The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-07-10

I'd se were the men who encouraged our
volunteers! stlhese were the friends Of the
war! These were the supporters Of the Pres
ident! While the wings, they say, threw
cold water on the war and The volunteeFs,
and all patriotic men who were ready TO fight
Tor the honor Of their country.
Mr.. s. wanted 10 fix the responsibility
Just where il belonged When il was pro-
posed to give the volunteers ten dollars per
month, there were but eight democrats in
favor OF j., and put i've wings against giving
them ten dollars and one hundred and
sixty acres Of land; yet the wings are dis
Couraging the volunteers! Reverse the
case let bat eight wings vote TO pay the vol
unleeFs, and foe democrats against, and
what iremendeonr denuncatiOns would fol~
low. Wings would be expelled the House
as tories and traitors outright. After their
votes were spread before the people, let these
gentlemen 90 home and meet the patriotic
and honest farmers and mechanics of the
country, and try TO make them believe that
wings were their enemies, and locos their
! fTie nds, and the mechanics wonld hold up 10
them the yeas aAd nays, and tell them that
actions spoke louder than words, the wives
and daughters Of the volunteers who were
! left destitute to scuffle for q living as they
could, would frown upon these men with
unuuerahle adherence aud Indignation. Fol
his own part, MIR. S. said he had voted tOI
every measure to strenihen the arm Of the
Executive, and bring the war to speedy
and successful termination; and be should
continue SO to vote. He wished TO see this
war brought to a successful termination; ana
he should do every thing in his power tO
promote such a result. War was a terrible
calamity to any country, and especially to q
country like this; and no meter what he
might think of the conduct of the Executive
in bringing on this war, without consulting
Congress, then in session; no matter what he
might think Of the Executive in determin'
ing upon his own responsibility that We
4 had good cuase Of war, and acting upoT
ttat termination without the concurrence o
Congress, with whom alone resided the war
; maxim! power; no matter what might bC
thought of the conduct Of the President il
blOckading the Rio Grande, and marching
the army from Corpus Christi to MatamOra
and pointing our guns into that city, within
the acknowledged limits Of Mexico, itsel
an act Of hostility, and leading inevitable Il
war: how far the President could be defend
ed ia such a course without first submitting
the alleged causes Of war to the considera
ton Of the Representatives Of the peOpl'
who had TO fight the battles and bear lht
burthens, we're questions he would not nov
discuss The President had assumed tn
responsibility, and he would have TO meet il
The war is upon US; no matter how or b
whom brought on, it is our duty to pTosecui
it to a speedy and honorable conclusion; an
F 10 this end he was ready TO give all III
money, oil the men, all the energy all
power Of the Government lie woul
not now further delain the committee; h
wished not TO assail others, but this much h
:. felt constrained to say in vindicaliOn Of hin
! self and his friends agains' the false charge
made on this floor and in the public pres:
, that the wings were endeavOring to discou1
! age the volunteers and embaTrass the Gov
eminent in the prosecution of the war
, As to tho provisions of the present bill
Mr.. S. was opposed to making the Office {
paymasiers permanent; and he hoped, there
fore, either that the amendment Of the ger
tleman from New York (Mr. lIungeford
would prevail, orAthat the second scctiO
witch repealed the existing law would
stricken out. He then Said that lf the mi
ton was now in order, he would move to in
crease the pay Of volunteers in the cxisisin
war TO ten dollars, and TO make 10 each I
them donation Of ono hundred and ski
, acress Of land.