Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-12-25
Letter from washington.


Correspondence tf ne wig
wA.mNsroS, D,c. 29d, lsi6-Mdnieht.
A there mail To Richmond last night, you viii
probably receive with this the proceedings OF yesterday
she'll therefore condense what have TO IN this letter
fou will have noticed that the proceedings o. the House
OF Representatives. yesterday, OF great importance
Mr. McRsI OF La and Mr.. MARTIN OF Tenn. (Mr Polk,
mmcdi,e Representative defended the Executive The
latter, to my mind, made most bamcworhy speech. re-
maIkabc only fuT Its impious quotations from Scripture
His speech mostly in reply Mr.. GENrRN OF Ten
| nessee. You guess what powerful speech Nr
GKNrRY made when has taken al the defenders OF the
President Tor two three DAYS to reply him, and they
have vet succeeded.
Mr. DAVIS OF Nv. followed and made powerful speech
Executive usutpitious and on the quibblngs the
prcsidcnrs late Message lie showed tina, Nt Poke as.
scrous conuadiccd by the papers he IA the De-
pstimcnt OF State On the admission Of SANTA ANNA -
Mexico you wall hc takes strong ground. the posi-
tons which too, m INV letter OF Monday, that this was
an ot moe, unmiH gated
To-day IA the Senate, the principal item o. business
the disposal ot a pet the society u Ericnds in
New Flc,a d in favor of peace. On he motion print,
the Wings favor, AMI the L1c,s opposed - the
prnine There 81 or and 81 against printing. Nr.
DALLAS having the casing vote, went VITA MS par
~ aRaiist printing
Thc Seantc then went int, Executive session. when the
nomination ct Mr.. BANCROFT, the Federal Abuliuonst.
Minister 70 Eug ard, affirmed believe twas not
pectd hattEs ncmiDauon would h,ye been brought
up IL was sent ,nly yesterday. Several Senators
abs'n', and stvaniaEe taken % this MIN through
did think be would have been hned, but nc
appears u b, the distinguished pet u Losyoeoisn VIC
cannot he. 10 a..
In the House to-day, hal an animated debate the
War question. MIR. NAsHrNGr,N HUNr, OF New York,
the abe end eloquent Representative NisgatS Ds
uicr, opened the oebse lie took moderate the
Jsc which he eat reed with great colucHce and
Vi. HUNT 81 reasug manner, aud u b;,by
esteemst, well BY the members OF the Opposite party
as OF his own-otevcry section ct the country.
lie was followed by Mr.. BAYLY 81 Va. who, Of coursc,
supported the President. Daring the delivery OF hs
sccch, alteration between him and Mr.. DAvso
Kentucky, which may lead results. Mr.. B,YLY
made some illusions To the Advocates OF Mexico IN Lv-
styling to Arguments the Wing SIDE o; the Hoasc. Mr.
DAVIS suPPoslug that ne was referred TO- wished to ask
question, on, Mr.. Il. would notyed the door Mr.. DAVIS
then said that Watcher he yielded the floor ne would
suffer the gentleman Virginia make false state,
han. MIR. BAYLy replied and used the word
"Lc," What precise could not exactly hear,
the confusion. We msy have explanations tomorrow,
~ We may nave wOisc.
Mr. Bayly having concluded, the fo1' taken by Mg
STANTON o: Tennessee, native Of Alexandria believed
who defended TIE Tennessee Executive. lie SAID the
Fee Mt did exactly what was rGl; marching vus az
my thc RIO autc. ilnA WILL not De Que, toned that
Mr.. Polk had marched the army the RIO q ande
these wouG have said ;au' nc cht " army
had remained Corpus Cariss No what Viz liz
does, IL Is just gut, would not have been right ohtT
wise. "Thc n ~ can do no wrong" The Louufoca ra-
insisted tia, lie night when he stood 81 10,
but he just right 49, Had got into war with
England % 80, he would have been right as he DE-
now, and indeed more Thus, to know wha, will be
right 10 morrow, We must know what James Polk NAV
think III 10 DO Co morrow What he does right though
would not be wrong Il he should 90 the c4Euary Thus
night becomes altogether arbitrary Phrase depend ng on
the yoiuon OF President, supported by men who cal
themselves Democrats
You will that the Psesidca, has replied to the cso.
luton Of Mr. DAVIS, giving the CTdets under which
Commodore Stockton aud Gen. hcsruey acted. We now
earn tor the first time, that their vasanes aye dsUwrcd
ny the Administration with kind Of Ha,i way approval
IAc President made no lusiuullon OF tails kiad b!s
Message though the AdmUisirlJ were 90 possession OF
le facts fortnight before Congress met Noy Is u net
pretty excuse make, hat had no; time To look
into this matter, certainly the important .,.. they
could have attended to-
Among tic arrivals ia this city, tonight by the South
eTn boat, Tie Hon. l. u. DAKE5 uf illinois Nr BAEER
is tue only Wing member Congress from that State
l'u viii reeoI-ct mas when the war commenced, Nr.
bAEEE l,tl his seat, or-lE zci Regimen aud went 10
Nr<lco watre te severely wounded ailray be.
Regiments If Volunteers have no; seen nrn
a inquire what news he bring, ~ how he is
The mail rom Richmond od not arrive this evening
Until ~ or IL ococN We sinai. therefore 10;
Southern papers uu- tomorrow mofaiug.
Among inc bills introduced into the House to-day We.
one oy Nj MARTIN Of Wisconsin, the bsumrnt Of
new Territory iFom paris OF Iowa and Wisconsin, by the
OF d" Minnesota"
Mr.. McCLELLAND 1 Michigan introduced b d ior the
Improvement OF Rivers and Harbors | .hal rive YOU in
ny neS the differences between and the BIZ by
Nlr. POk last session. BRUTUS
j. The '.scene" between Mr.. R.yry and Mr. D.vI,
Of Ky, rcicred TO BY correspondent Is more ailuely
reported in the Baltimore Amenein a. follows:
M Bayy Of Va. continued the debate 10 an sboate
argument, Ilsuying the PrssdeEt declaring that the
president .-.vnct h'ms,t by BOD. message NJ also
i'ok aP the "Hg arguments fer the purpose response
Mr. DAVIS OF Nv. asked leave TO exp1u, aid correct
| tie statements Of b Argument.
NJ B,yy. lu 'sy peleHpory manner. enid he would
not CIV" va'' ana Ho.d go' consent any tusr-u p.ns
Mar Divis-Eh. gcnreIau msr, pies. r INV arrumcnr,
7hea he assert. {; al ia;5- 'Ae cause o. Mexico.
Ny b".y, with s'c-t yeacmeue, II demand the floor
TIE caa.r--Thc gentleman lrsn Eeata,by ,au7o, have
the floor.
a'' Da'is. ,ai'5 ear"s.,oe.-)-T5s gentleman falsely
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