The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-05-13
From he RALEIGH Rcpister.
THE VOTE OF "CENsURE" UPON GEN
ERAL TAYLOR.


As the Locofocos, (.ays the Alexandra
Gszelle,) in the coming contest, may mad
i, convenient to deny tina, their party "a
Congress denounced and ccEsured the gal
liant Taylor upon the hIor OF the House, We I
have thought it worth while to turn 10 the I
record and spread the facls before cur rea
ders.
GA the 30th day Of January last, JOINT
Resolution introduced on the previous day,
by Mr.. Cooke, a Wing member from Ten.
uessee, presenting the thanks OF Congress
10 Gen. Taylor, aud the brave ofiiters aud
men under his command, for their skIll,
courage, forliludc aud good conduct a, Mon.
terey. was taken up for consideration IN The
House of Representatives. after the rules
had been suspended for the purpose
Tren,v.eieht Loco Foco members voted
against suspendlug the ru!,s thus sho"'ng
their hostility 10 "Old Rough and Ready
a, the outset, by eudeayoflug 10 prevent
even the consideration Of The Resolution.
The Resolution having been taken up,
Mr.. Jacob Thompson. Loco Foco from
Mississippi, who had previously denounced
Gen. Taylor upon the floor Of the House
for not following the MeIicans across the
RIO q ande, afer their dc eat at Resaca
de la Palma, aud On the same occasion had
held up General Scott to ridlcu'e. moved
the following amtndmtn,, designed TO
change the vote OF thanks into u vote
"censure
Provided, That nothing herein contain
, ed shall lie construed into all appreciation Il
To prevent the friends of General Tay
lor IRON vindlca,ipg him from this assault
, this attack upon 8 fame aud that Of hl'
comrades-,he Precious Question, cul,n.
OF oil debltr, aas temanded and sustained
by The Loco Foco mtjputy Of the House.
The amendment VAS then passed, one
the vote Of censure spread upon tie record
of the House BY tie following vote
Yrts-. Messrs. Alchlson. Bedinger, Ben
ten, Biggs Jas Black, james A Black
( Bowd,n. Bol.o. Boy Bnnkerhof, Bod
Q head. William q. Blown, Cathcarl. Angus
tus A. Chapman, Rueben Chapman, Cobb
Coin. Corel, Culom, Cummln., Duniel
{ d. Mott, Dillingham;, Dfon goole, Dunlap
< EIsaIl, Els.otlh Erdmau, Farm, F,ckln
!. Foster, Fires, Girvin, Giles, Goodyear
Gordon, Grover, llnmhn, Harmanson, Hast
ings. Henley. tio2e, Hopkins. George :
IS Houston, Hungchprd Jas Il. Hunt, &.
z, lngetsoil, jenkins, ,mcs II. Johnson, Al
m drew Johnson. G. ". Jones, Seaboru lone
e, kaufman, keanedy, Lawrence, Leak,
OF l. fl ar, Lelb, lnSefe, Lyon, Llmkr
to Mclean, MeCIeiiand McCIcruand, Nc
DInicl, seph J. McDJsell, Nthal
e John +. Martin, Barkley Martin, Morn,
% Morse, Moul,on, Norrs Parrish P4yur
N PerrIl, Perry, Phelps, PIsJuty, Ra hbut
~ Red. Relfe, Ritter, Roberts, Russell, Saw
IN ,ele, Sawyer, Shannon, Alexander !
i, Sims, Leonard II. Sims, Tnomas Smti
ss Robert Smith, Stanton, Statkscaiher, S
a. John, Strong, jacob Thompson, Thurman
ye Ilbbaus, Ttcadway, Nsn!souh, Whea
&c or, Wick, Williams, WlImo', " God, " 90,
~ worth, aud iest.-ll0, ali Loco'ocos.
"a NAYS Messfs. ). Asans, A,hHun, BIi
no ringer, BalIs, Bell, Milton Brown B4lIi1.
:. ton, Euu, WIN. w. Campbell, John (
1 Chapman. Cokr, CoIamcr. Cransoo, Gu
h yer, e.. Dly,s, Deauo D0ekerg, John |
A. EIing, EIsiuI n. Esng Gently, GrGhuu
ID Gnder, Gnnnell, Hale, Hampton, Harpe
lldhafd, Eaas b. Holmes, Jlbn ". Hon
10 ton, Samuel ID. Hubbard, Hudson, VAST
IN Ingion Hunt, Joseph K lugersoIl, Dam
: f. King, Thomas b. kng, Lows, Lon.
N McGaushey, McIlenry. MclIsairc, Mars
,e Miller, Moseley, Pollock, Ramsey, Rhet
70 Ripley, Jullas Rockwell, John A. RocI
.. well, Rlnk, Schenck, Severance, TUNA
70 Smith, Albert Smith, Caleb B. Smith, ST.
;. phens, Slesar;, Strohu, IhibodauS, Thou
at ssson, Benjamin Thompson, Ioomb,, +.
den, Trumbo. Naace, V,uton, White, VA
rs !brop. oodssrd, aud Young-7O.
1s All Wings, save some SIX or ei. ht.