Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-02-22
ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND, VA.
Saturday Morning, February 10, 1913.
We present a few extracts from inc p'oee
inss Of the U. 8. Senate on the l2lh May loao'
w., n. uar hill WAS under consideration:

81. 80 IT, 6rsi scc,ion the wo,ds "pfosecution OF
said war" aud 10 insert the words WIN d view
oIenabIino The Government oil the I'D. 10 lepel
,nro,iou. The President be hereby authorized 10
employ The naval and military force" &C.
MIR Criueuden was in favor oil voting Tor any
amount Of funds which might DC eeeined neces-
sary 10 repel invasion, by whicn ne meant, not
only Inc driving the enemy beyond me river, out
in pursuinp him and beating him down, so thal
our borders should no longer be in danger oil a
| repetil.on Of The offence. lie would be satisfied
with This until we should have had time 10 ascer-
| tain whether the Mexican Government would
| sanction The act Of their commanding ollcer.
Mir. Crittenden hoped that The emergency Wonlo
| not be found SO pressing as some Send'ois aP-
| reared 10 suppose. He had great confidence 10
ihe officer commanding the forces on inc mo
| Graude, and was prelly confident ihai, 10 e'2n.
and ,orty hours after the dale OF last adYices. II
would be found that the General commanding
had whipped the alexicans, driven mem across
the river ard was in The town oil Ma'amOfaS.
After some further remarks, (principally on
points Of oldcr,) by MessTs. Allen, johnson OF
Louisiana, Crlilenden, Calhoun ana Mangum,
lhe question was taken on The motion 10 strike
out The words 'prosecure said war 10 a SPEEDY
and successful termination" SO as 10 make Inc
preamble read, shat Tor The purpose oil enabling
The Government of The Uniled States To repel The
invasion, The President is hereby" &c, and deci-
ded in The negative as follows:
YEAs- Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Berrlcn, Cal
houn, Thomas Clayton. John NJ. Clayton, Cor
win, Criuenden, Davis, Dayton, Evans, Hunting
ton, Johnson Of Maryland, Johnson Of Louisiana,
McDufiie, Mangum, Morehead, Simmons, Up
ham and WoodbIidge-20.
Nays cssrs. Allen, Ashley, Alchison, Alh-
erton, Bagby, Benton. Breese, Bright, Cameron,
Cass, Colquir, Dix, Houston, Jarnasin, %Jenness,
Lewis, Niles, Prhnybacker, Rusk, Scmple, ST.
vier, SpeighI, Sturgeon, Turney and Yulee-25.
SO the motion 10 strike out was mi agreed 10.
Mr.. Cri!lenden expressed a desire that The
ground taken upon this subject By The minority
should be recorded upon The journal, and for this
purpose he moved 10 strike out from The first sec.
lion ol the bill The words, 80 prosecute said war
10 a speedy and successful termination" and in
serl "ior The purpose Of repellins The invasion,
the President is hereby" Sc
Mr.. Johnson, OF Maryland, said lha, Mexico
claims Inc whole OF Texas. We cannot go 10
Mexico, therefore, 10 ask about our boundaries.
She denies The existence Of such a Stale as Tex
az. We so TO Texas 10 inquire about The boun-
Diary.
The yeas and nays were taken on MIR. Hun
~iinslon's motion 10 strike out the preamble,
which was decided as follows:
YEAS Alessfs. Archer, Barrow, Berrien, Cal
houn, Thomas Clayton, John Nj. Clayton, Cor
win. Cri;tendrn, Davis, Dayton, Evans. Hunt
inslon, McDudie, Maneum, Morehead, Simmons
Woodbridge, Yulee-l6.
NAYs-Messrs. Allen. Ashley, Alchison. Ath-
ertou, Basby, Benton, Breese, Bright, Cameron,
Cas-, Coiquitl. Dix, Houston, Jarnagin, Jenness,
Johnson, Of Maryland, Johnson, Of Louisiana,
Lewis, Miles, Pennybacker, Rusk, Semple, Sc
vief, Speishl, Sturgeon, Tufney, Upham, West
cult-2S.
No other amendment being proposed, The bill
was reported 10 the Senate from the Committee Of
The Whole.
The amendments made in committee were
then agreed 10.
The bill, as amended, was then ordered TO be
engrossed for a third reading.
The yeas and nays wcIe called Tor and ordered
on The passage OF The bill.
Mr.. Morehead suggested that The question
might be taken without the yeas and nays. There
was evidently a large majority for the bill, and it
would be better not 70 have The nays recorded.
Mr. Mangum had made up his mind TO vote Tor
The bill, bul he entered his most solemn protest
against the haslY declaration Of The preamble,
about The existence Of the war, and he would ask
The Senate that ina, protest might be entered on
the journal.
Messrs. ]. NJ. Clayton and Dayton entered ST
milar protests.
The question, "ShalI the bill pass7" was then
put, and resulted as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Allen. Archer, Ashley, A'chi-
son, Anterior, Baeby, Barrow, Benton, Breese,
Bright Cameron, Cas-, John NJ. CLAYTON, Col
quit, Corwin, Crilenden, Dayton, Dickinson,
Houston, Jarnagin, Jenness, Johnson Of Mary
land, Johnson o; Louisiana, Lewis, McDulfle,
Mangum, Morehead, Niles, Pennybacker, Rusk,
Senp'e, Sewer, Simmons, Speighl, Sturgeon,
Tourney, Upham, Westcot, Woodbridge and Yu-
lee-4G.
NAys-Messrs. Thomas Clayton and Davis
2.
[Senators Berrien, Calhoun and Evans, being
in their seals, did not vote. The other members,
whose names are MT recorded above, were alb
senl.
When Mr.. Criccnden's name va, called, ne
voted faye, excep, The preamble" So also q,
Mr.. Upham.
The bill was then read BY its title and passed.
And The Senate adjourned.
We admit that a large majority of The Wing
Senators voted against the preamble; and The tacl
is equally clear, that they gave their votes 10 re-
pei The invas,on. This vote most clearly settles
The point, that hosliiilies took place on American
soil, as The enemy could not have invaded onr
SOIL SO long as he remained on his own territory.
The language is explicit, "thc invasion;" had
it been ian invasion" The Wings might have
taken shelter under their ~tayorile panic, and have
subsequently, said they were alarmed for the
safety OF The Crescent city and lis proud Stale;
bur The facs is boldly set forth that they vo'ed
TO rcpcl Me lnrcSion. Is il not astonishing Their,
that ate. giving such vote, they should now,
clothed as they are with all The dignity and re-
sponsiDility that belongs 10 their station, join in
the false cry, that The President made the war by
sending General Taylor upon Mexican lerriIory2
True 10 their instinct, they Tried so 10 place them
selves il connection with the clear fact, that The
car ,ristea 6y The at cf Mezco, that their party
might lie benefited BY raising doubts in The
minds ol The people as 10 The origin OF the war;
but in their great zeal 10 secure this point, which
they supposed might be available TO their party,
they fastened themselves 10 one which they would
now, no doubt, be willing 10 exchange for their
vote against the preamble. Their big gun against
The administration al this time is, that The Presi.
dent brought on the war by marching our army
upon Mexican soil; and their own chosen votes
in The Senate show that they desired 10 amend The
bill. so that il would read to "repc! The ,~nrasion.' :.
We think our friend, Colonel GOWNS Joke
about the pig and the pup, has a happy appIica-
lion in The conduct of grave Wing Senators and
fanciful Wing Representatives. Assome OF our
readers may moi have heard The JOKE We will give
il, SO iha, they may see The application OF il. One
neiehbor sent fancy pig as a present TO one Of
his friends by a cuffe, with a note e1toillns
its breed, &c. There was a sroegery on The
road, and in passing il, cufiie was asked by The
wag that kept il where he was going and on
being told, he asked him if he would not stop and
gel dram. This cutie most Willingly agreed
10; and while he was in the dram shop the pie
was slipped gu, and a puppy placsd IN The
bag. On reaching The house he was sent 10, he
handed The note 10 the gentleman, who, on read