Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1845-01-21
81 From the Ohio Statesman.
WASHINGTON CoRREsP ON
DENGE.
WASHINGTON, Tues day,l


Col. Medary:-.A A great deal of smell
business was done in the Senate TO day,a
verbatum report, of which would make
uo three columns OfyOur paper. Among
other matters however,
Resolutions OF instruction ard request
were presented by Mr. AtherIOn, :rom
the Legislature OI New Hampshire, on
the subject Of the annexation Of Texas,
and bV Mr.. Woodbury., from The same
Legislature, a TemOnstrance against The
TaT,fr Of 1912, aud protested against
the unrighleOus imprisonment OF Gov.
DOTr.
Mr. MeTrick from committee, returned
the billror reducing the rates Of P stige,
with amendments, which were ordered 10
M Niles gave notice Of bill, provi'
ding for the admission OF Texas, asa
Stale, iu,O the Union on CeFiala cOhdI'
,ious. Mr.. Buchanan presented a me
moriAl from PenusylVanIs. asking immsJ
dia,e action byCongress in behalf OF Ore
0on. IWhy don't the people Vt the West
make themselves heard upon this sub
iec,Il Mr.. Buchanan also presented q
memorial from Phlsburg, praying appro-
nria,ions 10 the western waters. and CIV
inp the following statistics OF the COM
unetce Of the Mississippi, and it's larger
tributaries. roo
SlesmbOais in operation, 5OO
Aggregate Of TONS l@o ,OOO
Number Of men emplOyd 20, 600
Value Of commerce $2OO, ,OOO, 600
Mr Benton presented a petition srom
steamboat captains, pilots, &C., tor a ca
nal on the Indiana side Of the falls Ol 'hs
Ohio. oil referred. -.
MI. Tappsn presented . memorial
from Ohio, PetiliOning for the passage Oi
The bill for establishing the Smithsonian
Institution, Tor the increase and diffusion
Of knowledge among men
M. Breess presented resolutions t'Om
The illinois Legislature, asking Congress
10 finish the Cumberland road through
said State. -,
A nun ber Of local and private bill'
we're ordered 10 engrOssmsnt, the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The resolutions Of Mr.. c. J. lgnsrsoll
(Tylsr's plan,) with the various substi-
Iules proposed for annexation, were re
sumed in committee Of the whole on tht
state ofihe Union.
Mr.. Winthrop led of against the ad
mission Of the disputed territory Of th'
.Ione starr and argued chiefly upon Ih'
unconsti,ulionalily Of any Proiect Of an
nexation-the danger in dissolving lh'
Federal Union--iho danger OF war--an'
all sorts Of danger growing out OF 'hese
II Was a dreadful picture he presented
but not more 50, we presume. than som
Of the remonslrances from Massachuseu
sValns. the purchase Of LOuisiaDs.
Mr. Douglas Of Illinois, eftectually Dc
molished the 5astiOns, palisades and en-
trenchmeuts, thrown up BY Mr.. Wln'hFOI
He said that Mr. Adams wSS the yer
founder of.Ihe scheme Of annexation
and quoted from public documents vari
ous proofs in support Ofthis assumption
ne vent very elaborately for'the time q
lotled. into the history, civil and dlplc
matic, Of The relations OfTexas, and VeE
M, CIingman, ,(frOm BuncOmbe count
Nurth CarOlina, absorbed bis sixty mir
DIES entirely in speech for BuncOmbe
He presented most borrid heart.rendiT
and excruciating picture Of Locotc'
frauds. il the recent Presidential eleCtIC
.-as reported BY the yhig press 70 ha'
been enacted in New York, NJ
Jersey. North. Carolina, Georgia al
I.oaisians, hot forgetting 70 aOu
CsDl Rynders Of the Empire Club'ct
York civ, ana bis associates as -Partlc
IurIy obnoxious. Mr. q, said nothing,
4-'l th6 other hand bfdhe bran bread .
Roorbsckh torty.tWoa negroes, and Z
Birney Ieltsr foreeriss, and The NJ
ioraeTiss scattered al over Pepnsylvann yen
ii letters supporting 70 come rom
dolnecEafic Association q PhladsiPh