Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-03-05
--as having nothing about them which constitutes

belief of design that almost everything to
] be loft for future settlement. When you COM
pared these join, resolutions with the act for
admitting Louisiana. how vas, the contrast.
In the last. everything was done by specification
and in detail: ba. in this. the whole is in lump.
These resolutions provide that Tox as may make
herself 4 State-that Congress consents to this.
| Who asks Congress 70 give It's consent! Texas
| may do this of her own voiton, may she not!
But this is to Be done in order that Texas MAY be
admitted into the Union. And how is Texas to
know that any law is wanted in reference TO hort
where is the provision for informing her Of it,
The whoo matter IS clothed with tho loosos'
phraseologv. Nothing. said Mr.. ID. but the most
boundess license justify the construction of
the Constitution which has been up in this
matter. We have had. since the formation OF
this Government. all sorts of readings Of the Con-
s,itution from strict construction TO antisrict con-
s,ruction but for himself he always preferred the
text to the commentary. and in politics as we'll as
religion, it was only in tho last extremity that ho
would resort to the Fathers.
The Senator from Maryland (Mr. Mcrrick)
Processes to God tina: tho power TO admit Texas
is so clear him, that all tho rays of Heaven
could not mako it clearer. 1t is pleasing thing.
sir. to man stand thus plumb between his
God and his country. shall endeavor. although
| canno, hope TO reach this state of feeling. toap
proximatc something like It. oven If he fell some
distance from this high mark.
New States. say our friends. compartments oil
the nations Of the enrth. We say that in tho
constitution it is used on y IN reference to our
own territory. and mean, tho organization of a
government whcro mono existed before, not tho
annexation OF an old government. But tho
Senator from New York. (Mr Dckinson.) Illus
tra,es this point By telling that # two farmers
were TO meet, ono of whom had rcccntly purchas-
cd farm. the question would pass, show do you
like your now farml' Sir. does tho Senator com.
pare the gossip of the two Old farmers with tho
language used III tho organic law of the land
would ho draw up decd IN such language! No
Sir. no would not speak OF sheep
i Mr.. ID. then pouncod upon the Senator from
New DIRK for what he sad IN reference to this
mnttor, having boon made al lssno IN bis State
at tho recent election, md held him extremely
uneasy.
He then passed % bis arguin,n' which
of the ahiost that has been made during the de-
bate.
When Mr. d. CONCLUDED, no ono appea rcd ready
! to follow him.
! The Chair announced the question.
! Mr.. Archer rose AMI. with view to allow Of
! frccr action upon the subject, asked tho unanm
Gus conscn, of the Sonate to allow him to with
draw the motion for ndotini;e postponomont.--
/ The consent was given.
Something SAID, and Mr.. Merrick was chief
spokesman. about fixing the timo for taking the
vote upon the question: but tho Senate refused 10
| set n time.
Mr.. Berrien asked the indulgence of the Sen
tie. as he desired 10 speak. and had been suddenly
and unexpectedly required TO do SO, to allow of n
recess for an hour or two. Tho Senate took
recoss until five o'co.<.w 10 they ro-as5ombod,
and Mr.. Berrcn took the floor.
In the House the Postage Bill was taken up but
no vote wa taken te morris Of tho bill.
In the San,te Feb - Mr. Walker called for Spc-
esI Order Nj Allen Of oaio ten addressed tho Senn.
in the resolution for nnncxins Texas Mr..
Allen entertained doubt OF tho law making to d.,
this ,ring. AMI hell up bnshear OF English
iy supremacy the moving why should TAKE
r,,isI VIM m. proa,e,c DECLARATION: IN, President,
this the hy
So pray God, that tnis vote may no, be D-moerat'
Ama,ioa r,,'a for recess, hut on dividing was
lost Nv n OF - u - A mado pass
into Executive Session but tn. was also lost
Mr.. Bsrrin and ex pressed his cheerful acqli-
the ~iil OF the Senate, and hi. readiness
re v,d ~, disr,,.s r., s,,.o Of ,n.,,.ncv =, h
leas this oIbiGen grnin'. lie found himself
trained. the very hreshol1 by considerations of
rac,er--by feay Constitution
N his on III Christian lie heard warning
Of the Father wirh snid him .'back.
thing is no, awfal.n Were T,x,s as desirable =, IN.
South j; had been represented, lie could acquire
tn. mode -wse tic paradise TINT had been described.
it, portals clos,a 70 h lie spoke with warmth Of
his attachment AM hor people. and il he
knew her WILL he wond feel bound 10 confom TO 1t, bit
hi. point he Wilton. sht NJ. tho" entered upon
his o'clock, Mr.. Barrow proposed a re-
until ) O'Clock, which agreed 20
IfoUsE.-The House then went into Commit
tee of the Whole the Postage bill which
from the Senate. The question amend
ment tho first section of tho bill, which propo-
! ses and 10 cents postage for distances under
and above two hundred miles, in lieu Of tho uni
i form rate Of five cents for all distances fixed in
/ the bill.
Mr.. Cobb. of Ga. spoke in favor of the amend
ment and against the bill genernlIy.
! Mr.. Iancy, Ala, also opposed the Senate BILL
! for the reason, among others, thu, the measure
conferred too much power tho head Of the
! Post Office Department, and likely to throw
the Depar tmcnt burthen upon tho Treasury.
Mr.. Dana. Of New York. took tho floor mex,
and went with variety Of details to prove that
the bill under consideration would operate we'll
and would effect tho very desirable object Of ef-
fecting reduction Of hostages, at the time
that it would not be attended by the evil conso.
quences predicted By its enemies.
! At tho conclusion of Mr.. DIS remarks, but fvo