New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-13
NEW.YORK TRIBUNE.

correspondence Of The Tribune
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, LA

usd IL not been for the existence Vi ths " al TIC
.,.,,,v would probably never have seen how base
biu~ Loco Focoisn is. 1t processes to be the
1hamnion Of the People, yet whenever the People
x.Dt champion to defend them against inc en-
,.cb,oeDfs of the arstocraic officers OF power II
.....ss and fawns. and slrinks and purchases IA
sor :, the expense of principle. Yesterday, IN
ce,.o,;,,ee of the Whole, with full House, the
Ys-,,esentatiyes voted 10 emend Mr.. HARALsoS :
tx Regiments Bill, by making 1t unlawful to ap
,osnt any member Of the present Congress to any
aK.e created by this bill Tins was sorry EXIT
s,,,on M the want OF faith in the President and
ven in themselves Little did those who would
s.a believe that there is some virtue left In the
pallc Councils imagine that before they adjourned
80. xerv vote would be tramped in the dust though
odoptej BIZ large majorlty-Ye 81, Nays 20.
IN the House the Committee having risen,) Mr.
TaosPsoy OF Miss moved an amendment IN fayol
ofs Lr. GrsERALsHIP. Upon this the Yeas and
Nsys were called and resulted Yeas 90 Nays 100
Co ,bere was clear ma orty In a very fall House
n an AGAINST the appointment OF a 1t General
-. Ills reference to call attention to the stand
,skcn by the House. IL is the first time we have
had the votes recorded on the subject Let us pre-
serve the list to see what dough face will cringe to
the dictation Of kingy power Loco focoism mas
not vet half developed itself
The bin being amended in various respects, was
finally ,upplanted by substitute offered by Mr..
R.rlprs of N. Y which takes away the power OF
amounting the officers by the President and leaves
the appointment TO the companies and regiments
by the election Of their own officers This was
adopted after mature consideration, by majority
os.
But the greatest inconsistency OF the day was
the vote in the House on the adoption of Mr. RATH
prSs substitute. The Committee of the Whole
and the House are composed of course OF exactly
the same persons Yet when the Yeas and Nays
were called under Whte.Hou influence, the
very proposition which a few minutes before they
mad adopted by G majority, was now rejected by
one majority The vote being cas- lO3, Nays lO4--
ust enough of them sold their souls to power and
betrayed the people by rejecting the work OF their
own hands by one majority
ia this state of things the House adjourned with
Hsralson's original bill pending, the question
beng ON the passage OF said bill under the previous
question, which cuts off all amendments. Should
the bill pass II will leave all power in the hands OF
the President with the appointment OF some three
or k,ur hundred officers. With tins amount O pa
tronage the President can buy any amount OF sup
port he NAV choose. Nor is IT necessary for him 10
appoint members OF Congress There are sons and
brothers and cousins and ncphews OF the members,
Idle spendthriils with no talent but a perseverIng
desire 10 obtain office where they can LOAF for the
remainder Of their lives living in luxury upon the
toll and sweat aud taxation of the people. For
these considerations votes have been obtained are
obtained, and will be obtained till the people cease
70 PIT their trust in what insolently and falsely
calls itself Democracy
ID seems TO be expected TINT this bill Will pass
10 morrow | understand. however that one of the
sentlemcn who voted in the majority against Mr..
RsTnBus's substitute will move reconsideration
onorow.
1.-THE House should be- as full as it was yester
isy and the friends the measure bear the same
relative proportion, this would carry II, unless the
Speaker should go Sgainstit Some OF our friends.
however NAV be Assent and those willing 10 iawn
a, the ioo,stool of ptwer. may be more numerous
presume, therefore, the bill as originally offered,
with the Executive stamp upon II, Will pass. IL
viii then 20 10 the Senate. There think il will be
amended | cannot think the Senate will pass
such thing as the House is likely 10 thrust
through under the various gag rules which they
have adopted as aids to their acts of tyranny. Some
Loco Foco Senators have told me today that they
cannot votetor It in its present shape
Why is this bill urgedl BY the report of the
Adjuant General 1t will be seen that there are yet
wanted TO fl up the skeleton of our Regiments
already mustered into service about SIX or seven
Thousand men. The Government know very well
that they cannot raise this number in time to reach
Mexico to strike blow against our enemy until
the fever season sets in They know very well that
they can get volunteers as well as regular soldiers
Hut Loco Focoism wishes to insult the brave No
ianfeers o. the country They are not to be trust
ed Polk and his Loco Foco friends virtually say
"a the Volunteers, Nou ore towards and fools.
lea are too ignorant to choose your own officers
Pok says to the People, aud his party endorse him
'iuu are mere rabbie you not 10 be trusted with
the choice "a your own Commanders. You are but
mere food for powder We will appoint Ten
nessee and Virginia young men with their nous
,sches and epauettes. You are just good enough
70 obey but you shall have no voice in choosing
those 10 lead you. ! want power-I must be King
" l.. 49,.
thnk tor yourselves | do believe that Mr. Polk
thinks II treason Tor any but himself to think Just
now
lpresume OF course that the Wings generally
VIII vote against the bill II pressed in its present
shape. BY voting for Mr. RATHBUN's substitute.
they showed themselves willing TO vote all supplies
Hscessary rs now very plain that II is not the
mere iorce which Mr. Polk wants il is the patron
age Of appointments The Wings have always
opposed kingly prerogative presume therefore
tnst tney Will vote against this bill now
presume the Senate will pass the Lieutenant
"ensral measure though 1t cannot pass the House
without the most abandoned prohigacy Surely
they cannot vote themselves public liars, Until
they do so cannot fall in with the prevalen, ides
ihat the measure Will pass both Honses
You have seen by the news last nisht that SAN /
IA ANNA. whom Mr.. Polk appointed to lead the
Nexicsns against Us, rs ON the way To hight Gcuer.
al fAyIoR. SANTA ANNA Is really one OF Mr.
fotNs Appointments tie Is ms Mexican Lieuten
an General ] object to his appointing any more
For every soldier who falls in hight between SAN
IA ANNA and our Army-ior every injury we re-
ccivcs from SANTA Anna. JANIS X Polk aud his
Loco Foco advisers must be held accountable He
sent him TO II aid and assist our enemy. IL is
maxim Of long standing in law that what a man
dces through another he does himself Let JANIS
\. Polk and Loco Focoisn therefore be held strict
accountable for what their friend and associate.
SANTA ANN. does. RrcHrIfru.
AsxassAs-The Helena ARK Shield of the 26th
ait says
ms have Tue gratifying intelligence to give our Whig
. 'ssas NAL tne election Of THos W NEWTON TO a scar
e"nsress 10 almost beyond doubt