Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-02-04
THIwTlETn CoNGKEss--Firsr Session
MONDAY, January 81, 1878.
SENATE.

| reported resolution for the relief oil Tenant
Bryan & Co.
MIR. Yulee, from the Committee on Naval AZ
FAIRS, reported bill 10 enable ami authorize the
accounting officers of ne Treasury to au1it and
| settle the accUunls ci certain aching ohlre!S there
il named, which went through lis various stages
and was passed.
The bill iurlher 10 extend the patent oil Je!hro
Wood was considered, amended and passed.
Mr.. Niles reported a bill TO amend the Post
| Office Law OF lS45 relative 10 compensation &c
| Posima,ers.
A Dill 10 provide additional Examining Clerks
in the Patent Office, and 10 establish additional
fees in certain cases, was taken up, but before
any action on it, was postponed ill tomorrow.
Mf. Sewer made an eI PLANTATION in consequence
OF an attack, as he regarded II, made upon prin'
ciple which was enormously attributed to him.
He denied that he mad ever advocated the doctrine
that we had right 10 lake possession oil territory
10 which we had no claim. He had distinctly
stated tina, 10 the cases he had brought forward he
had taken The ground that We had claims in these
cases. and he had used these very words, which
| he acknowledged were omitted in The ohlcIa re-
port,
This expression was an apology for the an
guacr of the Inie .ligencer. He also Corrected an
error in the official report, in which ne had been
! made 10 assume The Perdido as cur Southern
boundary. He had said Eastern boundary. He
wished TO Stand erect, graphically as well as
politically.
The Senate proceeded 10 consider The Army
| Bill
MIR. Downs addressed the Senate. He express
.d his regret al The cour>e which had been pull
sued BY Senators who were opposed TO the bill
a, their determination 10 silt everything 50 rIgIdly,
even 10 the calculation OF a lew hundeds oil SOL
diers, aud not TO give credit TO any ming which
came from The President or any other quarter.
He wen. on the principle that when we could
not treat we must take; that We wanted the 1efl-
tory OF Mexico 10 spread our population, our
commerce and our freedom. lie though! that the
volunteers had performed extraordinary achieve
menls and that after they had accomplished so
much, il the drudgery OF The war was 10" 10 oe
committed 10 others, il was not IRON any dimih-
isheI confidence in heir bravery or efficiency.
He commended that il was great mistake 10
represent The bills now before the Senate as in
creasing he army 10000 men, They did mol
increase il a single man. They only placed This
force at the disposal Of the President, in case any
great e1isency should make il necessary TO em-
plUy them.
In case OF foreign interposiiion, during the re-
cess of Congress, the President ought 10 be au-
rhorized 10 organize force to meet ana de'eal
the danger. OF the necessity for the employment
of this force, the Executive was the most compe'
len, 10 iudge-more so than members OF Con-
aress. On The subject OF expense, he expressed
his conviction that We must take into the idea oil
war. the idea OF great expenditures and taxes.
We must be prepared 10 meet these things
No one ever heard Of an economical war. war
is no chds play; and when we enter INTO I'VE
must expec, 10 be hardened and lakeland II
was better 10 bear these evils, and have the woIR
we'll done than 10 spoil it BY parsimonious econ
ony.
lie defended the course OF The Executive IN his
appointments in the army. he then went on 10
express his preference for regulars over vo!un-
reers in the further prosecution OF the war. Vo.
( lunteers might ish. CALAMITY for Ten years. YET
remain al the end OF that period in the same
grade in which they began, while in the regular
army officers were regularly advancing IN Inc
paths OF promolon
He believed that more OF our men had persisted
from he diseases of the climate than from The
sword He would send no more Ambassadors
We had sent too many already.
He complained that while Senators on the
other side kept on complaining, but never pro-.
posed any thing, on his side they did NOT pretend
10 be inlallble: they said what they had done,
what they were doing, and what they proposed 10
| do. He wished Senators on the other side 10 acI
in the same way.
Judge McLean's letter he regarded as manly
and 10 Inc point. He dh not expect here would
be peace until the Presidential election shall be
terminated. He desired 10 know now, before The
! Presidency changed hands, whether all The money
expended 10 The war was 10 be expended Tor nousht.
| As 10 the commencement Of the war, he re-
gar.ed il as arising out Of The nature OF things
1t was unavoidable, growing out OF The pefVefsi-
! " OF Mexico aud VI her sluboorness and oosii'
! macy. But il it had been brought about by any
| of
| charge il upon The Pfesden! or any one else
! bot would refer il 10 a much higher source.
Qe expressed his regret thai Mexico had ever
been admitted INTO the family Of Republics. lie
did not think The annexation OF Texas would
alone have produced the war, had il not been Tor
The interference Of foreign dpumatisIs, and par
ticnl,rly 10 the strong probability mat war
would break out btween the U. States and En-
gland on the Oregon question.
He and that on The subject o! our foreign Te!a-
| lions, he was ready To pay reverence and respect
| IN The distinguished Americans who differed iIom
his views but ne crnid mol with the same feelings
receive The opinions OF tuTeigner-he Telened
10 Mr. Galain.
He would have no sentiment connected with
the honor VI our country mixed up with foreign
preludices and sympalhits and feelings; he
would have il altogether American, whether old
or young-wheiher Wing or Democrat-e1cu-
sively American.
He went On to defend The course OF the Presi.
dent on The SUBJECT oi The Slidell mission-ihe ad.
vance of Gen. Taylor 10 the Rio Grande, and
| all The operations OF the war.
On motion OF Mr. Douglass, the Senate ad-
jeurued.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Colt 10 close
the debate on the Presidents message at TWO o.
| CLOCK tomorrow.
Mr.. Colamer moved TO Law the resolution on
the table Lost BY 81 to 1876 and The resolution
adopted.
Mr.. Vinton from the committee Of Ways and
Means, reported bills, making appropriations
for certain Publications for the year ending Goth
June, ls49; for the support Of the army and vol.
uneers for the same period. Read twice and
referred 10 the committee Of The whole On the
state of the Union and ordered 10 be prned.
Mr. Cabell presented The resolution oflhe Le'
sislature of Florida, relative 10 the payment oil
volunteers mustered into service.
Mr. kaufman offered Join. resolution to pro-
vide Tor The payment OF the regiment oil Texas
volunteers under Col. Curtis, al Camargo and
presented resolutions OF The Texas Legislature or
the same subject.
Bls were reported, read twice and referred, L
amend the act providing for certain soldiers ant
officers OF the notwithstanding 2 per cen, or
The sale. ofthe public lands in Missouri TO con
slruct road-making appropriations for the i'm
provement Of The Mississippi river-grantin,
pre-em ption 10 setllers in Wiscoosn-providin.
Tor the prosecution Of works already commence
/, al Chicago and Michigan city-to extend III
RICH, of suffrage in the District Of Columbia
graduate and reduce The prices OF the publ
lands-authoTizng the Posl master General 10 al
! low extra compensation 10 Posmasters in certa
eases.
Bill TO confirm the boundary line between Mi.
: souri, and Arkansas Passed.
MIR. Turner introduced joint resolution, de-
! claring that it is eIpedient TO annex New Mex
l CO, Upper and Lower California, 10 The Unite
D States. Ii lies over,
i A resolution was introduced, and lies owe
calling on the President, 10 communicate the co
o respondence of Gems. Scott, Taylor and Wonl