Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-01-07
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gb tie Editors Of Inc Enquirer:
W.sH.SGroS CRY, January 4, 1915.
The Senate were not in session to-day. Soon
sfe- tie meeting Of the House, j. Philips fnu-
ni.. OF New York, presented, and asked lot inc
reading o. memorial which was assenlea 70 :
!, proved 10 be moncFeh anl,-olaveiy anu anu
Texas AFFAIR. On motion, the reading was cut
shot. and il was laid on the table, by yeas and
nays ~ .n,!ows:-Yeas So, noes 81; The Speaker
yo;ne in the affirmative, and deciding the CUES
GJn. =
Mr. Drorasools mex! offcrcla resolution Of in
oniry, directed /, lie State Department, relative
10 he papers Of he old Coniederacy.
Judge BaviY moved the House go into Commit
tee o. the Whole, with view TO the farther con-
sideration OF the fexas question; On d,Yisioe
Of the House, the motion was decided IN The al
frmative; and the Speaker called The Chairman
OF yesterday, Mr.. Hopkins, Of Virginia 10 Inc
Jadee Bayly then rose and stated that, on yes
teriay. he had signi6ed his intention OF taking no
part in the discussion to-day. He fuHher remark
ed, that he conceived il in courtesy, Que 70 The
minority of The Committee OF Foreign Affairs, 10
Offer the aour TO that gentleman of The minority,
INr Winthrop who he'd heretofore complained
ina, the majority Of the Committee had reported
the bin, without due consultation with, and cour-
tesy 10 their col,ea CUES who demurredto IT, he
further SAID that if that gentleman was not pre-
pared 20 30 into liz discussion Of the moment, ne
wonh, with pleasure, yield the floor to any other
MEMBER OF tie minority of The Committee.
Mr. Winthrop, of Massachusetts, rose 10 speak
a few minu,cs in reply 10 Judge Bayly, provided
his remarks nov, should not interfere with his
right to the floor, for an hour during The day. II ne
sh,ld choose not 10 go regularly into the discussion
G: the question oil this time. The Chair decided
TIA, he must lake his hour at once, if he claimed
the ,,ur; and he declined speaking to The ques-
ton al this lime. As no gentlemen seemed rea-
4, 10 q into The argument ofihe question. mo-
ton was made that the question be put on the
amendrncn, OF Mr.. Douglass. Mr.. Douglass, OF
Illinois. then moved that The committee rse and
was decided in the negative.
The amen l,nent was then read after which
Mr.. Rhctt Of South Carolina suggested that all
the amendments hut the first resolution be with
drawn, which would leave il simply question
upon the proprety Of remuneration without the
embarrassment Of terms in detail.
Mr.. Douglass of Illinois adopted the sugges
lion. and offered 10 withdraw al but the first re-
solution Of The amendment. Whereupon Mr.
]. R. lnsersoll rose and said, that sooner than
have the question then taken upon the simple pro-
position OF annexation, he would address The
COMMITTEES s.s tloss hh5 bad not expected 10
speak today. lie complained that nothing as
vet had been said directly upon either oil the pro-
positions before the Committee, that the argn-
rnent OF Yesterday had been too general lie
next aivc,ted 10 the manner IN which the question
had been discussed before the people. It's friends
had been too general" II was in all cases
HHurrah for Texas and Oregon"
MIR. IncerSo next went into short rigmaroe
talk on general politics, and came TO the con-
c!usion that many members OF The Democratic
parry had placed themselves in an awkward posi-
lion, by swallowing the policy upon which the
canvass turned during the canvass; and now
when il became necessary that they should stand
BIZ their coofs and party, or repudlate the prnci'
RES OF their party relative 10 Texas, they were
dsnosed 10 dodge The question. He rebuked the
De,nocra.i: parry, on the ground that Texas was
their watchword AM mol the United States. he
pex commented on the Globes proposition &c
CARR on, the object by its simple resolution, two
lines in length. He next commenced on The ne
ccssi;r OF settling the questions OF boundary
slavery, &c, Involved in the issue OF the annex
alton OF Texas, ere il be consnmmasd.
To prove that Congress had no power TO an
mex by Joint resolution he adduced the argu
men.s OF Mr. Pnckney, Tin Congress- on the
,rea,y oflSl5-the treaty OF commerce with Eng
land. Lis next position was, that BY mixing
ourselves with foreign nations we ran an iTnm
ncn. risk Of losing all traces of our generation FOL
the COOL and grea, deeds Of our ancestors, anc
here he launched ont into a beautifully poetic
la.ieriag OF the heroes OF Bunker Hill, the Cow
pens &C., &c.
He declared, that, although he was BY no means
\ "tric; cons:ruc:icais," OF the Constitution, ht
could ind d, POKER in hat instrument, authoriz
I,s IN, remuneration OF Texas; that States mus
b. States. such as these already in the Union err
80, cn.l! :. admitted He denied that the &C
ou;s;,;.,a an.: adtn;s ion Of Louisiana we're ei
TIER OF Them parallel cases with this oil Texas
He stated. that Mr. Jefferson was forced 10 Paf
ch,sa Texas. because the Whios oil that dav
L;r nr,mi.ats we're determined TO kick up wa
NH scam bon. The conduct OF her yiceroy o
Gove,..5c. relative 10 the joint nse ard navigation
Of ~ Mississippi; and he farther argued, that NJ
ei,rle precale!,t PM forward by Mr.. Belser OF
Yesterday. was applicable 10 the question. II
s,,.o,ueI ~ prove, that the danger 10 our Govern
ne,t was MT from consolidation. but from In
,,ndsncy of the principles Of the Democratic
r.s.,y u spread lis action over too wide space
40 3oaiel In. we ceici any territory under IN
,r,,tr OF 1919 lihc Florida ireatv.)
p7 referred 10 he law OF 1872, defining In
boundaries cf he State OF Louisiana, 10 prov
III, we uryc. claimed farther West than The Sa
bne.
here find m-sc!f going on with somewhat
sketch Of NJ. Ing,rsol's speech, which di
nc. intend when commenced this letter. shal
s,o, il. and recommend sn attentive perusal OF
10 your readers, when in print from under his owl
hand. az i. is probably asahle as,he speech OF an
Other Wing will be or hc question.
After ,he expiration Of his hour, Mr. Payne
Alabama, took the floor, and made powerful ar
gument on the question ihe iimits Of sinsi
is,.er will nj ALLOW Inc 70 enter into an analyst
of i. sol shall! merely say 10 yonr readers, tha
thew vii! be exceedingly gfatifed on reading il
that is, if they like sound sense and temperate ar
Alter Mr.. Pavne finished, the Committee rose
aud the House adjourned, Yours truly.
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