The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-14
CONTINUATION OF THE DEBATE ON THE TEN
REGIMENTS BILL
MIR. Pearce's Reply to Mr.. Johnson,
SC. sc. sc.
THiRTIE TIL CONGRESS ..
FIRST SESSION.

FIRST SESSION.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is, ls4s
RESOLUTIONS RELATIVE TO ALEXANDRIA AND VIRGINIA.
MIR HUNTER reported bill supplementary to the act
rstroceding Alerendria to Virginia. Read twice.
scorrss OPINIONS on THE WAR.
MIR. MAsouM introduced resolution, which lies over
calling on the President copies Of all the suggestions
and opinions transmitted by Gen. Scott relative to the
Of the war its objects and the forces
requisite to carry it on.
GOVERNMENT LOSSES BY SOUTHERN EXPRESSES
Mr. JOHNSON, of La, submitted q resolution calling
statement of losses by expresses to and from New
Orleans. Agreed to.
INFORMATION WITH REGARD TO THE WAR;
Resolutions were offered by Mr. DAYTON, calling for
information relative to forced contributions by the army
in Mexico; and by MIR Baldwin, for copies Of the
reepondence between Mr. Trist and the Mexican Com
missioners. Adopted.
REGISTER AND REGULATION OF VESSELS.
The House bill authorizing register for the bark
Sarah and Elisabeth, passed; and also the bill re-
guating the number Of passengers in emgrant vessels
sailing to Liberia.
ADJOURNMENT OVER TO MONDAY.
Mr.. CAMERON Of Pennsylvania, moved that whom the
Senate adjourn it would do to meet again on Mon
day next.
Mr. CAss, of Michigan hoped the Senator would with
ournment Of the kind but he hoped that the Senate
would 60 with the army BILL because it would yet
qure time to get 1t through at the rate Of hour
and haifs day devoted to Its consideration.
MIR. CAMERoN said, We should lose nothing by an ad
journment to Monday There was great deal Of
business to do by Senators for their constituents and In
the committee rooms which would take the whole of
the two days proposed.
MIR. CAss appealed for action upon the army bill Du
ring all this week. had appropriated only six hours
to the subject Of the army.
division was called upon the motion, and 1t was car
ried by large majority.
TEN REGIMENT BuLL-MR. rEARcE's SPEECH.
At quarter past O'Clock the ten regiment bill
taken up.
Mr.. PEARcE, of Maryland, from engagement If
business elsewhere would take occasion thus early to
express his views upon this BILL With the opinions of
his colleague Nix johnson, In many respects he
CURED; with other OF his views he totally differed The
issue broadly defined between them He felt bound
to take up tAis issue. One smoug others for
doing was that his term service was about expr
ing and, while yet the Maryland Legislature was in
session. proper that he should define his position
this general question: that the Legislature may
know how to dispose Of the trust which had been oon
fd ed upon him Hewould meet the issue without fear
The commenced upjustly; without sufficient
provocatiou and unconstitutionaly, by the President
Of the United States. This the ground upon which
he intended to stand He argued that the payment
Of indemnities was plea for the The contract
was not made excuse, and could not be urged
now The fact was that Mexico had made great efforts
to settle these obligations and she was rather to be
ptied than otherwise He cited the indemnites
against Great Britain Naples Denmark and above ALL
the French indemnities, and indulgence In those
casee not warrantpg the slightest complaint against
the delay OF Mexico to pay her dues especially when
know that many of these claims fraudulent, and
not worthy moments consideration in petty court.
The indemnties, then, not the Of the
The unauthorized act of the President of
the United States My colleague took good care how
ever not to make these indemnties of the
Mr. p then took up the argument OF Mr.. johnson on
the Texas question: which went show that the boun
dairy of Texas the Rio Grsnde, and that the Mexi
cans crossing the Rio Grsnde in hostile attitude In
1885, had invaded the righfu territory Of the United
States and had thus committed abundant provocaton
for war. My colleague, to prove the Rio Grande the
boundary Of Texas cites the treaty agreed upon be-
the authorities of Texas and General Santa Anna
after the battle of San Jacinto. Why sir aston
ished that he should bring such authority that
Santa Anna prisoner Of war, under duress and
compact extorted from him. such prisoner had
he the required authority could be held valid
in any court of law for single moment. That treaty
Sir was worth than much blank paper
Santa Anna was prisoner what should they do with
him! What said General Lamar? 81 am decidedly op-
posed to all negotiation and arrangement with him be-
he prisoner nd not free to act not worthy
of confidence and cannot fulfill his promises" The
treaty would be ratified by Mexico, because It
made by captive General Santa Anns, but not rati
fed by returning one, General Urea.
voicE General Filiscls
MIR. PEARcE-Yes, the gentleman says, Filisola but
INV coes uue restad ha sr0umeuts on aasuu pton
that Texas had n right to the country between the
Neuces and the Rio Grsnde II not by title, by Of
occupation fact which he relies for its occupancy
Now the proves the deserton Of the COUNTRY and
that the lefs It, and that Texas had civil
government there-not even justice of the peace or
constable II Texas had permanent sway, she certainly
would have had q recorders once there Mr.. Pesrse
referred few authorities which, he thought, could
not be overthI own. He frat invoked that Of MIR Ben
ton and read from speech delivered by that gentle
man. three years ago. to show that the Rio Grande
belonged to Mexico and that the Neuces boundary
the two countries He referred to the report
of Mr. Ipgerso in the House OF Representatives
In ls4s who claimed the great desert between the Nue.
oes and the Rio Grande iprsoticsbe barrier and
the proper line He also read from despatch from Mr.
Donaldson, the charge do6diys written to MIR Buchan
an It said, in dozen places, that We could hold
Corpus Christi and that II the Mexoaps attempted TO
disobge troops, should drive the enemy to toe
Rio Grande; and that the territory held by M'nio
and not by Texas The argument is scattered
TO the winds, that the territory belonged TO rex%
lie ccntroverted the position OF h's co'taR"o
that II Texas had got possession OF disp".ea 'er
ritory che had the power to take ,t th's N@o' war
dsprovsd by the facts that Texas was admited INTO
the United ststss Just with such rights ss'hs possssse