Holly Springs gazette., 1849-07-13
From the II, S, Gazette, Sept. 10th, l847.
To the Voters Of the lst CongreSsinal
District.
Tho Hon. Jacob ThOnpsOn.--llls IOiCs iii Con.
grCSS---Pay Of Volunteers. o."

leAlCo, was passed. ne "ln ScCtlon Oh una
= bill. which fixed the pay Of the Volunteers a
y se7en dollars per month, was proposed TO b.
= amended by raising it to ion dollars per month
Mr.. Thompson voted against this increase o
:, pay; see House Journal of 1856, page 805
0 His excuse now is, that the regulars were moi
l. ihcludcd in that bil.--Why did he not move
G to amend it so as to include them--or vote for
Tint amendment and then introduce sepor.
ate bill for tho Regulars!
: To show the utter fallacy ofths excuse, Mr..
Stewart of Pennsylvania, subsequently moved
to suspend the rules of tho House, TO enamble
him to introduce the following Resolution
: ."Rcsolecd, Tint the Committee ON Military
affairs be instructed to report bill increasing
the pay of the Volunteers from seven to ten
dol lars per month, and granting to those who
serve TO the end of the war or die in the service
l6o acres of lnnd.' Mr.. Thompson voted a.
ganst that motion. (Sec the journal Of the
lIousc.j
lie could have moved dn amendment to this
resolution so as to include the regulars.
Thus it will be sect that Mr.. Thompson yo.
ted on two scperhte propositions at the 1st Ses.
sion oftlic last Congtbss, against the increase
OF the paNof the Volunteers, without attempt.
ing to amend either, so as to include the rcau.
| lars.
But is tnot right and lust that the Volpn.
regulars "ls'h profession and daiIy trodo
OF the regular. ana he draws his pay wbctbcr
inc be ii the Bdfrdcks, on the march, or IN ',a
battlefield: lt,taounts to q cohyuls;on ~ ~ ,L> u
ordinary buAinc's of the volunteer; ho lo,,"s m
his workshop. rs farm, his oyerscer,s nlaoo
his Office, or whatever his regular emnlon,non, u
may be, in tic middle Of the yoar and ,e,'ea
at the same peiod, thoreby losing two - years
labor at thomo,1 addition to the entire deronra
mcnt OF his w',Ie buianess.--And when n i
remembered te amount suffering, foil and 4
d'seaso, our 'N'n'cers were compelled 10 IN.
derSo' hfst al pcksbursthen at New Orleans. n
ana thoh All i2ng the line of march, leaving
'he'f cohradq dcad, wherever they went; moi II
TO mention thbloody and victorious ba title. ~.
he'ds' over Wch they bore our STANDARD, n ,
when all thcsdlngs are considered, is il po,l
'strange, pashg strange" that Mr.. Tbomp h
son, who was fttng eight dollars per dau
should :, csoDf1s. these brave soldiers. ,hn kH
HI aofem =. ..u
month - A.,
As thsRrlcr ofth&at'iclc w60d sccin fo d,llt
1lr Tlmpscninpliica 81 IA ilrt ps9,,,,. - - ~.
Isutf, nat 5omftwaHE HEUos,de atevtlo above Sl
IT9leS WGre grN in. when ho hat come honaf9
'pnd mixed amc,g his constituents and ,th"
Still smull voic9' which was whispofedihto his 4
cars from every og.cabn and domlcil in the {
district, and tbcpcals Of thunder which came {
from almost evqy public assembly, booming
over hill and ddc, condemning, in no meas
urcd torres. his mis- dceds;-ho did at the las,
session Of Con- fcss, vote for an increase oil
the Volunteer pay; including the rcgu-
lars. II
What produtd this taliSmanic influence \
over the "cpirI of his droams,' his constilu-
ents must and will determine. /
VOTE or THANKsTO GEN, TAYLoR@l
On the S0h Of January I847, the foowingt
resolutions ,ter3 offered in the House 4
"RcSoltcd, Unanimously by tho Senate.
and Hc,ist Of Representatives, the U. 5. inI
! Congress assembled, that tho thanks Of Con-
gress are due. dnd arc hereby presented to
Mai Gen z. ayIor, and through him TO the
officers and soldiers, both oftho regular army'
and ofthe Volunteers under his command
for their COURAGE skill, forti!ude and good con-
d,,cF in e,orp,;n.. .bo ;,,, ~fNtN~.-.r-- ,1-r~d
cd ns il was. by torco more than double their
number, and protected by tho strongest FORTH
cations; which resulted in most brilliant VIC
tory to our army and reflects imperishable
honor upon our arms" 4.
"Rcsolrcd, That Tho President be requested
to cause to be struck,a gold Medal with deSi-
ces emblcma:ical ofthis splendid victory, and
presented to Gen. Taylor as testimony otthe
high sense entertained by Congress for. .his ~
dicous and distinguished course on that mem
orablc occasion" -
"Rcsolted, That the Prosidout orthc U. s.
cause tho foregoing resolutions 10 be commit
nicatcd to Gen. Taylor, and through MN 10
, the Army under his command.
10 which Mr.. Thompson offered tho FOL.
lowing Proviso
"Proyded, that noting herein contained
shall be construed into an appreciation OF the
terms ofthc capitulation Of Monterey
In the history of the world--from tho days
oil Joshua uOWH ~ tho PiS'Oht ''N'
9 heard of a "Proviso' in resolution oil thanks
\ to victorious General before
a Mr.. Thompson attcmptsto to esculrato nm
selfnow, by saying that nc CONSIDERED 'nc u
- PRODUCTION of the vote Of thanks, as olo'
u aimed at the Administration, and his proVlse
I, was onlvintended to neutraze it and leaV
g the matter as twas, and that hc intended n
,g attack upon Gen. Taylor
g, To accomplish his object more certainly an
. correctly, would it not have oeeh oo'ct y
s. Mr.. Thompson to move that the resolution
OIL Inv upon the tablet. rather than offer his pr
o. ysowhich converted the resolutions of thanl
ns S into censure upon General Taylor and h
- !, armyl .'. .r
IT. by what system oflogic or process oil roli
I r., cinalion Mr.. Thompson could conssrue, u !
h. resolution ofthanks to Gen. Taylor and ,
f'o .,, G., tho ,cno,yp.d md ever muniorab