The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-25
TuIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.
YIRsr SESSION
House OF Representatives.

WAsnlscroS, Jan. "a, 1862
TIiE APPROPRIATION ron MEXICAN iNsrAINENr.
The House met at quarter past one. and went into
Committee Of the Whole the bill ray to Mexico
three millions hundred and eighty thousand dolsrr
under the treaty Of Guadalupe Hidsigo :
M MEADE (dem) Of Va caused the pending amend
nert to be read which was that the money paid
at ,uch time and manner may be most acceptable TO
Mexico He (Mr. Meade did net agree with Mr. Egerton
(dem) OF Ohio, in his denuDciaton of bankers They,
Ike politicians necessary evils and must BE- watched
He did not complain Of the executvs for employing them
agents but he assumed that IL the duty Of the
PRECEDENT the application Of the authorities OF
Mexico, TO have accsded to their wishes, especially
when 70 the bonus Of "a. per centuui, which
could have been realized by tina the prepo
on Of the bankers Even If that the only consid
Grafton the wishes Mexico should have been rde
We are informed th At previous Informal arrangement
Was made, BY the administration Of Gen. Taylor, 10
conform to the wishes Of Mexico, by honornG drais
drawn ~ Mexico in favor cf Marks, which would
have been but the payment of the money 70
her accredited SCENT lt was not his purpose to
charge the Secretary OF State with corruption, In
consequence Of the failure to carry out the understand
rg between the previous admin istrstion Of General
Taylor ard the Mexican Minister II was not his rur-
pose to srIagn he motive. OF gentleman, unless he
could clearly estabir the tact that they bad He
took the trun.cction as he found IL Therefore, ne
would not inquire into moral denqu.ncies, but
plain Of the political errors OF the administration.
TAXING for granted that there corruption in
tie negotiation with the barngs and their political
cists the regotistop, political act. calls down
the cersure OF the House and that cepsure must BE-
expre'sd In departing from the former custom OF
pyifg th. money, every consideration Of amity, good
val and desire 10 be friendly should have aced
money to baye been pad to nsico instead Of through
Net only has tie glv,rnment failed 10 comply with
The Itas. nate request y Mexico, but /. has sac
morey that goyssam,p IN the manner desired.
lie hcwed the impor q preserving friendly rela-
tions with Mexico an. therefore would not act mig
gsrciy part toward he lie indifferent to the profit
f. be made by such ar ossnient as Mexico desired
He was anxious by our legislation now to retrieve the
errors wlcn wer. conttel In the previous ments,
and to show TO Mexico desire TO respect her wishes
In bis opinion the pay m-nts heretofore made were
made in violation Of the treaty lie repeated he was
for telling Mexico that she can De paid in New York
By the get nd Of the shaving operations
by which che is depleted
sErrs coALIrioNisr3-cRAN AMONG THE
AfoltrIosIss-E,TRAoRDrNARi LNcIrEaErr
MIR R.Srour free sell Gem y Of Mass aid he did not
nendto enter into the discussion OF the general merits
Of the question but to reply TO charges brought by hi.
colleague (Mr Dsvis yesterday, against majority oil
the people that they are guilty OF cor.
rup,ion. Many gentlemen immediately changed their
sests TO the vicinity where he speaking N
he said there was corruption in Massachusslts he
not among the democrats, who were geuersIly
poor, and had made heavy sacrifices for many years
,a'i, 70 maintain Their principles. The corruption,
there were any was on the opposite ride where vast
wealth was concentrated and often used for tyrannca
IuIpo'e What IL the ground q. the charge OF corrupl
uon IN Massachusetts, That ger emen advocating the
fugitive s!avs law and then oypoting it. had united for
common object. Was there al ythinx wrong in this
etFpe me tspl,oi IS on Es- must he refuse "a rok the
engines because other persons differing with him in po
es and religion had hold OF the brakes Did the
wings form coalition In Missouri the result Of when
was the election OF nitcd srstes Senator Did not
ceauti0n in Wisconsin elect Der to this House and
wings set up a cry Of triumph Coalitions made
everywhere Southern men, IN 'aycr Of the Fugitive
Slave law, unite with those Who are not Ars other,
states and parties denounced Tor this! 1esNssSchu-
sets IT, not TO do what Is prop and right IN others
without being condemned But he VIII MAINTAIN her
Political rights in the way she CD oses lie was absent
the tine the coalition formed Ia Ns,sach usetts
but when be returned he free to declare that the
coalition wss right and proper. The democratic party