Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-04-27
sion Of the last Congress, which declared that

lion OF the last Congress, which declared tnat
Me xco had CONNIE need this 1t was known
10 be false in letter and spirit, by those who con-
cocted it, and he could not and would not endorse
IN. f,lsehood by his vots.-He did OF refuse sup
plies necessary for the army. The Bill ca ho'
pass until General Taylor had driven back me
Nexicans across the Rio Grande, when snppltes
were not necessary, for any purpose pu' 10 DC
gin war of invasion and conquest.
The battles were fought on the 9Th and 9Th OF
May--the Bill, authorizing the enlistment OF oy,-
0O yolun did not pass Congress till the 5th
II wa. we'll known, when il passed, that volun.
teers raised under il could not reach Gen lay
lor's Army until after they were 10 longer need
ed, except to begin a war of conquest Had mat
vote been the vote of the Country the American
lives lost in the battles Of Monterey and OF sal
tilo,-the deaths by sick ness n the Rio Grande,
the FL hty Millions Indebtedness. and the con-
tnuous draining of the Treasury would all have
been avoided, and honorably avoided. Inc blood
subsequently, poured out, had been poured ont to
prop the President, TO support party, right or
wrong, not to support "the Country right or
wrong" Our army. after the battles of Pao
Alto and Resaca de Ia Palma, might have been
withdrawn to Corpus Christi. and negotiations
rene wed for the settlement of the questions of
boundary, had Congress 50 Instructed the Presi-
dent.
Mr. D passed 10 the consideration of the Ten
REGIMEN Mt Bill, which h. voted against at the last
session of Congress Mr.. Delano showed that
the staining army Of the United States had not
been increased TO the limits allowed by former
iaxs-that the volunteers auth orlzed to be rais-
ed by the act of 18th May, had not all been
called out, and that the grand object of this ne w
bill was TO give the President patronage with
which to buy up votes against the Wiimot Pro-
yiso. He extended this view by giving Instan-
ces of Northern votes against that ProViso. COIN
cident with the distribution Of army offices a
mong the relatives of those who thus voted
/ He showed that about four hundred officers had
already been commissioned. while only three
hundred privates had been enlisted, &c. &c.
/ Mr.. Deiano adverted to has vote the Loan
Bill. This Bill, said Mr.. D., was strange affair
TO emanate from a hard money party. 1t wa.
nothing more nor less than Government Bank
to issue Shin pasters. without any Gold and Sill
yer basis Il all. 1t provided for the emission Of
Treasury Notes to the Public creditors. not foi
borrowing OF money. If the war was to be car
red on, Mr.. d. preferred that it should he done
by raising the money at once TO pay ITS expen
SEES, not BY running up an enormous DEBT liner
the People would understand the matter ant
know what this game of Southern conquest wa
costing them. And even If money was to bt
borrowed, let it be borrowed openly. and not III
der the guise of Sub-Treasury bi!l,-a Gov
eminent Shinpiaster factory
Mr.. Deano was followed by Mr.. Schenck, wh'
in an address of an hour and a half, sustained hi
high reputation as public speaker. owe fel
: (says the Gazette at the close Of the meeting
stronger faith that not all the political prosttu
ton and venalty within the compass of the Pres
[ idcnt can divert from his head crushing yer
. dict Of condemnation, when the acts Of his Ad
!. ministraton come up for review among the PEG
a ple."