Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-01-10
TlllRTlETll CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.
DEBATE TN TIKI SGGATl
Iuuusnty. dee. 10
INCREASE OF TIE ARMY.

deia'i al lie MI Is hlsf el lh'td llhe, an add
unnal military i'oe.
Mt CALHOUN. hapr The h,uarahle senator do,
nj nteai to Pres, the Hill IL trg IA at tbs Time
The Seaa Is extremely Tim and IL "a qaaal. "A al
much aepIranfc, as cvcn hing must h. winch IA
nuelcd with tho VH1. that slali 10 the Senator, nl
mHrh Is what supplies We s'.l giant musl dcpond on
What we -mll determine in lho ne>t tow day, - IL b.
duo. that It would hs proper 10 ti," The consideration
n lMe hill o be rostpausl. II the sonalur Is determined
Ii rrsth question upon Us at tins e1ri prrud, aud be-
tue ANY on" has had tur IL ia is own Wlnd IN te2arl
athe subject. shall be eaustrland oppose The
Iol $ maln'n.
Mt MSS. II Is not will The slightest wish II cN
pre-. my views lhal ufge tlN nfHSUTt, hn horause !
hunk Tho good 81 The country requires H. Il "a aNpA
hill III iasG Ten regiments lhe "details Ut Which were
all aranard by 'h's body nj hc Last Se"mo Il ia. there
hif' 'laiN all'A1on ,N @Nu'he' we WI author ~
tbs Hddll"Ua at". he bul a Imesilrd IN the same
WY as elnl mis- III e same fnfPae.ahd al the sen
air mas IL dn 70 I" say Whtih'r I'm additional 'gheaN
sn'" nc anln'llA'" l" ne -" iHi*laa matter winch
"a Intimately connected viii The progress aud with tho
let"luatpn i ln' Nal = II II dfI2otl To lead IL Us
ieim'uail"' ne ilil his been already r'pofed SINE
taht 81 leu d2N = AMI heft'ie h1n' la the honorable
sehaof VII a'" lie consolidation The bill 10 he ro
Iced viii naw AM the honorable senator VIII pet
nil me taolferer that d see, IA reference II hs
lcsulutps In" 'heS aro Ia brHs hc dlsW'-o0 OF l'
SUBJECT enrc the Senate better fhan may be brought
b, lus bill The ojeet Of III" geo 'nao Is ooe of 'l1se
II l. cllhel pnprrle upon HE Senate, or upan the a.
miolsrrllau, or upon tho country It Is nA II operate
upon the administration, heeuse the President Npess
" says that II Is moi tho nleuonol Tn Administrations
h prosecute tins WA with the y,eN u eauna aisos the
nationality Of Nex,sn
The ground the administration hNrs np'n this sub
Jeets peculiarly clear 1t IA In wahe and srraie an honor
aMe ltlee IL attempt Ia prevent The American reopo
nln taking Fsfs'lan "l MeNro, II they Demanded n,
would be ~ tlr III ellort IA Ia undertake 10 stop hr
tnsnrg ri the esamel 81 Magma.
mNssH Slonld lhlnh II a very uhialinnaie lhnT T.
eNuguish the ln'rpehrueeu thai country aud annex II
10 oat oan hui the morr the VAR pfelneed tho Ion
gtr II Is sHtd 10 20 the greater vii be lin, danger
ID such an occurrence. What. then, Is the ssae Tho
admuls at ON say thy ID mt irtd Ia Conquer ali Il,
MpNicn. That project h. diayuW,d md tlr h,li,ny
ue i, dsayowed; and the eay tblag hat rnalus Is po
kcf possession al What have and extend opera
lions a. hu position o tho enemy nay render necessary
aud a. our mans may rnabe rs. Now, IN my view,
thu. bill may be taken up and disposed nj Without deter
ninlng at all tina uarf lhais SUBJECT Narh ia not
involved III the present question Nhv hrn. should We
stop with lhr Wow II blneug the Srntle Ls decision
upon tins pom Which dsel.ian, with all Difference 10
the honorable senntor. To to manner ii
c5nncNnn with the suhrct bfore u.
Mt CALHOUN A. lha Heaatur ias rvawrd his
Intention IT, proceed with til, hl aud h press tho ques
ION upon us nan. shall he compelled Ia opp se IT.
Mr.. CANN, For h. peIsoud accommodation of the
sennur. viii ruuseat lhaf the I'LL shB r over until
Monday Ery9nd that day cannot consent TIA, II shall
b. postponed
Nj. I AlHDlNs My hlrss, ST. extend far beyond
that. an very happy 10 hear The s-lalnr say that the
President e0l1ry on sod 10 The coma lest # Nolicb
and the cNiiuguislmH Of brT nationality and an yrty
happy also 10 hear HAT the chairman i ,he Committee
on Aliltry Asafs rapoa 5 Inc sinc tn no hat brnp
admitted as auionu the greatest cal ite. that could lp.
pen. the important question comes up-huW shah we
escape II Sif. we al,n get luo situations which W.
never intended Ia gel INTO W pot into tbs war, nj
though never Intended Ia pet INTO II iur will
uf- to say that in tins b.dy, If lhc Gaesn had been
pr1pounded hrln Of war War md, pendent ii Tie
rxgcncy II the occasun there would moi have been one
fourth u the Senale IN ttvnrol IT, Now. my oi ct Is
qua d. against consequences that are contemplated
but against Consequences that mav follow from die inca
sutfs prop srd=N Inch Consequences are MI coaieupla
ted. Thai is The uIsci. Now, whether this additional
tDlce shall be- gtanlod. viii depcnd on tle fact whether
the mode ruddd b, TIN Executive To carry on s
war III MT in lis r5rijra consequences end in tho eN
lnrlun Of thr IA ionailly Il ArAlan NV. | submit
olhea-aaoi hiuscf whether there Is nothing due to
hos. who di!lr Jn hlm IN opinion in rruaul To this
p4et} He may think that Tho polry recommended hy
the administration viii not end in tle sAnoul.hncn vi
the 1a,lanallyaf Ahaica; lf dlfl.r with him in thai
,nlo, and ,Iall am satisfied lha h. Ia correct am
MAJ pr.paf,d ia vote. IN favor II The tnf,,trr TINT il NV
pron,srd Sir. though the bonoraI,o san,lur. hnspf
IS Y,ry 9nn,'e l., The ,>I,aoso,n a, I,o aa
tion,lir' # No. ~. L,,,, linn li,, arr. ,.,y # =
i4fIy rr,ni and W. Lo,y daI there an, ma
Lo believe fbal sTri, viii be- c result vh thcf IN
toafd , no, ofil,c n,,,s,r,s r,r, ,y the admins
%ay do ,nl We or,h, Il, ns,,onc arrr,n an the bili
ir some Ii,,lc ac on1Il We s,ni have Determined IN.
co,,e which il WI, le primer Tar rs In rnfs,r. and viii