Weekly national intelligencer., 1846-05-16
Nj. GORDON moved to strike out the ll,h section /,

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situtc for the whole bill tt
Whercas has been communicated to Congress by the Pre-
sden Of the United States that this Government is
gagged in with Mexico and call has been made on Con-
ges Tor means to prosecute hostes the part Of the Uni
ted States
sAnd whereas informed that in war thus COM
menced losses have occurred the army Of the United States
employed by the President the bank OF the river Del Nore
and that such army if not already lost is in exposed and
perious siuaon and requires Immediate and speedy relief
| and reinforcement. Therefore
SEcrIoS Belt enacted 5y The Senate and House Of Rep
reseahves Of tie United States Of fnerIca IN Congress
sem6d That while Congress viii sanction approve
orcbe occupation under the orders of the President Of
the United Sate OF territory between the Nucces and
Del Norte by the armed forces Of the United States Of
hosties which have been carried by order of the Pre-
e s e q s, st
the army OF the United States from the position n which
involved and invasion encroac
upon the territory oil this Unon and protect and de-
iend to the fullest extent the citizens and people Of the Uni
ted States far the may be any way affected
dangered by hostes with Mexico the President hereby
authorized in addition TO all the present military and naval
forces of the United Ses to call for and accept the services
of any number Of exceeding fifty Thousand who
may their services either cavalry artillery infantry
rihemen, to six months twelve months
the President in his dscreton may think best who
be mustered into service aud armed and equipped the
expense Of the United States Pro only that said volun-
teers shall furnish their clothes, and, if cavalry their
horses
SEc O. And beH further enacted That for the same pur-
poses the President is authorized to call into the service OF the
may think necessary"
| II rejected
Mr.. BRODHEAD now moved that the committee rise and
| report the bill to the House.
The motion prevailing the committee accordingly and
| the bill reported.
! In the House, Mr.. BRINKERHoFF moved the previous
question, which seconded put, and carried and the
House proceeded TO vote on the amendments.
The first question striking the first section and
inserting in lieu thereof the section moved by Mr. Born,
herein before reced.
On this question Mr.. ROCKWELL, of Connecticut, de-
manded the yeas and nays.
| Mr.. WINTHROP wished the question divided, and put
last on what he contended preamble.
After an argument on the question of order the CHAIR
ruled that the amendment and could not be divided
The question being put, the amendment adopted, by
yeas and nays follows
YEAS-Messrs Stephen Adams Anderson Arnold Akin
son. Baker Bell Benton Biggs James Black Jas Black,
Brown, William G. Brown, John ii. Campbell Cathcart
John G. Chapman Reuben Chapman, Chase Chpman, Clarke,
Jefferson Davis, DE Mott, Dillingham;, Dobbin Douglass
Dromgooe, Edsa Ellsworth Erdman, Faran Fckn Fries
sou, Harmanson Henley, Hoge Hopkins Hough George s.
Houston, Hungerord James B. Hunt ChariesJ Ingerso
Joseph n ipgerso joseph Johnson Andrew Johnson Geo
Ligon, unpkin, Saelay, McClean, McCelland, McCler
nand Mcconnell, Joseph J. Mcdowell, James Mcdowell,
Mckay, John Martin, Barclay Martin, Morris, Morse,
Moulton Niven, Norris Owen, Parish Payne, Perill, Pet
tit Phelps, Pollock Price, Ramsey, Ratbun Reid Relfe,
Sims, 1hos Smith, Robert Smith, Stanton, sarkweather,
St john Strong Thibodeaux homasson Jcob Thompson,
whsaa wss aTns Ts
| NAYS-Messrs Abbott, John G. Adams Ashmun, Bar-
WEE so sa.sard Bug Br w%
Davis, Delano Dockery Dunlap John II. Ewing, Edwin H.
Ewing, Foot Giddings, Grider Grnnc, Hamla, Hampton
W. Houston f. w. Hubbard, Sam. ID. Hubbard Hudson Hun
ter, Daniel r King Thomas b. King, Lewis, McGaughey,
Rhett John Rockwell Root Schenck seddon Severance,
Alexander D. Sims, Simpson, Truman Smith, Albert Smith,
roombs, Vance, yinton, Winthrop Woodward Yancey67.
residue of aoraad ta,
rssng the pay Of volunteers from SO to $40 per month
this the yeas and demanded, and being taken
suited as follows Yeas l04, nays g.
The amendments having been gone through with, the bill
ordered to be engrossed for third reading and read
third time and the question being, shall this bill pass
| Mr.. GARRETT DAVIS rose and said Mr.. Speaker,
ask the House to from voting the passage of this
bill, and will assign very briefly my
This is measure directly and indirectly Of very great
Importance and yet opportunity, single moment,
has been allowed any Wing of this House say word
upon So far it operate upon the fate of the gallant
General and his little army upon the Del Norte there no
need for such unparalleled haste in urging Of its
character through this body He frontier three thou
sand miles distant In the exercise Of discretionary power
vested in him by the Executive, he has made eauson
the Governors Of the neghbong States for thousand
troops AT this moment the destiny of General Taylor and
his gallant band is sealed and doubt ere now the
prompt which he has received from the States congu
to the theatre of his operations has given him such force he
beaten back the enemy and that his victorious standard
at this moment floats Matamoras Whatever il is his
fate snow sealed and any thing may do will be too
late to influence IT, There could then be valid objection
to give day the consideration of this BILL and no person
would desire But the naughty and dominating ma
jorty will not allow this much. &..
But Mr. Speaker, have objection TO the preamble of
the bull rcces that exists between the United States
and Mexico and that this began by Mexico. That
informal exists between the undeniable
but that Mexico commenced is utterly untrue and object
TO the preamble because it forth bold asehood.
am decidedly strongly in favor Of the appropriation Of the
money! and OF the raising Of the forces for which the bill pro-
vdcs For these purposes, il is sufficient for that
country at war; be it formal informal whether began
by Mexico or Government require only know
that army in danger, and whether be in the territory
OF the United States Mexico, ready and
money even to the utmost of the country for the
rescue. IL the war be wrongful convenient
would hold them responsible who made il. But protest
soemny against defng this with the unounded
statement that Mexico began this That position not
necessary give this bill any possible effect II could have
been well omitted and had been rejected doubt the
bill would receive the unanpous Of the House. But that
the object ofs authors Their purpose make
the Wings vote against force them 10 aid in throwing
shelter the Administrator by voting for bill which
forth that this needless and unexpected commenced
by Mexico s
Sir if the bill contained any recitation upon that point in
truth and justice should be that this begun by
the President The river Nueccs is The boun-
Diary Of Texas The country between that stream and the
Del Nore part Of Meyico and that Power had people and
establishments in it, Months ago the PRESIDENT of his
WILL orders General Taylor and his army take post Cor
pus Christi, the bank of the Nueces, where they
remained until considerable time after the beginning Of this
session Of Congress In March last, under the positive
ders Of the President he through the disputed country
upon the Del Nore The Mexican authorities meet him at
several points with the declaration iha, he has invaded their
country and protests against the They