The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-03-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
MONDAY, March 10.


which was agreed to, and nearly all the
nominations heretofore sent in we're con-
hrmed.
Mr.. McGaughey as Governor of Mines
sofa Territory was rejected-22 TO 20;
and one or two others were laid over.
The Hon. r. H. Benton made IN Sc
cret session to-day his threatened attack
OH the late administration. This assault
was made on the protocol, accompanying
the treaty. His speech occupied the whole
day.
He will not close his argument proba-
bly, for two days. He promises to be able
to prove that the protocol preceded the
ratification Of the treaty by the Mexican
Congress, and was not subsequent TO 1t as
appeared by Mr.. Polk in his message.
He gives two reasons for his present
course LIST, Because the dignity of the
Senate should be asserted; and 2dly, that
we owe it to the credit of the country, to
treat a weaker nation like Mexico with
magnanimity.
He maintains that the treaty would new
er have been ratified by Mexico without
the protocol, and that the signing of the
instrument was a nOnstrous assumption
of power on the part Of the Commission
erS.
He also argued that the protocol is in
direct coniravention of the treaty, and
vitiates those portions of 1t to which It
refers.
He charges Mr.. Polk and his admins
tration with direct falsehood.
The whig Senators vii it is believed,
yemain passive in the affair but The Dem
scratic senators are boiling with indigna>
ton.
They denounced it as monstrous perfl>
DIV, and baseness to call up those charges
after the administration are scattered to
all parts of the Union; and when its
members are no longer in position TO re-
but the charges.
Mr.. Benton will, in all probability, vote
alone on his side of the chamber.
TUESDAY, March 90.
Mr.. Atchison in the Chair. Prayer
by Rev. Mr.. Slieer.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Foote came
up, directing the printing of 81, 900 copies
of the late decision of the Supreme Court
in relation to emigrant passengers. A
debate ensued by Webster, Fooie, Badg-
er, Seward, Berrien, Calhoun, Hunter,
Butler, and Dickinson. Benton opposed
the Resolution. Seward and Dickinson
supported OIL the ground that the infor-
nation was important to the people and
the N. Y. Legislature now in session.
The resolution was modified so as to read
10000 and adopted, % to IL.
Mr.. Foote submitted resolution IN ia
vor of printing 1000 copies of David ID.
Owens Geological Report, and 500 copies
Of the previous ones. Ii lies over.
The Presiding Officer land before the
Senate a letter announcing the death Of
Rudolphus Dickinson, member of the
last, aud reelected 10 the mex; Congress
from Ohio. MI Chase pronounced a Gu
logy upon the deceased, and the usual res
olulions were adopted.
A message from the PresIdent,--sup>
posed to be nominations partly to fill va
cancy ccasioned by rejection OF MIR. Nc
Gaughey, Of Indiana.
WEDNESDAY,. March 81.
The message of the President in reply TO
the resolutions of Mr.. Benton. calling for ill.,
formation in regard 10 The Protocol, was
read.
A nun Der of nominations were next sLb-
mirted: Among them Ex-Governor Pen
ningron OF New Jersey, 10 be Governor of
rhe new Territory Of Minnesota, and Mr.. Spi-
Ger to he Postmaster al Dayton, OHIO. The
balance of the nominations were TO Offices oil
an unimpOrtant character.
Alter sitting in Executive Session sh ort
lime. the Senate rose and proceeded 10 the
hall of the House of Representatives, 10 a.
,enI the funeral oil The Hon. MIR. Dickinson
of Ohio, n member Of The last Congress, and
member elect of the next Congress.
THURSDAY, March %.
Mr.. Turney Introduced a resolution that
the Senate adjourn on Monday.
Mr. Bsrrien moved 10 amend the resolu-
lion SO as 10 read sine die. After some far
ther consideration The subject was post
poned.
A message was received from the Presl-
dent, by the hands OF his Private Secretary,
Col. Bliss which WAS understood 10 commu-
nicate additional information relative 10 the
Protocol ATTACHED 10 the Mexican Treaty,
called for by resolution offered yesterday.
Mr.. Webster moved that the Senate go
into Executive session, which was agreed
10.
All the previous nominations sen, in. TO-
Ceiher with that of Gov. Pennington, as
Governor Of tie Minnesota Territory, were
then confirmed.
a debate sprung up between Messrs. Ben-
ton and Foote in relation 10 the Protocol.
When MIR. Fooie had concluded his re-
marks, on motion the whole subject was laid
ou the table, with the understanding that
this was the final disposition of The matter.
The doors were then opened, when the
Senate, on motion, adjourned over I'LL tomor
row, when they will adjourn sine die.
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At the close Of temperance meeting
in Paris, Canada West, the writer circu-
lated the total abstinence pledge, and So
licited beautiful young woman to ap-
pend her signature to it. hen he in
qulred, Will you give me your name ,"