Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-04-24
Correspondence Of the Buffalo Gazette.
WASHINGTON Feb 9th 1211


Well for years past the Trishborn citizens o f
This country have been told by the Locofoco par
ty that the Wings were the enemies OF the Irish.
men, and that they were their peculiar friends-
seventeen days ago, bill was introduced into
me House Of Representatives by Washington
HUNT, oil N. York. Almost every day since, he
has struggled Tor the floor TO get the bill taken up
and passed, but all was Of no avail. believe
combination was made By the Locofooo nar,v.
| by which it was agreed that this bill should not
be taken up. The writer Of this, feeling great
interest in this measure for the relief Of s0ferine
people, went to The Senate, and there got Mr..
Crtenden 10 introduce similar bill, granting
$500, 900 for the relief Of Ireland and au,horiz.
ing the President to employ the ships Of war to
convey the nations charity 10 another nation
Yesterday it was read twice. and eoquen,ly advo-
Gated by speeches from Mr. Crit,enden. Whip. ].
NJ. Clayton, Wing, and Mr.. Cass, Locoroco. T.
was opposed by Mr. Niles, Locofoco, and object.
ed to by Mr.. Bayly, Locofoco. To-day Mr..
Cttenden again moved to take up the bill. He
SAID that unless the bill passed to-day, it would
be forever lost. He did not intend to debate the
measure any farther, and presumed it would not
occupy more than a very few minutes. The peo.
pie in Ireland and Scotland were perishng from
hunger, and this is another reason why we should
act promptly today.
Mr.. Sewer, Loco, opposed the motion.
Mr.. Crittenden Persisting in his motion, the
yeas and nays were ordered
The following is the result or the vote:
YEAs.--M essrs. Badger, Berren. Clayton, J.
NJ. Clayton, Crittenden, Evans, Green, Hunting.
ton, Jarnagin, ii. Johnson, R. Johnson, Mangum,
Miller, Simmons, Uphsn, Webster Weslcott
and Woodbrdge.-1S for taking up the bill and
all Wings but Mr.. Westcol
NAYs-- Messrs Ashley A,chiso, Ra,bv
Benton, Breese, Bright, Butler, Calhoun, Gamer.
on, Chalmers, Davis, Dickinson, Dix, Fairfield,
Houston, Mason, Niles, Rusk. Sewer, Soule,
Sturgeon, Turney and Yulee--23 sgans, taking
up the bill, and all Locofocos, but Mr.. Davis.
ABSENT OR NOT VorINo.-Messrs. Allen,
Archer, Anterior, Cass, Cilley, CoIqutt, Corwin,
Dayton, flanagan, Lewis Morehead, Pearce.
Phelps, Sempe and Speight--15-of whom eight
are Locofocos and seven are Wings.
The result Of the matter is, then, that, in the
United States Senate, where Locofocoism has 81
members, we conld only get one member OF the
whole Locoioco party to move hand or give Eve
minutes attention to the starving people OF Ire-
land. Thus there were--
For relieving the Irish Is Wings. 1 Loco.
Against " " &" % Locos. Wing.
>. But what shall we say for Cass, of Michigan,
He made furious speech in favor OF the bill
yesterday, and to day he was present but could
not vote for it. The cries OF the Irish were
ringing in his ears and he was present, yet he
did not dare 10 raise his voice in behalf OF Ireland.
tie knew that his party was wrong. He could
not vote with them. Why did he not vote for
Ireland?
shall say more on this subject hereafter.
feel too vexed at the failure Of such great meas.
ure OF civilization and charity to say any more 10.
day.