The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-14

see the end to be raising the pay and emolumens Of h'
We are to go q war with people Injured to arms, whC
have able and experienced generals who have already
70 to war with mighty country OF Immense suraes Il
has ITS mountains lis rivers its passes capable
deenee and nom what he learned Of the matter he esrec
that Mexican ehapparel might be quite formidable
place Of reugs for enemy Florida swamp
We had looked on the Florida war small matter, until
the regular army became regular drain on the treasury
He begged gentlemen not to begin In this way. We
had given vote that calculated 10 strike terror into
the breasts Of Toe, Let not lose the moral Of
feet Of that by holding the idea that the American
people were not going TO engage in this war without the
eeying by every mail show cd that people ready
that the drums were being beat the nag unured and
nnteers were rushing TO our standard and now, would
gentlemen In this moment Of enthusiasm when the country
ripe for have throw the uspeion that
were not going TO except for the
money! He considered s. per month enough wages
especially II the gentleman from Ohio has said Il was
all TO be spent at the camp, and he thought the history
the last war as alluded 10 by the gentlemen
that should not begin with the hrgss offers Of cOmpen
sston first Fifty thousand volunteers had been
To be raised We might need ffty thousand and hy thou
sand twicsoid more Let them not therefore be voting
extra millions OF - for the plain peopls-those who
NAMED at home land they would still constitute tho major
beers OF Congress Our soldiers willing 10 fight Tor
what Considered reasonable compensation In the
county, and they should authorize expenditures larger
than necessary. He the last who Ia IA
yor OF war He would far might be to avoid H. he
had seen the desoton the plundengs the burnings the
distress Of families the anguish and agony Of the widow ed
mother and the chdess parent which oocasioned by
and his constituents something what
was by sad melancholy experience While the rest Of this
country poured out its treasure with lavish hand they
poured out their blood The very soil he represented va
rich with the blood OF its nhabantS and therefore he should
be the last TO advocate But when had received
message from the President telling that hs had al
ready begun that the enemy had invaded soil and
slain people when he had Tecounted the long list Of
wrongs had suffered from Mexico, which had never
etaated and when he thought OF the and
suits heaped upon in the pOmpOus Mexican Pronnnca
mentOs he thought IL due TO the rights Of the nation
10 neutral nations to assume belligerrnt attitude and he
hal nsaI tnh hes rim The nv
He hoped this amendment would not pass We had acted
nobly lie felt prouder of his country than he did before
he felt proud Of the American Congress- and the people he
le assured would call for mercenRry tribute bring
then into the army OF the country
Mr.. GORDON said the gentleman from Ohio MIR Roor J
informed them that he Of the Ia who voted against
the bill declaring the existence Of warand he states also
hat is not true-what Is false In act-that he (NT G)
serted that the Il who voted against the bill
TO their country lie said no such thing; he
ing on the given to the world by OF the gentle
emen TMr for hrs vote, and he did not
call him an enemy the country ID he tory
or II the gentleman from Ohio it might not be from
choice but from association which has per
yeted their judgments and made them what God
tended they should be The gentleman from Ohio says
vol cd against this bill but he is with Wel-6etter
late than neyer Late repentance il sincere adequate
to sayaon but to his sincerity he left for the gentle
ssed to be his country while by his he stood for
ever recorded against hts country.
Now that declared the gentleman would vote SO
IN the soldiers per moEth Why Was il to get $40 per
onth for his friends in his district Undoubtedly
there were volunteers-not the gentleman himself (he
n
20 from the gentleman's dstrict-and he had sagacy
enough discover that this vote for the $40 would be
So, m n or dollar to the invasion Of
no crossed frontier, and shed the blood Of ct
And that was the patriotism which the gentleman
displayed on this occasion Now, the gentleman from
Ohio was content he (Mr G) He had taken all the
notice of him which he or his remarks deserved.
lie should not suffer himself TO be drawn aside dis
cusson OF any local in the State of New York
which the gentleman utterly ignorant to crafty hi
mpertnent curiosity The people ofthst State know how
10 take care of themselves without foreign interference
Had the gentleman been there have doubt he would
have been found the side of the PATRON astocracy
whose davis are numbered against needu and Just reforms
the rights Of the people as he now on the side
Mexico against his country
Mr. O. did not believe II profitable in this crisis TO be
talking right to Texas yet he did think proper
answer of the objections made by the gentleman
70 saw ,has the territory betvern the Nreces and the
Rio Grande not only disputed territory but that it be
onQed to the Mexican and that the Amerc
blood shed by Mexicans this side the Rio Grande
shed on Mexican soil by Mexicans defending their
she has this war; that this governmen has acted
wrong that the President has acted without author
y and that all the odium Of justly attaches to the
Executive OF this country BY the organic law of 1896 the
republic of Texas fixed her western boundary the Rio
Grande i became part OF the original constitution o.
achieved her independence and maintained for ten
this boundary her independence by
the United States France Enga land, and Holland This
very territory part Of congressional district and in
few days would be represented he trusted by represent
speaking and advocating the OF Texas and the
rights of his constituents this floor Not only this, but
a district Of the United states made 80 by
this same Congress; and the hill making il such district
passed without opposition and voted for he
mistaken by the gentleman from Ohio and the gentleman
time no plea that thus Mexican territory! In regard
the upper Rio Grande, he would not speak so positively
regard to the lower Rio Grande where our army
now ncamped ard where American blood had heen shed
ever the treaty of 1903 it had been claimed and admit
ted to portion of the territory OF Texas It had been
80 claimed by Jefferson Madison, Monroe Adams. Henry
Law and Benton; the Rio GIandc admittedly Spain
be the true boundary between Tamanliras and Texas
What man. then, but he who was demented by party
Ce and prejudice tory against his wlwould when
American blood has been shed American soil stand up
and condemn the title Of his government to this territory
This the kind of patriotism which was exhibited by
certain gentlemen on this floor.
With reference TO the amendment under consideration
he believed that soldiers in time OF war were entitled to
higher compensation than they receive In time oil peace
for raising the compensation Of soldiers dra
gocns and infantry all round lie admitted, win inc gen
eman from Florida MIR BRoCNETRRouGH that the volun
who and to be efficient soldier IN Texas
would be mpelled by love of country, the efficient
tive which governed them but they should have equtG
BILE compensation He would vote for ten dollars for hem
if that was disagreed to- he would vote for eight dollars
and would agree less rather than lose the bill lie
unwilling to make scrmnaton between volunteers and
regular soldiers which might tend to produce jcalouee
and unavorabe results and he would pay TO all fair an
reasonable compensation,
Mr. SEVERANCE said that facts could be set forth
which would show that acting in sel(drcncc
in the military movement on the Rio Grande 1t was i'm
pcrave upon while pungng into war to inquire what
the OF it and how got into it lie did not
propose 20 back to the annexation OF Texas but
well known that the western boundary OF Texas in
nexaton He would call upon any friend Of the
war lust adopted say when the Rio Gndc the boun
Diary Of Texas An attempt was made by Texas upon Mat
amoras the expedition did succeed and the Texan
troops we're driven back When did Texas hold any
on the Grande7 Never The population between the
Nueces and the Rio Grande all Mexcansthere
no Texans there 1t duty to that our country
in the right in every conflict, and could not al
the glory OF the country by placing II in the wrong
and especial duty to preserve peace with the
publcs this continent
What object be gained by this war; Mexico had
no commerce upon which could make reprisals. In is
suing letters of marque she would have the advantage ter
times over We could said invade her territory
We might plumber her churches and carry of her
He did not know how twas with her churches but there
plentiful scarcity in her treasury Shall
conquer NlcxicoI What shall 10 with her population
shall bring them into the Union equal footing
with votersl
He protested against sending the troops further than or
pus christi He had done his duty in voting against the
| bill
Mr. DELANO spoke at length the subject and in win
dcnon his against the bill The President had in
formed his message that were in state OF warwa
with sister republic. War was declared andhe time had
arrived when he compelled to for his country, right
wrong Up that period he had endeavored TO Keep his
country in the right hut war having been declared he
ould sustain the and maintain the eSertions
the country He therefore in favor Of the amendment
proposed to increase the pay ofhe soldiers to ten dollars
month He sdverted to the difficulties and dangers which
tteud he he of ON