New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-29
yOf. Vsss. No. ~.
rufNGsIS WASHINGTON.
Debo,e In the House--ymptcms Of Hostility TO
-cot and Taylor fntroductiou of Bill
for the Construction Of Twenty sloop.-of-
-ofr,sponeenes Of The Tribune


WARRINGTON, THURSDAY, April g.
A debate sprUng up in the House today no,
merely interesting in itself but indicative of the
feeling Of the Loco Foco party toward those gallant
Generals. SCOTT aud TAYLOR
Mr.. BURT of :. Cone Of the most gentlemaniy
aud honorable member. OF the HOus---re ported
bIl ameudatVry Of an act which pss,ed Congress
IA the Session Of So cOntaiu ming a provisO that al
appointments under il should cease TO exist upon
the advent OF peace. The coDse quence, therefore,
resulting would be dIsInisson from the Army Of
TAILOR or SCOTT. 50 there could be but one Ms-
or Generalit being leit for the President to retain
or discard the one or the other.
Mr.. BURT oil cOntempates the continuance IN
the service If both of these merituriOus soldiers
tie contended that not only justice bot the state OF
the country required their fuii command. The
settled condition OF Mexico the o.storDed state Of
our new Western frontier and the immense ex-
tent OF our newly acquired territory, imperlousiy
demanded larger lorce aud far greater number
Of officers.
Mr. BURT admitted the melancholy tact that we
nov should require 4 Standing Amy Of twenty
Thousand men. nearly qusdruple is SIZE NJ the
com moucenent of this dissstroOs war. Tie did not
mention the circumstance u "a tfpe. as 20 Toe depre-
Gated but every honest lover OF his country can
not bot fear the misfortune aud danger Of such 40
over grown military establishment. Beside while
the nations OF Old monsrcbicRl Europe are fast be
Dg disenthrsllsd of tins frcat relic OF oarDansn-
Standing Amy-ig lll becomes the Motel He
public TO establish aud foster II
Tee number Of oficers, Mr. BURT said could not
be reduced with safety the service. In no army Of
the civilized world was there great dispropor-
ton of Ciiicers % the rank and ble dlsproporton
seusibly aud erevously felt IN the war with Mexl
co. la the march and bstties Of the Army through
the valley Of Mexico he said, otentmes It bsp-
yened that COOnels commanded brigsdes, Csptalcs
regiments and even SecondLieutenants, com
panies.
Mr.. BURT is listened 20 always with much at
tsnilOD. With a personal character inspiring re-
spect, and n manner graceful and conciiatory, bis
matter Is always pregnant, aud his remarks ell
yaNs pertinent % the issue. He never tres the
attention Of the House-never makes himself
"Con.rnon. haekneyed in the eyes q mem
never exhausts the seats nor the patience OF mem
bora.
Rather r different iodtidusl is Mr.. HoUsToN Of
Ala. who followed after HIM, as II intending 10
shock the House with the strongest OF cOrtrasts-
Mr.. HOUsTOS has the most disagreeabe OF voices
when il is raised-and it is never otherwise. He
always speaks in a demi roar. Butthere IS nothing
deep, nothing cultural IN his tone. IL can be com
pared 70 nothing better than the sound made by an
unskilu person attempting performance upon
vilbn Your blood runs cold with the hsrshness OF
the sound.
Stlll, voice is the gift Of Nature. 1t lie mans
misfortune not his crime ifhe have an excruciatlng
one But It is his crime, aud not his misfortune II
he makes use OF an unpleasant voice for unneces
sarv purposes 1t is vioa alton Of the condition Of
his being to nGct merclless punishment upon the
unofleudlBg aud the inca pable of resistance.
II q argued the propridty of referring the blll to
the Committee of the Whole in other words, OF
consigning it TO ent inefhciency- For he
knew u Give il such direction Ia the present state
az the Session, and with the inliDty OF business
before the House. would be equal to its indefinite
postponement Ii would be thrown into an 0nb-
,nea Ia of qtu
ed The House sdjourhs, Peace ia made, and SCOTT
or TAYLOR is cashere1 the story Of Beisarius 70
be undermined for our ate and our country.
Mr. JACOB THOMSON of Miss. seemed to support
his friend of Alabama, and certainly without lmpu
tstion of inconsistency He it was who wished
last session, to stint aud vitate the psrsimonous
vote Of thsnks which the House was finally pleased
% grant Gen TAYLOR for having won tso OF The
most brilliant battles on record, and taking iort'
fed city with force less in number than IT'S deien
degs There are men who never forgive me man
they have wronged. Perhaps, however Mr
THOMPSON is rather to he pited for being unable to
discover scorT's or TAYLoR's merits, than to be
censored for refusing 10 appreciate them Certainly
he is a man who has not the reputalIono intending
injustice To any one.
But still ne and MIR HoUsTos who both assum
To be le aders OF the party, land perhaps win ns
,nuch iustice and with az much propriety as any
otbersJ earnestly combatted Mr.. BURT recon-
meudaiiOn the failure OF which they kne" must
inevitably result in the retirement OF either TAYLOR
or scorr from the Army. Mr.. BURT expressly ahd
emphstically stated TO question from one OF tneo
that ouch would be the inevitable consequence OF
such failure Il then requires more charity thsn
most can command 10 warrant the belief thHt these
gentlemen were actuateo IN their conduct ny n"
animosity toward one or both OF these gallant ''%g
Generals. 49,
Mr.. Holmes Of s C. at least. though political
alv Of theirs wanted charity 10 believe IN the ols
int.res,eduess of their motives For he said IN toe
iull hearing of the House tina, he understood the
intepton OF the speakers aud their ieuds, ana thi
i. was no other than hostility toward one or the
other Of the Generals. SO he was understood 70
say. and % repeat.
And beside he said that though no friend no
protested friend OF the President, il no were his
worst enemy he could not wish him placed III the
unpleasant predicsment of being Obliged 10 strike
from the Army list or the other OF these heroes
He would not urge the alternative upon him.
Mr. King of Geo. obtained the floor, aud alter re-
marking upon the entire needlessness OF argument
in relation TO matter clear from its statement
and upon the general disposition az the House 10
dispute debate aud delay the passage OF any OIL
however common its character or necessary i's
early enactment into q law, moved the previous
question.
Me- King il q member sssiduous in his duties,
"a well IS an intelligent man and liberal politician
Ru. he ~ withsl = good naturcd msu, and yields
sometimes 10 a desire 70 oblige what he cannot
cOncede 10 reason; as IN the present case
For he bad DO sooner moved the Previous Dues
ton and 70 the evident qualification of greater
portion Of tie House. than Mr. Mckay rose to his
feet and in as persuasive tones as he could assume
begged Of him 10 withdraw IT, Just % give han time
10 introduce one little amendment and speak about
six words. Mr. khSG was not proof against the
honey cd words and more seductive looks OF th-
North Carolina diplomstist The atT0T caioH'S am
mus "a not in the Georgian, and IN a soitened mo
nent he gave in TO MCKAY. That venerable ana
astute politician seized the grateful opportunity OF
hsraosuing the House after the style OF Msssrs'
HoUsTOs and rHOaPsOs, with some idiosyncraces
beside giving away occasionally to tho interpoia
ton OF words from the bys.auders disposlnS oil me
Dor. and taking everything ea Toi Finally the
poeped out Tie moved an amendment
that the operation Of the bill should be postponed
three months e. till some time alter the nomins'
lions AT Baltimore aud Philsdelphis-lest the IN
indignation OF the people should place
the victim of Executive and Loco Foco bate and IN
iastice on the road 70 the Presidential Chair zen
MCKAY. with all your talent OF management ana
all your UiysseGn wills, this time you were sell
exp1sedl Your trap was wholly uncovered.
MIR King caught the Speakers eye N almost
rs Gen MCKAY was still IN the luu
tide OF successiul experiment, ard insisted upon