New-York daily tribune., 1845-02-20
coNGREssIoyAL PROCEEDINGS.
gy me REro.rER OF THE SE*-foRk TRIBUNE

of-.>-A "a " ,.ntSGToS, February II. I-i5-
~. c,,,,-rr Cu.xBrr was crowded to-day al an
-, ,or- Long before u o'clock, the hour OF
,,as,;nr every scat IN the Galleries was fi!ed, I
md hundreds crowding TO every door to gam ad-
,,;ss;on Never was tac Ladies Gallery TILED with
,r,,ter array of loreliness than craced rs SEMI
circular benches The Ladies Gallery beng filed
to overiowiug, the doors were thrown open and the
large space at the principal entrance was snrround-
cd BIZ Two OF three rows OF the iaIrest OF the ialr
:ne Ladies thsn attacked the GeHtleEeGs gallery,
and even invaded the sanctlty oi the Reporters
gallery While am writing, (oh shame 10 ieil)
a beautiful Young lady is kneeIns al my side. nay
ing no seat but her knees while have CHAR
Nv gsl!sntry prompts me to rise and offer her my
seat but necessity coinpeis me 10 keep Ii. mat
NAV give your readers sketch OF the speech
Around the Lob5ies aud on the floor OF the holise
are Members Of the HouSe, Foreign Ministers, nee
President Dallas, Gen. Scott. &c. &c
The occasion Of all this cornrnohon Is, that Nj
CnoATE Of massachusetts, is 10 address the Senate
this morning. on the subject of Texas 1t ls Prooa'
Div the last speech which he will make in the Sen
ate, md expectation is en- iiptoe to hear his vale
dic,ory.
The morning hour having expired, Mr.. CnoATE
rose 10 address the Senate, which caused almost
every ladv in the House 10 start 20 her feet and
stretch her pretty little neck TO SEE the speaker.
He commenced by reference to Sir. Woodbury. :
speech. If the rivers Of Texas ran over Onent
pearls and its trees bcomed with vegetable gold
if il would work all the miracles claimed ior lt--ii
il was the paradise that some represent it, s;i the
Constitution was agains, us His answer 10 all
these arguments was, How can do this great evil
and sin against the Constitution There are mil
lions opposed to the Annexation-millions who
would she'd their blood and coin their hearts iorthe
safety OF the Union There were many millions that
believed, with the eloquent Senator from Missouri,
(llr. Benton) that il was intended and calculated
to cndanger the Union. He need not say IN oppo-
.iton 10 the gcntleman's speech from New Hainp-
shire, that he agreed with the report oi the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations
God help me sir Can we no, agree IN our opln-
ions on this subject! All acknowledge the duty Of
MS all TO study and be guided by the Constitution.
An have no, vel tasted Of death VINO witnessed lis
adonfion. and we ought TO be able TO understand
would not have made suchhaste 10 getthe floor,
unbccomlng TO my years. but for the reference n:ade
10 a sprech which had the homo! 10 deliver IN
secret Session on the Treaty. Something that !
then said las been tormented into an argument Tor
Annexation did not then and do not now be-
Iieve that any branch OF Government can annex
Texas, neither treaty making, ncr Congressional
power II belongs TO our masters, our MAsTi-i.S'
the ,,eo,yr The Senator from New Hampshire
said h: took ground with Congress against the
President | take ground with our mdSt9S, the
peoplc, against both. go with The Committee as
lar as they go, and frs, rate company they are
Would TO God thatwc could travc 10 the END oi our
| Journey together.
The occasion is a ii one TO speculate little on
The ou.s,on whetheran branch Of Government or
I'll branches together have any night to annex Us !"
any or all Of the nations oi the EARTH OF whether
The pc5pie have vet retained II by GRASP Thai never
has ri If 90 The case Is altogether different lroln
| fLe case Of Louisiana and Fiorlda Those were
bnt parts OF Territory bat Texas l. an independ-
rnt dc faci0 nation, and the question is not one OF
acquisition OF Territory, but one o! Union between
TWO great nations.
rs Louisiana, but this Is totally different The
question Is not now whether we shall make treaty
for the benefit OF Commerce or tor the sake oi Sc
curing our river navigation, but II Is an act oil union
between Two independent ndllons-a marriage ior
better Tor worse, tor peace and w'r on change
The living aud rational existence Of your nation,
and make independent and different nations Piu-
rijus i'nnm. ! say TO the Senator irogl New Hump
shire who stands here so dcHioclotloaHy, God wo,
for the Congress, | stand against hm and hs Con-
gres5 Tor the PcoPlc.
BEFORE open this book OF the Constitution, lei
Us stand at the period oil 1S1 and look np 10 the
Constitution Blending twu great nations together
would have been 80 strange a power that the men
of - would have been astonished TO have heard
the doctrine hated al, Had II been intended 70
have annexed an independent nation, a provision
would have been made Let us take a few nlin-
utes 10 settle our ehronomeicrs not By the sun, but
by the fixed stars OF that period.
MIR Choa,e here went INTO discussion OF the
Question whether The fathers OF 81 contemplated
Jh, admission OF other nation
For Gods sake then, let Us look 10 the example
OF our fathers. stand upon the history oi my
country. and say that the lniercnces drawn from
,i,i uarp1 bp Ftp friends of Anne
totally wrong.
When we refer to The dissen,ions which resulted
IN the Constitution, Go you suppose that such pro
oosi;iop wond have been entertained for one
minute The centrifugal and cenuipetal forces
have made n.orc than the coronation anthem
of our history When look upon the history OF
these trials OF our Union, feel almost like reading
!. page of llerodo,us, IN which you look down on
The battle Of SalamlS and tremble and doub, whether
The battle OF liberty Is lost or won
The Declaration OF Independence Is the con
verse of the Annexation yet they must be Gcr- by
the same power. The one sewers one mo two
Statcs-ihe other makes Two States one. The one
made ii domestic COLONY foreign naCn-ARneX-
atom makes foreign Stale domestic province
The people declared their Independence al Meek
!rnbugs IN North Carolina al Fort Montrle IN the
old Palmetto State, IN tie camp, al taneWl Hall
Il was the people that spoke IL these places The
,hGudcr OF Independence was but the voice o! the
Atorle Il was not Congress treaty that declared
|
The Constitution Is the will OF the people and vet
YOU say you can ado toreisnnatlons OF people-you
cennot change the will of the people, bnt we can
change the people that he ihat viii. For con.
tirnation q. these views he referred 70 the opn-
IONS Of Mr. Van Buren, Mr.. Woodbury., and ottel>
on the Panama Mission.
Now lei us open the Constitution and see what
Il saws ltis very eSphcit III SAVING that Congress
shall have proclaim waT, 10 ndiuralizs every
alien who NAV wish 10 become citizen with US
bui nor word OF power 10 admit whole nation
Of foreigners and aliens. Where does It give The
power 10 admit farG.su States
With one single exception, down till ten months
$50. the construction now attempted 10 be gwen
20 the clause in the Constitution admitting new
States was mol known. speak as lawyer. and
say never did ,lls construction enter INTO the head
Il any lawyer, with enc single exception. sane CT
insane sober OF unsobcr. NJ poet even, i!omJoel
Barlow uPor dswn, ever imagined such thing
TIE recIrc for cooking the fish IN the cookery
hook always applied 10 new States You must
have the tcrr,ieyy before YOU can admit new States
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