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TELEGRAPH THE lELtaiini ii| 1* PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING by o. h. prince, A T three dollars per annum, 1UVA R1A B LY IN AD V A NCE. 81 Ort per FOREIfi* WTELHCjEIVCE. From the Seic York Journal of Commerce, TWEMV-l'OlK I>AVH LATER l f KOM CHINA. By the ship Paul Jones, Capt. Watkins, 111 days from Canton, we have received Hong Kong journals to the 24th September inclii- sive. descriptions of Brazil and Egyptian while Su rut commands the full previous rates Specu lators have taken 11,000 bales American, 4000 Surat, and 800 Pernams, and exporters 100 American—and the entire transactions include 47,500 ba'es. , , Jan. 3- Cotton.—Since the stock was ta ken the demand has been limited to thei im mediate supply of spinners. In prices, -here ial change, except for new Bowed*, as was necessary to us as a mutter of security that it would contribute to our safety—or . that we needed it for a*ny other purpose. He Friday, January 24.—The Senate was not insjsted that 5t W as necessary for the j erpetua- ©onflVTSSfonl. in session to-day . House of Representatives.—'The House af- ter receiving and referring a num <-r o 1 |S from the Senate, and Executive communica tions, resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole, Mr. Hopkins in the chair. Mr. Dromogole of Virginia, being entitled to the floor, addressed the committee during his allotted hour, with great force and efiect. He said it was for him io know that the peo- t,„n or security of the institution of slavery.- This, he said, as it existed in the States, was abundantly secure, and would continue to ex ist as long as the States themselves endured. He then argued the question on constitutional grounds, with his usual ability and tact, to the conclusion of his hour. Mr. Adams characterized the proposition for f.>r extending tke area of d perpetuating the annexation as a pi freedom, by establishing am lora, or Guardi*.... ore required l-jr law, to be ..eld »» Am Tuesday In ll.e month, between the hours of ten ... the ! fo..-:, H.n, and three in the afternoon, at the Court-house, in ■ he in which the lanJ is situated. Nonce of these ,nlcs must he given in a public gazette SIXTY DAYS pre vious to the day of aale. ! Sa'es of NEGROES rauit be made at a public auction on ll.e first Tuesday of the month, between the usual h jura of s.le, at the place of public sales in the county where *0 letters of testamentary, of Administration or Guardianship, may have been granted, firat giving SIXTY DA\S notice thereof, io one of the public gazettes of tins state, and at the door of the Court-house, where such sales ore to be held. Notice for the aale C r Personal Property must be given in like manner, FORTY day* previou* to the day of sale. Nuti. e to the Debtors and Creditor, or an estate must be published FORTY days. ' Notice that appliclion will be made to the Court of Or- dinary for leave in sell LAND, must be publ.shed for four months. Notice for leave to sell NEGROES must be publ.shed for FOUR MONTHS,before any order absolute shall be made thereon by the Court. ... . ClT AT 1 fIM for letter, of A I ministration, moat be pubusb- j t , tirty do**—for dismission from administral.on.mon//.- !y M months—for diamission from Guardianship, forty ^Suu for the foreelwmre of Mortgage mu.t he published monthly for four montht-foT establ.sh.ng lost papers.for the full space of three months-tor compelling ..tie. from Executor, or Administrators, where a Bond has been given by the deceased, the full space of three month,. Publications will always be com.nued according to the,., the legal requirements, unles. otherwise ordered. REMITTANCES BY MAIL.— 'A postmaster may en close money in a letter to the publisher of a ncwsp.per .o subseripfioo ofa third person, and frank the letter if „r M -n by himself."—Amos Kendall, F. M. O. at Canton. „ . In Canton the hatred to foreigners seems to continue unabated. A letter date.i teept. lbtli, stales that on that morning a chap had been sent in by the mob, threatening they would destroy the whole of the Factories should the English attempt to rebuild them. The following communication on tins sub- iect, from a respectable source, is published in the Hong Kong Register, of Sept. L4th. We have been so quiet here for somei months, that we were beginning to feel something like security anain, but it was suddenly dissipated on Wednesday morning last, by a very mischiev ous and inflammatory placard being posted in the neighborhood of the Factories. Wednes day was the last day of the feast of Lanterns and large crowds of strangers were down in the neighborhood, and that circumstance was no doubt taken advantage of to attract alien- tention. I enclose you a copy of it, and you will sec how well calculated it is to impose up on and mislead the ignorant and pejudicial na- The matter will soon be brought to an issue, as the new buildings will be begun m a week or two. For my own part 1 fear the worst. The placard is evidently the production of a “patriot” of the O’Connell school, of whom there are great numbers in China, among the disappointed scholars, who have enher not succeeded in passing their examination From the It will be found having done so, have not obtained cmploy- To Colton Planters. A nolle scheme lies been broached in this country within n few months, having for its object ’ a material reduction in the culture of cotton. Tho planters have been sol,cited to look at tho alleged fact that in years of short crop they have obtained as much money as in Years of over production so called, i.e. the in creased price, in a year of short crop, makes tho agtvrrgate value of that year s product e- qual to what it would have been had tlm crop been a largo one, in conscquer.ee of the low price of the article when the crop is large. But they have not been called upon to investi gate the rapidly increasing production of cot ton in British India, nor have they been asked to remember tho anxiety of England to build up a great cotton growing country in l exas, which country the English say, must remain independent under the protection [meaning the dictation! ofthu British Lion. To ensure the success of the Cotton culture in India, & to stimulate British schemes in 1 ex- ns, it is desirable that our Planters should cease to monopolize the cotton markets of the world. Nay, further, cotton must advance largely in price, so as lo fill the pockets of the British Planters in India, and by this means elevate them to that commanding position which shall enable them to overthrow tke cotton planters of tho United States on the signal being given to thut i ffect. Forgetting that foreign journal ists have been mainly instrumental in broach ing this scheme, and being thrown off their "iiard by fulsome praise ofthedomcsticinstitu- Tions of the South from the same quarter—un used to this species cf jesuitism—the southern newspaper press, to a moderate extent, has advocated decreased production. This invita- lion lo Southern Planters to cut their own throats is now spreading throughout the Colton States. England found that sho could not overthrow them by inciting servile insurrection among the'r servants, her abolition emnussa- ries having been very generally imprisoned or summarily ejected from the Slave States. I he failure to establish a Great National Bank al- so destroyed all the hope of life English lo ries being able to prostrate our country by an other commercial and monetary revulsion.— As a last resort, therefore our great staple, which sustains nearly every other branch of industry, is secreilv availed. The London Times cries, “over production,” foreign jour nalists in America cry, "over produciion,” and at last our people very innocently and parrot like re-echo the watch-word. This cry being interpreted into plain language means “Plan ters in America, cease producing so much cotton next vear, that the staple may advance and enable the British planters of India to ob tain higher prices for their largely, increasing crops; and thus you Republicans will pave the wav for your final overthrow, without giving us Englishm' n the trouble and expense of m- f inrr Tone vs, Walk' rs, Hoars, Hubbards, or Miss Webstcrs to steal your slaves cr incite ihem to insurrection.” VVc sincerelv believe that these are the ul terior objects of those who originated the pro ject of decreasing the production of oui gi^-R staple; and until our planters are able to estab lish cotton manufactories among themselves, (and thus become really independent,) wetiust they will goon and producoas much cotton as they tnay find profitable or convenient, with out regard to foreign instructions of any kind. Augusta Constitutionalist. From the Albany Argus, CUV MOXl .’IEXTS. Tho wliigs in various parts of the col " ll 7 propose to erect monuments in honor their S. County, state and national erections are spoken of, of course the form, size shape, as well as tho materials, will be va.ious according to tho tastes, lunds, <5cc. o e tnbutors. But I have seen no inscription for any .me mentioned, and I will contribute my mite in that re-pect. Some months ago there appeared in the papers a neat, concise, expres- sire, and now, it stems, a truthful article, which to fit a monument of any size or may be made . shape ; and l cordially recommend its adoption, especially as it is susceptible of being read in no less than 621 different ways. It is as follows: Q- T I E MOCTNTCOMEIT 1 E M O C T N A N T C O M E I E .M O C 1’ N A C A N T COME M O C 'I' N A CYC A N T C O M O C TN A C Y A YC ANTCO C T N V C Y A L AY C A N T C T N A C V A L C L A Y C A N T C T N A C Y A L A Y C A N T C OCTN ACYAYCANTCO M o c T N A C V C A N T COM KMOCTNA CANT COMB I E AI O T C N A N T C O M E I T I E M O C T N T C O M L I I [Cloy cant come it.] ment “under government. They have great influence over the people, and they use it to embarrass the district governors, either Tor the purpose of revenge, or to compel them to use their intercession to get them government appointments. I hope you will appreciate the modesty of the statement regarding the power of the “wise scholars.”—it beats Dan all-to no- 1 "The following is the placard referred to :— “We the residents of the Provincial city, and people of every village, issue a Proclama tion to the English Barbarism for their inform- ation. , , , “Whereas you have declared we are at peace and harmony, it is reasonable and pro- per that you quietly carry on your commerce, and that you be sensible of the Emperor s Heaven like benevolence, who has excused your sins, which the universe with difficulty endures that you should change your faces (i. e characters) and cleanse your hearts, com- ino- to the south of China to trade, and hence forth there should be mutual peace and tran quility, your conduct as it were almost con forming to the idea of this compassion and len ity. You are insensible to gratitude and still ao-ain cherish within you an evil heart, plot- tin* to seize the mouth of the river upon which we transport grain (the Creek) desiring ulti mately to build n fort on the old foundations of the Company’s Factory, and to establish an official station, there to collect soldiers and a band of men. Irregularly hovering about like a bird of prey; secretly disseminating your craftiness, harboring the filthy dispositions of does and goats and the rapacious habits of wolves and tigers. You have already seized upon Ilong Kong for a place whereon to perch* vou moreover desire like the silk worm to eat up the inner land. Your mouth waters for the south of China, as appears from the fact that you have harbored fraudulent cevi- ces/ and heretofore, upew the outer seas vou have enticed traitorous Flowery people (Chi nese.) If now you encroach upon the city, still more will this increase the bitterness of our hearts, and no ordinary events will follow, which will truly cause us grief. If we do not exclude you truly we shall lay up bitterness of heart. In every thing you are lawless, and the measure of your sins and iniquities is full to the brim. How can wc, tho righteous people, willingly sit still and look on ?—\\ e will send forth our flying missives, and collect and league ourselves together, specially to show forth our great righteousness, for it is a common enemy against whom we are indig nant. How can we bear the rais to run along the beams (of our houses and not molest them.) ’Let us but lift our hands, and shout once, and it will be sufficient to set fire to and consume this odious people “After the issuing of this notice, you are not to scheme for laying hold of places You must not move tho foundation of the Compa ny’s Factory. This place all the righteous citizens of Canton will retain, in order to cure the mouth of the rivor through which we transport grain, and also for a beacon (or me morial of the vengeance ol the people.) “If you do not rouso from your lethargy, but still follow your old footsteps, then we will furnish our weapons, arrange our righteous bands; the accumulated treasures of our villa ges aro inexhaustible. Every village will spread its righteous banner and slay the reb els. Then bow fur will your cries resound 1 Our strong men will expend their strength , our wise scholars will exhaust their devices; they have but to point the finger and tne rivers and seas are calnu-d. And we will place our ambushes so that Gods and Devils cannot dis cover them; and the multitude of the righteous of the whole South of China, will sweep away these jumping scrambling miles, as easily the typhoon bows the pliant bamboo. I shall we sufficiently manifest to all the world our great righteousness, and ease the minds of our righteous citizens and scholars; and then though you earnestly entreat a Prelect to l>cg for peace, it will be difficult to show you len IC “Hasten, hasten, and tremblingly obey, and do not make cause for future regret. A spe cial Notification”. From the Savannah Georgian. Jun.SOlh. Per Steamer Cambria. Liverpool, Dec. 20.—Cotton. Tho de mand from tire trade this week has been fair, accompanied with some speculation—but the market upon the whole has been devoid of ani mation. The noddling qualities of American are not abundantly offered, and prices o all de scriptions may be considered firm at the quo tations of Friday last. Speculator have taken 10,000 b di s American and 500 Surat, and ex porters 950 Surat, und the total sales comprise 36,050 bales. Dr.c. 27.—Cation.—The market opened with an increased demand, both from the trade and speculators, und the liansuflions have been daily to a considerable extent j but as holders have met the buyers freely, the advance is only ‘id. on American, $d. on Pernar.w, Jd. on other Anvrican, and 250 Surat, and exporters 100 American and 50 Surat. The sales inclusive of the foregoing, amount to 21,3/0 bales United Brokers’ Annual Circular, dated 31 ,t December, lilt- . ,. tiiat the total impoi t into this port during the present y-ar, 1 491,900 bales, being a decrease of Go 0S0 bales compared with last year, but exceedin 0 that of 1S42 by 136.900 bales. The export from this port amounts to S3,900 bales, against 77,000 bales in 1S43, and 76,S60 Thestock in Liverpool as declared this day, is 749,530 bales, against653,900 in 1S43, and 45G.G00 bales in 1842. The total deliveries for home consumption from the ports or the United Kingdoms are 1 416,553 bales, being an average weekly de livery" of 27,241 bnlea, against 26,750 bales in 1843 and 22.920 bales in 1842. But in order to arrive with greater accuracy at tlis actual consumption ^ the present year, an estimate must be made of ilie stock now held bv spin ners, which is generally supposed to be less by 30.000 bales than on the 31st December, 1843 this amount must be added to the appa rent weekly consumption. Prices of the middling and fair qualities ot American are now ljjd., Brazil l§d. Eg} p tian 2£d., and Surat lid. per lb. below tho quotations in February, when the market '' as at its highest point, and from which, with a few short intervals, the decline has b. en progres sive, until within the last three weeks, when there was a rally of£d to Jd per lb. On parison with quotations at tho close of 1843, the above quotations will be found Jd to Id. per !b. below that period. From the Washington Constitution. K.atc from Texat- By the politeness of Mr. A. C. Allen, of Houston, now in this city, we are permitted to make a few extracts from a letter recently, re ceived by bim from one of the nrost distinguish ed individuals of that interesting country, Texas indicating somewhat tho course the people of Texas will pursue in case the question of annexation fail, which they are beginning to despair of. Houston, Texas, Jan. G, 184o. Dear Allen:—Yours, dated Philadelphia Dec. 10, came duly to hand; and your b ars about tho annexation «f Texas are full}’ realiz ed by the citizens of this country. The love of our mother country, and that strong Ameri can feeling, more than any other, induced our application to the United States for annexation. It seems now that we shall be forced to aban don that hope, and depend upon our own re sources, which (thanks to on all-wise I rovi- deuce) areal! sufficient to make us a great, pros perous and happy people. We are new begin- nine seriously to think of making a commer cial treatv with England, and which, I doubt not, will,’in a pecuniary point of view, be bet- ter for us than annexation to the Jmied States her propositions are ofa most iibernl char acter. They are similar to what you wrote me they were in your previous advices. We are now mooting the question of getting up a convention for the purpose of altering the con stitution. Bv the constitution, as it now ex- ists, we are prohibited from importing slaves from other countries titan the United Slates It is now proposed to repeal that article of the constitution, and introduce another in its place, allowing the introduclion of slaves from the Spanish and French West India islands, and all other countries except Africa, or, m other words, prohibit only the African slave trade. It is understood and believed that the British Government will wink at this, in order to se- cure our trade, as well as monopolize the best cotton growing region in tho world. * or my own part, I tun now willing.to abandon the idea of annexation to the United States, and take our chances with the British Government in view of an alteration in our constitution. The countiy is more prosperous than it has been for years; our crops arc »ery fine, gress has passed a resolution to_ remove seat of Government back to Austin. FBO.ll ORECOiV. It is anticipated that there will be a large emigration from this place in the month of May ensuing, for the Oregon Territory. Maj T. M. Adams is here on the spot, acting agent for the Spring Company; lie is ready to furnish information on all points connected with dr* subject to tlioso who apply to him. He tells me that largo numbers are preparing to start from every portion of the Union. Black Harris is expected from the mountains in February; if he should not return in time enough to act as pilot to the company, Capt Fitzpatrick will accompany Adums and hts party through the mountains. I am told that men have returned from Ore gon who have given p.ciures of that country which are any thing but favorable. Information lias beer, received of the safe ar rival of Co 1 . Owens in Santa Fe. Every thing in New Mexico was quiet—tho disputes be tween our Governments were not yet known there. . * There is a rumor from the mountains that the Yutas have killed all the traders among them, after having heart of the massacre ol their chiefs in Santa Fe ; also, that two tra ders had been killed ax Fort Laramie. The emigrants who went out the past sea son have made a great change in business, and money now circulates'on the Columbia as well as this side of the mountains; and every tiling begins to assume the appearance of ci vilization, business, trade, and the refinements this side the mountains. We have been in the habit of looking to Eu rope for Asiatic news; let our Government establish a chain of posts from this to Oregon, an overland mail will speedily follow, and the China and East India trade will pour into our Channels of commerce from the gorges of the Ilocky mountains; and a journey from Now York to Ciiiua, by way of Oregon, will be less thought of than it formerly was to St. L"uis. Tire Government should consider that a little enterprise will place ihe East India trade at our Joor; and the'sooner the better, ’ U'cs/rr/i (Mo.) Jour. 4tk ult. Slaking a Fence.—Married, at Barn-staple, by the Ruv. John Gates, Mr. John Port to Miss Sophia Rails. If this match don’t “ make a fence” of ihe first quality, we should like to know wlmt stuff will. May they have many litllo Foils to support them through life. pie who had colonized L exas our own countrv, and thut they h at *_ lv and permanently acquired their independ ence which had been acknowleded by us. She now stands a sovereign und independent State. >1 to treat with us, and with her; in other had gone from institution of slavery. In reply to the ussci ilonous- Con th As such, she had a ri we had a right to treat words, we had the right as well as the power to annex her to the Union. He ' v ” llld ine the different plans which had b- en submit ted to the committee for the accomplishment of.his purpose. He would not vote for he measure hastily introduced by the Committee on Foreign Aff.irs. That lie considered the last and expiring effort of the I yler adm.n.s- tration. It was a plan to revive a defunct and rejected treaty by this body He did not ques tion the power of the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to ac quire foreign territory; but lie would not thus give vitality to a treaty which had been re- jected by the Senate. He said, that in further considering the question of annexation, he should not discuss the treaty of 1S03, nor should he go bark to the treaty ofl819, to inquire what rights or what extent "f territory we lost by it. Nor should he inquire how far the rule of construe, tion, as laid down in the Tale ofa Tub, as in troduced here, would modify or control the principles of the Constitution applicable to this case. For an answer to such a rule ot con struction, he would call their attention to the doctrine as laid down by John Taylor, o ar oline. The passage referred to, having been read by the Clerk, lie proceeded to say that he hoped that would be considered a sufficient an swer to the authority contained in the i ale o a Tub. He did not doubt the constitutional power of the Government to admit into the Union, States composed of foreign territory, but the doctrine had been so clearly laid down by the venerable gentleman from Mass. Mr. Adams, that he could not omit to bung it to the notice of the House. As far back as the vear 1823, the venerable gentleman had ad • dressed a letter to the constituency of the Wvthe congressional district in V irgmiu, in which he had laid down and enforced the con stitutional power of this Government to acquire foreign territory. He asked that the letter should bo rend, and it was accordingly read for the information of the Houne. I he power, then, to acquiic foreign territory, is a power embraced in the very nature and purpose of the Constitution, and is not merely incidental, as has been insisted on this flour. Neither was the power to acquire foreign territory by trea ty ar.d the power to admit new States, ' ncI ' dental the one to the other. He was m favor of admitting Texas as a State of proper size ; but whether the remainder of the territory ac quired should be erected into separate Slates, must depend upon subsequent legislation. He would not stop to show that if we took I exas as a territory, that we must necessarily take upon us the obligation of all her debts, en gagements, and responsibilities. We come at last to the main inquiry, can Texas oe admit ted as a State into this Union l He then pro ceeded to analyze that provision of the Consti tution which says, that “new State-, may ^ad mitted by Congress into this Union. He showed its true meaning, its limitations and qualifications. He appealed to the cases of Vermont and Kentucky, and to the action of Congress on their admission, to fortify and il lustrate his construction of the Constitution. Hererd a number of the Federalist, by Blndi- son, to show that this provision of the Consti tution was intended to remedy the defect m the old Articles of Confederation, and to enable the Government to admit States fotmtm from foreign territory. The Articles of Confedera tion were too weak to bind sovereign States together. It was a pervading love of liberty and a common sense of danger, which b"und the States together, whilst they attained their liberty and st cured their independence. 1 lie dissenting States under the Constitution were foreign States. He said this in answer to those gentlemen who had said that all the ter ritory which had been acknowledged l depen dent by Great Britain was not foreign territo ry. North Carolina and Rhode Island, m re fusing at first to adopt, or be bound by, the provisions of the Constitution, were thus .or- eirrn States. The f-ct was, they were treated and considered by this Government as foreign States. They had no United States courts, no collectors of duties, nor were they included in the census which was then taken. Duties were imposed upon their products m the porta of the United States, and they Wet e subjected to the same custom-house regulations, as if they were imnoitcd from foreign countries. Ver mont was also an illustration of the fact, tha’a State within our territorial limits might be truly foreign. He entered at length into the history of the Vermont and New York contra- versy, whi< h most clearly proved and illustra ted Ids position. He then argued his preference for his own plan over that of any other. He referred to the admission of Kentucky, Vermont, and Tennessc, as precedents to authorize the plan which he proposed. His proposition was, that Texas should come in us u State, with definite boundaries, and having a portion of Gulf coast. The territory be ond the limits of the Slate, he expected to bo ceded to the United States. He went also for the application of the Missou ri compromise to this case—that is, that tlieie should be no slavery north of 36 d< gree>, 30 minute*, north latitude. Looking at l.exas geographically, it was necessary to complete and p< riect the boundary of our tei i itorv. The admission of Texas as a State would im pose noobliga.ion on the United States to pay tier debts. VVe would leave her all her means, lands, and every thing else, to pay those debts and discharge all obligations upon her. After all, lie said, the question of slavery was the difficulty, and the only difficulty in the attain- main of this great national measure. But when the gentlemen of the North considered the vast amount of territory north of 36 deg. 30in. extendi a to the Pacific ocean, out of which free States would be formed—all the country north and west of Iowa—surely they would no longer throw obstacles in the way of annexing Texas. They had tlie political power now, and would always have it; tln'y yielded noth ing then, and had nothing to fear in assenting to the annexation of Texas. Mr. Barnard of New York followed in op position to annexation. He denied tint Tex- tion that the proposition for annexation nated during his administration, he stated that the proposiiion made by him, was to purchase from Mexico, by common consent, a portion of her territory. He was always m f-vor ot , . . extending the boundary of the United States j to the Riode! Norte, provided it could be at- ; tamed with the consent of the owner, and that as by the laws existing in that country in 1825, . we could acquire the territory without slavery. Give us the territory with the consent of M<*x- ^ ico, and without slavery, and he would go to the Rio del Norte to-morrow. Without these lie was now, and always would be oposed to it. He examined, at much length, the proposition that Texas was a portion of Louisiana, as ac quired by the treaty of 1803, and pronounced it a mere device upon which .o found a cle m, ^ wbt-n tve were conscious no just foundation for j Tile vote on the resolution carried to-day does not show tho strength of ihe question of reatinoxatioh. There is. wd have no doilbt, a majority offiftv in the House in favor of re. storm" Texas to the Union. Many members thought that the territory ought to be equally dj. i vided to provide for the introduction of two | slave and two non-slaveliolding States. This,- I wo have little doubt, will bo the efiect of tho j act as it passed. More than half the country j is mountainous, or at least elevated, cold, and ! ofa pastoral character. If this country is ever i to be settled, it must he by a white population exclusively. It will be the interest of the ear. i ljer admitted Slate to make it so ; and it is left I to the election of the S ates which are to grow ! up in this high gram-growing and grazing re- ! „-ion to decide, on presenting themselves for : admission, whether they will prohibit slavery As this will be in the choice ol the mn.- joritv, who can doubt ns to the result? Northr of latitude 36 degrees 30 minutes slavery i, absolutely prohibited. Upon the whole, we congratulate the demo-- cracy on the vote of the popular branch of Con. gress. It is auspicious to the peace, prosperi ty, and happiness of the whole continent. Jan. 28th. In the Senate, to day, the Hon. Dixon H. Lewis qualified and look his seat as senator e- lected by the legislature of Alabama, lo fill the' vacancy ores oneQ by the resignation of Hon. William R. King. The Hon. James Semple He referred to the remark that’ the I also qualified as Senator elected by the legist in | ture of Illinois, to fill the vacancy occasioned were ceded to i bv the death of the Hon. Samuel McRobertx. committees, among which were several origi nal bills, and bills that had been referred t® them for consideration ; all of which were dis posed of in the usual way. Afterwards the States were called upon for resolulions, a num bers of them offered, some being adopted, and others laid over under the rules on notice of debate. it existed only treaties in the history of our country which nortionsof our territory were ceded -- . ... . fere,gn countries, were the product of citizens ; The most important business w! irh occupied of Massachusetts, who framed those treaties,; the attention of the Senate, was the post office wereactir e aa the subordinates of citizens of bill; which, after some discussion, was postpo- Virginia who occupied the Executive chair, ed till to-morrow. . . , But in justice to his S.ate, he would ask by The House was occupied the principal part whose actions had we any right to the Territo- of the day in receiving reports from the standing rv nfOrcgon. It w»s discovered by a citizen of Massachusetts, and his own hand had insert ed in the treaty of Florida that article upon which alone our claim rested to that territory, from latitude 42 deg. to 54 deg. 30 min. noith. He examined our constitutional right to annex Texas, which was not a mere cession of tern- torv, but of human beings, involving con-ide- rations and interests of infinitely higher impor- tance, and was a power which, in bis opinion, could be exercised by no human legislature.— He was proceeding in his remarks, when lie was arrested by the expiration of his hour. Mr. Daniel of North Carolina addressed the committee in a powerful constitutional ar- gument in favor of the measure. Ilecommen- ced by noticing the outrageous conduct of the Whigs, in expelling Mr. Everett from the Senate of North Carol na, for having taken his seat upon a forged certificate of election which had been imposed upon him. He then took up the constitutional view of the subject, and argued it in favor of annexation, with an abdi tv and conclusiveness rarely exhibited on the (Lor nf Gonaress. Our paper goes lo pres MACON, GA. TUESDAY' MORNING, FEB. 4, 1845. floor of Congress. Our paper goes lo press early, we 'could not write out our notes in time foif this evening’s paper. He was still speaking when we left the House. Vote Ktanncxiu; 1«as ai a Stale. January 25th.—The vote in the House of Representatives to day, providing for the re ^ admission of Texas into the Union, is a prelimi nary step ofvast importance to the Union. It is an extinguisher of agitation, and establishes peace and good will between the different sec tions of our Union too firmly to be shaken by religious fanaticism or political phrenzy. It ts the potent voice of the people calling m a new people to give additional strength to the will of the existing confederacy to sustain. And it is thus that tlm expansion of the Union will ev er contribute to its power and perpetuity. 1 he greater the number of States embraced in it, the greater will the interests staked on the invi olability of its peace and security, and the treater the mass of influence embodied to look down petty sectional attempts to destroy the fraternal tics that hold it together as a nation. The spasmodic affections which may sometimes seize upon a particular State, will no more disturb the great body politic than the turbu lence of a little rill, swollen by a sudden gust, the great ocean into whose bosom it falls. Thejoint resolution which passed, is the. le gislative action which wo suggested in the first article wc wrote upon the subject of Texas, before the tieaty was submitted to the Senate. If this ‘measure had been carried at the last sccsion of Congress, Texas would ha ve been prepared at this time to enter the Union with Iowa. Mr. Walker, one of the most zealous an i efficient advocates of reanm-xation, urged the preprint} of making it the work of the open and entire legislative councils of the country, instead of a hugger-mugger executive act, taking its complexion from the motives, and its late from the management, of those who were supposed lo have personal views associa ted with the policy which they held in their own liai d. Rejection was its fate at the last session and at this; but in spite of the disadvantage which resulted from this twice coidemned course of management, the forde of the ques tion has borne it along, and will secure t<'i it a much higher sanction tnan that ol diplomats and executives—the sanction of the people and their representatives, the States and their del egations io ihe Senate of the United States. Texas will have something more than the faith of executive promises to rely upon. It will have the act of a representative body, which can bring the power of tlie government and all its constituents to make it good. Tho act authorizes Texas to eorrro in as s State; and this realizes atone: the stipulations of tho treaty ot'IS03, which bound the United States lo Fi ance to perform this very act. T he resolution of this day is. in fact, nothing more than the execution of Mr. Jeffeison’s treaty, by which the territory of Texas was acquired. Mr. Adams’s treaty of IS19 was an abmion. It ceded the country and the people we were bound by solemn covenants to bring into ihe Union to the despotism of Spain. But the peo ple of Texas instantly put in a protest against this breach offaith, proclaimed their freedom, and, having maintained their independence against both Spain and Mexico, now come back to the Uni'ed States, asking the redemp tion of the pledge in the treaty under which the country was first settled by our citizens, when all tho world must admit the abrogation of the treaty through which intriguing diploma cy sought to exonerate the nation from its hon est oblfeattons, revives them in full force. Then- is nothing, in our opinion, to object to in the proposal voted by the Hous', to-day. except that it. is loaded will* conditions which inav form an obstacle to the acceptance of the ovoiture by Texas. But this can, and we trait will, be obviated by future legislation. If Texas comes prepared to enter the Union, the next Congress will be just, and more than just to her. Wronged at first by a heartless re pudiation, she will find that the injustice will be redeemed 1>v generosity, and the kindness, hitherto withheld, be paid with usury. GLORIOUS RESULT. The Annexation Resolutions passed the House of Representatives. We congratulate the country—we congratu. late the republican party—we congratulate the lion-hearted Democracy, the true men who have so ardently and zealously supported this great national measure, from its inception upon the vote in the House of Representatives on Saturday, the 25th ult., providing for the re-' admission of Texas into the Union—and we know that ilie simple annunciation of this fact . ns it lias travelled throughout the length and breadth of this union has thrilled with patriotic exultation every true American heart. It i» in unison with the public sentiment of the coun" try—and a true reflecton, by the represen'a- tives of the people, of the settled, potent voice of the nation—ivhich sooner or later, in_ tlis country, has never yet faded to scatter the spas modic efforts which occasionally seize political factions, like chaff before the winter’s wind.— While we trust that the action of the Senate on the joint resolutions for the annexation of Texas will he such as not to permit the “Lone Star” to twinkle much longer in solitude, hut ter allow her to burst forth in a flame as brilliant and lustrous as any in the American constella- - tion, we cannot but rejoice at ilie triumph which the friends of ihe measure have achieved in the House of Representatives. \\ e rejoice because we reg ird it as a true index of the will of the people, and even should they he wronged tor a time by the Senate’s rejecting Texas, the next Congiess will be just to them. We rty joice'bccause the passage of these resolutions,- under all the circumstances of the case, as well as the prejudices arrayed against the measure' by one of the great political parties of the coun. try, shows that the march of free principles is still onward, and cannot be arrested on this continent until the light of liberty and the pow er of freedom become extinct. W e rejoice for our common countiy, b- cause the annexation- of Texas wJTl not only expand our glorious- Union, but give additional strength to its pow- ei and perpetuity. We rejoice for the sake of the New England and the Northern States, be*- cuusethe acquisition of this vast and fertile re gion will give a new impulse to their manufac. luring and shipping interests, as well as evci} other industrial pursuit in which their citizens are engaged. We rejoice tor the sake of the West, whose manufactured fabrics and surplus productions of every kind will there find a new and ready market. We rejoice for the Soutbr whose institutions will be strengthened, by the acquisition of a country peopled by men cherishing sympathies and feelings akin to n* r own. We rejoice especially for our own cher ished State—for Georgia, whose heart «3J among the first to warm for Texas, when she struck for her own independence, ami whose citizens with the spirit and gallantry of hastened at the cry for succor, and nobly testn fied their fidelity to freedom and their loya tf to liberty, by a free will offering of their hearts blood upon her battle fields in defence of holy cause of freedom. The resolution for annexation was oppo se by the abolitionists, a few Democrats R 1 ’ 1 ^ tho entire strength of the whig party with th® exception of 8 whig members from the South/ 4from Tennessee, 2 from Georgia, 1 from A 1 bama, and one from Virginia. Among Southern whig members who on this occasiU rose superior to party and united with the Re publican body to carry this important msasurfi we are gratified, and in our own behalf and i n behalf of the people of Georgia, cheerfully lt ‘ n ' der our thanks to Messrs. Clinch and Step| ien * of this State for their pair otic course on tl' e ‘ resolutions. They have showed themselves 011 this occasion to be Southrons, to be Georg 1 ans, and above the pusillanimity of mere pad^ zans. Will the whig Senator Mi- Be 1-1 '' 61 '