The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-03

The wing members of the House OF Representatives
piling resolutions upon resolutions against the war
Mr. Dickey, OF Pennsylvania, deserves patent-nghi for
the ingenuity of his proposition He condemns the
and proposes Joint committee of the houses TO CON
fer with the President about the objects and mode Of
prosecuting the war If they should agree any plan,
how long would it be before the enemy would learn the
movement, and prepare against it
Mr. Hudson, of Massachusetts, went the whole against
the war. He proposes to withdraw troops the Rio
rande-to relnquish all claim the expenses OF the
war-but to enter into convention with Mexico for
ting the claims Of citizens. partial convention
entered into with Mexico, which she has open
y violated After much daance the previous ques-
ton upon his resolutions, they finally rejected by
strong majority. MANY of the wing members did no,
vote-some of them perhaps having not yet exchanged
the counersgn; but out of the forty find the
charmen of four important committees, who, il seems
willing to withdraw our troops to boundary which
falls short OF the Rio Grande)
The opposition members again took another ground
against the itself The resolution (severa days since
before the House) to vote thanks and medal to Gen
Taylor, MIR Henley proposed to amend by declaring the
to be waged for indicating the rights of the
try; to which Mr. Ashmun proposed to add amendmen
that the war was unconsutionally and unnecessarily
brought on by the President of the United States This
last amendment carried by the whigs and then the
question being upon agreeing to the amendment thus
amended, it was laid for debate, the motion OF
Mr. Cobb, of Georgia. We will not believe that some
of the wings will not vote the supplies for the prose
cution of the war; but this gross denuncaton of the
itself is calculated to couneract their votes for supply
and to cheer up the hopes of the enemy
The war was also the subject of debate in the Senate
to-day Mr. Cass supported at length the bill for raising
ten new regiments The question then came up, whethe
they should proceed with the bill after Mr. Calhoun hat
spoken to his resolutions tomorrow, according to the
der of the day. Mr. Badger of North Carolina was op
posed to fixing any immediate day for further action OF
the bill; but DESTROYS, after Mr. Calhoun had spo
ken, of allowing any other senator to follow him upor
his resolutions Messrs Cass Westcott Sewer, Foote
Douglas, and Davis of Mississippi, were for proceed
ing with activity in the passage of the army bill. Mr.
Mangum, of North Carolina, expresseda sentiment which
we could not but strongly approve. He was for throw
ing sort of difficulty or delay in the way of sucf
measures the administration might consider necessary
for prosecuting the war
Mr. Davis expressed himself with great force upon tn,
necessity of early and vigorous preparation He attrbu
ted the procrastnaton in the war, and of the
rious and bloody battles we have had to fight with thu
Mexicans, to the limited reinforcements which has
been sent our army and the ardy legislation of Con
gress This delay, he commended, already beginning
to characterize this important bill
Mr. Crttenden deried that there had been any tardy
legislation. Had not Congress voted ample supplies
when the war began, and afterwards
| In addition TO the reply which Mr. Davis made upoI
this statement Mr. Crttenden might have been reminded
of the memorable ENRICHMENT bill of 1s47 1t was no
passed for many weeks after the Secretary OF War had
recommended it, the Secretary remarks in his late re
port And he advises earnestly upon the prompt passage
OF the measure. that the troops might be raised il
time avoid the nclemency of the season. and to press
the enemy, by the most decided measures, to an early
and honorable peace.
Finally, the military bill laid over till Wednesday
to give Mr.. Calhoun opportunity of speaking on hi
resolutions tomorrow