New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-25
The pcfcn, of the So 900, 900.

From Noah's Salddy Times duSust sd
This Gcndish spirit OF parythat hankcrins after
pohtical powcr-tha and dcestabc spirit oi OF
hcohuntng ovcrcSne at last every impulse OF patriot
ism and the olive branch presented by the Government
10 the enemy rud.ly broken and trHmplcd upon 10y
the opposition. llonest John Davis Senator from Mas
.achuse,,s--cellcd hom his Sinecrc conviction oi
truth and merit has fallen from hir high estate and
there ia now poor do him honor throughout
thr land lie desgnediy defeated the application which
tho President made Congress icr the appropriation OF
a .um OF money, contngontly To encutd peace with
Mexico. lie descended 10 the lowest art OF the lowest
politoian-tho iorlom hope oi political aspr"nts-tc
spsak against time In order to defeat the measure II,
entroatod TO give why--o Yield tho floor ior mo
ton 10 proong tho ior few hours lie refused
and maintained HIS poSon until tina hour hand OF the
clock indicated that the session oil Congress had legally
terminated and defeated bill 10 the eusion OF hu
man blood and rco'orc peace to his country and safety
to the people lie never viii recover from tho odiln OF
this net
Ii is n mourniul spectacle, that OF an old man
ripcnng for the grave i'll the daily invention and ut
.erance OF such atroclous transparent notorious up
truths as tho above. Although we have at least
twice already roiutod those calumnics IN detail
since wo SEQ them repeated in the Philadelphia
Ledger the Sunday Times aud several other Jour
mails, we will deal with them once more. And we
hereby challenge, dare defy, those who ARE rector
atins these ISLANDERS ON Scnutor Davis aud the
Wings in Congress to contrrvcrt the following sim
pie statement OF facts
!, AS to the icndish spirit OF party The prma,
~ cause OF the failure OF the $1,000 900 was doubt
less the amendment providing that territory to be
acquired from Mexico iii the prospective Treaty OF
Peace shall over be Stare Territory But that was
moved by no Wing 1t was offered by Darid
tP,!mo: Free Trade Loco Foco sustained by the
personal influence and efforts OF Jobq Hei.corh
Hoaaibal Hamim, lim0thy .lcakins and other
leading Loco. Focos The Wings and Loco Focos
irom the Free States almost unanimously voted for
it those OF both parties from tho Slave States in
like manner against 1t
9 This proviso having been adopted by the
House. the original champions OF the bill now
turned agains, il Mr. Ii66atts Loco Foco OF Ky.
moved that tic b,l DO lie oa tbe fo6le--in other
words, that IL DO knocked IN the head This mo
zion was sustained by F!ttyNiae Loco,Fccos and
NaesesW Wings, while faHy- Tee Wings and FL
~. Iteo Looos opposed and defeated it-9i 10 IS
Among those who thus voted to Kill the hill was
Ger Mckay. its author The Wings voted to save
tho bill. moro than TWO TO one the Lcecs nearly
half to kill it,
,, On tho final passage, 7h'yy, Wings and
tltes-t'eo Loocs voted for the bill; Tremy,SIr
Wings and Fy,ysh,rc Locos against it Here we
soc ns,onry Of tho Admn;,tya,ion Members nc.
,aaliy voted as,iass this ADMINISTRATOR measure,
represented as so necessary 10 Mr. Polk in trea,inc
for Peaoo, and it was actually passed by the major,
isS OF Whis votes in It's favor Is this the icnd.
'sh spuis OF Party
/ And how as 10 the Senate The bill came 10
that body late IN tho forenoon ol Monday, when
the Congress was TO adjourn at aoNn OF tina, day
All must A"'" 'na' 10 move an amendment at that