Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-01-20


quisi6, and il there has been perfdy on
the part Of the Mexican Secretaries, il will
follow also that there has been, ut least,
very culpable officidl UnIai,hfulness on our
part. The claimants are very DESTROYS TO
know the truth OF the matter, for they COM
plaIn that thefr interests have been too long
Sacrificed and il is probable thai this sub
jsct will. ere long, be brought to the notice
OF Congress, and that resolution will he
passed. calling on the Executive ,e furnish
any information in relation thereto which,
may be in his possession.
From the N. Y. Evening Post.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81. l5i1.
After prayers aud reading Of yesterdays
journal, the House, this morning, considered
a resolution offered by Mr.. IIous' on, Of Ala
hama. to the effect that all debate Oh The
bilto graduate The price Of public lands in
the committee Of he whole, shall colsc after
three O'Clock to-day. A division was called
ON the resolution, and it WAS lost by large
vote. A bill providing for an appropriation
~ improve the navigation Of the Hudson
River was reported, read twice, and referred
20 the committee OH commerce. NJ. J. p.
ksanody reported bill to alter the mode
Ut adrneasurcment Of the merchant vessels
Of the United States, which was read twice
and referred to the appropriate committee.
Reports, by bills, from the committee on the
public buildings, were submitted by Mr..
Pratt, OF New York, providing for bu ldng
additions 10 the patent office, and TO the war
and navy departments, which were read twice
ordered to be printed, referred, and made
tho order Of some future day.
A resolution calling upon tho President
for copies Of the correspondence between
MIR. Shannon, our Minister in Mexico,
and the Mexican Secretary Rejon, in rcla-
ton to the instalmcnts now due our citizens
under the indemnify treaty of 1899, was Of
toncd by Mr. Darragh, of Pennsylvania, and
adopted. Mr.. Barnard offered a series OF
resolutions, on which he moved suspens Oh
ct tho rules, calling upon the President for
precise information in relation 10 the in
flucnccs said TO have been us ID with the
Cherokee Indians ins,iglting them TO hostil
tiles against the republic OF Texas; wha,
treaties there arc binding this government to
ad Texas under certain contingenc es; uIl-
dr. whit authority or usage of our govern
ment the military forces Of the United States
are to enter foreign territory, &C.; on
which he asked the yeas and nays. Ayes
80, nays IS. The House adjourned until
Thursday.
Tho southern papers are rejoicing hearth
~ at the passage through the House of the
sub-neasury bill.-This is quite contrary to
tho expectations of some oithe old political
sagcrs here, who prognosticaied, but for
what reason cannot divine, that the meas
ure would be rather offensive than oihar-
wise TO the south. This circumstance is also
quito source Of modification and disapont-
ment TO many ofour wing friends, who have
been confidently counting upon a veryedif
fcrent response from the south.
wish also TO invite you to keep your eye
on the answer to Mr.. Duragh's resolution
adopted by the House TO day. Ii is a sim
gulsr circumstance that in tho correspon-
dence between Mr.. Shannon and Sgnol
Rsjon, and in all the commun ltions from
our minister TO his own government, that he
no where declares that the two back install
nients under the indemnify treaty now sup
posed to be due from Mexico, have never
paid; and that the only Information to tina,
effect, new before Congress, is communi
cation dated in Washington, from Mr. b.
Green, the bearer Of the hte dispatches
from Mexico. 1t is understood, howevcr,
tina, the dispatches now in possession of the
government are very conclusive of the fact
and tina, their fofmal communication 10 Con
gEess will give Use to the very important
question as 10 whether our government
should not either itself pay the instaments
Of the indemnity now due, or cocrce them
of the government of Mexico. Oac thing
Is certain, tho delay is occasioning much
suffering, and in many instances, heavy pc
cunlary sacrifices to those claimants who
have relied upon the regular payment ofthe
indemnity awaiGod them.
JANUARY 81, 1S45.
Aitcn tho opcnlRg ceremonies of the
House wore concluded, Mr. Barko, chlr-
INN ofthe select committee on the Rhode
lsl,nd controversy, submitted a report au-
ihorzng the printing of 5000 extra cop.es
VI iiC ICIOl dNu OlOeT accompanying doc
utnents, submitted 10 tho House at lis last
session on this subject, and aske the pre-.
vous question. NJ. Bart of South Clroi,
m moved to lay the report on the table, on
which the ayes and nays were demanded.
Tho previous question WAS no, carried. The
vote ,hon recurring on adopting the report,
Mr.. Cranston, of Rhode Island, demanded
the yeas and nays, and the report WIS order
oil prin,cd--aycs lC2, nays %.
The report which it is proposed to print,
takes sirens democratic ground, on our thco-
ryof government; aud is, of course, bitterly
opposed by the Wig representatives, al
though they very earnestly profess TO sub
scribe TO the doctrines advanced by tho re-
port. Thslr dissent, they pretend, is to
othsr portions Of the report, which preten-
sion must pass for what il is worth
A successful effort was then made 10 90
into tho Committee Of the Whole on the
state Of the Union. Give Johnson in tho
chair, on the bill to graduate the price of
the public lands. As has been usua. when
this question comes mp, we have an extra
ordn,r, overflow of western eloquence, -