Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-03-01

WASHINGTON, 9Th feb'y. 1916.
IL is finished and Annexed people We
have taken ourselves the Commonwealth of cut.hroa,s
the Rcpablic OF Rogues the Land of Icaers. we have
broader freedom: it has takoa aud wider area no
peni.u Uies confines powers any longer: our liber
~, "crbb'd cabned aud conscG" before has got little
eIbowoom at last. We shall now, fcr two years
come, have worst. in Ais crowded country 81 ours
what they call in theatres standing oom"-rhat IT, for
such suits not TO run away: though. really, this bust
of running away from tie un-d States will present
Y, this become very serious on. for the Union
aud accountability 10 Its laws follows so fast that will be
difficult for villains TO get away from them.
The land of Washington has, among founders paced
hgh the pantheon OF its demgod, along side his
image that of the drunken brute and black guard who fed
his State the abhorsd ;raducer Of his wifes
honour; who went FORTH expatriaed Tuan TO herd with
sivaeos-io be- If he could Indian. Such proportion
nearly as'e bears Wssbneton in wisdom or virtue TO
found State docs Texas bear any thing which vght
TO be pif; OF this Union lie; the good old Thirteen veil
their heads in shame al such associate. Let Mssissp
p if she had though, Of flushing abandon the idea.
She will shine white and purc-INTANIyArIs fULGEr HOMO
RIBUsbeside the ally, the sweet the maiden modesy
and innocence Of Texas But let over in shame
bitter and indignant words there is no time for IT, AT
the late hour when the Senate a final decision iaf
ter D. and after time speut in collecting particular per.
sonal facts, have space Than necessary TO give
The House bill aud Mr. Benions consolidated into one
paasod by of % TO 25-a full Senate In thi.
VOTE Bngby deserted back his own party Foster return.
ed to h4 friends poor Johnson copied the apostocy OF
miserable Meuick and the latter stood faster to his bao
lhan he stuck any thing else before in his life
OF these four, Foster had always declared himself
favorable to the expcdiency Of Annexation upon proper
terms, and entertaining little difficulty abou, the que,-
ton Of Constituonaly lie finally abandoned ihcn wrn
by refusing Slavery there aud provide for io
NonAssumpiun of the debts OF ToNas, the plan was len
dored such net bs notions e policy and duty MGR
rich, need hardly say, discovered scrup!c Of any
sJr', any poi1t Johnson, have told yoI thought
Thing but the treaty form Of Admission unconstinton
al lie voted almost the last stage on AN
oeted for the direct and ayowed purpose Of enangine
him and Bagby. Yet both sufmounted oil their spe-
cic scrupes and plainly and unquvocay peryued Them
seirss upon their deliberate and solemn declarations
In word, The whole operation was.aecompsbed by the
most papablo fraud and subeilugc of men who par, Of
tbcm had opposed form the thing AZ against then
eonscences aud another part the other orm bat by the
simple device Of putting the together these same mer
became satisfied To vote for that which they had denouncoc
"a unconstitutional!
To BaRby and Johnson both, have told you the DIFF
iculiy lay ~ acting by Legislation both believed that !
treaty only could consttuuOnay Texas. But wlia
did they Both voted against every effort but one to nc
through the Tfoay powef And both finally voted Tor
set 81 resolutions, huduicd up Of ncOtsisieni-nHy
hostile me,hodswich permit Texas, II she kcs 10 com,
In n once merely upOn the p1ssogo Of this Act and ever
without Ne being formally communicated her by Oh,
bAtcuiivc secondly, 10 IN, formally hr0ual
mere Executive invitation TO take advantage Of this law
aud thirdly, to in by negotiation, tho Pros.den
should choOse 10 offer to finish the business in that form
You will thus what the conseicncc- Of these men nr,
worth, even upon public question the most solemn and
high They believe treaty alone legitimate and yet vote
Tor what ~ NonEs includes IT, and makes ru,
TniEp dependant only upon the pleasure Of the Executive
lie MAJ negotiate. u Texas will let him he may ~ ~,
LFFs-thats ull They commit their consccnees then
TO Texas and the Presidcnt-auihorizng rnlH to "a,
some attention none the Constitution, Just as suit
them! Marx you; Texas, they CAN exert no compui
sioni and over the President they lrrENPf nome
II tho suoi should have many scmpcs about IL,
power TO act by treaty only it matters noifor Texas car
act, under this law without his Intervention aud hc too
IN his urn they let him into the matter, may then choos,
to take tie treaty inside not, he fsncios! Such ar
the VILE shallow Infamous, rotten pretcnccs Of legality the
quiet the consconccs ~ these IN foul and aion-
srous fraud aud dshonour Why tho mere feon that bic
not hil ufPudes under a more decent fetch than lhi
would be held AZ low blocihcad knayo! This is
caso 10 shock rotmoroly good, but cell down n in
dgnoon Of villains, when kna,cry Is,if discfcdtcd b,
such stupid violation Of all i'i rs,,s Of Sccsving
whom such audaciois public pcjniy is d,eo,ye
: So palPablc these facts that Mr.. ChGendtn cam
forward the very Of the Senate, stood qu' ant
suniod them II was. be- said, impossible deny all mus
see they were IN fact passing this AetgY