New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-12-01
Here follow Mr.. Clsys Resolutions
What shall the House Dot-Mr. CIay's
Suggestions.

What shall the House Dof-Mr. CIay's
suggestions.
The position Of the Wing majority in the new
House Of Representatives is undoubtedly one Of
great responsibility and peril They come into
power finding an offensive War In progress, which
they believe wantonly commenced by the Execu-
tive un Just in its origin, sectional in its objects
vasteful in its prosecution, and portentous OF evil
TO our Freedom and Union Yet the fact must
nevertheless be acknowledged and acted upon
that the Country is at war-thst our brethren by
thousands are in arms in a foreign and intensely
hostile country where they are certain to be over
vhelmed and destroy ed II not sustained and rem
forced from home. The Wings in Congress have
not the direction OF the Government-they have
but limited range Of action at best What shall
they do
A number Of their advisers reply in substance
Throw the reins on the horses neck, and see
where he II CO. II he brings us safe home, vary
well; II not, put the responsibility upon him =
Let the President have rope-he can hardly fail
TO hang himself and his party And this counsel
seems shrewd, as the world goes, and seemed
quite likely to be adopted il HENRY CLAY had not
spoken.
thinking, are those; 1t reduces Congress to
cypher-s non sntty-a mere register OF imperial
edicts, like French Parliament under the old
monarchy Even British Parliament, receiving
no pay for its services might better take such
course Though IL never does than an American
Congress Might not the People Justly query,
AZ they saw the game proceeding, For what are
we paying those eight dollars each per day,
with any quantity of sundries If they are merely
70 pass whatever bills the President shall dictate
Why not-since the Treasury is 40 bare, the Debt
90 heavy, and the Expenditures so disproportonate
to the Receipts-just say, once for ALL that the
President may prosecute the War as he pleases,
raise men a. he plesses, borrow money as he
plessss, and make peace when he pcsses' and adj
journ saving pile Of money! II we are to have
no deberaton. no real volition, why tolerate the
farce Of discussion the comedy of voting and the
tragedy Of paying
But this whole policy Of giving rope savors too
much OF dcing with human bones to be acceptable
10 rejecting and conscientious people The money,
90 profusey voted by Congress in order to get the
weathergage of Polk, is buried forever in the slens
OF the Mexican mountains, leaving very substan-
tial ghost TO haunt us for generations in the shape
Of National Debt The men called out for the same
purpose will soon fill the hospitals of Vera Cruz
. and Puebla il not the trenches of San Luis and
Queretsroi they melt away like snow under the
influence Of a strange climate. with the novel Incl
dents and exposures Of soldierlife. 1t seems to us
very bad business, To pour out blood and treasure
thus profusey to shstter or subiugate the Mex.
cans but when these sacrifices are courted for the
purpose Of circumventing Polk we really think the
cost out Of all proportion to the object 1t is like
An ocean is,o fury tossed
To wan feather or 70 drown hy.
At all events, no one who knows HKSNy CLAY
could expect him to concur In such dodge as this
After being thirty years prominent and untirns in
his hostility to the alarming tendency OF the Elk.
ecutiys bransh to absorb the whole power OF the
Government he could not be expected, in bis
autumn Of life to come forward aud urge the over
throw Of all the barriers which no has devoted bis
manhood to uphold and preserve Holding {. he
has ever held. that the viii of the People, as ex-
pressed through their Representatives should, In
all matters of legislation aud public policy, be
paramount to that of the Executive-tbat they
should indicate and he oonlorm-theirs be the head
b plan and his the hand 10 execute-it would have
been turning his back on himself according
to the Hibenian metaphor. had he fallen in with
the policy which coanses the House to blindly feed
the War and let the President direct 1t whitherso
ever he will
And herein. We think, is the vitality of Mr.
Gays Speech. lie does not ask that the People
os the House shall listen to him TO oracle but
that they shall be aroused to independent thinking
and action. BE does not expect that the House
will act upon his Judgment any farther than IL mir
rors its own He calls upon the People and upon
Congress TO act their proper parts and no, supiney
leave everything 70 tho prolnptings Of Executive
ambition Why should not every lover Of Free
Institutions rejoice that Henry Clay has spokeni
BosroS.-The Wings have nominated Mr.
QUINCY. the present worthy and able Mayor OF
Bosrou for reelection. Col Ut~oAester declines
the nomination rendered him by the oFocos.-
Probably he has no taste Tor being beaten
" Hon WIIIIAx p. CUTLER Is commended
In the OHIO State Josrses a. suitable Whie
candidate for Governor
r. THE CHrKoKKK NATIONAL COUNCIL have
rsslected the Editor OF tho cAroAr Adeeasis John 7
Ross, f,r another term Of four years Tue COMMITTEE
Of the Lower House, have voted pension of so pc