Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-06-10
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Correspondence ofthe Charleston Courier.
WASHINGTON, hay %.

Ample justice will be done by The CO.
vernment TO the gallant army under the
command Of General Taylor. 10 the first
place. General Taylor having been APP
pointed Brevet Major General, will re-
main in command Of the army of occupa
ton, and the orders to Gen. Scott 10 take
command has been revoked.
The officers who were most dislin.
guished. are To be Brevetled.
In relation to all this. The House of Rep
resenlatives have unanimously passed the
following joint resolutions. presenting the
thanks OF Congress to Major General Tay-
lor, his officers and men:
.Resotved by the Senate and House Of
Representatives. Of the Uniied States Of
Americd, in Congress assembled. That the
thanks of Congress are due, and are here
by rendered 10 Brevet Major General q.
Taylor, commanding the army of occu-
patton, his officers and men. for The forli-
Jude, skill, enterprise, and courage which
have distinguished the recent brilliant op-
erations on the Rio Grande.
Aad be it further resolved, That Con,
gress sincerely sympathizes with the rel,
atives and friends Of the officers and SOL
diers oflie army of the United States,
who so bravely fell 10 The service of our
country, on the Rio Grrande.
| Resoived, That the President he reques.
ted to cause the foregoing resolutions to
be communicated to Major General Tay-
lor, and through him, to The army under
his command.
The Senate will undoubtedly concur in
these resolutions.
There is now a separate resolution
pending. to give each officer aud man of
The army, a mouths additional pay, and
there will be bill very soou to provide
further for the families OF the officers who
were killed.
|, is believed by some that Bishop
Hughes has gone to Mexico on secre, SER
vice, with view 10 influence the Catholic
clergy 10 favor Of peace.
The bill extending the mail service into
Texas. has passed the House. II is ren.
dered very necessary for the convenience
of The army.
The Oregon Jurisdiction Bill has heen
postponed ill Monday, when Gen. Cass
is TO speak,
Mr. Benton has finished his argument.
tle has demonstrated that the 49th par.
aIle is The true aud riehtluI and proper and
convenient boundary between the British
and American possessions.
Mr. Benton submitted The following mo-
lion, which is pending That the bill be
recummitled to The Committee On The
judiciary, with Instructions To-. amend il
bv inserting provisions. first, for extend.
ing the jurisdiction aud laws of The Uni
! led States. both civil and criminal. over
4 American citizens in; Oregon, to The same
extent as Great Britain las. extended her
laws and Jurisdiction over her subjects in
Oregon by act Of Parliament. Secondly.
to report a bill for the full and perfect
government ofthe lerriory,to take effect
after The termination ofs stbe convention
Thirdly, toprovi'le for a4ierriloriaI legis!$ ;
Iaure, aud for the administration of JUS
tce for the defence. of the Territory, by
terrifying the mpatfr oflhei Columbia; 70
commerce, by esIabIishing:custorn houses !;
FOR organizing the militia; and tnprovide
for the security Of navigation by erec tin g
light houses, &c Also, providing for :th 6
establishments of the boundary of said ter
ritory by treaty. and until so established,
the line 40 degrees 10 be regarded as the
northern limit.
May 80
A Resolution was adopted closing all de-
bale on The bill from the Senate, cnucern.
ing Paymaslers for the Army, in2 hours
aler it was next taken up 10 committee.
An Intellectual ellur, was made to get up
The Private Calendar.
The House then resolved itself into com.
mIttee of the whule, and took up the bill
providing for three additional Paymas:ers,
&c.
An amendment was proposed by Mr..
Hunt, of New York, for striking oul the
2I section, which section leaves the term
Of office of The Paynas,ers unlimited.
A debate eusued, in which Mr.. Burt, Of
South Carolina, Atkinson of Virginia. Da-
Wis If Mississippi. and A. Johnson, of Ten
uessee, participated. An amusing passage
Of " ords passed between the Two last ma
med gentlemen. the latter defending his
profession, that ol tallnr,) aud ihs lor-
mer defending the West Point Academy,
at which he was graduated.
At 10 o'clock the committee began to
vote upon amendments, aud few were
adopted, and many were rejected. FL
uaIly, MIR. Mckay Of North Carolina, Of
fered substitute for The whole bill, which
was adopted aud reported 10 the House.
The substitute bill simply provides for
the appointment Of The Paymasers by the
President, with the consent Of the Senate,
and the continuance in Office so long as
the rank and file oflhe Army was increa
sed to its present standard.
Under the operation Of the previous
question the bill was passed.
June 2.
The democratic members Of the House,
determined, in caucus, on Friday evening