American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-08-14

| Of national honor should forbid him from max
ing this tender, especially after the the glorious
events which have thus far marked the progress
of the war. Should the Mexican Government
determine to accept the offer and enter upon
negotiations, it may and probably will propose
to you to conclude an armistce during their
tendency If such proposition should be
made, you will promptly but kindly reject it,
giving at the same time every assurance that
the President will do all in his power TO bring
the negotiations TO a satisfactory termination
with the least possible delay.
If an armistice we've concluded, the two par
ties would not stand on an equal footing. The
United States, at heavy expense, now have
armies in the field and naVies on the ocean,
in succe sful progress TO Coquer peace
Should their operations be arrested by an ar
mIstice, and the negotiations for peace should
finally fail, we should then loose nearly all the
advantages of an entire campaign. Besides,
this sacrifice, great as it might be, would scarce
ly equal the evils in any form which season
of inactivity could not fail to int1ict upon our
troops, the greater portion Of whom consists of
patriotic citizens who have volunteered to serve
their country in the confidence that they would
be actively employed. Whilst, therefore, the
President sincerely desires with the utmost
promptitude to restore our friendly relations
with Mexico upon fair and liberal terms, the
war must continue TO be prosecuted with the
utmost vigor until defhtive treaty Of peace
shall be signed and ratified by Mexico.
You will not fail, with all the dispatch in
your power, to transmit the answer of the Mex
lean Government to this Department.
have the honor to be, sir, very respectfully,
your obedient servant,
JAMES BUCHANAN.
To Commodore DAVID Common,
Commanding the Naval forces of the
United States in the Gulf Of Mexico.
On the 4th inst. the above documents were
referred TO the committee on Foreign Relations,
in secret session, and on the 5th, MIR. McDuffie,
from the committee, reported two resolutions
one, that the course adopted by the President,
'for the speedy termination of the war with
Mexico, receives the appreciation of the Sc
nate" and the other, advising the appropria-
ton of the sum asked fer. Several amend
ments were offered, and after debate, the whole
were re-committed TO the committee, which,
on the 9th, reported the following:
/. Resolved, That the Senate entertain
strong desire that the existing war with Next
CO should be terminated by treaty of peace, Just
and honorable TO both nations; and that the
President be advised to adopt all proper mea-
sures for the attainment of that object.
2. Resolued further, That the Senate deem it
advisable that Congress should appropriate a
sum of money to enable the President to con-
clude treaty of peace, limits, and boundaries
with the Republic Of Mexico, and to be used
by him in the event that such treaty should crll
for the expenditure of the money so appropria-
ted, or any part thereof
| The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceed
ed to consider the said resolutions, and, on the
question to agree to the first resolution, it was
determined in the affirmative: Yeas As, nays 2
-Messrs. Atchison and Rusk.
On motion of Mr.. Atchison to amend the Sc
coHd resolution, by inserting after the word
"Mexico,n the following words; "And for the
purchase of the whole or part of Upper Califor-
MIA"
1t was determined in the negative: Yeas Ii,
nays S5.
On motion of Mr.. Pearce to amend the Sc
cond resolution by adding thereto the following
provlso:
Provided, That no part of the said sum of mo-
ney shall be applied to the purchase of any part
Of California.
On motion of Mr.. Semple to amend the pro-
, posed amendment, by adding thereto the words,
"until after the conclusion of peace with
Mexico"
1t was determined in the negative.
On the motion to agree to the amendment
, proposed by Mr.. Pearce, it was determined in
the Negative: Yeas I, nays 80.
Several other amendments were offered and
rejected, when the I'd resolution was adopted
by the following vote:
YeaS-Messrs. Allen, Archer, Ashley, Ath-
!, erton, Bagby, Benton, Breese, Bright, Calhoun,
Cameron, Cass, Chalmers, Corwin, Crttenden,
Dickinson, Dix, Evans, Fairfield, Houston,
, Johnson, of Maryland, Johnson, of Louisiana,
Lewis, McDuffie, Mangum, Niles, Rusk, Sc
, vier, Speight, Sturgeon, Turney, Webster,
/ Wes:cott, and Yulee-3S.
.Naus-Messrs. Atchson, Barrow, Berrien,
Cilley, John M. Clayton, Davis, Greene, Han
negan, Huntington, Jaruagin, Miller, More
& head, Pearce, Phelps, Semple, Simmons, Up
ham, and Woodbridge-l9.
Our readers will remember, that the bill APP
proprating the sum asked for, passed the
House, and was reported in the Senate, where
il was lost for want of time, on the eve of the
l final adjournment.
, A FIRST RATE NOTICE. The Louisville
. Journal gives the editor of the Cincinnati En-
quirer the following hattering recommends
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"ie has the richest vein of Stiffness, without
: ALLOW in his composition, possessed by any aspi-