Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-03-03
TIE QUESTION NOT DECIDED.

Our lasi date from washington is the 9Th nit. at
which lime the debate in the Senate the Ration
III Texas was still in pogress Nessrs Dayton. Miller,
B.ren, L ham, Hagly aud Bates had spoken in oppo
sltion 10 the adoption Of the joint Resolution, aud
Messrs Alle, McDufle and Walker in favor Of it, 1t
expected The question would be taken on Thursday
last but had become d. bu whether the joint Res
olnlion 1f The House the substitute Of Mr. Benton
would prevail. This doubt has arisen from the unex-
pccied course taken by NJ Ha2by, Locofoco Senator
from .4iaLama, Who, told by the National Inic
geneer, delivered powerful speech against The JOINT
Resolution, On the (mpregnabl") ground of defect Of
constitutional power in Congress to annex Foreign
States to the Union.
Mr.. Allen who, prior to Mr. Polk's arrival in Wash
ington. was supposed to be hos lie To the Joint Resou
tnn has since had his mind suddenly enlightened In
express violation Of Instructions. which the ocos, wher
suiis their purpose profess much 10 reverence ant
for falling 10 obey which they bitterly denounced Mr.
Clay IN the late Presidential CANVASS, he declares his
purpose 10 90 for the Joint Resolution VIII the Rich
mond Enquirer denounce him therefor We shal
see.
Mr.. McDuflie's anxiety to annex Texas to the Union
the value Of which he often depecates, aud which ht
declares he has known only by lis expressions, is not lit
tie remarkable. Why, If he be the friend of Texas
dues he wish 10 bring her soch injurious compan
lonshipi Why does he desire to add the "Ione STAR
To our constellation at the very moment that he and his
especial friends depreciatng the advantages of the
Union, and endeavong 10 arouse the people of the State
which he represents 10 the point of notification and
cession II his highly wrought picture of the
bghllng and dsoIatng effects of federal legislation on
the prosperity Of the South he any thing than the
fancy sketch OF diseased imagination, instead of urging
The most fatal step that she could take, in reference
especially To her great coon- planting interest But he
knows--and his advocacy of Texas proves-,hat the
black catalogue of injuries aud expressions of whlcl
South Carolina has heretofore complained had no exis
tence in fact that her position Of hostility to the legs
laon Of Congress originated in factions motives anc
was designed at first to effect political revolution
which nigh tenure to the beuef'' Of certain South
ern leader, but subsequently, getting deep hold of tn,
minds Of the people, who, from the frequent reiieranr
of the complaint, actually began 10 believe thai the,
We're Truth the victims of system of legallzed robbie
ry. than inptcd them to the verge of ciyi
war.
Mr.. Rves, it is understood, is ahsen, from Washing
ton. having been summoned thence by the severe illness
Of lis father Whether he could before the
was taken, not informed.
Should the joint Resolution ofthe House be defeated
and Benion's proposition he adopted wide difference y
opinion exists, among the friends of Annexation, as /,
The effect The Calhounites have heretofore denounced
Ben'ons pan as an insidous attempt to defeat
ton altogether. which they affirm will be the conse
qoencr, his scheme be substituted for that of the Hons,
OF Representatives The Bentonites on the other hand
declare, Gin The language of the n. Y. Morning News
that Bentons is 'lhe best speedes and ,ruest 'imme
date annexation, while Browns evasve pos pone
meni. conceived in hostile spirit. for the ultimate de
feat of the measure" So differ these learned Doctors
the same schou or course not cur province to de,
eide between them.