The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-08-21
THE MEXICAN NEGOTIATION BILL

OuT readers already know that the Pre-.
silent Of the United States. addressing
himself first 70 the Senate 10 a confidential
Message, aud afterwards to both Houses
OF Congress ~ public Message, had ap.
Pealed 10 them for advice aud AID 10 bring.
lng to close the War with Mexico, as he
ought to have done before he, by m, sole
action, began the war; or, to use phrase.
ology 10 winch Eoue eau take exception.
before no placed our gallant little Army
under Gen. Taylor IN such position as
70 make war inevitable.
In pursunnce OF the public Message, n
biIi was on Saturday introduced 10 q Com.
mttee Of tie WHO'S IN the House Of Rep.
fesehlalSes, by one Of the paflisans ul the
Executive, lor making on appropriation OF
lwo Millions Of Dollars 10 enable the Pre-.
sldeht Of the United States TO negotiate a
Treaty Of Peace with Mexico, including
most plainly the acquisition, by force Or
purchase, or by both means couJoIntiy. Of
a greater or less portion Of Mexican terri.
tory. THIS bill was debated both before
and alter the recess on Saturday, and all
was going mcTrily as marriage bells 10.
wards It's contamination, when the apple
Of dlscord was thrown into the midst or Tie
majority by q motion Of .lr. NiImot, Of
Pennsy Ivaula lille gentleman whom tie
government ps ~ euioglZed, tie other day,
as The bold and fearless and truly able
Nlnot," and IA regard to whom We were
gwen 10 understand, by the same auhoii.
y, that II was =" a singular Coincidence that
he IS native Of the same town aud couu.
~ ~ the State as Mr.. Walker" This
gentleman was 4" bold enough to move q
PfoYiso TO tho bill, aud 10 Gerry il too, do.
cIsfng "lhal, as an express aud fonda.
mental condition TO tbs acquisition Of any
territory from tie Republic of Mexico by
the uted States, by virtue Of envy treaty
which may be negotiated between them,
and 10 the use by the Executive OF the
moneys herein appropriated, aather S1uce.
~ nor isUoIu1tary serrtude shall tptr crsSi
"a any part # sad territory, except lor
crime, wLerco(the party shall first be- duly
convicted" TINS amendment made he
blll 50 very unacceptable 70 lis most ardent
fncads that many OF them voted against rs
passage, and even Mr.. Mckay would not
vote for hI. osn bill. The bill passed,
however, on Saturday ui.ht without hls
vote, By g majority Of sx sotes, but did
not reach the Senate 10 time 10 BIO GcleJ
upon l,aI night.
Suudly intervening, il - understood TO
have 4ccn determined, by tic conlcrecs Of
the Two Houses on disagreeing votes, to
introduce the appropriation, freed from
Mr.. WiImors proyiso, as al amendment
10 one OF the amendments to the Civil Ap.
preparation bill, which formed a part Of
the subject Of conference. Yesterday
mornings however, /, being discovered ,hat
such 40 al empI would undoubtedly cause
tho loss Of the whole mass Of appropna.
lions for The support Of Government, tho
design vas abandoned.
The bill, as i, had passed the House Of
Representatives. came UP IN tbs Senate
soine twenty minutes before the expiration
uf the timc allotted for closing the Legs.
latlyo session; and debate arose upon 1t,
10 tire midst IT which the hour Of Twelve
arrived By the click Of the House Of Rep
and lhat House vas udjourn-s
ed by tho SpeakO, which, although it
was no; so late, by ten minutes, BY Tho
cl OK of the Senate, Of course pu, stop to
aii unfinished business.
Thus fell through the proposition, re.
commended by the 1ecuRe, for an ap. /
preparation to buy territory aud a peace
irom Mexico.
It's not TO be disguised that The effect
q lbe passage Of the Tariff Bill and the
Veto Of Ihe llarbot Bill has been 10 reduce
greatly, If not below par, tae influence Of
.hc Executive 10 the two Houses Of Con
sress. Or this the failure Of The Lani
BiH afforded decisive evidence;
which the failure ufthis Mexican War (or .
oeace) Bal serves to condrm.-NdL hieL ,