The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-28
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, Iea7.

The Day in the Senate.
has been day of great interest In the senate-grsa
interest, though nothing has been done
First had Mr. Crittenden's bill for tho relief Of Ire
land, $500 900 for food and the public ships to carry It
over-eaual to million Mr. Crttenden made q noble
speech, Mr. Clayton made noble speech, and Mr..
Cas- made noble speech, in behalf of the bill Mr. Niles
made an honest speech. we warrant you, bat il
singular sort of an argument He commended il would
be dsrespecfu to Great Britain to take the of Ire
land into our handsit would be act OF presumption
part to assume that England was not capable Of
taking of her people-besides would be
constitutional. Upon this last issue maintain with
Mr. Crenden that the fathers of the constitution
Intended should be construed to stand out in opposition
to the principles Of Christianity and humanity We 20 fur
Their and maintain that II does the Is amended
the better But does such thing There is prohibit
ton the other hand, find in the constitution the
scotland and Ireland in power regulate commerce
Congress shall have power to regulate commerce"
sx,sn. Of half million Congress. have the power
they have exercised it, and they ought to do again.
We go for the b-itwil as General Csss told US today
return in blessings upon country God bless IT, TO
the extent Of ten times half million will be invest
ing that at compound interest Of five hundred per
cent The people. whose hearts open and liberal
the light Of the sum- will approve H. and the government
ought to carry it out. faith, hope and charity are
but the greatest Of these is charity. Lot exer.
else it-let us show that we are Christian people.
u
which would fold its arms, and answer the cry Of
starving people, that charity begins at home Did We
not know that Mr. Niles wa, an honest man. careful Of
the people, should that this sentiment of charity
beginning at home, hardly worthy Of Connecticut re-
nowned as she is down South for the tenacity with
which she holds to the pcayunes and for the means
of Yankee shrewdness. which We of the South have
been taught to consider Yankee swindling that her
clock peders have pracsed in this latitude in getting
hold OF odd change Bad have been those pedlars
Of wooden clocks and Yankee shrewdness, we had
parta for fhar haiti d
and Scotland than the shameful answer that charity De-
gins at home.
We next had an eloquent harrangue from Mr. Hanne-
gan support of the three millions. the administration
remember that he said at the last session that If the
President should sanction the line Of forty nine would
rection would not reach him ! That bold figure;
and the efforts OF Mr. H. TO day abound In metsphorca
pa has no, been damned for signing Forty Nine, and
pretty well assured that the trump OF resurrection
will reach him in forty eight, he has been guilty OF tho
niamy to which it was said the partition Of Oregon
would consign him.
The bill Of three millions laid aside, and the Civil
and Diplomatic bill resumed-upon which many amend
ments were offered and rejected.
Mr. Rusk offered amendment for an indemnity Of
Texas custom house, and the disarming certain band
OF Texas troops by the authorities OF the United states
The truth Of this business 10 the p c
zens of the United States, taken by them out OF
Texas custom house their account, and not by
any authority of the United Staes and to the soldiers
dissrmed it appears that Col snively got authority Of
sort from some one in the Texas government IN
behalf of that government to raise band Of men for the
purpose of punderng the passing to Santa Fe
the Texas government to have half the proceeds A
caravan going that got wind of it, and secured the
protection OF detachment Of United states troops who
overhaued Col snvey and disarmed his corps ana SEM
them about their business with the OF one gun
to ten men, order kill the necessary game to sustain
the II in their march homewsrd.
Cen Rusk and Gen. Houston complain TINT these pro-
ceedngs outTsges upon Texas but simple facts
as forth by Mr. Evans appear to us to be sufficient
justification Yet the property seized, SO lar rs was
seized by authority Of the United States ought 10 be
counted for though confess have precious little
sympathy for Col Snively and his cohort organized
with the avowed object Of plundering the Santa Fc cara
vans We think upon the whole that Uncle Sans officer
served them erscuy right.
Without acting upon the amendment, the Senate ad
journed Respectfully, THE DOCTOR