Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-08-12
VERMONT wArCHNAN STATE JOURNAL, AUGUST 70, 1917.

y voted down by the Democrats !" In all oui
observation OF locofoco newspaper management
we never detected a meaner or more shameless
trick than this. Mean as to Mr. Cooke, because
falsiiying his position and intention and shame
less, as an attempt to give the ocofocos the cred
1t of defending General Taylor when in poin
of fact they had done their worst to censurc
him.
Here the Patriot stops, and so would we, were
it not better to clear up the whole matter at once
Thus far we have shown enough to fastfy the
Patriots positions; enough to prove, from the
locofoco Congressional Globe, that the resolution
Of thanks was a Wing measure, introduced by
a Wing and supported by the Wings; and also
that the amendment of censure was concocted
by locofocos, sustained by locofocos, and finally
passed by locofocos on party vote. But there
are more facts, clearly establishing our Positions
and clearly stamping the Patriots charges with
the mark Of faschood. These facts, the Patrioi
has omitted, though they are in the Congression-
al Globe from which it has quoted trick east
y pcrpetrated but as easily detected.
Before the vote on Mr.. Cookies motion had
been announced, Jacob Thompson (of proviso
memory arrested The Speakers lips and offered
Il resolution, requesting the correspondence be.
tween General Taylor and the Government
This Thompson had before assaed Gen. Tay-
lor-his provso was continuation of this at
tack-anG now he attempted TO carry it out by
getting the old Generals letters to harp upon.
These incidents are sufficient to show what he
meant by his provso. But let US follow the
resolutions, as botched by the locofoco majority,
to the Senate.
Feb. 3, the Senate took up the House resolu-
tons, and Mr.. Speight Qoco) moved 10 strike out
The urouiSo, saying that she was not willing to
present thanks with one hand and a cenSwe with
the oher."-C Cong Globe, page 3l5 Mr.. Butler
loco) also spoke of the resolutions as "a dagger
wrea,hed with flowers" whose "poin. would still
be felt"-page 3l7. Mr.. Calhoun Coco) con.
demned the resolutions ALSO because censurinr
Gen. Taylor-page 3lS. On the other hand
the Wings, who took part IN the debate, without
exception defended Gen. Taylor, and Mr.. WEB
sTER moved to strike out the whole Of the
"That the thanks of Congress are due and are
hereby rendered to Major General Zachary Tay.
Tor, his officers and men, for the iorttudc, skill,
enterprise and courage, which distinguished the
late brilliant military operations upon the Rio
Grande."- Globe, page 3lS.
On Mr.. Speights motion to strike out Mr..
rhompson's proviso, censuring Gen. Taylor, the
vote was as follows:
Ayes SO ; 25 Wings and locos.
NOES-l5 -ALL LOCOS.
The question on Mr.. Websters substitute was
then taken, and it was adopted:
Ayes &c; "a Wings and = locos.
NOES-23 ALL LOCOS!
For these votes see Globe, page 3l9
The resolution as thus amended by Mr.. Web
ster, by striking out the whole of the first House
resolution, was then passed unanimously, and re
turned to the House. On the / It'll Feb the
House referred it to the Committee on Military
Affairs. Feb. l6, the resolutions, as amended by
the Senate, were taken up, and further amend
ment by Mr.. Thompson, providing medals to
certain Generals, was agreed to without divs-
ion; and on the Cd of March, the resolution, as
amended by the Senate, was adopted by The
House ioithouta division, OF course nanimousln
$50 the WINGS in both Houses DID vote
against the censure of General Taylor aud
majority of the LOCOS for The censme; and the
WINGS in both Houses DID vote for the reso-
luton Of thanks, with the censurc cxpunged.-
1t thus appears, that the Patriot has grossly as
persed the Wings and claimed undue praise to
the locofocos, in part by conccaling recorded
facts and in part by substituting unauthorized
and false assertions of its own.
Poor Patriot . shameless Patriot!