Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-01-23
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made hn explanation relative "a som,
Misrepresentation ~ his .p--ch az.
TttVs. ~ Saiufdav's Cob. in that
p'u which frf,rrd lo the visit 81 Mr.
b,lser Of A'nhduo, % BaliimorS Last;
summer.
Mr. Pcyiou Of Tennessee. in,rolu.
cd h resolution asking lof returns OF
eHpcnfes noufnd b. this House IN
rsin,tng, &c. on the Rhode Island
Don troubles. II being on, Of order. .
InetiOn was made 10 suspend the rules
Tor the pnfpr-e Il introducing the r-so.
tuition. 'nu this the yeas aud NAYS
wcr- csllrd yeas rs, nays ~ The
Ir-ro Fccos seemed a. b. afrnld Go lc'
TIC unnecessary cxprn'cs. which they
have sodd'cl on thc Nation for tins
suh,rci ~ laid before the People.
NJ fIannclt of Mssissl>slppi, miro
1uced q bill for the sale OF tie two Ara
ban hoiscs. pr ~cntcd to the President
by the lmNum ot Muscai, providing
that they h. sold by auction, on the
las, Saturday %! February.
Dir Cave Johnson moved that all dc
lnic on the Tcyas Question, now he.
fore the COMMITTEE OF the Whole, ter
inmate on Monday a, O'Clock.
Mr. Semplc moved to lay The Rcso-
intIon GA the table. Upon this the
yeas aud unys were called yeas ~
nays IS So the motion was h!d on
the table
Mr. Milton Brown introduced ,oint
Resolution for the Anne xai,on Of Tex
AS. Read twice and referred 10 the
Committee Of the Whole.
Mr. l. -, OF New Hampshire, made
another attempt 10 get his proposition
Introduced, which was refused.
TheIiouse then went INTO Commit
tee Of the whole on the State of the
Union. Mr. Hopkins in the Char
Mr. Tlbbn,ts, having the floor spike
ms hour IN favor Of Annexation,
but which ofthc numerous schemes he
advocated did not appear He quoted
the example of the Union between
Knginnd AMI ireland, 70 show that the
Union between this country and Tex
MS was no, contrary 10 international
law. The gentleman ought 10 rcco!-
irct that Ireland and EngIund had
been under the same King for six cen
tunes bcforc the Union M 1900. The
argument i, a peculiarly important
olr Tor the whole civilized world is ,
now agilatcd OH rcpcnling this very |
act Of union between England aud
Ireland, after the lapse ofncarlv half
century. ia similar state of feeling
~ 10 aVltntr this country on union
between this country and Texas we .
had better refrain from entering into
IT.
Mr. Brinkcrhof Of Ohio, then OBJ
tanned the floor. lie hoped that tins
measure would be permlidd=d go o /,
yer TIL the next administration shall
have come into power Not single
representative on this Aoor having
been elected 10 act on this question.
lie ndiculcd the idea OF our gong
lnta the support of this measure daz- \
lied by the co!orS IN which we have
had painted the blessings OF Slavery,
the beauties Of bondage, and the mu.
sic of chains. He was not in love with
that dead and buried treaty which had
been galvnnlpd on this floor in all It's
III looks and contortous
IL opposed the Annexation on nc
count of the debts which 1t woud-Sct
tie on this country. Ohio was III debt
she would pay this debt. She /
would also oppose the resumption of
anymore. IL would do very well for
those who belonged To Rrpudlating
States, for II was said tina, there was
no man so independent as a pauIer on
the town. But for honest men. who
wish 10 pay their debts, and are nrea-
dy overbu dcn-d, they want 10 con-
tract no more particularly sine" Tex
~ knew neither the amoun, Of her
debts nor the adequacy other rcsouccs
to meet them. lie would oppose eve
~ measure for Annexation tll all her
debts were provided FOR.
Gentlemen talk about expansion Of
generosity. And tAis generosity was
10 take the whole, give us (lhc free
States Of the North) one-hall the terri
tory rs territory 10 kept free OF slavery
and We may then agree before that
We VIII notngnC to Annexation. Unless
slavery be- excluded our young men
will not 90 there TO dig and grub by
the side Of your slaves, I;must come
~, if at all, on equitable terms His
colleague (Mr Dean may advocate
this. He (Mr. II was Duichmnn,
his colleague was a Yankee. He Mr..
D)might oppose the interests Of his
trends fronthc Ens, nigh, foul ms
own nest II he chOsc--but be Mr. Il
,.,uid onnnSe the scheme.