The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-20
TIllItTlETll CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION
Senate.

WAsHISoroS, Jan. II, ls4s
Pending the morning business resolution offered by
spscng his plans for the further prosecution of the
came up.
Mr. CAss asked its postponement one day.
Mr. MANouM thought it ought now to be considered.
Mr. CA. hoped the resolution would be laid till
have to oppose it. 1t must appear to every one mpro
per IN the Executive to furnish plans and projects Of
ture operations Of an existing war
Mr. MANGUM commended for the resolution. While the
Chairman on Military Affairs pertinacious for the
passage Of his measures, the information to the
plans Of the campaign wanted at once to enable us
to act intelligibly upon the m easures demanded
Mr. Cars denied that his side Of the Senate had been
pertuacious in urging his measures The great
for passing these bills at once was to get the troops into
Mexico before the sickly season set In the coast
Mr. MANeUM maintained that the Chairman on Mill.
tary Affairs had been pernacous Ia urging war bills
all other business But there remark of the
Senator which Of greater importance; that was
improper TO furnish the information asked Upon this
proper because Of the designs Of the Executive for
absous domination over, and conquest Of Mexico. II
was because the Executive had fears Of the people in
disclosing his designs for, IL they ripe this
wholesale annexation they ought to be prepared for the
surrender of free Institutions Without the infor-
nation asked he should vote against the supplies
Mr. CLAYTON put newspaper into the hands Of his
friend, folded conveniently for reading.
Mr. MANoUM read from the paper General Scotts
general order No 3O1, That the army was about to
spread itself over the republic Here was the scheme
design for the occupation and absorption Of the
whole OF Mexico could not be disguised But we
want the information. IL will not be disclosed
to the Mexicans for they already informed of the
plans OF the General chief The information Is tor
and can only be improper to give it. because the
pubic mind not regarded ready for the designs Of
the executive, for Wholesale rspscty and plumbers for
that was what he believed to be the object Of the
cution Of the war, as proposed.
Mr. CAss denied that he had been pertnacious pug
nacou with his bills He asked that the resolution lie
over one day. The infor nation asked would be i'm
proper because 1t would go to Mexico.
Mr. MANeUM said Mexico was already advertised Of
our plans and the information asked could only be
repressed because Of apprehensons Of the American
people against the designs of the administration.
Mr. Cas- persisted that the publication Of the plans Of
the war would beipjurious to the public service With
regard to annexation 1t only the progress Of things
which would bring II about You might as well
stand In the middle of the cataract Of Niagara and
say How not as to attempt to stay the Ameri-
can people, II they once resolved upon annexation;
and 1t would take great deal to kill us. There had
been great many panics In his time from the days Of
Jenerson bot the prosperity OF the country had ex-
tended aud increased all the time IL would take n
great deal TO kill this country We might swallow Mex
leo 10 morrow and It would not kill u.s. Great laugh
ter
Messrs ALLEN and MANeuM further discussed the
question, the latter maintaining that the information
asked should be granted, either in Executive or open
session
MIR CALHOUN at length insisted for the rights Of his
colleague TO the floor the hour o. O'Clock set apart for
tho resumption Of the regular ord-r, having arrived.
The appeal was gsrded By the Senate, and