The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1847-03-18
MONDAY, MARCH Is, ls47.

o. The Legislature OF Iowa has adjourn
ed without electng Judges of the Supreme
Court or Senators ofthe United States. So
Iowa will not be represented for two years in
the Senate ofthe U. States TO please the Lo
cofocos, who rather than be foiled in their eff
forts to elect Senators of their own party re-
| fused TO 90 into the election al all. $3.50
Whilst the proposition TO empower Mr.. Polk
TO exalt one OF his new major Generals over
the heads of the old veterans was pending in
the House ofRepresentatives, Mr.. Holmes,
a South Carolina member. made these very
spirited and excellent remarks which we
like none the less on account of their coming
from Locofoco:
| Mr. Holmes, of South Carolina, went into
a very animated aud earnest speech in oppo-
sition 10 the feature which the senate had
striken out. He observed that, if;any admin
istration in England or on the continent had
been sust aimed under al their difficulties by
on our southern frontier and in Mexico, the
gratitude of the nation would have been COM
mensuraie with the extent of the kingdom.
His opposition was animated by no personal
opposition 10 any of the officers, or any re-
gard TO The question whether they were in
the Wing or in the Democratic ranks; but he
insisted that, if such blow as this feature of
the bill proposed to inflict upon their honor
should be perpetrated, it would be blow at
the spirit, The honor, and the virtue OF the
whole army. Ii was a blow which would
ultimately recoil on every man who inflicted
it not only, but upon every man in the ma
ton. 1t was neither more nor less than this
a proposition to place civil polly, ay, he
might say, civil pollicis and party politics in
the van of all the honor and all the bravery
(which adorned our army.
In Europe men were educated for The
military profession, and il had been the pol
icy of our fathers 10 have their armies led by
men properly trained 10 the military art, Us
we'll as in the civil accomplishments; and
yet now because Gen. Taylor, who had new
er thought of the Presidency, or of running
the race to obtain it, but whose whole life
had been spent in camps and in the feld,who
had won victory after victory, and added
more TO the national glory than any other
man now living, happened unfortunately 20
be crused with the name of Wing, he must
tUe superseded anu pupirciy dIsnonor1d aud
Il disgraced.
Mr. II. said there were times when good
men fell that party was nothing, and that coun-
try was all. But, if what we read in Greek
and in Roman story was true, it seemed as
if the time was fast coming in this Republic
when public virtue would be a crime, and
to have promoted the glory of the Govern
ment but insure mans disgrace and prepare
the way for his ruin. Surely this was day
when gentlemen on all sides of the House
: should agree to sacrifice their petty political
differences and feuds on the alter oftheir
common country and resist so monstrOus a
scheme as was now on foot 10 place the civ
lillian, politician, over the heads o.! veteran
I officers who had rendered the country the
e most valuable services, merely because they
did not happen 10 belong 10 the pure, un
sophisticated Democratic school. Yes, thai
, was the alpha and the omega OF their offence
: We had been precipi,a,ed Che cared not by
whom) into war in which we could not re-
treat without dishonor, nor advance without
complication of mseres. Was this a
d time TO place at the head of the national
: forces mere politician who was intriguing
) as candidate for the next Presidency?
Mr.. H said when he looked at what wa:
i, passing around him, he sometimes doubted
r, whether we should have a next President
Il If gentlemen went on with their disorders
D and conducted the public business in the
way they were now doing, it might we'll bt
doubled whether we ever should have anoth
ID er Presidential election.
Mr. A. further insisted on the absurdity
: of appointing man who had led only party
& forces in the political arena 10 supersedt
gallant and veteran officers in the field
Should so scandalous a measure prevail b.
j. trusted in God that all the brave and highmin
ded men that now held distinguished posi-
tons in our army would at once resign ant
; leave the field TO this new Earl of Mar.
" Before Mr.. II would consent to disgrac,
X our officers by voting for such degradln;
&c proposition, he would consent never to SCI
5, the Congress again, or never call himself
/ party man. He knew the time of the Hous
d was precious, (and the House had proved
= by wasting three hours of the evening in do
Is ing nothing and he should not, therefore
,r protraci his remarks; but if it must pass her
e he trusted it never would get through the
g other branch Of the Legislature.