New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-05
Peacc with Mexico-ThnDks 10 Gen. Taylor
Tea md Coffee Tax, etc.
from the Editor,


WASHINGTON, Wednesday, FEB. s.
Mr.. SEVER in his remarks introducing and COM
,uspdug the bill sppropriating Three Millions OF
Dollars to be- used by the President at his unlimit
cd discretion in making a Peace with Mexico, is
reported as assuring the Senate that the Committee
ON ro-cign Affairs had been permitted to read a
q, ondeace between the President and DIS
singuished parsonage in Mexico Santa Anna, OF
course, in which Mr. Polk was assured that
page could be arranged on these terms Mexico
70 osde California and New Mexico, with the line
Of the Rio Grande in consideration OF this s3OOV'
600 our claims upon her for indemnity and the ex'
penses OF the War. ! mention this statement
(which will Of course have reached New-fork be-
se shis letter. merely to express my earnest hope
that the money will be granted know many
nod and true Wings feel it their duty to vote
against il, as well on general grounds OF principle
a. from belief that Mr.. Polk will be cheated out
of the money but who would not rather hazard
Three Millions for Peace than expend Thirty Mil
liens for additional slaughter The 100000 it
10 understood, is wanted by Santa Anna to pay of
the Mexican Army and preserve his ascendeucy
over it. If this sum will buy Peace, let it go.
The Senate to-day proclaimed itself still the
American Senate. The Joint Resolution Of the
House, at first intended to approve the conduct Of
Gen Taylor but SO perverted by the LocoFoco
majority as actually to censure him for the terms OF
capituaton Of Monterey and also to assert the
Justice and necessity OF the War on our part, was
taken up, and, on Mr.. Webster's motion, so amend
cd az to express simply the thanks OF Congress to
Gen. T. and his army aud so passed l think the
majority Of the House will take the rebuke quiet
", and concur with the Senate.
The Union of this morning undertakes to admin.
lister wholesome discipline TO Messrs. WENTWORTH
Of ILL., and JOHNSON Of Tenn. for their dsloyal
speeches yesterday as follows;
I'VE again respectfully call the attention of Congress
70 duties on the free list especially tea and coffee.
And we envy notxhe brilliant intellect the
seuss Of that member that who argues that be.
cause duty msy have been opposed in period of
pe.ce lerscrs IL would be equally improper TO impose
duty those articles in tune Of war when the honor
and of the country call for taxes TO be paid by
apa,roc people. Is tts areanssf rather soPAism,
Of dsssesesss and not 81 sfaesHaE."
Now q PLAN statement of facts will determine
who are the demagcgues' in this csse-st least
who are nothing else. When the Wings proposed
to tax Tea and Coffee because they found on coming
into power, the Revenue was deficient and Ma
tional Debt running up. they were not merely OPP
posed with great energy by Messrs POLK Walker
Benton. Buchanan, Clifford, etc. the four last
named then in Congress and now in the Cabinet
bat Mr.. Waiier. having voted not to tax Tea and
Coffee, proposed TO issy nsieaa duty "oa al Gold
ssd S,lrer Fa's ercesa.sg ESQ ia valre;" and Mr.
Bss;os proposed tax Of one per cent. the CsreA
!stseR Of Bank Notes, &c. &c. Now the question
very fairly and properly raised by Messrs. Went
worth and johnson is this--why does not Mr. w al
ksr propose and Mr.. Benton advocate such taxes
now 6 they did in lssl-a. instead Of those the,
then condemned Grant that the Country is at wa
and needs Revenue. what is there in this which
readers It expedisns noe to tax Tea and Coffee If
were skes preferable to tax Gold and Silver Ware
Bank Circulation, etc.i This is the vital question
il IL answered by stigmatizing it as the sophisu
Of a demasogae Let The People consider an,
jadge H.