Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-08-18

"Resolued by ihs Senate and House Of
Rep, sentative, of dte United States Of
Amsrsca in Congres, assensbled, That the
thanks Of Congress are due, and they are
hereby rendered, to Major general naoha-
~, Taylor and through him to the officers
and soldiers Of the regular Army and of the
volunteers under his command, for their
indomitable valor, skill and good conduct
conspicuously displayed on tho 22d aud
23d days of February last, in the battle
Of Buena Vista, in defeating q numerous
Mexican army, consisting Of four times
their number, and composed of chosen
troops, under their iavorito commander,
General Santa Anna, and thereby obtain
ing a victory over the enemy, which, for
its signal and brilliant character, is unsur-
passed in the military annals of the world.
"Resolved, That the President of the
United States be requested to cause TO be
struck a gold modal, with devices emblem
atical of this splendid achievement, and
presented to Major General Taylor, as a
testim ony of the high sense entertained by
Congress of his judicious and distinguished
conduct on that memorable occasion.
"Resolvea, That the President Of the
United States bo requested to cause the
foregoing resolutions to be communicated
to Major General Taylor in such manner
as he may deem best calculated to effect
the objects thereof"
DIR. Evans, of Maryland, moved the
following as an amendment to the resolu-
tions of Mr.. Houston
"Resohed, That the capitulation of
Monterey Gets with the entire sanction
and appreciation of this Congress aud
that the terms Of said capitulation were as
oreditable to the humanity and skill Of the
gallant Taylor as the achievement Of the
victory of Monterey was glorious to oar
arms"
Mr.. Henley moved to add to said reso>
luton the words "engaged, as they were
in defending the rights and honor of the
nation"
| Mr.. Ashmun, Of Massachusetts,, the same
l believe, who was the president of the late
Republican Convention, held at Chicago,
which put Mr.. Lincoln in nomination, Of
fsred an amendment to Mr.. Henley s
amendment to Mr.. Evans resolution, in
these Words
"IN A WAR UNNECESSARILY AND UNcoN'
sTITUTIOyALLY COMMENCED BY THH
PRESIDENT OF TIE UNITED STAAts."
For this amendment Mr.. Lincoln voted.
The Fact is admitted by my colleague ;
but he pleads in extenuation of the vote,
that others who are now acting with the De.
mocratic party voted likewise. fit so that
is no excuse for Mr.. Lincoln. Besides, the
individuals referred to long since confess
ed their error Mr.. Lincoln has made ne
such confession. He stands just where he
did, now, as then, in hostility to his coun =.
try. He stands just where he did, side by
side with CoRwIN, welcoming our troops,
"with bloody hands, to hospitable graves ,
DESTROYS of wiping out, as far as posi-
bic, this foul record made by Mr.. Ash
nuns amendment, or, if not that entirely
to break his moral force, MIR. Thompson,
Of Pennsylvania, proposed a resolution in
these words, which Mr.. Lincoln voted to
lay on the table:
"ReSotued, That the words of the a
!, mendment offered and adopted by the
, House to the resolution Of thanks to Major
General Taylor on the 3D. of January
1918, containing the words, that the war
meaning with Mexico] was unnecessarily
unconstitutionaliy began by the President
is untrue in fact and calculated to prevent
peace with Mexico on the basis of indem'
nifty, and should be rescinded"
Mr.. Lincoln also voted against the res,
olution of Mr.. Chase, of Tennessee, which
| will read:
Resolusd, That tho thanks Of Con.
gress are due, and are hereby rendered
to Brigadisr Gcnerol D. r.. Twiggs,
Brevet Major General w. j. Worth,
Major G.. j. Pillow, and Brigadier Cen
eral James Shields, and through them to
, the officers and soldiers Of the regular and
| volunteer corps under their command
for their gallantry and military skill dis
, played at the siege and capture of Vera
, Cruz and the castle of San Juan dc Uloa,
5 March, l947 at the storming Of Cerro
t Gordo, April, 1s47 at the desperate
, battles of Contreras, San Antonio, and
f Churubusco, August, lSi7 and at the
r sanguinary engagements before the City
of Mexico, September, l647. That the
thanks of Congress are hereby rendered
t to Major General Il. Patterson, and
through HIM to the omcerS anu sololer'
, under his command, for their gallant
, bearing at the siege of Vera Cruz, and a
| the capture of the castle of San Juan dc
Uloa, and at the victory in Cerro Gordo
in March and April, l647. That the
thanks of Congress are dus, and are here
\ by rendered, to Major General John A
: Quitman, and through him to the officers
and mon under his command, for their
y heroism and good conduct at tho fall Of
Vera Cruz and tho strong castle of Sar
o Juan do Uloa, and at the splendid victo
Q ries achieved by our arms in the valley O
y Mexico, in August and September, lS47
That the thanks of Congress are due, anC
!. are hereby rendered, to Brigadier Gener
}. ais Franklin Pierce, Persifer u, Smith
/; and George Cadwalader, and througl
g them to the officers and men under thei
9 command, for the military skill and gool