The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1845-03-08
DEBATE IN THE SENATE.

The Senate had another speech 10 day, TO-
prove that The plain language Of the Consi,n.
iior, saying that Congress .may admit MO
Sta,es into The .Uaion" does moi mean what il O.
Simply and positively expressed, bu, IN the cor
,rary, means tina, the President and Senate are
exclusively clothed with this function. through
The implications Of the treaty making power -
This was The drift ,f Mr. Rivers's speech,
which consumed the sitting 10 day. The rea.
sons assigned for this interpretation of the Con.
sti ution against its terms were Very curious.
Mr. Rlves could moi poss bly, believe thai, W hon
Inc Ennsri uTiOn. required fly4, @&< -rf-
ate and be President to m Ike treaty abou,
even small matter Of money, II shou Id confide
TO Congress IN, august power # adding new
States 10 the Confederacy! Mr. Rivers as.
sumed, Thar as the Seuate and executive WI
net nirus'ed with the irea,y.making power,
without requiring the two thirds mi nj as
security 10 the penpe against the abuse Of the
prwer, II was Impossible that il ever could have
been designed 10 commit the au'hrity If atmi,
ting 81 aies 10 he Representatives of the peoplr,
The Senate; and executive combine d One
would have supposed, that 4the assent Of the
prea, peresen,etive body Of the nafion--,he real
person fcatiop of The popular Sovereignty nigh,
have s,ood with The country az ajproiection for
lqr,e as much that fraction Of The Senate
viii, Is required to make US a two.thirds ina.
j,riy, &c
The whole Of Mr. Rives's ff,rt turned upon
this pivot. II was simply to argue away the
plaines,, he most certain, the most unfettend
faculty. Of Congress, TO AVOID the import Of words
which can mean but one thing. There is not
a line in, he ten commandments which may not
be az easily argued out Of ex 8 ence as the rioh'
of C ngrpss 10 admit new States into the Tn
.on" can be out Of the Constitution.
And vet it seems that Whiggery has set about
this business in earnest. and, We fear, in the
only way which c prove successful-that is.
hy arguing Congress out of existence. There
are now but alll,ile more than dozsn DAYS Of
Congress, and Whggery has TWO d.zen orators
in the Senate. If each If them insists on fol
Ilowng suit 10 Mr.. Morehad and M. Rives, and
takes whole day each, it is Gear The present
Congress, and its power to admit new States, is
10 be spoken nut Of life, without being allowed
10 act. When we saw the pr0crastinaiion 'of
u the Senate's committee. which swallowed all
the propositions far The admission Of Texaa, the
1repea'ed nostpqnements, and then the setting IN
i ofspaeche- day in and day oui. like fall rain,
and The retusaIto permit he Senate 10 meet be
!, fore 70 o'clock, We thought we cGuld not be de.
: ceivs az TO the design nf the enemy. Welrust
J that Democratic Senator's will not follow tn
example, and, while they assist, justify the dis
ingenious sratagem The auhjrct has been 60
ably discussed in The House of Representatives.
is go thoroughy'undtstood by Cangrees and the
couniry--lha' The re is no necessity FIR Senators
IN put on en-mIle boots to stride over The
/ whole ground again Mr.. Benian made h,s
speech IN less than half an hour on subm,tir O
his bsll 10 the Senate, and with 'ha, explanation,
!, we believe, he means 10 leaveihe WIN suhjrc,
i for decision, as far as his bill is cnncerned.
the friends Of The measure, who have expAna
tions 10 make. make Them as succinc ", one day
: would suffice for the Democra &c d. of h.
: chamber aud Whiggery could no, The stand W
Q behre The eye Of The nation, and play the game
OF procras'inaiion for The Two remaining week
Of the session 10 defeat The public will. - Glube