Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-12-11
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Correspondence Of the baltimore Am.riean.

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homes To the seat OF
LAND BILLS
Mr.. "oobhklpEER gave notice that he would n, mn
early day. Introduce bills io the sale mineral lands of
TIC u = m Michigan, aud Tor granting alternate of
public land To ai IN the completion OF works of ~
| ptovement IN the State OF Michigan
Mr.. BREESE notice of his in eniun 70 ntr,luc. =,
o 'uuee ana graduate the prce Of the public lands
| OREGON
MT bkbhSE also gave notice OF bills establish Ter
'oia Government IN Oregon. and establish land oil
| lice IN Oregon.
| PHILOSOPHICAL INSTRUMENTS
| , MIR WEBSTER presented n memorial from Harvard
University PRAYING permission To import free OF duty the
parts oi a'e6y large Telescope ordered by the
Two OF three years which not yet been
The cost OF the telescope aud the apparatus belonging
nw obe short OF 900, aud parts yet To be re-
ee'ed "l under the operation of the new tariff be sub
Ieet To duty OF from $4,000 to SlOOU.
message was received from the House. announcing
| the appointment ot Messrs. BROADHEAD of Pa
| CAMPBELL, of Y. and MCDOWELL, of Y, On ,h.
Joint COMMITTEE on the Library.
The Senate then Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
oi pEBA al ~ r. UPON THE MESSAGE AND THE CON.
| OuERED PROVlNCES-Thc resolution of Mr. Dayi, or
| ny, was the first business in order this morning
The Speaker pronounced the resolution be in order
MrhARALSON OF Ga. moved To modify II SO thai IN,
| information should be communicated If mot ncopna,1i
with the public interest Mr. H. said that in this the usual
Ot ne would not oppose it, but there might be reasons
why the information called for should not be given
MIR. DAVIS said he knew very well the usual form Inn,
ms Resolution only called Tor orders Of instructions which
i hau bcen communicated the officers mud
this confined the orders in reference TO the
ment and OF Civil Government IL was in r
aton 10 matter of civil poy alone that he called for in
'fmanon. lie knew the proprees Of his place better
10 cal Tor military orders during state OF But when
we saw our military leaders assuming to be Governors %
Foreign Ifo'lnces appointing subordaaes fixing salaries
and assigning civil duties, make the nuuirv
Tie demanded at least to know by what authority this WINS
| done, aud called for the facts.
Mr. DAVIS said the Executive had assumed powers that
devoved upon Congress. lie was made commander in
| he b,,k
could not act IN tho establishment civil government in
dependeny OF Congress lie called forthe and the au
hony bywhich he had made and SauspS Pachas We had
voted him and money but had not conferred upon
him any such authority lie had claimed II the E.ecu
i've had violated the Constitution he wished to know IT,
| Mr. DOUGLASS, OF ILL.,, was willing that the Resolu-
ton should be adopted IL amended. He was willing that
the gentleman from Kentucky should be grauied II was
mmutera To him whether the President did or did moi an,
hoTsc the otheers in command establish such civil 90
Nernment War existed. The provinces of MeIico wer.
conquered and II was the right and duty Of officers thus
TO establish forms OF IT the gentleman from
hen'ueky meant Impeachment by whathe called uerior
measures he wished TO know it, and he desired that he
would bring forward his Interior moasures-hs
| impeachment a. soon possible.
What, continued MIR D. would the Uen,eno, b,,, ,,,o
Elective 10 dol Would he have had the CONQUERED p,o
pie exist without government The Generals had formed
government consistent with aud proper for h,
people and having done they rather nppau-
ded than opposed Tor what they had done This thew had
gh TO do and then forms Of government were 10 be main
| famed uhul changed by our government here IL
would have been Ten kearucys duty TO have dnne what
he DID, whether he had received instructions 50 to
| do or not.
NJ, DAVIS r.;,;,.l ~
ton. He as,umes r, ' s S begged 'he ques
which ms resolution called Tor. lie called for the autho
lie conouered Pr,vincc. al ,La,h - ',''H'u ~
eScrcised Tin, antbo,,,y ~ M, ~" o'i ""u
sed unusual and unhcard of authority lie claimed the
Del Norie as then Westcr bonnda,,, ~ To- I , ' w.
States and vet Gen Kearnev had c.,hl',LJ i,Ii
authority over b,s corn,,,r.j -; - ''i' pe"ue"'
'leman from Illinois defends Ihe establishment OF Civil Co
thorty 10 do this There wa. n Tn,lo, 10. =, 81
an unheard Of abuse ui power An officer in cor,rn,d
had practically annexed f,t,gn n,ovrcs ., be n So,
Mr.. HARRISON Of Ca defended his amondmen, ~
the usual form 'O"''"' j"
Mr.. RHETr said that the errors of the pencnen ,re,
that these conquered Provinee. ,yc,a $500, -, 49, , 49,
OF the United State " W q" P'''
Mr. DAVIS made M co,c..sio,
Mr. nOuEIA B., = '''
United states '"'''''' ''eS a'' /" ii'
Mr.. RHETT II they are IN the United State. then tho
President has no ripbt 10 establish n ~, - ''.e
"a civil government such a. had bern ,cgaJ IN L 60
ed lie did ma, nnde,sond The $500 =, 80 " oo 'ot'n
These conoprrcJ Provin 80 @ ~ W Tl uI"s ms
and the President had very ptopery submir,e The nc,i
connected with their government 10 Congress W. clj
not pcct the oiiicets m command IN he cine ,,I,
ted with the Constitution of the United States liz Jd ma,
regard their ordinations A. of much in,n,,,,,rc.
Mr. DAVIS They had ur,rlainrd iI,, c,,,,o,i p
ynces annexed 10 the I,nited S,atcs w.
Mr.. RHETT regarded an this NJ. n,,,ir, i,,,,,.u,
The Provinces were not annexed aod thew were mo-, m ~,
Union, and the laws of IN, United St,tes ,yc,. mo, -
Them and could not be without md
al all this done neither California nor McKee, vys ~
| the United States. ~
Mr.. SCIlENCK did not like the lppant manner in Which
this Resolution was treated lie commenced ,,,,h ,
force upon the Message and the declaration of the P,.
dent claiming the RI, GrnnIc f,,,, 10 ,,,,i ., -,
the Boundary Texas which by an act of Congrc had
been annexed 10 the United Sates This yc ,,c, ,IJ
Texas and yet Gen kearney had claimed for an indie
pendent Province part Of this very Government rncd
Texas 10y the President.
Mr. ). observed that G. GOVERNOR had been npp,;ntcd
over Texas 10y Gen kenrney. Was that 80 simple and nm
important matter as the gentleman from e. Womb ,L.
~ And could we not be informed whether In. Eyecr,
sanctioned and defended such an act or MOTT Capt STOCK
tons extraordinary Procumaion as "commander
Of the naval forces IN Mexico and commander of the Ar
my on the Pacic was also pungently commented upon
and much tn the amusement of the U1use F
Mr. RllErT qualified his remarks some hat and f,r
Their on Mr. Cobb ready to withdraw the m sded form
Of his call
Mr. SCHENCK spoke with great effect Of the assumed
powers OF the Executive and against those who had cCcn
ded this abuse lie claimed lhat the co ordinate branches
IN tho N.a