Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-01-13
HnlteO 5tates Congress.
EditOrial Correspondence Of Pitts. Gazette
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-Monday night.
POLITICS AND BUSINESS, THE WAR
WAR MEASURES. &c.

iuIionally commenced by the President" The
vote was IS to sl.-preiIy close voting, as il
would have been, had The House been full
The Wing members voted upon this proposition,
not in the form ofN Resolution, but oddly
enough upon the amendment 10 an amendment,
offered by Mr.. Henley of Ia, wss summarily
pulled down by this amendment to his amend.
ment, not dreaming that in the play Of plot and
counter plot he was to be so essentially over
reached. He, nor his friends, were willing that
a simple vote of thanks should 0e adopted TO
General Scott, but as with the thanks 10 Gener.
al Taylor, after the battle Of Monterey, TO cou.
pie il with extraneous matter. In both cases
the parry was ioiled, but the parry to-day was
marked an important. In the opinion Of the
House of Representatives, the war with Mexico
was unnecessarily and unconsIituIionally COM
menced by the President.
Mr.. Hudsons Resolutions offered to the
House to-day attracted some attention, and a
ced upon it aI6rst with determination 10 lay the
Resolution upon the table but finally after a lit
tie whisperinglaud winking debate, an attempt
was made TO arrive it from the House by defeat,
as ii was found not to be paIatabIe TO all the
Wing members. The first struggle Of the par.
ty was an attempt to overrule the decision oflhe
Speaker, who in conformity with many prece.
dents, had decided that motion to lay upon the
table was in order, after the previous question
had been moved. The Speaker was sustained
by close party vote, and the Resolutions, after
a good many assaults in front aud rear were re-.
JecIcd by vote Of 1877 to Al. They are as in
TOduced by Mr.. Hudson as follows,-buI in in.
Producing them it is due to the movers and the
Wing members TO say that there had been no
consultation or concert of action Of any kind
among the Wing members before they were
brought forward.
Resolved, That the Committee on Military
Affairs be directed to inquire into the expedien.
cy of requesting the President of the United
States to Withdraw to the East Bank of the Rio
Grande our Armies now in Mexico and TO pro.
pose 10 the Mexican Government forthwith Il
treaty Of Peace on the following basis:
That we relinquish all claims TO Indemnify
for the expenses of the War, and that the boun-
dairy between the United States and Mexico shall
be established at or near the desert between the
Nueces and the Rio Grande.
That Mexico shall be held to pay all Just
Of the war, and that Convention shall be en-.
tered into by the TWO nations TO provide for the
liquidation Of those claims and the mode of pay.
ment.
The Locoloco members regarded action up.
on these Resolutions as a great triumph, but
they were subsequently non-plussod in the nc.
Iion first announced.
Many miscellaneous questions were brought
before the House during the day, and some Of
marked importance. One proposes an inquiry
as TO the expedlency Of allowing drawback or
Canadian Wheat, after it shall have been grounC
into flour for shipping purposes Of export. An
other, which was in the form of BILL to a re.
vision of the present consular system. A third
Resolution was u characteristic inquiry upon the
iuct whether the Secretary Of State here, or the
Minister abroad, had made any reply to an u.s.
sault upon our public faith on the part of the
British Secretary of Foreign Affairs in Parlia-
menl. Mr.. lngersol in this Resolution is only
seeking public noorieIy by the novelty of his
inquiry.
| In the Senate there was n very spicy debate
upon question of cortesy, and upon the ten re.
giment bill. Mr.. Cass delivered himself of an.
other bunkum speech, and another public bid for
the Presidency. The praise he bestowed upon
the Army was next, and would have been we'll
enough, had not the obvious reason of been an
expected quid pro quo in the form of votes for
the Presidency. The speech was q written one
and it was written with care. The hard labor
Of it, however, was borrowed from the Adjulant
Generals office. twas stated that there were
43, 500 men now in the field, 3s 600 of whom
were under Scott; 6,700 under Taylor or Wool
and the balance scattered over New Mexico and
California. All this is much less than the force
authorized by Congress, Notwithstanding which
however, thirty additional regiments are asked
for. MIR. Cass's speech had tho merit of brew
ty, and though an attack which was disavowed
upon the oppos0rs of the War, challenge was
thrown down for the Wings to pick up, by the
declaration that the war was lust and the course
Of tho Administration correct. So thought not
the Houses in their vote.
Mr.. Calhoun signifod his desire to be heard
tomorrow upon his Resolutions, and very
spicy debate arose us TO whether he should be
heard or not. The Senate has always been
through all The storms ofparty, courteous bo.
, Idy, and departure from its accustomed urban,
, ity was threatened to duy.
I Mr.. Cass seemed to be tho leader, but ahel
f two hours, was stormed out Of his intenton.-
More conspicuous still was Mr.. Foote Of Mis-
n Sissippi, new Senator who has not yet Learned
, TO distinguish between tho stump speaking o
; mississippi and the Senate Chamber. Tim,
will leach him the difference, il Senators do not
To-day Mr.. Badger of North Carolina, one O
, the most abIc and distinguished members of tn
Senate, administered a rebuke so graceful an
yet so pointed that ,!ho Senator will hardly for
get it for time. Mr.. Douglass of lllinos, toe
made his debut. he, too, has something t
learn of The quality of GorbcaroHce and m'nug
. respect relative 10 The body of winch he is
member. l.. ..
v Mr.. CalhOun'S Speech Remarks, SpOlla-
Q items, &C., &c.