The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-05-26
CONGRESS-.
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON.
The Wigs in Congress-Ezpected Debate
in the Senate ON the Mericdn War

The Uhigs in Congress-Erpected Debate
in the Senate ON the Mericdn War.
WASHINGTON, May 10Th, 1865 P. NJ.
The Administration is careering on in its
madness, and the organ is still savage upon
every one who dares TO question the legality
or constitutionalty OF the Executive will.
The Wings with manly patriotism, hard
" ever equalled, have sacrificed their party
views and have promptly voted every man
and every dollar asked by the Executive
Those who dared 10 breathe word Of pat
rioIic principle while they were voting these
supplies, are scolded and lectured as if il
were treason 10 have one aspiration for the
freedom o. the Press and ,he liberty Of
Speech under our would-be Tyrants.
But there is a day of reckoning coming
think may state two things pretty certain.
l. There will be discussion in the Sen
ate, in few days, upon the bungling and ty-
rannical manner in which an evidently un-
willing nation has been forced into a need
less War with Sister Republic, This de-
bate may take place during thepresent week,
and will be interesting, as the Message and
documents afford ample room for exposing
the party, managing cur affairs, IN such a
light as no other party ever appeared in.
The Wings, now that the country is in an
emergency, will vote every dollar and every
supply necessary to get her out OF it with
honor; but there will be an Independent
stand made against the schemes OF the Adj
ministration il it appears as it probably will,
that there is deep laid scheme OF territorial
ACKNOWLEDGMENT at the bottom, and that the
forcible annexation ofMexico is contempIat-
ed.
| wantto see the documents whose false
hoods and weakness have been artemptino
10 point out, taken hold OF by Webster, Cal
houn, McDuffie, Mangum, Crittenden and
d few more Of the Senators, whom the Pres
iden has insulted by usurping their powers
without consultation.
IfMr. Webster speaks we shall have such
on oraiion as is rarely listened 10 the Legis-
lative Halls of any naticn. You will notice
in this mornings Union a significant para
graph about Westward Ho,' and also anoth-
er about the healihiulness of the climate at
Matamoras and the interior of Mexico.-
The Union rejoices in the prospect of our
troops finding speedy employment 1t is
strange that there should have been no off.
cial dispatches received from Gen. TAYLOR
about the recent battle and military opera
tons al Matamoras and Point Isabel
The opening ofthe great National Fair,
you will see, is postponed from TO morrow
till Thursday.
Mr.. Benton, in the Senate, to-day, pro-
posed a supplementary bill 10 the one pro-
viding for the prosecution OF the War with
Mexico. 1t was read twice and referred.
MIR. Speight of Mississippi, made char
acteristic speech to-day against the Cheap
Postage Law on the Post Office Appropra-
lion Bill. This was laid over.
Mr.. Morehead of Ky. commenced an able |
speech in favor Of the bill on the French |
Claims, which he had not finished when Sen |
ale adjourned.
In the House the Army ArpropriationB Bill
was discussed al day and passed without
any negative votes. Mr.. Dromgoole was
among the speakers, and sustained The Adj |
Mr.. Washington Hunt OF New |
York, spoke OIL the bill ably and patriotical-
".
This bill appropriates tro millions of the
public money in addition TO what was origi- |
lally reported by the Committee. How
much is this Texas business going 10 cost
Us RlCHELIEU.