Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1848-01-29
MR. REpIxcER.s SPEECH.


The Representative from this District has no
notion Of being "silent member during this
Congress, and has no idea OF being laughed down
BY the unfortunate blunder he once made. when
he mistook the mundane buzzard for the soaring
eagle. Accordingly we find him again launch
ing forth in the stormy strife of debate on Tues
day last, defending, right Loyalty, the President
in all his official acts.
Our representative seems to have incurred, by
some means beyond our ken, the satrical ill-wil
of the correspondent Of the Baltimore Patriot
who lets no opportunity pass without giving hin
"a touch in the TENDER The correspondent
thus notices the fact that Mr.. Bedinger was L
speak the following day:
Tomorrow Mr.. Bcdinger, of Virginia. the
young eagle, as he is facetiously called has the
door. Hefs rather an agreeable speaker, bit be
will not make great speech"
And after the speech was made, . correspon,
dent Of that paper writes: iii
"Mr Bedinger, of Virginia, rose and entered
into warm defence Of the Presidents action in
Withholding from the House, the information
called for. He then proceeded to reply to Mr.
speech recited a string OF doggrel mock latin
rhyme, Of which Santa Anna formed the princi
pal subject. Upon the whole it was curious
speech, and convnlsed the House with laughter,
whether at the speaker, or his;ernafks, (says the
Patriot , our renarier does mr. Sar q
RUMORs OF PEACE.
During the last week there have been yarfou.
rumors ahoat in Washington, in reference 10, 4
speedy peace, but we confess we have little faiil
in any Of them, asyery late intelligence from the
army has been received to the effect that General
Scott has issued an rderassessingupo the States
Of Mexico occupied, or tofbe occupied by@our
troops, an annual tax amountingsto about three
millions. Thare is nothing in this looking like
peace.
The Washington Union in noticing the ru-
NOR says that the only thing Of an authentic
character is letter received fiom distinguish
ed officer, whowrites from Vera Cruz, on the Sd
instant, 10 member of Congress, reporting the
arrivalof the courier from the capital with ru-
mors about negotiation, and the opinion of the
commander-in-chief that we should have peace
at no distant day.
The National Iniehigeneer furnishes the fol-
lowing as the amount Of their knowledge with
regardto the peace rumors
1--WE ourselves received letter from our re-
spected correspondent at New Orleans, under date
of the 18th instant in which he saws that heShas
received information from solirce sucbJas TO
leave little doubt on his mind of The correctness.
that Mr.. Trist has signed Treaty, and that It
will be received here TAT New 0rleans] by the
next arrivals
We hope that there may be some IRE where
there is so much smoke-some truth amidst 50
many rnmors. The restoration OF peace BE-
tween the two nations would be hailed with uni
versal joy BY the people. But the powers that
be. in Washington, are so bent upon The destruc-
tive policy of conquest and annexationLthe
principles Of moderation and justice have been
50 suPplanied-ihat, with the Baltimore Clipper,
q We shall not be surprised if the war be prosecu
ted until the nationality Of Mexico be DESTROYED
and Mexico be incorporated into our Union-un-
less Congress should have the firmness to arrest
the progress Of anhihflation and aggrandize.
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