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ing mad been put into presentable shape, but
General CAss had become alarmed at his own
precipitancy, and seem disposed to leave the
matter to his friends. At this point we left the
Senate, presuming that the General would be
compelled to offer his resolution, and that il
would be voted down.
1t was, then, with the greatest surprise that
we read in the reported proceedings of the SEN
ate in the next mornings Republic the follow
ing sketch of passage between Mr.. Ewing
and the General:
Mr.. BRADBURY renewed the amendment tenn
porarily withdrawn by MIR. CASE:
"And 1t is hereby expressly provided that the ap-
preparations in this bill contained and all other ap-
preparations made by this Congress, shall take
effect upon and authorize the expenditure Of only
such surplus shall remain in the trea-
sury of the United States, after dcducting the
psnditures Of the Government, according to ap-
preparations which have been by existing laws, or
which shall be made by Congress from the public
revenues"
Mr.. EWING raised the point of order, whether
this amendment was in order, it being the same in
substance the rejected earlier in the day,
offered by Mr.. BRADBURY.
| After debate, the CHAIR was of opinion that the
question was one to be decided by the Senate. The
question was then put to the Senate, whether the
| amendment should be received or not, and il was
decided in the Acknowledgment %, nays "a.
MIR. EWING considered the amendment was the
most ingeniously devised plan to effectualy defeat
this bill. He pointed out the mode by which it
| would operate a defeat Of the bill He consid-
| cred that this was a strange amendment, coming
as 1t did from Senator who professed to be friend
| of the bill; and he wished the country to make no
mistake in placing the responsibility in the right
quarter.
Mr.. CAss said that he assumed his full share OF
the responsibility, but he did not offer the amend
| ment.
Mr.. EWING said the Senator from Michigan did
offer the amendment, and then ,Dithdrt,D it.; the
Senator from Maine yenelped II, but the Senator
from Michigan prepared IL; there mistake
in its paternity, and there was not enough noise
| and confusion in the Senate but what the Senator
| could be held responsible for the amendment.
Mr.. CAss said there not too much noise
and confusion but Senators could state the facts as
they were.
Mr.. EWING insisted that he had stated the facts.
Mr.. CAss denied the statement.
The CHAM called Senators to order.
Mr.. CAss said that he had no desire to avoid any
| responsibility properly belonging to him. He did
not offer the amendment, but he tcoud hare offered il
Mr.. EwIso followed in opposition to the amend
ment.
Messrs FooTK, DAVIS of Massachusetts,, BRIaHT,
and UNDERWOOD continued the debate.
Mr.. HALF said he was in favor of carrying out
the peace measures, and therefore moved to amend
the amendment by providing that the money ap-
proprated by II shall be expended before that for
the army and navy.
The question was taken, and the amendment to
the amendment was rejected -yeas 4, nays 81.
The amendment also rejected-yeas 90, nays
Gas follows
YEAs.-Messrs. Atchison, Berrien, Bradbury,
Bright, Butler, Cass, Clemens, Davis of Missis-
sippi, Dawson, Dickinson, Douglas. Downs, Felch,
Toote, Gwin. Hamlin, Houston, Hunter, King,
Mason, Morton, Norris, Rhett, Rusk, soule, Stur-
geon, Turney, Whitcomb, and Yulee-29.
NAys-Messrs. Badger. Baldwin, Bell. Bor-
land, Chase, Clarke, Clay, Cooper, Davis of Mas
sachusetts, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa,
Ewing, Greene, Hale, Jones, Mangum, Miller,
Pcarce, Pratt, Rantou, Sebastian, Seward, Shields,
Smith, Spruance, Underwood, Upham, Wales, and
Wnlker-29.
Now, this scene exhibits the prettiest speci-
men Of lodging and trimming that ever fell un-
der our observation. In the first place General
CAss voted against Mr.. BRApBURY's amend
HUH. util uc 6dlQ uc WOulQ VOte IOI IL, III
Mr.. BRADBURY would accept modification.
Then he offered the modified amendment, then
withdrew it, then pottered over it awhile till it
was in the right shape, then auspicated its in
PRODUCTION to the Senate, then denied that he
had offered the amendment, then alleged that
he would have offered it if it had not passed
into other hands; and finally voted for it in
shape in which it would have been inevitably ia
| tai to the bill! And all this while General CAss
was the friend of River and Harbor Improve
ments 1t is fortunate for the policy that it has
| some more firm and consistent friends.
The minority of the Senate have succeeded
in defeating the will of the majority of Con-
gress, and the majority of the people. The
earnest recommendation of President FILL
MORE, and the unwearied efforts of his friends
in both branches Of Congress, have proved un-
availing. The policy Of Mr.. Polk has pre-
vailed over the policy Of every other PREsI-
| DENT. To lukewarm friends and bitter oppo-
nents, to General CAss and Mr.. SouLE, to Mr.
BRADBURY and General HoUsroN, the country
is indebted for this catastrophe. Petty, hair
| splitting, jesutical objections, so thin and min
ute as to evade touch and vision, have tri-
umphed over the plain text Of the Constitution,
| the old and we'll established construction of the
Judiciary, the early and till within few years
the uniform and uninterrupted policy Of the
Government.
| With the Senator from Ohio, we wish the
| country to make no mistake in placing the re-
| sponsibility in the right quarter; and we shall
take good care to apply that responsibility, on
the occurrence of every loss Of life and loss of
property on our western waters, to the factious
opposition which has defeated the will Of the
American people.
Miss Dix.
We have seen it stated in the papers thai
this most accomplished lady and devoted phi