Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1848-01-29
xxx CONGREsS--FIRST SESSION.
WASHINGTON. Ian,a,v

WASHINGTON, January ID.
The SENATE was not in session to.dav
10 the HOUSE,, after the presentation OF pe,;.
tons. bill was introduced, granting men.
sion to the mother Of the Hero Of Fort Row
| the wife of revolutionary soldier.
After an interesting discussion. The CON,
mttee rose. reported the bill, and the Houss
| adjourned until Monday
LOUISVILLE, January Is.
| The United States steamer Saratoga has ar.
rived a, Pensacola from Vera Cruz, bur She
brings nothing later.
The old Congress in Mexico had oeen die
solved, and the new was ordered to assemble
| In January.
| 1t was rumored that the Commissioners an.
pointed by the Mexican government had had
an interview with Mr.. Trist. Mr.. Folks Ia,a
neyotiator, bni nothing is said of The cha,ac
ter Of the meeting.
| Mr.. John Sergeant, the arbitrator 10 the eel.
ebrated Pea Patch case, has given his decision
| in favor of the claim of the United States and
against that of New Jersey.
Gen. Poarce has arrived at WASHINGTON
from Mexico.
In the SENATE, on the l3,h, bill rssrec,.
ing vessels engaged in conveying einicran,s
TO the Colony of Liberia, was passed
After the transaction of some nnimporlan,
business, The Senate resumed the cousideta.
licn of the bill authorisiag the presiden, to
increase the regular army, Ten regiments,
should he, in his jndgment, deem the sane
necessary aud proper.
MIR. Pearce. of Maryaod took the floor. and
opposed the grounds assumed by Mr.. Rever-
| dy Johnson, IN his speech on the Mexican
war. The aggressive Occupation of Mexican
territory. he conteuded, provoked resistance
on the part of the Mexicans. lie denounced
the order for the march of the troops 10 lha
Rio Grande, as an usurpation Of power on The
part of the President. Tue IDEA of Indemnity
was absurd. Mexico was conquered. aud he
regarded it as dlshonofable to prosecute tho
war against PROSTATE foe. He declared his
opposition TO The annexation Of any Mexican
territory to the Union, and viewed hits as tho
hes, way of guarding against perpetual ditli
culties and ruin a, home. He also announced
his determine ion no, to vote for men or mon>
ey 10 continue the war. When he had con.
ciuded, Mr.. Calhoun obtained The h4or, and
the Senate adjourned to Monday - tais day.
|
18Th. message was received from the Presi
cent Of the United States, Ia answer 10 YES
oIulon. Introduced by Mr. Goggio. aud adop-
ted after some very ridiculous opposition from
Mr.. McLane, Of Mary land. Thai resolution
requested Mr.. Polk 10 commnnlra'e 10 the
House "any instructions which may have
been given to any of The Officers OF The army
or navy of the u. States, or other persons, IN
REGARD 10 The return OF Gen. An'on'o Lopez de
Santa Anna. or any other hleXicans, 10 lha
Republic OF Mexico, priof or subsequent 10 tho
order of the President or Secretary Of War.
issued in January, 1916, for the march Of the
,, army from The Nneces river across the 'Su.
! pendous deserts which intervene TO the RIO
Gfande that the date of all such Instructions,
, orders and correspondence, be set forth; to-
ue,her with the instructions and Orders 'sshed
,, 10 Mr.. Slde!l a, any time prior or subsequent
10 his departure for Mexico as Minister pleri
po,eutjaty Of the United States 10 nat Repuh
, lie and also any orders. il any were gyeo,
=, ir relation to the return Of pdrades, to Mey'
CO." The President, III this message, Dr.
cIines 10 give the information respecting HE
return Of Santa Anna, on the ground that
i, would be Incompatible with the public III
, ,erests.
An Interesting debate followed The recep-
ton Of the message, in which Iessfs John Y.
Adams, Schneck and Toombs, Condemned Hue
President, and Messfs. J. {. iogafsotl ana
others sustained The message. The further
, consderaiion of the subject was postponed TO,
=. and made the order Of The day for suesiay.
Go,sG TO CaLlFoRNIA.--fHa Western
i Gawrenceburg) Republican CT The 25'h III,
has the following heart rendlng letter IRON one
Of he California emigrants OF lol6.
We are permitted 10 make tue following
: ex,rac, FROM private letter written in The
wilds of California after a most disastrous
e Trim Of Suffering and death among The HUE
: party who left for ,ha, country IN 1876.
The writer, (Mrs Sarah Fosdick) sa 'a'y
+, who has seen better times. She IS relative
: of Mr.. Jonathan Blasdei, Esq, of Cambtldse,
born and raised in that nelshboThood anu a.,
n famiiarly known to many Of our renders "8
o give il in her own language. 1t presents 10
e the reader picture OF one OF 'aose scen''
3 which have made many SAD heah' III wv
- language Of another
g '.That restless eagct enterprise OF our w'''s''
frontier.
: Rears alone in the forest many bleF.
;, May %, 1871
DEAR UNCLE AND AUNT:-lts with ne's,
d heart tina, sill down to inform 20" " ~. .s
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