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Ii t . declaring hit i''n''" l VsV" Mrilco Hi ft part of the United States, S to" Squiring all the inhabitants to return to thefr horn, on pain .of being considered trultors, nm subject their per sont to punishment, and their property to confiwJition none to his intention of pro vWink icivil government for New Mexico with ft territorial legislature none to his absolving in the name of the United States the Inhabitants of that jcountry from their hlleglarico to the Itepublic of Mexico and finally, none to hi claiming all per- ' sons residing within thai territory .,,- 'zens of lhe United States, and denouncing I: the doom of traitors against all or them j who should be found in arms against us. ; To nothing that was done, by either Com modore Sloat or Commodore Stockton, in regard t6 these matters is any exception taken j yet, Commodore 5Sloat proclaimed , to-the Inhabitants of California as ear-i 'Jy as July, 1810 that thenceforward, Cal- V I Torn i a would be a portion of the United States, and would enjoy a permanent gov ; 'rhment And. in his general orders,, is- sued July 7th, he says to the troops who were about to be landed on the coast, that It jvvas their duty not only to take ',1 California, but to preserve it afterwards 1 as a part of the United States at all haz- lards. And Commodore' Stockton by his proclamation makes known to all men. that; he has by right of conquest taken possession of the territory known as Up per and tower California, and declares it to be the territory of the United States : ! deuce without seeing that the persons ad ministering- the government ot Mexico were exceedingly anxious to settle " the question of boundary and that in order to enable them to do this, nothing might be dong further to arouse or irritate the jeal ousjfeelings of the Mexican nation, and thaittherefbre we should send them a com missioner, with power to settle the pend ing dispute. , Well, we were not satisfied with; that. They had hromised to receive a commissioner ; the President tendered thenH a minister resident. To that minis ter they objected, because he could not be received without arousing excited feel ingsfand endangering the government of the Country. But that! is not all. Long before Mr. Slidell's mission was set on fbotjon the 15th June,! 1845. the acting Secretary of War writes to General Tay lor in these terms i " The point of your ultimate destination is tpe western frontier of Texas, where youjivill select and occupy, on or near the Rio Grande del Norte, such a site as will consist with the health of the troops, and will I be best adapted to repel invasion, and fo protect what, in the event of an nexation, will be our western border." ISfpw, sir, here is an order as early as tion : the 1 5th of June, 1845, in which General Taylor is directed to select a position on or near the Rio del Norte, claimed as the western frontier of Texas, which should have these conditions it should consist witHUhe health of the troops and be the puuu ucst auapteu 10 repel invasion, ana to protect, in the eventjof invasion, what wasto be our western! border. Now, it will fee sufficiently obviouS from these doc uments, I think, that it was the intention of tpe President that General Taylor should move to the left ! bank of the Rio self desired to settle the differences upon ; - amicable terms would he have pressed j CONGRESSIONAL? DEBATE amission of peace by ar aggression upoti the power with which be desired to res tore friendly relations V Rut, be it remem bered, I have shown to the Senate alrea dy, that the (President considered, (we have it under his own hand in the orders transmitted to His officers that the ex pulsion of the Mexicans from the left bank of the Rio Grrande the removal of. their, settlements was an act jof aggression, a hostile act, an act to be avoided in or der to insure the peaceful settlement of our difficulties, and which nothing .would justify but the occurrence of actual war. Thus, it seems to me, that not only did the President bring on the war by an un lawful and unconstitutional act,; but that he has prosecuted it for the purpose of conquest. - I I To be concluded next iceeki PENSIONS TO ;WIDOWS. I ro were calleg upon' (ai wo shortly fhotiTdlH) Marylnnd expect to lidn,., ' . ,i lo tote ftJhqiufaud UMire aen andoma.fiiy counlr'triib )t4 JrJ fJH.r- j miltons ol'dolbrs-to'rarry hti ihU far.of Con. be in any danger in .Metir(S H'qnest of, Mexico. Fpr hss (Nlr.r P?r, l,e ' COTst arc in any danl'-r? - ,'JAscisTai;i848r1 The House having again resolved itself into lhoU"ht that, both a mattfrof conscience and in. a pecunjary point of tie it was much bet ter to rntq a few thousand dollars fr the sup port of lhevidows and families of those braTe men who had already fallen in battle, lhan to vote Gfiy thousand men and'nfiy millions of mo- Committee of therAVhole on the Private Calen dar. and resumed the consideration of the Bill for, the relief of Mary Brown, widow. of Jacob ne" to conquer: the sister Republic of Mexico Brown SENATOR MANGUM'5 RESOLUTION. The Washington correspondent of the Balti more American gives the following; sketch of the debate which took place ih the l. S. Sen. Mr. BOWLIN said he had heretofore offered an-mendment, to obviate the constant struggle which had been sustained in this House against the principle under which the Government had sought to pension the widows of the soldiers of the Revolution. There was a principle involv. ed in that rule; and the abandonment of the rule was the abandonment of the prin ciple. The principle was, that no pension had an army bf f.rlr not whin thetn and ai iiicic uanuiui qi our Mr. Mcl.ANE aid tU f Carolina had kindlj v!ur.t qtiesiion, or he should mi i iuterrosate him. Il4 (Mr. knnw if m rYT.l -i .:. '. ' " iiwi IHWa or r.r ui:.i and to make thousands more widows and or- I ' t .111 ' i pnans, wiio woulo eventually ie supported out hope when it: first weet to V of the National Treasury. Mr! B..was about Mr. BOYDEN. Nn, nr. to state his vieivs as to the course he intended any such idea. Whar, sir : to pursue in relation to;the families of those 4 American army t N), ir, who had fallen rin this Mexican war ; w hen ed of such a thing. I ah , Mr. ATKINSON, interposed, said that, ! utmost confidence upon cur u whenever the tjme should come, he would be trr how great the oddi. I found ready and willing to support the defend- . the more Mexican tlric ers of our rights and liberties. He would take , were to lake to thtirj !.r the libertv! of rnllinrr fitinn W'hirra in sunnort armr u-.n a i . .. i i w 1 I - - " 1 -'-"'rwk''ivuiftlil should De allowed to any widow who did not i thcir consistency by refwing men and means no man would be mor, f. live in the lime of the Revolution. The year ,0 carrJ -on-a Warwhich they had denominated, rote all that ' might U wass uit-reiore uxt u as mo mniiauoii ; so hy solemn vote, unnecesary and unconstitu that no marriage since that day could entitle the j lionai . w.hich damnable act would ever follow widow to a pension. It was considered that no ! them wUh odhm u n;r himscf he voted for lady would be likely to marry under twelve ! ,he waff ald lorioJ irt iu AU ,C a?ked oj years of age ; and therefore every woman mar- j gentlemen was for them to stand up and refuse ried previous to this period must have lived lo vo(Q mon and ,npans to carry on lhe ntPnn Thnrsilav inmn Mr Mancrtim Rpsnlii , . ' , ! V . . . . . I war anu ln) WOUKl Le damned Itt UiC CSlima- ate on inursday upon ftlr. Mangum s Kesolu- hhig bi pasS) therefore, it should carry on its ' ,ion nf ,he people. lace the reason For extending the law to the pre. -Mr. UOVDEN remarked that as it suited sent case in the terms of his amendment ! lne gentleman to put questions, he would pro. namely, that she was. born before the close of. pounj OI)C fo lhe gentleman. Reminding the me iwjvoiuiion, anu uiu mu wuum mai irying gentleman of lhe present state of the Treasury, ate people. Just at the perioci tnua bringing w.tn.n me equuy 01 the he de,hed (0 know pf,he gcn,cman from Vir- posed our Subtreacurv! v principle the existing law But if you pass the ginia whcther he would come up to the point specie payments, lo, ari I 1 bill without such an amendment, you establish directly to borrow money, and likewise to levy mines come lo our relu f. a preceueni allowing a pension 10 me wiaow 01 a direcl tax upon ,ho t of ,he ,T , . M Chairmnn. L - . -l .'ii , ' r . - ' under tho name of the territory of Calfor !iiia.irXncf Again, on the 17th August, he : declares - that the territory of California iow peloogs to the United fcrates, and Urarde. General Taylor so understood it, wilt bo governed, as Isooii as' circumstan ' cejj permit, by oflicers. and laws similar to pose by which other territories of the lynlted States are regulated and govern ! cd i Here.i then wc see ofTtccrs acting un do the authority of the. President, with ou : rebuke from him, clAiming apd estab- 1 jflis ling civil goverements in Mexico and . j California, as4he permanent territories of Utht Phited States ; claiming their inhabi- ' ; j tajtts jas Jour citizens, promising them a ii permanent form of a government, and Mr. MangumV Resolution i is substantially that the President be requested to state whe ther the General Order 376 issued by Gener al Scott was from instructions from the War Department, and also any opinion of Gen. Scott on file, as the military means necessary to car ry them into effect. , Mr. Mangum pressed his ! Resolution, and the duty of the President to communicate what ever information was necessary for 'the true guidance of the body. One Senator,) from Nr C. said that he desired to know what was the .1 r t. mem irom an uanr m : ly safe. Rut, sir, as to i pose no man thinks of Hi poso that the Executive ( would now think of h , Have not the orders aire not our men just a!outrf of Mexico? (Money in ! suppose that our men ? much gold from tho?e 51 hearts can desiro ; Sir- Riprntivp. mirnose on this subiect. and that he should officially inform the Senate whkt object4 without further action in committee, and pro was now designed by the war. f cee?ec? to ?Pa ?n the '"en,s tho c!' 'rhf There was a tender-footedness upon this sub a revolutionary soldier who was not married till ihe year 1813 ; and if the claim be allowed without qualification in once instance, itcanjjot be refused in any. Mr. STUART, of Michigan, was in favor of reporting the whole subject back to the House, That r ' ject, a sort ot skiitishness, ihich was surpri sing He had never seen such a sensitiveness before in his long service in this body and in 'denouncing them as traitors if they should take dp arms against the United States- yhaUs this but conquest? What is it but seirure and permanent annexation by force 'of arms ? This, then sir, I presume ii the President designed to do at the very rttma jWnen no called upon the country lor il Recognition of this' war, and placing at ; ibis disposal means of men and money to i prosecute It, No intimation is given to 1 ti9 lh any of his correspondence if he did ' tltlthen entertain the design-r-at what . j time, the 'change took place in the Presi .V i ,r,dintial ji)ind. In June, July and August, " ;'iVpm thel;Navy and the War Departments ta all ofljeers charged with carrying into . i ..' .eiecutio'n the wishes of the President in f Line Prosecution of the war we have the ! '1 ' i .. - . . Same general tone ot instructions, secure these territories, and sen we have all theso officers seizing the territories and treatinir them as a nermanent nart of the , - , - - i Jflited States, And to these proceedings 'TlHe President-takes no exception! He J dies not Intimate, by the slightest breath otj disapprobation, that the zeal of these I commanders has exceeded the purposes of , tlje Executive ! . I rntist suppose then, sir, that this was i j lne objoqt for which the President prqse ' ' cutcd the vrar from the begining. and that ! Indemnity was not lhe purpose for which he carried on the war. Why, sir, is it ,HQt a single mode of securing indemnity li sucn nau been his purpose. At the commencement of the war, what did he yant indemnity for T Mexico, it is true, Sowed to our citizens mqny. If the ob ject had been1 to seize the Mexican terri ory and simply to hold it by military oc tupation in order to compel Mexico to re Cognizo and discharge her debts to us, jwhy is hpthing of this kind mentioned in these instructions ? Why did these ofl jCers trcuit the territories of which they obtalnod possession as a conquest, which was to bepomo a portion of the United States ? i'. Why is it that no intimation . fives given to them or to us that the ob T'ject had, been misunderstood that the possession which they held of these ter- Ti tor ies was as a sort of mortgage, or in the nature of a security to be held until the.payrncnt pf the dcbt3 'due to us by Mexico But this View of the subject, 1 think;, be - CQines still Wtranger when we consider the mode a which the President carried on ; ms i negotiations. Mr. Slidell was sent :to Mexico, if I recollect rightly, in the j.month pf November, J believe that his ) credentials hoar date on tho 10th of that 'month. iWell, when he went to Mexico lhe ivas not received. Why was he not ? GratitJe. such a site as ! will consist with the Health of the troops, and will be .. best adapted to repel invasion," &c. Brazos Santiago is the nearest entrance to the moiit$ of the Rio Grande j and Point Isa bel,! Iwlthin that entrance and 21 miles frorii J Matamoros, would have fulfilled more completely tnan an other ,pption theconditions imposed by the Secretary. But we had no artillery, no engineer force or appliances, and but a moderate amount of ipjfHntry ; and the occupation of Point Isabe, under these circumstances, - and witljat least the possibility of resistance froni the Mexicans, might have compri sed the safety of the command. I. there fore,! determined to take up the nexr ac cessible position in the rear, which is the mouth of the Nueces river." Cjeh. Taylor says expressly that he un derstood that he would more completely carf out the order by j taking a position at Point Isabel. Why did he not? He immediately assigns the reason. Ai early as the 15th". of December, an order was issued to Gen. Taylor, which he understood to be an order to take up his position on the left bank of the Rio Graride. An order which he thought would have been best complied with by estab lishing his position at Fort Isabel. And he iriformed the department on the 4th of October, that this would have been done, but that he had not the requisite force to enable him to do it without the fear of a check on the part of Mexico. Well, sir, did He understand the order rightly? Let us see. On the lGth the Secretary writes tojhjjjrn. ";You will approach "as near the western boundary of Texas (the Rio Grande) as circumstances will permit." &c.j And the final order of the 13th of Jan uary, 184G, which all admit, was an im for in a despatch of his dated 4th Octo ber,j-1845, he says ! " Itjwul be recollected that the instruc tion pf June 15, issued Jay Mr. Bancroft " select and occupy, on or near the Hio ' communicate light to the Senate. 1 hey were atraiu ot inioiming me senate ot what j was de signed of what was donednd Senators were called upon to carry out the ivishes of j the Ad. ministration without even knowing what they were, j Mr. Crittenden thought: the Senator from Michigan might well be sensitive at being call ed tender-footed" upon this subject. The Senator had signalized himself by opposition to till callsoCinformation here. I Whenever light was wanted he was for keeping dark j and we were to be made to walk blind. folded over red hot coals in order to keep the President's se crets prosecuting the war. j j There was no State secrets worth keeping. Such things belonged to little Governments and little persons. Little Governments jadopted them and nobody else. They belonged to lit tie things, little people and little Govern ments. When we employed spies, in Heaven's name keep secret your operations, but not in other great things. The Senator from Mfchi gan did not want Mexico to know what we wanted what we designed. Why, I we did not know ourselves. We were kept in the dark wholly in the dark. S The other day the Senator did not want to destroy the Nationality of Mexico. Soon after we could swallow the whole of Mexico and it would not hurt us. Now he was for tho entire subjugation, or conquest of Mexico. We might swallow Mexico, though he thought t would make us a most misshapen mass. Mexico was now entirely at our mercy, and we could " swallow" as the Senator sraid, leg, arm, or head, or even the whole if necessary. Any new species of cannibalism we were strong enough to attempt. Mexico was conquered al ready, and there was no need of all these State secrets all these impenetralia and arcana. It was unbecoming our people to adopt this dark ness, j j Mr. Crittenden argued that within six weeks we should have peace, and question put to us would be in a legislative form what would we do with Mexico? Mr; C. held, lin most eloquent words and with great force of manner, he amendment of the gentleman from Missouri, (Mr. Bowlin) was based, not on the fact of her marriage, but on the fact that she was born and lived during the period of the Revolution. Mr. BOWLIN here interposed and explain., ed his amendment. Mr. STUART resumed. He understood the gentleman's reasoning in favor of his amend ment, and only wished to show its fallacy. If Congress pensioned widows at all, it was done on account of the services of their husbands. It was of no consequence when the widow was head of the Treasurv J last week. in. looking' r;.or money. box, has discovert in one corner which .i J looked. Mr. ATKINSON. If Cure in lfhn and IT ll ,. afforded signal service in the war of the Revo lution, we will aid you in sustaining yourself. That was the consideration, and not because of her birth during the revolution, or before it, was she entitled to a pension ; but because her hus band was a soldier. In this was the equity of the case. It was of ne-consequence (he said) whether she had lived through ihe Revolution! ary struggle, or whether, from necessity or choice, she had not married until after the year 1794. He was opposed to the passage of the bill, not because he was opposed to the princi ple, for he was in favor of that, in all its length and breadth. Under the present law. there to repay this borrowed money. Or did he in land to vote for Treasury notes, to pay the hard earnings of our soldiers in what the Democrat ic party have been in lhe habit of denominating rajj-rhonev I He should like to hear the nen tleman upon' these quesions. Mr. ATKINSON replied: I will tell the gentleman that,; whatever may be necessary for much money there he c mo uticiiu' ui uiu rims anu nonor oi inecoun- jn-onie tnould be taxed t try, I am willing to lay a lax, either directly or But Mr. A.(ohjccted to il indirectly, on ail the property in the tinted and would movo thattb'. Slates. He would tell any gentleman that he tho bill to the House, iu, would do any thing for the preservation of tho be rejected. honor of his country. These (said Mr. A.) are M. BOYDEN. I ani ? my views. 11. that astonishes me is, that men apprehended by the ::; will declare the war unjust, and yet vote means He certainly is the onlv to support it. j who could misunderstar, i Mr. BOYDEN resumed. Oh yes; here is j Mr. ATKINSON. C Democratic ecohomv for you ! When the Na- j the gentleman from NVn linnnl Trpnciirv, t'ic nlmnil eitiniclml ivlinn ' rinni . int .A.v.,l!nn I ' k rpi .r . a t t.imuk . aii.im. itw, ..wi.ii , iwua , uuu, ICIIAIUUII' I,. "u"u iUU, 'iioh o we ' the specie was flowing out at both ends, and ! leader ainonjr tfco U wovernmeni was mis.: oecause your nusnana no,hinr to sunolv its olare b.,t Trrasurv note to be .noakinrr Uv , o "ii j i . - i ---- " j - - the gentleman vould vote any number of men ' the gentleman could jest and any amount ol money to overrun and con- i as the pension nf Mary quer all Mexico. Yes, ".when her army had j Mr. BOYDEN. Jim . been destroyed nay, totally annihilated, by j it would bo taken for gt:; some fifteen thousand American f-oldiers, (and ! other side of the House a braver and more gallant body of men never j but as I understand the i' entered a batllfe. field.) and when our forces I live ! i since the annihilation of the Mexican army had been trebled, and when Mexico by panting at our feet, bleeding at every pore, he would still vote any amount of men and money the Exec utive might require, and, for the purpose of con cealing the true object of those men and this kA were but about five thousand pens.oners ; and (Iofee of ,lolmr antl lihertv of the cotJinlry. it would not increase the list much ,t we were ! Ma Go(J deIjver us ffom ch a dcfence of ho to pension he widow of every Revolutionary j hon-or and Jibertv of .he country ! Oh es : he and the gentleman has const itutional scruples; he can find no authority in the constitution for vo ting a pension t6 this poor widow. Oh no ; no authority for voting this pension. Talk about the constitution ! Who does not know that that sacred instrument has long since ceased to have any binding influence upon the present Executive ? Virginia (said Mr. B.) in what article, what section, or what clause of that once sacred in. strument he finds authority to dignify the Presi dent of the United States with lhe title of con- soldier. If we were even to double the number it would not cause any very startling expendi ture of money. The danger was not in paying these soldiers too much, or doing too much for their widows. He could not, in the present case, admit the claim of this lady on the score of her relationship to Major Jacob Brown ; for, by the time of the end of tho present war, many cases of this character would come up ; and he doubted not, if they could be all looked up at this time, they would amount to many as two thous and cases. If this case was peculiar on this score, he must confess he could not see it. He could easily perceive why it should add to lhe reputation of this lady, and entitle her lo lhe consideration of the country. This whole case, he contended, was only one among a thousand perative one to Gen. Taylor, to advance - lnat the Senate had a right to know what was to toe left bank ot the Kio Grandp. ahont ! "one ana wtiai was designed. ; the meaning and propriety of which there ' Mr Cass rejoiced that war was a game, and is no dispute. It is concluded in exactlv that secrets were necessary. He would vote for ine same terms -as the two orders prece ding it. He is directed to advance, and occtp3ra position on, or near the left bank of the Rio Grande. There is no intima tion:?it any time after! this despatch or General Taylor, informing him that he is mistaken in the construction which he putsUupon the order. On the contrary, af ter (hat despatch must have been rcceiv-ed-n early three months after it was wrien it is again indicated to be the all necessary public information whichUhe Ex ecutive might deem it discreet to give.! Mr. Crittenden objected to the communica tions in a partial form, and to one Senator. Every Senator here was an equal anS it was hardly respectful to let just such an amount of light, or twilight, as he regarded as mpst pro per to give. The Senator; became here the grave distributor of knowledge to others. He (Mr. Crittenden) wanted the information in an official form. Give us io-ht lihti-liht i ne people nau a ngni to Know what th Mr. ATKINSON. W you said the war was un: Mr. BOYDEN. Ihav war was just or 'unjuff.1 1 occasion to $ay--as I haj ent to vote on a certain i lieve the war! to have I unconstitutionally cornnic tire, without any warrant i Here tho couTersati ;i : 4 WHIG MEETING1 IT At a meeting of the rus, held in Concord,' en ' on motion of; Maj. Jc Vf ; I would ask the genileman from j bert W. Kirkpatrick Chair, and Robert I'urh to act as Secretary. Tl lutions were then subml: queror, and to authorize him, under and by vir- i Krimminger and after J tue of that high title, to levy any amount of tax- j marks of Majj R. llarri es he pleases upon eight millions of people, and ci Ji, i . 1 . 'i l u- i unanimously adopted : to appropriate them to such purposes as his im- 'i 1 rooeno . 1 i... a.- . i PiTiui maiesiy rimy set: mi i .tin, uuuui uir , ...i.u, -vn"u' 1 "i . . V UT. constitution, and the defence of the liberty and ! vention to be held in Kale!; suuuiu ub uasseu. uui ii nao ueen urged 10 . r . . . - , nnA ,,. non; ,m r i honor of the country, alter sanctioning such ry next, and that this villi ITIUi; Jl I C IJI VII UMlcl I tUMIHIS 1 t 1 11 , . : I i ..u t a j 1 . i ,u- 1 high handed and tyrannical measures ! would cost too much. Mr. S. deprecated this r;IM .. x. . , , , . . , . I heCH AIRMAN here remarked that the ui I'liiiitrui in juuii" irms. ii nc orrce un derstood that they would not take XX) I f fT G O ml ha iitMil.l iKn ni.r. : Mr. BOY DEN proceeded to say lhat when t m c -i i i .u- he rose he had intended to submit bid one or xii t,wui;iu9iuii, im. o. tuiu no iiiuuu uk'sl; ic ril'Tti r egates to represent thq ! the same. 1 .t u,, . ..... i de,)flte ha(1 vvandered awav from Mary Brown. Resolved, That c cpntn: ; e care ot their , of t. (Jo ??, . (liminish.d COIJfiJence n th House that vol- ; . .w-,. . ,u . iU-o ..rinrlnlei of the WhiL' s regard the present lamontab marks to justify himself in voting against the re solution, whether amended or not. He should do, as he had before said, with the hope of get ting up a general law upon this subject ; and if it were not for this expectation, he would vote every individual claim of this class that might be presented. He moved that the committee rise and report the whole subject to the House, with a recommendation that it be referred to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, with instructions to report a general bill. Mr. ATKINSON said it might be that he in an vuci tvvn ntisarv.ilinns tn lln rOmmittPO. but that ho rountrV, as ll IS hnd nnronapmn1v born lod oft" bv the ncntJc cessary and lortign war, v. r A.:rn,l ih.it ho evils, as mainly attributed to t uiiLii ituiii i i ' una. i - u'-ii v,u ' should not onlv' vote .for this pension for Mary ! .. . . ' . 1 . me 7 design of the department, that he should ecutive meant j-j i 1 was not so keenly ulive to the principles of jus- oceupy the same position which he was ! Mangum argued this question still fur- 1 tice' and sympathy as other men. He did not directed to do previously. lie is direc- lner' and xvisned to know, b.nd most to know, believe that this House had the right to dispose ted 'to do it bv a teoetition of the ordir U. i what the Executive meant: upon this subject : j of money belonging to the people by conferring sued in June, 1845, almost in the same i wtial 7f me1. to tU mJh Mexic0 afler il was terms. Well, now what is the inference j C0"V'rtf' lh's war was coming to! an end from this? Jf in June, 1845, Gen. Taylor ,w 5i .k rhP werern? i ! cPm had been provided with a train of ar il !?' Cha,r,!?n of the Comm.ttee of Mil- i il... K , . V, 1 ,ul i itary Affairs would tell us this, he would care lery.f he had a suitable aparatus of en-; less for the resolution, i The Senator (Mr. gmers. he would tinder the order of June Cass) went for the conquest ot Mexico, and this I"L 'lVB uuitncea, ana laKcn possession ; was what was meant. " .! i Mr. Allen gave notice that he should intro. duce his ancient resolution,- of allowing light to come in upon all subjects, save one (and that probably negotiations.) He would have Brown, but that he should vote pension widow of any American tidier that had fallen in this War. ' CinM .nuy stand up here and say that tlx (iovernmcnt should do less fr this poor and aged woman than the brave and frallant Major Brown had done for his step mother ? But the gentleman from irginia re marked that it -was wrong and unsafe to trust our sympathies in such a case, and, rnoieover, that the case should not be dt-cided upon the cess of these principles in t election in 19441 Resolved, Thit al this pi tit I other during thejwhole ItUiory it behooves ihe patriotic of ali ; together in resisting the dative r Executive Power, and! in brjn Federal Government from, it? i War and Conquest, tol its ih'p" fostering the arts of pj'aco ai I prosperity and htppiness of our iiesoirea tanner, J nai il i s n 4 i 1 i ' i Aae rresident tolls you that Mexico, in of Hort Tnbpl Pvnoii;nn k f I ! JPle her plighted word, insultingly re- frofri that position, and placing it under used to receive our minister. Well, now thelfcontrol of the United States. If he )tff plairi to mer-it is evident, that when : had donn sn wnnlrl K f i , unwrtlnf in Inn orMrt n,, .-. . 1 I. r l i it .l , n . i ' r rr-rr - i v i luiiui' intT wriif-ii 1 1 m u 1 1 n r i nn rtrri wo a 'w . 1 1 , . - : ... ; xAt-si.A Kf., ' r m "T r,T ? . mia government i , a" fxecunvo nominations considered in public PlV bctueer . our consul at Mexico Was it not what was designed by the cov- ' aud no Executive secrets. M ; ; I 0 if the means After a few words more' the Resolution was :rr; : ' : r:",l5Atcul,.ve ioeen in. u,.s po o T u s evident , adopted. $tr resident from the United States. The l r .1 .i . . . rzyfrsivn Meq l tnuiK, on me loth' of Qc- toper, 1815 " The Mexican government ; vtl receive a commissioner to settle the preicnt dispute ; and two months jhere , nuer.on hc 15tb of Uecembcr, it was so designed, because when thpv hat given him tho means and the same order-he assumes the position with the ! ANVO m,en; sa!: tb.e f-aarensburg entire approbation and suDDort of the ! T ' "efaiu' Irom Kutherford county,! it on any object which, in their opinion, may be deserving of the national sympathy and compas sion. The powers of Congress were strictly defined. They must act on the principle of Jaw, and not upon the principle of sympathy or their own id3as'of justice ; because that which would excite the sympathy of one man might excite the ridicule ot another. and the contrary. He would go as far as any to support the widows of Rev olutionary soldiers, but must protest against Congress putting its hand in the public purse out of sympathy merely. Mr. A. considered lhat the various reasons given by gentlemen for their support of this bill, in" themselves furnish ed argument against the principle involved in this special legislation. Afler further debate upon the merits of the case by Messrs. D. P. KING, DICKINSON, JOHNSON,of Arkansas, and ROCKWELL, principles of justice. , , "esoirca janner. jqaiuisr. Mr. ATKINSON hei again interposed and h ,he people throughout the U remarked: Bectxusc we could never come to any conclusion upon (hat principle. Mr. BOYDEN. There may be men who cannot safely trust their sympathies, but, for his j part, he had always relied ypon his, and thought they could be trilled, especially when they led lo charitable and benevolent deeds. The gen- ; tleman said he was willing to tax his constitu- j entsto defend the liberties of the country. But ; primary assemblages, Uboli d ! their opinion on he prejsen coud!;" affairs, in order, jthat ihpir ii!cnc construed into ah approbation t.f t tho present administration bf tic I vernment. The following' persons were tl as Delegates under thelfirst reso! George W. ScoU, Mscs;Peit?, (. T n . i . government. Wp . now f t uarneu n ery preuy mulatto CirJ. onthsjhere-i sinqlar mode of proceeding, if tho obiect yP?rS old to that Place to sel1 er- (TQ en J n Inrm o a r . 1, . . . SrrrJu ' r ? r Fe. Preserve peace and amity be. ! r ' "T 7rtXouf I other side of the House, and partirulaly those constituents for earning on this war for" the conquest of a sister Republic ? Mr. ATKINSON replied. He would vote any tax which might be necessary to prosecute the war vigorously, in order. to secure an honora ble peace. He would ask: the gentleman from North Carolina jf h. would do that ? Let him say yes or no to it. ! Mr. BOYDEN said he ;had no difficulty in that wna not an answer lo ihp noesl ion he asked , cr, . 1'. Pharr. John r. Khiler, K him. Why does the gentleman answer in this , ,fn. John Shimpck, Rpfus'Barrii evasive wav?. He would ! repeat the question. Scott, Jas. L. lladger, Dr. iS. L. ( Would the centleman vole! a direct tax unoirhis C. Means, J. F- Gilmer, JJW. 1)! .- rier, ur. . o. liingham, .ictor U. 1 V. S. Harriii, S, C. Harrl.; IU trick. R. C. Cook, Kjrbyi Pope, J While, Dr. W.IW. Itankfn, ;ani 1 Harms. . ; On motion ofL.,B. ceedinzs of this Imeetii) Carolina Wa'cbman, Raleigh Reniier. ROB. KIIIKPATRICJ Rob. Burton; Sec :?Z&?i.!t "'e PCr60a "je I bedn take for Some cause. ro JZ of Massachuselts Mr. BOYDEN, in support of the bill remark ed lhat he was at first a little surprised at lhe observations of some of the gentlemen upon the ; answering this or any other question that he 1 or any other gentleman detired to propound to mrr sorpe cause, real or 8uir??n was "cstedf but the other escaped. . ti . . 1 O f Hnp nrrocfaii iravn hta noma fnn , j . . .icu iui oIIle cause, real or sun- M A. aV " 8",""mcnt - lle pod, that before . I,e J'resi lent sends his The one arrested gave his name as Jos. of the gentleman from Virginia, who hadlaken t htm. He was glad of the opportunity to de- occasion to read us a lecture upon the dinger Clare that, as at ipreient aqtisca, ne would not nrimmincr, i ! i t i I BeiekCkcek, Wilkes co.. J of trusting our sympathies, or even the princi- j vote a single man nor a dollar of money for the , Messrs. Editors': Is r i ' i2ia nnprtinn r l . 1 . -r . i 7 i- "wuirj-iie uiejfican j cwwtcrreplie8 in substance, not a word In. uie credentials of t))is person bot4t ling any differences. He is sent DtrAat Mtiilnnt minUi.. i " Z tit ' 7i pienipoientiary. A if Iriefldiplomatic relations between w, wo coy nirwis had ne ver for a I .HteUit j055ibir to read the corrrsp order i icciiAt tU and scope of which was to place a rpilita ry force within the territory claimed aqd occupied by Mexico. Xnw. ; it k. Wilt ' .nnUV l.f. , ' --- -- .-v,.w. w, mi ivju iimL iinii stipn n m nn & I : .1 , . . ; . . v mJH- ; mu,u"cu "eP ' w lIB PcPe. reported inlthe Legislature o . . . i. t i 01 irusnn our pvuiuai w n- ?rn. Sa,d 15? - eL WaS Damed l pies of jiisiice, unless we had rules prescribed purpose of carrying on this war for tho con. ! wijen voti' notidc tin irn VV llliam Wilson. dkersiin Carjttt ! : J .. t i i .... j : j,:..:' r f-; ' Ito vrnnll rnia i ...nnt ik. ! ' . . i 1 .1 . lo U9 (J wniC we "inoiicu in UUIUUII3- w-jai 'i i'jvah.". - - -wo ""m w- i ,u Sfnnriflrfl mnn nairM h- fc irnoi e tenng it. The gentleman had taken occasion ! men now in :iexico; ne would pennon tneir t. j0 ti wi til draw .C7, r .- . -r.1 I-.,. . i to cro into a lonfr discussion of our pension law. Widows if ihey fell ; ho would go still further . x .Z -A- rA 5n r r Kstuvunu jitieciors. : 1 ne 0111 toi 7 ,..7 ... . 'r 1 ;n;r :r tv. ui J . toineueces.o.. iu r -ive the eWtiT ? V i T and seemed to be greatly alarmed at the idea of -he was willing if jbougK necessary, to vote S !I1? n PJrC8l?Inn?1 TC,rS doling a small ..ension to the p(or widow, whose , the most liberal ovi.ion U the familie. of all i moment on- only prop and stay in her declining years had . who foil or died In the service. war, in fight inj; the if f 1 . calculated to rouse the! m-1 of South Caroling, having been defeated ! PT . tJ m dignation of Mexico, and. to nrfl I ; " ' Ue'eaieU I fllen through the Mexican j Posidbilitv nf SMflr 'rZurA ?V compel - an- extra ses- battles of the country. From lhe great solicb between the two conn VVJV " T ' W cast its Electo- uide of the gentleman fbr the safety of the Trea tionlwas desirable ?h1; A W.g? T' Tj lhr "PPointed by sury, he hoped lhat the gentleman from Virgin on was uesiMule, if the President him-1 the Law of Congress. i ,,t ..i;..;t. Avr from Mexico for ihih tural, and unjust war," in wl. Mr.-McLANE. desired the gentleman from ! 5&Q' ia .V l,r North Carolina to inform him whether bo would j cmc V -TkVi TllTn T I vote means to reinforce ami make safe the ar-f abotut J. or "fr , j i f '; my now in ..Metjeo qr ihcnavy ofT the coast ? ; made his .Ppwrfful sjcc. ; Mr. BOYD EX,' Does the gentleman from ' Question, he made him ti I