Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-12-19
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Iowa, as agreed upon by the peop.e oi Iowa
TIE FOREIGN conquest RESOLU
ton.
Oh Mr Dsti, was agn.ei to- without DE- b,te
Tut wiih t~o notifications. ia tiat Tie Pm,
idcnt tv requested 90 communicate COM q
his orda . b,>ira ul dircct,d tu commitment
uhcm' and iurlher That thr Information /.
communicated Il consistent with the publi
interest.
The Foesldent has no option now uhcthe
'o answer the questions proposed in the orig
nat resolutions of MIR. Davis OF not. His m
quify - upon two points-thc establishment
OF ci'i' governments IA the conquered provin
80 eHu .ns Tact oi the recognition Of this 60
Nernnient by The Executive.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
Mr.. Bnoadhead Of Pa. introduced n ,cr;e
oi Resolutions proposing the appropriate ref
enence oil The Message OF the President io IN,
Standing Committees of the Hous: aud Il
mat end that the HOuse GO into Committee o.
'he w hole uPon THE question ot reference.
Inc motion was agreed 10 and the House
went into Committee, Mr.. Boyd Ky. ia the
chair.
MIR. Giddings of Ohio addressed the Com.
mittee al length in review OF that part of the
NiesSlBe which treats ofour Mexican relations.
Nh uiddlngs pronounced the declaration of
ne resident that the war was provoked by
MeAico as entirely untrue. He male the de-.
NAL TO the Presidents assertion. and upon IN.
lscis IN the case dehcd any man to stand an
in behalf Of the PresideUt.
Mr.. q. also called upon anv friend o( the
Administration 90 stand mp and assert that
santa re was IN Texas. Would the member
from Texas 10 ip lie would not aud could
not dhd The claim oi the Executive was. there.
fore, unioundc1. The war was an Executive
war therefore, unioundcd. The war Mas an
Executive war without consultation O, this
body, and a war unprovoked. The httlcs Of
falo Alto and Resaca de Ia Palma were loueb,
under Executive authority, aud the Prsiden,
was responsible Tor the blood which had there
been shed.
Mr.. u commented with great SEVERITY upon
The causes OF the warand the ravages OF war
lhe people IA his section of the State of Ohio
W Would vote Tor no man who would vote for
s"s war Hnd no msn could retain his seat
who would support such a war.
la the British Parliament men were ready
10 denoUnce the war which EngIand unaJe
upon the people OF her colonies. anI he ,ns,.
ed The wings here would denounce aud ON.
ana refuse 10 vote ior the war csmed on
The Wings Of England voted srsins, All
supplies Tor the invasion OF Americs ana NJ,
roS' IN 100, said he could not considerations.
I! 9sreS to grant any IA lncy Tor 50 destructive
ihl iSnobie a purpose THIS he said was the
''ilcl inc o. onduC 10 b. observed by a mem.
Der OF Parliament. Col. Banc stiI that ,hr
Na'Nas To tax the subject iur an unjust pur-
'ose' lhe Duke OF GrBtioa said in the Hou.e
d Lohis mat while he hal a leg to stand on
&c would come down day after day 10 e1pre0
.he most marked adherence of the measures
pursued aud meant TO b., adhered ,o
u respect 10 America.
Nj. Burac also said iha; his Government
ouid not b. less liberal to Satsnihsn his Gov.
was To the Colonist in America. lie
'p"lo support o war where there was iustice
a color OF justice. hut not Tor n o,her-
U.s., ml,aSs celicd lhe wsr with Anerica an
amd sid II las Government obstinatrly
srsis'ed, n would b. fairly responsible lor
~ lhf consequence II Mar. Lori Chalham
q Resolution TO pat an end to hostil-
ties with America, and declared that the ,co.
BE OF his cOuntr, hti bcru ia aggrss,ors from
he beginning. aud sill that his Government
10 the Colonies unconditional redrs,
instead ol unconditional submission.
HE Duke OF Richmond called upon his
government Ia put an cad To- such a Scrnc ui
.anag', and MIR. Hartley pronounced it a
uul NrSittcilNe war.
Mr.. Glddings r%ciercd a, length to these o.
Pinions uttered ia tie British Parliament.
Mt. e.. denied also that the war with Mex
'co was to b. defended upon the ground that
she had declined 10 pay her claims. How
would Pennsylvania aud Mississippi consent
10 such a principle Would they have allow
ed Gn'at Britain to have forced a war upon
themi They would have resisted such a war.
aud the whole nation would have aided in the
resistance.
MIR. Payne replied, aud begun with the dis.
coyery that thc member from Ohio was the
luc teadeT OF the Wing party, and was sneak
lug, ~ cdfhcdr0, Tor the Wings. Being q
itddcr be should condcscend 20 notice him
which be would not doll he were only sneak.
lng Tor himself. The message was then de.
tended IA all its parts. There had been no
superior message ia point of lucid clrames,
aud msoplisticated honesty. IL carried con.
viciion 10 every American bosom. and IA.
people would defend a. IL was a iu., and
legal war ~ all It's parts, and the Presilen,
iad made out 50 clear d case that he could not
b. censurcd.
Mf. Johnston Of Tenn. made a more ex.
lu'Inc speech 40 defence at the war and the
resident He held that TO oppose tie war
WIN Mexico was TO oppose ones couniry-
.iNaHffr nA'h ANNtN TIC President
was nEhi i 30 estcrming IL. We we're
bound To 80 Tor our country right or wrom
precisely a. q father was bound Ia 90 for th.
defence ct hhs family. right OF wrong. But
u.s. "a not rrgafi che country a. wong. or
u1e President a. wrong. but upon The contn.
y was rcady Co defend both upon the proci.
Ide laid down in thc book upon the law Of
nations aud 10y their own acts.
Nj. Gentry at Tenn took thc noor IN r..
PITY but or ui0iion 81 Mr. Schenck ibr Com.
mittce lose.
CHAPLAINS TO CONGRESS
Nj Hopkins at Va. offered q r.oluii,,
ProP'silg tIc election of two Chaplain. o
diitrsni denominations. who should infer
eh'nge weekly between tbc tIouss anI m,
INC Resolution was the signal lur NJ. Pet.
iIi oi ia To- nse dui inttrs,-- h. usual ob.
JecIion. he could not vote l1f ibc psi,
uon. u was ie1Pciicut aud it was upcou.
sIiulI'ndl. There were. o. ho had road on,
''".',"' religious denominations Now
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