Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-03-08

horth latltude, commonly Known as the MISSOURI
line, shall be admitted into the Union, without
slavery, as the people of each State asking ad.
mission may drsire. And in such State or States
as shall be formed out OF said territory north of
said Missouri compromise line slavery or invo.
luntary servitude except fol- crime) shall be pro-
hibited.
The debate upon this resolution was resumed
yesterday, in a brilliant Speech by Mr. Critten.
den, against the resolution, and was closed by
speech from Mr.. Archer, in reply to the support.
ers of the measure, and in most earnest exhorta.
ton to the Senate against the surrender of its pc.
cuar constitutional power to mere popular i'm.
pulse.
When Mr.. Archer concluded
Mr. Walker moved TO amend the joint resolu.
tion by adding thereto the following
And be it further resolved, That if the Presi.
dent of the United States shall, in his judgment
and discretion, deem il most advisable, instead
proceeding to submit the foregoing resolution
to the Republic of Texas as an overture on the
part ofthe United States for admission to nego.
, tate with that Republic then
BE it resolved, That a State, to be formed out
of the present Republic of Texas, with suitable
extent and boundaries, and with two Representa-.
tives in Congress, until the next appointment of
representation shall be admitted in the Union, by
virtue of this act, on equal footing with the
existing States, as soon as the terms and condi-
tions of such admission, and the cession of the
remaining Texan territory to the United States
| shall be agreed upon by the Governments of Tex.
as and the United States.
! Sec. Q And be it further enacted, That the
| sum Of one hundred thousand dollars be- and the
| same is hereby appropriated, to defray the ex.
! ?enses of missions and negotiations, TO agree
upon the terms Of said admission and cesson, ei.
ther by treaty to be submitted to the Senate, OF
by articles to be submitted to the two Houses OF
! Congress, as the President may direct.
The pressing for immediate vote upon this
amendment (Which is substantially Mr.. Benton's
last propostion) gave rise TO some feeling in the
Senate, and in the end, it was determined TO take
a recess before voting upon the question.
AT six o'clock the Senate again assembled.
We refrain from any attempt TO give a particu
lar account ofproceedings al this evening session
fearing errors in the lateness of the night, con
tenting ourselves with announcing the decisiv,
votes merely.
On the question TO agree to the amendment o
Mr. Walker, above stated the votes were as fol
lows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Ashley, Atchson, A
therton, Bagby, Benton, Breese, Buchanan, Col
quit, Dickinson. Dix, Fairfield, Hannegan, Hay
wood, Henderson, Huger, Johnson, Lewis, Nc
Dutfe, Merrick, Niles, Sempe, Sewer, Sturgeon
Tappan, Walker, Woodbury-27.
Nays-Messrs Archer, Barrow Bates, BAY
ard, Berrien, Choate, Clayton, Crittendcn, Day
ton, Evans, Foster, Francis, Huntington, Jarna
, gin, Mangum, Miller, Morehcad, Pearce, Phelp,
Porter, Rives, Simmons, Upham, White, Woo
bridge-2j.
So the amendment was agreed TO.
On the question of ordering the Join. Resoil
tons TO a third reading as thus amended the vol
E was as follows
, Yeas--Messrs Allen, Ashley, Atchison, !
I therton, Bagby, Benton, Breese, Buchanan, Co
quit, Dickinson, Dix, Fairfield Hannegan Ha.
a wood, Henderson, Huger, Johnson, Lewis NJ
/
Tappan, Walker, Woodbury-27.
= Nays-Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Ba
n ard, BeIrien, Choate, Clayton, Crittenden, Da
u ton, Evans, Foster, Francis, Huntington, Jarn
gin, Mangum, Miller, Morehead, Pearce, Phelp
y Porter Rves, Simmons, Upham, White, Woo
e bridge'-25
y So the bill was ordered TO third reading.
d The bill was then read third time, amidst
l. profound silence, without the yeas and nays b
n ing called for, and passed.
d Though the lobbies were crammed, and the ga
eries packed with an anxious and interested M,
e titnde o: people perfect dignity and decoru
e characterized the whole proceedings OF this m
e morabe night.
The reader will learn from the preceding stat
y ment of the Senates proceedings of last nigl
u that the Joint Resolutions of the House of II
> presentatves for the admission of Texas into |
e. Union, having acquired the support OF Mr., BE
~ ton and others by Incorporating his last Proje
'e as an alternative to the provision of the Hou
'e resolution, has passed the Senate by majori
- of two votes, in effect by one vote, as a chan
'o of one vote would have reversed the decision
producing an equality ofvotes.
\. Blown OuT.-The "DanpiHe Furnace"
Dd longing to the Montour Iron works at this pla
IS. was blown out in the latter part of last week,
nd order to repair and remodel the hot blast ap
~. ratus.
he The Columbia Fmnaoe,' under the mana
nd ment of Messrs. GRovEs, was also blown out
I'D Monday last, in order 10 have new hearth ?