The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-05-23
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the United States and MeTico: /.
Immediately after the message Of the
President was read, the House went
into committee of the whole, and pro-
ceeded to tire consideration of bill "to
provide for the prosecution of the ex-
isting war between the United States
and the republic of Mexico" which was
passed by vote ofl7aayes to Ia nays.
The nays were as follows:
Messrs. John @. Adams, Ashmun,
Hudson, D. P. King, and Grinnel, OF
Massachusetts; Cranston, Of Rhode ISL
and; Severance, of Maine; Culver, Of
New York; Strohm, Of Pennsylvania;
and COLUMBUS DELANO, JO-
SEPH NJ. ROOT, JOSHUA r. GID
DINGS, D. R. TILDEN. and JOSEPH
VANCE, Of Ohio.
The bill Of the House was taken up
in the Senate and passed by vote of
40 ayes to enays. The nays were
John Davis Of Massachusetts,, and
Thomas Clayton Of Delaware.
The bill passed in the following
form:
AN ACT providing for the prosecution
of the existing war between The Uni
tedStates and the republic Of Mexico:
Whereas, by the act of the republic of
Mexico, state of war exists be-
tween that government and the Uni
ted States:
Be IL enacted By the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the United States
of America in Congress assembled,
That, for the purpose of enabling the
government Of the United States to
prosecute said war to speedy and sue
cessful termination, the President be,
and he is hereby, authorized to employ
the militia, naval, and military forces OF
the United States, and to call for and
accept the services of any number of
volunteers, not exceeding fifty thous-'
and, who may offer their services eth
er as cavalry, artillery, or rihemen, to
serve twelve months after they shall
have arrived at the place ofrendezvous,
or to the end Of the war, unless sooner
discharged, according TO the time for
which they shall have been mustered
into service; and that the sum Of ten
millions of dollars out OF any money in
the treasury, or to come into the treas.
ury, not otherwise appropriated, be,
and the same is hereby appropriated
for the purpose Of carrying the provi-
sions Of this act into effect.
SEC. 9. And be ii further enacted,
That the militia, when called into the
service ofthe United States by this act.
or any other act, may, if in the opinion
of the President OF the United States
the public interest requires it, be COM
PEELED to serve Tor term not exceeding
six months, after their arrival at the
place OF rendezvous, in any one year
unless sooner discharged.
SEC. 8. And be ii further enacted
That the said volunteers shall furnish
their own clothes, and if cavalry, theil
own horses, and horse equipments; and
when mustered into service shall be
armed at the expense Of The United
States.
SEC. 4. And be ii further enacted
That said volunteers shall, when calico
into actual service, and while remain
ing therein, be subject to the rules anc
articles of war, and shall be in all re
spects except as to clothing and pay
placed on the same footing with slmlla
corps of the United States army; anc
In lieu of clothing every non-commis
stoned officer and private in any com
pany who may thus offer himself shal
be entitled, when called into actual ser
vice, TO receive in money sum equa
to the cost OF clothing of non-commis
stoned officer or private (as the case
may be) in the regular troops OF the
United States.
SEC. 5. And be IL further eaoctel
That the said volunteers so offering
their services shall be accepted by the
President in companies, battalions
.squadrons, and regiments, whose off
GERS shall be appointed in the manne
prescribed by law in the several States
and Territories to which such compa
MES, battalions, squadrons, and regi
men,s shall respectively belong.
SEC. 6. And be IL further enacted
That the President ofth United States
be- and he is hereby, authorized to or
ganize companies so rendering their ser
vices into baitalions or squadrons into
regiments; regiments into brIgades, anc
brigades into divisions, as soon as the
number of volunteers shall render such
organization. In his iudpment. eXpedi