The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-26

debate that great principle whom the necessity for its
Mexico it has been anarchy from the dowafsll of
turbide to the present hour Her history has been
history Of intestine revolutions and bloodshed and 1t
United States divine interpositon for her reso-
ration and deiiverance Mr. flanagan considered the
resolutions out ofplace and moved to lay them on the
table.
Mr., BALDWIN called for the aye. and noes.
Mir BurLER-Oh, pass II over.
Mr. CALHOUN assit over.
But the ayes and called and the resolutions
laid on the tableaye 90 a. Mr. Calhoun not
voting.
decaratory Of the probable necessity and expediency
Of annexipg the republic OF Mexico Territorial appsn
order for the second Monday in February In
the opinion Of Mr. Hannegan the bill of ten regiments
would yet be subject Of two weeks discussion in the
Senate.
AN INCIDENTAL DISCUSSION
With the permission Of Mr. CLARK, of Rhode Island
entitled to the floor on the Army BILL as the regular
Mr.. Bv1LER lin reply to some remarks Of Mr. JeGer.
originally intended to discuss more iatey in his
late speech 1t was point In relation to the movement
Of Gen Taylor from Corpus Christi to the Rio Grande
From information of officers from the army Mr. Butler
then reoited the well known historical order
TO Gen Taylor, of January 1916, Of his movement in
Little Colorado hundred and ton miles South of
corpus Christi, and only forty miles from Point
ISABEL and, ana Of his meeting detachment Of the
ver and sent over Major Mansfield Inquire what it
meant IL was a parley 1t was not force that had
come out not TO fight Cen Tsylor-it was believe an
apotbecary Of 1stsmoras, who might Ia hs
way have promised To bring In Gen TAYLOR prisoner
but OF that we know nothing Is II Of any conse
quesce The object was 70 give Dotcs to Gen Taylor
that his crossing the Little Colorado would be regarded
as an act of The notice given the river was
crossed and a. Gen Taylor approached Pent Isabel the
Mexicsns set FIRE TO their custom house aud private
dwellings, and fed before army The inference In
tended TO be drawn this that the Mexjcens knew
Of the intended approach OF Gen Taylor that through
the traders crossing TO the Rio Grande they had
spprised by Gen. Taylor OF his intended march. HIS
movement was notorious aud yet the enemy made no
demonstration to arrest IL till he had crossed into the
disputed territory. Had he remained therefore, at
pus Christi the inference lie, that he would not
have been disturbed by tho enemy, and to this
extent ths war would have been averted.
Mr.. JEFFERSON DAVIS was Of the opinion that these
well known detss were Of very material Importance
Tho material point Ia Issue who had given ths fret
order Nov, sir, the order first emapated from the
government Of Mexico and IL to the army Of the
North to march forward to the reconquest Of Texas
and this before the order given General Tay
Tor by the government Of the United States The
excans had been ia the disputed territory months
before General Taylor entered IL 10 was their eiai.
rar.s, Penetrating into Gen. Tsyors camp that gave
them the Information Of his intended march General
Taylor did not publish IL TO the Mexicnns 1t
Part Of Lis instructions to DO IL the my that
gaze the 1rs order TO iuto the disputed territory
In hostile attitude they made the first attsckthey