Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-01-14
luton and last war, was discussed and laid

luton ana last war, was discussed and laid
over.
Mr.. Badger introduced bill providing for
filling up the deficiencies in the volunteer re-
giments, by extending the bounty provision
to them. Read, by special order, and passed.
The special order Of the day-the ten regi-
ment bill-was taken up.
Mr. Hale was opposed to the war IN all lis
aspects; would not vote for sending more men
Or for supplying money, farther than enough
10 bring our forces home He could not IN
derstand the reasoning of the President in de-
cIarlng all those opposed to his measures as
traitors, and deemed bis right to define stan
dare of patriotism. The war was Nnconstltu-
tional; considering the war wrong, ne could
not reconcile the course of some gentlemen.
who thought of throwing the responsibility
on the President, by voting men and money
The President could not ask better friends. II
the war is right, vote means to carry 1t on !;
but, if wrong, it should be stopped by every
| effort of the legislature
He regarded it as an effort to extend slave
ry; and, as such, denounced the war. He
went into detailed review OF the causes, as
alleged by the President, which led to the
war, declared the removal OF our troops to the
| Rio Grande to have been the cause Of the war.
Those who had early voted means TO prose
cute the war, cannot screen themselves under
the plea of having done so under protest 1t
amounts to a full authority 10 the President
to carry on The war to the extent he may
please, and for whatever design he may think
best.
Mr.. H. was rather sarcastic, IN alludlng to
the Presidents course, in reference to the Or
egon question and the Mexican war.
He feared that too many prominent citizens
favored the war, because of an impression that
it is popular in opposition to their own con-
victions. 1t called to mind the remark of a
man, who said, ''I was caught by opposing
the last war, but go now for war, even to
pestilence and famine.'''
! He might stand in the Senate as an Ishma
lite, " his hand against every man; every
mans hand against him :" but he acted i'll &C.
cordance with his conscience.
On motion of Mr.. johnson. of Md the bill
was laid aside
The Senate went into executive session, anC
after brief session, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. This morn
ing the House resolved itself into committed
of the whole on the state of Union: (Mr Smith
of Indiana, IN the chair,) and resumed the con
slderation of the joint resolution authorislne
the Postnaster General to restore the old ar
rangement for carrying the Southern mail.
Mr.. Jones, of Tennessee, spoke in defence
of the Postmaster Generals construction of th,
law
Mr.. Murphy said, if he was satisfied III,
sum demanded by the Richmond Compan,
was right, he would vote for it, and indemn
fy the Bay line for losses sustained in beine
superseded.
t Mr.. Meade said that the difficulty had grown
out of the fact of the illegal connection, in tn,
, matter of contracts, between the Rail Roat
Company and the Steamboat Company. TIL,
: Postmaster Gen raj ought not TO have propo
sed TO contract separately for the conveyance,
: to Aqua Creek, and from Aqua Creek IL
Richmond.
: Mr.. Charles Brown regarded the conduct O
+ the former Company that carried the mail, a
part of a system to extort more than what wa
? right.
. The committee rose, and a resolution wa
} adopted 10 close the debate at haIf-past tw,
: o'clock.
The House again went into committee, whel
t Mr.. Goggin proceeded to reply to the gentle
: man who preceded him.
MIR. Thompson sprung question of orde
the time fixed By the resolution to close tn
2 debate had arrived.
7 The Chairman decided that Mr. Goggin, un
+ der the rules, had a right TO continue
5 There is a rule which provides that tn
member who introduces a measure has tn
S privilege of opening and closing debate
r Mr.. Goggin reported the resolution in reatio
n to the mails, to-day discussed. and he was ma
e king the closing speech when he was inter
: rupted.1
n The question of order was discussed in com
|. mittee of the whole, and afterwards in tn
/, House. The difficulty seemed to be this :
+ The resolution said that the debate shoul
e close at half past o'clock; and by the rule
although this time had arrived-Mr Goggi
l. had right to an hour, to close the debate
a The issue was Resolution vs. Rule, or tn
j. two in conflict.
Being unable TO settle the difficulty this a
t, ternoon, and to afford time to prepare RENE
: dy against the evil in future, the House az
r journed till Tomorrow.