Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1848-02-10

man, and child of another nation or government and
he shows that the Constitution had given the
king power, not into the hands of one man, but into
the hands of the people and their immediate
tatves, who principally affected by it, and have
To support IT. with all It's consequences. The Con-
stituton intends that war; affecting the interest of ALL
should be declared by all. Mr.. r. contended that
their fighting was not war. The battles Of Palo Alto
and Resaca de la Pama he characterized as collisions
of arms but no war, because not then
cognized by Congress. The President, as command
er-in-chief of the army and navy, under power to
suppress instruction, and TO repel invasion, might
lawfully and justly bring the troops into hostile col
lslon, without inducing state of war. The position
that the President began the could not be main
tanned without manifest disregard of the COnstitu-
ton, which prescribes that Congress alone de-
clare it was, therefore, constitutional untruth
and the argument he believed had been used by gen.
tlemen not because they regarded 1t true. but for
the purpose of misleading the people. Nevertheless,
he admitted that, while II the province of the Ex
ecutive TO carry ON the war, an incident to the
treaty making power, Congress still controlled its OBJ
jects and extent, because, through that body alone
must the supplies be furnished.
The bill to supply the deficiency for the army
vice this year, reported in the House yesterday,
by the Committee of Ways and Means The amount
is Sl2,OO00O0, to supply the deficiency till the first
of July. The call for loan of $4,000, 600 has been
reduced to S16,O00OOO. D.
p S. From present appearances, it is quite proba-
Bile that the wings will defeat the Ten Regiment Bill,
and that they will prevent the efficiency of the Loan
Bill.
Our friends the Democrats here, are entering upon
the Presidential canvass 18th than their usual
energy and confidence and the question has narrow
ed itself down to the claims of Gen. Cass, Mr. Dallas,
and Judge Woodbury.. ID.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81, 1S4S.
There is prospect of peace whatever in the late
news, and all that the papers talk about treaty with
Mr. Trist, is than sham and pretence. Mr..
Trlst has authority to act further behalf of this
Government. There may have been propositions of
peace offered to Gen. Scott by some persons at Quere
tero representing the shadow of government there,
which they could not be relied upon as maintaining
for single day. So much labor of the poor news
mongers here and and readers elsewhere
has all gone foF nothing-along with all that has
been said and written, and read about authorized
Commissioner In Washington with instructions TO
treat for the annexation of Yucatan, and the 'cod
shoulder of the Executive
Speeches in the Senate are introduced every day
on the Ten Regiment Bill To-day we have had a
most Ineligible voice from Louisiana through Senn-
tor Downs He gave il his opinion that it would be
difficult for us to keep up complement of ftyeght
regiments in Mexico, ON account of the destruc-
tveness of the diseases there to of northern birth
and he stated also, that if the passage of the Ten
Regiment Bill should be delayed few months longer,
the troops recruited could not reach the interior of
Mexico without great loss from the effects of the eli
mate. He complained of the wings for making mere
show of opposition to the war, without proposing
remedy. He told them the plain truth that they were
neither prepared to fall back to a defensive line,
to retire from the and he might have added
Just truly, that their chief hope of success in the
want of the continuance of the war, consists their
efforts to make 1t oppressive and unpopular Senator
Downs also read Judge McLean's letter Of the 7th in
slant, which you will say, with the Editors of the In
telgencer is most appropriate finale to the late
dispositions of Mr.. Gallatin and Mr. Clay All Mr..
ID. wanted of the Judges letter for the oppos-
ton to come forward boldly, and endorse its prInc-
pies.
To-day is Monday. Every Monday is resolution
day in the House: and they have come in this time
by the bushel-respecting, should Think nearly
ny subject of interest, whether public private,
which could find reasonable house-room in The heads
of all the members. Amongst them we have the sub
ject of the annexation of New Mexico and the CaI-
tornlaS fairly broached-a motion by Mr. TURNER. of
Illinois, to introduce joint resolutions for this purpose
lies over under notice to debate. We have, also, a
counter proposition, namely, that 1t is nexpedent to
annex Mexican territory, In the predicament;
and any number of calls for executive information
touching the question, and the suspension of Gen.
ScOtt's commission. The democrats vote for every
Cdll Ior OF Executive, IL only pro-
vides that such matters may be withheld as may be
deemed inconsistent with the public interest to
municate.
The appropriation bills for the support of the army
and of volunteers and for the Notifications for the
year ending June Both, 1S49, this day reported
from the committee of Ways and Means. The army
bill appriates the total sum of S33, 054, 499 80.
Among the items, | notice, the pay of the Army
50 674 sos; the pay of volunteers, including gene
raj and staff officers, S6,O5S, 27 and the large
mainder of this immense sum goes for the supplies
and incidentas Of the Quartermaster's department,
for subsistence in kind for transportation, for cloth
ing, camp and garrison equppage, for urmories, ar
senas, &C.. &c.
The Fertilization Bill for the year ending June 3d.
1S49, appropriates-For defensive works at Detroit,
at Outlet of Lake Cbamplain, at Narrows Of Penob-
river at Portland, Newport, Boston, Baltimore,
Charleston, and Pensacola harbors. at New London,
at Loug Island, Bellows Island, Hampton Roads.
Savannah river, Mobile Point, Bennevenue. Missis-
sippi river, Grand Terre Island Key West, and Gar
den West, the total sum of S69560 d.
Riot i'm Hartford, Conn.