Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-05-06

Mr. KANNEGAN. Where, ihen would be the authority
for the Pedea 70 take possession Of and 20 occupy fucaan
MIR. DAVIS cf Mississippi. He would derive his authority
from the declaration OF with Mexico. Il is the grounS
OF our war with Mexico that be wished place this measure
Mr. CRlTTENDEN said the amendment completely
changed the character Of the BILL making merely auhor
" raise additional force for the IN Mexico He
erred 10 the difficulty which the chairman Of the Milary
Committee had found n marching along at he head of hi
twenty thousand volunteers He had been daily giving The
word, forward, march but nota step bad they advanced
This amendment, loose the bill from the suggestion of hC
President the treaty should be ratified these troops woll
not be required What, them would become of the people
Yucaan Besides the object Of raising troops for the
with Mexico il 10 put down eaemy How was this object
be effected by lending aid 10 Iucaan who is enemy he
thought the arce also stood in the way The civil war
Yuca,an was raging at the time the arnsce made,
probably, had been intended TO exclude Iucaan il would
have been done in express language The chairman of the
Committee Foreign Relations, he presumed regarded this
measure a. distinct from the in Mexico If So he could
only regard violation Of the principle of intervention
which we laid down for the observance Of all other nations
Other nations would be induced TO slight pretexts
which they would justify them in following example.
This might lead 10 protracted war every where It would
add the number Of that had ragged and to the unjust
wars which had agitated the world.
He stated that he would be willing render assistance to
any people suffering these people But he thought
should be cautious how brought such forward
part Of general system ofpolicy There another
point. They who suffer minority Were to send
and armies aid the minority in putting down the
]onty. LAlr. dAsNEGAS. InFy are sdVaEes for three
hundred years this Government has ruled the country ana
they TO US after three hundred years. and tell
these savages without ncurng impuaton them
selves. What misgovernment must have been pracsed e
keep these people in savage state But it was not
These people not slaves-here was law in existence
against slaverythey citizens, in the enjoyment Of
equality Of rights and privileges He desired much light
before he could consent to vote for this BILL He would rather
send out umpire in the first instance to ascertain where the
right lay We ought be judges before became
TONERS. He would willingly DO every thing the peo
pie Of Yucaan from the murlerou assaults Of their enemies.
But he could but remember that for three hunded years
these people have groaned under the Spanish yoke and what
expressions may they have endured urge them their
dreadful retaliations
There were no fixed limits to the patton in the bill,
How long may be before the vengeance these Indians viii
be satisfied How long will il be before hese so 600 white
people would be able to make head against their enemies
We make permanent military settlement there effect
any beneficial result He desired niomaonas to the probable
extent OF the occupation and of the probable @ in order that
he might give account OF his vote, and h for il
when required by his constituents.
Mr.. DAVIS Of Massachusetts, made bre explanation in
reference 10 the terms Of the amistce whc, in his view
excluded the wild Indians and bodies OF roos which
acting without authority.
Mr.. FooTE thought that the President was most un-
fortunate predicamen he seemed have lled obtain
the acquiescence OF either party, and went address the
Senate until the hour of adjournment, otock.
APPOINTMENTS NOT SUBMITTED 70 THE
SENATE.
The following resolution, submitted the eth Of April
by Sr. JonSsoS, Of Maryland came up for consideration,
and adopted
ReS2ped That the President of the United acs re-
Ques,ed inform the Senate whether any occsare in
the military civil service nf the United States under ap-
pontcn;s from the President which have not bee submitted
the Senste and ii there be any such appointments ha; he
the date Of such appointments and why is hat has
not been in the power Of the President submit dem the
consideration oil the Senate.
Some few minutes afterwards, Mr.. ALLEN moel to re-
consider the vote on the resolution.
Mr. JOHNSON, Of Maryland, inquired if the seator Lad
voted for the adoption Of the resolution
10 which Mr.. ALLEN replied that he had not.
And Mr.. JOHNSON objected to his motion
After brief remarks from Messrs BREESE, BiGBY,
and HANNEGAN, the motion reconsidered.
Mr. ALLEN then went on show that the resolution
in violation of the constitutions which be read in support Of
his argument and insisted that the Senate had right
call the President for his than the President had
call the Senate know why they had confirmed bis