Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-01-30

me committee. He said: Mr.. Chair
mun: | beg leave to return my pro-
found acknowledgements to very
many gentlemen on both sides OF the
House who have kindly offered to
forego their intentions to attempt ad-
dressing the House, in order that
might be permitted to say few words
this morning, before | take my depar-
ture on my return TO the army in
Mexico. While | return my thanks
for the kindness, will add that | am
sure it is intended by them-as it is
received by me-only as tribute OF
gallantry of those with whom it has
been my good fortune to be associated.
Sir, feel humble and absshed when
reflect upon how little it has been my
fortune to do to deserve such kindness,
whether bestowed upon me personally
or as the representative of my breth-
rem in arms. Sir, / wish that instead
Of myself it were the gallant Davis,
who, resigning his seat on this floor,
has so brayely fought the battles of his
country, that now addressed you. II
it had been his fortune to stand here
and receive the congratulations and
praise which he has so uobly earned,
you would have more fitting object
on whom to bestow your kindness; as
for myself | can pretend TO no merit
1t has been my evil fortune to be left
far in the rear of the war; and if now
| venture to say few words for those
with whom | am associated whether
those who CALAMITY sustained the for
tunes of their country in the bloody
streets of Monterey, or those who en-
countering still sterner fate, have
been forced to die on the banks of the
Rio Grande--I beg this House to be-
lieye that while it is indeed pleasant
task to endeavor to aid them in this
House, it is on the other, painful to
stand here, as | do after six months
service, deserving no credit, and as yet
desiring to receive no reward. | con-
fess, Mr.. Chairman, that it is with no
little establishment that have listened
to portion of this debate. | am sure
that at this moment it is not imagined
by your gallant volunteer army, that
in this the third week of the session,
the Congress of the United States is
engaged in grave and important
question as to mobs in Ohio, and the
nature of the vote by which represent
tatives in the next Congress have been
elected! The men who fought at
Monterey; the men who were entitled
10 all the honor and the highest re-
ward, do not suppose that such state
of things can exist here. The men
who have survived the fierce assaults
Of disease on the Rio Grande-the
men who have endured every priva-
ton that the want of pay, clothing land
every comfort--by whose fault, or
whether by the fault Of any one they
did not say the men, who amid all
these sufcrings were eagerly looking
TO the front for the foe, and anxiously
awaiting succoF from their friends at
home-these men did not certainly an
ticipate such state of things as that
of which must inform them as exist
ing here. | have been sometimes led
to believe, since my arrival in Wash
'ington, that the Congress of the Uni.
ted States is not perfectly informed Of
the condition of things in Mexico
Whether that be so or not, shall do
myself the honor to make few state
ments of facts. / do not design to
engage for moment in any partisan
controversy on this floor. Where my
Isympathles are now, and where they
have been is well known. Where
they have been they still are; and
there, through good or evil fortune,
they will remain forever But at the
persent moment cannot understand
that 'whig' or democrat has anything
to do with the question which now is,
or ought to be, before the House; and
design, ii possible, without anything
OF partisan feeling, TO urge upon the
members of this House to act immedi-
ateIy = efectually at once now
for this gallant army, laboring, toiling,
bleeding, suffering in a foreign land.
In the first place then, take this op-
portunity TO say that the army in Mex
leo needs more men and more money,
and thew need it now. have been
informed that the forces now operating
in Mexico, including Wool's column.
Taylor's column, and Buffers and
Patterson's division, did not exceed