Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-05-28
W AsnlseroN. May 20. lSl6.

NAsnlseroN. May 20. lSl6
There * one important fac, thai the penple all .,,r
ihe country ought 10 know, mhch IS. iha, while the
hgs in Congress increase the nay of volunteers
nun ~ Ia sic pen month. aud 10 give each who serves
1nrHS the ar one hundred and si>y acres Of the rub
IL 'ad Us an l"dnsemeni 10 Them 90 10 the defence
al lhtf country, the Iueoiucus almost IN body yo,
landl e'''' u
he ohef day, tie House 10 the Senate the .,nr
~, a. II y cS'Ith increasing the pay al volunteers Ia
slo per month. The Senate amended til, bill hy sub
s''n"s d l'f Slu, aud when the bill returned 10
mt ''"usf, every iee,uco present but fslt v,t,l Il,
agree To The Senaes amendment! They voted that Il
pr noun WAS enough, after all lur the volunteers :
hty "ff receiving s. per dag themselves but hat Of
oa'! ihy Tcre members u Cehgrcss mol mechanics
ahd hard-lahurun men
To>day, Mr. Stew ant submitted ,cs,l,,ti,, Ji,,,;
Tho Committee Military Affair, to t.port , b,D ,ns
chasng the pay oi the volunteers To O per month and
eNHlg mem "ne hundred and sixty acres each ot the
l"oc 'a'ls ana moved suspension of the rules that
sad resolution might be considered II being an impore
ant matter The yeas and nays ere ordc,ed-and how
II lhk yon The vote snud} Why all the Who's I'm,
jar voted 10 spend the rules whe all the Iucncos
hnl "rcntfeh voted IN the negative! The same rarity
sill acly snlng iIa s. per month wona be- sufeleh,
or HE pao aud brave fellows Who volunteer 10 6ph for
aud project their country lo wish 10 s,e Ihe w,t
WIN Mexico brought In n speedy and successful termi
nation, and arc Wiling nay ansnus 10 pn the compen-
salon high enough In make II nducement for onnl
aud substantial man 10 ,olunleeeI? The Wings Nbo
Wish to Iroifac the nar and are np 10 allow III,
volunteers giant Il land mure than 81 per month
"t lighting the hatlts OF thcr ceuntr2 The Iocof,eos
II heIr acts may give the answer.
idl VIII, What ought het constituents say 10 lllr
Representatives on thfu relutn home! VIII they mol
III substance say; Ah. You voird tase volunteers Ia
- NV" service, To uhdefgu The taigucs OF campaign
10 run the isk ct schness aud ehl The battles Of yout
cnGl'IN-and Vet voted on uNI -,
ad At lie end oi the MAR, allow nr lis more Than a.
f'f month when We now tau cam a dollar or a dollar
ahd all per day. as mechanics and abufesi You STAY
Ia "'gf'sS ana gel ttSH dollars day. and call on
Us 10 ." ana do The hahug oi the country lur AZ Der
notlIand The honor AID the glory of the lhinc lonnr
and glory Tan WE support Wits and children wll
tie ohe OF the o;icf? We are wiling to 90 into the
war aud do The hlbtiag. We r'oiss 10 be patriotic
as you are. Bat VIM we 4hrng. let MS have the
satisfaction 81 Ith ce that our Governments nd its law
makers, thought enough Of our services 10 nay MS nee
'alt9 lr rendering item. II You, gentlemen members
=" onn@fess wish 10 seq men feltn. in iher country, :
eha'i iof hs honor and ehry 5lhe service why The
III I'd IS open aud You can 60 yourselves. The interests
u your country IN Congress would moi suffer very ma
t'H'F' perhaps. hy your absence from those haIIs,'
W III ho ibe EiemherS who voted against giving the
volunteers Ai6 per month"; bc lalLoI to in this way by
ihflr constituents? They oneM 10 b.
ffJIce that The W llss in Congress are embracing
the Feajiest means speedily terminating the war viii
t N''"' "' ''InG 10 pay tie volunteers something fa
The people viii who are tlwir friends
ana VINO are ihrir enemles-Who ara for humbugeInq
ihem' and "h"ate FIR treating them faiy
he heAlfaus toe, the cunBina buaslin treacIrrons
ne Nc"os VIII learn their mistake If they who have
bee" whipped for eight or uine Yeats past nv Tex,s
40" 'hh, tec1nso we have n weak resident MT Gk
ca ny me h1<. is their tine 10 go 10 ,coy rim ms
ne ms Mdi show Them. that however much they
my dislike Ar. Polk and condemn his weak and va
.''1"'@ course they VIII not stop to spenl more Than
a-S'ne breath against i'm when the country is in n
"ar' bur VI" 90 for hat country 10 It's triumph. They
may 9onse Mr. Polk themselves but they will not allow
l"' NtN'fa9S to de- win IMMUNITY. Every good and
''oe WING VII pursue his uIse-and he who viii
not, cah scarcely expect 10 be called patriotic