Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-01
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
IN SENATE.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY %, ls45.


of Indiana praying the correction of the surveys
Of the public land in White county, Indiana.
Mr.. CHOATE, ON leave, introduced bill for the extcn-
sion OF Morses telegraph from Baltimore to
the city of New York which read twice and referred TO
the Committee on Commerce.
APPEALS IN BANKRUPTCY.
The bill providing for appeals Of bankruptcy coming
up the question being upon the adoption of an amendment
offered yesterday by Mr.. WooDBunr-
The amendment was advocated by Messrs. WOODBURY.
DICKINSON After considerable discussion entirely Of a
technical nature, the bill was informally passed over
BILLS PASSED.
The following engrossd bills read the third time and
passed, viz s
bill supplementary an repeal net for The
better organization of the district court OF United States with
in the State Of Louisiana, and for other purposes passed
February Is, 1s45
bill 10 extend the patent heretofore granted to William
Woodwork
bill to extend the jurisdiction of the district Of the
United States in certain ces upon the lakes and navgabe
waters connected the
bill for the relief Of the Corporation Of Washington.
bill to amend act to carry into effect in the States
OF Alabama and Mississippi the existing compacts with those
States with regard to the five per cent fund and the school
reservations.
bill for the relief of Noah Miller Of the State Of Maine.
Joint resolution directing examination Of Putnam's
poughing and dredging machine
ANNEXATION OF TEXAS.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the joint resou-
tons from the House for the annexation Of Texas when
Mr.. HUNTINGTON continued the argument he
menced Friday He had already stated he said the views
which he entertained respecting the unconstuonay of adj
hitting Texas into the Union under the joint resolutions
before the Senate He would proceed to examine the
question Of expedency and, under any view which he could
take of it he could TO other conclusion than that it
was inexpeden to Texas to the Unon either by the
resolutions before the Senate by any other mode We
did not need the territory Of Texas order extend the
r. r.
at the last session Of Congress- by the Senator from Missouri
who probably knows much upon this subject if not more
than other person. that the territory Texas covered
BY grants he doubted any considerable portion Of the land
in Texas not covered Bm know what is the
territory OF Texas; the boundaries between Texas and Mexico
not yet agreed upon that there only mortgage
to unknown extent but shall most probably have TO
obtain title at the point Of the bayonet We Iega-
ting for the obtaining territory, the value of which do
not and cannot ascertain We know but little of its boun-
dairy shall probably have fight for the title The pub
lie lands of Texas by the joint resolutions be retained
Ivy her. for the purpose of paying her debts But the event
will be that Texas be joined to the United States shall
have pay her debts be held up the civilized world
having deprived Texas of the Of doing and shall
be charged with the fragrant injustice of the We take all
property except her public lands and response
bity TO her debts But shall ultimately have to pay
them Thus virtually purchase because we shall have
eventually to pay mortgage of an unlimited and unknown
amount and the moral certainty Of with Mexico by
annexation of Texas. Mr.. H. denied that there any ne
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from falling into the hands of a foreign Power.
Again, he objected TO the annexation of Texas a viola
ton of treaty with Mexico and would evidently lead
with that country And although he did fear the con-
sequences Of just war; ought be very careful that
did not rush into the of which just The
Senate probably of the feeling Of the
cial men, OF the of business the country This
poan portion Of our community great doubt and
certainty to the of their commercial adventure
afraid OF the consequences which might flow from this project
of annexation.
The passage Of these resolutions would produce heartburn
ngs and eaouses throughout the country What necessity
Is there for throwing into community fresh Of IT.
taon in relation already sufficiently vexaous question
The preservation Of the guarantees of the Constitution
as necessary to one section OF the country the other Our
progress nation had been emnenty prosperous under the
operation of these guarantees let preserve those balances Of
Constitution and keep each branch of the Government in
its proper sphere. Mr. III. could agree that the Texas
question settled by the late Presidential election In
many parts Of the country the subject kept entirely of
sight Many leading voted for the successful candidate
under protest to this question. He denied that the
nexaon Of Texas would settle the question of slavery that
would be the bond peace between and the other
featuring countries of the world because should then make
Great Britain depend upon for cotton. Great Britain
takes from what she wants she will take more
than she wants If Texas should be united She will
then buy what she wants. she buys now, where she
obtain il on the best terms
With respect and manufactures we have at
present all the advantages which should derive from an
nexation proximity gives all the facilities which
should enjoy then IL has been said the annexation of
Texas would strengthen the Unon because border States are
always the loyal and faithful if loyalty and fidelity be
increased by distance then the further borders are from the
centre the stronger will be Unions conclusion rather op
posed to the experience OF history We have been told that
would he better join Texas with the Union because we
should not then have rival republic neighbor. We
must have some neghbo, and had as well have
republic a monarchy Mr.. H. concluded Ivy reading from
the resolutions passed by the Legislature Of Connecticut
which deprecated the Of Texas as violation OF our
treaties and declaration Of against Mexico He was
opposed to annexation account Of its nexpedency well
as its unconstitutionaity
Mr.. ASHLEY objected to the course of argument which
had been adopted by Senators who took the opposite view
the subject under discussion and who endeavored to explain
the Constitution by the expressed opinions Of four or five
members Of the Convention which formed the Constitution
instead Of taking the entire bearing and plain common sense
construction Of the Constitution itself He denied that we
had to admit Texas that country was ours and had been
since 1903.
Mr. A. argued in favor Of the consttutionaty Of the pro
ceengs before the Senate and defended the expedcncy Of
adopting them The nonannexaon Of Texas he said would
lead to the depopuaon of the Southern States He went into
elaborate statistical argument respecting the staple produc
lions Of the South and those Of Texas said that the flow o
emigration to that country great that on one Of the
lines Of transit through Arkansas the demands Of the con-
tnUed stream Of emigans one time so Great MS To
raise the price Of from three bits the bshe two dollars
and this only Of three He deprecated
the introduction Of the subject Of slavery this discussion
spoke about the balance Of power between the savehonc and
States this, he said had been DESTROYED
and the idea that the admission Of Texas into the Union would
permanently restore perfectly nuga,ory. Fourfhs Of
the surface Of the country is either in the hands Of the nom
savehodng States unfit for the advantageous exist
ence Of slavery The balance Of power had been destroyed
and could never be permanently restored
The sympahies Of the Abolionists were for the black
race but their calculated benefit that people
and would If persisted in, lead 10 Of determination
The annexation Of Texas would furnish the Of avert