The New York herald., 1845-01-26


which it acquired The power 10 make treaties Is.
by the Constitution given 10 the Prssident with con-
currence Of twohirds OF he senators present upon
the question advice aud consent wi hout lmita
toa: extends to whatever form the subject OF res-
ties between sovereign and indepeadent nations O the
power to make the treaty therefore, had no doubt
nsvnr been granted by the Constitution rover
70 make q treaty and the power to carry It int
vernmsn', not the same The former is merely
transaction with foreign nations to have limited that
Its relations of with other It weud
have sbjieation by the nation itself Of OF
on iootinF Of equality with other sovereign. But
the latter the power to carry treaty into execution i'm
ports the Of the powers Of nm
constitution the exercise Of those powers In the very
message by which President Jefferson communicated
this treaty congress- after s ratc alton had been ex
changed he said you will observe that some important
conditions sr EXECUTION but with
mon to many treaties and has frequently given occasion
to debates the House Of how far they
iations with foreign nations. soismny made and ratAsd
by the treaty making power"
ry was direct and not an incidental power that was
OF the powers granted by the Con-
sution contendsd that Il was anincdent to the
power to admit new States-he could agree with this;
Tor States might be admitted without acquiring 10
reign territory, while foreign territory might
m.nT ns~ states into the Union. Therefore hs with
many other persons could not vote for the proposition to
that though as territory, Texas must be annexed by
Trsaty yet he conceived il might be admitted by another
uno rsnsed az w. as
the responsibilities which must be assumed by the u
should be annexed by Treaty; and also the danger
oftwe thirdsof that body Wa. then capable Of i'd
mission under the clause providing Tor the admssios
inc the Of the sentence even to its gram
matcal order could not be denied that the clause
the Uuion"-was broad and unlimited and taken
il stands it put no obstacle whatever in the way II
hs S ownS sentence Which provided
should Sc erected of old States without the
asion so far AZ went eli must admit but did it apply to
the under consideration Mr. Dromgoole then went
into examination Of the powers OF the constitution
and the circumstances attenda Upon its formation he
the clusioD, after adducing Mr. Madison Mr.
JeGson and the Federalst that the Constitution con-
templaed the admission OF foreign States He referred
the position in which the States placed who re-
fused to ray the constitution, and who wercto all IN,
tent, and purposes foreign States while they were out Of
miss IN into the Union II assumed that Of the
pendent could becsms foreign as respected this
Union Now, II SO hsppened that North Carolina and
Rhode Island did ray the Constitution within the
required time ard they not only by the planest princi
pies OF law became foreign States but they
a. foreign stes They did not participate in the forma
ton first Congress in the elec ion of General
Washlngton They We're not contained In the snumera.
tion OF the hrst census-hey had custom houses OF
col ec,ors nay more in the laws Of the United States
wonld he found that duties were mpos IN the produc-
posed those Of other orgu States and perhaps,
fortunate for the and safety Of the unon that the
mainng long, could be introduced into the Union by
ratiiy ing the Constitution He then ocecd.d 10 con
not allow him quofe-he merely referred members 70
various ate papers But was said that Vermont was
in the jurisdiction Of New York.
Mr.. CoLLAMaR-I did not say Jurisdiction but within
the limits.
Mr. DaoMoooLr Very we'll, within the limits; and he
though, that respect they not very different
from the the Texanstne Vsrmoniers conqu"red their
independence from New York, and the Tt xans had no
occasion TO blush beside taem He then releed 10 the
treaty between VrTm mt ami New Yok, in which the
lartsr dd-wha think you, sir 1-assent TO VeIm mt
all intents and purposes
foreign state She had duties and Yoit aud the
laws Of he g., from i777 10 i7sl, had no jurisdc-
ton over her. Besides this, she admitted
the Union BY rauGcation OF the Constitution as
another mode had been for the purpose OF
ing he UnIon H then came 10 the COZ clusion
that hs power was granted and had exercse and
now existsd,tD adm Il Texas State and IN the
alton OF proposition he had submitted he came tn
question whether state Could be admitted with posses
sion other territory than that within it's limits and 10
show that coul he rrerred to and other States
though would disguise that he should wish at
time have Texas cede her territory the
Unitsd states for reasonable compensation With re-
spect the question Of slavery he sad ,hat Texas
Union had right to word to her on the subject
but he would suggest that it might be proposed 10
be observed, aud that north Of se. 80. slavery
should never exist. Gentlemen spoke OF the small
ed Il the free States were 10 be satisfied with that They
would not be- They forgot Iowa and wisconsin, and the
rss and be asked looking at the continent and the
and considering their northern boundary 3d. 81, vas not
Texas requss give completeness and compactne.:
their country and their boundary. He doubted that
those who in favor OF preserving the peaceful exist
of this Union would be in favor OF the annexation
the savehodns and States ought to b,
reisously observed He had not quite finished his argu
ment when the Speakers hammer descended.
The interest manifested by the whole
House during the delivery Of this speech and the utmos
D. D Bans.Rp Of N Y, next obtained the hoor ant
commenced by ssyirg, that he denied the necessity o
into the hands Of any other he deni il was
sry fer the protection of slavery he denied that be
nehs would accrue to the country from annexation asl
Canadas-hey should add nothing to the public wealth
prosperity. happiness He denied that had any
ground OF claim upon Texas or the Texian Territory
that Texians had the shade Of claim upor
He argued that the annexation Of Texas would no
quired in any way, shape He opposed it, too
because proposed for the purpose of advancing tn
interests Of slavery, and enlarging and extending it
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS next obtained the floor. He sal
tina, all argument which he had heard used by thos
in favor Of annexation was We must have it.n Al
the founded not fact but sprung the
resolutions for was was acquire
by the United States by the treaty OF Louisiana.
therefore II was to ns resnnsxed That sc denied an
this fact many Of those who had spoken in oil tn
measure had dwet to great extent II had been
ed that he the originator OF the project Of
because in 1925 Mr. Clay with his authority had offers
purchase but the gentlemen had forgot max
slight distinction, and not unimportant one 1t
that during his administration Offer made 10 Mex
purchase portion OF her territory with consen
proposed to take the territory of Texas from
her by force. There difference bet cen wishing
to buy an article in open daylight and going into til
at midnight and taking II by force. He had al
ways been in savor of extending the boundary
the United States to the Rio del Norte, an
when the proposition made by him. Ii was to acquir
aterritory without slaves, with the law of Mexico
force, whi.h abolished slavery end give them such
territory without slaves and would 70 for it tomol
row. He sand this that he might be understood-giv
him the territory as it was when he made the offer i
1878, aul he would 60 for it morrow. Now to anne
Texas s would be 10 inAict slavery upon countr
where il had been abolished and upon Mexican States
where il had been abolished with the consent of the nhs
bitants against their consent and contrary their viii
He then referred the opnisns Of Mr. Jefferson as to h
acquisit Of Louisiana and to his correspondence an
that Of Mr. Madison and Mr.. Monroe, to show what