New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-01-06
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
oar Washington Letter having failed 10 reach
US, we copy the proceedings OF Congress on En-
dav from the Baltimore American.
.VAsHlxoros. Jan. 81. Isis.
The Senate was not in session 10 day.
In the House, Mr.. c. j. lNGERsoLL, oil IA.
moved TO suspend the Rules of the House with
the view OF taking Up, as wss supposed, some
one Of the various propositions osiofe the iiouse
relating to 'Texes.
Mr. VANCE, OF Ono, Chairman OF the Com
mitteo on Claims, reminded the House that this
"as Private Bill day, md called for the yeas and
NAYS upon Mr.. TngersdI's molten.
T1a yeas and NAYS we're ordered and the vote
WAS l01 to 63.
A go1d many Wings were absent, and several
| of them voted in fayo' OF going into COMMITTEE
of the Whole.
The rending Bill before the Committee 10 re-
duce the price of Pubic Lands, was postponed,
whan Mr.. CHARLES ]. INGEasoLL moved to take
W the Joint Resolution for aane1i0g Texas to
| he Union.
Mr.. HopS1ss, who occupied the Chair, declared
the motion 10 DC carried.
The Clerk then read the Joint Resolutions,
from the Committee on Foreign Relations, being
in the exact terms Of the rejected Treaty.
Mr.. IxGERsorI YIELDED the fpor TO allow Mr..
Weller to offer his amendment, before submitted,
and also to NJ Douglass to allow hun to offer
his.
Mr.. INGgRsoLL then went on. He said he
should not make much OF en- argument upon the
subject, ard perhaps he should make but few
more statements The subject had been dis
cassed here in the public press, by the Legsla-
lures, and what was curious fact, even more
by the Journals Of Europe than by the Repre-
sentativeso of tie people Of the L. States.
Ie took it for granted that the recent Peel
Dental canvass gave decision IN favor oil The
immediate annexation of Texas. Pablo senti-
men, every where, or nearly every where, had
cone up 10 tti. sabject with the mos. marked DIS
tinct6ess Of expression. \ year since there was
but very little public sentiment attached 10 the
subject, aud had the subject been introduced into
! the House Il year since, II would have undoubt-
ediy failed by very considerable majority; bat
such had been the growth of public sentiment in
twelve months that The people were in It's favor.
He was well convinced, indeed, thai there was
less public sentiment in favor Of The war OF 1872,
than there was in favor of the annexation Of Tex
az. From the numerous propositions which had
been submitted here, it was very obvious that,
however much difference Of opinion there YVES as
TO the method, the majority were in favor OF the
main object.
lie was welded TO no plan, ard was mamb-
| tious Of any personal distinction for his own
views. proud as he would be to have his name
identified with This question. He would go for
any plan that accomplished the great object ri
annexiDg Texas to the Union.
He considered this question, he was bound TO
say, frankly, fairly, promptIy-that this was i
| Sla,,
question. 4 few years since, North Eastern
boundary treaty was ratified, and Senators voted
for it, in numbers sufficient to carry it out, be-
cause they were wiling to adopt a plan which
had been made acceptable 10 the States OF Maine
and Massachusetts as most Immediately interest
cd in this question.
Ever since Texas had been surrendered, every
succeeding Administration bad been cndeavorng
10 get the country back. The possession of The
country would give US vast area of free trade.
aud he would take this occasion to say that there
was no greater friend of free trade than himself;
nol the free trade between our own and the other
nations OF the void, but between our own States.
lie YVES not alarmed at the extension of the
borders of the Union, and cared not how soon
we had ten new ates from the Oregon and five
new States by the acquisition OF Texas. we
should be vastly more united by the possession of
forty States than we were when we had but thlr-
teen States. The Almighty had designed this
country to be one with us, and tcose who would
look to it upon tie MAP would see that 1t belong
cd 20 US BY nature.
The subject OF Slavery was next glanced at,
and the argument advanced that Annexation was
favorable 10 tie termination Of Slavery.
Slavery cannot be increased II must be d.
minished and may be destroyed If it is not pushed
further from the midst OF US. Those who are
the opponents of Slavery should not be the oppo-
nents of Annexation.
The right of our country to Texas was next
briefly glanced al bat without any argument
beyond tho declaration that we could obtain
Texas by conquest we could much easier possess
ouysclves of The country by miider means. We
were bound too to restore the people OF Texas
to the country from which they had been alien.
ated BY treaty and transfer.
In regard 10 Mckee, he had every reason to
believe and WAS authorized To state that there
would be TO rupture With her, IN consequence OF
Annexation. 1t gave him great pleasure to say
thus, and he repeated lpon his persona! respon-
sibl!Ity that be was authorized 10 say 1t.
Some member asked for the authority, but Mr..
lngersoll ceclinsd 10 give It. 1t was enough, lie
SAID, that he had given his peEs nal responsibility
Tor The fact.
In regard 20 Great Britain, lie was also au.hor.
lied TO state that there would be no rupture in
cons qucuce OF the Annexation Of Texas. Some
might imagine that this afforded him no pleasure,
bur such was not Inc fact, and ne said ii with
pleasure that we should not have any rupture
with Great Britain In consequence Of Annexa-
ton. However much Great Britain would de-
sire to see Slavery removed oct Of Texas, or bet
tar commercial relations, she would not oppose
Annexation.
The measure, we were also well assured, was
not Objectionable to France where were We al one
time assured it would be. Annexation then was
pacific measure, and peace would be the conse-
queace OF it.
lie lad SAID already tbat this was a Southern
question. and as John and Samuel Adams
thought 1t best 10 have Southern President and
hit upon George Washington, should re
gard it best to make this Southern question.
MT. Ingersoll was in the midst OF his speech
when the hour allotted 10 him expired.
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