The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-06-01
THE VOTE OF CENSURE UPON
GEN. TAYLOR.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE.

It is not improbable that the Locofocos
in the coming contest, may find it con-.
venient to deny that their party in Con-
gress denounced and CENSURED the
gallant old "Rough and Ready" upon the
floor of the House. Il is important,
therefore TO keep the facts before the peo-
pie.
1t will be recollected that they remain
ed speechless on the subject of vote of
thanks until the 29th of January, when
Mr.. Cooke, Wing member from Ten
nessee, introduced joint resolution, pre-
senting the thanks of Congress to Gen.
TAYLOR and the brave officers and men
under his command, for their skill, cour-
age, fortitude and good conduct at Men
terey. Twenty-eight Locofoco members
voted against suspending the rules for the
purpose of taking up the resolution-thus
showing their hostility to old ''Rough and
Ready at the outset, by endeavering to
prevent even the consideration at the res
olution.
Finally, however after considerable re-
sistsnce on the part of the Locofocos,
leave was given for the suspension Of the
rules, and the resolution was introduced
and read, when Mr.. Jacob Thompson, a
Ilocofoco from Mississippi who had pre-
viously denounced Gen. TAYLOR upon the
floor of the House, made the following a
mendment, designed to change the Vote
of .'thanks" into Vote of 'CENSURE:'
provided, That NOTHING HEREIN con-
Tanned SHALL BE CONSTRUED INTO AN
APPRECIATION OF THE cAPITULATIoN OF
| MONTEREY"
A more ungratcful, unworthy and dis
creditable proceeding never disgraced the
journals Of Legislative body. 1t was
intended by the minions of James X.
Polk TO hit the whig General full in the
face-to break him down, and crush, at
one fell blow, his rapidly increasing and
dangerous popularity. And to prevent
the Friend OF the gallant and invincible
TAYLOR from vindicating him from this
assault-this attack upon his fame and
that Of his comrades-the previous ques-
ton, cutting off all debate, was demanded
\ dIu SuSldiuCO W buS LOOOiOCO uldlOllt1
of the House. Incredible as it may seem
the original resolution, blolched and dis
figured by this infamous Iocefoco provi-
SO, actually passed the House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States by the
following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Atchinson, Bedinger,
Benton, Biggs, Jas. Bleak, Bowdln, Bo-
lin, Boyd, Brinkerhoff. Brodhead William
G.. Brown, Catheart, Augustus A. Chap
man, Reuben Chapman, Cobb, Colin, Co
trel, Cullon, Cummins, Daniel, De Mott,
Dillingham;. Douglas, Dromgoole, Dun
lap, Edsall, Ellsworth, Erdman, Faran,
Ficking, Foster, Fries, Garvin, Giles,
Goodyear, Gordon, Grover, Hamlin, Har-
manson, Hastings, Henly, Hoge, Hop
kins, George S. Houston, Hungerlord,
Jas. B. Hunt, G. j. lngersoll, Jenkins,
Jas. I'll. Johnson, Andrew Johnson, G,
w. Jones, Seaborn, Jones, Kaufman,
Kennedy, Lawrence, Leake, Lefflar, Leib,
| La Sierra, Lgon, Lumkin, Mclean, NJ
| Celland, NJ 'Clernand, M'Daniel, Joseph
]. M'Dowell, M'Kay, John P. Martin,
BarkIey, Martin, Morse, Morris, Moul-
ton, Norris, Parish, Payne, PERIL, Perry,
Phelps, PilIsbury' Rathbun, Reid Relfe,
Ritter, Roberts, Russell, SawteIle, Saw
yer, Scammon, Alex. d. Sims, Leon. III.
Sims, Thos. Smith, Rob Smith, Stantoe,
Starkw Gather, ST. John, Strong, Jacob
Thompson, Thurm an, Tibbats, Freadway,
Wentworth, Wheaton, Wick Williams,
Wilmoi, Wood, Woodwork, and Yest-
tllO-ALL LOCOFOCOS.
| NAYs-Messrs. S. Adams, Ashmun,
Barringer, Bayly. Bell, Milton, Brown,
Burlington, Burt, VIM. w. Campbell,
Jno. G. Chapman, Coke, Collamer, Gram
ston, Culver, G.. Davis, Delano. Dockery,
John II. Ewing, Edwin Fl. Ewing, Gen
try, Graham, Grider, Grinnel, Hale,
Hampton, Harper, billiard, Elias b.
Holmes, John w. Houston, Samuel d.
Hubbard, Hudson, Wash. Hunt, Joseph
r. IngersolI, Daniel p. King, Thos. b.
King; Lewis Long, NJ M'Gaughey, ,..M' Hen
ry M'lIlvaine, Marsh, Miller, Moslay,
Pollock, Ramsey, Rhett, Ripley julius,
Rockwell, John A. Rockwell, Runk,
Schenck, Severance, Trumon, Smith Al
bert Smith, Caleb B. Smith, Stephens,
Stewart, Strohm, Thibodaux, Thomas
son, Benjamin Thompson, Toombs, Til
den, Trumbo, Vance, Vinlon, White,
Winthrop, Woodward and Young-70
| All Wings, save some six or eight.
By the above it NAV be seen that the
name of EVERY LOCOFOCO FROM
| PENNSYLVANIA is recorded IN FA.
| VOR OF THE VOTE OF CENSURE