The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-10-07
MR.. DAVIS AND THE TWO MILLION APPRo
PRlATION


, PRlATION.
Nothing be ridiculous than the attacks which
have been made upon distinguished Senator, in
ation TO the two million appropriation asked for by the
President Mr.. DAVIS, told, talked against time,
and SO defeated the bill This singular charge is brought
against Gov Davis, by almost every ocofoco press
the land Now admitting all that has been said, allow
ing that he defeated that measure what then Euery
democratic member IN the Houseof Representative south
Of MdsOn8 DirOns line attempted TO do the same They
voted against the bill, and did their utmost defeat it.
They attempted 10 lay upon the table, they then voted
against the bill then voted agan,t suspendng the joint
rule SO that it might be the Senate This OF
course all right in the estimation OF the Union and its sub
ordinate presses,--this was all patriotism with hem.
But for wing TO defeat measure which they srove in
vain TO desroy-ths is nearly allied 10 treason
But Gov. Davis spoke against time Well, how long
did he speak Why he spoke len or fifteen minutes
bill which put 100000 the discretion of the Presi
dent who has shown that he has no discretion an SEEM
ed to contemplate large acquisition of territory Was
the like ever heard speech of fifteen minutes sub
ect triang indefinite extension Of territory, and
an expenditure of two millions of the peoples money!
No wonder the Democratic Stale Conve non should
solve that this was an outrage!
And then he spoke against striking out proviso which
would exclude Slavery from any territory which should
be acquired This the I" unklndest cut of alp
When the President had commenced the war the pur-
pose Of acquiring territory 10 be parceed into slave
States, and the government Lad expended twenty-five
millions of the peoples money for that object to grudge
two millions more, was too bad Surely Mr. John Da-
Wis must be enemy free institutions be
will IN n
large his own native State. Besides, he took so much
time. The President had sent Message both branch
of Congress sir eight working hours before
the close of long session. knowing that they had more
business before them than they could dispose of and
was his desire that ii should be acted upon ,Oithom de-
bate 1t is true that he had taken nearly two months 10
consider the subject himself He told Congress in his
war Message on the lllh of May, that he would make
peace whenever Mexico would receive favorable pro.
position and in his Message of August 9th he saws that
after the glorious victories OF the 9Th and 9th of Nav he
thought he could make proposition without dishonor
So after having the whole subject before HIM nearly two
months, he concludes 10 ask for the rihng sum of two
millions TO purchase peace with Mexico and sends in
a-essage within eight working hours Of the close of the
session, prevent any useless discussion and the
starting OF embarrassing questions in relation to the char
acter OF the war, the manner of its commencement and
the object for which il was prosecuted He did not wish
TO excite this nqusseness, and call forth those ques.
tons which engender stne and for grave Senator TO
presume TO spend fifteen minutes on a subject which the
President and his sage Cabnet had had under consider
- SO or eight weeks is insuf1erabe. We might lust
as well have no President 10 do his bidding. To
what end is he required TO reflect for months uoop
great subject II Senators will indulge their oficiosness,
and undertake TO question the wisdom of his poiev We
say again, wonder the Democratic State Convention
in the second Edition of their Resolutions should come
to rescue OF the President and protect him against
policy nm Democratic that of inquiring into the nh
ject of two million grant Besides, is violation of
the great principle of Democratic equality not to be will
ling to extend Slapery and TO give the South the power
OF sacrificing to the cotton growing interest all the great
interests of free labor Mr. HaIIet did right in his Res
olulons to attack who stood in the way of such
glorious Developments Of the :" Democratic Principle"
orc.