Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-01-23

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perhaps 10 do the claim of the officers army
be placed upon the footing with those Of the you-
lec corps IN relation to this bounty But may be permitted
say that there manifest difference between them mas
much the officers OF the regular called away
omThelT ordinary pursuits into new and different
on those of the volunteer corps are who abandon their
ordinary calling, and make sacrifices common with the pri
vae soldiers and bected many cases to incur large
expenses IN raising their companies before entering upon
service.
! Mr. BENTON said true that this matter formed
part OF the Instructions which the committee
but must be remembered that there or eight diff
erent amendments referred that committee from which in
The exercise OF their judgment, they form an amend
ment TO the bill was necessary that they should examine
oil those amendments, and from them form such provision
as seemed TO them best cacuaed produce the result which
was desired and the exact truth was that the committee
acting upon their knowledge Of those various propositions to
amend had overlooked this Particular because happened
make but slight impression their minds No one seemed
to have thought OF 1t at least he had not The gentleman
had, however, named the proper remedy, whichwas motion
to reconm the instructions lie apprehended that there
but single for the distinction which the Senator de-
sired to make between the officers Of the regular army and
The volunteer corps and was that the volunteer officers
could vote at the elections while the officers of the regular
army could not.
Mr. BERRlEN said he understood the honorable chairman
OF the Military Committee 10 put himself upon this ground
that toe members of the retained their minds the
instructions given by the Senate upon this question: and there
fore did not open hen and having read the instructions
OF the Senate TO discover what they required do, he
therefore opposed motion which sought those in
sructons which the committee had overlooked Ii this were
rule OF action for the Senate if this course of apu-
men which could avail tho Senator from Missouri had
already offered very clear evidence that insufficient
ground upon which 10 act for, until the
erred and read the matter had escaped his recollection
together that such instruction had been given The Sc
nator also afforded additional evidence, the observations
which he had made that the recollection of the committee
was an insufficient ground of reliance when he attributed
HIM the paternity OF this particular proposition 1t oig
naly contained in the resolution amend which was offered
by the Senator from Pennsy vana which amendment
iied by the Senator himself by striking the provision
atng to officers, but it contained in the amendment of
the Senator from North Carolina and distinctly presented
the Senate before he himself had the honor submitting any
motion upon the subject He had afterwards moved amend
the instructions by Inserting this provision because accord
ed with his views.
Mr. CRITTENDEN said that the amendment as reported
by the committee did not altogether accord with his views
nor did he believe the best that might be adopted on
this subject There very great diversity Of opinion in
the committee, well in the Senate itself The exception
now taken that the committee had neglected the nstruc
ons which were given to them, by emitting include the
t o those to whom bounty lands should be given the officers
of volunteer companies For himself could only say that
other questions OF much and Importance
hat he did really know that they had received such in
uclons This he frankly acknowledged and he confessed
that he himself satisfied this point that it was not ne
cessay that we should stimulate counymen by bounes
to the extent that this proposition would go Officers were
rewarded by honors, by brevets they stood in position TO
acquire and receive honor aud did look for thing
yond He did not think, therefore, it necessary they
should be included In regard restraints upon aena
on there was diversity OF opinion he himself preferred the
granting OF scrip IN place of granting the land itself So far
these restraints upon alienation concerned they dm
nished the value OF the g and his preference give
something more easily convertible into money.
Mr. BADGER said it seemed proper that he should give
explanation, being member of the Military Commit
tee OF the TACT that the amendment reported the Senate did
correspond with the instructions given TO the committee
He in the situation Of the chairman of the committee
Of knowing that such instructions had been given He
of the fact although he did not lock
he thought he understood precisely the duties which had
been assigned them. The great question before the com
mittee the FIRST place. whether these Of land
should be rendered lnaleDabe at all if naenable in what
mode and for what length of time. He was now as when
he inumated his opinion the subject the other day. very
clearly of opinion every restraint on tho power AZ a.nn
ION over the land which TO the soldier in
Jury and not benefit II clearly essened its value if he
we're unable to dispose of it, He had always been of opin
ION that so far from this naenabily preventing the
d the soldier from suffering from the operations OF these specu
aors would only have the effect of making him the victim
TO larger exGcons, 10 the cupy guard against
the risks incurred by those who purchased But the majority OF
The committee, being Of the opinion that upon
the power alienation necessary, they all agreed that
torn proposed hy this bill better than any other He
IN favor Of comforting this bounty upon the officers of the vol
uneer corps, and he would therefore the amendment
Of the Senator from Georgia and he would also vote for in
uding the officers OF the regular army if were thought,
necessary that they should be added though he did not him
sell think that there the necessity for making such
provision t,r them.
Mr.. CALHOUN said he was not in favor of the amend
men proposed and he doubted very mach whether
should DC able TO bring himself for any such povi
SION Tor granting bounty lands They had had gooddea OF
experience on this subject and the Of that
vas that was the mode both Tor the Treasury
and Tor the soldiers and volunteers whose benefit il was
Tended But he rose TO that, his humble opinion il
was due TO the mover Of this propostion due the
authority OF the Senate ITSELF that the amendment should b
put IN, that the bill should stand precisely where il woud
have stood II the members of the had ecolcced
that there had been such instructions He was disposed TO
throw no censure upon the committee there were great
many amendments moved, and extraordinary that
this particular matter should have been overlooked Bot most
undoubtedly II the committee had known there such in
srucons, and omitted TO put them would be an act Of
the deepest disrepec TO the Senate Under this impression
though opposed 10 the proposition, he one should give
his decided vote to put the amendment where would have
been II the committee had remembered The instructions
Mr. BESiON said that If the motion Of the Senator from
Georgia prevailed, that provision would become part Of the
bill by act OF the Senate, and could again dissented
from. The proper mode, he thought would be 10 send il
back to The committee and he made that motion.
Mr.. CALHOUN said he the hab, Of doing apy
thing without due reflection. He might have been
as TO the stage which this bill But he had spo-
ken under the impression that before the in
COMMITTEE Of the Whole amendment could be in.
Serted and the Senate would have opportunity TO strike
out that amendment at least, 10 recod is upon
when the bill taken Of committee, II vas a point
however, which he could YIELD that the bill should be
made 10 conform 10 the Instructions given the committee
| Mr. BENTON. The Senator from South Carolina makes
it question Of reyol-a question Of revolt r Of dsobe-
deEce the Senate OF rebellion Tor which the committee
10 be reprimanded by the Senate we children building
cob-houses Is this Senate, by grave vote, pn in an
amendment, and Immediately 10 knock And that for
the purpose of showing The committee that the Senate will