New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-05-21
THE TRIBUNE.
Affairs at Washington.

. conure,s-Kxpected Debate In
the Senate ON the Menican Wae-Ano E"-
rional Fair, GO.
Pror, our Regular Correspondent
WAsHrxcTos, Nay 18th, 1866 P. N.
The Administration is careeripg on in its madness
and the organ is still savage upon every one who
dares 10 question the legality o, corstitutionahy OF
the Executive will.
The Wings with manly patriotism, hardly ever
equaled, have sacrificed their party views and have
promptly voted every man and every dollar asked
BY the Executive Those who dared to breathe
word of patriotic principle while they were voting
these supplies are scolded and ectured as ii were
treason to have aspiration for the freedom Oh Tue
Press and the liberty of Speech under our "0oio'
be Tyrants.
But there ia day of reckoning coming MINK
may state two things pretty certain,
l. There viii be discussion in the senaie' In
few days, upon the bupgling and 'yrannicai manner
In which an evidently unwilling nation has been
forced into needless War with Sister Republic.
This debste may take place during the present
week. and will be interesting, as the Message and
Documents afford ample room for exposing the
party managing cur affairs. in such light as no
other party ever appeared in
The Wings, now that the country is in an emergen.
cy, will vote every dollar and every supply neces-
sary to get her out Of it, with honor but there will
be an Independent, stand made against the schemes
Of the Administration If it appears as 1t probably
viii, that there is deep.laid scheme OF territorial
aggrandizement at the bottom. and that the ofcioie
annexation of Mexico is contemplated.
want to see the documents whose faisehoods
and weaknesses have been attempting to point
out, taken hold of By WEBSTER, CALHOUN McDuT'
y1r, MAsouM, CRIrrEsDEN and few more OF the
Senators whom the President has insulted by usurp
ing their powers without consultation.
If Mr.. WEBSTER speaks we shall have such an
Grafton is rarely listened to the Legislative Halls
of any nation. You will notice in this mornings
Union significant paragraph about westward
Ho" and also smother about the healthfuness OF the
climate at Matamoros and the interior Of Mexico!-
The Union rejoices in the prospec, Of our troops
finding speedy employment" 1t is strange that
there should have .been no official dispatches re-
ceived from Gen. Taylor about the recent battle and
military operations ut Maiamoros and Point Isabel
The opening of the grea, National Fair. you will
see, is postponed from tomorrow till Thursday.
MIR. BENTON, in the Senate today. proposed
supplementary bill to the providing for the prose-
cution of the war with Mexico. 1t was read twice
and referred.
Mr. sPE,aHT of Mississippi. made characteristic
speech today against the Cheap Postage Law on
the Post Office Appropriation Bill. This was laid
over.
Mr.. MoREHrAD of KY. commenced an able speech
In favor of the bill on the French Claims, which he
had not finished when the Senate adjourned.
In the House the Army Appropriation Bill was
diseased all day and passed without any negative
votes. Mr.. DRoMoooLE was among the speakers
and sustained the Administration. Mr.. WASHING.
Tor Hunt of New.Y York, spoke on the bill ably and
periodically.
This bill appropriates ttuo millions OF the public
money 10 addition to what was originally reported
by the Committee. How much is this Texas busl'
ness going to cost u.s. RIcHELIEu.