The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-23

The journal having been read,
Mr HALL, of Missouri, by leave presented memo
rial from citizens OF Sullivan and other counties dacen
thereto, in the State of Missouri praying for the establish
ment OF a land district in the northern part of said
State which was referred to the select committee appoint
ed with reference TO that subject on the 18th inst
Mr. T. BUTLER KING, by leave presented a me-
mortal Of John Jay, and also the memorial of William
Bryant and Others all of the city of New York PRAYING
for the passa OF International copyright law which
severay ordered to be referred to select commit
tee.
SYMPATHY WITH FRANCE ITALY.
Mr.. CUMMlNS asked leave to introduce the follow
ing resoluons which objected to- upon being read
Tor information, as follows, TO WITT
Rsored That becomes the people of the United States
ing itself to the favorable consideration and adoption OF the
Intelligent and thinking men of all enlightened nations
Resolved, That the only legitimate source of political
power the wi OF the people, and the only rghul end oil
manly may succeed in breaking down all forms OF tyranny
tonal governments for the good OF the governed and not
Tor the @ Of those who govern o cha
people of France and Italy in their present struggle Tor
FORM and sincerely hope they may succeed in establishing
free and constitutional governments emanaing from, and
based upon the will of The governed suited to their wants
and condition, and such as will secure 10 them liberty and
Resolved. That tender our. sympathy and hopes of
themselves 20 ee and RATIONAL and that Wha
of blood treasure may be shed spent in struggle
the unjust resistance of oppressor who strives 10 hold
and exercise the rights othe people, msupd against their
preston of the and not to the people, who seek only
TO regain and exercise their natural rights in such
safety
BILLS INTRODUCED, &c.
Mr. billiard, leave and in pursuance of previous
notice, introduced bill to change the place of holding
the district of the United States for the middle dis
trlct Of Alabama and for other purposes: read twice.
and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. EVANS, of Maryland, on leave, and in pursu-
of previous notice. introduced bill to authorize the
trustees of Newark College, in the State of Delaware, to
imn
twice, and referred to The Committee OF Ways and
Means.
memorials from the legislature of the State OF Alabama
which " were n appropriately referred
resolutions of the legislature of Kentucky in relation to
Mr. Whtney's plan for railroad, and concerning the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company; which were refer
red to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered to be
printed
Mr.. TOAIPKINS, by leave. presented certain resou-
tons by the Legislature OF the State OF mississippi in
ation to the construction of railroad from Jackson,
said State, eastward to the Alabama line referred to the
Committee on Public Lands
Mr.. PALFREY desired to present the memorial OF
-- and 1887 Others of the Unitarian denomina-
ton OF Christians, praying Congress to take measures to
stop the with Mexico and 10 have the laid on
the table: objected to.
Mr.. BRODHEAD desired to enter motion to recon-
Sder the vote OF yesterday, by which the resolution in
regard to the distribution OF the Patent Office report, and
other documents, adopted which was objected TO.
MR.. CLINGMANs MOTION TO RECONSIDER.
Mr.. STEPHENS called Tor the regular order; and,
MIR; lNGE, who had the floor was about to proceed;
Mr.. VINTON, who asked that the deficiency BILL Just
communicated with amendments from the Senate, be
taken up and referred to the Committee of Ways and
Means; and the reference was made accordingly
Mr.. INGE then took the floor, and began by depre.
eating the party devotion which had been manifested in
aim OF gentlemen here, than to set to work all the time to
create new party issues AT the opening Of the session
Supplies but hoW ha this been
Only with the most and continued party stri
wings But he did not deprecae parties in the abstract
They were wholesome and preservatve of the common
veal but this feeling should not interfere with great
national questions
He denied that the correspondence of General Scott
was galbed But that correspondence did not sustain
certain charges against the Executives and therefore the
necessity of crying out that the correspondence gar
bled and kept back Il there was fault IN the plan OF the
campaign against Mexico, its execution was most bril-
liant and successful from beginning to end We did not
bring forward force such would have been mustered
against formidable foe; but broug hit into the
field force entirely equal to the work to be accom-
plished. The result of General Tayors campaign also
vndcaed the prudence and wisdom of its projectors The
object OF the movement yesterday, he said. to raise
up military candidate for the presdency-even
it to destroy the pretensions of General Taylor.
Mr. l. reviewed the history of the annexation of Texas,
and showed the influence of this issue in the presidential
campaign of 1914 resulting in the establishment of the
ground taken by the democratic party He showed, Also
how this controversy, it conducted the part of
the whgs walked up the claim of Mexico to territory
and boundary which she had forgotten. This stale
claim was revived by the royal letter of Mr. Clay in
which he first declared against annexation and thus
laid the foundation of the war. The wings committed
the ncpient sin; and heeupon followed the declaration
of General Almonte the Mexican minister, when he de-
manded his passports and went home MIR. |. then re-
turned to his of the operations of General Taylor,
under the direction of The President and showed the dis
similarity between the question of boundary with Great
Britain and the difficulty with Mexico. There to-
tai want of analogy between the two cases.
Mr. l. replied to the charge that the lack OF supplies
TO Gen Taylor had proracted the war and TO the
ton by the gentleman from Tennessee, MIR HASKELL,
that if adequate supplies had been furnished to General
Taylor, he would have procured peace at He ad
med the solderly and good fighting qualities of the
gentleman from Tennessee but obliged to dissent
from his opinions of constitutional law.
[Something was said here for which Mr. ]. was called
repeat; but the Speaker enforced the rulel
Mr. proceeded, supposng that, at the least he was
authorized to comment the gentleman's opinions of
constitutional law.
Mr. then read from the report of the speech of the
gentleman from tennessee, made yesterday, that the
might be uncOnstitutonaliy begun vet constitutions
ally continued, &C., and controverted the principle for
some time.
MIR. HASKELL (nterposing to expain--Mr l. yield
ng) said his idea was, that the President committed the
first wrong and that the subsequent action of Congress
and the people were merely acts of necessity.
Mr. lNGE. mere repetition OF what the gentleman
said yesterday. 1t monstrous doctrine of law and
morality to assert that can be unconstitutional
and yet properly waged-may be unnecessary, and yet
Just lie conended that unnecessary must be
just The contrary morality of the grogshop, be-
longing only to the street bully and having place in the
law OF nations When hostilites first commenced
where was the war party 1t not Peter the Her
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