New-York daily tribune., 1845-02-28
BY THIS MORNINGS MAIL.
SKIES BRIGHTEN-A LIGHT FROM Ala
BAMA-TEXAS RESOLUTIONS, &c. Sc.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25th, lsiS.

Wednesday EVeliry, Midnight
II Srx,rr-Afier | closed my report IL tIye
o.tocI his afternoon, NJ. Bagby, having the floor,
orocesded 10 make an abls speech n opposition TO
me Snneyation OF Texas, By TIE Resolution from
ths Housc He showed lhat /; was impossible Tor
those. and ne was one OF them who had voice Io1
The Treaty. last Session, 20 vote Tor Inc htSon'oa
now. ,,l,,., ,s,,,o-
choa;s addressed the Senate. He Is the list Loco
Fnco vino has spoken IN opposition think ne
will no; he the last thlak there Is some concert
in the movement, ami tha: he VIII De followed by
Benton. Dix. T1ppan aad Mics, wac VIII elmer
speak or vote in accordance Win Ms views.
The conclusion ot has speech was very nae, ana
though Iahoring under severe hoa!SeaeSs, s.Si!
word thrilled 10 his hearers hearts he saia tA''S
he was governed by no motives 10 please the taS;
or the West, the North or the South. he viewed
the question in American llght tbs mouse N-i'.
that OF his ancestors and chlldren) was SCUM q
Mason and Dixon's Line; yet be would never cease
10 love his ,rh0ie country. IL had been observed.
he believed by "Jumu>. thai there were faDduc>
in Politics as well as IN Religion. = That, salG ne
"is Gods truth;' BIT We must aNed item and iet
them alone.
were unconstitutional. but that they were OF no use
| II they passed they wo9id not auneS Texas Iley
only consented that Texas should DO tnat when
She has perfect night TO do WI hout cur consent
Much feeling was manifested IN the Senate
during the delivery Of his Speech. An oid sehtte.
man in the Ladies' Gallery, who had beauin
Young ady under his charge. and who had prooa
| blv gone 10 hear Mr.. Basby defend the House
Resolutions got 80 angry (havlns, II may os,
some Texas Scrip on hand,} that twice or three
he commanded the lady 10 go home win MIN.
She finally complied, but mutteTlns as Sne went
out. that She would return II she could md CON-
nany. Another Texas man got bewidefed when
ne heard Basby speaking against Annexation, aIo
asked-'E Is Bagby drunk }" Me- said by
s,andcr. .he Is the only sensible Loco-toco
Senator we have yet heard or thus question,
Ii is said that his speech gave great oHe'Ge "
Senator Dickinson, who was IN favor oi making
war upon Mexico, because she was " FrieSt-nd-
den and bgoted country, as he SAID last Saturday
Ii has been said that there are many VINO are long
ing for an opportunity 10 go 10 war win NeAIVo;
that thew may pundef her Churches oi Inc ricn Sou
and silver ornaments which those Cnurcnes co'Iin ,
Nor did the feeling cease with the people IN the
gallery The friends OF Texas, who voted against
Mr. Clay because ofimmorallty, made ,hs bar,roGils
of the CITY resuund with blaSpheny, oalhs ana WIS
key-punches being mixed III equal quantities ana
equally strong The oahs had more acd Gnd less
sugar in them than the punches. IL is said tIla the
Alabama Delegation agreed 10 wait upon MI pSs-
by this evening 10 demonstrate. The keeper oil MI.
Polk's conscience here, Mr. Gwynne, has SAID that
Basby dare not vote against the House Resolutions
After the speech which he delivered, Il Is moIehy
impossible for him to vote tor H.
After Mr. Bagby had concluded. MI Bates OF
Massachusetts, and MIR. lnsraham OF Sermont rose
together The floor was yielded TO MI. I phah',
who made u very excellent speeca against Annex
alton. IN
Mr.. Bates then took the floor, and spoke III
about 10 o'clock when motion was made TO ad-
iourn. Upon this the Yeas aud Nays were ordered,
and II was los, by Il tie vote.
The motion to adjourn having failed, MIR. Bates
went on with his able and eloquent speech, and
concluded about ii O'Clock. The Senate then al
jouned, having been In session, wlth soIt recess
thirteen hours.
Mr. Cfttenden has the floor for tomorrow, and
will make great speech IN opposition Mr. Archer
viii close the debate with iew remarks IL seems
to be believed that no one else VIII speak, put
think Messrs Benton, Dix, Evans, Foster, Johnson,
Lewis. Phelps and Woodbridge may yet speak
Benton aud Dix will, feel pretty conhdent:
II seems. nevertheless, to be understood gene
ray that the vote will be taken tomorrow, though
! il NAV be as late az midnight The result | have
always thought would be the rejection OF the Reso-
| uien. Some doubts are entertained about John-
SON. think he will vote against the Resolution.
| With him ii is sure 10 be lost. With either Ben
ton, Tappan, Niles or Dix, we can do without HIN.
hope that me result may not depend on Basby's
vote. The feeling against him Is very oitter-
Wishing him IN I'LL is the mildest expression |
dare not mention the other lorms OF speech. II
bribery tails, il would seem that personal punish
nent is 10 be appealed 10. The pistol or the Bowie
knife TO carry out the moral effect OF the late cleo
ton, They say that he Is bound TO obey the voice
| Of the people OF his State but these men would
uphold Allen, Tappan, Merrlck, Niles, and others,
if they should dsobey instructions as clearly given
(some OF them more clearly as those Claimed 10 be
given to Mr.. Bagby.
The Post Office bill has been endangered by the
action of the House / think the Senate VIII non.
concur In the amendment making postage over :'OO
miles 10 cents. aud appoint Commiuee OF confer
ence | still hope that II will become law THIS
session.
The President had it under serious consideration
To veto it, by the advice OF certain member OF his
Cabinet and others. lie has given up This idea,
however. and tciN sign 1t u 1t passes.
The Presidents veto of Senator Huntingtons
bill relative 10 the building Of Revenue Cutters and
Steamers, VIII be considered tomorrow; ne Dill
will probably become law by the two-th!rds vote,
in spite OF the veto
s;rensthened-I have 1t on the very best and most
competent au,hority-ihat II Annexation does not
pass the present Session, an Extra Session Will I'M
rRedlately be called. 80
The House OF representatives was IN session tlIl
about O'Clock. They were engaged on the River
aud Harbor Appropriation bill They baa taken
no action on II, when they adjourned ul to-!nor-
NAnons the arrivals in this city to-day, notice
those OF Gen. Granger Of Canandaigua, ard Cen
Barker OF Bptfale, New York rc,I5,lT f3gTs; ;r,,
MARYLAND The Canal Completion Bill, reject
ed In the House OF Drlsgaes OH Friday night last,
was reconsldered on Tuesday by vote OF 80 yeas
to 2S nays, and was recommitted to the select COM
mttee on that subject.
DEAIH BY vIoLEscE.A man by the name Of
john Ransom OF Oakheld in this County, came TO
h- death on Wednesday last, in consequence OF
violence committed on hIm in Shelby, on Saturday
preceding. The verdict OF the Coroner's Inquest
was that he came TO his death by being violently,
wilfuly and maliciously thrown on the floor BY
Matiice Batavia Spirit Of the Times.
CONTENTS OF THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE
FOR fHE PRESENT WEEK
L .POETRY-Be Patient; Dirse fof Child; The Whi,-
perwind; 4 New Song an Old Tune.
II. i.EDITORLfL-anui4ctur the South Chsap POST
age Bills Oregon and the United States, California, Tex
as. Sc.
Ill. POLITICAL Town Elections in onondasa, jetfer
son. &c.
" NEDS-CoasGssiona Proceedings, by the Reporter cf
The Tribune; NeT-York Legislature; Things IN Fhla-