Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-01-16


taken in regard to the war, and calling gentlemen TO do
their whole duty themselves their posierty and to all
mankind.
Mr.. TIBBATTS, after preliminary remarks in which
he adverted 10 the state of his health and expressed his
gret at the bounds allowed to the discussion Of wide
subject the by the hourrule, say that he
had listened with good deal Of patience speeches made
during the debate of which, both sides of the House,
he thought very bad tase and such ought to be
addressed to the Representatives of great nation He had
also witnessed with regret the introduction here of the ques
ton of slavery. Whenever topic like that brought in
to debate bill such that under discussion he
considered it entirely out Of place. and at time like this
peculiarly He should attempt to discuss it large,
but should proceed to notice of the things which had
been said yesterday by the gentleman from New York. (r
GRoyER.)
That gentleman had assumed that the members of the
House who from the Southern States had abandoned
the ground of the Missouri compromise taken
during the pcndency of the Oregon bill If the gentleman,
making charge the OF the facts
and the feelings entertained by the Representatives the
South, his charge most unjust, and nsidous
Ptemp to deceive the people of the North fact that
of the Southern members had voted against the amend
men proposing to adopt the compromise line in Oregon but
this evidence that they opposed the compro
mise ITSELF because such opposition would have been contrary
every act Of Southern gentlemen here when that question
came before them Their conduct all these occasions
uted the genemans charge. Mr. Il. would refer him and
the committee to two facts in regard the admission
of Texas into the Union ..
Three different propositions had been made for her adms-
sion by members from the saveholdng States haan
offered by himself; another by his colleague his e t
-;) and another by the gentleman from Tennessee
over the way (Mr. MILToS BnowS) In all of these pro-
positions the compromise looked to and expressly povid
ed for Mr. I. read the propositions he referred to-
Mr. T. knew that the terms Of the compromise
fined to the territory had acquired from France but he
who sticks in the letter sticks in the bark would apply to the
Interpretation that would conne the principles of that
promise to the territory with regard to which it adopted
If other States territory not expressed by
name, they certainly included within the spirit Of the
from Georgia (Mr. TooMBs) to-day, the North in that
promise yielded nothing because the clear right Of the
South TO settle any where any territory acquired by the
common blood and treasure Of all the States The
yielding the part of the South She surrendered
part of that which her clear and unquesonabe right
the North yielded nothing.
But the gentleman from New York (M GRov ER) had
said that in this attempt put restriction the of
settling territory there interference with the
rights of the South Mr. T. insisted that there direct
interference with their rights partners in the ownership of
territory obtained by the blood and treasure of
both South and North. Yet the gentleman gravey
charged the South with desire avoid the principles Of the
compromise. The charge most unjust there was not
Southern here who sought to violate it. If there
one Mr. T. did not know him. He ventured that
there If there one, let him and
swer. So much for that charge.
1t would not be necessary for Mr. T. to the charge
often brought here against the supporters of the of sub
scryiency to the Executive He knew himself well, and
his sentiments well known by others, that charge
of that kind would not be supposed by any attach TO
him. II well known that he differed from the Executive
important points OF public policy should he
hesitate both speak and against his wishes when
be believed the President TO be wrong He need not advert
in this connexon to his position reference to the river and
harbor bills believing the provisions of that bill TO be right
he should continue in his place. to press the claims OF the
West until he should become convinced that useless
press them any longer.
In regard the upon and coffee, Mr. T. had open
y opposed the pressing representations and wishes Of the
Secretary of the Treasury whether he thereby opposed the
wishes of the President also he could tell because
thing had been said about in the Executive message but
if he had, il made difference him. He believed il
unjust He knew il very easily collected
but it that account the less unjust. He held
that ought to be taxed in proportion to their property
he knew impraccabe to arrive that with entire
racy but they ought aim at and that
principle possible in laying duties for But tax
tea and coffee tax in inverse proportion to mems
property taxed them not according to their ability pay
but the contrary, the chief weight of the laid upon
the aborng classes because they consumed of both
articles than the wealthy. In instances it was fact
a tax on the labor Of women and children Mr. I. op-
posed to il. And he would say the gentleman from
Georgia, who had ted the opponents Of this tax that he
ought to remember that when this tax had been proposed at
former session. all his political party opposed it, the gen.
teman himself being the solitary exception He stood alone
as Wing in voting for it.
Mr.. L. said he also opposed the appointment Of a
Lieutenant General that subject however, he deemed
any remarks his part wholly unnecessary, he pre-
sumed that question ssttled.
Mr.. JACOB THOMPSON here made remark which
hearing.
Mr. TIBBATTS said he should be glad to hear from any
gentleman what necessity there possibly could be for the ap
pointmen Of this officer.
Mr.. JACOB THOMPSON offered 10 explain
But Mr.. TIBBATTS declined yielding him the floor for that
purpose He could himself necessity for ii at ALL The
only why the President had recommended such thing
presumed to be from the relation rank, which
listed between Gen. Scott and Gen. Taylor and the claims
which each might suppose himself have the command Of
the army. If that likely any difficulty, why
Gen. Scott sent Was Gen. Taylor incompetent the
command AN officer who had every battle he had
been engaged in Was there any Of generahp exhb
tied in the victories Palo Alto and Resaca where he
quered three times his number of disciplined troops
in the soming Of Monterey, town strongly fortified that
had been termed the Gibraltar of northern Mexico The
nation gored in these victories Were they proof that
Taylor general Mr. T. also Of opinion that the
introduction Of the question Of slavery into the disposition Of
any lands had conquered rendered necessary erm
the and if so, then there could be
cessy for the appointment Of lieutenant general to
tnue il.
However bold gentlemen might be in their assertions
gard the conduct Of the Executive in the war; the facts
the conclusive that all their angry TRADES fell
70 the ground. Was it that the President hadde-
Glazed war; The gentleman from Massachusetts, Mr WIN
THRoP had very gavey insisted that power could declare
this Government but the Congress Of the United States
Well, and who had contended that it could Had the
democratic party had the President himself contended
had the President declared this war So far there had
been declaration of war; had been made by Congress
The gentleman had referred Madison and Washington
but had either Washington Madison denied that the Pes
dent Of the United States had power defend the country
when II was invaded That what President might do
under the constitution and that what the President had
DONE When Texas about be invaded, he had defend