The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-25
THE UNION.

NJ FREEDLEY from the same committee, Iepo ',bar
resolution dischalEng SAID oohu ti,a Tann and ia
s,,,gsns Of Iowa and that it be referred to ne
Committee on Pubic LahuS' -
Also, adverse reports in the of George Taylor
and Marshall Gentry laid on the table,
Also a bill for the relief Of Catherine Fulton read
twice, and committed.
Mr. STRONG, from the committee, reported a
bin FOR the relief Of Zilpha White.
Also, bill for the relief OF Anna Harrington read
twice, and committed.
Also, adverse report in the OF Ann Pearsey
Mr. WILEY, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions,
reported bill for the relief of Hugh Riddle read twice,
and coW ~ = AwRENcF from u. CAM. ,om,i,,.s
reported bill for the relief OF Thos Badger read twice.
and committed.
Also, an adverse report in the case of VIM Sparks
Mr.. KENYON, from the Committee on Accounts, re-
ported the following resolution; which agreed to
Resoleed, That the sergeanta-A1m be directed to pay
deceased late OF Michigan us mileage allowed by the
Committee o. Mileage from Marshall his place of resi-
dece in Michigan, TO New York city, where, his jour
ney TO Washington to Jake his seat as member OF ihs
House, he died.
Mr. c. B. SMITH, from the select committee on rules
and orders, reported amendment to the l33d rule
which provides for the termination by resolution OF de-
bate in Commiee Of the Whole the state of the
Union. The amendment, which simply extends the pro-
visions OF the rule that II may be applied to debate
in the Committee OF the Whole House, agreed to-
Mr.. HOLMES, OF New York, by general consent, sub
mltted memorial OF the Legislature of New York in
favor of repeal of the law of the last session of Con-
gress imposing postage On newspapers referred to the
Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
message was here received from the President an
nonncng that ne had signed and approved act author
izlng the ISSUE OF register TO the barque Sarah Eliza y
THE PRESIDENTS ANNUAL MESSAGE.
On motion by MIR. SIMS, the House resolved itself
into Committee of the Whole on the state Of the
Union, Mr.. j. H. lNgEnsoLt In the char) and resumed
the consideration of The Presidents annual message and
the resolutions distributing its various subjects OF rec
ommen date Ito to appropriate committees
| Mr.. BEDlNGER being entitled to the floor, proceeded
| to address the committee. He should be compelled to
forego his inclination to address the committee on the
subject OF our affairs with Nesco, in order that he might
President withholding the information sought in rela
ton to the SGde mission and the return of Gen Santa
Anna. He commended that the President had withheld
nothing from the House which could advance the public
interest by being made known He read passages from
the speeches OF MIR. Hayne and Mr. Randolph in the
Senate OF the United States, On the subject OF the Pana
ma mission, showing that President John @ Adams re-
fused TO furnish information in relation to that MISSION
which had been most respectfully asked by the Senate
| reading copously from both wherein animadversion
INDUCED upon President Adamss reference to the
tves of the Senate IN making such call for Executive
information.
Mr. +. proceeded 10 institute comparison between an
SWEETS made to the two calls for information The reply
of Mr. ADAMS being the terms of The cavalier equiva-
lent to saying TO the Senate that they might find out the
matter as best they could; while that of Mr. Polk
merely respectful declnation citing precedents for his
Justification &c. Mr. b. also read and replied certain
allegations against the President by the gentleman from
Mississippi, MIR ToMPKINs,] defending and ustying
the President from the Misrepresentation and aspesons
of that gentleman Mr. B. also read, from the speech of
the gentleman from Mississippi. his remarks with refer
erce I'd the manner which the has been conducted
and tho results foowing and referring the carnage and
wo, which that gentleman had spoken Of great de-
gree, to the course pursued by the opposition in this
country He also replied to the assertion of the gentle
man from Mississippi, that the Presle lent of the United
States overthrow the government of Herrera in Mexico
in order 10 aid the return of Santa Anna and thus making
room for the rule and dictatorship of our most ndomita
BILE and sagacous oe and showed that the order to adj
init Santa Anna looked in fact, to the overthrow of the
government of Paroles, the first avowed leader of the
war party in Mexico. Mr.. B drew picture from the
military career OF Santa Anna, to show how inappropr
ate was the allusion to this individual by the gentleman
from Mississippi who had represented him as welding
an immense power in Mexico, capable of striking armies
out OF chaos, &c Mr.. B took wide range of remark
| in continuation of his speech
Mr.. ROMAN followed. He hadthought, he said that
had been settled that the territory of Texas did not ey
tend the Rio Grande; but to his surprise he found
that 1t was here considered as open question We
had been told that public opinion would sweep, like
whrlwnd, over the country, and sweep away all oppos
ton to the administration on this war question There
would be such whrlwnd in his district Ii had never
sent wing member but once before and it had been
revouionzed by this very question of the Mexican war
We had been told too, that we must say nothing against
the President because Mexico would hear But, if
we did not speak out on such an occasion as this we
could not put any stop to Executive aggression. The
President had made war; unconstituonally and unne
cessariy; and, on the same principle if unchecked, he
might go on and claim Guatemala and other Spanish
American States, and make war upon them Thus
when we should have President with northern feelings
might also extend, by Executive dication our con
quests over the Canadas.
MIR. K went into argument TO show that Texas
never had title possession beyond the valley of the
Nueces
The agreement with Santa Anna had been relied upon
evidence OF the Texan title to the country east of the
Rio Grande; but it was not treaty, and was null and
void contract Again: it urged that an act of
the Texas Congress- prior to her annexation had extend
hari SI,r},nn To tho
passed with view fix their boundary and the Texan
Congress had right to extend their limits Besides
the constitution subsequently adopted by Texas repealed
that act 1t ConsutOnay repealed, as inconsistent
with other laws obligations 1t inconsistent with
the terms OF annexation, which left open the boundary
question He went to show the evidence of title and
possession the part of Mexico beyond the desert The
the town held one week by Gen Rusk, remained
under Mexican jurisdiction The whole country on the
east bank of the Rio Gane the session of the
Mexlcans The Texans there, except prs-
oners OF war; When Gen. Taylor marched towards the
Rio Grande he met by the project of Tamaulipas
who notified him that the people Mexicans, who
had never taken any part in the Texan revolution The
same Senate that passed the Texas annexation resolu-
tons rejected the Tyler treaty. because xended the terri
tory of Texas the Rio Grandc Congress too passed
bill allowing the transit of goods to Santa Fe in Mexico
Even after the war commenced the President his
sages referred TO Santa Fe part of Mexico showing
that he did not consider the Texan territory extending
to the Rio Grande The President therefore, when he
ordered the army to march to the Rio Grande into Mex
can territory, was guilty OF an unconstitutional act The
REFUSAL by the Mexican government to receive min
lister, Mr. Slidel relied upon the Presidents JUS
LITIGATION; but the letter advising the government that the
he hay