Holly Springs gazette., 1849-07-13

ornmcnt and what was decided upon at
such conference. Also, that he inform
the House, by what means and through
what channel Santa Anna was informed
mat an order had been issued to the com
mander OF onr Naval forces in the Gulf
ofHleXico, directing said commander not
TO obStruct Santa Annals return to Mex
lco: and that he also transmit to this
1onse copies Of any letters, communca-
tons, or papers Of any kind in the exc
tcutIve department of the Government,
IN any way relating to Santa Anna's re-
turn to Mexico" ~. ~
Mr.. Thompson's name is recorded on =.
the Journal Of the norse, fs voting ~
gaitst thatresoution{ Thereby retusin, :,
to !5t The people Of the u. S. know by
what means Santa Anna, who had been
driven from his government, got back to
that country with his whole suite ofgen-
erals and aids. Santa Anna, who has
done more TO arouse Mexico against the Uni.
ted States, than any other man in the govern.
ment. Lehos been more vgilan and success. .
lul in collecting armies and munitions, and !,
opposing our rgenerals, than all the other pub.
llc men in Mexico; and none now doubts but
the war would have long since closed. no
mad not been permitted to return. And vet
Mr., Thompson refuses to let you, the people,
know by whatmeans, and under what contract
he gotbqck. r..
Whenever the public officers orour govern.
ment, Go acts that they refuse 10 submit to the
people, cur institutions are in danger. and il
Dohooves us, one and an, tolook wcll 10, Il
orATE SECRETS are becoming too common,
TIE THREE MILLION BILL.
Mr.. Thompson voted at the las, session for
bill. with other things in the following =
words: ...
"lhat sum Of money not exceeding
hree millions of Dollars, be and the same
hereby appropriated for the purpose of
riIAy'n6 any extraordinary expense
Fhch tray be incurred in order to bring
1e existing war with Mexico to speedy
nd honorable conclusion,"
'ESTRAohDNARy EHpEtsE MARK that!
his three millions of Dollars,-Secret
'r"lce fupd-was to be placed at the
ontrol Of the President; and as to what
t ahtrnded to do with it, we will refer to-.
'c following remarkable sentence in
~ -ss y Atrs'aadessc scfsoasi fs;aIfa@r fIieaI
i,.ea 'to fresmdent,and chairman Of the com' o
't.ee ,t;'7 on o.. Foreign Relations del;ro. .vn
w. 49," H".ea'>.l--Eehrunrv e.
"Ihe intelligence possessed BY tho
es'oeht' gave reason to believe that, :
a certain advance in money to he :
'de to them in their exhausted and i'm
Verlshed condition, to pay off their ar.
:. :, and other expenses, they would be
ling and able to make peace"
Three Millions OF Dollars, voted for bv
: Thompson, to pay off Santa Anna;s
ny, when he had refused to pay our
n volunteers more than Seven Dol.
santa uer mpnas Tmna, had had already swindled the,
by telling them that If
" would let him pass our ships ofWar
j pet back to Mexico, he would make
ace Now he tells the President "if
u will only get an appropriation from
,neress of "certain sum OF money,
v three millions, so that | can get it in
sh the white banner of Peace shall
aiyc over both Republics, once more,
ID no mistake" The three millions
I've been granted by Congress: MIR.
thompson voting for it, and Santa anna
not only straining every nerve to ralse
mics in the ordinary and extraordinary
AVS bnt has on the line of our marches,
of guerrilas, who war for
under, and whose most lenent mercy
the larictt and the knife. Who
,es not know that Santa Anna has al
avs been the enemy of this country.
Who does not remember his cold blood.
4 murder of our citizens in Texas, and
tho doubts for one moment that he would
axe the three millions of Gold with one :
and and pognard the officer who gave
to him with the other! Mr.. ,,I,hn"'''-----
n, votsd for this tLroo-rHiIllun Dill
UEUTENANT GENERAL BILL.
During the progress OF the len hes'-
oent Bill" in the House, Mr., Thompson,
,imself moved to amend the Bill so as to-
1--WE the President the right to appolnt, a
i ,;eutenan, General" and, too, after the
Military committee had refused to report,
,nch a provision. This amendment OF
Mr. Thompson was the foundation OF all
his attacks upor Gen. Taylor; the occa-
sion .pon which he endeavored to "flesh
his maiden sword"
1t has been the policy of our govern
ment to war against high sounding titles
and lordly names. 1t is proper we
should, and especially when there is moth
inc Of advantage but the name; for who
doc docs not know that the President could
invest @ his Major General with all the
Powersh he could a Lieutenant General,
Such examples are dangerous, sometimes
Gual to government. Cesar went out