The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-19
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WAsHISeror, Jan. Is, ls47.
The Doinss Of Congress-Inerplica5le and Lamenta6le
State Of Affairs.
We are speechless-we stultifed-we are sur
rounded by such labyrinth of political mysteries cr
mnalites, and absurdes But let us endeavor to pe-
netrate this pandemonium darkness little Lot us see
what we can sse
The Lieutenant General has been klled-in broad day
light he was executed-he assassnated like Cesar
at the foot of Ponpeys statue -
" Sing, song, along-dng, dong
He Is dead and gone,
AT his head chaparral,
And at his heels stone" [Ohone 4
But sir the important interrcgao here to be pro
rounded and responded TO- is, "who saw him die, We
pause for a reply:
WHO saw him die
says the fly,
! saw him die" lAyeayeJ
dug hnsrave P We have it
Who dug his gravel
] says Calhoun;
'Twas this afternoon,
That Butler and Yulee,
Joined in with me,
And the wings to man.
Approving the plan,
Of President Polk
United with us,
And for fear ofa fuss
Wedug his grave"
And that's the way II was done-and so old Bullion
the white feather-instead of being knocked into a
cooked hat he is knocked of one and no hsnks to
pendent not to be scared-not to be diverted from
his deliberate opnionnot to be voted of it, He
for his aid upon the Oregon question but could not
be helped-he would rather lose the friendship of Ben
ton than the principle at stake in this matter
vowssnd the administration may sink before Calhoun
will surrender his idea of the right.
On the other hand, the medesty of Col. Benton the
Dplomatico- Generalissimo in embryo, beauul-it
was charming-it was nice When the subject was be.
fore the committee Col Benton modestly retired-when
modestly left the chamber-when the subject was
deicacy. was invisible Wherefore, Milford Did
he wish TO De understood that he the man Did
TSs sc INC Don't hc
matter already knownjust il the bill had named and
the Presidents Recommendation had specified him; and
that's his apo'ssy-otherwise his maideny modesty
would have been excessively out Of place. He did not
wish to arrest the freedom Of discussion BY his
exploded and the Lieutenant General among the mis-
sing;
mem 70 ~ mv'pg separate bill for the land boun
es 10 the soldiers Cameron persisted in holding
to the ten regimen. bill and there it sticks The Colo
mel tried te 10 scare him out of IT, but Cameron was
fnfexible and there sticks These land tounties are
his capital and ne not going to give it up either to Al
You must take it here In this bill or vote against the
land to the soldiers Ye Gods, what stun for Bun
hui Tssses with the lend bounties, and the question is
asked who moved that patriotic idea the answer will
be, II was Cameron Ho tho poor soldiers friend
Tins "a, indeed, the stun for Buncombe and no wonder
Allen was indignant at being robbed OF his thunder yes.
terday Cameron stole that thunder and he is deter
mined 70 make the best use of il In this view we
toppel to Buncombe.
AnSse are our gracious rulers,
no men OF Congress Hall
but buncombe Is Our President,
For Buncombe rules us all
Chorus-We all men of Runcorb.
roi DuhcomDe rules all
We trust the land bounties will bs ,.,,,.a O., u.~.
and the bill passed. with Gen. Housons am ndrnsn ~
allowing the companies and regiments of thass 800
levies to choose their OWE officers subject IN IN. an
val kof the President and the Senate " ' "pP'o'
But IL the proceedings OF the House that embodv M
question Of this age-this counrythis government, snS
this great american people. II a subject that admit,
Of no evity The slavery question has risen up with
all It's appeilng consequences in the House. and where II
will be the end no man can foresee. The votes of to-
day show that there but little hope for the sonh as the
Missouri compromise, that last shred of the Compounded
given to the south, Is taken away The prosecution of
the war Is nothing, in this vew to the settlement of
peace. How is to be settled The reflections sug
gested from this single question interwistsd with
every measure of the Administrations and this very
question may possibly change the whole aspect of the
next presidential election, from the division
of the dominantparty. We arc inpeled at a dreadful
speed to the very verge of the chssm that has bssn
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