New-York daily tribune., 1845-02-15
c0SGREssEaNAL PROCEEDINGS.
gY The REPORTER o TIE xgv-Yosk TRIBUNE.
r,-m.eros. reb.uary ls, las.

/ X SEsArE-The morning hour was spen. ia l. =
| recet.:ou Of Petitions, Resolutions, &c: Mi
Buchanan presented petition iIcm Gentleman OF
Pennsylvania, asking Ter sn Illumination mo lI:s M
utility OF Machine, whIeh he nad invented loE
taxing The Yeas aud Nays n Legislative bodies
M Miller presented The credentials OF ". l.
DAYTON of New Jersey as Senator from that STATE,
Tor SIX wears from The iih OF March next
Mr TapPan and other Senators presented memo
rIals against The Annexation es Ie3aS.
Mr. Ashley asked and obtained leave 10 ilI.So-
d1ce Joiat Resolution ter the Annexation o' w
The hour having expired. Mr.. Archer moved,
that the Resolutions tromthe Committee on oreisf
Relations, relative 10 the annexation OF lsAas.
be taken up Mr.. Allen inquired what the p'eclse
question before the Senate Is
| After some consultation relative TO tue precise
questions to be discussed Ar- Archer sad 10 silI.
alify the question he would move that tae JOINT
Resolution for the Annexation CT Iexas, rom Ine
| House, be indefinitely postponed
On motion Of Nj. Allen the yeas and nays were
Mr. Morehead of Kentucky then rose and ad- s.
! dressed the Senate. He almost snIlnA rom ule w
duty assigned him, but be trusted IN him, 10 whose
hands were the desilniss oi natlons 10 aiu hi. ~
discharge his dury 10 the Senate ana 10 tne country
If no other objection existed against the measure
| the sirnpe feet that we have territory enough Wou!u
be sufficient. He for standing on the old pat
| form on the cid territory Q. or own country.
There was another objection TO this nea;'ite. u
was :, violation OF national faith Mexico was still
our allv. bound 10 us by treaties, aud we ought
not to annex part OF her territory contrary 10 tis
consent OF Mexico.
now. If it was unjust and ungenerous then TO al
tack weaker neignbounS nation, II is sti! un)us'
| now.
Mr.. President, every Nation on earth owes It to
| itself 10 protect untsrnshcd us National faith En-
| feeble the claims which have on the world fer
| 3 md
unwilling, then TO admit Texas I'LL Mexico has
But NAV be told that we have recognized the
| INDEPENDENCE OF Texas, esd other nations have
| done So Arew sure that Mexico can't recon
quer Texasl Bat VIII nc, dwell upon this part
| OF the question.
TIE resolution from the House proposes to an
mex Texas as Stale, by bare majority, and,
! what Is wolse, by 4 bare maloniy oi a quorum OF
| both Houses. The correspondence between our
Government and otherGations has pat THIS question
on the ground for strengthening domestic nstltu-
ton OF particular secuon oil the country coming
| from State as DO, Interested IN those lnstltu-
;ions. vii! not consent 10 have simple majority
of Congress lesislate for the Strengthening OF this
| institution. That would give strength to another
and antagonist party, and would not give any ex-
| cuse for such result.
The measure proposed takes every thing from
! Texas, but her public lands. II takes away her
sovereignty, the last thing 10 be surrendered by any
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on the public land the resources, the national faith,
! of Texas, and we have no right 10 take any oil
| these away from her.
But will not dwell upon these things. come
now to the great question OF the constituuonaily
of the Resolution from the House. Congress is lE-
tended To have d domestic influence In matters
relating 10 torega nations, The treaty making power
| is the proper one. The preccdents cited on this
case prove that the making power IS the pro-
per one for this case.
! t,,, ,la
introduced by treaty. Upon this point ne quoted
an opinion from Judge Marshall confirming his po-
| sition The next case was Texas Itself. A treaty
was presented last session, as the constitutional
| manner and voted on a. the constitutional manner
! The genera! voice OF the Senate was IN favor OF
the constitutional power 10 annex by treaty. II
remains, then FOR the friends OF this measure TO
prove that Congress has a concurrent power
Has Congress, then, the powerto 10 annex leXas as
new State according to the Constitution? (Mr
Buchanan said, That sihe Question.") My friend
from PENNSYLVANIA says That g the question"
and TO that question propose to call his particular
attention (llr NJ. here went INTO lucid expIana-
ton OF the meaning of the Constitution relative TO
the admission o. new states
The Constitution Of the Uulted States was lntend-
ed for the people OF the United States, and chose
who should be thereafter the people of the United
States Il was not intended 10 apply to foreign
States; it was intended 10 apply mira terltoum.
The grea: apostle OF Democracy Oefterson) 10
that the Constitution, authorship Congress to ad-
nit new States. did not apply 10 foreign territory
He expressly declares that the ConStlturo did rot
| contemplate admission OF States from other En-
pres. The great Coryphoeus, d. ne has been c7l-
led of the Democracy went against tie consiruc-
ton which Is now hed-and which he called
broad construction" IN those days, when the
Democracy is triumphant don't know that haze
any right to claim to belong TO any school OF u =
nlocracy But though that was educated IN the
tl,,- ~. h. MN
worthy OF regard now.
But let Us see what would be some OF the con
SEQUENCES OF this broad construction, as Hir
Jete rson calls IL Suppose we cen annex Texas, We
can also annex Cu6a--,Mr. Buchanan Il wish II
was admittedly But suppose, while the friends
of Southern Institutions are anneXing these, that
the Northern power 10 Congress may become
lanatcal and Insist o. anneNlng 81. Domingo and
Siberia, introducing Representatives, and Senators
of different race and color We should then have
some gentlemen who would immediately become
strict constituencies.
But il has been said that we are yet to have tic
member from Patagonia. (Reterng toa speech
made IN the House OF Representatives. Wen we
are told that the Paiagonlans are Canniba!s-aoso-
lutte Man-Eaters. II we are to have csnnibals an
nounced this floor, the floor OF the House, II
might tend 10 keep US IN awe. China would be.
come the ultima T'ile of this broad construction.
Surely there must be some limit 70 this power and
there can be limit, unless 1t Is confined 10 tie
ilnlltS Ol our own OIlSlllhl 1cIIIloIg fou Sdh
annex Texas, and Mexico, and South America,
you can most assuredly annex Europe.
We have territory enough. Is II not best 10 lei
csrY well alone II that spirit OF aggression be car
ried out making this Republic include the Conti
nen OF Eorth and South slnenca, 60 as 10 make II
an ocean bound Republic then lsay II will moi
be the Republic of our Fathers.
We have heard of Extending the area of free.
dom" Surely we are not to take IN every land
where freedom may flourish. We are 10 encour-
age by our example ether independent Republics 10
follow Us in the career of independence.
LIE! US look to the history of our Republic, sur
rounded with the difficulties OF her early life yet
springins into greatness as If by magic, TO the
amazement OF the nations Of the earth Fabulous
history tells US OF the birth of Minerva, how she
sprang full armed from the brain OF Joye. II was
thus that the goddess of American Liberty srrang
into the arena Of nations, ready 10 run her OF
national glory Like az inian; Hercules she seized
and stransed The serpent that would have destroyed
her IN her infancy. In the beautiful day CT he!
youth she was Just as wei! strong; she spoke
through The Father of his Country, beseechins her
Dsonla avotd dn ..c.ionai I,y,s ofn and