The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-02-11


disputed aeTrioEy. heing taken uPs--
Mr.. Nini0n mOted 10 amend The BAL nv
adding The fnllowing. Via.
PFsrided. 4 h1i nolhing in tins aei shall
be understood 10 roniaia IN exprrSsloH By |
Congress of iis opinion ~ 20 the queslinn
oi boundary brlweeu The icTriloFy Ol The
uRiled States and Mexico.
Mr. Hin:on said that The establishment
Of euslOm-h0nse II Brszos Ssnlisgn, and
. post route west Of The Neures. Lon in
the disputed Ieniloiy. had been taken BY |
the President IS ground -nron whirh %
found an excuse for bringing IN The pFes-
enl war with Mexico. and he desired thai
provision might be engrafied upon this
bill guarding against any further claim Of
lille in said ierilary BY inference.
The amendment Was debated Al eOnsid-
cradle length. and rejected. % 10 g..
On Monday. considerable. debate Of an
angry nature, occurred 0n question Iais-
ed by Mr.. Ralhbun Of N. n. lI.oeo,l in
regard 10 the neglect. and - he had h. ard
refusal. Of the Secretary IL the Treasury
10 answer call made on MIR. Rs mo
lion. a. 10 ihe number Of . secret agents
employed BY the Treasury. lheir duties.
pay. and the authority BY which they were
employed. [One Of those "seciti agenis.
is the man implicated in cndeasOring 10
bride member Of The Legislature Of Iowa
Ia vote for IInc0foco Senator 10 Con.
gress. The subject Was finally laid on
the table by patty vote.
Mr.. Schenk altered series OF rr,0lu-
lions. proposing that The army be with
drawn 10 The east side nf the Rim Grarde |;
that The regular army retain possession Of
the disputed territory ill peace be made |:
that the volunteers be discharged: thai all
the Mexican ports be blorksd,d and sriz.
ed, custom houses opened. and duties col.
lecled ON imports. until peace be made ;
that the regular army be not increased ;
and that no further territory shall be nc.
CURED BY treaty or conquest. Reso!a'
lion objected 10.
The bill TO increase the pay Of The ar
my was debated Al length.
On Tuesday, the same bill wss furshe
debated and amended.
/ On "Wednesday, The bill was passed
Ill TO 10.
The Senale's amendments To the I.oa
bill were concured in. and IL 10 law.
A scene Of utter confusion next occul
ted on an sllempi by Mr.. Schenk 10 u
| uo,luee his resolutions in relation 10 III
war. mentioned above.
The Navy appropriation bill was the
:. taken I'D, and some debate arose on
,, motion 10 allow @ cent. day to the sai
a ore instead Of "grog."
On Thursday. nearly the whole siIiinI
!, until 10 o'clock at night. was wasted IN
!, scene Of uproar and disorder, produce
!. ny an st,enlp, Of few of the I.ocofo'
! members SAWYER. Kennedy. DC. 10 ss'
= On Friday. The Naval Bill was amen
:, ed and passed.
y Mr.. Cock offered resolution Of ,hanl
y and a gold medal to Gen. Taylor. al
= thanks 10 his officers aud men. ohje
y ton wa, made 10 ,he reception Of The
solution. i,
~ On Saturday. the rules were sn'pend
TO receive the resolution al Mr.. COCK
&c by a vote Of 1916 to %. Twenty.elg
=, =, I.rcoroco., with Chss. ]. lneersoll al
Is Gen. Mckay among them. vo.'ng again
;" susprnding the rules TO allow such res
- LINTON 10 be received!1 An amendme
:. was then offered by Mr.. Fauan declarH
=. The war was commenced and forced
!" ON US by Mexico" and another by N
'" Thompson of MISS. that nothing here
~ should be construed into an apPr"bal'
H. of the terms Of the capitulaiion Of Me
,erey." Mr.. G. ]. lngersoll moved
". lay the whole on the table. ReJecl'
Us 1874 10 10. These amendments were
y dop.ed, BY a party Locoioco vote !
e then the resolutions. as amended w
OF adop,ed, 1903 to 81. Mr.. Cooke then 7
el posed 10 amend the title. BY declaring
rec vote Of censure. instead Of thanks. 4
nv SO il seems, that the brave Gen. lay
"a is disgraced, so far as the l.ocofoco io'
-. can disgrace hlm, by its censure, Tor
az az glorious battles Of Palo Alto, Resaca, 7
az a.. Monterey! We have no time Tor
Do mark. The scene was one, most app
'Ie re pria,e, Of disgraceful confusion in
,rm House. l
wn Mr.. Thompson Of Miss. then movt
''e call OH the President for certain part
act the correspondence with Gen. Tay
-, -, The Wings objected unless the WI
" s. were called for. Mr.. Thompson reis
guy IN call for all. A violent debate ?
'a n sprung up. Mr.. Ashmun charging lheA
:" minislra,ion and the party with 50
ed eflort to sacrifice Gen. Taylor.
l.. Mes,rs. Douglass and Thomson re-
ex. ing
'ha, Interdict ton of Slavery. - Thief
"a, 4 ...ol,,,.n,s In vp hpau ahnnteL