Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-02-23
THE HERALD,
THURSDAY MORNING. fER IS
Nnskin zion Eel |

aud integrity. The observer, who entered
the House o, the time Of meeting his morn.
n. could no, bu, have been imp csscd with
ihc conviction that some greet event was pen
ilng--thc thtonscd galleries the crowded
nslcs and atens-the anxious consultations
all bespoke an occasion Of no ordinary
moment a, meridian, according to pre-
vIou, resolution, the voting commenced on
tho Three Million Bill After d,poslng
Of some lneld'ntnl questions, tie nnr.lavc.
~ provlso wa. tested and carrcd in com.
muec by a majority of2l When It came
10 the House, there were twelve d,inGrcuts,
and consequently, but nine Of mayor y
An amendment offered by MIR Wnthiop
providing that the three mlll,oni should not
be applied IN payment or negotiation until
treaty was ratified by both go,crnmenls.
was unfortunately lost Several OF the
Pennsylvania and Ohio locof1cos surfcn
dcred on the provi'o, as was predicted
II the House Representatives had pass
cd bill TO arrest the further prosecution OF
the war, they could not more tfcctu,ly
accomplished the object, Than by the adop.
Iloa Of tins proviso. 1t is the death knclI OF
that deuIh-deallng scourge. Practically II
/, the safes, and ,uros, guaranty OF is spec.
dy termination" that the ingenuity OF man
could have devised Mr. Polk made this
war as has been demonstrated by Mr. Cal.
houn, and as IS more strongly proven by
The facts themselves, for the sole purpose Of
extending sectional influence, and by that
means, Of promoting his own ambitious pur.
poses. To do it he must acquire addition.
al territory, enough TO ensure the snprema
cy OF the South for generations unborn, un
der the sugared plea OF indemnify for the
expenses Of the war" Without his lmi.
laion the scheme would have been accom-.
phShcd-Dow 1t cannot. Ii is not IN the
power Of Mr. Polk or his ministry. His
hands are pinioncd back, and If he ndvan.
ces an inch on Mexican soil IN negotiation,
he does Il with the certain knowledge that
slavery viii a. be tolerated The vote to,
day decides that Mr. Polk, will not be en-.
trusted with these three millions, or with
any other sum TO rea, with MEXICO, excep,
under positive qnalihcati IT. therefore,
he neeo,iares a, all, II must be by treaty
conlnInin. a stipulation for the payment OF
amount on the exchange Of notifications.
and then attempt TO force Congress to take
peace on these terms The House Of Rep
rosentntves has therefore the control over
the adjustment, as much as the Senate, by
virtue Of It's power over appropriations.
need no, say, the next House will come in,
imbucd with these principles in regard to
new territory, even in n stronger degree
than are now entertained Therefore the
President can hope Tor no concession in
that quarter. He mus, then abandon the
war entirely, or consent 10 receive free ter.
Fiory The latter he never will do, aud
US he cannot ob,lin slave territory, # ob.
Jet Of the war viii be DESTROYED. pre-.
dict, therefore with confidence, that the war
will be closed after the prcsen, campaign.
or that all idea OF acquisition will be rclln.
pushed. The House has emphaticaIy de.
cIdedthc question BY this day, proceedings
and | undertake now to say, we will he nee.
forth hca; but little from the Executive or.
gan and us satellites, about a vigorous pros.
ecuIlon oflho war. They arc willing 10
prosecute 1t Tor one object, and no olher-
the extension Of the area Of freedom" by
covering II with slavery. have contend
ded from the ou,sc, OF this iniqunous war.
that 1t was our duty, tina, the honor Of the
country was implicated, 10y what means IS
another question: 10 vote the necessary
supplies Of men and money, and to impose
restriction as 10 territorial acquisition.
which would parallze the arm OF the Exec.
uuve, from pcriectng his dangerous de.
signs. SO far. the whig party, as such.
have acted up to this policy, and we are
now to realize Its b9cGclaI results The
few Who differed from US on grounds Of
conscience and moral sense OF duty, viii
now sec that We might have stood together
IN asol'd PhalanI, without Compromising
any obligation, and wlthou, endapperior
the cause
MIR Baeby was nlire''ing the Senate
with great yea, and boldly avowjng the
object Of the war to be territorial acqui.i.
non, when a message from the House an.
nounced the passage OF the bill and the