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Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-05-21

The Burnt Cify-The editor Of the Piisbarg Gszetie
gives the following account of the beginning Of the work
Of repatalion in that dosolatcd city
On a stroll through the Burnt District on Saturday after.
noon. We counted iweDiy nine houses. either under roof, or
up one or two stories, built since the FIRE. Some have been
occupied several days. for shops aud store houses; vtseTs nre
under roof. and will soon be occupied. Sons Of them are
very handsome buildings. We did not Try 10 count the
number Of those the foundations Of which arc Only COM
monced. They cannot be less than between Que snd two
hundred. Cons denng that IL " only . little over three
weeks since the fire. II cannot be denied that very eonsid.
cradle energy and expedition has been manifested. Such
- The great labor 0i EmOving the rubbish IN many Of the
larger buildings aud ware houses ~ u not removed vet, a..
though mon have been AZ work since the beat has subsidized.
Two or three months will alter the appearance Of our prin.
cipal streets entirely.
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MA'cAnSE ASD fTHlsISE-We notice tie following
rue TsTnf ia a late number Of the Kniekcrboeker Maya
zine
"In England. rivers ell are males
For instance, Father Thames.
Whoever 10 Columbia sails,
Finds them ma'amselles or danes.
"Yes. here the softer sex presdes,
Aquatic, ! assure you;
Aud Mrs. SiRPY rolls her tides,
Responsive to MISC SoURI."
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rsc- ~ Nasis..i I.ssnlxe.esr.
A FRAGMENT ON THE IRISH ROMAN CATHo

We r-psbii.A bsio~ sGssasas On hsh saaiu. lsh I'M
kaishsd By The ~ Rss. ssdssy sxath. ct the d.s Of In
ssssA. a sss1- Il Which We rsesivsd from Enslasd By The
i.st sssAnss. lth rtsusa wisA - much o. BIZ erasinrn'y
81 CT thah VII b rad 9Th ptssssrs By all. and II b
- nt>tl IN vssss. when Il h remembered that 10 as-
DO wss seAssynsn Of - Church Of EnesAnd' mat mo
~.x~,vA, s.kss his w 80 from the American principle
- ,o,s,~do.. vst End udditionsl Satisfaction in H. IL
eo.s.tss some passages which we may hope would have
.... sssssd OF smsodsd hsd the life OF in author been
...r,d % eompssss q; bat. with the allowance that Just
esusisa wai sshs Coz a ~ork let thus necessarily imPer.
Zee. n ~iI Be found fully 10 ssstsin hs reputation not only
a. srsssr bus - = phiisntiropis,.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-05-21

THE STEAM PACKETS-Tho Hibemi., Cspt. Ryrie,
left Boston a, 2 .. m. on Frdsy last. for Halifax aud for
Liverpool, with the fret SINH morSily mail for the
season, which was a very large ono. aud one hundred and
twelve passengers, twenty three Of whom were from Boo.
ton, aud thirty three from the city of Now York. A list Of
their names eau be found under Inc appropriate head.
The Bfitannis, Captin Hewitt, was TO leave Liverpool
for Halifax aud Boston onsiho 4dh instant. We look for
hor news on "Wednesday or Thursday. sho will bring
advices fifteen days later.
The Crest Western, Capt. Matthew's, was 10 leave Liv.
erpool on the l7lh inst for New York. ~
The Cambra, Captain Judkins. " advertised 70 sail from
Liverpool or boston, on the goth insL-BaL dm,r.
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OGeial digpify-MrC isi tells a capital story about q
constable IN Pennsylyanp-
lie had served legal p'soept Of soine sort on a particu.
lar Trend u ~, efesuy his superior in stfcneth, who be-
ing particularly drufk II the time, rebelled sgainst the lss
and Is ~myfmld0n, ssizing the officer aud spskinz him a.
GIasi . pt@ees. The parties msoun1 . few days sfter, Jim.
he o~heBjsf, 80 pffn-o ~ biz apologies. you know
lake" ssys b.. - SagA MT have served you - IL had
been ouy .ybcTf Nas NJ the iosdish whisky Did H.
Tie ohicisi 1t itst polliioi ssd fcien,sd under Inns e..
poa'ulauons. "hSt ne shakng." said JAKE" II don't bear
any malice. ] don't vaily u a cent On roy o~n zee ,unt, buI
- 60 ofhesf. rscoiieci nsu time, Jim, whoever sLsk . we.
sAsk>s ne C0nu0ap,stfl"
E
vstsly-
:. " Ssdefs, HID No. ! JtbyT& $ ~IIsrgove, o., s25
] d. Do. do.
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MARINE lNTELLlGENCE.
Port OF Richmond.
Rsri wai~ ais sss AZ ~ .'el.sl. p. =

Hxi Hsl- as Dag az 3t sei.si. .. ~
ARRIVED,
Steamer Curtis Peck. Davis Norfolk.
schr. Manchester, Smack. New York, sundries.
" Eugenia. Lawrence, North Ca rolina, fish.
VIM. Thompson. Bunuss, Fall River, ballast.
" Rich'd Thompson, CorsoD, Fall River, ballast. r.-
SAILED;
Schr. Catherine Amanda, Teal, Philadelphia.
" Flor del Mar, Kiuneir, Boston.
" Lexington, vaneilder, New York.
" Rio, Nickenson, Fall River.
Arrived at New Orleans, on the IIth inst. brig
Loveand, from this Port. r[
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A nswly. msrried couple went 10 housekeeping no, long
since st Boston, in Poplar street. AZ breakfast tho neEt
morning, after their entrance, tho gentleman said % his
lsdy, % Ny dear, Ibis " Poplar street, and by putting u
(youl in II, itbccomes p~oDutar."
"And by putting ss in ~, I" promptly replied the lady,
" 10 viii becOme pepHi0Hs !"
To the London Times Office. q largo column of residing
matter can be set 10. rad. and eaEec'ed, in e'sh minutes.
The Mosmoss are likely 70 exotic much indignation by
such paragraphs as The following, which appeared IN q late
number ~ the Nsuvoo Ncighbor- .-iH
"May God, who never ers, sprinklc upon evofy man and
city, dat bellies the saints, ss upon riusburg, now and then.
akef drop" go a.s
MssnIses ~ HIoH LwE.-Mies Louiss Bingham, eldest
dsushter Of w. Bingham, Esq, Of Philsdeiphia, n,iee 81
Lady Ashburton. v the young American lsdy who YVES
announced . short time ago as having been Married IN Pc.
ns 20 q descendant of The famous TemPlar ~ "lysnhoe"-
Count Olivia do Bois GuiIberL
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-05-21

An ingenius writer in the last Washington (Pa) Re
porter, publishes a very learned essay "on the proper
manner of performing the duty Of sleeping IN church,
IBaLT, PAT,
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CINCINNATI MARKET, May ieth.
flour-Sales a, Miami Canal OF 800 brls NJ a. So in.
spec'ed; l24 do at SS.s7; 81 and % ut sass, inspect
No sales Of Whisky that we arc advised
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RICHMOND DAILY WHiG.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAY n. ists.
REV. sYDNEY sMTTH.

We copy tho last prodsciion-lcn sn6nishsd-of this
remarkable man. Itbesrs the impress er his genius-pos-
sessing both its blsm,.hcs and is beauties.
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RAGS

Fashion ran another race on Saturday on Lone I.I,,a
sad net competitor was Jspnetteau, . bay MARI beIou,i.y =
A'. n'.nmanf Stable, and was celebrated o. q ,hrro mia
some places being ielock deep. and pools Of w,,sr b.Sin~
collected IN others. The animals were In fno coudaiop'
S ~ r - won ri'h The stmcs, ease 1.-The time Of ID. Ga,
hea' o. 'oar miles being s.3s. aud Of the second q. IsI' Ba,h
horses aud riders were completely covered with mud =, n.
conclusion VI tho race.-IU. s. Gazette. -"'
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-05-21
IN. Y. Com. Adv.

The General Assembly Of tho Presbyterian Church met
in Cincinnati on Thursday. aud was opened with q sermon
BY Rev. DR.. JUEEIS. Moderator. The attendance wss fall.
The fret days session WIS consumed In the regular organi-
zaiiOn of the body.-Balf dmsriean.
a Washington letter says that The President and his fam
lily will visit Old point and the Rip Raps thu, summer while
the Executive mansion 10 undergoing repairs.-B.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-05-21
MARRIED.

mfcrk Town. on te 18th Instant. by Elder James Hs..haf.
County.
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ARKIVED,
Boat TennasS-e. crumpaekeL with SEA tons mdrs, non LyEeh-
bug. 10 l. ID Cren-hsw d TO. and WIN q Crenshaw.
Boat kanawhn, station. with s5l tons mdze, from L.ynehburg. 70
Preston d Ende-, Davenport n Alien, Cap-rton n Crunp, War
wick. Brothers q Co, d Pcyton. aud 3 n Rodsers. Z
Boat & aytor h Barton. Ash. with 93l tons mdss, foin Ia ueh.
burg. to Preston q Finders, 4 ] Jones and Henry Ludam a Co.
Boat Champion, Gurrunt, with 20 tons mdre. from seo,tsyiHe,
loJ Paris Il Go. hair q Broekenbrough. a L Harris, Broxn 4
Tucker, Deane q Brown, and Webb. bacon 4 10.
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CANAL COMMERCE.

ARRIVED.
bu% to l. % Cres.. ..sa a Se' sa w wa q n %a.'' fro" LyHeS-
Preston q Ender, davenport a Alien capsron = c%%o We
wick, Brothers q Co. q Pey,on. aud 8 n Eodsrr. ""I
Boat & aytor h Barton, Ash, with 3sl tom ud,.. nonI ,.eh.
buis. TO Preston a Ender', $ j tones, and nsny Ioda~ a Co
to ~ Pan. GCo. Hair 4 Broelensroarb, a r HATS s,os"S
r"e'ef' pea's q Brown and WEBB bae"n& 70.
MAY i7,h, is4'.
60. H., ARRlyEp' go ~
from L~ynehburg, to Gibson & Thornton. Heny Ladlsm
mey.
Virginia. VIM. r. Minor with Al ton. mdz from seo,,.-
Gwarhmcy, A. T. Harris, aud Blair & Brockonbroogh. 1t
Josephine, VIM. Paddock, with ~ tons mdzs for sco,,s- +.
vile and Hownrdsville.
rh@o,s, J; z. Will With 8 tons mdze for Columbia.
Bent Creek ""' '"" V" ""'
FLYING Lucy. ]. X. Station. with so, ten. mdzo for New
Market ,nd L~ynslbo,g.
M A'"' mallory WIN y IONS maze 'of Lock
cha'. N. Mitchell, !no. P. Yea,m,o, with 81 tons mdr
a;SbI,nier Io. =" Rv sy"'~ wi,h os, ,oo. md, 70, NJ
Marko, and Lynchburg. IIII'I ~I
Nanny Perkins. Geo. cabeH. with 10y tons md. for #,
Howardsvile. Lock No. 81, Hnrdwicksyile, New Market,
Red Bird. 3. GooIsSy' with 10 ton. md... for How.rs.-
vile and Ly"eheurs' h .l ffr
GROCERIES At AUCTION.
New OCEAN. ss.ss. n ha,S,,, W." rio = I'm me %, %1' sss,n At d 10 Ss'I Ts
con. on asa Common WSi.ssy. ccrn a s%.Sy' iima,sios Ran.
dy, Aplo BRANDY. WindoW Ctaa. AZ |"H. E. HmvQtH IT.
'A"'h ~ ."sI,as sIscE
a1r Tn. highly imonsvsi and beautiful Family R..a.n.
beverly B,fr, Ps1, corner OF PraulIin and OH STREET. wa ne "a
Tbl. Morning al oebeL. on ts prsmisss. Tbe bu,Lj,,,. v,,,n !,
up 10y 70 nI,ir :. . aesonmoaa,on " ne mnAy. are o. the best
o ~ AMY coov % W. .STrn "HAA1.e 1ass
VIZ NTRn - ~. !, -, /. IT,
w ,ooy
T "A""'' u" "o"e' npgy| ,osyv
I#.. |.|| sfmhS .. AOhsbL
ba,nh snt
II RPRINga-ko 4 goub C.solna e,suu-d ue,dpg.. A, so,sL
II on the gs.pp-for sale By 80 O. "a
msH JAMES ". JUREy.
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the rate Of $3.50 . mile. The rssA u Md 70 become vssy
eonpaei. and 10 Be- free FROM msd OF dsst. Hsa. Eiishs
Whiulesey. and Mr.. Newton. IN snginssr who Inspected
the Bti.s6sld rosd above msnliousd, stats hat thsv $500
over Il the norning allar
"Atssch end Of the didsrsns sections Of The coal road the
mud on the essawsy wss hslk decd who're ksrS - Ma,
depth Of earth. and pssdy haf ashs,ss dssD wher. n.
logs were broken; whsa On the eosl nd thew was not the
least water standing, spd The impress u ~ lee, Of . hops
sand. a. The surf reccdes. on Tho shors Of he Iaks. TIE
water 10 not drained from the di,chss. en- yyt there arc no
ros or ineqaslities In the suhace Of The coal road, sxcsp,
what 10 prodaced BY nose csmpaet PACKING On the lice q
travel. We think IL 10 probable that cssl will compensate
FOR the deheiency of l.n.siose ssa gravel In m.sy sec
lions Ut the Wcst; and whore . road is % be constructed
through iorss, land. that coal may DO used At = fourth 81
the cSpcnss " limestone" ft.ls .lpsAtl ,arsanr
Ono AND viReiSA.-Ohio hsc population Of about
l,S0O,0OO; Virginia has sboat t,950, 1000 former pro.
duces 5,OOO.0O0 bushels OF wheat more than tho latter
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The official paper at Washington Lludes to tho slate
mont made in tho Phiadslphia u. 5. Gazette a Tow day.
ago that IL Was impossible foe tho secretary cf the Navy
10 pot into commission another vcsse Of war OF aay cl...
in consequence of Conyress having lia,itsd the number of
seaman TO be emplo, cd ia the Navy and rs.sarks Bali.
A~er. s-tdtafR Hrrs-ahEsff 81 aafnsn
This statement requires qualification. The nusbert or
sesmcn TO be employed 81 any one time Is united BY l,v,
but the return Of the Congress, The v.ndAlis, iks Nscedo-
MAN. and the Lexington, leaves rnom for . considerable
Increase in tho naval force. Tho splendid steamer Mi.si..
sippi. at Boston, Tor example is already put In commission.
and will 20 To sea Immediately. -
A WksrkSS PLAek Husrss.--A Irisad writing from
Washington. early in March, 10 the kuickerbocker says :
One ieilow came here from Illinois. aud wss introduce.
ed to way, wso. he ~as told, had great inhusncs At court
and who. though desthuo OF any such prctensions, kept Nm
tie delusion LOT the sake OF tbs joke. The Sucker addres
sed the man Of ,nfsence something in this wise tt,aF
Nav stranger, look at them pspers-. Than, arc names
Is the fust in our town. There's Deacon Stiles; there ain,
a Piouser man in all the county aud there's old Mr.John
Rosers, our shoe maker; he made me them are boots, aud
q better pair never usmpled over these diggins. You
~ould't think them soes had walked three hundred miles
yet. Everybody in our Town knows John Roger; lust
60 out TO Illinois md ask him about nc-you'll 6nd out
how ] stand. Then you ask Sam Turner, our constable.
what did for the party he'll tell you ! was scrcamer at
the polls. Now I've como all The way from Illinois, and on
foot too, mosi OF the way, TO see IL I can have Justiee.2
They wanted me To take q town Office To home, but I must
have something that pays beforehand; such rs them charges
rs they cslfem | hsint got hut seven dollars lett, aud 4
can't wait; Just get me one Of them changes, will We -
Tell the old man Polk how 'ts-hell do il. Fact is, he
must; I've airnt the office; blow me ii l haint.'" =
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SArcRpAy. "A. n.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF IGE EMS In
ALLEGHEN~

Living in the immediate proximity Of III kssal,rsr,>i
moraine IN Allegheny C,ty, ws ere ssls 10 give SEEy
correct account Of tho losses We were not burnt out, bat
in common with our neighbour esme very hear Il, and 20
FAR an having everything In our dwelling ,sroed topsy.tarvy,
are nearly a. bad or as though we had removed. How
ever. we are thankful for a shelter for our heads.
The fire originated, .s stated in our postscript in the
Machine Shop Of Mr.. Alexander wishtman. a nov build
ing lately erected just bcsids the warehouse of Messrs. n.
& r. Graf. and others. The warehouses were nothing
more Than temporary eosrd houses pat up TO answsr for tho
storage Of freight Is received or delivered. The wa,ehmaa
Of the Mes-. Graf saw the FIRE when il was quite small.
and could have extnguished ithad the shop not been lock-
ed up. Il Immediately communicated TO the warehouses,
with great rapidity. When We first saw il. these were i'm
flames. lew persons were engaged in getting out bales
OF carpet, sacks VI feathers, bacon, sc, but the hes, soon
drove them away. The space between the warehouses and
dwellings on the opposite side Of the street 10 considerable,
but the tire was 50 hot it speedily crossed. IL then extend.
cd on both sides-all the buildings in the square on FEEDER.
al street were burned: il also crossed Federal street to tho
row OF three story bricks opposite, which was ON fire scve.
raj times. but 1t was eItinguished, and the row saved. Tho
space burnt over is large, and IL would be called . large FIRE,
had not the monster eonHsgrstion occurred in Piusburg 50
lately. The following is eoueetli lis, Of buildings burned
warehou.e Of Messrs. ]. McFaden & Co.
" and office " II. p. Graf.
{" Bingham & Co.
L" wailinsford & T.ylor.
Machine shop Of Mr.. Alexander wightmaa, frame.
Turning shop OF John Hays, frame.
Dwelling House OF Mr. D. Smith, brick.
John Kelley"
4" VIM. Coleman,
" Samuel GRAY. frame.
" MeGre~, and Cabinet shop.
also, partly brick.
" Csrothcrs, brick.
VIM. wilkins.
store " Francis Sellers. frame.
Messrs. ightman. -
Three other Brick dwellings were burned. and three
small frsmes, occupied by families whose names are not
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4, ,sh WORLD IN bad ~Ay.-The last Nauvoo N.i-h.
its ptescnt condition: " "sS
psesse Iaeunble ehiIls and FOYER in Amsriea:: lp.l,v'
oeoauehery 10 Europe; consumption and sour In h,i,r.
y plague ana leprosy Ia Africa! As with I.r..I ~
WIN Tue worid-ths whole head Is sick. and n. Who'll
asa1t iaint, and die IL must. And Mormooisn enrpsl
noinhon'sn, wiz witness The dying struggle, tho las, a.,p.
~"'h me EARN 91akes, and tiumphs over death. hell. and
the grave. SO let the old world die. -s"'she
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STATISTICS OF BENEvOLENCE.-rh. N. Y.,L
Lsen,og I.s' say. from tho reports Of the lesdins Isoe,o.
lent societies whose anniverari.s h,v. b..n ,..S..- s,I
In New fo,k, IL appears tia, sl ui them have vsny :
riderably advanced during the past year, .rhs troiLassis".--
are Tho receipso OF some of them for the veal @"
r,.o,.'Isn sSsra ., Foreign Aissions, esa,s72
Ams.. ras ooc'eV' te.1St
An...-. ius.ss Ssesv. u 1S2yJ7s
Am-ssa snvm "'ss'onsfy Society, l0I ,et6t
A,as,.ssn s sa sScssty. .eh s.'7 t6s. esq
soauibudoas eoe.iuus IN the ..m . ! :. u,,. u tho "a
:. ,Siss %oo.h.. 'asy win. for the year. amount 10 & ,see
- oe'en Missions. e2,27S
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THOMAS TfRER, at his Old stand, No. 90,
- Mails Street. = doors above Den Tavern. continues N MAIZE
Rides
Guns. Raees AID Pistols re.,o-ked, shered Into percu-,nr. and
repairs IN 81 The vaustes % tbs Gun er,th's Hae of business dnes
In -upsr'or ss's and On accommodating terms. u cut The uns,,
my2I al
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GROCERIES AT AUCTION.
w WtLi,Ns 4 HAIstt will sH tms morning Al 10 oeioet.
New Orleans dugarr Laguya, Rio, Java and Manila Coffee; Ia
con. Old aHd Common whiskey. Coznae Brandy, Imitation Bran
dy, Apple Brandy. Window Glas, nc. myat h
The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1845-01-30
RAIL ROADS.-INo. [.

Mn. LDrroR-l do not propose 20 dis
cuss the proprlety. Of Railroads, nor the
good or evil effects Of these corporations
upon the community in general, upon these
points the people WILDE convinced, only
by crpericncc But ask the privilege Of
your columns, through which to present to
the .f'eemcn, the policy pursued by the Leg
islature of Vermont, in relation to rail
roads, Iu 1913 the Legislature created
three of these corporations, and resuscta-
ted dead one. By these acts of Incorpo-
ration, the corporators are made indcpcnd-
ent SOortign'icS SO far as the objects of the
corporations are concerned.
In the first place, the corporators are
authorized, TO enter upon, aud possess in
their own right, the lands Of any indlvdu-
al, through which the company may choose
to lay their road, whether the individual is
willing to dispose Of said land or not, aud
that too although the taking such land, by
said company may prove the utter ruin of
such individual.
Secondly, the charter of one Of said
companies. authorizes the corporators, by
the their agents or workmdn to ZEN
ter upon any lands contiguous to said rail
road, or the works connected herewith, to
dig, blast and carry away and use, such
stone, ground earth and 0tkcr materials, MS
may be necessary for building said road.
And the 18th section of this same act pro-
vides, that, "Thc stack, proprty and e.
)ccts Of such sompany shall be exempt from
all taxes hricd by Or mder tie authority
Of this Stale" A.r
The amount of capital ,hus exempted
from taxation by the laws Of one session
of the legislature is 81 100000 or nearly
TWICE the amount ofthe entirc grand list
Of the State, and the corporators are furlh-
er privileged to increase said capital TO a.
ny amount they may deem necessary. All
these acts OF incorporation, contain the
following provision, land it shall be law
ful for said corporation to enter upon and
lake possession Ct ali such lands and real
The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1845-01-30
Monday, Ian. 90.

monudy, Jan. ~
In Senate, Mr. Sturgeon presented a
memorial for the reduction OF the rates OF
postage.
The House of Representatives., Mr. Nc
Kay from the Committee of Ways aud
Means, reported bill mixing appropra-
ton for Qualifications.
The House resolved to meet hereafter at
II o'clock,
ANNEXATION or TEXAS.
On motion Of Mr. Mckay, the House
resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole, and resumed the consideration Of
the Joint resolutions for the Annexation of
Texas.
Mr. Hammctt addressed the Committee
IN support of,he positions assumed by him;
|, That Texas was originally ours, acqnir-
ed by treaty, and at this time belonged TO
the territory Of the United States: 9. Tha,
we never had the power, by the Consllu.
ton, to transfer one foot of soil to any for
clgn prince or poten,ate, or government,
and cut it of forever from the American
Union--thc sovereignty in our country
being with the people. The injury ought
20 be repaired, and We should, by re-an.
nexaton Of Texas, restore back TO their
allegiance, TO their first love, the men who
had with the soil been sold away to Spain
In conclusion, he demonstrated the advan.
lnges which would result to the shipping
agricultural and manufacturing interests,
should the measure be consnmated, and
expressed the belief that Texas would be
annexed.
Mr. Hnmmett was followed by MIR Hud.
son, who spoke strongly in opposition, and
Mr. Marsh also on the same side.
Tuesday, Jan, 81.
The Senate went into the consideration
Of Executive business, and afterwards ad-
journed.
The House me, at II O'Clock.
Mr. Boyd, Of Kentucky, submitted a re-
solution that all debate in COMMITTEE Of
the Whole, on the Texas qeeston shall
cease at 2 O'Clock on Saturday next,
A motion to lay this On the table, was
lost, yeas SO, nays l04.
The previous question was then moved
and seconded, and the resolution was
passed, So the Texas debate will close
at 2 o'clock on Saturday next
ANNEXATION OF TEXAS.
The House then on motion of Mr. Cobb,
of Georgia. went into committee of the
whole and resumed the consideration OF
the several propositions for annexing Tex
as.
When the committee rose, Mr. Boyd Of
Kentucky submitted a proposition, which
was accepted by Mr. Douglass as sahs'i-
tute for his amendment, and which goes to
admit Texas into the Union as a State,
she paying her own debts, and retaining
her lands, The questionwII now be on
his proposition.