New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-17
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Core pundence 81 me tribune
WASHINGTON Dec. a. l-i6.
Loco-Focoisrr is as pretty piece Of humbug as
you would wish to see OF Summer day. It's ilnpu-
dence is little too cool for Winter. They pretend
to be the friends OF the poor, but what claims have
they to the title or how do they show their faith by
tier works
You rerolect that during the last session Of Con
gress ANDREW STEWART, one OF the Wing Dele
CATION from Pennsylvania, offered resolution to
increase the pay Of the Private Soldiers. VINO were
fighting their Countrys battles in Mexico. Loco
Focoism voted down this motion, and the Wings
supported il with very lew exceptions on either
side The Wings We're Tor rewarding the poor
privates The Loco Focos were opposed to it.
Loco Focoism only cares tor the Rich Arstocratic
Generals aud Majors and Colonels. The poor
common soldier i left by them to ind sufficient
reward in F., soldiers namees crave.
as soon rs the present session commenced Tie
gallant Wing Senator CRITTENDFN OF Kentucky.
moved series OF Resolutions IN favor OF rewardmg
the common soldiers who have haZmded or shal.
have hazarded their lives in the present war This
introduced in the positive ic1n that The Militia
" Committee be instructed 10 attend to tins
There was no need % lnQuring into the Justice
of such n vote us this 1t is eminently lust on its
face. The common soldiers deserve some eXtraOr-
binary mark OF public favor No; so did Fo-
coisn seem to think. Mr. BENTON proposed to have
il worded that the Committee on Military Affairs
be instructed to inquire INTO the srpef3sRcH OF some
public mark of appreciation. Mr.. CRITrENDFN in
sisted upon his motion, and called for the yeas and
NAYS
AT the earnest request OF Mr.. BENTON and
others the call ior the Yeas and Nays was with
drawn, and the question taken by the Senators
rising in their places. This trick was resorted To-.
to avoid the publication OF the names bur the 10
co Focos shall not so escape was determined to
take their names down. and therefore observed. rs
strictly rs ! could and will endeavor 10 give you
the division, that the country may see who are IN
favor OF, and who against rcwarGiac the private
soldier who fights the battles ot bis country only
ITO have his name buried with his butchcred body
Those who opposed Mr. Cuttenden Resolution
consider as opposed to this Just mark OF the Sen
ate appreciation OF the common soldiers Those
who went Tor killing Mr. Crttendens resolution. by
supporting MIR Benton amendment, consider as
voting against public approva, OF the common
soldier. II | make any mistake II Is rom the re-
hlsal to record the cas- and Nays-aad vii! glad
ly correct
IL fqror Of ths poor Soldiers Barrow Game
ron. } Nj Clayton. Corwin Crlttenden Davis Day
ION Evans Greene RqHasgGR Huntington arna
Gin Mangum Miller Mcrehsad. Pearce Phelps
Speiskf pham and Webster-20 IN ell and all
Whiss but the three marked in HGlles Honor to
them for beng t-lh the People against their party
against The goor soldisrs-Alen. Archer Ash
ley Anterior Basby Benton. Calhoun, Cass,
Chalmers. r Clarion. Colquitt, Dickinson Dix.
Fairfield Cilcy, Lewis, Niles Pennybacker Sem
Pile Sewer Sturgeon Turuey. Westcott and Nu-
iee-si in all. and all Loco Focos bat the three
marked in Italics | may have forgotten or mis-
taken one or two but the above Is pretty correctly
the vote on the question So the Senate by party
vote. have refused 10 give The common soldiers any
mark OF res ect.
They have ordered Committee to inquire INTO
-, I ..rpff ta quV gbOuf Tins
is another proof Of Loco Foco consistency IN their
profession o. love for the Poor They may attempt
70 atone for this by reporting in their favor here
after but the very facy tina, they first institute al
inquiry, takes awsy the whole worth Of the com
plment hicAELIEU-