Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-06-09
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE EVEN
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The breeze which arose in the House
to-day ownids the close Of the sitting was
not pleas n, one Mr.. Severance, the
only whig from Maine, Attained the floor
explained the grounds Of his vote upon Tie
bill ofsnCpi cs for the Mexican war, and re-
viewed The articles of the Union upon his
course. Mr.. Barclay Martin, Of Tennessee
replied with severity, called Mr.. Severance
the representative of Mexico. and applied
to him o her hush language. 1t is proper
10 state tia, Mr.. Severance had aft med
that the right of Mexico to the county be-
tween The Nueccs and the RIO Grande
was better than our own, and that they
were ght in defending it.
Mr.. q .ddings obtained the floor, and was
speaking when the COMMITTEE rose. Mr..
| Bailey, Of Virginia, moved that all debate
IN committee of the whole upon the pending
resolution cease within five minutes from its
recommencement. This was adopted, and
Mr. Gidding's opportunity for making a
| speech was cut off. The difficulty con-
corning the allowance of extra pay, upon
which so much turmoil was raised in CON-
mittee, was avoided by the passage of q
vote of thanks to the General and soldiers,
and Of sympathy for surviving relation OF
the dead. What will be done with what
remains in commitle Of the whole to-mor>
row, do not know.
The tariff bill is expected to come up to-
wards the end of the ensuing week The
navy app!opriat; ons bill must occupy several
Of thc intervening days, AID the bill con-
corning the Major Generals and the volun-
teers several others. | doubt whether The
tariff bill can be reached next week But
as i; is settled that it shall come up as soon
as these bills have passed the House, a few
days sooner or later can make no differ.
ence.
Much speculation exists regarding the
determination of the Executive as TO the
manner Of prosecuting the war with Mexico
Al offensive war in the midst Of the enc.
my's country is 70 be preferred in spite Of
every objection. But am not certain that
such a war has not been resolved upon
1t was told by very high authority, that Gen
Taylor would probably have to send back
many of the volunteer troops which are
now Fastening tojoin him. No one now
expects Gen. Scott TO be sent 10 take com
mand.
may as we'll notice here a most absurd
rumour, that the president proposed 10 send
Bishop Hughes TO Mexico as pacicator
II is singular that such stupid fabrIca.
ton should obtain circulation through the
columns of decent newspapers. as well as
of such as are wholly gwen up to lying fic.
tons. | heard it stated. however, in pr.
vate conversation two weeks ago, that two
Roman Catholics ecclesiasics had been
sent down TO the army as chapIains, and
have no doubt that it is true. 1t would Ger.
tainly be proper enough TO furnish priests of
that religion 20 The army, as many of the
privates are known 10 belong to the Roman
church, and have The same rights in regard
10 the celepraton of their faith as the
Protestant potion.
Much interest is felt with reference TO
The amount of Mr.. Tyer's examination now
going on in the anti " ebster committee -
But the proceedings of the committees are
kept very close, as they ought 10 be, and
no probable conjecture can be formed of
what either OF the men ale doing