Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-30
From the National M1li,senc~r.

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we do OF the great subj CT which has oc.
cup'ei the whole time of one House oi
Congress aud mach Of The attention OF
The other Tor three weeks. We rvfe,
oi course TO the proposition for the I'm.
mediate annexation To the Uni,ed States,
by a., Of Congress, OF the Territory anj
Government Of Texas
The debate OF this snbjec. was. accord.
ing 10 the understood determination OF a
caucus OF the ~ emocra,ic" Members held
on The Saturday night preceding, brought,
'os close on Saturday las, n, Two O'clock;
and the House proceeded 10 roie upon the
propositions before II. The result on the
iials q: strength OF the fsrrnt PROPOSE
lions was the passage. by n majority oi
twenty-five voles. of the JON, Revolution
Introduced So" g days ago by The Hon
Milton i;rown, Wing member from III.
State OF Tennessee, with an amendment.
accepted by him. liml'lng The existence Vi
slavery IN Texas 10 the territory south OF
he Missouri compromise line. Thi. pro-
position urged "a ma ,rity 10 its favor, be-
cause less cx -ep'ionable IN its detail. than
any other which had been presented.
though equally open with hcm To- the graz
vest OF the objections which lie against
ANY action " hulever upon the subject un.
der existing circumstances.
So Gar, therefore, rs depends upon the
will OF the House of Representatives. Con
gress is to exercise the power If admit
ting into the Union The territory of Texas
"a Territory equally foreign TO the Uni
ted States. whether rcga rded as an indc-
pendent Government or a Province O.
Mex co
This decision by the House Of Repre-
Sentat'ves involves in our opinion, he ex
erc'.e OF apower which, II it belong TO
The Uni;ei Suites at all, belong. in III"
hrst stage Of ann xaiion) exclusively to
those branrhes nj the Government winch
are invested with the authority TO make
contracts vi lb F"rcign Powers, aud canno
be exercised by Congress as proposed,
without violation of The Constitution
Texas IS either an independent Power, ca.
Pable OF dIspos'ng ct her own destiny, or
SHE Is not. IL she BE-, the consent Of TWO.
ihlids Of the Senate. in joint action wi, h
he Executive rs necessary TO make com
pact Greatly with her. II she I've not, she
rs a province OF Mexico, with " bich ma.
lion the United States ~ mt peace, and can
only be annexed. or adm tied into this
Union, whether with or without he con
d'iIons specified in the Joint Resolution,
ny compact, or treaty, with Mexico, form
ed in the mode prescribed by the Consrltu-
iIon, in these brief but explicit terms:-
p" Tie | he President shall have power bv
AID with the advice and consent % the
Senate, TO make treaties, provided two.
Ihlrd- Of the Sen ,iors present concur"
This provision al The Constitution is
" the Supreme LaD of the Lami;" and no
action by Congress, shor: Of revolution,
c"n override or set aside the Supreme
Law" The Juint Resolution which has
received The appreciation Of the House Of
Representatives, therefore can, IN our view
Ut the matter, onl be sustained AS rev-
movement.
Such. wevery well know,is not the iigh, |
in which il is viewed by him who moved
II, and by many Of those who voted for
It. But there are some gentlem, u, il is |
'qnal'y well known, whose purp pse OF
: anne xalion." without regard To- conslitu
Ional imPedimenis, has been openly nvow.
I'd. Al this moment we have ieiore us.
N New York psper, an extract from the
Charleston Mercury, the organ OF Du-
nerous and talented party III The State in
which IL il published, which declares that
. il is an insult To the South To keep Tex,
rs ou, oil the Union;" tina, "if the act t,fI
nj is unconstitutional. IL is jusi
6abfr by yoir own base perfdy I ccusing
Inns OF per6dy the North, as having in
erfered with the institution Of he Souhl
IN irst violating the Constitution in res
Deet 10 vs. in this vial ra-licular;" and
its obscrvaii"ns "n the ubject
.iilI addressing 1.-The North MS follows:
80 far as ih,s question is concerned.
you have destroyed the Con .titu,lun; and
will you quote it to US? Your bypocricy
5 AS shallow as your treachery il base,
md we know not which mcst TO dc spi.e,
yUur impudcnce or your wickednrss
CONSTITUTION OR nor, VIZ WILL
AVE TExAs!"
The view which IRE take Of the cons,i
siIonal question involved in this joint res.
'Iu'ion has the sanction &c every auth0r-
iy,lcgal or political, which con be brought
q bear upon The snijcci, 10 The effect that
Congress cannot make con ract with n
urergn nation; that The legislative power
Iever can do that which con he done by
realty; and that whatever requires tie
'ousent Of unohcr nation belongs fo tbr
reaiy power, and eau only be regulated
y IT,
In presence OF this great constitutional
npec'ment TO the action Of Coagrss, On
he subJecl, all considerations OF expedi-
'ncy. aud even Of moral or polili-al right,
Connected with this measure. important
md momeDIous a. we have heretolore
i1own them to be. fade away. US the rea.
Ter will perceive, INTO absolute insignif-
;Ince.
he House OF Representatives,, there
ore. by It's decision ~ Saturday last, over.
Gaping the b. rrier OF The CONSTITUTE n. and |
,.l.n., th.. ii IL