Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-01-16
Debate ON the Texas Question.
Correspondence OF the Philadelphia Moaning Post.
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WAsHINGros, ian. 10, IS45.
There was no session OF the Senate to-day.
In the House Of Representative, Mr.. Hale (of N. IL
offered n resOlluon, the effect Of which was To DIVIDE the
territory of Texas into saveholJinga and non-slavehoIding
portion. by a line commencing on the Gull, hall way be.
tween the northern aud southern boundaries of that coun.
Try. The House refused to suspend the rules, by a maiori.
~ Of 81 To 81. Very significant this. Assure your Lnco.
ioco friends IN Pennsylvania, who are in favor OF abolish.
ing slavery, and yet 40 for Texas. that they are likely to
have their wishes accomphshed--oyer the lel shoulder
Tie House next resumed the consideration u Mr..
Thompscn's resolution, for changing the hour of meeting
10 II o'cIUrk. Alter much consumption OF lime, il was
decided IN the negative, ayes ~, noes 10.
The House then resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole. Mr.. Hvpkins in the Chair. on the Texas question.
MIR. Sample. who was entitled To the floor, consumed the
greater part OF his hour in n very luminous speech sgains,
annexation.
lie was followed by Mr.. Deane OF Ohio. n believe. /
whose speech was a great curiosity, even in these days Of
nil 0dmpdu learning. Mr.. d.. spoke about pretty much
everything, except Texas-abuscd the Wing pary-said
that those men who talked most about the Constitution.
generally know least about it'll could not help thinking
Ice had Judge Bayly in his eyeI-hod determined no, 10
pin his iaith to Jefferson. Madison, or any body else
should Judge for himself, &c. The end Of his hour found
him in the midst VI this sublime resolution.
Mr.. j. p. Kennedy obtained the floor, and on his motion
the Committee rose.
4 message was received from the Senate relative 10 eur
negotiations with Spain.
Mr.. Pratt. from the Committee on Public Buildings, re-
po ted a bill Tor painting and repairing the Presidents
House, &C..
The House adjourned.
There is one trait Of character running throughout, the
locOioco portion Of this Texas debate, which is not the
least curious OF all the curious things tho scheme has
brought 10 light. Every one Of them is anxious TO seize
upon TeAas-io seize upon il ut all huzards-io seize il
without counting the cost, either to Us or those who are 10
come alter Us. But the reasoning by which the ouirnyo
Is supported Is as various as the individual dispositions and
mental cahbre Of each respective demagoguo that fumes
aud loans out his hour, aud calls upon the world to ad-
miro him in the best ype Of the Globe and Intelliyenccr.
We will sslye the wounds Of Mexico with the sovereign
panncea for all human ils, says Charlie IngorsOll. We will
put money In her purse! We will do no such thing, SAYS
Mr. Payne. She shall not have a dollar from Uncl. Sam,a
pocket We will take II without asking any fayofs Of
Mexico, or any body else, and II Mr.. Bull don't like il, why
we will bal, him as we baited him once before, on the
plains Of New Orleans.
Precedonts. say some half dozen gentlemen; precedent.
why they are Ms plenty as blackberTies Look at this case
al thai-and the other. There you have precodents,
and enough Of them. You might throw out some half
dozen cases, aud then have a plenty, aud 10 spare.
IL Is in vain, says Mr. Robert Dale Owen, for gentlemen
to talk about presidents, Tho case itself, is altogether IN.
precedcnted.
II, says Judge Bayly, you admit Texas, It must be us
a State.
This is met plump in the teeth, by a proposition Of Gen.
Dromgoole to admit her as a State, NC. [5ee his plan.1
Many gentlemen have defended the conduet Of citizens
OF the United States, in joining the bsnner of Texas, de-
elafiag their rghtio do - unquestionable.
Judge Bayly says, that n foreigners enlist in the MeSi.
800 49, - mp ""A aF 'ffHNN HNNINs
wards captured, they will be treated as PIRATES. fSee his
speech in the Intelligeneorl
Such opposite and conflicting arguments Cf they deserve
the nnme) servo TO show the wfeichod weakness, not 10
say %iniquity, Of The cause they are used to prop. IL proves
a pre- existing determination, 10 do n wrong deed. for ar.
gument runs IN one channel, where lie object - Legitimate.
Whom tho rapncious Eagle Of Rome, spread is wings
over nearly half the Globe, those who impciled IL. flight,
sought for no shallow prtestt to diroetit. II was ~svfitienI
for them, that tho county, into whose bowels IL bloody
talons were 10 be plunged, was feh-was fair-was con.
yenienL With a bold defiance Of justice, that almost wears
the appearance Of magnanimity, they appealed TO nothing
bu, the strength Of tho Imperial bird
Contrast their behaviour with tho not less greedy, but ksr
les generous enterprises u our own Government upon
Texas. We do not raise our banner, and proclaim al once
q crusade against Mexico. We do not, Of once, appeal 10
the strength q our good swords, and give right snd jus.
ico 20 the winds. oh, no On tho contrary we set up q
claim. II was ours once, snd though we have conceded
" by q solemn treaty, we wsnt n sgsin. We will no,
steal OH no, we are above that. We will only take.
u not COR humiliation already sufficiently greati Are
we not already become the efprobrium II the world, on
account Of our rePudisung experimental Are we TO be