New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-31
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ru,>.,. IN WARRINGTON,

MI, A.. IN. r,,wca, 81 Expenses Incurred
Ana .rs,,rs up Companies ~uiii Ia Case OF
81 srrrsnt- Contested scat OF Aid.
Jackson.
ccsrs.rSnScsee q The Tribune
wNuiSaroS March 20. isS.
The nease cccupied itself mostly 20 day in con.
.slcvias and discussing the rropriety Of paying for
tho frat expenses Of the Volunteer Companies
o the getting of them together The opinion OF
the House should think. was somewhat adverse
n the measure whatever debts have occurred In
,A,. war 4, would seem should be psid--fa,ure ex-
ren,,;turrs can be directed according 10 the will OF
the House Many persons get up companies for
tn. war under the superstition. natural wthal. that
whatever necessary liabilities they incurred In the
undertaking would be discharged by tho National
Government
There will hc no more 6ghtiug, have no fear,
said NJ CAlHOuN q few days since. none IN the
world that W. shall ever return 10 vigorous
pnNseca,iou Of the war That day IS gone You
cannot Vitslrse the policy. his buried. Inc ooun.
try would consider II the greatest misfortune That
c>,alt hcisi US II We were 10 reopen aud rene"
the Mexican war As Mr. CALHOUN thinks and
ssNs undoubtedly soWis. The Representatives Of
the Peopl, have deliberately and irrevocsbly 70
solved that this vsr was unnecessarily ana uncon
stitut.onsly commenced by the act OF the Presl
dcut aud what gives peculiar force 10 thus express
,,n Of their opinion Is that they were elected upon
the very srOund that the President bad plunged the
nstsn into wsr without suihC lent cause, aud in VIC
ls,on Of bis constitutional duty. This sentiment.
strong az IL is is still less so than their aversion t.
p,nlousstion OF the war.
Sdil il IL matter for calm consideration, how
far the faith OF the Government is pledged toward
the payment OF the expenses so far incurred IN TIE
war. or rather what expenses should be deemed
necessary and OF course to be properly discharged
and what not. Perhaps the mature opinion Will be
-. Ill, 1aI 10 ann nnHpr q
nomination Of necessary expenses, aud therefore
liable 20 assumption by the Government
In the Senate, Mr. DIX engrOssed the attention
Of Senators awhile in explanation of the merits OF
q bill presented by L. Col Fremont. for the pay
rnent Of certain obligations he entered into while
acting fr the Government in California. There
can be no doubt from Mr. DIX lucid and idl state
tnent that the debts were honestly and necesss-
riy incurred and should be Immediately discharged.
Mr. FRENoNr believe, is still In the army, the
President verv properly declining TO accept bis
resignation. Not that Mr.. FREMONT did wrong IL
rendering il: on the contrary. the act does him
honor proceeding as il did from the conviction that
the Quesiapprovsl by the President OF the late
finding of the Court Martial was an unjust rehec-
ton pon the motives Of bis conduct while serving
in California under Gen. KyARSEY or under Com
Stockton. He was conscious Of no wrong, and
therefore refused with proper indignation TO &C
cspt reinstatement as condition OF Executive
clcmency. Nor has the President acted less be
oOmingly in refusing TO accept his resignation DE
IL unwilling 10 allow an act resulting from the
wounded sensibities of an officer, jealous in hon
os'-hoeever much he may approve the motive
which dictated ito enure % the detriment OF The
public service. II therefore keeps Col Fremont
10 the army, in spite of himself
Col MosRoE's case comes up on Thursday week.
The prevailing opinion here is that he will gain the
seat to which by the legitimate sutfrages of his
District ne is entitled. know of DO Wings who
will vote agsins. his claim, while have heard OF
some Democrats who will not vote to retain the
present member. 1t is not contended THAT know
that Mr. JACKSON was himself accessory to, or cog
INFANT Of the frauds, and violation of the
elective franchise which produced his nominal cleo
ton But no reasonable, impartial reader Of the
testimony taken will for moment doubt that & osa
and highly culpsble frauds were practiced at the
election and by his political friends The least that
can be said OF him is he has been found In bad com
pany He has had iDiudicious friends, and been
the victim of misplac confidence.
Twill be recollected that Col. HASKELL Of Tenn.
has given notice of resolution expressive of sym
pashy with the French nation FOR its latest orous
achievement in getting rid of the perfdous branch
of Orleans aud substituting a republican govern
ment This is right. but there should be no halt
way svmpathy-we should " fraternIze with the
French people IN all their doings as promulgated
bv their Provisional Government. The whole
thirty.fye DEGREES more less. issued by thai
Government we ought 10 approve. The eighteenth
preparing for the immediate emancipation OF tue
slaves ia ali tbs colonies, Of course will bring down
the house
Later from Vera Cruz.
The schooner Iona Capt. Stevens arrived yes
Cruz hayi -