Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1847-02-17


Maigum, Miller, Morehead, Pearce, Phelps,
UplIam. Woodbridge-lS.
NAYS.-Messrs, Allen, Ashley, Atkinson,
Atherton, Bagley, Benton, Breese, Bright, But
Ter, Cameron, Cass, Chalmers, Dix, Fairfield,
Hannegan, Houston, Jarnagin, Johnson, of Lou
isiana. Mason, Niles. Rusk, Sewer, Simmons,
Speight Sturgeon, Turney, Wescott, Yulee
The question recurring on the motion of Mr..
Houston to rccommit the bill, with Instructions
to inserthis amendments, l. negst We ,-2s.
without division.
The question was then taken on the passage
Of the l,and decided atirmatively, there being
but three dissenting voices, Messrs, Cilley, Cor
win, and Davis.
On motion Of Mr.. Speight, the Senate then
proceeded to the consideration ofExecutive bus
mess; and, after some time thus engaged, the
doors were opened and the Senate adjourned.
THANKS TO GEN. TAYLOR.
SENATE-February 8.
After few remarks fromMessrs. SPEIGHT
and EVANS in relation to proceeding with the
private calender
The joint resolution of the Senate giving the
thanks of Congress to General Taylor and the
army for his gallantry at Monterey came up:
when
Mr.. ATHERSON, moved that it be referred
to the committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.CRITTENDEN heped that. course would
not be pursued. He thought it better to lay
this resolution on the table for the present, and
take up the resolution from the House; which
suggestion having been adopted
The House resolution was taken up, and hav-
ing been read, as follows:
RESOLVED, unanimously By the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the United States
in Congress assembled, That the thanks of
Congress are due, and hereby presented to Ma
ior Gen. Taylor, and through him to the brave
officers and soldiers. both of the regular army
and of the volunteers under his command, for
their courage, skill, fortitude, and good conduct
in storming the city of Monterey, defended as
it was by a force more than double the humber,
and protected by the strongest Notifications,
which resulted in most brilliant victory to
our armv, and. rejected imperishable homer
upon our arms, engaged as it was and still is in
a war commenced and forced by Mexico, and
continued by US in defence of the honor and vim
dication of the rights of the United States, as
sailed as both had been by repeated and fragrant
acts, on the part of Mexico, of insult, outrages,
and finally of invasion of the States of the I'm
ion. Provided, That nothing herein contained
ehall be construed into an appreciation of the
terms of the equalization of Monterey.
Resolved, That the President be requested
to cause to be struck gold medal, with devices
emblematical of this splendid achievement, and
presented to Gen. Taylor, as testimony of the
high sense entertained by Congress for his ju-
dicioas and distinguished conduct on that mem
oIable occasion.
Resolved, That the President of the United
States be requested to cause the foregoing res
olutions to be communicated teGen. Tayl or,and
through him to the army under his command.
Mr.. SPEIGET moved to amend the resolu-
ton by striking out the proviso. He would
state. he said, in very few words, his reason for
making this motion. He was not one of those
who were at time forward in returning thanks
to any for doing his duty; but, when he did so,
he was not willing to present thanks with one
hand and censure with the other. If that part
of the resolution should be retained, he would
be obliged to vote against the resolution itself.
He was not at present prepared to determine
for he was not a military man-nor had he the
the facts before him to enable him to
determine, whether Gen. Taylor did his
duty in regard to that affair or not; but: but, if
thanks were to be voted to him, they should be
voted in the usual manner, and not accompanied
sy any thing that would imply reflectisn upor
hrs conduct.
Mr. Atchison said, if it were in order, he
would more to lay this resolution on the table
to be taken up when the resolution offered by
the Senator from Tennessee came up again,
so that they might both be referred to the
Committee on Military Affairs.
The motion was, upon division negatived
ayes 81, noes 26.
On Mr.. Speight's motion the yeas and nays
were ordered,
Mr.. Sewer held that there was no. censure
expressed in the proviso. 1t was calculated
hot ,irrhk hr
drawn if that were not attached; to prevent
the conclusion that Congress- in adopting the
resolution, appreciated the armistice that was
made at Monterey. twas not censuring GO.
Taylor at all. 1t was merely leaving the
question free, so that those who were disposed
to vote thanks could do so without expressing
any,opinion in regard to the captulation. He
considered that those who regarded the armis-
tice as ii-advised and wrong, ought not to be
drawn in to express their appreciation of that
which they could not sanction.
Mr.. Jarnagin remarked that there was not a
SOLITARY word in the resolution atoIt an armis-
tic.
Mr.. Sewer. There is about capitulation.
The resolution was again read by the Sec
re:ary.
Mr.. Jarnagin repeated that in the body of the
resolution there was not word about an ar.
uiSticc vi CoPituidtiou. llC PciCcifcu uo"cNCi;
that it was embraced in an amendment which
had been inserted by way of proviso, and thai
proviso clearly implied cehsure upon Gen.
Taylor which he could not consent to sanction
Mr.. Sewer said he had no desire to censure
On. TAYLOR. He knew him to be gallant ufh
Ger, who had fought bravely for his country.-
All tina. be desired was to avoid giving vote
approving ofthe capitulaton to which he (Ger
IT, had consented.
Mr.. johnson, of Louisiana, said that he con
sidered the proviso an implied censure, and if i
were retained in the resolution, he could not
vote for the resolution itself.
Mr.. ]. Nj. Clayton desired that the Senator
from Arkansas, as he had said that he disap
proved 6fthe armistice, and that he considered
it objectionable, would tell them the reasons TO-
his dsapproeal.
Mr.. Sewer said it was not his purpose to b