The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-12
TEIIRTlE I'll CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.
House OF Rcpresentativ

AAOsAS1 " Representative
WASHINGTON, Jan, 10, ls4s.
THE Presidents MEssAGE-pEFENcE OF THE
AMORTIZATION.
After the House killed resolution authorizing the
General to restore the former arrangement
for carrying the Southern mail by refusing to order 1t
to be engrossed fer third reading, motion Of Mr.
vnton, the House resolved itself into Committee Of
the Whole on the State of the Union-Mr. r Inger-
soil in chair-and resumed the consideration Of the
resolutions heretofore submitted, to refer the various
branches of the Presidents annual message TO the ap
propriste committees. We were unexpectedly called
from seat for half an hour, and when returned
We found
tee and vindicating MIR. Polk the attacks made
upon him for his for the River and Harbor Bill ii
the system Of internal improvements had continued, it
eury created great public debt and led 70 the
blshment OF national bank He expressed his rsgret
public lands was lost during the last session Of
Congress Its effect would have been to strengthen
agricultural labor and independsacs 1t WAS however,
recommended oy democratic President. The country
OF isaa~~hioh was in operation when Mr. Polk came
into Presidency There were i've hundred thousand
msnuf.esursrs Who supported oy wealth influence ana
annum on their capital that amount to be derived
from the induoy Of four millions Of sgricutursts SO
But Justice finally triumphed, and the revenue act
Of l546 was passed. The new tariff law had been
twslve months in operation. At the end Of De-
eembsr, ls47, under this law, the receipts were
Sal Oo0 being $s62s 500 than in the twelve
months preceding, under the tariff act Of ls42. The
last measure the series Of democratic trumphs the
oon.t utionN treasury Not dollar has been lost by
It, nor Injury Inflicted the the country
Look too 1t the brilliant victories in Mexico not sur
passed in any age The Preedent lie the worthy repre-
sentative Of patriotic people Under the adminstra
ton Of Mr.. Polk which has been much abused and
msre presented, and against which 1t appears
tapuous attack 10 to be- kept up until 1t goes out of
power, democratic power mas advanced uoder the
banner Of free trade the constitution free lands and
the march of bertyn The wings in the House. in MAY
1916 voted that Mexico commenced the war, and they
voted ten millions Of dollars and fifty thousand
carry More recently they voted that the Presi
dent, and not Mexico, unnecessarily and unconstitu
tisnslly commenced the war. We know that Northern
end southern gentlemen united and ee.ted a worthy
man 20 the Speakership-a man who when the Oregon
territorial bill under consideration offered the VII
mot proviso amendment and he should therefore
be held responsible TOR 1t.
The WAR 9uEsTioS -susJueArIoN OF MEXICO
regal sud arbitrary pr.ros.siye He looked mon &, ss
proper exercise on the part Of the Executive IL In
but vote which the constitution gives TO the prs,
dent, which s equivalent to onesxth OF the House Of
Representatives and the Senate, because one-eixth
ADDED to bare majority, would override the President
required great moral nrmness the President to do
what ne did, because, by vetoiug the harbor bill he
came in conflict with distinguished men Of his own
oediDg that nov In power Nothing but a feeling of
honesty aod solemn conviction OF duty, led him to
from bin and be stated the points of difference he
tss.n trs President and hmeef Mr.. Calhoun placed
so'sIaetloD different from that OF Mir. rok the
claus, TO regulate commerce." and he thought that
the .Igumsnt OF the former was unanswersbls Can
we not ne easily remove rock In river to erect
light house 10 warn the mariner against 1T II this
be done on the Atlantic why not a lgbt home he
erected on the Mississippi TO against dapesrous
sasg! Can We not remove the snag at once ana thu.
contribute to the same end! The Prssident's mistake
results In combining himself to class of improye.
ments. IL the principles Of the President be carried
out consistently, the effect will be blow ont every
light house destroy every breakwater sweep away eve
~ pier, and leave our Commerce without any aid sus
tensnce whatever agree however (said MIR Staptou)
that the war right, and only com.
menced on our part but 1t inevitable consider
the origin OF the q question settled: and we
must not now argue it's COMMENCEMENT but it's termi-
nation believe what distinguish Senator said TO
be true think that the subj ugation Of the whole Of
Mexico IL inevitable. We can't prevent It, 1t will it
said require seventy thousand troops to hold her In
sutjeotion The President asks for seventy thoussnd
and hope they will be granted not however for sub
JUgstiDg her. IL Mexico offers reasonable terms of
peace we will be bound to accept them But have no
idea that government will be found sufficiently etrops
icsns nor ourselves can prevent the design
whence as IL seems TO have Of danger TO
our institutions. j am for prosecuting the war as
ist a. Tue emergency may require; for voting every
dollar ! am for granting all the men and money
~ncn Tue fies'dent asks for IL measures should be
ptoposeu making appropriations Of hun Of thou
ssnae or nions OF money, for internal
tnouBu .ney DC neeestary and preper-I should vote
against them because the woud be 10 embsr
rase the treasury do not anticipate the great
crisis referred TO on the other side OF The s.pitol INV
In carrying out the policy; but a. IT, ,na
would provide for the public debt will vet. Co. % ,s
tea and coffee because think II right Inst "a ne
oesssry but while am for this, viii NOT vote for in
the present Congress fall within the line OF no
endesvor, by means OF this kind to tbs
sury aud prevent the from being prosecuted 10 az
honorable conclusion shall be found supporting the
In Mexico, that they may hold proper
sad extend over her awe In Aooordshcs with sjyIs.
ton and buma3ity, and act the pr,nsipIs
~ewa pa' thiaor murderer 10 the psnitsstssy, t.