The North-Carolina standard., 1847-02-10


solved to oppose it. Its Introduction is attributa-
HE to Presidentmaking schemes only. When
ntroduced two fractions of our party are believed
to have encouraged its agitation, with the view to
help the prospects of asprans for the Presidency.
On that day, (Tuesday,) the remains Of Capt
and Lieut. Graham, of the regular Infantry, were
attended by thousands of citizens to the grave.
The famous Walker, the Texan Ranger, COM
manded the military escort. Those who hope for
political purposes turn the hearts OF the people
against their countrys cause in this war, have but
to study the countenances of the masses thus fol-
lowing those to the grave who have fallen in that
cause to realize that their work is destined to be
as abortive as that of the ederalists of 1912 and
IA I forgot to mention above that Delano, an
Ohio federalist, also spoke in the House on Tues
day, delivering himself of a furious anti-slavery
TRADE. in which he took occasion to pray for
dissolution of the union, sooner than add another
square foot of territory to this country in which
slavery may exist !; and further, to threathen 10
come South with the "Freemen of the North"
en- masse TO free the slaves of their shackles, &C.
On Wednesday, the House passed the Army
BILL pretty much as amended by the Senate, after
having re-inserted the provision to grant bounty
land 10 those who, having gone out under the call
of Gen. Gaines, had served three months Garret
Davis delivered his one speech against the Ad-
ministra.on, for the fifth time this session. on this
bill, and Henley of Indiana the best rough and
tumble stump speaker in Congress, replied to him
in most effective speech. HenIy is the singe-
cat of the House-no one to look at him would
judge him man of even ordinary ability He
is short and squabby little fellow, with white
hair and eyebrows, very light grey eyes, and
pumpkin colored complexion, who looks, for all
the world es if he had just escaped from that part
of I" Gates where you know the folks are said
TO feed on red clay and whortleberries except in
watermelon time, at the end of which they are
so apt to die of fthe-appledemic.
On Wednesday the Senate passed the Taylor
resolutions, stripped Of the amendments of the
House. Messrs. Calhoun and Butler alone of the
democrats voting with the federalists against the
provision affirming the justice and necessity of the
war; This vote of Mr.. Calhouns has caused
deep regret among all the members from the
South not known as his particular followers. II
think has utterly defeated all his hopes of being
looked up to by them as the Southern leader, in
case of serious trouble to grow out of the further
agitation of the Wilmot proviso. The day was
devoted to debate on these resolutions in which
nothing transpircd of particular interest or mpor
tance; and on Thursday, yesterday, they were
engaged on private bills which, unfortunately, get
little enough of their attention now that the
" whole duty" of too many members of either
House TO have resolved itself into efforts to
secure reelection or to further the prospect of
the particular political aspran to whose fortunes
dav, the House, after listening practically TO the
yelping of Wentworth under the lash of the edi-
tor of the Union so unsparingly applied the night
BEFORE resolved itself into a committee of the
whole on the civil and and diplomatic appropria-
ton bill, which many not very interesting par
ty speeches were made that of Dromgoole alone
attracting much attention. Protesting to regard
the motion of Wentworth to strike out the clause
in the bill appropriating the money to pay the
Presidents salary having been seriously Of
fered, he finished the work of exposing the
demagogue1sm OF the mover, so ably began the |
night before by the editor of the Union His |
SPEECH was the best essay on the utterly inefficient
Legislative habit of the day that have listend to
for years. .t !
To-day in the Senate we had poor old Mr. |
Berrien of Georgia on the three million bill |
Like the old lady who prophesied that the cow
aco~ld rat up the grindstone, he had foreseen all
the troubles Legislative, military and financial,
which as he avers have already grown out Of
this ilI.judged war" with Mexico. His speech
was weak and we'll nigh as confused as though
Archer of Virginia had delivered it. Poor Ber-
rien is almost a second time child. 1t is a
melancholy sight to look on him, struggling to |
collect scattered ideas in his shattered mind, and
then to peddIe them out as he does 1t took him |
the session of the day potter through his attack
on the war and administration. Root, of Ohio
who ought to be indicted for stealing Giddings
thunder, blew for an hour against the war over
the civil and diplomatic appropriation bill, ere the
debate stopped by Limitation. He took the only
honest and proper ground for his party whom he up
braided in unmeasured terms for cowardy shrink
ing from voting as they spoke with reference. to
the war. Gen. Mckay has had hard time of
it to press this important bill through so speedily,
while many in the House are so indsposed 10 do
aught but cavil and electioneer. Ifthere were
fifty like him in Congress, the national expenses :
would be reduced full one third, without the loss
ofany one thing really serviceable TO the country
.#. .. .. HALIFAX.
OXFORD, N. G. February 2, l847.
Mr.. HOLDEN: l arrived in this handsome and
pleasant village, with its beautiful groves, shaded
lawns, neat white houses and small but elegant
Churches, on yesterday afternoon, after lone
some drive over muddy and rough roads 1t was
quite relief to my jaded steed as we'll as myself
TO emerge from mud and mire to the Clean white,
sandy streets of the village 1 am now in COM
Portable quarters at PAscHALL's Eotel, which,
without any disparagement to the excellent one
kept by our worthy friend Major THOMAS, l can
truly say is of the very best houses, with one
of the most accommodating landlords, have ever
met with. What pleasure to one who in the