The New York herald., 1845-01-23
ry, had originally been one Of the United

commencement
OF the first session OF the twenty ninth Congress lay he
fore both Houses all the proceedings received DIV this
ernment which shall have taken place in pursuance Of
"sIr Speaker Mr. spesksr" here arose from about fifty
m every variety OF tone from stenoran loud
ness 10 shr querulousness and would have required
the hundred eyes of Argus to Distinguish every who
wished the noor and then he would have been at fault
.es midst OF the noise and confusion the Aoor was
LlsN BorD Of KY, who sent up to the Clerks desk
the joint resolutions for the annexation o Texas should
cease on Saturday next at o'clock and the House pro-
ceed to vote on all such amendments as might then be
pending On this resolution he demanded the previous
question.
member asked that the hour should be changed to
No, no." was heard from ell parts Of the hall
Two is the hour-two is the houro
Mr. CARAoLL OF N. Y. demanded the yeas and nays on
this motion, which was seconded, and they were con-
sequently ordered.
This yeas and nays being called, there were yeas 6s
nays lO4, and the motion was lest.
The previous question was then ordered.
And the main question being ordered II was put and
carried and SO the House resolved to terminate the de-
bate on Saturday.
One or two private bills were then introduced by
Whole and ordered to be printed,
Mr. HogsroS. Of Alabama, wished to introduce bill
from the COMMITTEES on Public Lands.
Mr. HAMLIN, of Maine, objected and moved that the
House resolve itself into COMMITTEES Of the Whole.
duced by general consent.
Mr. HovsroN moved to suspend the rules to enable him
The SPEAKER decided he was out of order until the
resolution OF Mr.. Levy, of Fs.. be disposed Of
Mr. LErYs resolution provided that the 10Th and llth
February be specially set apart for Territorial business
Mr. moved the suspension Of the rules for one
hour to oe employed in presenting reports and resoS
Mr.. CoBs moved that toe rules be suspended and the
State of he Union. Carried the House resolved it.
selfint Committee Of the Whole, Mr. HorKINs Of Va,
in the chair.
with his speech the subject OF Texas He commenced
BY saying that he looked upon this discussion as se
cond battle OF Jacnto, and conederng il SUCH he should
az far as he could foew the example Of the Texans in
that celebrated battle, which established their indepen
his remarks, he could be- The plan which he intend
ed to support this question he said. that introdu
As to the noise which made about the debt Of Texas
he should take notice Of whatever he considered
smoke. and smoke slone which could have no effect
npon the result of the contest. The QUESTIONS he
stated, to the annexation, advanced in the. House,
;y we're twoaa.'t that the mode Of annexation was
treaty making power with which this wond be inter
terence and second that the admission of Texas would
be the admission OF foreign state into the Union to 10
which Congress had power, they said Those who
advanced the Ars position admitted in taking that the
which it should be annexed He then procr edrd to
examine the formation of the government to where
ns s TO b he nst the
of the States he argued that the President and Senste
only possessed the power to acquire by treaty by mp
cation Whereas the constitti0n expressly granted to
Congress the right TO admit states into the Union
Thus, he argued, thst the opponents Of annexation
tion by taking themselves that which was undenis
bly, weaker. He then proceeded to show the powers
smpy sssnpes hs to
making power could not operate without the assis
r ,sncs g sf Congress and also showing that the
making power He also adverted to the fact that two
hird; vote Of the Senate wa; only majority Of nine and
trusted soelyto small body which was SO much more
liable to corruptng influences, the decision Of questions
ives having any thing say the whole matter. He
conended that not argued that yield such
nower whatever They might make treaties giving reci
procal dnt esoverrdne the acts Of Ccngresshey might
thine them II
be- done, if they yielded them the exclusive power
which vas claimed II was said that annexation would
was the Senate to have power to do it and
s.%ns Congress nothing to say i was said i would
to plunge the country into and Congress nothing
say Conid a. this be 90 was this the doctrine they
Texas foreign state. and that Congress had no
power to admit foreign State into the Union-he referred
70 the doctrine which had been advanced ny the gentle
man from Massachusetts that the States sovereign
and each had right to Judge Of the compact by which
they were bound together and they nfringedby
regnty, to withdraw from the Union He granted the
position i was the true position and each State had
whenever,
ion the compact had been nnged But where did this
position place them? Every State independent
aud sovereign and each State, as in relation with
terred to the admission of Missouri and asked If that
State had been refused admission into the Union,
state And in what did the position Of Texas differ
He then proceeded notice the objection which was
for qualifications of members Of Congress and SEN
ators and afterwards proceeosd to the cons GRAFTON Of
Sa q The first Of the
he asked what question Of acquisition Of territory could
other than sectional Where would they find terrific
end not be sectional? But it said It was to add
power to the south. The south had ceased hold the
the star o empire rolls its way. And would they indeed
refuse TO accept the opportunities of doing good which
the last acquisition ofterrrory He knew not no far
might extend He could not tell what would be the effects
OF railroads and team and all the great mechanical m
proyements He knew not where the extension of their
system OF government which stood among the gov
ernments of the earth like their hills from the face
OF their land, bold distinct, stretching upwards to
stop He believed calculated for any extension Of
territory. no matter how large. Blu, it was said that it
south would be responsible for it, He denied 4 The
North, and the North alone, responsible was the
North by its attacks upon the South which had caused
me agitaion for annexation, and it the North which
was responsible He entered at some length exam
nation OF the positions taken by Mr. Marsh yesterday
This speech OF Mr. Rhett attracted great notice and
was stenedo with the most marked attention by the
whole House. Every seat in his neghborhOod oc-
cupied and thirty forty Of the most noted members Of
House had chairs carried into the space below
the Clerks desk end there seated themselves right in
front Of facing and close to Mr. R. possible order
that they might not loses word of his argument It has
been spoken OF veiy highly and all the unques
toned ability which II dis, layed.1
Mr.. GxoHoE A CALDWELL Of KY. caught the Speakers
eye He commenced by arguing that Texas once all
our own BY the Treaty Of ls03 and ceded by the
Treaty oIsy and he contended that persons who then
settled there went under the guarantees OF the Treaty.
which provided that its inhabitants should adred o.
p hen uroC cd In
arue ON the consutionaty and expediency of annexa
on aud point out the benefits which would arise from
| its accomplishment When he concluded.
Mr.. GIpDIres, Of Ohio, commenced by observing that
ne was glad to see that northern longer
under the domneering influence ofthe South
ny the spirit OF r eiom. they spoke out their thoughts.
lie said the question was whether two independent
tons should be consolidated into II would be the
formation OF new Union. Its contamination would fix
upon the Union the debt of Texas Its amount was not
known was proposed to assume $40 900 600; and he
asked whether they proposed to repudate whatever be.