Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-03-13

Their should declare war against Mexico or not but inform
ing US that war did eai and asking Of supplies of mer
and money. t@ ,r.# st tf. .,,.
will give the history Of this called declaration
in few words possible for there public
transaction of this Government regard which abure
and ridiculous talschood has been uttered and published
On the lh OF May, 1885, the President OF the United
States sent to Congress message informing that die
actually eris at that time between Mexico and the United
States. He said that the Mexican Government share a
last inraded our territory and shed the blood Of our oU
citizens soil and he says in another place tha
"uar exists, and, notwithstanding all eorts 10 apoiG
ii, EXISTS By The act of Merico herself"
II proposed by Wing member Mr.. WISTHRoP) tina
the documents accompanying the message be read. BY
strictly party vote this motion rejected The House
Immediately into Committee of the Whole The committee
in very short time, and reported bill according to the
Presidents wishes The previous question called and
carried and the House brought TO vote without word
explanation, proof argument the amendment which
asserts the existence of war "6y the act Of Merc0."
On this question the stood-Yeas 1913 81 nays OF
the nays twelve Of the Democratic party viz Messrs.
Dunlap, of Maine Messrs Burt, Holmes, Rhett, Sims,
Simpson, and Woodward, of South Carolina and Messrs
Bayy, Bednger, HubarJ Hunter and Seldom, of Virginia
The amendments having been gone through, and the bill
engrossed the question cameon lis final passage Again tho
previous question moved and seconded, and after
Intellectual efforts on the part of members enter their
protest against this preamble the vote was forced under
the gag, and the bill carried by l7f nays H. The
cord itself gives the lie to the statement that the sixty
affirmed the existence of "by the act Of Wsrico" 1t
shows that they voted for the bushng supplies relieve
the army of the United States and maintain the honor Of
the Government and country despite the Objectionable pre-
ambc which, whether false they prepared
say, and therefore did not desire TO say.
The whole proceeding, from beginning end occupied but
small portion of single day. The previous question
applied every STEP and all debate, explanation and every
attempt TO get information put down by party votes OF
the dominant party. If the Wing party of Congress
United error in adopting the preamble that " car existed
By the act Of Merico have shown that they forced
into position in which they compelled either to make
the of rescung whole army from what seemed
be inevitable destruction. .,
We endeavored strike out this preamble, because
doubted its TRUTH We tried to debate it. We borne
down. not by argument proof but by brute force by
numbers Nearly every Wing in this House voted against
it. and twelve of the Democratic party recorded their votes
with but in vain. II passed. other proposition
it suited the party affirm could have been and would have
been affirmed This certain, that whether the fact asserted
fact not there not of those who did assert
that did could have known it to be fact unless he had
information that was not public.
Beaten this point we had alternative left but to
fuse the supplies for the bill with the preamble. As
many Of party could get the floor Il mean by party
those who voted against the preamble Mr. DAVIS, Of Ken
lucky and Mr. BarLY Of Virginia, did protest against the
preamble, and yet voted for the whole Their
known to be reasonsa of at least who voted for the
bill acted on precisely those identical reasons.
But fourteen gentlemen voted against the measure. In
any they denounced through the land Mexicans,
and traitors to their country. We who voted for
against the truth Of history in the face Of the journals
of Congress- falsely and sandeousy charged with being
sponsibe for the preamble as well as for the bill.
II we wrong, for the potent considerations that
did induce to for the measure to give our support
then offence /" hath this extent more :: voted
supplies to the army We could not be buied, nor
tcked out of giving that vote, though yrant majority for
ced by the OF numbers TO endorse the word Of
President for had his word that did exist and
that by the act of Mexico If it then there is
harm done if false, then the falsehood is not II
erred in believing the President forgiveness of the
Democracy. Il weakness if weakness at ALL towards
which they should be ndugen Iprosecued for the offence
we could plead that intention honest If for pecu
mary penalty, could undoubtedly get off on the ground
that endorsement Of your Presidents veacity exto
ed by you whilst you held under duess of those
propositions about which, far your regular palace men
Concerned g the least said is the soonest mended
An honorable member from Illinois (Mr FIcKLIN) has
complained that the Wings do not vote against the supplies
he the Federalist during the of 1912, did He
complains that against the and still vote supplies
The gentleman has only expressed what his party generally
has deemed it prudent to suppress
They would have been delighted, sir, if the whole Wing
party had voted constantly against supplies From the CON-
Of this have been shaped to
drive the Wings into position, possible that the mPuden
charge OF hostility TO their country might be made against
them with some appearance OF truth
Measures, necessary and indispensable, made odous
and Objectionable by disgusting and inappropriate ap
pendage that sometimes constrained to vote against
them and forthwith hired organs denounce OF the Mex
lean party.
The President asks for three millions II is understood that
his object to purchase peace and to buy little land
-Four hundred millions Of OF unoccuped land not su
iicient Tor must buy little Yes, who
not SELL for dollar and quarter acre, lands richer than
the banks of the Ne buy more and thus increase the
fund with which men, who play for the Presidency, seek
bride the people and demoraize the Republic; if, sir,
were less anxious preserve Union than to make the
sources Of public corruption eternal and nexha6stibe We
reluctant to vote for such appropriation yet anxious TO
do every thing do conscetousy and consutonay
aid and sustain the President in his present emergency,
rx... a., a.
leading Democratic friend OF the Administration, Mr Will
MOT, of Pennsylvania offers provso, that the land when
got shall he made into free States whether they will not
and vote against it.
Am TO be denounced for that Not in the South, think.
But in the North suppose all who stand in that position will
be considered "gvng aid and comfort TO the enemy-as
refusing the President the of carrying the
So, in various other instances things which could take
Of themselves have been mixed up with vile and viii
famous compound that constrained to reject the whole
Now, does not this mode OF carrying the look like
it the Wing party than against Mexico
That il was, in its inception, party movement;
stroke Of policy by which the Democratic party
firm and establish its dominion in the country, is apprehend
not questioned by any mind which looks inch beyond the
surface Of things And very profound stroke it was thought
to be.
These gentlemen have taken up idea that in ITSELF
and always, popular that because the necessary and
avodabe have had with England seconded and
be odous that itself peace party They do
derstand and be made comprehend the Of
advance ia civilization. They have learned that the
people this country sufficiently elevated and enlightened
to look upon a thing which, though sometimes
avodabe, always the greatest calamity that scourge