New-York daily tribune., 1845-12-17
Things in Washington.
-pAn,Iar Cnrrespondent.

From OUT Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18th l,i5.
To-day the People of Texas were to have made
choice of q Governor, L Lieutenant Governor ana
Legislature Tomorrow the subject comes before
our Congress whether Texas shall De admitted as q
State. So iha; whether We vote TOR the admission
of Texas or aeains, it, she VIII walk in any how.
having herself in readiness TO take her position the
vo,a being merely formal We have no choice ieii
bnt 10 take her in with all the troubles mat are 10 oi
low her. .,,--..-.,
oiral vote shows that The grand Nations. 'iies
ION o9 Annexation there were i-1t votes p0Aet to'
snnexariou and 267 against II mat n heFe Ne'S ~
in favor of the Constitution and 5i@ aeahsI H. Aese
verp probaby pretty full votes WHICH e'teS ti'e a5
-at, yot, Of the State OF Texas 10 be about i2oU.
cav, over Il 600 votes 81 the election last
year Delaware has only one Representative III
Con--ess. while Texas with not much more 'u"H
one third of the votes is 10 have, according 10 'p
bill! which comes Up tomorrow t"o ne
tyes. r,;,,,..,,
eIsr,ion She has cot but one Representative Texas
win less than one third the voters when Arkansas
has is 10 have twice Us many Representatives as NI
kansas Litchte!d County, IN Connecticut pohs
very nearly twice many votes As e.! IeN+' UCes
while il IS only one halt u Congressional e4s1'le-
Texas with halt the voters has iwo hepTeseH1a
we'll represented. according 10 the number OF her
voters she would be entitled 10 over 100 Represen-
.ar;ves Blu, one Texan Is good as tour or hVc
NewYorkers in the opinion OF some men. Texas
oprh, 10 have at leas, nall q dozen Senators
section Ist of Article sth OF the Texas Constitution
nrovides that The Legislature shall have no pow
or 10 pass laws for the emancipation OF slaves
Thev shall have 10 power 10 prevent eni'SrantS
n this Statet from bringing with them such per
cons az are deemed slaves &c. &c. and this Loco
Focoisr, is to vote for, as hepUohcaniStii. unGc'
which the head and fountain OF JeiiersoniaA De
nocracy" declared all men are crea'eu Ifee , aii
aoual The Texan bill OF rights docs not follow
the Declaration OF Independence. II says that all
treemen have eqaat rights
The speech of Mr. WEBSTER today on the Law
of the Safe of New ork imposing a tax on every
person arriving from foreign ports was very apIe;
The concluding part OF 1t was exceedingly aose ana
elo0uent. The speech was very long aud embraced
n fpll discussion of the law on the subject. The
following are the points which he endeavoTed TO
establish-I give them in his own language
l. That the laws in question impose 4 tax on the
commerce of the United States for the beneht oi the
State of New-York and its treasury; that they are
direc, invasion of the power OF Congress to resu-
late trade and that therefore they are unconstliu'
tional and void.
. That they are no, Inspection Laws.
g. That they are not Quarantine Regulations, and
that il they were the State cannot lay tax on the
commerce of the country, or any part OF IT, 10 sup
port Quarantine establishments In this respect Ihe
State authority is limited n, tarthest oy the cxac-
ton OF the. e.ordinary fees and expenses.
L. That the lax imposed by these laws Is an I'M.
port or duty on imports laid without the assent OF
Congress, and is therefore illegal and unconstitu-
tional.
5. That if i, were necessary 10 take that view OF
the subject this tax might be regarded as duty on
tonnage, being passengers. by the poll. and
the number of passengers in vessels OF the uIied
States being limited fixed relation win the ton
mage OF the vessel The law allowed only two pas
sengers for i've tons tax, therefore, oil dollar
head passengers is tax on the vessel OF 40 cents
per ton
The speeches of Mr.. CAss aud Mr.. ALLEN today
in the Senate give plausib;y TO the rumor heard
day or two since, that the appropriate Com
rnttees intend raise forthwith large army To IN
crease the Navy, aud to make large appropriations
TO meet the expenses OF the war Tor Oregon
P. St o'clock a. n. Dec. l6th. regret 10 learn
from messenger just arrived in this city, that
daughter of Mr.. fost, Member OF the House OF
Representatives from Pennsy lvauia, died very sud
denly yesterday, M Pottstown, about II o'clock.
The messenger comes on with the sad intelligence
for the father, and Is now gone 10 wake HIM ifom
his sleep to communicate to him. He will leave Tor
home By the cars this morning at Q clock.
RICHELIEU.