Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-10
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

h'ef ine rssdIng Of tho J"urasI this morning.
-. MIR Robert smiih rose I" present n memorial
NV 'nhJoci OF u uns not understood.
mtc"Ve johnson inquired al the Speaker whs
was The regular order Of business
iho Speaker rcrlIel Tint. under tho rul., ia,
nn On ne SIas. f"r peItaas uoull bo the e. >
oss'ness Of The morning
Mr. Cave J"hn~" Then insisted that the rnIes
should no observed
Mr. Robert Smiths memorral. alluded 10 above
vas Hoi therefore presented.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
"f iiaH'meii, Of Mississippi. then moved + r a
sH'psS"n ~ tho rules fur the purpose Of gazing into
'"miriii"c 81 Tho whale which motion ,yns eurr,,J
ana Mr. Hopkins. Of Vfc mia took tho Chair.
ANExATION OF TEXAS
inc ii"nso. being in Comniiiec. took up the SOW
sn' propositions for amneIing Texas to Tho United
6aiss
Mr. Winthrop sniiilod 10 the floor, and ad.
o'o"so me Comriiee ~ opposition To- tho measure.
ITO said that the eenIlomnn who commenced
'h' debate [Mr Ingcr,olD wanted to see arqn-
"'"'' and no nero defamation ia opposition To Tho
measure.
Mr. w thought il would hayo been well If that
gentleman hal gwen example well as precepi,
H"d instead "fhimSclf indnlging in nero declanas
ii"n had confined himself tn argument 4 greotor
tissue Of uniounded and bold assertions he (hir W.
ma never lbioned 10 lnnn made up tho whole of
that gcnleman's speech
Another gentleman (Mr Pnync) had sold he
would not make n "FoIfh ~ July" oraIinn ON this
subject ms he in'irnsioj Mr. J X Ingersn had done
Dir w thought that gond Funuh ur July ornilon
would he appropriate. IL would bring to rnemnrv
SON" oi the principles aud objects 0f tho grear a.
mercan Revolution. II would revive a rer,llece
h"n N the times when tho States of The Union
norm and south. we're handed together IN defence
81 The truths laid down IN tho Declaration OF lido.
pendcnco
lie ihJUght recurrence 20 those lines would bo
nshly appropriate and useful when IL was proposed
W enter in'o foreign alliances which were dcroqa.
tory 10 the principles and OF HE great events
whch render the 4Ih ri July n menorablc day.
Mr w. then proceeded TO make a very able md
An"hod speech. His principle objection iolhe mna>
sufs was IL, inevitable tendency 20 extend slavery
AMI no did moi hesitate boldly a. pni hs rpp,Itl nj,
!" It upon thai grouHd. 10 enlarged on Ibis POINT
AMI sInIei his discrimination anI The dsieruin, ,n
~ the people Of Massachusetts T., abide hpne,Iy by
The com promises nf Tho Consrnm i,u on tho snhioci
Of slavery. bat himsslfaud lhcm wnld opls,.s ,uy
ousmpi "inctcase that evil. snd thIt. too. toy VI
Olai"n ~ the Constitution
Tie lhen reviewed the origin nf This scheme and
Tie nouncr ~ which " Wns uo,S hrlnglt forward
" Mss fn"n.tfous, he saj fhti - crate n measure
soniJ 10 illus thirst u,cu lhc House a. ~ forced
UPON Ihs country. lie ,g,ae unil III. hour cIp,
red
Mr.. Douglass, newt obtained the n ,or anil m,da %
very excited spee,h on ihe other side ~ the nuos
lion. (Ntr u il the auILof ~ The proposition to
ioo the Conmtine) Ills rcns,ks were dnyo 81
principally 10 show ~ hat the Trenfy Of o. we
hid Scgui 90 ide Ia TeIas uud lhnt 10y tbs Tfoa-
" ~ 1919 that TILE was improperly gyes ~
We sfgued further that - lie yeoplc ~ TcIns
no dssHsd In 10 onn red. we wcrc bound 100 Gu, |
~ mio 'heciIbe pfoyi.Ons 81 tho tro1fy o' 1903 !
y On enIoIns That lhe iuh1biauts Of tho acl met
tmnory sioul! be iuc' rrurntsd into the United
~ az -'"'' Ne p",sIhle, &C.. lie w4s hiluAyI 10,
NJ 'h"rmaU 81 n e. Mf e. .nm.d Goo ,b
iIIs"snt ,ndl had LooG sIdt inl, lhe ute Zee.