Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1847-02-24
nrncaaning Congress.

A sort of desperation had seized upon the par
ticular friends of the Administration on discov-
ering an lndisPosition in Congress TO surrender
al the powers OF the government into the hanGs
of the Executive. No stronger particular EVIL
6ence in supper. of this general observation
need be quoted than the virulence of the gov
ernmcnt paper, just now, in its Editorial depart
mcnt. bit still more in the communicated arti-
- which it cditoriIy endorses. What can
44!ore Justly offensive to the independence and
freedom of spirit of the Legislative bodies, for
example, than the suhjoined passages in the
Union If Tueslay night, forming part of an ar
ticle signed "Vindicator," conspcuously refer
red to in the same Parcr under the Editorial
he ada 1t is to be wondered thatSenators should
be disposed to resent this atfront to their dlgnt-
ty through the Executive organ! Is not the
course of the government paper calculated, In
fact. to make an irreparable breach between
the President and Senate! The reader will
perceive already, in part of yesterdays pro-
c,edings in that body, what must be the natural
effect of this course.
From TIE "Union' Of Tuesday night
ssTHE ARMY BiLL.--A correspondent in this
evenings "Jnion'' has painted with strong
and indignant feelings the rejection of the ar
nv bill by the Sen1te of the United States.-
We are as much astonished by the grounds on
which it was rejected, as by the failure OF
measure so long agltated, so much demanded
by patriotic people, so essential to the vindl-
cation of our rights and our honor" &c.
Extracts from The article Of tie Union scores
pondent, thus referred to.
"In the Senate of the United States of yes
terdav the Mexicans achieved another victory.
The bill for organizing ten regiments OF regn-
lar troops having been submitted, with Its "a
mendments, to committee of conference Of
xE-4 In
agreed on a report, which was submitted to
their approval The House of Representatives
at once adopted the report by very large ma
jority. In the Senate it was, in its important
:. feature, rejected by majority of SIX.
; sIf Santa Anna, Ampudia, or any other Mex
lean General could snatch from our soldiers
corresponding victory, We should place them
upon the same elevation where there compat-
riots, friends, and fellow-soldies in the Senate
of the United States now stand"
And what is the act of the Senate which is
thus so insultingiy denounced in the Cnionl-
Why, simply, that the Senate has thought fit
not to surrender its constitutional privilege of
passing on appointments 10 office. For this it
is that the Senate is scandulousiy assaulted in
the Executive Journal as achieving victory for
the Mexicans, and as the compariots, friends,
and fellow-soldiers Of Santa Anna and Ampudiai
We confess We have never witness before in
any public journal 50 gross an outrage.-.Nat.
Iateiigencer.
Death Of Senator Witherbee.---We are pain
ed to announce the death of Hon. E. B. With
erbee, one of the Senators from the 9th district.
He died st his lodgings ip this city, on Saturday
last. after very brief illness, Mr., w. during
his short Legislative career, had attached him
self 10 large circle of friends, both in and out
of the Legislature, by kind and gentle temper
and a courteous and afable department. He
was A resident of Flint, Geaesee County whih-
or his remains were conveyed on Sunday for in
terment.-Detroh .4drertiserr
6TThere was large Irish relief meeting in
New Orleans on the 4th instant, which was adj
dressed by Henry Clay with great effect. The