Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-06-02
Correspondence of the Baltimore Patriot
THE WINGS IN CONCRESS..PAY OF Volt n:
TEERS..THE WAR.
WASHINGTON, May 30, 1916.

There important fact that the people all thu
country ought TO know. which is, that while the Wings
Congress vote TO increase the pay of volunteers
81 to $40 per month and to give each who during
the hundred and sixty of the public land.
as an lnduccment TO them to the defence Of their
country the ocoiocos almost IN body, vote against
increasing their pay giving them the of land!
The other day. the House sent to the Senate the war
BILL as 1t is called increasing the pay of volunteers
$40 per month. The Senate amended the BILL by substi
tuting s. for 10, and when the bill returned TO tho
House. every locofoco present but eight voted to
TO the Senate's amendment. They voted that 81 per
month enough, after ALL for the volunteers. They
receiving s. per day themselves; what of hat
They tcere numbers Of Congressno mechanics and hard
Iaboring men!
To-day Mr.. Stewart submitted resolution directing
the Committee on Military Affairs report bill increas
ing the pay of the volunteers to $40 per month and Civ
ing them one hundred and sixty each of the public
lands and moved suspension of the rules that said
oluton might be considered 1t being important
ter the and ordered-and how think you
the vote stood! Why, all the Wings but four voted
suspend the rules, while all the Locofocos but
voted the negative. The party still voting that
81 per month would be sufficient for the poor and brave
fellows who volunteer to fight for and protect their
try. Who wish to the with Mexico brought to
speedy and successful Examinations and willing,
ANXIOUS 10 put the compensation high enough to make
toer Tnr WINGS. Who wish to prorac. the war. and
unwilling allow The volunteers grant of land
than month for fighting the battles of their
country The LocoFocos, if their acts may give the
What will, what ought their constituents say to their
Representatives their return home2 VIII they
substance say Ah, You voted raise volunteers 90
service, TO undergo the atigues of campaign,
country-and yet you voted against giving grant Of
land at the end of the war, allowing 81
day as an 9nr or ds n
Congress and get ei;M dollars dan, and call on us to
go and DO the fighting of the country 81 per month
and the honor and glory of tho thing Honor and glory
Can we support our wives and children with the
the other We are willing 10 20 into the do the
fighting. We profess TO be as patriotic as V Oh are Blu.
when fighting, let have the satisfaction of ro
fleeing that its law max rs thought
enough OF our services to something for render
ing them II yon, gentlemen members of Congress-
wish 10 men fighting their countrys behalf for tn
honor OF The service, why the field open and
you yourselves The of your country in
Congress would not suffer materially peri ans by
your absence from those halIs!''
VIII not the members who vote against giving tho vol
unteers $40 month"; be talked in this way By e,
constituents They ought 10 Je
rejoice that the Wings Congress are embracing the
readiest means of speedily Terminating the
Mexico, by voting to pay the volunteers soneting
their services The people will who are their friends
and who are their enemies-who for humbu ggnc
them, and who are for treating them fairly.
The Mexcans too the cunning boastful treac,erous
Mexcans, will learn their mistake if they
whipped Tor eight or nine years past by Texas think
because we have weak President, liked by the
Wings, II IS their time TO go TO rM The Wings
will show them that however much thew dislike Mr.
Polk and condemn his weak and vaclatng course they
will not stop 10 spend more than passing breath against
hun when the country war, will 20 for that
country to its triumph They may abuse Mr.. Polk
selves but they will allow xcans to do it with
impunity Every good and true Wing will pursue this
courscand he who will not, scarcely to be-
called patriotic
The debate in tho House to-day was of CAV iiveIv
and humorous INDEPENDENTLY that part relative 10
Quincy Adams and Mr. Isaac f. Holmes stood bv In.
Professor like learned men, while Mr.. Houston of Ala
bama, opposed him like who not reyy learned
Mr. Stanton also made speech and a very good one
on the occasion Several other members spoke Tn.
bill finally laid aside, be taken up at more con-
venlent POTOMAC