Annexation Of Texas

The following Resolution passed the House of Representntives of Michigan, 1 and was lost in the Senate. Joint Rksolution, instrucling our Senators and requesting our RepresentaUves in Congress, relaiive to the admission of Texas into the XJnion Whereas, the admission of Texas into the confederacy o( the United States, has for a considerable time past, been a matter of serious discussion, in some sections of this country and in Texas: And whereas, It is understood that the subject may be brought befbre the present Congress of the United States for its action: And whereas, We regard thequestion of such admission óf the most vital importance to this Union,.and as we cannot but deprécate such a measure as one fraught with the most pèrnicious consequences, as directly tendingto the extensión of slavery and as pledging the people of this country to new andjmore binding relations with that un fortúnate institution, and therefore likely to disiurb the harmony hitherto so happily prevailing among us, créate domestic disseaáions and by producing in our midst discord,i animosity and disunion, to endanger aruj perhaps wholly to subvert our honoredconstitution: And whereas, the recognition of the institution of slavery in thecouhstution of the United States, was brought about only by the concession of one part óf the confederacy to that of the other where the institution was unfortunately foundvto exist for the time, for the sake of h&rmony and a unión: any further extensión of it at this time or at any other timo under the pretext of adding additional (garitory to ouralready tooextended domain, or any other pretext whatever, would be against sound policy - subversive of natural right and a violationofthe true spirit of the constitution of this Union - a stain on our national honor and a contempt of the senliments of nearly the whole civilized world. Therefore,Resolved hj the Senate and Home of Representativos of the Slate of Michigan, Thatour Senators be instructed andour Representatives in Congress be requested to resíst by all proper and practicable means any action or Iegislation in Congress which shal) have íbr its object the present or future admission of Texas into this Union, or which may tend to bring that Republic irto other or more intímate connexion than tother foreign states with which this country snstains friendly and amicable relatiotÉ. Resolved, Thq the Governor be requested to transmit forthwith a copy of the foregoing premble and resolution to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress. It will be seen that this Resolution embraces several important truths held by the Liberty party A friend who has examined into the history of the Reaplution, has forwarded us with the followïfig particulars, which we presume are correct: On the evening ]efore adjournment in the Senate, Mr. bearer moved to take up the resolutions, and on motion the yeas and nays were taken, and stood 7 in favor, to 9 against. and of course the motion was lost. A Jnotion was then made to reconsider, on whïch the yeas and nays were again taken. Yet, as will be perceived, neither of these votes appear on the Senate Journal. The following votes are all that are remembered on the motion to take up the resolutions. Yeas - Green, Howell and Shearer. Nays - Cust, Pratt, Richmond, Moody, Starkey, Masón, and it is believed Willson. On Tuesday it was again moved without success, to take up the resolutions,and Mr. Pratt making himself conspicuous by his opposition. No mention whatever is made on the Journal of thissecond attempt to procure an expression on this question so momentous to the whole north. It is to be remembered that the yeas and nays of neither House on the subject, has appeared in either of the papers of Detroit. The Advertiseronlyhas to-day published the Resolution. The vote in the House is thus stated in the House Journal: "The joint resolution instructing our Senators, and requesting our Representatives relative to the admission of Texas into the Union, was read the third time and passed by the following vote. Yeas - Messrs. Adams, Ames, Barnard, Chester, Delamater, Griffin, M. Hall, Hawley, Haydon, Hibard, Joslin, Knight, Leiand, McLeod, Mosher, Murphy, Parmalee, R. D. Power, Porter, Pratt, Ramsdell, Rix, Rowland, Runyan, Snell, Videtto, Vickery, Van Husen, D. C. Walker, H. N. Walker, White, Speaker - 32. Nays - Messrs. Baldwin, Blindbury, Davis, Fairfield, Ferguson, H. Hall, Knowlton, Lamond, Livermore, H. L. Miller, P. Power, Rheule,Saunders, Sheldon, Stone, 15." Among the nays it will be seen is Mr . H. L. MiLLER,the reported whig leader in the House! How does this consist with the zeal of the Whig papers against the annexation? Will the Advertiser explain? (E3 Rev. Mr. Col ver, of Boston, has comtnenced a series of discoursen on Odd Fellowehip. The firet leclure, onSunday evening, excited quite a sensation. Sorae 3,000 persons were present. (C?" I ia estimated tbat the House of Represeatatives has speiit ono third of the time of the present session on the rules J Truly it must bc an unruly body. The rules are how precisely as they wereattbe beginning of the seseion.