Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-02-11

Clayton wished to know what he was to do with
the Mexican Army if he had captured them
Mr. Bagby-put them on parole.
| Mr. Calhoun said he would vote to strike out
the proviso, believing the censure to be ncon.
sistent with the vote of thanks; il the capitula-
ton was part of the battle it ought not to be
excluded from the resolution of thanks. Mr.
Webster said that Gen. Taylor would be enti-
tied to an investigation by court martial before
Congress could undertake to censure him. Mr.
Speghts motion to strike out the proviso was
agreed to, 33 TO Is, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Archer, Badger, Benton, Ber-
rien, Butler, Calhoun, Chalmers Ciliey, Thomas
Clayton, J. M. Clayton, Corwin, Critenden, Da-
Wis, Dayton, Evans, Fairfield, Greene, Houston,
! Huntington, Jarnagin, ohnson of Lou, Mangum,
Miller Morehead, Pearce, Rusk, Simmons Soule,
Speight, Upham, Webster, and Woodbridge
NAYS essrs Allen, Ashley, Atchison, Ath-
erton, Bagby, Breese Bright, Cass, Dix, Hanne-
gan, Niles, Sewer, Sturgeon, Turney, and Yu.
lee-l5.
Mr. Webster moved to substitute for the whole
| resoution:-
"Thet the thanks of Congress are due and
are hereby rendered to Major General Zachary
Taylor, his officers and men, for the forl,ude,
skill, enterprise and courage, which distinguish
ed the late brilliant military operations upon the
RIO Grande."
This motion was agreed to, by the following
vote
YEAs-Messrs Archer, Badger, Berrien But
Ter, Calhoun, Cilley, John NJ. Clayton, Thomas
Clayton, Corwin, Crttenden, Davis Dayton, Ev-
ans, Greene, Huntington, Jarnagin, Johnson of
Md, Johnson Of Lou, Mangum, Miller, More
head, Pearce, Simmons Upham, Webster, and
Woodbridge 90.
NAYs-Messrs Allen, Ashley, Atchison, Ath-
erton, Bagby, Benton, Breese, Bright, Cass, Chal-
mers, Dix, Fairfield, Hannegan, Houston, Niles,
Rusk, SeYier, Soule, Speight, Sturgeon, rurney,
Westcott, and Yulee-23.
The resolution was read a third time as now
amended and passed, ayes 43, nays none, as fol-
lows:
YEAS -Messrs Allen, Archer, Anterior, Ben
ton, Badger, Derrien, Butler, Calhoun, Cass, Gil
ley, Chalmers John NJ. Clayton, Thomas Clay
ton, Corwn, Crlttenden, Davis, Dayton, Dix, Ev-
ans Fairfield, Greene, Hannegon, Huntington,
Houston, Jarnagin, Johnson OF Md, Johnson of
Lou, Mangum, Miller, Morehead, Niles, Pearce,
Rusk, Sewer, Simmons, Soule, Speight, Stur-
geon, Upham, Webster, Westcott, Woodbridge,
Yulee-43.
NAYS. none.
And in this shape it was then returned to the
House.
HOUSE. The House was all day engaged up
on amendments Of the Senate to the Ten Regi
ment bill BY very large majority they disa-
greed to the amendments striking out the provi-
GERS to these regiments during the recess of the
Senate. The amendment relative to chaplalns
was so altered as to permit brigade officers to
appoint one chaplain TO each brigade salary to
be $500 and forage for one horse, also, request
ing the chaplains now in service to 90 to Mex
leo or be dismissed. The amendment in regard
to bounties amended as to allow 80 a.
ores to those who were called out for less than
IL months, provided they were marched to the
seat Of war.
THURSDAY, Feb. A.
SENATE. Mr. Fairfield reported bill to ex-
tend the Navy Pension bill for FIVE years.
Mr. Dix submitted resolution to meet at ii
o'clock, which was laid over.
The Ten Regiment bill was received from the
House, and referred to the Committee on Militia
ry Affairs.
The remainder of the day was devoted to pr-
vate bills.
House. Mr. Wentworth, Uoco,) made per-
sonal explanation in reply to an article In the
Union, reading him out of the party. He spoke
an hour, dealing out the most violent abuse on
the head Of Mr. Richie.
The Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill
was then taken up IN Committee on motion of
Mr. Wentworth to strike out appropriation for the
salary of the President
The debate was on the war principally its
causes, probable termination, &c.
FRIDAY, Feb 5.
SENATE.-In the Senate, today, Mr.. Dix, from
the military committee, made report disagree
ing TO all the amendments made by the House
to the Senate amendments to the ten regiment
bill.
The military academy appropriation bill was
reported.
The Indian appropriation bill was amended
and passed.
AT one o'clock, the bill making appropriations
to bring the Mexican war to a speedy and hon
orable close was taken up
Mr.. Berren spoke at length on the subject
The bill before us made an appropriation of
thee millions to bring the to IA conclusion.
We had already, for this purpose, given The Pres
ident seventy thousand men. and twenty eight
millions of dollars Now we were asked to put
under his entire control three millions more, and
we were asked to pass the bill, without altera-
ton or discussion. To this he could not con-
sent The people had ght to know 10 what
end the President asked for this extraordinary
power We had in the excitement of the mo-
nent, put into the power of the President the
means to prosecute the war. We had gained
victories; but how far had we advanced toward
the termination of the war? He believed that
this war could be terminated-that it would be
terminated-in manner consistent with our
national honor. Our military operations had u
nited distracted people, and the determination
ofthe Mexican people to resist had been strength
tive to resistance. For this purpose he would
now submit the amendment which he had few
days ago laid on the table. He would pause
here, if the Senate wished the proposition to be
read.
Mr. Cass, had, he said, an amendment to offer
to the amendment a substitute. He moved it
accordingly as follows:
Declaring that as war exists by the act of
Mexico, agreeably to the act of Cong re;s OF May
10, the honor of this country requires that it be
vigorously prosecuted; that reasonable ndem-
MITIGATION be obtained; and that the President is
the only judge of the nature and extent of said
Naturalization, in a negotiation subject to the
action Of the Senate on the question of ratifCa-
ton.
Mr. Berren said the two projects brought the
whole subject before the Senate. He was ready
to vote all needfu supplies to prosecute this war
TO an honorable conclusion. This principle had
regulated his personal conduct from the begin
ming. He did not vote for the act of May 18th,
or against it. lie entertained then, and now, the
belief that the war was brought upon us unGec-
e5sary and by the act of the President in re-
moving tie troops from Corpus Christi to the
Rio GTande. 1t was no excuse to say that it was
ordered under the menaces Of hostillties from
Mexico, and her refusal 10 receive our minister;