Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-01-24
CONGRESS.

| Senate. Mr.. Foster of Tennessee, rose to pre-
sent certain resolutions in reference TO Texas
nexation, and prefaced their presentation with re-
marks of the following tenor, viz:-1hat he had
long entertained great anxiety upon this subject
regarding it as one that involved the harmony and
integrity OF the Union. He had not consulted with
a single member Of this body in the course he was
about to pursue, nor had he ever said so much Us
| he would now say, which that his social feel
| lngs had always been in favor of Texas had he
| no other reason for this, he was but n man, and
could not but remember that at least one tenth of
the citizens of Texas had been citizens of his own
| gallant State. He had not concluded upon any
form for the annexation of Texas on this point he
had great doubts, but one thing he would say, viz:
that he never would consent to the annexation Of
foreign territory, unless it can be done upon tho
broad basis of our noble Constitution. Mr.. +. then
sent his Joint resolutions to the chair which were
read and referred The resolutions authorize the
preliminary steps to bring about the ultimate annex
alton Of Texas to the United States. Like Mr..
Browns in the House..
! House Mr. Peyton of Tennessee offered u res
olution directing the Committee on Public Expen.
ditures to ascertain and report the amount of ex-
penses for printing, &c. incurred by the proceed
! ings of the House on the Dorr case. The resolu-
ton being out of order, and objection being made
to its exception, Mr. Peyton moved a suspension Of
the rules The yeas and nays were ordered, and
the motion to suspend the rules was rejected. Yeas
! -, nays so.
Mr. Cave johnson offered resolution, providing
that all debate in Committee of the Whole the
Joint resolutions for onnexing Texas, shall cease at
two o'clock on Thursday next
! MIR. Sample moved TO lay the resolution OH the
table. Mr.. Sthenck demanded the yeas and nays
on that motion, and the vote stood-ycas III, nays
! 81 So the resolution was laid on the table
Mr.. Milton Brown, of Tennessee, offered q series
of Joint resolutions, declaring the terms on which
Texas shall be annexed to the United States The
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delegates in Convention, shall adopt constitution
and republican form of government, preparatory to
| their admission into the Union a State, which
shall he approved hereafter by Congress. Tie
debts Of Texas not to be assumed by this govern
ment but to be paid by the State government Of
Texas, out Of the proceeds of its public lands
| New States formed out of the Territory Of Texas,
south Of the line known the Missouri comprom-
Use line, shall be slave Suites otherwise, as the
people there shall determine.
| Mr. Hale rose to offer as an amendment to the
resolutions, the proviso read by him few days a.
90, which declares that Texas shall De divided in
to two equal parts, and that slavery shall not exist
in one of those parts. The amendment was out of
order, and Mr.. Browns resolutions were read and
referred TO the Committee Of the Whole.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole, and Mr. Tibbats made speech in favor of
annexation He was followed by Mr.. Brinckerhof
of Ohio a member of the dominant party, who
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tons before the Committee. His speech produced
a great sensation in the House, by its decided OPP
position to the measure, and the quarter it came
from. He would favor the proposition to annex
Texas if it embraced the proper details. lie was
opposed to assuming the debt of Texas, and to ma
king slavery extend over the whole territory. As
it was now presented tG the House, it was meas.
ure Matched for the purpose of beneftting exclu
sively the interests of the South. He very
we're upon his own party for the Inconsistencies
which their support OF this measure involved them
in. lie thought it indispensable that the question
| of slavery should be settled in the outstart. If it
was not so settled, and conrnitted it
would be impossible hereafter to prevent slavery
Il from being established throughout the whole of the
acquired territory. The North would have 10 yield
every thing on that subject if they did not now in
sist upon having the point decided. Mr.. B. procee-
ded and delivered an eloquent speech, which in
parts scathing to the dominant party. He was
J heard with more attention than any member who
has yet spoken on this question
He was followed by Mr.. Chapel of Georgia,
who made an extremely prosy speech in favor of
| annexation.
Mr. Holmes of South Carolina got the floor next,
when the Committee rose, and the House adjourned.
TUESDAY, Jan. A.
House. Some unimportant business was trans
acted when the House went into Committee of the
Whole on the State of the Union, on the Texas
question.
Mr. Holmes OF OOulll NdIOllud uuuGeSSeu Tue
q Committee, and advocated the of annexa-
ton After some preliminary remarks, he said that
the question of annexation or rejection was one of
salvation or destruction to the New England States.
By anneXation an impetus would be given 10 those
causes which had so far rendered the North pros.
perous and would carry that prosperity to point
of still farther advancement. If Texas, on the 9TH
er hand was not annexed, the business ofthe North
must languish, and its prosperity desert her. He
then took a review Of the measure, in lis CONNER
cia bearing generally, the resources of Texas, the
Importance Of its domestic market to the manufac-
turers and maintained that this view fthe subject
made it one of great national moment. lie said he
had direct authority from Lord Aberdeen himself,
for saving that the most liberal propositions had
been made by the British Government to Texas,
provided the latter would remain a separate Gov
eminent England would yield any thing to Tex
as provided she would sustain her national integ-
rity Whilst England thus taking care of her
, own interests, the United States should be equally
sedulous in regard to theirs and should not let the
golden moment pass by, without acquiring an i'm
porfant good.
: Mr. Ii. then argued the constitutional right to
admit Texas into the Union. He contended that
Texas was once.a part OF Louisiana. This was ad-
United by friend and foe That territory was ced-
n ed to Mexico by the Treaty of 1870 The success
full revolt of Texas extingushed the title of Mex-
u co and therefore, Texas came again into the pos
session of the rights and mmunitles she enjoyed
before the Treaty of 1919. These were in part
the right and claim to be incorporated into the I'm
ion.
He ascribed the difficulties that had been expe-
Q, rienced in carrying this measure into effect to the
:" abolitionsts upon whom he dealt out many anath-
emas. He also alluded to the course of Mr.. Wright
T. of New York-and attributed to him the origin of
, much of the opposition TO it. He denied the charge
e that this was a sectional question, 1t was essen
tally a National question: nasmuch as the meas
calculated OF
forming part of this contederocy.
G lie spoke to the end of his hour. He was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Brown of Ia, in feeble speech on
the same side Of the question
n Mr.. Davis, of KY, then delivered an able con-
;. stutonal argument against the measure, and, at
the end of his hour Mr. Bowlin, of Mo-, got the
floor The Committee then rose, and the House
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