Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-08-01

rIand all patriotic men who were ready u
!. foht for the honor oftheir country.
Mr.. S. wanted to fix the respons3lolht.
!. lust where it belonged. When 1t wa
proposed to give the volunteers Ten dol
| lars per month, there we're but eight de
mocrats in favor OF it, and but five whlg'
5 against giving them ten dollars and one
hundred and sixty acres OF land; yet Inc
, wings are discouraging the volunteers
Reverse the case let but eight wings vote
to pay the volunteers, and five democrats
against, and what tremendous denuncla-
tons would follow. Whgswould be ex-
PEELED the House as tories and traitors
outright. After their votes we're spread
before the people, let these gentlemen 60
home and meet the honest and Patrlo'lc
farmers and mechanics Of the country,
and try to make them believe that wings
were their enemies, and locosthelr TRENDS,
and the mechanics would hold up TO them
the yeas and nays. and tell them that &C
tions spoke louder than words, the wives
and daughters Of the Golunteers who
wereleftdeslifuia nSflle for living as
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alton; and be- g0htinue soto vote.
He wished to seems war brought to sue
cessfu termination; and he should do eve
ry thing in his power to promote such
result. War was terrible calamity TO
any country, and especially to a country
like this; and no matter what he might
think of the conduct Of the Executive In
bringing on this war, without consulting
Congress, then in session; no matter What
he might think of the Executive in deter
mining upon his own responsibility that
we had good cause of war, and acting up
on that determination without the :oncur-
renee of Congress, with whom aone re
sided the war-making power; nc matter
What might be thought of the condct ofthe
President in blockading the Ric Grande,
nd marching the army from Corpus
,hristi to Malsmoras and painting our
uns into that city, within tie .acknowl-
dyed limits Of Mexico, itsei an act of
ostllity, and leading inevitible to war:
low far the President could be defended
q such course without first submitting
he alleged causes of war 10 the consider
ton of the Representatives of the peo-
lie who had to fight the battles and bear
he turthens, we're questions he would not
ow discuss. ThePresdent had assumed
he respon sibiity, andhe would have to
meet ii. The war is upon US; no matter
low or by whom brought on, it is our duty
o prosecute it to speedy and honorable
and to this end he was ready
o give all the money, all the men, all the
mercy and power OF the Government.
lie would not now further detain the com
nttee; he wished not 10 assail others, but
his much he felt constrained to say in
indication of himself and his friends
against the false charges made on this
ioor and in the public press, that the
Wigs we're endeayoring to discourage the
volunteers and embarrass the Government
n the prosecution of the war.
As to the provisions Of The present bill,
Mr.. S. wasoppoSed to making the office of
oaymaster permanent; and he hoped,
therefore,, either that the amendment of
he gentleman from New York (Mr. '
would prevail, or that the Sc
;ond section which repealed the existing S
aw would be stricken out. lie then said I
hat il lie motion was now in order, he t
would move to increase the pay of the t
volunteers in the existing war TO ten dol L
arsand to make each Of them donation e
IT one hundred and sixty acres of land.
ErO1n the Mean 0r IounC p,cn,,,,,,o