The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-06-16

- inst where it belonged. When it was
,,roDosed 10 give the volunteers ten dol
! lars per month, there were but eight Dem
ocrats in favor Of il, and but Eve Wings
against giving them Ten dollars and one
hundred and sixty acres Of land; yet the
Wings are discouraging volunteers! Re-
verse the case, let but eight Wings vote
to pay the volunteers, and FIVE Democrats
against. and what tremendous denuncia-
lions would follow. Wings would be ex-
| peIled the House as tories and traitors out
richt. After their votes were spread be-
fore the people. let these gentlemen go
home and meet the patriotic and honest
farmers and mechanics Of the country,
and try TO make them believe that Wings
were their enemies, and Democrats their
friends, and the mechanics whould hold
uP to them dae yeas and nays, and tell
them thataclions speak louder than words,
the wives and daughters Of the volunteers
who were left destitute to scuffle for a
living as they could, would frown upon
these men with unuterable adherence and
indignation For has own part, Mr. S.
said he had voted for every measure TO
strengthen the arm of the Executive, and
bring the war TO speedy and successful
termination, and he should continue SO
TO vote. He wished TO see this war
brougot to successful termination; and
he should do every thing in his power 10
promote such result. War was a terri
bic calamity to any country, and espe-
cially to country like this; and no mat
ter what he might think of the conduct OF
the Executive in bringing on this war
without consulting Congress, then in ses-
sion; no matter what he might think Of
the Executive in determining upon his
own responsibility that we had good
cause of war, and acling upon ihat'deter-
mination without the concurrence of Con-
gress, with whom alone resided the war
making power; no matter what might be
thought of the conduct of the President
in blockading the Rio Grande, and march
lug the army from Corpus Christi to
Matamoras and pointing our guns into
that city, within the acknowledged limits
of Mexico, itself an act of hostility, and
leading inevitably to war; how far the
Presiden could be defended in such a
course without submitting the alleged
causes of war TO the consideration of the
Representatives Of the people who had
TO fight the battles and bear the burdens,
were questions he wonld not now discuss
The President had assumed the response
bility, and he would have to meet it,
The war Is upon US; no matter how or by
whom brought on, it is our duty TO prose-
cute it TO speedy and honorable con-
clusion; and 10 this end he was ready to
give all the money, all the men, all the en-
ergy and power OF the Government
He would now no further detain the COM
mittee; he wished not to assail others, but
this much he felt constrained TO say in vim
dication of himself and his friends against
the false charges made on this floor and in
the public press, that the Wings were en-
deavoring 10 discourage volunteers and
embarrass the Government in the prose-
cution of the war.
As to the provisions of the present bill,
Mr.. s. was opposed 10 making the Of
fice OF paymaster5 permanent; and he no.
ped, therefore, either that the amendment
of the gentleman from New York (Mr.
Hungerlord) would prevail, or that the
second section which repealed the exist
ing law would be stricken out. He then
said that if the motion was now in order,
he would move TO increase the paw of
volunteers in the existing war to ten DEL
lars, and TO make to each of them dona-
ton OF one hundred and sixty acres of
land.