Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-05-08

who was TO vote for il, or in any degree
mitigate the sense Of qualification with
which those in whose honor il was passed,
ought to receive III He was very clear
that this should be an unembarrassed vote
Of thanks-such as it was honorable to
Congress to give, and honorable for the
army to receive; and if he could not get
the resolution separate and distinct, he
would be under the necessity of voting
against il.
Mr.. CALHOUN snid, he should vote for striking
out this proviso: and he would briefly state the
grounds upon which he would so VOTE He would
do so, in the first place upon the ground which
had been stated by his honorable colleague, as a
mere matter of taste and proprety; and, in addition
to that, he would vote for striking it out because
he considered that a vote Of thanks, when accom-.
panied by the slightest censure, was entirely can
celled. He would vote for striking it out because,
to his mind, there was a palpable contra dicton
between giving a vote of thanks and medal to
Gen. Taylor and the army, and the exception by
which those thanks and that medal was aecompa-
MED.
If the exception, if the capitulation itself 70
which the exception referred, constituted part Of
the battle then, according the conception ofthose
gentlemen who entertained this idea, they ought
not to vote for medal at all. If it did not const
tute part of the battle, why should that which
was irrelevant be made part of the resolution
The naked question was this: Was the battle of
Monterey such one as deserved that the thanks
Of Congress and q medal should be bestowed! If
it were, let them be granted, and granted unan-
imously, without condition; and if it were not,
let both be withheld.
| Mr. WEBSTER said, he certainly sup posed that
in one point of view, the arrangement for the ar
mistice and capituatIon might be considered as
part of the military operations at Monterey though
they were not absolutely connected with the feats
of arms performed at that place; and he supposed
| that in cases of this nature, where propriety
of conduct questioned, the comma nder.in-
chief, was entitled to have the judgement of a
court of enquiry before his conduct should be def
ntely pronounced upon
Little acquainted as he was with such matters,
he would not presume to make up an opinion. He
thought that they might get vote of thanks for
the military operations at Monterey adopted in q
handsome and graceful manner, leaving the other
matters to be decided at some future time, if there
should be occasion for such decision, before this
tribunal or elsewhere. If now in order, he would
move to strike out the entire resolution, and to
insert in its stead resolution in the exact words
of that which passed Congress at the last session
But, as there was proposition to amend now
pending, he would let the question be first taken
1 upon that pr oposition.
The yeas and nays were then taken on Mr..
Speights motion to strike out the provso, and il
was decided in the affirmative, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Archer, Badger, Benton, Ber-
rien, Butler, Calhoun, Chalmers, Cilley, Thos.
CLAYTON, John M. Clayton, Corwin, Crittenden
Huntington, Jarnagin, Johnson of Maryland, John.
son of Louisiana, Mangum. Miller, Morehead,
Pearce, Rusk, Simmons, Soule, Speight, Upham
Webster, and Woodbridge--33.
i NAYs-Messrs. Allen, Ashley, Atchison, Ath
erton, Bagby, Breese, Bright, Cass, Dix, Hanne
gan, Miles, Sewer, Sturgeon, Turney, and Yu'
! Iee-l5.
! Mr.. Webster then moved his substitute for the
T resolution. and the yeas and nays being taker
thereon, are as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Archer, Badger, Berren, But
Ter, Calhoun, Ciey, John M. Clayton, Thos
Clayton, Corwin, Crittenden, Davis, Dayton, Evans
Greene, Huntington. Jarnagin. Johnson of Mary.
Morehead, Pearce, Simmons, Upham, Webster,
and Woodbridge-26.
NAYs-Messrs. Allen, Ashley, Atchison, Ather.
ton. Bagby, Benton, Breese, Bright. Cass, Chal.
ners, Dix, Fairfield, Hannegan, Houston, Niles
Rusk, Sewer, Soue, Speight, Sturgeon, Turney
, Westcott, and Yulee-23.
The resolution, as amended, was then reporte,
, to the Senate.
The amendment was concurred in, and the res
' oluton was ordered to be engrossed and read
] third time.
By unanimous consent, it was then read q thir'
ttmc; and the question being on its passage, thu
yeas and nays were taken, and are as follows:
YEAs--Messrs. Allen, Archer, Anterior, Badg
er, Benton, Berrien, Butler, Calhoun, Cass, Chal
mers, Cilley, John NJ Clayton, Thos Clayton
Corwin, Crittenden, Davis, Dayton, Dix. Evans
Fairfield Greene, flanagan, Houston, Hunting
ton, Jarna gin, Johnson Of Maryland, Johnson o
Louisiana. Mangum, Miller, Morehead, Niles
Pearce, Rusk, Sewer, Simmons, Soule, Speight
Sturgeon, Upham, Webster. Westcott, Wood
bridge, and Yulee-43.
NAys-None.
The following title, on motion Of Mr.. Critten
den, was adopted: "Resolutions giving the thank
of Congress to Major General Taylor and tn
officers and men under his command in the LAT
military operations at Monterey
o By the foregoing it will be seen that
clear, honorable, and distinct vote of thank
: was carried in the Senate, on the motto
e of Mr.. Webster, supported by all til
+ Wigs of the Senate and the two Senator
q from South Carolina, as a substitute 70
D that medley of thanks and censure whic
t had come up from the House. The sens
: ola majority of the Senate being thus def
:, nitely settled, the resolution passed unan
e mously; and finally, after some cavil an
dispute about forms, was agreed to by tn
y House. So much for the vote of thanks.
t, We could easily fill our paper with e,
!. tracts from speeches of Democratic men
If bers, incul pating and censuring Gen. Tay
II lor; but we have transcribed enough I
\. show the spirit of the party in Congress
= regard to that distinguished officer, who,
- he has not by this time fought his way in,
n favor with that party, has turned their n
o. proaches into hollow praise.
Of We have done for the present with tn