The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-01-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence ofthe Boston Atlas.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9Th, lS47

You will have noticed by the nows received
by the last arrivals from Mexico, that II seri-
Gus difficulty has arisen between General
Scott and two or three of his principal Off
GERS, which has resulted in the arrest of Gen
erals Worth and Pillow, and Col. Duncan
The exact state of the difficulties has not yet
TRANSFERRED, or ut least has not yet been made
public; but this may be taken us fact-that
there is deeply contrivcd political scheme
nj the bottom, which will he made apparent in
q short time. General Worth, when the war
broke out, was considered to he Wing,
though in previous years, while citizen of
Albany, or one OF the neighboring towns, he
had Mt times voted the Loco Foco ticket, and
was warm personal friend otMr Van Buren,,
for whom he voted in 1910.
Private intelligence from Mexico states that
General Worth has all mt once become II fla
ming Democrat. and that n scheme is on
foot, and has been for some time, the chief
concoctors of which reside in the States, 10
bring out General Worth as n Democratic
candidate for the Presidency, for the express
purpose drumming him against General Idy-
Tor. Now, however may be the result of the
present troubles i'll GU" army in Mexico, II
will he found hereafter, that political Pres
idential purpose was at the bottom, or is in
some way connected with it.
This information has been impaired to
nc by gentlemen who are in possession of
the most lnl and authentic information res
pecting affairs in Mexico. j am not at liberty
TO state who my authorities are. Future de-
velopements will show that what now say
is well founded. | will write more fully
hereafter
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2Sth, lS47.
The only business possessing any interest
| in the House today was the vote upon Il pc
tition presented by Caleb b. Smith, from GER
tain citizens ofIndiana, praying for the abo-
| ltion Of slavery in the District of Columbia
and in the territories belonging 10 the United
States, and TO prohibit the internal slave trade
between the States. MIR Smith moved to
refer the petition 10 the Committee on the
District ofColumbia. MIR Cabell, of Florida
moved to lay it on the table. Upon this mo-
ton Mr. Root Of Ohio, called for the yeas and
nays, which being ordered were as follows:
Yeas, 76; Nays, 20. So the motion was car
red. 1t will he seen that the House was very
thinly attended. 1t seems strange 10 see the
Loco Foco members from Maine, New York
and Pennsylvania, and other free States, vo-
ting to lay those petitions on the table, and 10
see Wings from slave States voting against it,
, These facts ought 10 be remembered, when
, we hear persons in the free States declaim-
ing against the Wings of the South. If the
members from the free States were but true
to freedom and the sacred right of petition
, no antislavery petitions could be laid upon
the table, If the North complain in this
matter of the action of the South they do sc
without proper cause. 10 is the Loco FOcC
members from The free STATES icho are 10 blame
the Johnsons, of New Hampshire, the Smart:
and lammons, of Maine, the Brodheads anC
Ingersolls, ofPennsylvana, the McClernands
y and McClellauds, Of Michigan and Illinois
= who do the work of violation. Let the peo
4 pie turn such men out ofCongress and sup
1 ply their seats with better men, and we shall
II.
}, represented on the floor of Congress.
= WAsHrNGToN, Dec. Both, 1947.
INTERESTING DEBATE IN THE SEN
:, ATE, ON THE TEN REGIMENT BILL
. Quite an interesting debate took place il
r the Senate today upon the bill reported by
General Cass, for the enlistment Of ten new
regiments for the Mexican War. MIR Cas-
/ called up his bill and expressed hope tina
the Senate would pass it without more delay
= Mr. Calhoun expressed a wish that thu
Senator from Michigan would not press the
: consideration of the bill at this time. Before
he voted for that bill and before the Senate
4 would pass the bill, he hoped that there
. would be an opportunity given for gentle
men TO express their sentiments upon the war
the purposes for which it was waged, and the
purpose ofthe Administration in carrying oil
the war. lie hoped that the resolution.
, day would first be debated and voted upon
/ lie desired to know whether it was the pur
5 pose of the Administration, or those in its
> kcontidence, 10 sub jugatc Mexico and TO de-
stroy her national independence.
) Mr. Cass, i'll reply TO the Senator from
South Carolina, said the President had ex.
pressly stated in his Annual Message that he
had no desire, nor was it the intention of the
Administration to destroy the nationality of
Mexico. lie believed thai it would be fraught
with much evil were that to take place: but
ten regiments more were absolutely necessa-
ry TO the defence of our arms in Mexico, and
TO hold possession ofthe territory they now
had, until we had concluded peace with
; Mexico. He could see no reason why the
passage of this bill should be delayed until
after the resolutions submitted by the Senator
from South Carolina had been considered
this bill had nothing TO do with the question
whether we should prosecute the war to the
humiliation ofthe Mexican name and nation
atty. He could not therefore consent to have
the bill postponed
Mr. Calhoun said the Senator seemed de-
termlned to force the Senate into vote upon
his bill, without giving gentlemen an oppor-
tunlty to first consider for what were its
purposes Notwithstanding the remarks of
the Senator from Michigan, he did consider
this bill as of the highest importance, as in
dicating the policy ofthe Administrations and
one which, ifpursued, backed as it was bv
another bill now upon the table, and reported
from The Military Committee, of which Mr.
Cass is Chairman, for the immediate enlist
ment of IL 900 more volunteers, making the
whole new levy of 81 900 men, to fight in
Mexico. He said there were indications, in
his mind, which, if not intended to accom-
plish the entire subugation of Mexico, neces-