI oi tHG Statutc UOohS lilc suO ISdsu1Y
law, repealed the bankrupt act, as well as
the distribution scheme. The removal Of
the protective features Of the tariff is still 10
be accomplished, whether the annexation
project succeeds or no. Now, it is deemed
highly important that all these matters shall
be kept precisely as they have already beor,
or will be, adjusted by the democratic party
and it is the strong couvic,ionof this neces-
s;ty, and the constant and imminent danger
of having these obnoxious whig principles
again rivoted upon them, which will save the
democratic party from the folly Of dcspoiling
and rejecting all the good they can get, be-
cause, like the wings, they can get all thoy
want, or ia the shape they wish it. Gu,
whig friends, therefore, may as well cease
70 hug this comfort, as i. wall most assurediy
fail them at les:. ea .
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, IS45.
Mr.. Preston King, of New York, submit
ted a resolution, prefaced by short speech.
requiring the Speaker 10 appoint select
committee. with power TO send for persons
and papers, 10 inquire and TO report to the
| House, whether any members of this House