Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-01-26
CONGRESS.

In the Senate, on Monday Jan. II, Mr.. Butler.
OF D G., delivered speech in opposition to the
len regiment bill.-lie principally discussed his
amendment, which was 10 gill up the regiments al
ready in Mexico, rather than create the ten new
regiments. and sought to make it appear that by
his plan Gen. Scott would have at least 35 GOO
men with whom to overrun Mexico
In the House, Mr.. Bolts, OF Va, offered reso-
luton calling upon the President to inform the
House why the 3,C0O,0G9 of dollars asked for by
HIM at the last session OF Congress- and appropria-
ted had not secured peace, as he assured CONGRESS
1t would do--This resolution as well as all others
calling upon the Departments for information,
was objected to by the Administration members.
and could not, therefore, be adopted
On Tuesday, in the Senate, Mr. Baldwin sub
united resolution asking for information whether
Mexico has any and what public domain and If her
government has power to cede any of it 10 foreign
government. The Ten Regiment bill was then
taken up, and MIR. Badger addressed the Senate.
lie laid down, as his first proposition that the war
with Mexico has been the immediate result of the
unlawful and unconstitutional act of the President
Ills second proposition that this war thus re-
sultlng from the unlawful aud unconstitutional act
OF Inc President, had been prosecuted by him with
view 10 conquest-the permanent conquest Of at
least Upper California and New Mexico His
third point was that the present plan of the war,
as announced by the Secretary OF War, is in effect,
inevitably, if carried cut, the conquest of the whole
OF Mexico. lie concluded with expressing his in
teniiOn 10 vote against the bill
In the House, the consideration of the annual
message of the President was resumed in Commit
tee OF the Whole MIR. Jameson, of Mo-, address
ed the committee, in support of the war, and the
general measures and policy Of the Administration
Mr.. Jones, OF Ga, followed.--He considered the
war brought on by the march of Gen. Taylor to the
lilo Grande. and The instructions to him and to Mr.
Slldell though he believed the injuries sustained
by our citizens from Mexico, sufficient us,ifica-
ton OF the war thus unnecessarily precptated by
the President. MIR. Robinson, Of Ia, replied to
Mr. Jones.-He said that Wings representing war
districts were compelled TO make speeches on false
premises, 10 justify them in withholding supplies
lie reviewed the instructions to Gen. Taylor, and
declared that the instructions TO Mr.. Slidel had
nothing to do with the origin of the war; as he had
never been received by the Mexican government
lie threw upon Gen. Taylor the responsibility of
| the march to the Rio Grande and declared that
had Gen. Taylor been President, he would have
ordered that march, At the conclusion of his
| speech, the committee rose, and, on motion of Mr.
Stephens, the House adjourned.
| On w ednesday, in the Senate, some communica-
| tons from the War Department were laid on the ia
BILE and from the Treasury to correct an error in
The report OF the Secretary caused by mistake Of
Clerk. The bill 10 increase the army was again
taken up, and Mr.. Foote spoke at length in sup
port of the war and the hill.-He thought that Gen
Taylor was as much responsible for the advance Of
our troops 10 the Rio Grande as the President and
justified the language Of the President in denoun-
cling those who opposed his measures, as giving
laid and comfort to the enemy"
In the House, the consideration of the Presidents
annual message was resumed.
On Thursday, in the Senate, a resolution sub
mllted by MIR. Mangum, calling for the instructions
under which Gen. Scott's order (376) was issued
and the Generals opinions to the sufficiency Of
his means, led to quite sharp debate between
Aessrs Mangum, Cass, Crittender and Allen;-
after which the discussion Of the army bill was re-
Sumed.
In the House, no business was transacted in con-
sequence of the death of the Hon. j. w Hornbeck,
Of Pennsylvania
On Friday, in the Senate, a message was recei-
we'd from the House Of Representatives, commune
eating the death of the Hon. j. w. Hornbeck-
MI Cameron then pronounced a brief and appro-
pirate eulogy on the character Of the deceased and
the Senate adjourned till Monday.
In the House, the bill granting pension 10 Ma
ry Brown, widow of Jacob Brown, revolutionary
soldier, and stepmotIer of Major Brown, who was
killed opposite Matamoras, was the principal topic
OF discussion No vote, however, was taken on
the bill and the House adjourned until Monday.