New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-06
BY THE MIDNIGHT SOUTHERN NAIL
rnISG-IN WASHINGTON.
nebate In the senate to-day-1he two cnuses oil
War-Doius- Ia the House.

(,orresooud succ cf Toe Irl1une.
WasHrssroy Thursdsy. May 8
Now Of % have denied. the President has &C
kpoyyledged the whole De mocratic party has again
sod sgain asserted that the annexation OF Texas
vas the cause Of the var with Mexico such. %
DOT the very words, was the substance Of Gen
CAsss declaration to-day in open Senate All thss
the Wings ln 80 predicted az the inevitable result
Of the atrocious measure Of annexation he aoknow-
ledees as realized and with TIE whols OF bis IN
Haence aided 10 realize.
Why DO you accuse rs Of seeking more slave
territory ?" ssked a Southern Wing member Of
Congress few days since Of one from the North
lVe did not vote for the Annexation Of TeAss On
the contrary almost o. a nar. We Southern W tiEs
voted against ir 10 was measure consummat-i
b, the votes Of Northern men. Inc Dcmocrttc
members from the rec State with bat iusisnllcaut
exceptions voted for %. and made d Triumphant -
You gave "a not only what NC oid nor stk Tor. pay
what We I'D not p ant TITS vas 1Itter F4ll
The Lo.c F0cos oithe North thrust Texas slavery
sDd War uponus Everywhere az the North. where
vo1 see q Democrat tsere y01 iind a doogniacs.
Mr. CALHOUs denied WIKI much emphasis and
indignant language the truth Of Cen CASES tsfer-
t0s. He denied that the war was q necessary OF
proper consequence Of AuneXatiol. 10 vas mea
sure capable of accomplishment by means wholly
uaCINt NIIL INlF h'fiillh'J A.'' N+i.A Attt~''.
saved from war. but nothing but the most extra
oydInary igdiscTsiiCH could have brought war upon
as Ii was rash snd preopi'ate war equally
unnecessary and Impo.itlc.
The distneuirhed Senator bore down bard upon
the Administration for the criminal indifference
with winch ne contended 10 bad plunged the nation
into war. be pronounced the gar illegally and uu-
constitutiouEly begun. 81 haa the House OF Re
representatives. upon the motion O. Mr. AsHMUN OF
Mass deliberately and ~ conclusive languase.
Here ne have. then, the earnest and well con
tidered opinions N two OF the most distinguished
leaders Of TIE LOco-Foe) patty botn asPirants Tor
the Presidency both backed tor that high Office by
no uncomfortable friends. in number and 10 re-
spectabIlity-ss % the cause Of the present dis-
sstrous war. Either cause Is sufficiently repre-
hensible whether according 10 Gen. CAss-it arose
from the preceding inqutles OF annexation, of-ac-
c0rdingto Mr. CALHOBN-irOm the gross neg iigcnce
the rash difference or indubtsbe mHivssIon Of
the President The people are 20 consider how
much 20 the justice OF glory Of THIS war such 4
cause fJr It's declaration Is likely 20 add 10 CON
si5cr whether the leaders Of the Loco FocO party
are most liable 90 ceusure and honest indignation
for tho reck ess haste Do which they compelled the
clnsumatiOn of o measure str0ciOus in lrse or the
President whC-in carrying out on act of 80 much
iniQuity Of his mere motion and absolute wiI-glvs
% its character additional iniamy
The = hole debate should be spread 10 the c0un.
try. Dat of their own mouths are they condemned.
The debate sprung out OF motion 20 rase some
troops for the assistance of Yucstan, but had ltte
or no connection with tne subject matter. The
truth 10 toe Senate 10 fast mistIDg itself 20 the
character the House. IL is even growing rapid
ly as multtudnous. And 10 the dozen or indefinite
States contemplated territorial indemnity from
Mexico come In soon. the Senate viii soon become
ns numerous as the House and perhaps attain 90 an
equal degree of good conduct and snort speeches.
To morrow We shall have a senatorial discussion
upon the question of rendering assistance % fuca-
tan. ir viii be an interesting discussion.
The House thanked Gen. TAYLoRflr bis military
services and referred the Ten Regiments bil to
the Committee ON Military Affairs. TIE Loco
Fcsos tried hard % have il referred 90 the Com
mittce Of the Whole. They counted however,
without their host Not so many Of our friends
have gone away 60 attend sick antilles rs they
hoped and they have fallen into trap they de-
signed fr others. A number of the Democrats
voted with our friends whether from opposition 90
the disposition proposed % be made Of the bin. or
ir0m certain opposition 90 the bin Itself