The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-01-21

prooa bly, fourth VI the members Ia their seats
However, there being no objection, the amend
aont was received ordered to be printed, and refer
red TO the Commitlse!of the Whole on the state Of
the Union
NEBRASKA AND OREGON
Mr. DOUGLASS, by general consent, gave no
ce Of his intention ask leave Introduce bill 10
establish line OF military posts through The terrlo
ries Of Nebraska and Oregon.
rERsiisAroN OF THE DEBATE ON THE TEXAS
QUESTION.
Mr.. BOYD submitteda resolution, that all debate
in Committee OF the Whole on the state Of the Union
on the oat resolutions for the alton Of Texas
10 the United States shall cease at two O'Clock on
Saturday next, and that the committee shall then
proceed 10 vote on the amendments pending or which
shall be offered, and report the result 10 the House
And he moved the previous question.
Mr.. HARDIN asked the gentleman TO modify the
resolution, and change the hour 10 Que O'Clock but
MIR. BOYD declined 10 cquisscc.
Mr. CAhkOLL moved 10 lay tbs resolution on
the table, and asked for the yeas and NAYS which
we're taken and resulted-yeas 50, nays lO4.
so the motion did not prevail; and
The resolution was then agreed 10.
TIE TERRITORIES.
On motion of MIR. LEVY, ii was resolved that the
llth and l2Ih days Of February be assigned and set
apart for the consideration Of business relating 10 The
Territories Of Florida, Wisconsin and Iowa
Mr. G. M. REED presented the memorial of the
Hon. James Thompson, and the citizens of Ere cen
orally, praying Congress will make the appropriation
recommended by Colonel Albert, in his report for
continuing the work in improving the harbor al Ere
on Lake Erie.
ANNEXATION OF TEXAS.
The House resolved itself into Committe. of IN.
Whole tho state Of the Union, (bir. HOPKINS m
the Chsir,) and resumed the consde ~ ton of the
joint resolutions for the annexation Of Texas to the
United States.
Mr. Marsh, on yesterday, after our paper was put
10 press, addressed The committee IN opposition to
the measure. To-day
Mr. RHETT advocated the resolutions, and con-
tended that Congress, and not the treaty making
power, should settle the question. The admission Of
new States into the coulederacy not only effected
States, States but affected the people ia their "a
vereign capacity and II would be wrong TO allow
new States TO be admitted without the consent of tina
people OF the States, throl gh their representatives
Tor the prosperity, the honor nay the existence of
The Union Itself, depended a measure OF this kind
We're the States In the Senate to have voice IN IL
and the people noDe' This would not be Republ,
can and Democratic therefore, Congress and Con-
gress alone, could admit States into the Union
In all The arguments advanced in opposition 70 III,
measure, gentlemen had endesvored to prove this to
be municipal internal affair." and that i affected the
Constitution. But did not this belong 70 Ms and
was not also an internal municipal al.
fair All this went to show that The sub
ject belonged to Congress, and not to the treo-
ty NAL ing power. SO far as this was n sectional
question: II was necessarily so-and SO was every
question where territory concerned but IL va,
not sectional IN lis bearing. This Government wa.
designed for the common defence aud to insure do.
nestle tranquility, not to portion, only but to the
whole aud now that the means of insuring il TO the
South were presented, gentlemen refused TO do so
thus violating the spirit Of the Constitution and in
the second place, not inerposing to prevent an in
fraction OF IT, The Souh was IN the minority com
pared with the North; but the adoption by Congress
Of the resolutions now before them would give her
strength and to strength the minority, Was op,
acting 10 accordance with the Constitution enabling
The weaker portion TO protect itself from the en-
eroachments of power.
MIR. CALDWELL insisted that Texas was once
OUTSIDER rivers and streams, and rich and fertile
fields. In 1903 acquired the territory by treaty;
but IN 1879 and with modification he made the ao-
knowledgment, we sold into colonial bondage the
very people we were bound by the treaty Of 1903 10
protect 10 their civil, political and religious rights.
But aSithsr Spain nor Mexico acquired any right 10
Texas under the treaty Of 1875 for the declaration
Of our own independence declared that all legitimate
governments derived their powers from the consent
Of the governed We parted with our right to the
territory, it was true but Spain derived no advantage
from it. The people of Texas, in 1919, then num-
beriDg twelve thousand solemnly resolved that under
the blessing of God, they would be free and thew
were free from all Spanish power and dominion From
1885, 1924, Mexico and Texas exhibited scenes Of
she admitted as free State into the conederacy
of Mexico; but Mexico having herself violated the
constitution which bound together the Mexican
states, in fact revolted from Texas-leaying In,
people OF Texas as they were before her union
Texas was not only Of right free and indepe ndept
but she was so by all that we held sacred in our own
revolution. As to the extension of territory he de-
sired the addition of new States to increase the SEN
nels OF our rights, and every additional star as an
eye to guard the jewel of libertySta,e sovereignty
n hat tn ola, IT.,
obtain the consent of the original parties to the com
pact but this was specious and moro suited TO the
capacity of county court lawyer than to that of n
statesman; for we already had the right unlmj-
ted in tho Constitution to admit new States
The advantages which would result from anpsxa
ton were innumerable; the soil of Texas being so
we'll adapted to the cultivation of cotton the sugar
cane, and tobacco. Although her population was
now SMALL her territory was larger than that of the
thirteen original States, and more fertile than the
valley OF The Mississippi She was CAPABLE of con-
tanning population of fifty millions, and may in the
course Of time, have more commerce than The Uni
ted states have at present. And until the hour to
which he was limited expired, he clearly demons,ra
ted the advantages which would result in the event of
rejected ''"s
Mr.. GlDDINGS opposed the resolutions. No
one could tell the debt of Texas, which we were ask
ed TO assume. IL she should be admitted into the
Union, and an attack be made upon her in copse
quence OF her not discharging her pocunnry obiea-
tions, the United States a consciousness would he
Obliged to make common cause, and thereby become
involved in war. Beside, there was another obiec-
ton, and strong one-Texas had treaties with 70.
reign nations, which she had pledged herself to ful6'
and regard and, as her government would be merged
in ours, those treaties might, and no doubt wo1ld
conflict wi our Thus IL would be seen a,f
culties attended us Of tho very commsncsncnt He
occupied the remainder Of hour in speaking of the
subject In connection with slavery, which he regarded
ss unccas'ng war between the master and the slave
he latter kept in subjcctson by physical foru. and
our safety.