The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-01-06

ION. lie maintained that the Constitution Was OF
builed an specific grants Of power, I'D contained
clause enumeraiing certain rights + he coJoyod,
bt not 10 dsDy or dispsfsge rights eosxr,ainsd by
others. IL was Tor those who sought 10 accomplish
his measure 10 prove by authorities aud srguasenn
hat such power was contained IN the Constitution;
ADD not for those who opposed Il to present reasons
uby annexation should not be effected. The Con-
,utuoa contained clause, that the powers not
hlsgated 10 the United States by the Con
,ttnion, nor prohibited by il TO the States,
arc reserved TO the States respectively OF
"a Inc people" This instrument he had sworn
"a support and he would endeavor TO do so more
,,pscaliy on the present occasion. Often he had
objected this subject, he found II difficult
,Ee that II was now before them for discussion much
les loo decision. IL was utterly impossible Tor him
10 reconcile with any thing confirmed Ia the Coasti-
uuon that question OF such magnitude as this
could be settled oy Congress, part Of the Gov
smment, under The circumstances as they nov ex-
sled Should the measure be effected, there would
5s nsturalzod with a single stroll OF the pen,
Of Two hundred thousand Tex ans sad the adua,sson
Ol twenty i've thousand slaves into The Union. We
sould, besides, have an addition Of territory not
merely sufficient 10 create new stars, bot To dis
plrb orbs and systems and change the course OF ~
sung stsrs Of our consultations which nov exisi IN
% much harmony and drag them into circle.
rejected by the Senate, and belonged To the treaty
making power but II had now been brought forward
vilh verbal amendment by the Chairman OF the
Committee on Foreign Affairs (Mr. g. J. lngersoll).
Ansr occupying an hour, he took his seat and was
succeeded by
Mr.. DOUGLASS, who, in reply to the remark OF
M Winthrop that the scheme devised by Pre-
,denl not elected by the People, said that the gentle
man fom Massachusetts (Mr Adsmf) could claim
that honor form march 1926 tho then President,
through his Secretary of s ate Mr. Cisy) proposed
10 reanneI TesSs and Offered uhiioas OF dollars To
securs the territory and again, Ia 1877, while the
gentleman still President and Mr. Clay his Be
errtsry Of Sste he again attempted to resnnsn to
The Unlon and uhsred billions Of dollars for the
compishment Of the object. This too was done a, a
ums when Texas and Mexico were revolving colonies
Of Spnn-ihe. armies Of Spain not Withdrawn,
,nd the Spanish forts gsrnsoned with troops
The war still continuing. lie took these
tets from the official records General Jackson
night also come fr~srJ and clam thai under his i'd
Diaistraton, In 1929, his Secretary OF Stale (Mr.
Van BuIeo) was instructed To make arrangement H.
renew treaty stpulstions for the remuneration OF
Texas to country, and offered i've mil IONS Of dol
ars for the territory. But as u was dsBosed OF to
Spain in violation OF the treaty OF 1903 Texas had
right to demand that shall fulfil uur hted faith
and extend her our protection, ard die nov de-
usndrd It. We guaranteed 10 her p~opl, The rights
and priNlapes OF American CllLeus, hnl ne Insisted
that honor demanded that they should be granted.
Bot this seemed to be insignificant, add with bad
grace, with those who have so lmuehlrpugnance to
reUudation! In ausion To the unconstitutional
~ Of the measure, insisted by the geulemsn from
Massachusetts, MIR. Wmthrop,) he adssrted 70 the
old articles OF confederation, which prov ded for the
admission Of Canada INTO the Union with the con
sent Of nine of the States or the admission OF any
other colonies Very probable, hayisg reference to
Nav RrunSaisx klnS,tu Gr The
power was no. restricted, but extended the adop-
lion Of the Constitution. The right s merely trans
fsrred from nine States to Congess, and ehe admission
Of Louisiana, Florida, Arkansas and Missouri the ter
ritOry composing which did not belong TO US when
the Constitution was framed were cases in point
that we might annex foreign territory
lie argued, IN conclusion, that Congress had the
Constitutional power to admit Texas into the onion,
and pass all laws necessary for the purpose.
Mr. CLlNGMAN, after expressing his opinion
that this debate was commenced with view to ope-
the Southern elections, gave a history Of the
late Presidential canvass, aud the means employed
to elect Mr.. Polk etc, and occupied his hour " It'll
deal, and anecdotes by way OF illustration.
Mr. YANCEY obla ned the hooG on whose mo
ton the committee rose.
Mr.. MCKAY from the COMMITTEE of Ways and
Means, introduced bill making APPROPRIATION Tor de-
ayng The current aud incidental expenses OF the In
dian department and fulfilling Treaty stpulaions with
Indian tribes
A bill making appropriation for Revolutionary and
other PensIons
A bill making appropriation for the support of the
Military Academy;
A bill making Appropriation for the service Of the
Post Office Department for the year ending June,
1876,
Which we're severally read twice and referred to
the Commute OF the Whole on the state of the
Union.
saOn motion Of Mr. MCKAY, resolution was
adopted calling the Secretary Of State for nor-
nation ID relation to The expenses for The relief of
American seamen abroad.
Mr. MCDOWELL introduced, by unanimous con-
cent, bill admit ng the Republic of Texas as
State, into the United States of America which
referred 10 the Committee Of the Whole the
state OF the Union, and ordered to be printed.
And at ten mil utes past three o'clock, the House
adjourned.