The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-13

the resolutions Of the Senator from New York (Mr
Mr. CAss said he hoped the joint resolutions would
be taken up, aud acted upon now.
proceed for the residue Of the morning hour 70 "
Mr. ArcHnoN hoped the Senator from Florida would
of the morning hour left and he understood the SEN
ator from Tennessee who had the floor upon the ten
regiment blu desired to proceed he would defer his re-
THANKS TO GENERAL SCOTT.
MIR. CRIrTENpEN moved to take up the joint resolu-
ton of thanks to General Scott and the under his
command.
time Of the Senate by speaking upon the war; except
merely to declare his opposition to the in all its
phases and and in opposition with every
would feel himself constrained to vote against
this thanks to General Scott to any concerned
in this war He would trouble the senate with parallel
which occurred in the British Parliament during
the revolutionary war of this country Resolutions Of
thanks there returning thanks to Lord
wallis for his victory the rebels at Camden
On that occasion Mr.. Wilkes and Mr. Fox both with.
held their vote Of thanks to the officers because they
dsspproved Of the war and its objects He would follow
the and withhold his vote thanks any
body who had any thing do with this war; except those
fered other senator's who held tho officers of the
army irresponsible for the acts Of the He could
and obliged to 90 to the war when ordered He
held them morally and in the sight of God responsible
for every act done in contest which every feiDg Of his
heart denounced. In the English army there
instance the Earl of Efenhsm which, he sorry
say, had no example in our That efacsr, when
commanded to America, to lead armies against the
volt-d colonsts declared that he ready to def
his country and his king against any foreign foe In
Just war but he could not march against those who
only defending themselves against the unjust
croachments OF power He said that he regretted most
sincerely that in the whole American army there
not man with the honor and spirit and high pa
triotc feelings sufficient to induce him to throw up his
commission in this unjust He could not separate
all bound for and guilty of their actions In this
Another thing these resolutions spoke of glory That
glory he deemed our shame! That honor he deemed
stain upon our character in the eyes of man who
would look upon course throughout this whole
Mexican He had felt it due to himself to say this
much upon the subject for he could not consistently
with his principles, vote thanks to those who
gsged in q cause which he deemed dsgrsceful to the
honor and integrity of the country.
Mr. UNDEKwsop thanked the Senator from New
Hampshire for the opportunity he had afforded him for
posed the war; and believed to have been unconst
tutonaly commenced by the President yet he could
army He conceived that the put by the senator
was not parallel The English officer did resign
but that was not the same with our who have
enlisted for Eve years Can these enlisted resign
aud give up the war? They obliged to obey their
officers else what would bs the state of country!
We would have every soldier declaring that he could not
engage in which he believed to be illegal and
just And thereupon what pretexts would be used to
avoid the duties of the soldier? He believed that every
man and officer obliged to yield implicit obedience
to the commander in chief That SO long the gov
eminent recognized the war; and issued orders 60 the
officers aud bound morally and legally to carry
the orders they received He looked tor the remedy
to the Congress they, he believed had the power to
control the President but he could recognize the
principle Interpretation Of the constitution
and laws We had already one example of g As I'M
dersand it, doctrine and he hoped would be the last
So long as there was authority he would obey it. He
might condemn, but he could never revolt sanction
revolt He would follow whatever was decided by the
majority That ma ority had recognized that and
he could not refuse thanks to those who had done
much shed honor and glory upon the national flag
they had done nothing but obey the orders Of
petent authority He therefore found difficulty in
voting thanks General Scott and his men, and thought
1t not inconsistent to do while entertaining opinions
adverse to the consttutionslity Of the
Mr. BUTLER was surprised at the remarks of the
senator from New Hampshire (Mr Hale), although he
ought be surpriz.d at such a course when he
Elected upon what that senator had said upon several
other occasions. The senator from New Hampshire
says that troops officers and men, who
lighting in foreign land not sir, under the orders OF
the President, but men fighting under the American
flag, deserve neither thanks honor at hands
but abiding infamy and eternal shame. Where does
that senator learn his lesson of patriotism? On for
msr occasion that senator had treated us with CLASH
cal speech and bresthed out here illusions to all the in
cdents of The ancients and the cosmogrsphy of the time
of Moses. He had also given US proverb from Yam
kee school book, from q book taught in Yankee
schools, that boy should not only know how to SPELL
understand the meaning of the word after he had
taught to spell It, Well, sir, am to understand
from him thst his classical education teaches him.
ne, believe that those gallant spirits who left their
country to fight our battles and who perhaps yielded
commander in chief to engage in this war; are, for
their deeds fvar to be doomed to eternal shame and
dishonor? He believed that General Taylor deserved
thanks of this nation OF all friends Of humanity
for being the of saving numerous lives that other
it from him He believed that Gen Taylor BY his elo
riou victory of Buena Vista saved number
Of lives which would have bsep lost Vera CRUZ For
had Santa Anna defeated General Taylor at Beuna Wis
Ia, he aud his successful army would have turned
round met General Scott at Vera Cruz and under the
of his victory Taylor would have been able
to resist Scott and Thousands Of lives would have been
lost He could never think that those who did not,
when the commenced and they ordered to the
field. turn with cowardce and reasonable
ves desert the flag Of their countryhe could not be-
ievs that they deserved disgrace and shame because
they did not throw their commissions and retire from
the field when they the face Of the foe He believed
doctrine of the senator went so far as to these
officers and to garrison forts and posts but
they went forth to meet the foe he demanded them
to retire and REASONABLY desert their flag; by this
means making every man IN the army judge Of the
propriety Of the question entirely belonging to
the government But he could not be surprised at this
language from the senator when few days ago he jus
tilted the prayer Of certain petitioners this body,
and complained bitterly that did not receive it, That
memorial prayed, sr, action BY Congress which would
advocating its reception hsre That memorial, he
peated If carried out would be instant suicide of the
presented il here and advocated its reception with
speech abounding in his classical language. Mr.
pic, '' which was not involved in the SUBJECT be-
fore the Senate but he had been drawn into mad
vertenty while accounting for the strange pur
sued by the senator In conclusion, he objected most
earnestly to this mode of heaping contumey upon the
who have forth to fight under the flag of the
country and who have done much to render bright
and glorious the history of the American arms.
Mr. CAss said that as this subject would lead to de-
bate he hoped that would be passed informal
and the orders Of the day taken up
MIR. HALE asked him to withdraw his motion for mo-
ment
The vrcr PnEsrpENr-Does the senator from Michigan
withdraw his motion
Mr. CASINO. sir unless there be something of per-
| sona nature to reply to
Mr.. HALE There is cir.
MIR CAss-l withdraw the motion, sir.
Mr. HALE did not say IS he had been represented by
the senator from south Carolina that the GERS and
men engaged In the deserved contumely for their
gsncy in the VAR he had only said that he would
vote them thanks for that agency He could ssps-
rate the soldier from the and he could not vote
thanks TO those who had gone into this which he
believed to be unjust and infamous He had cited
The instances 10 the British Parliament where similar
Case had been presented, and where the patriotic
Wilkes ard others had refused to vote thanks to the
engaged In the with the American rebss He did
not compare this with that waged upon the
colonies And the severe PHILIPPE Of the from
SnIifh faI