Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-01-14
ggashtngtoa Correspondents.
Masnrsaros. Jan. lib, 1871.

moving and supplying, shall be obliged 10
conine myself to brief recital 81 the promt
neni facts in the proceedings of Congress since
The date Of lny last letter to you, The Leu
teriGrt G7.sral was introduced 10 the House BY
the Chairman Of The Committee on Military
Affairs, who asked the permission OF the
House. which was unanimously granted, TO
lay the hionarchical baniling N the quiet grave
I with the Tea and Coffee Bill The Clerk took
him and gently laid him down, but 10 AID
/ behold, I" he was galvanised during The night,
I and tho announcement made IN the House
mex, day thar philip was not dead but slept, !"
and so he was reconsidered after half score
/ Of members, principally Democrats. few az
sideration, s;csa Sc to o4--ihe Clerk .'aeci
denfaiiy on purpose" missing the count. 50
that he might 80 over il second time, and
give some one 0. Inc iai,hfula chance 10 change
their vote, which Mr. PiLLsDuRr OF Texas
ldij, he having voted the first time in the mega
tive. The question then REQUIRED, upon the
motion Of the Chairman on Military Affairs,
TO lay on the table the vote stood Ayes %,
Nays 81. This vote was given out of sympa
/ Thy 10 Mr.. Polk. who did not fancy having
"ihe Generals juyular" cut in so summary a
manner. The subjec; was now referred to the
I Committee Of the Whole, where ''the Gineral
,czs XII dead" by vote Of Ayes9o, Nays 100
Peace 10 his ashes"
The Bill foT adding one Regimen, Of noun
ted Dragons and nine Regiments of Infantry
/ to the Regular Army, after much discussion,
and being amended so as to limit their service
/ TO enlistment during the irar Nth MEXICO"
( passed the House to-day by very decisive
majority III, Noes SO. The Bill has
( been sent TO the Senate, where il will be spec.
/ div voted upon, and its fate known in few
DAYS.
4 As mentioned to you in my last letter as
/ likely to be the case, the Anti-Slayery proviso
/ introduced by Mr.. KING Of New York, into
his Bill--declaring that slavery shall not be
allowed in any territory TO be acquired from
Mexico, has given rise 10 considerable debate
III the House, and to an evident arrangement
of feeling between the Northern and Southern
allies of the Democracy. The Union submit
ted some editorial comments upon Mr.. KINGS
proposition, which afforded him an opportunl-
iy OF asking "a personal explanation" Of the
| House, which being granted, he took occasion
to read carefully prepared speech in defence
Of his position. Mr.. DARGAH of Ala replied
in very spirited speech to Mr.. KIsc--depre-
eating the introduction Of The slavery question
| into the House--declafing his proyiso an in.
fraction of the Missouri compromise, and fur
/ Their, that if the Mexican territory be annexed
with his provlso, il must lead to the dissolution
of the Union. Ii IS thought that Mr.. DARGAs
has probably taken the position which the
South will assume upon this exciting question,
and while Mr.. KISG's NAV be a defining Of
the position Of the Northern people generally,
yet all Of them are not prepared 10 go with
| him The free States OF the West, will prob
ably be firm in support OF the. Missolr com
promise. while there will be many in the North
10 Join them; at lsast that is the construction
which place upon the speech Of MIR. Gkc-
vER Of New York.
| Your Representative, Mr.. BEpisGER, made
quite display Of his fine voice and dasaing
oratory few days since in the House, in
which he went 1.-THE whole figure" for the
war-ahused the Wings (who elected him bye
the hye) and declared tha, they were reasur-
| ing up wrath against the day of wrath, SC.
&c. He also took part 10 the Slavery discus
sion, and dealt some severe blows against the
| Abolitionis,s and A nti-Slavery movements of
! the gentleman from New York-Mr KING.
| Mr. MCKAY, the Chairman Of the Commit
tee of Ways and Means, has reported part
! OF his appropriation Bills which will amount,
with those yet 10 be reported, in all probably
to Serenity Millions Of Dollars A Loan and
! Treasury Note Bill authorsing the President
to issue T,ceaty Three Millions Of Dollar, in
! Treasury Notes, and o. denominations as low
as fifty dollars, redeemable in one or two years
! from date Oh, what hatred the Democrats
have for Bank rags!!
| Ii was predicted months ago that the Dem.
ocratic leaders were itching 10 make an attack
upon Gen. TAYLOR, but would wait until they
/ found themselves hobbed, and FUSED up" be-
/ fore the country in their management Of the
war, and then they would throw the blunders
and inefliciency Of It's prosecution upon the
gallant "Old Soldier" whose heroic deeds are
the themes OF every patriotic tongue. Sure
enough the cioyen foot IS peeping out--Mr.
! FIcKLIS of Illinois declared In the House on
Saturday last that the tardy prosecution Of the
war was owing 10 the inetiiciency Of the
"WHIG GENERAL" in command, and that the
battles of Palo Alto. Resaca de la Palma and
| Monterey, ought to have been fought sooner
the battle Of Monterey at least eight tceeks
sooner. Whose fault was this Had Gen.
/ TAYLOR the "ways and means" OF transport
ing his troops, provisions, Sc No. ne, no,
and MIR FIcKLIN, if he be not Ounce, and is
disposed to indulge in ruth. must know it,
Gen. TAYLOR was left sticking in the mud at
/ Matamorss, after the battles OF the Sth and 9th
OF May, without the means Of pushing on
( And 70 this attack Mr.. THOMPSON, Of MISS,
I followed on charging the sickness and death
Of so many Of our troops upon the Rio Grande
I 10 Gen. TAYLoR's bad management and gov
eminent OF them And this argument was
used for the purpose Of procuring the appoint,
ment of Lieutenant General" who was TO
be "a controlling mind"--a thunderbolt Of
waf--an Olive branch Of Peace-and King
Cuyc-All o. all the ills incidents to the nlalarl-
Gus climate Of Mexico. Such attacks viii fall
;ulpolently At the feet Of "Old Rough and
Ready" and the country throughout, its length
and breadth Will cry shame, shame, shame
on ineir authors One Wing General IL TO DC
Killed of, because he takes "a hasty plate Of
sl1p." ana another because he cracks his old
musty ship bscul, al his leisure. Who knows
BIZ, the vani.y 81 ORLANDO B. FIcELIS and IA
cor THoMPsoE migat have prompted them 10
hope that their controlling minds" would
have found service II the Mexican war as Lieu
tenant Generals. ooh! how we apples swim
upon the current offo!ly." What pity that
4 lr-.t, ...,. sh,.,ld 10 eoy~Drall.J ~ rae,