Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-02-08
MASSACHUSETTS, ANTLTExAs CONVENTION

MASSACHUSETTS ANTLTExAs CONVENTION.
The State Convention of the People of MAssA
cHusETTs, called to take into consideration the sub
ect Of the annexation of Texas to the United States
met in Faneuil Hall, Boston, on Wednesday last
A large number Of Delegates, amounting in all 70
about one thousand, were in attendance; and
amongst them some of the most able and respected
men in the State slnt0 sass9 -s
The Hon. JOHN M. WILLIAMS was chosen Pre-
sident; the Hon. John Davis, (of Boston,) Daniel
A. White, Elisha Huntington, David Wilder, Ira M
Barton, George Grinnell, Asahel Foote, William
Jackson, ARENAS Hale, and John Reed were cho-
sen Vice Presidents; and George Il. Curtis, J. b.
Cogdon, ]. M. Earle, and John G. Whittier, Secre-
taries. After addresses by the PRESIDENT and MIR.
STEPHEN G. PHILLIPs, and the appointment Of a
committee of three members, consisting Of CHARLES
ALLEN, STEPHEN G. PHILLIPS, and VIM. B. CAL
noUN, 10 prepare Addrooe to tho People of the
United States, an adjournment took place till the
afternoon.
On the re-assemblng OF the Convention, Mr..
ALLEN, from the above committee, submitted an
Address expressive of the sentiments of the Con-
vention on the Texas question, which was debated
at considerable length on propositions offered by
two utra-abolitonsts, declaring in effect the disso-
luton of the Union if Texas should be admitted.
These propositions, however, did not meet with
favor in the Convention They were supported by
Mr. HussEY, the Hon. LINUS CHILD, of the State
Senate, and others. Mr.. CHILD, especially, took
occasion to rebuke the spirit of wild and reckless
fanaticism displayed in the proposed resolutions.
He expressed himself as being for the Union as it
Isl and, with an emphasis which brought down the
cheers of the House, he said, that, whatever might
be the final action of Congress the pending mea-
sure of annexation, it would not be binding-that
the Union would stand, and Texas would not be an
nexed--that THE CONSTITUTION WAS WHOLE, and
THE Act OF CONGRESS INVALID. The act OF annex
alton could be repealed. If simple joint resolu-
ton could bring Texas into the Union simple joint
resolution could put il out again. On his motion
the proposed amendments were laid on the table
and, after an able speech from Mr.. ALLEN, the adj
dress reported from the select committee was adopt
ed by a unanimous vote.
series of resolutions were introduced in the
Convention in regard to the treatment Of the colored
citizens of Massachusetts by the States of South
Carolina and Louisiana, which drew from Mr.
HUBBARD, the late agent to the latter State some
remarks in relationto his mission. He said that it
results were the necessary consequence of the stat
of feeling in Louisiana. but that there was grea
deal of ant-slavery feeling in the Southern States
particularly in the States of Kentucky, Virginia
and Maryland; and he recommended moderation
and Cancellation as the true course in this matter
These resolves were laid on the table.
Other addresses besides those above mentioned
some of which are pronounced to have been very
able ones, were also made during the sitting of the
Convention. which did not conclude its business
until Thursday afternoon. A copy of the Address
it adopted has not yet reached US.