Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-04-20

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was q member of the Senate in 1914, and had
voted against the treaty of annexation. and who
was known to be strongly opposed to the meas
ure, was nominated as a candidate for governor.
The nomination reconciled the democracy to
vote tor Mr.. Polk, provided no democratic mem
Der OF Congress should be elected who was not
pledged against annexation. The news OF this
arrangement OF family difficulties IN New York
was soon conveyed to the New England democ-
racy. Mr.. Wrlghts nomination, 1t was said
would secure New York to Mr.. Polk and Now
England must come IN and sustain the party
Opposition to annexation soon began 10 ole away,
and, in few weeks, the whole democratic party
wheeled into the ranks and gave Their support to
the nominees oil the convention.
Now, sir, 10 Keep up the party character OF
the measure, l VIII go oack 10 tne resolution oil
annexation In me winter OF 1910, alter the
eiection OF MI foik, joint resolution was In
troduced INTO the House OF Representatives for
tne ahneSauon vi leHas 10 the united states
ana, on '''o sum- uuy, l ueheVe, resolution Tor
..e su1no Pu'Pose was ihlrouuceu into 'he sen
ate. Oh ine SOU, OF 'anuafy, tne test vote was
.lnon oll '"o resoiutloh III 'ne rouse OF hepre-
Zoe '' a,,' anu was passeu-i cas- To- ways,
, ~ eseiy wug III Tno fiouse' win .he eXcep
,;a ~ Heo t ,,on' ehnosee, TWO iI'n, ueor'
e., ""u '"' "o'" h'aoa''''' 'o''"e III '"e hoga-
nv
o LIIo S Ou'is ~ tnc SENATE, ana
VIZ nono.uo'o SenaloI ,IoIl hlaoaha, Mr BAG
pt'os o' 10, i'aue un aoie speech against
nc uG L.;e VIC eons''ut'oh"i power OF Con-
u ;0; ~ LILLY un.o 'ue yhoh ioreign state
Ioolon1rioi i oSoi,a;, '.o' power, nc na,n'aineu,
[,ouarn,on, N ,,;a. 70 uhotner orahcn Of tne
20, ill., o,,o w. ei1 "ealy 'lahins power; al
,6a, 'I'e usowai .. tne senator ron ALABAMA,
oa' ne couLu lot support .ie resolution as II
o,or from ,,U e WI, WuNcr, tnel oen
a'o' nun .u'SslsS'Ppl' moved an amendment con-
Iii = uPo" tuu 'esoent '!e power 10 WIFI
| a,; - L,,iI ~ " ~ J"uS",i' u'iu us
" nn,,p,;",o ',,h ,ia ~ llost ervsaote, ana
oJniss;oo ;n,o No LIP VI eAas 'or ner
aJon,eJ ,on,o, .ss 'e a,''e',u.''en :, was
for nn This s;de of ,ho o2a,h "'.ue, ~ ne. .t
6rst and ,econd soo,;o"a ~ ~, SUN uu' '''1
con6ne Tho Presiden, 70 nogo,;a,;on ajn ui'o
acquisition NJ ,h, uiono Io' ''io
onnosed and doroataJ 10 Sa, 80 us
hama yo,in@ with ,ho oe"a TE ron ha-
was then passed nv n vn,e nt 81 ra,S ., SS a
every democrats Sora,0r ,",;,y 800 ~, ~ 90
tive and every VIII Sona,or ,,;,I, ,L ne aiii'
ion of AIR Urnnrsson e., NJ" nf;a ;no eHoeP'
JouNsoN from I'on;s;an, ''o" ,, Ms ss,PP'' W.T.
from MarvianJ vo,;no IN ,ho au W.T. "hRR'ck'
MIR. RIGRY dc no, $500, ~ e's
thai The Senator intends ~ dn n, .i'oii,en.
Injustice in reference n yba, is,; Nc '.su.Vs.
nHv time Vba, ,hon sa;J '''u ,'Gn vi ut
it now. that never wnnJ vo,o :, "' ~ ,epGa'
Itions ne tbev co,,o f,,,,, ,L II ~. '"1 ,,so'u
sonto,ivcs b1, ,Ia, rn',,u t"u ,iouse Oh hepre
ton ms amended bv ,he Senato 'o' 'lG Pioposi,
the idea of its be;nG ndsnensaLi, nonooua ~
annoy Tev,s bv ,rnS,,, h,r ,niJ ~ W
bv treaty. or comn9ct mi c;,aJ M CIV ov uG I
Itween Tho ITni,nL Sto,os onJ W. $40
ne n case in noint D 'oo's"' J" i0o>'
Mr. JTpuhM ri, c..,
clinton nc II cane &c., ~, III P0'eu '"o ies'
Mr. RAGRV nooiInJ,. ,'ou''
NJ 1IpuaM No1uiy'
me TO nsropresen, the bonorohio So uUuu inuuce
sncncb he has - DInaioi III any
mon ,,;s onos,; "I Vi uny 'o'e ne mas gwen
vpres Of ,6e Son, e. a', ,I 10 lhe speech ana
Thai tho fire, nd .o,,J 'ne poeS y, showing
lion nrosa,,oI -, suStiolS VI 'he resoiu-
had r'a;'r;,' % tno ,ePuo'ic oi leSas' never
NJ I:,,'a:y. -; u W n.n"'1 III 'neir ,d'or.
,o,aI oo'ia'o:e from the NORM who
IS15 Nv ,,In. t' -" 'o4f, 'o'eu 'or II IN
,ha, ala noI VIVA. nopPenuu III '"e n,he months
anJ ,h c 'i'o leIecuon Vi the treaty
w. u ''o 'e'oiu,'o''' 10 change their
mr''aJ upu , .,o suoJect' were tne objections
Ioir as'.nst tne measure iess formidable in
49, t"an my were ia i04f! was annexation
af,cr ecoaOne 70 ,ne uemocroyy Oh the North
c'r', s., ~ oa'no Puly measure man II was be-
'U'o y ae'u"ei PaIy cnuractef' thesc are
fo.Sions 'u,sny " consluGruton, ana on some
M noPe t'uy VIII oe answered.
ho,h u ,usoi''o ~ vi unneNi ,Ioh having passed
th o' t., es H ooS,eS, iresuent lyier' on
"H ' %on h '~' IT, 10 uPp'oseu ana 'he
100, 100 10Y "o gu. vi us MESSENGER WIN dlrec
'o''' " sunni ''e His' anu seConu SECTIONS OF
f lhe resolution to the republic OF Texas, as an
, overture for her admission nc q S,,,o inc an,
IL; T. -. -. - = q. ~ INV o"'
OHloH. III llllS condltlon OF alIalrs, President
, lTylCr retired and the new administration can,r
: into novor. onI ,vL, 81; 49, ~ G., -
INV Po"Gi unu Whu!, SIT, was Tue Hrsl act OF
, the new President? Ii was 10 declare his appro.
{ val of the resolution for the annexation of Texas
: and 10 assure the country that, in his opinion
, our title 10 the Oregon county was clear and
, unquestionabe." But, sir it has been said BY
Senator's on the other side of the chamber, tha,
President Polk is IN nowise responsible for the
manner of annexation. The Senator from Ten
nessce, (Mr. TuRNEY,) in his speech The othe
day said that annexation took place under Tho
Tyler Administrations that President Polk ha,
no connection with it or power over il; that Mr.
Tyler, in the last hours of his administration