Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-01-16

opponent Let the party triumph again, and they would be
found the Clay side and not the Webster side Clay would
get ten votes where Webster would get one.
Mr. F. here quoted from Mr.. Clay's speech at dinner
given him at New Orleans
There's the old horse cried Mr.. F. Laughter
Mr.. SCHENCK here, with very humorous and signi6-
cant look, inquired whether this had been said early late
at the dinner I Laughter
Mr.. FlCKLlN said he not going to determine any
temperance questions A laugh. Mr. f. said that from
this avowa OF their leader he had concluded that great part
Of the friends of Mr. Clay would sustain the war; and would
be ready to prosecute it to an honorable peace.
We had had abundant for But this point had
been fully argued already that he should weary the
mttee by resayng what had been well said already All
the camor and threats from New England the whole peace
party would never deter the American people from posecu
ting this The oupourngs Of the opposition
ing had been but as the murmurng breeze to the wild tor
nado when compared with the language of the opposition
1872 he might refer to some extracts which he had before
him from resolutions passed by the Massachusetts, Legislature
and to delivered in Boston and other places in the
State and to the public prints of the day, all crying with
voice against the war-al united in effort give
what aid and comfort they could to the enemy who
vadng soil and ravagng our coast They combined in
refusing to loan money the Governmenhey enlisted the
banks against it. paper called the Olive Branch declared
that the was founded in falsehood and that its real
object extension of territory" ..:
A Voice Read em little of Osgood's seImon."l
Mr.. F. said that his friend from Alabama near him, (M
PAYNE,) who very pous man, (roars of laughter
wanted Titled portion of read Laughter Well,
the gentemans pous ongings should be grafed Mr.. F.
here read from various manuscript sermons declaring that
!" any who should lend his money support the
would be wanting in common honesty" And that the
supporters of such warfare would have for their
portion the that dies, &c. And that all who
volunteered their money to aid the war; supported us
fed in their conversation gave aid to the wicked brought
blood upon their SOULS and better than murercrs
He then quoted Conn., Decaus Of the blue lights
the headands of the New England coast.
ha his Mr. S.. ulal M
F. he not in the date of the document
Was not some late document giving account of what
had been doing the coast of Mexico Vera Cruz when
they watching to bring Santa Anna in Much fun
He then mentioned the declaration of Josiah Quincy that
the Administration could be kicked into war !; and
yet that individual had voted against supplies when
declared. If he remembered right this the gentle
who had highly distinguished himself by proposing
articles of impeachment against Mr. jefferson, and who, when
it came to the vote, stood g alone in his glory"
Mr. +. said he would occupy what left Of his hour in
speaking to the bill Immediately under consideration.
Having examined the provisions of the bill, he obliged
that he could not give his support He opposed
it, because in his Judgment would accomplish the
objects intended by it, had been brought forward under
the plea that ought to make speedy but he beev
ed that this plan the troops could not be enlisted in time
for such movement. There clause Of it which
spoke Of enistng for five years. for the wahe did not
any five years men, because he wanted the
brought to speedy close. The people did not desire
ther Florida they wanted to have the pushed with
insults and to have the honoaby ended He should
therefore for that looked towards proractng
the ~.
What the facts about trials at enlistment hereto
fore The report of Adjuant General Jones would show
that of thousand regulars ordered but thousand
had been obanedhat less than six thousand had been
listed Within the last year but two thousand six hundred
had been enlisted the stations OF enlistment for the army,
and only few three thousand obtained any
would take at least years to fill the regiments autho-
rized by this bill.
Mr. F. said he had prejudice against standing
armies in time of peace peace establishment Of five thou
sand men large he would vote for BY the
time had got these thousand the would pro-
aby be ended and then should have just about doubled
peace establishment. How we to get rid OF The
struggles from session to session in days past showed that III
reduction next to impossible. When got thei
hands into the Treasury you could choke them Off GA
laugh. ... ...-
Mr.. F. here referred to the number of invalid officers
on the unable to do duty in the field Out Of twelve
majors of artillery but fit for active service. If Con
gres should declare that the raised should go out
at the end Of the while they would be dsbanded
these old nvalds, who useless, would be left burden
on the Treasury He thought better to let captains in
service be advanced TO major Why appoint ones
We had officers enough Heaven knew We had two thou
sand hundred in the artillery who constituted -four
regiments and two thousand eight hundred infantry who
were divided into eight regiments that in the infantry there
double the number Of officers the number Of men,
and this though the companies not than third
full This showed had about three times the number OF
officers that truly needed Let the sound and
already in service take the command and do appoint
a
As the and Coffee Mr. +. not under the
denuncaons of the gentleman from Georgia, Mr TooMBs
He ready not only and Coffee but every article
the free list So far he from being chargeable
with the humbug eoquently alluded to by a gentleman
here he ready at any and all times to tax any article
which the necessities of this should demand He was
ready vote both and money let the fall where
they might only let push the with vigor If he had
the least idea that the to be proaced for five years.
and that the regulars to he put forward while the voun
forever kept behind, he would look out for
to get rid of il at
There other subject which had been lugged into
this debate and that the negro question On that sub
ect Mr. F. had fears Let each Territory, when became
State, and into the Union, decide for itself whether
would permit slavery He opposed to deciding fol
others, and deciding in advance.
There many other speeches made on the sub
ect the above, but il is impossible for to publish all
them in this paper Some that yet remaining in type
probably appear in next paper though this must de-
pend the nature and importance Of other proceedings
FINAL PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE ON THE
BILL FOR THE INCREASE OF THE ARMY.
The question pending when the House adjourned on
Saturday last the passage Of the bill to raise for
limited time additional military force, and for other pur
poses, which the and nays were ordered.