The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-02-21

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~ Nr. Psik. and IL MAINTAIN that even
he Pmlorol haJ N esiairace. il Was i
no essential point different from The III
Ier u Mr.. Buchanan ID he Meairan Min
ister 81 Foreign Affair.". explaining The J
, mendmenls II our Senate 10 The nealy )
IoTesaid.
AiieT Mr.. Houston had concluded. Mr.
Srhenrk took Tile fiooI and made senrch
ing speech against lhe ronduri II Mr.. Polk
ihmGgkoni Tie uilole Mexican war. Ill.
Treaty aud The Pruloeol.
4 Mr.. Houston mosrsl an amendment Ia
exonerale Ihe President from lie rail-. IL
in his judgment. il be incompatible with
The public interest. This amendment the
House rejerled. % 10 81. The I.ofns gen.
orally. and Messrs. Daniel. Mckay. and
fenable particularly. voting Tor The amend
meni.
Mr.. S,rphens's resolutions were then =
dopied. l47 10 "a.
On Turstisy. The Naval Appropriation
bill occupied he day. and was passed.
On Wednesday. The Fertilization bin
was taken up. and debate arose on The
Wilmoi Pm.isn.
On Thursday, after airing on various
private bills, message from The Presi.
dent. in answer 10 the resolution relative
10 The Mexican pIoi.rel. was received.
The President says that III sending the
Treaty 10 Congress on The 9Th of july
last, The Protocol and other papers were
not semi. . because they were mol regard
ed a IN any way material" IL adds,
that when they came 10 hand, the firsl in
sIalmenl had been paid 10 Mexico, The
blockades had been raised. and onr troops
were on their return home. Nothing shnrI
Of 4 new Declaration OF war, lie saws.
could then have sbrugaied The treaty, or
restored stale Of war.
On Friday. nothing Of importance.
On Saturday, sundry bills from The Sc
nate were read and referred. The bill
chartering lht Washington and Alexandra
Steamboat Go was warmly opposed hy
Mr.. Jones Of Tennessee, as 4 monopoly. /
On motion Of Mr.. Ninlon, lhe House
went nlo commiite, mir. Morehead { hair.
MANI ON the Forlilcaliun bill.
Mr.. billiard. who had The floor. adj
dressed the Committee on Tie territorial
question. lie entered into history OF
congressional action on The subject. be-
ginning with MIR. Clayinn's compromise
bill. Of which lie approved. but which The
House had set aside. lie then advocate
cd his own California bill. appealing 10
The North 10 support il.
Alter further debate the Forlifcaiion
Bill was finally passed without amend.
mcnt.
On Monday, l2ih February, Mr.. Vim
ton. from the committee of waysand means,
reported bill 10 establish "a department
Of The interior, and for other purposes"
II proposes 10 create new executive de-
pariment with . secretary of the interior,
and The necessary other officers, 10 which |
shall be entrusted portions Of The duties |
now belonging 10 the se,eral existing de-
parimenis.
The bill was subsequently, after debate,
read twice and ordered 10 BE- engrossed for
a third reading. Mr.. Whites bill, of; red
as substitute, was ordered 10 be printed.
Resolution to pay John NJ. Bolts his
pay during the period Of the 25lh Con-
gress Thar he was engaged in conlesling
The seat Of John w. Jones, was, after dc.
bate, passed.
Mr.. Thompson, Of Pennsylvania, in.
lroduced a preamble and resolution, 10
tApunge the words from the joint resolu-
lion Of thanks 10 General Taylor. passed
/, The last session, dcclaring that The war
with Mexico " was unnecessarily and nm
began by the President II
lie United States" Lies over.
MIR. Smith. of Connecticut, from The
Committee on foreign relations, reported
4 bill 10 establish commission TO settle
The claims provided for under The treaty
of peace with Mexico. Read twice.
Bill making provision for The widows
and orphans Of officers, non-commisslon-
"a officers, musicians. and privates, who
may die of desease contracted during the
war in Mexico. passed.
@~-~ss~~ee~@~eN-~ess- .
"TH can Be buih."-lf the saying Of
he poet be true. that - our doubts are iiai- |
ols," then does The above expression en-
,ody treason TO the Railroad. we had IL. |
most said 10 The State. IL il can be |
,uilt !" That's mol The scr, Of talk 10 ef- {
eel any purpose, except The defeat Of The I
most practicable scheme ever set on foot $
o redeem the fortunes of our good old I