Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-01-13
WASHINGTON. January 2

H'"iHc, houi 'e pihhlutiol .oI Capl' "a ~
Taylor, the first eccr shipped from this place.
WASHINGTON. January g
War a0ih Merico.-Mr. Ficklin submit.
ted the following resolutions:
/ Resolued by The House of Representa-
taueS, Tha,the repeated insults to our ma
tional flas-lhe unwarran,ed depredations
upon the persons aud properly Of our citi-
zens--Ilie failure 10 comply with treaty
stipula'ions the refusal to pay the just
demands of our ciiizens-the rejection
and mal'reatmenI Of our minister, Mr.,
Shannon, and the unceasing disposition TO
combine with foreign nations for The pur-
pose Of crippling our interests in the ports
Of Mexico--cons'iule good and sufficient
causes for the United States TO declare war
against her, independent Of; and apar,
from, The attack which she has made
upon our army in May last upon the Rio
| Grande.
Resolrea, That when war was commen-
ced by the act of Mexico. The attack Of her
army upon ours should not only have been
repnlsed, but the gloripns victories Of the
olh aud 9th May last, achieved by our gall
laut officers and soldiers, should have been
followed up until that government was
sufficiently rebuked for its temerily.
Resolved. That it is the duty Of every
true-hearted American to srand by The
government in The conflict, and moi give
encourascme 10 the enemy by declaring
that they are right and ,re are 1crong.
ResOiud, That while The country is en-
gagged in war, and our troops are in the
battle field, no party should seek or design
to make political capital by exposing 10
tho enemy our weak points, or ou! party
divisions a, home, but all should unilc as
one man TO bring tho war 10 Il speedy and
! glorious termination.
Resolved, inat The brave volunteers in
our army have fully vindicaed the char
acIer for intrepid valor and bold daring
assigned TO them Ivy the partially Of -;
and they need nol be kept out OF talle by
reason Of any distrusl Of them. or their
willingness TO Eight 40 The death"
Resolved, That we depIore Tie policy
which retained fourteen Thousand of our
gallant Volunteers in the vicinity of The
Rio Grande, where some fifteen hundred
have fallen victims TO the diseases of The
country, and have been wrapped in their
blankets and buried in :. land Of strangers.
Resolved, That our volunteers who have
beeu kept out of ballre have evnced the
utmost 6rmness and patriotism by remain
ing at their posts for more than six months.
(while their comrades were dying among
them,l uncheered by The prospect of short.
ly winning laure!s on the battle field.
Resoired, ,rha, the pay Of volunteers
should he speedily increased 10 $40 per
mouth, together with liberal grant of
boun!y lands al the close Of the war.
The HIiRtia.-Mr. Moulon submitted
The following resolution which was laid
lover: szezs
Resoirsd, That. the Committee on .rlle
IIsa.adiiiGa, be Instructed tosenquire Into the
Spropriety of assembling a hoard Ofmili,ia
officers, TO consist olihe aIjutant general
from each State. a: the seat ofgovernmenl,
for the purpose OF submitting plau to the
next Congress for the better organization.
drill, aud discipline Of The militia Of the
United STATES md tha, The said com.
mit'ee report by bill or otherwise.
Correspondence gfMe Charleston Courier.
WAsnIHGToN, Jan. =.
The Senate did not si to-day. Tue
| House net, and the call Of the States for
resolutions was continued.
Mr.. Cobb's resolution aboisline the rule
which enables members 10 give reasons
for asking 10 be excused from voting on
any question, was adopted. The rule Ind
been perverted TO purposes different from
what i, was Intended for.
Very many private and lncaI rcsou.
,ions were offered, and some uf a public
character. Those Of importance were OBJ
jecIed TO and laid over tor debate. Reso.
lutions in favo: of the prosecution of the
war offered by members, as abstract pro-
positions, and with a view 10 show ,1.cir
patrio!isn,, were laid aside for debale.
a proposition 10 assign day for taking
up the bill for the reduction and gradua
tion of the price Of The public lands, and
making il the special order for every day,
until disposed of, was also laid over
| NcFe were iuun} TeSolutpnHs duu Hoices
Of bills relating to The improvement Of
Rivers and Harhors.
Mr.. Wentworth, of Illinois, WHO has
formerly taken nuch interest in the sub
ices Of rivers and harbors, for The West,
and was especially displeased by the veto
of the harbor bill Of the las, session, brought
forward resolution, in The following
words:
Resotrcd. That it's inexpcd;ent to ilr.
pose any duty on Tea and Coffee.
Great sensation was created in the
House. by this proposition, attempts were
made, hut in vain, to suppress II. a mo-
lion 10 lay cn tho table was lost. yeas 49,
nays LOG. The resolution, under the pre-
vious question. was adopted. yeas lbs,
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