Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-09-09

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| On the first day of March, 1884, Mr.. EDwIN H
LoTHRoP, the Speaker of the House OF Represents
tlves of the State of Michigan came down from the
chair, and Introduced resolution deprecating the
annexation Of Texas TO the United States, as calcu
lated to extend the area of slavery, and as viola
ton of the true spirit of the Constitution Of thi:
| Union.
| This resolution was referred TO the Committee
on Federal Relations.
| The Hon. WILLIAM NORMAN McLEop, from the
Committee on Federal Relations, on the 9th o.
March, 1874, reported back the resolution without
amendment and recommended its adoption.
| That gentleman, who resides at the Falls of ST.
Marie, foot Of Lake Superior, in Michigan, states
that after the commitment of this resolution to lis
charge he waited upon Gen. CAss with it. and that
the General expressed his appreciation of it in
substance.
On the 9th of March, 1914, the resolution passed
the House by vote Of 80 to Is.
In letter from G.. X. GREEN, Esq, highly re-
spectacle gentleman, now of the city of Detroit,
dated al Niles, October Is, 1874 he makes the
following statement to the Hon. J. M. Howard:
"NILEs, OCTOBER I3 1914.
"DEAR SIR | have TO say, in answer to your letter Of
the 9Th instant that while in the city of Detroit about the
middle Of April last in the habit of meeting and con-
introduced by Gen. Glass; and he would comment freely upon
political men and measures. Upon one occasion had
versaon with Gen. Cass the plank walk in front of Col
Towards house. the subject of which sTyler Texas
Treaty. upon which hetdde gery comments. He a5
ne tcaS opposed 70 me deraon Of Ieras upon any terms
that we already lad more territory than knew whato do
with, and the more territory possessed the CREATE would
be the difficulty Of preserving the Union that if va annexed
more territory please the South should be Dced into
with England to Canada pIesse the North
ntmaed to Gen. Cass that England might secure Texas
as colony to which he replied my God if England
wants Tears hter hare WE DosT his better for US
10 hare cUiH9d than barbarian nation for neghbor
''Yours respectfully, e. h. GREEN"
The truth f this statement has never been pub
lcly denied III Gen. CAss, and it is believed that
he has never nriyately denied il.
The BaiAnore Convention was then about to
meet for tie Gominaton of President. Mr.. HAN
NEGAN, member of the Senate from Indiana, was
friendly TO 1h- nomination of Gen. CAss. He adj
dressed letter to him shortly after the converse
ton with MIR GREEN, above described, requesting
his views tle annexation of Texas TO the Union.
Gen. CAss replied, but in a manner not entirely
satisfactory to MS friends at Washington. He was
to be explicit, and the famous Fra
ser Mdgazinf teter was the result. In that pre-
cous production he reversed his willingness to let
England have Texas, and went as far as the far
thest in favor annexing her to the United States.
Indeed, he treaed the danger from English influ-
ence and interference as of more consequence, and
more dangerous than any one could have expected
after reading ms declaration TO Mr.. GREEN, that,
" if England vents Texas, let her have it."
On the 10Th lay of August, ls46, the Senate of
The United States took up the Two Million Loan
bill, with the Wlmot proviso in it, which had been
sent to it from the other House.
Mr.. MILLER, o. New Jersey, member Of the
,ba cala,yiprr sta,e,napt ~, of
Iune, 1913, in debate upon the resolution fixing
he day for the adjournment of Congress:
Mr Miller At the first session of the twenty -ninht
Congress the Two Million bill, il called, 10
he Senate from the House with the Wmot proviso it.
On the last day Of the session, August TO- 1885, and about
la hour before the time fixed for the adjournment of Con-
gress the bill up for consideration, when the Senator
from Alabama (Mr. LEwIs moved strike out the provso
The Senator from Massachusetts mr. DAvIs) took the floor
against the amendment and in favor Of the povso, and spoke
until few minutes before tie adjournment No
taken upon the question, and the bill lost for Of time
General CAss this side of the Senate and with
much eaneness said in the presence Of Senator'S that he
regretted much that Mr. DAVIS had by his speech prevented
he from being taken; that he (Gen CAss) and erery
Democratic Senator from the free States mould hare Uoted 10
al the would have followed He said that he very
sorry that they had been deprived Of the opportunity Of voting
upon that il would have settled the question, and Gov.
DAVIS responsible for defeating that result"
This statement, so made in the Senate by Mr..
MILLER on his responsibility as Senator, remains
uncontradicted TO this day. Mr.. MILLER proceeds
"At the session of Congress, the lst of March,
ls41, the Three Million bill before the Senate but with
out the WImot proyiso in it, The Senator from Vermont
Mr CFaAN) moved amend the hill by inserting the pro-
vso, when Mr. CAss rose, and, in speech of length,
opposed the amendment This speech is reported and
fer Senators TO it, Recoectng what had taken place at the
previous session, and expressed my asonsh
men at the Of the Senator from Michigan 50 directly
al yaranee Nth his sentiments declared at the last session,
rhsn The measure bsfore tie Senae also stated
what had taken place that OCCASION and repeated what
understood Gen. CAss to have said in the Senate and then
called upon him TO give TO the Senate and the country his
reasons for this sudden change in bis opinions upon subject
Of much importance. Gen. CAss in reply TO me- com
mcncd by saying that he surprised the extraordinary
course OF the Senator from New Jersey in calling him to an
account for his opinions but said he prepared for it, and
then took from the drawer Of his desk manuscript speech
memoranda, which he read the Senate He did not dsny
NE tatsment made by me- bat sad substance that he
had not changed erpresd session beore apoa
NE sue II me proUso but that that not the occasion
nor the bill in which to apply the proyiso that the object Of
n" bill then before the Senate enable the President TO
conclude treaty Of peace with Mexico that he did no, wish