Democratic banner., 1845-03-15
OnSressiOna 1.
February 9th, 1915.
SENATE.

MeSsrs. CIittenden and Archer made
speeches against annexation.
I Mr.. Walker moAed TO amend the
joint resolution by adding thereto The
following:
And be it further Resolved, That i
the President Of the United States shall
in his Judgment and discretion, deem il
most advisable, instead uf proceeding
to submit the foregoing resolution to the
Republic of Texas as an overture OF
the part ofthe United States for admis
sion, to negotiate with that Republic;
then
/ Be it Resolve ed. That a State, to be
formed ont of the present Republic Of
Texas, with suitable extent and bounda-
Eries, and with tive Representative in
Congress, until the next appointment
of representation, shall be admitted into
the Union, by virtue Of this act, on an
equal footing with the existing States,
as soon as the terms and conditions of
such admission, and the c~ession Of the
remaining Texan territory to the Uni
ted States, shall be agreed upon by the
Governments Of Texas and the United
States.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That the sum Of one hundred thousand
dollars be, and the same is hereby, APP
propriated 10 defray the expenses Of
missions and negotiations, TO agree upon
the terms Of said admission and cession,
either by treaty to be submitted to the
Senate, or by articles to be submitted to
the two Houses of Congress, as the
President NAV direct.
Mr.. Foster asked that the resolution
might be read. The Clerk read the
resolution; after which Mr.. Foster en-
tered into a heightened explanation of
his vote mpon it, during which he said
he could not entertain the amendment,
as he was entirely opposed, as a slave
holder and southern planter, to any mea-
SURF that had the appearance of bring
ing mp the Missouri question. He de-
r.onnced tie abolitionists, and all their
supporters. andhe, for one would do so,
whenever they might attempt TO violate
the rights OF the South: he would hold
the Constitution which guaranteed these
rights in one hand, and in the other a
cannon with a lighted match, TO receive
them. and they might make choice OF
either Of these alternatives. He then
offered an amendment, the first section
Of which was that that part Of the terri
tory Of Texas king south OF the 39th
deg. of n. lat. should or should not
rome into the Union as slave States
Just as the People of these States might
themselves determine; the second was
that the public debt Of Texas should
not become a tax upon the people oil the
United States.
Mr.. Walkers amendment then hav-
ing been considered. it was carried by
yeas and nays, as follows:
; YEAS--Messrs. Allen, Atchison,
Ashley, Athcrton. Benton. Brcese'
Ragby. buchanan. Colquiit; Dickinson,
Div, Fairfield. Hannccan, HAYWOOD,
Henderson. Huger. johnson, Lewis,
M"Dunie, Merrick, Niles, Scmpie, Sc
vicr, Sturgeon. Tappan, Walker, and
Woodhury-27.
NAYS-Messrs. Archer, Barrow.
Bates. Ravard. Berrien. Choate, Clayton,
Criuendcn. DAYTON, Evans, Foster,
Francis. Harrington, Jarnasin. Man
gum, Miller. Morehead, Pierce, Phelps,
Porter. Fives, Simmons, Upham, White
and Wocdbridge-25.
The question was then taken on the
bill as amended, when the yeas and nays
being called, for, the question was de-
cided rs follows:
YEAS-Mcssrs. Allen, Atchison,
Ashley, Ariherion. Baeby. Benton
Rreese. buchanan. Colquitt, Dickinson,
Dix. Fairfield. flanagan, HAYWOOD,
Henderson Huger, Johnson, Lewis,
McDuHie, Merrick, Niles, Semple, Sc
vier. Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, and
Woodbury-27.
NAYS-Messrs. Archer, Barrow,
Rates, Bayard, Brrien, Choate, Clavton'
Criitenden. Dayton, Evans, Foster
Francis. Huntington, Jarnagin, Man
gum, Miller, Morehead, Pierce. Phelps
Rivcs. Simmons, Upham, White, and
Woodbrilge-25.
Mr. Crittenden moved TO strike on
the original resolution. but this motor
was also negatived by the following
vote:
Yeas. 24--Nays, %.
Mr.. Fosters amendment was mega
tived by the following vote:
Yeas, l9-Nays, 80.
Mr.. Archer then offered the follow
ing amendment "that the President o
the United States be, end he is hereb!
requested to order negotiations to be en-
tered into with the Government Of Tex
as for the transfer to the United States
with the assent of the people of Texas
, her terri orv. with all rights inciden
thereto, which row constitute the sal