The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-15

ssntsves and the following 10 the substance the docu
%sat being too long to copy In time for the departure Of
BY the Of the 18th Of May last conxrsss declared
Mexico. and for the purpose Of enabling the President
to prosecute the to q successful termination au-
,1or was ys:sd IN him to employ the naval and militia
been the upaerabe purpose Of the President 10 prose-
cute the war with the utmost vigor, with view to
orsble peace. Accordingly. all the operations Of our
military forces have been directed this object While
has been made 10 the other which has not besn accepted
by Mexico In December last. he recommended to the
additional regime ns and on the 1th Of January last he
informed them that hostilies would still De prosecuted
with ans IN V the war was
him the 18th instant and received MS signature They
will constitute an important part o. our military
out unnecessary delay. The act, however, makes no
provision for brgadss and divisions and general oicers
10 command them therefore 1t will be proper to make
provision for the appointment of sor generals aud bri
sader generals the service demands and to this he
the close Of the term Of service of the VOL
unsers who have entered for twelve months an add.
tSns volunteer force will probably be necessary sup
fully revolunteer to during the war Thew will
render more efficient service than corps who may
oer their services because they will have had the ad
vsutsges OF discipline and years service and are &C
customed to the climate. The President recommends
volunteers the public service may require at The ter
nination OF their present term and that bountes be
10 n'n sps T would be
!nsy have volunteered they will have to be sent home
and new volunteers would have to supply their places
In the act OF May last no provision made supply
vacancies occasioned by death, resgnaon sickness or
other Casualties in consequence, the volunteer corps
has beon diminished. Provision should therefore be
made to ill the vacancies Of regimentsl or company
officers The number Of designations of officers accord
is one hundred. They were appointed by State suthor
ity, and information has bsen received except in
few instances, that their places have been filed
and ha af1c of aarv;ra ko. ko~
from this cause To remedy these defects the President
recommends that authority be given accept the ser
may die become unfit for service and that provision
also be made for regmental and company officers who
While i is our policy to prosecute the in the man
ner indicated the President says he will be all times
ready to conclude just and honorable peace. To de-
fray the expenses OF the war; and to uphold the public
credit In December last he proposed revenue duties as
war measure on the free list The principal articles
in this list are tea and coffee moderate revenue duty
will yield annually two aud half millions In period
of peace, when sufficient means can be derived from
on these articles The objections heretofore made are
applicable to state Of peace but we are engaged in
honor and credit II Is fha ,ae d,n nc
limited to the duration Of the An additional half
million. or million, may BE- derived from graduation
commended ss financial measure. Tho duty and
coffee. and the graduation Of the lands will
venue Of at least three millions of dollars and prevent
The interest viii have to be paid semi annually
sort to loans except in of great public
The increased revenue, from the sources named will
which is now needed Under the Consttuton il il made
his duty to give to Congress information the state OF
tho Union, from time to time, and to recommend such
measures az are necessary and expeden and therefore
he invites the attention Of Congress the measures ad
verified to. The message is signed"J X Polk" and
Mr. c. freERsoLL submitted resolution, referring
SO much as refers to the war; to the Committee Fo
reign Affairs and much as refers to the tax on tea and
he tn Tho Conn
Of Ways and Means.
Mr. THoMAssor said if he understood the message the
President desired the volunteer force kept present
number The number of volunteers already called out
is thirty or thirytwo thousand With the 6fy thousand
can have force OF eighty thousand for the Mexican
He asked any member of the Military Committee
whether net % such was not the he fact IT,:
made the total force OF the United states sixtyse
ven thousand.
The resolution was then agreed to.
RELIEF OF IRELAND
Mr. e. INoERsoLL asked leave to submit preamble
and resolution, to refer the subject of the famine in
land and the propriety of aording relief to select
committee to report on the subject
Objection was made; and on motion, the House again
went into Committee.
DEBATE RESUMED.
Mr.. JENKINS gave his views in favor of the Wilmot
provso.
MIR. STEWART. of Pennsylvania said he would vote for
it, because he thought that the restriction slavery
peace than any hing else that Congress nav So be- e.
cause 1t will defeat the purposes Of Mr. Polk, who
brought on the war tor tho purpose of extending the
bounds Of slavery.
Mr. BRocKESBRoseH, of Florida, after saying that
nothing was more disagreesbie than speak a subject
which has lost its interest," proceeded TO demo unce the
Wilmot proviso.
Mr.. McCLELLASp, at nearly five o'clock, read the
heads OF speech and would vote for the Wilmot pro-
viso He would write out and publish his remarks
voice. That's short and good."J
Mr. GIDDiNGs delivered a few remarks in favor of
the VIII mot proviso; and glad that the time had
when the vote was to be cast in favor of human free
dom and against despotism and slavery.
Mr. SEAMAN gave the heads of speech in favor of the
Wilmot and against the war. He opposed 10 it in
every shape and FORM He would also take the liberty
of writing out his views on the subtreasury and the
tariff act
Mr. HARPER said that the State of Texas had no claim
to territory beyond the Nueces and that the President
provoked the war These things and others, he will
show at length in his speech when he shall write it out
for publication.
There were about eighteen members in the hall at
five o'clock]
MI THoMAssoN and others gave headings Of speeches,
and the House adjourned