Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-01-24
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:. Congressional.
W. regret that have not received u full re-
80, If tho speech recently mado by our able
.on,oseu.a,iye in Congress upon the subject of
Annexation. We copy tho following imperfect
.k.,ch from the United States Gazette. 1t is
hooed Mr. Smith will give the public a full report
Of his speech, when VIC shall be happy to give 1t
TO our readers
Tho House than resolved into Committee, and
xos addressed by Mr.. G. B. Smith of Indiana,
who had tho floor, and who, during his whole hour
.ooke in a strain of eloquence and impressive
res seldom witnessed of late years IN that hall
and with the most decided and marked oficci.-
Viewing tho subject as he did,as ono franght with
moro important consequences than any ono that
had ever before occupied tho attention, or engaged
the deliberations of that body, he came to its dis
cussion with great dif1idenco and painful con-
seriousness Of its own inability to do it Justice
If any question could appeal to us as Americans,
rs patriots, it is n question which, like this in-
wolves the great interests Of the Union, if not the
very existence Of tho Union itself. lie listened
with great pleasure to tho PEECEPTs of tho gen
tlcman from Alabama Yesterday; they wcrc such
as every ought to follow; but he thought his
pgEcEPTs would have had much greater effect up
on the House, had thoy been impressed upon it by
the force Of his EXAMPLE, ana had his speech
been embellishod with logic, instead of boing gar
nshed with and sarcasns. 1t
marked, ho observed, by tho Chairman of tho
Committee of Foreign Relations, (Mr. G. j. In
gcrsoll.) n fow days ago, that ihe~o hac bcen an
astonishing change RI public oplmon upon thus
subicct that ono year ago, tho feelings, tho wish
es tho sentiments, and tho Judgments of tho A.
,x1,
they wero, most decidedly; and why is it that this
change has taken place! Because all tho appli
nnces Of PARTY had been used to operate upon the
minds Of tho people. II had been inserted IN the
party creed, i, had boon Inscribed upon the party
banners; tho cdict of tho party had gone forth
that it must be concurred in, though reasons
had boon given why it should be carried into eff
feet. And rs ono means Of inducing the party
to adopt this Of the articles Of It's creod,
all who opposed it were charged with troachorv
to the country.
Referring again TO the gentleman from Ala
bama, Mr.. lancy,] no SAID ho would havo been
glad if the honorable gentleman had furnished
US with somo reasons why Texas should be an
ncxcd-why we should givo this measure our
sanction. 10 had favored tho House with high
wrought oulogium on tho groat men of tho South,
but amid them all, he had not given ono reason
for anne Xation.
Mr.. S. discussed in briof but worry ablo man
ner, the constitutional question; denied that this
Government had any authority whatever to an
mex foreign territory TO tho United States. He
asked if could be supposed that the patriots who
framed tho present Constitution, intended to put
it in tho power of Congress- to make this country
appcndago TO Russia Franco! IF Congress
could annex Texas, or any foreign territory to
the United States, they could pass bill to annex
Great Britain, France. Russia, or any other ma
ton, to us. He denied, III toto, any such author
At. 4.
it was not TO be found in the Constitution. was
it ever intended to DO giNon.
He took cursory view OF orr relations with
Mexico and tho obligations under to re-
frain from interfering between her and Tcxas.-
1t had been assorted that the battle Of San Jacin-
TO settled tho Independence of Texas, and that
bong Independent, sho had :; right TO dispose OF
herself to us, and TO tako hor without tho con-
sent of Mexico. But ho asked by whom ii was
that that baltic was won! Was it by Tcxans!-
Did SHE achieve her own Independence upon tho
bloody field of San Jacinto! No: it was well
known that that baltic fought chiefly bv
those who were American citizens. and who. at-
tor the victory had boon gained, returned homo
Tho war between Mexico and Texas still exist
ed, and by taking the lattor, we assumed that
war upon ourselves. The relations between Mex
leo and Texas were the same now that thew were
year ngo-thcy had undergone change. lie
referred to tho letter of MIR. Van Buren, on tho
subject of annexation. written and published II
April last, in which ho presented strong and CO.
gent reasons and against the measures, which
the few intervening months Lad not weak
encd. What said tho Globe, Mr.. S. inquired at
that time! He road the following extracts from
leading editorials in that paper:
From the Globe of the 29;h April
"We say without do not think Mr.. Van Bu-
rem has presented to the country production
cedabe to his TALENT his patriotism, his character
statesman than s this letter. and perfectly
WINGED that his demonstrntve argument
sincere friend OF the ton that the difficulty he in
against instant acton has its ton in
great principle which statesman overlook dsre
gard aud which safely violate
From the same, May |.
awe wi,h Mr. Van Bufen fully and cordially i,
this view and il IS the only
Practicable course Mexico and Texas war.