The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-23

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ens Whenever they should forget that honor and ba,
glory then would they fall into disrespect Then there
was no duty sacred than sustaining the national hon
Or the glory OF their arms and the glory OF the republic
Then they were now involved, in addition the general
grievance OF which they complaned-ln war for the
maintenance of national honor and national renown
and where was there the patriot to whose heart the
honor and glory Of the country was not dear when they
were al war with weaker foe Was not The
honor of the country saereS-sacred to all' Put
the question 10 the American people1and such a
question would be put between then and he
meeting of the next Congress, Shall this Wa,
be prosecuted and the OF the country maintained
There would be but general response throughout The
country They might have some whlmperlngs, some
murmurings al the successes of the army and the gon
they had achieved but IT the case during the eyo
lutonary war and during the last war They must no,
heed those murmurngs, then, but under common sense
Of the wrong which they had suffered, and with proper
regard for the honor of the country they must contnue
TO prosecute the constrained alone by the principles
OF common law between nations hIherto there had
been lenity and iOrbearance. Inc extreme rgOr oil
international law had not been enforced 1t was
his decided conviction that II ought now 10 bel
rigdly enforced. With that view, they ought @I
exercise the right consistently with order and
poprety of making the inhabitants OF the country which
they su6dued contribute to the support OF the army The
extreme rigor of the law would justify them IN conhsa
ing all the property oil the enemys country, both public
and private. II then an act OF mercy, and nit
gaton of the rgor OF the law TO tell the citizens that they
should he protected and TO the peaceful inhabitants oil
that country such declaration would be an argumen
of convicton-a much more conservative argument than
any which the arbitrary eyactlons OF Their own ranI
cheros afforded them. He would not advert to all the
various authorities which he had marked, and to whcl
he might refer in support OF his posltions--fo Mar
tens Bynkersh and Others not forgetting Ya'
tel time would not permit 1t. II had now BEL
come their duty not only TO themselves and 10 Their
armies, but as the best mode OF terminating the
war by all the rights and privileges authorized byI
the law OF nations 10 secure the enenys country
to levy contributions, and ii these means failed
TO bring peace to sustain the army IN carrying ol
I p IN mile nj
the would inevitably end IN an entire subugalon Of
that country; and they had right-an acknowledge
right to substitute any authority In the place OF the pro-
vincal governments, if they chose to do So They ha
not only right to establish governments, but to require
obedience the part OF the citizens OF that country He
would do the would establish provisional governments
he would require obedience on the part OF the Mex.
citizens and should it come to the last hna CRISIS
he would not hesitate TO advocate the polcyl they Were
compelled 10 establish military governments-of pre-
GLIDING all resistance TO authority by hanging
Notwithstanding under the law of nations all such re-
sstants He would comniserate and spare the lives Of
private individuals who might be forced to rebel by their
leaders but the leadersthe head men-he would treat
as rebels and he believed that this would become the
sentiment OF their own people, if the war continued He
believed that throughout the country the warspirt would
be fully aroused, and a disposition be manifested
on all hands to prosecute the with vgor. Indeed
such feeling was already awakened HIS own little
in Virginia had raised two fine companies and sen!
them forward to the field They were differed by men
of education and talents such as would grace seats
that hall majority of the prYa,es were also men oil
intelligence Besides having raised these two companies
that little town had collected about seven thousand do
lars he believeifve thousand OF which they had er
pended in providing for the equipment and comfort Of
these two companies Nor was that feeling OF patriot.
ism confined to the men, Ladies generously came for
ward ALSO and prepared for each OF the companies e
giant stand OF coors which, he was assured these gallant
bands would proudly bear aoft in Mexico, and never see
dshonored That the spirit which pervaded his district
That the spirit which he DsiUes W Wb p. shs
port, with God their siiewth the men and ladies' too
who could doubt OF the success OF their arms against
Mexico' Some time ago, a comparison hai been made
between the efforts against Mexico and their efforts
against Great Britain in the revolution. II, with only
handful they could resist Great Britain then, what could
they do against such feeble nation as Mexico
argument With the strength they possessed, would
anybody say that il was impossible to suhdue that
countryi He said it was impossible TO make peace
without subduing them; they must do II. In con-
clusion, the honorable gentleman aaverted briefly
other points, which, he said, he should nave
been glad to have spoken upon, but the expiration Of Dis
hour precluded it.
The hour of o'clock having arrived, the commius.
proceeded to the vote upon the bill.
On motion OF Mr.. Mckay, the various items Of ap
severay increased and the second Sec
ton of the bill was stricken out. A
Mr.. GENTRY moved an amendment, appropriatns
the OF $4,000 for providing for the comfort OF dS
charged soldiers at New Orleans or other places who
may be disabled either from wounds received, or disease
in the service, and forwarding destitute SOL
diers to their homes which amendment was agreed TO-
Mr. WINTHROP moved that the bill be amended oy
the addition of the following proviso, viz
Prouided, That these appropriations made with no
OF sanctoning any prosecution OF the existing wal
with Mexico for the acquisition of territory to form new
States be added the Union, the dlsmembeTmeM
in any way Of the republic OF Mexico,
The question being put upon the amendment, it was
agreed to-
Various additional am endments were submitted and
severallv rejected.
On motion of Mr. MCKAY, the committee rose and re-
ported the bill with the amendments.
The previous question demanded and seconded,
when
Mr. GENTRY moved that the House do now aljoun
which motion was rejected.
The main question was then ordered to be put; and
being put first upon concurring IN the amendment SUB
mei By Mr. WINTHROP and agreed 10 committee, Tx
yeas and nays demanded and orlered and bem!
taken, resulted-yeas IS, nays 1876.
So the said amendment was rejected.
The question being then taken on concurTlng IN ne
amendment agreed TO in committee, on motion Of MI
GENTRY the yeas and nays were taken, and resulted
yeas l21, nays5i.
So the amendment was concuTed in
All the remaining amendments then concurrei m
the bill ordered to be engrossed and read third tine
to-day, and read third time when, the question
being put, 'Sha the bill pass :" the yeas and nays we|
demanded and ordered and being aken resulted-yeaI
1872, nays %, as follows:
YEAS-AIessrs. Atkinson, Barrnger Bayy, Bcdnge1
Ben, Benton, Biggs James Black, James A. Black B3n'
ard, Bowdoa, Bowlin, Boyd BrinkerhoA, Btoss
Burlington, Burt, john IL Campbell, CarTo caIlcar
Augustus a. Chapman. Reuben Chapman, Chase, Ch'l
man Clarke, Cobb, Cooke Collin, Constable S9I;e,
Culom, Cummins, Cunningham Dargan, Damgh DE NOV
pobbn Dockey, Douglass, Droulgoo!e, Dul
lap, Ed.au, Elicit, Ellsworth, Erdman, John Il, Ewlns
vin Gentry, Giles, Goodyear, Gordon, Graham GrideI
Grover, Hamln, Hannans6n, Hastings, Henley, q.
lizard, Hogs, Isaac E. Holmes, Hopkins, Hough, John
" ". Houston George 5 Houston, Edmund w HuoTa
Eungerford, James b. Hunt Hunter, Charles J lngefg9
a p Johnson M ngf as j iSnn & \ ons
Jones, kaufman. Kennedy, Preston King, Leake, Leme