The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-24
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coinciasd with his own. Ordered to be printed.
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from MajorHess Of Union setting forth that be had
no agency IN the article signed vipdica.or." for
nate he was absent from the city at the
bnsio.a ne was not an editor OF the paper but only
aue ncSaeS x the
h ssof oil he Union from the privilege of the floor OF
VAC 'eha'e' LAID on tho table.
n, ... svrrLsnsSrAL ARMY bill.
~, IN mouon OF MT BENTON, the bill providing for Gene
the vacancies Of officers men IN the voian,ee corps
III the hed and Tor adding Companies 10 the
purposes as Indicated in the bill despatched 10 YOU on
Saturday was taken up. ''1 VA
y An amendment, by Mr. ArcH,.os was pending ,r,ho
rzng the governors OF the respective States to All the
vacancies OF officers in the volunteer ranks in the ass
instead oil allowing such authority TO tho President
proposed by tn bill, and the Military Committee
The proposition to allow the authority
TO MI the vacancies OF officers in the volunteer rapk
already in the field advocated by Messrs Atchison
Huntington Webster, sorehead and Calhoun with great
ability and the opposite proposition Of allowing such APP
pontmens TO the President pressed upon the
by Mers Butler and Cass; and the question being taken
upon the amendment oi MIR Atchissn was agreed to
yeas "a, nays IL.
GBy this amendment the vacancies in the volunteer
ranks OF Officers allowed to the governors of
States respectively TO which such volunteer regiments
or companies may belong in which such vacancies
occur
Mr. DIX proposed to amend by pro vision authorizing
the President to give breve promotion to such non
battle Mr. Dix sail the object OF this amendment
to raise the character OF the rank and Ale.
CAhkEoN PiopSseu uu sAtSnsou VI tnis CAu5s VI
Mr. wr.rsorr prsssntsda number of objections, and
merit.
Mr. CRrrrrsprr said he should wish 10 this class
Of promotions extended that the rank and Gle who
may disng themselves shall receive certificate OF
merit from tho President which shall snts such private
to s sa inc rsassd pay Of q per month ,u. Nj
further debated the amendment
The amendments Of Mr.. Cameron and Mr.. wsstco,s
rejected.
Mr. CnIrrxrpxS now moved his amendment, prsvid.
IN h sI d .S. sa.Ss c.ross: m.lt :n n:
President which shall snts him to additional pay OF s.
Mr. ALLEN moved further to amend, by extending bre
vet promotions to the rank and Ale
Mr. DIX objected Tho amendment would add some
two hundred and eighty additional officers to the
Rejected.
Mr. CRIrrEsprr's amendment was agreed to-
The bill was reported to the Senate, with the amend
mens agreed upon in Committee OF the Whsle, and
number Of said amendments were concurred in; whom
Mr. ArcHIsoH moved to reduce the pay of the pay
masters clerks from $780, as proposed in the BILL to $500
each per annum.
Mr.. DIX objected; and discussion following be-
tween him and MIR. Atchison, -
Mr. SEVER inerposed, and Oh his motion the bill was
laid aside with view to the resumption OF the special
order Of the day. Accordingly,
THE THREE MILLION PEACE BILL
day last (Mr souls being entitled to the door, amend
ments pending by Mr.. Berrien and Mr.. Cass.
Mr.. J NJ. CLAYTON proposed with the in lulgence OF
the Senator from Louisiana) to make enquiry Of The
Senator from Michigan (Gen. Cass) respecting his
Isaac D. Marks (on the subject Of his Conferences with
Arisa at Monterey which led Mr. Marks believe that
Objection was made to Mr. Ciayton's proceeding but
| with the assent OF Mr soule,
Mr. CLAYTON observed that the Senator from Michigan
had said in the debate on Friday, that there very
important omission in the letter Of Mr. Marks Mr.
hesenate and that omission extract supplied BY the
Senator in the debate as follows -" Independent Of my
ewn personal services, have travelled at my
pense, disbursing upwards Of two thousand dollars"
Mr. SEWER rose to question Of order. The Senator
from Louisiana was entitled to the hser and this Incl
| dental discussion might take up the whole day.
Mr. CLAYTON said no spoke from the indulgence OF the
Senator from Louisiana; and he would ask the Senator
from Michigan, whether his informal OF the omitted
extract was derived from having tho original letter
of Mr. Marks or from the auth ori,y Of other persons
The Senator, a member of the COMMITTEES on Foreign
the undoubted right of access the papers
Mr.. BvrLEn.-I hope the Senator from Louisiana vii
be permitted to 60
hr. CAss said he would the Senator from Ella
ware after the Senator from Louisiana had finished his
remarks.
AVocK-Oh yes that's the way
Mr. CLAYroN-Oh certainly, with all my heart
Mr. SoyLE then proceeded 10 give his views upon the
bill and the speech of nearly three hours which he de-
ment covering all the great involved in the
sure and in the ITSELF and the immediate and
the ground that the of Texas was the direct
cause OF the war, and that the object of the
up the history Of Texas. IRON the day that La Sale
planted the French Tag upon the Guadalupe, in tho
and France Spain and the United States France and the
United States, all conceded in making the Rio Grande
| uo souMeEu pounlhry oil I6xas lie showed that tho
war was commenced by Mexico Paredes at Mexico,
had ordered Ampudia and Arsta TO take tho initiative,
Corpus Christi or the Rio Grande therefore the march
OF Gen Taylor TO the Rio Grande the prov
uon 70 tne war; he exonerated MT Calhoun from not
Last January TO arrest the march Of the army
TO the Rio Grande because he did not wish TO lose hs
,innuenee win tho administration on the Oregon ques
uon but the Senator from Delaware who had given this
information, had no such apology for interfering if
he believed that that march would lead to
Mr. J. NJ CLAYTON explained that the reason why he
mad not made the movement in tho Senate that be
ing IN the minority he knew would be useless; but
that he had communicated the information a friend in
the House. who had introduced resolution on the sub
Ject Mr. & here referred to the proceedings OF Febru
airy .. lsio, and read resolution moved by MIR. Ash
mum calling on the President for information relation
to the movement of General Taylor TO the Rio 0rande
and the necessity requiring such a movement &c; and
read also in connection extract from the speech OF
MIR. Ashmnn the occasion.
Mr. SOULS said he did mean 10 censurc the honora-
BILE SENATOR but the position of Gen Tay lor and the or
der for his movement in January last to the Rio Grande
was generally known.
MIR. CLAYToN-Not generally.
ture to say it generally known; and he conended
that was at least sufficiently known to have secured
more regular effort to arrest It than any that made.
he then showed from the history of tho how
begun by order OF President Parsdes the army Mata
moras to take the initiative" And how the move
ments OF our army were seconded by Congress. Pro-
gressng In his course Of argument he TO the late
speech at Mr. Beren, who while he had denounced thu
war unjust and unconstitutional had recommended that
be prosecuted vigorously and proceeding to ahow
the injustice and Internationally Of the injurious pro-
soCu'on Vi SUCH war IN very OrCDIe style, Wn0n
Mr. BEnRr.S rose and explained his position and Why
he wished declaration that intended dismsmber
ment OF Mexico. and why no also desired declaration
that the boundaries OF Texas were proper subject for
negotiation.
Mt soULr thought the explanation only strengthened
his argument tho were uncons iitutonal uuwise
untmey, aud unjust, ought to cease, and upon what
ground such should be could be prosecuted vi
gorousy, he could not understand. He thought he had
concusvely shown that the Rio Grande was the true
boundary Of Texas He exhibited the dific ues snd
cealnes Of the proposed defensive line of Mr. Calhoun;
and the dangers the other hand of the vigorous pro-
seeuon ofthe war proposed by Mr. Cassthe dangers
OF the mountain precpices dehes and the impractical
blites Of opposing guerilla system of defence He de-
scribed the people OF Mexico to amount to nine millions
that Jour hths OF them were quiet, iuoensive, good
natured race careless Of industry religion Of politics
and OF their government and participating in Of tho
revolutions Of the government Their fanatcism in rei