The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-01-11
WASHINGTON Cry January 3 ls45,

Nr. G J IngersoIl Of Ps moved To sus
pend The Roles of the House, with Nh
view akiug "p os was supposed som
me Of the vnlous propositions before lh'
louse relating 'orexas
Nr Vance ono, Chairman Of the Com
pl,ep on Claims, reminded he House
hat This was Prvsle Bill day, and called
lpr The yeas and nays upon MIR. lngeIsoIT'
| notion.
The We and navs were ordered, and lh'
vote was l07 10 63.
A good many Wings were absent, an(
| ,ev,ral of them voted in favor OF going into
| Commute of lbe Whole.
The pending bill before the Commi''ef
to reduce the price of PHbllc Lands, was
5os,ponpd, when Mr.. Charles J lnger
,ol moved 10 take up the Resolution for an
nex,ng Texas TO the Union.
Mr. Hopkins, who occupied he Chair
declared the motion To 6e carried
The Clerk then read the JOIN, Resolu
lion from the Committee on Foreign ReIa
tons. being 10 the exact terms Of The rejec
ted rrea,y,
Mr.. lugersoll Welded the floor to allow
Mr.. Weller to offer his amendment. befor
submitted, and also TO Mr.. Douglass to al
ow him to offer his.
Mr. lOgersolI then wen! on lie said ht
'hon'n '"''"-L .n,,rh of an argument upol
he subject, aud perhaps he should max
but few more statements The subject har'
peen discussed here, in The public press, b,
the Legislatures, land what was cur.ou
act, even more by the journals Of Europ'
han hv the representatives Of the peopl'
)f lhe u. States
He took it for granted too, that The rr
,enl Presidential canvass gave decision II
favor Of Ihe immediate annexation of Texa
Public senlimen, everywhere or nearly ev
rywhere, had come up 10 this subjec. witt
ne most marked disunc,ness OF expresslo'
\ year since there was but very lule pub
it srnlimen, attached TO the subject, am
had the suhjec, been introduced into Ihe
house year since it would undOubedy
have failed by very cousI sI1erabe majority
BAT such had been the growth Of public ser
umen, IN twelve morths ,ha, the peopI,
we're IN its favor
He was welI CONVINCED Indeeu.Inat mere
vas less public sentiment in favor of tht
var of 1912 Than there wss in favor Of the
annexation oi Texas. From the numerous
propositions which had been submitted ter'
it was very. obvious. that however murl
Inference of opinion there WAS as to lh'
method lhe majority were in favor oi tn
main object,
tie was welded 10 no plan, and was ~
ambitious of any personal dlsun"Ilon f..
1is Own vless, proud AS he would br f.
nave his name identified with his quesllo
lie would go TOR any plan that accomplish
I'd the great Object OF aGneXng Texas +
The Union
He considered this question. e va
bound to say, frankly; taIIIp, pIomp,y-
that this was a Southern qnesiion--a 81.
very question IA Texas question A te'
years since a North eastern B0undar
Treaty was RATIFIED, and Senators voted lc'
II. IN numbers sufficient ~ carry II cut, o.
cause Ihev we're willing TO adopt a pIa
which had been made acceptable 10 tn
States OF Name and Massachusetts, as mos
Immediately interested IN 'hlS question
Ever sinre Texas had been sur eudereC
every succeeding Administration had bee
pndeavoring 10 get ibs country back IT,,
o,session Of The country would give US
vast area Of free trAde, and he would TAX,
ihls orcasinn 10 Soy thai there was no grea
,r friend of free trade than himself rot III,
rec trade between our own aud Ihe olhe'
,alons Of The wald, but between our ow
) aley
lie wasno, alarmed at the extension Of
he borders Of the Union, and cared no,
Wv soon we had ten new S S.ales from the
)regon and five new States by the aruui
,nnn # ysx,s we shouIJ he vastly more
,nr.d mo ,h. r,.s.ssi,o oC4OStaies ,hsn we