Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-06-19

no occasion arise 10 exercise the power, still j.
may be important that The authority should ey-
Isl, Should there be necessity for il.
il is hot deemed necessary 10 resort To direct
taxes or excuses, the measures recommended
being deemed preferable as means OF increasing
the revenue. |, is hoped that The war with Mex
leo, il vigorously prosecuted as is contemplated,
may DC u shor; duration. shall be al all times
ready 10 conclude an honorab bic peace, whenever
the Mexican Government shall manifest like
disposition. The existing war has been render
ed necessary BY The acts OF Mexico, ard when
ever that Power shall be ready 10 do u justice,
We shall be prepared 10 sheath the sword ana ten
der 10 her The olive branch otreace.
JAMES X. POLK.
The message anI papers were ordered 10 be
printed
The Senate, alter having six unsuccessful
balo;ings Tor chairman Of the Committee on
Foreign Relations" went into Executive session
on the Oregon Treaty.
Il was briefly debated, bul no action was had
upon it.
The following IS tie result Of The frs. and sixth
ballollo Chairman ol The Committee on Foreign
Affairs
Frs. Ba!io,-Ar Archer 81; Mr.. Sewer IS;
Mr.. Bcnion2; Mir. Niles /; Hr. Calhoun Il Mir
Bagby !; MIR. Webster |; Mr.. flanagan !; Mr..
CTIlleHusH i-0U votes. NO cHtlCe.
Sixth Baot-Mr. Archer Is; Mir. Sewer -
Mr. Dix2 Mr. Calhoun |; MIR. Fairfield |; Mr..
Benton !; Mr.. Webster 3; Mr.. Critenden L
blank l-4svoies. No choice.
Mr.. Spcight here moved 10 postpone all fur
Their proceedings in the election until tomorrow
al o'clock; which was agreed 10.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr.. Joseph ]. Nc Dowcll moved suspension
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and string OF resolutions
The preamble sets forth, in glowing language,
the !acl that the Senate has recently a.gi.ed The
President 10 accept, when embo.ied into 4 treaty,
the Iccen! Oregon proposition, BY which il assers
We are required % give up nearly onc-haf Of our
righl!ul territory, Tor Tie sake Of preserving The
peace Of The Two Governments.
The resolutions sci forth, that il is The duty of
the President ard Senate TO postpone further con-
sideration and action upon the same, and 10 sub
nit il 10 the people Tor their consideration and
instruction.
Also, that if the reaty-making power in Sc
cret conclave attempt 10 settle question Of The
magnitude and importance Of the Oregon ques-
ton, il will furnish another example OF Senatorial
and Executive supremacy that is Incompatible
with The Constitution and the rights oi the people,
etc, elc.
The motion 10 suspend was negativcd-yeas
37.inays Is.
The House then wen, into Committee Of The
Whole On tie tate Il the Union upon the In
dian Appropriation Bill. Upon This bill Mr..
pi.lstury o, Texas took the floor in reply to Mr..
Culver Of New York, vino yesterday made very
severe speech against The Administration for the
war with Mexico, and against l- Annexation Of
Texas.
Mir. Pishury defended Texas with zeal and
all his constituents from the assaults Of The mem
Der from New York. The title If Texas 10 her
INTERCHANGEABLE obligations Of Texas TO the
Administration, and The sincere regard that
Texas had for the United States, were among the
heads Of the speech.
Mi. Pi:lsbuTy said that he had Mexicans
among his constituents, and they were very gene
rally worthy men, frugal, industrious, aud We!
dispose, towards iAe Uniicd States MIR. z. eN-
pressed his regret ina, he had been called upon 50
summary after hi> appearance Eerc 10 obtrute
himself before the House.
Mr. Stephens OF Ga. said he should follow the
example OF Others and discuss he Mexican war
question, bu, he should not iolw the example Of
others, who defended war in the abstract. War
he regarded as a great national calamy-bul he
was net Peace man, nor a non resistant, bat he
maintained that Texas might have been annexed
hy peaceful means, and our difficulties growing
out Of annexation BY peaceful mea also The first
cause OF war was the sending Of the troops from
The Nucces Ia The Rio Gfande.
Mr. Stephens then entered upon an analysis q
the correspondence which lei 10 the sending 81
Mr. Slide to Mexico and the mcfican army 10
The i,io Grande IN. Rio Grande, he held might
bay, been secured as the boundary between Inc
Two nations bv peaceful means, and those who
orcrcu the troops 10 !e Rio Gganie, without Al
tempting TO scuIe The question of boundary we've
responsible ior the war. Paroles himself had
said that ne should have made agstessions iH.o
Texas until the meeting 0llhc Mexican Congress,
and this never would have been done il the Anne
rican army had moi marched from Corpus Christi
The Executive, it was again said, had no right
TO send The Army 10 the Rio Grande. He had no
right 10 mark out boundary with The sword.
where did he get the power 10 define the bounda-
ries? The Chairman OF the Committee on Fo-
reign Relations had said that The country between
the Nueces and the Rio Grande was the 5ounda.
~. The waste land, he said, was In" boundary
Congress, TOO had le!i il open, and declared thar
il would Claim 70 more than rish.!ully belonged
10 The United States. There were but two ways
10 fl boundaIy-.he sword and b. the ueaty.
II tie Executive was to marx on, boundaries
and settle disputes between nations. he woukl not
give fig Tor the Constitution. The Conslitu-
lion Of the country was The true rampant oil LiDer-
" in this country. He did not like The progress
OF arms and the conquest OF countries. He was
rather for The progress OF civilization, OF art and
science; Tor the erection OF temples OF justice, and
10 he living God, for school houses AMI nslitu-
tons OF learning; Tor the subugaiion OF the Garth
and The air. This was The progress he loved, and
was worth all the h;amph OF arms.
Mr. L.eaie III Va. IN reply, defended the Exc
cnliye and he Administration IL all that had
bern done upon The Mexican question The war
han been provoked Nv Mexico, and II seemed 10
him strange that ai;cT he culnlry was engaged
in il. the President should be charged with
violation OF lie Constitution. Wsr had moi thr
Wings made these complaints before The war
Mr.. Stephens said that resolution had been
introduced upon,hc question, and ior The purpose
OF seeking Information, which The Executive par
ty here had voted down.
MIR. Leake said that This afforded no reason for
mol complaining earlier, or postponing the coE-
plants to later day.
Mr.. McClernand Of Ill. committed the debate
in like defence Of the administration, and in The
course of his remarks made An ausion 10 the \.
Eastern Boundary, for the purpose Of saying that
the Senate was responsible Tor tha; treaty, winch
in hi, Judgment was very bad one The Se-
maze. Toe" said The member from Illinois, is
The most ars.ocralic body in the world" and this
was intended 10 arry 10 the Senate for the part il
has had in the settlement Of the Oregon question.
The Committee Of Conference made report
upon the supplementary war bill, which was
agreed 10 BY the House by vote OF 81 to 81.
MIR. Hamlin opposed concurring in the report
i,he Committee, on The ground that il would give
a greater number Of rations 10 officers command
ing posts than 10 those engaged in fighting The
battles Of The country.
MIR. HARRISON appealed TO the House not 10
permit any further delay BY refusing 10 acop, the
repor, Of The committee OF conference. twas
time that these additional generals should be in
the field
The repor was then concurFed in on division
by vote OF 81 10 81.
The amendments made in Committee of the
Whole 10 tic Indian Appropriation bill, were
then taken up. and aite; some remarks from MIR.
Mckay, The House adjourned.
THE OREGON BOUNDARY TREATY.
AS we anticipated in some remarks on The sub
iect on Monday last the President OF the United
States sent TO the Senate Yesterday, for its advice
and consent Treaty which ne has concluded