The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-22
THIR sEOONO CONGRESS-,
SECOND SESSION.


wAsHNorou, Dec. 81, 1861.
THE ARBITRATION or NATIONAL pisrurEs
Mr. suMres, (re. soi) Of Mass presented petition
ca the American Pesoe socty In favor OF the arbitrs
tica Of tstiupsl Oh pur.s.
rsE PROPOSED wosrH's WIDOW
On motion committee Of conference 70 appoin.e
on the dsereiDg Of thu Houses ON the bill
granting pension to the widow OF Gen Worth
TIL. HOMESTEAD pILL
Mr. DcDoE (d-m OF Ia gave q tee that nc an ear
y day be would move to take up the Homestead bill
DOCUMENTS asLAriso TO rHs BoUrpAar COMMISSION
Mr. WELLEs. (dsm of Cal, submitted q resolution
vhch YES ssrseo 10 calling upca the Secretary of tho
Interior for the rss'on Why certain documents relating
The Boundary Cowm,se,oa sailed Tor last March had not
been Commune @ tDth- sssste.
THE MILEAGE MrRfwErHER
Mr.. Rock, (1em II Texas offered resolution direct
Ing shat the Seer pa hr aori~eher hie pay and
nlssse sp 10 D~ce q per Is Lad over
BILL 10 E,r.AL Duly on RAfLRoAp IRoN.
MI bsooKt, (sbs) OF ME- Introduced bill repeal
ms all vs. NOV Ia o,ce posing duties railroad iron
Reteird
THE s.sK OF LIsyrESArr GENERAL.
The joint r. solution sutsor z,ng the President to
fs The rank " oos0snt general for military
va tsben up.
Mr. sHitIps, (osm of Ill ssid this vas not new
que-top Two se-f .so sul.f crusce,t,ou passed sne
senate snc lot Il, use He sa IN favor Of it
OF jastic.m,iitsry jusdog-to aeral scott
1be cDu,9tse coosid-fed it aud reported it. TIE
res0u Tor does h rsak .ners DIT oy
psme Ctbtr..s hs n -uoh power out it veil
drsooS that be ntou II the rank inten ie for
bm or all toe 'f,c' 10 gagged Ia the Next
wGr, General scot v.s tts only who haa
ctived ssdopsi rank Or sddtous pay for hts
His susofdBa,e- n-s1y all received brevets-some
mary two IN ~ brevets Blu. tns intend
ed 10 be conferred t,m Dpe jurtcsfr bis glorious
services rh,s i-sorsbl- opportunity for doing
The joIi could Power ht 10 generous aud
there victor gepe than scott himself
The ittou lone Of b. Peace society bssu presened
TO dsy, WHICH Thy ray viii no more war de
of
II. The ooustIy osed c1os to he army than peace
soeetiss No amy IN he sorld Gas more dsser vlpx
than oors Ttes sere scattered UPON bleak frontier
exrtpdius beyoso s''Iz.ioo. fhe Amsrican army nsd
csund 10. country fully through three glorious
wsfs from Lexington To hexco God all ITS history
there porbiug Riai ous tbs the march frsm
Vera OtCs to Mexico lbs nj toy Of that had
Jet ortB ooussn written. No military event had ever
taken place qosi 20 tn" op Vers Cruz the taking
o. Ctrio 0oroo the ~ OF the city Of Mexico
An Amy ~ six ttou.ar IN tbs mi ist or .sion
ot seven Dtlrons 81 eps mtee with array Of tvsnty
tho.taro IN sbi front .sfuty r.ouced oy
oftwo bUt dreo tbousspd eoois the boaor tue
leader 81 that S'ctoi"u4 army be- " said that life aut
property we're better protected while thst army wss
there than they hsa been ence ths dosnfali OF NJ
tegura.
mr. CAa (dem Of Mob, saif when this Inject was
be'tfe us come maLtas tince, bad in.upsrabe 0heo
tiost expressed yseif fora in -hlsa it
yrterbtto The bill or'ginsy intro taced crost
co tbs btStt rank az lieutenant Genec aud reusered
IerD sreBt part OF cur Mill aty estsb, hment
utfsry opTo+sd "a sucb r4ogement. ssd d-eirsd
ofo. to 90 cry ons-to limt-d
wSob sssntd 10 t~noef VI propse prop esd az emsnd
terniustoo support the II IL adopted,
tro vote sGsipstt Il II ~sre rejsce6 The bill DO
fore We snmscss t. pr bcip,e u NV aueniment pro
vioips that tie Las rhn terminate shen tue Office
bt.p flisd become aud shall therefore
cberfuiy give 1t sapport The offset OF this pr,po
siticn ~ stn uessrstoo0 ny the ssnats sot the
county sId ball cobtDs elf r. her TO Che
tcn q pDerrl si-~s thsn 70 am prcihc obj,c ions
msde here 81. sh.r9 That oojs-ot Is 10 provide
nooe 10 sbios en- appropriate mssk Of pu6c apptooa-
tp msy t~ conferred Gepcr.i scott for
military tery,cs D Mexico rnr proposition Is not in
tfnGf aatx.a laxia-
4stve 90 do ia our legislative ctpanty
Is TO rate the er.csiessoz the sopoiRtiDx
hli IL upon tsosn respoaiibtiy We may OF co
he that ,b. bonor wu oe conferred upon Gensr4l
Scott sud kDos that caaoot after be confer
upon toe bsppsoisg Of q vssancy. All natoas. snt
sncDg them, bats soopiso the pocy-tbe justice, In
of coDf-rribs rswsrdt for Distinguished military
services Th~e- tofeps u be srsttudso Of acountry
only pt.c,ou. 20 receiving them aud
who have gained tn se 70 thsm oy the to triais
std sxpsnsf sDd Iicgs of pefiIous profession ba.
they becoDe .msnt Incentive to others
toos In the zane ssc TO hope for the dis
asstcp OF high aud Jealous honor essential
70 the shciscct OF apy military establishment. Its
me- coo pesforWsDce OF duty shicb rsise 20
proper standard but there mast be esprit - corps
epsmd e"sls'ios . striving rish one aootser. g.no
roAs 60 eu' sctiv, ana cesseee wherever tn
90 lee 70 be fulfilled b. soqured whether Ia
me iours camp, OF on tbe battle dsit; ant think
uDcsrssDd tbe fteiios o. the Amesiaeu army,
say with perfect ornv,o,on the rrn,b thar 40 no,
believe these ssobe military establishment la he
world which exceeds ft In The graz OF
honor rs1ioiifD ditotp,ipe vaior II had slwsys
dote i's duty to the oounty, and un ier croum
msnoee thu difficulty and danger; ana hoos
the country viii sissys be DISPOSED 10 with IL Ia
epsrh Of justice 900 tinopess The granting u "a adj
hcDai bIevet fsnt gallant services tho IA
msy b. considered row psrL Of national policy
sanctioned By prscoe aud BY the appreciation " Ia.
coup'ry A. 20 titles tsoh I s-re granted eisssbsrs
thsnk Goo we have Bons s-stow and trust never
tho day ~bsa pecopts will b. conferred
upco military W.n, exc~pt p~bions for injuries agree.
eby cur present item An additional grade II
tts tue no vhicb ars sua N ~su
bscon the ~ institutions. The csm psaus In
hcyieo .rlil- goitus resoi and ono oost.L
bsd e. them ~ 1tpgub ertious received
the scsxo~ledgw~at OF her good contuot by br-yet
pfttnrt'ons hno IN many Instances by than Que
where than 81 tin srion offered itssf
and vss secspses la propr rpit de whp planned ami
cDdnced ore OF thee parions nroads int3 the b4rt
ten e,oay country Ia the only living er ersludsd
won ib.s oissfieus,oD OF r-nds 80 gsafiux 70 tho