American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-05-13

PASSAGE OF THE WAR Dispatches from
the .4rmy. The Senate last evening,wth only
two dissenting voices, passed without material
amendment, the bill from the House TO raise
10000 volunteers, and apPropriating SlO,OOO,-
900 to prosecute the war against Mexico. 1t
will be seen that further dispatches from Gen.
Taylor were laid before Congress yesterday
PRoMrr AcrroN. This is not the moment
to enquire why our army was sent forward to
the Rio Grande, or who is TO be held response
bic should General Taylor and his troops be
sacrificed. These matters will very properly
become subjects for future investigation. The
present business Of the country is, to send time
ly succor to our army; and it is highly crafty
ing to see the promptltude with which the citi
zens of louisiana and Alabama have responded
to the acquisitions of General Taylor; and also
the decisive action of the House Of Represen-
tatives. The authority conferred upon the Presi-
dent by the bill passed in the House on Monday
last, to accept the services of fifty thousand
volunteers, and the appropriation of the sum of
ten millions of dollars (not fifty millions as was
enormously stated IN the hurry of our Wash
ington correspondent in yesterdays paper,)
will supply force sufficient to strike such a
blow as will compel Mexico to sue for peace,
should Gen. Taylor be able to maintain his
station until reinforced-of which we have lit
tie doubt. Indeed, unless he opened his Bate
ries upon Matamoras, as contemplated, on the
28th of April, we suspect that there has been
little or no fighting. 1t is not unlikely that
the Mexican General will remain on the
defensive, alleging that his action with Capt.
Thornton's company, was produced by the at
tack OF the latter However it is useless to
speculate under present circumstances. We
rejoice that Capt. Thornton accompanied by
two Of his men has escaped.
The following is synopsis of the bill passed
by the House of Representatives
The preamble SETS forth, that, by the act of
the Republic of Mexico, state of war exists
between that government and the United
States: in consequence (which, and TO enable
the latter to prosecute said war to a speedy and
successful termination, the first section of the
bill authorizes the President to employ the mi
ltia, naval and military forces OF the United
States, and to accept the services Of any num-
Der of volunteers, not exceeding fifty thousand,
for six or twelve MONTHS or to the end of the
war. The same section appIopriates the sum
of ten millions of dollars. Section 2 limits the
service of the militia to six months. Section 8,
volunteers TO furnish their own clothes; cavalry
their horses. Sec. 4, subjects them whilst in /.
service, to the rules and articles of war; and
allows to each non-commssioned officer and
private, in lieu of clothing, sum OF money
equal TO the cost of clothing of non-commls-
stoned officer or private of the regular army
Sec. 5, relates to their acceptance by the Pre-
sident, in companies, battallons, &c. Sec. +,
prescribes their organization. Sec. !, voluh-
teers who may be wounded or disabled to be
entitled TO all the benefit which may be confer
red on persons wounded in the service Of the
United States. Sec S, authorizes the PresI-
dent to complete forthwith all public armed
vessels now authorized by law, and to purchase
or charter and arm merchant vessels and steam
boats, should he deem it necessary. Sec 8,
proscrbes the compensation, to wit privates
of infantry, artillery and rflemen, ten dollars
per month; and prlvates of volunteer mounted
corps twenty dollars per month for their servi-
ces and the use and risk of their horses.
ANOTHER RISE IN THE SUsQUEHANNA.-De-
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