Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-08-12
THE ALLEGED VOTE OF CEN.
SURE.

THE ALLEGED VOTE OF CEN
SURE.
Under this head the last Vermont Patriot gives
column of the silliest and weakest stuff that
we remember 10 have seen in that or any other
newspaper. 1t recapltulutes the facts that on
the 30th Of January, 1s47, Mr.. Cooke, of Ten
nessee, offered resolutions of thanks TO Gen. Tay-
Ior for good conduct at Monterey that Mr. Fa-
ran tloco) offered an amendment declaring the
war TO have been forced upon us by Mexico in
defence of our honor and vndcation of our
rights that Mr.. Thompson offered provso
thereto shat nothing herein contained shall be
construed into an appreciation Of the terms Of ca
pituiatton at Monterey" which Mr.. Faran accep-
ted-and thereupon this amendment was car
ried by the Locos, the Wings voting against it..
"The shoe pinched," says the Patriot cat Far
ans amendment" the democrats voting for and
the federalists against; and who does not know
that if the proviso had been left out the federal
lists would still have voted in the negative? I'm
questionabB they could" The Patriot having
thus, by an unauthorized assertion, arrived at the
conclusion that the Wings ,could haze roted a.
gdinst rotc Of thanks wuhom The prouiso pro-
ceeds next thus:
"Thero ,rnS, however, during the tendency of
this question III the House of Representatives, a
proposition made to censure Gen Tnulor direc-
ly and in so many tcords and that proposition
,cGs made by .Nr. Cooke, federal member He
moved to strike out the word thanks" in the IL
tie to the Resolutions, and insert the word seen
sue ono Federalist voting in the affirmative
and III Democrats in the negative, the great
body oil the Federalis,s lodging and refusing 10
pofe For proof of this statement, we refer to
page 296, Congressional Globe.
So it will be seen, frJtn examination of all
the facts,
FIRST, That the real reason why the Federal
lists refused TO vote for the resolution of thanks
with the proviso attached, was because that pro-
viso was coupled with an amendment which af-
firmed the justice and righteousness of their
country's
Secondly, That it is extremely probable that
the Federal members would still have voted
against the resolution of thanks, coupled as it
was with Mr.. Faran's amendment, even if the
ProViso had never been thought of nor inroduc-
ed
Thirdly That the only proposition TO cen
sure Gen. Taylor game from federal member
and was promptly and Indignantly uoted doun by
The Democrats"
So much for the proceedings IN the House on
the vote Of thanks, as set forth by the Patriot
We now call attention to the facts as then are,
consideration of which will convict the Patriot
of contemplate trickery, and presumption upon
the ignorance of its readers, not more compi-
mentary to them than it is creditable to the con-
ductor of that paper.
Ian 90 ISdz
Mr.. Cooke asked leave of the House to intro.
duce the following joint resolution:
Resuiued unanimously By The Senate and House
of Representatives Of the United States of qoieri-
ca in Congress assembled, That the thanks of
Congress are due, and are hereby presented to
Major General Zachary Taylor, and through him
to the brave officers and soldiers, both of the
regular army and of the volunteers under his
command, for their courage, Skill fortitude, and
good conduct in storming the city of Monterey,
defended as 1t was by a force more than double
their number, and protected by the strongest for
tifcations, which resulted in most brilliant VIC
tory 10 our army, and reflected imperlshabe hon
or upon our arms.
Resolved, That the President be requested to
cause to be struck gold medal, with devices
emolematical Of this splendid achievement and
presented 20 Gen. Taylor, as testimony of the
high sense we entertain for his iudicous and dis
tngulshed conduct on that memorable occasion.
ReSotDed, That the President of the United
States be requested to cause the FOREGOING reso.
utions to be communicated to Gen. TAYLOR. and
through him to the army under his command
Objection being made to the reception of the
resolution,
Mr. Cooke moved to suspend the rules and
pending that motion,
The House Adjourned Congressional Globe,
p. 293. =
And what was this Mr.. Cooke? The Patrio,
tells us that the Wings were against vote OF
thanks, and that certain Mr.. Cooke absolutely
moved "to censure Gen. Taylor" Can it be
that there were ttoo men of the same name? or
is it possible that Mr.. Cooke could have proposed
these resolutions of thanks in such honorable
terms, and then on the very next day, move a
vote of censure? Ah-the fact is, this Mr..
Cooke is a Whig-a fact which the Patriot mean.
yconceals. lie proposes thanks and gold med
al and be it observed, also that he being a
Wing, would Resolve unanimously" the
wiseacre of the Patriot tells US that the Wings
never would vote for resolution of thanks
But somebody objected the Globe tells not who,
and this being Hing motion, we are inclined to
guess that the objection TO a vote of thanks came
from the Locofoco side of the House. At any
rate, Mr.. Cooke was in earnest, and moved to
suspend the rules We row come to
JAN 80, IS47.
The Speaker announced the unfinished bust
ness to be the motion of the gentleman from
Tennessee, Mr. Cooke pending at the time of
the purpose Of enabling him to offer the follow