The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-07
TWENTY-N,NTH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
Senate.

Senate.
~ WAsHIroToS, Feb s, ls4I
C'ear ara sparkling morning Augne ntaton of the
representation OF strangers the Capitol Prayer by
Nev Mr. sprole Journal petitions; reports from commit
Mr. DIX reported from committee the bill of ten res
meDs OF regulars, and asked a committee of COME sns
upon the conflicting amendments between the Senate
Committee granted.
INDIAN BILL,
rroviding Tor the support the trbes mixad
ipes and parts OF tribes of Indians under tho care of
Uncle Sam was taken up and various amenaments an.
pended and reported to the Senate whereupon
motion by Mr. JARNAsIr, having been scouiesoed in
10 insert, in committee provision paying interest upon
rokee nation under the treaty of 1886 was opposed bv
Mr. Speisht, Mr. Huntington, and Mr. Evans and strsnu.
0os,y appealed for by Mr. Jarnagn, and then upon
The bill was at length disposed of read third time
THE OF THREE MrLLIors
On motion Of Mr. SEWER, was then resumed as the un.
nus ousness Of Yesterday proposition Of Mr. Ber
purpose the desire Of the Government Of the United
States TO dismember the territories Of the republic OF
Mr. BEnREr having the title to the floor he ROSE and
after expressing his thanks to the Senate for posponip9
the b LOT his accommodation, proceeded the consde.
auoh OF the Important questions involved in or assoca
TED with the bill under confederation The object Of the
oill wa: to bring this to speedy and succossful
traon some $4,000 msnit was with this object ths We
had passed appropriations Of ten Millions and afsen
snG even twenty eight milliens at time We he'd
ted into the enemys country and their armies evaded
further contest but never were they more consolidated
the resolution of despair that we now had to COPE with
desperation excited by the belief that the purpose
Oh the United States to the territories of Mexico
and appropriate Thorn to tn, government of the limited
States And he thought that it was judicous to re-
pie by the official declaration of this Coprress that h IL
not the purpose to dsmembar the territories Of Mexico
70 and sqperssde her government over the
same MT berren here submitted his amendment TO be
read, and was read declaring that this government
has no desire to dismember the territories Of Mexico
but that does desire to settle the boundary of Texas
and to secure speedy and permanent peace
and honorable to both parties.
time strike an o % III:
Georgia. and to substitute providing that a.
the war was provoked by the act Of Mexico it 10 incum
successful issue and that the negotiation Of peace
proper for the Executive to consider the subject Of
unpaid by Mexico such stpulatons cessions for in
IDENTITIES being subject to the ratification Of the Senate
whole susstion propositions threw the
ul supplies Of men and money In order to bring the
to speedy and successial issue but while he did this.
ne mad done no should be restrained from free
mnaton into the the origin the prossc ution the
object and the costs, and the probable consequences Of
thus war RsvertBg to the origin Of the war; Mr. d de-
clared az his SOLEMN opinion that the war did not orr
gnate by the act Of Mexico but by act of the IRE
dent In marching Colonel Taylor from Corpus Chrsu
down to the Rio Grande and planting his battere upon
the flank Of q Mexican city He deprec in length
ened constitutional argument the doctrine that the
having commenced, was only competent for the Pres
dent to conduct it, and that only the duty of Con-
gress to obey He denounced this doctrine US more dan
gerous, II admitted than with the most powerful
nation under heaven He claimed the supreme authority
OF Congress in the prosecution, and conclusion well
as IN the declaration oil war He quoted largely from
the proceedings of Congress pending the war with Great
Britain OF 1872 to show that Congress day did not
abandoned its supreme jurisdiction the conduct of
war in actual existence well In the of declaring
state OF war Coming to the especial subject Of the Sa
Of secret service money proposed by this bill the
learned Senator could scarcely reconcile the idea prose-
cutng the war with vigor and at the propos
ing to buy by this service fund He consider
ed the act would be humiliation u.s. and an insult to
Mexico As he understood it, the fund not designed
for part payment Of cession Of territory but 10 be
appropriated so as to dispose the hearts Of the Mexican
rulers to make n treaty.
Mr. sn,rrn explained what he had said, and desired
that the Senator would take his remarks az he made
them.
Mr. BgaRisS-ts understand the Senator's rem,rks
the smallest amount OF territory that any Senator
tories OF New Mexico and Alta California; and that these
are to he coded in satisfaction Of mites due 10 us
Mr. snvshlps all right except the indsmnities; and
alter some further explanations between Messr Sewer
and berren, the latter read the follow ing extract
the reported remarks Of Mr. SEWER VIII ich no admitted
10 making this peace after all that has occurred the
United States, Of course, would expect to receive
to some extent at least indemnity for the expenses
OF the war, and they would expect also the payment
OF tho claims held by our citizens against tn. repub.
lie of Mexico and this indemnity for these purposes
in consequence of her inability 20 give any other
would BIO expected in the shape of ceson Of territory
He not authorized to STATE precisely what terri
and for the payment OF these claims; but he SUB.
posed that senator would think they are to get less
than New Mexico aud Upper California He did not sup
pose that treaty of peace, with less than this would
ever pass this body Having stated then ia a few words
the object OF this bill and indicated the terms on hch he
supposed peacs could be- made honorsby and satsaco
My to both countries the next question that arose was
Jan peace be had Ga those terms In regard 70 that
lussuon ne wosii say that in coming TO the cuson
bad inc Committee were governed, to great extent
y the OF the President who had formed
us OPINION upon what deemed reliable intelli-
renee rom Mexico, that peace could probably be had
nsome such terms a. those indicated II would not
20 expected, however that the President or body
'ise would be required to give the Of who
lad impaired this Information for 1t ,ud be- Of
CONFIDENCE to 40 So The President believed that Msxi
20 OF large part OF it at all events large majority Of
ne peopiewouid be glad to make peaceThsy have seen
nat they are unequal to contest with the United sstes
they have seen their cities captured by armies, or
olockaded by our heets-thsy have seen rye portion
'fheir territory suhugsed by troopshey see our
lrmes still riumphsI y advancing into the interior OF
heir country and theirs defeated IN every contss,