Fort Wayne Times And Peoples Press (Newspaper) - February 27, 1847, Fort Wayne, Indiana FORT n A V V i TIMES PEOPLE'S VOL 7 FORT WAYNE IND FEBRUARY 27 1847 NO 3 BY G W WOOIK DOLLARS in advance paper will be discontinued until all arrearages ore settled ADVERTISING at the raten by the lite Editorial Convention at fob Work of all kinds will be neatly and executed on the lowest terms The Vole of publish to-day a sketch of the debate in the Senate of the United States upon the resolutions from the House presenting the thanks of Congress to Taylor and his brave troops for their gallant bravery at the seige of It will be seen that that body struck out by a majority the proviso that had been tacked to them on motion of Mr Thompson in the House which substantially converted into a vote of censure and compelled the Whigs in a body to vote against them and then passed the resolutions unanimously proceeding is like the American in days when that body was an honor to the madness of party had in any degree benumbed the sense of This vote of thanks as passed by the House would not and not have been regarded by Gen Taylor in any other light than as an insult and it was probably so its small specimen of the fire in the rear of which Gen Scott's sagacity him Congress was un- der no obligation lo puss a vole of but if one is passed at all it should what it purports to be and censure with it if theold a vote of thanks give it to him in the old-fashioned forward way if not withhold it We are curious to see the vote in the House when the resolutions return to that body di- vested of the unsightly appendage of this ol those who aimed a stab at Old Rough and Ready the pretence of him most disorderly and dis- graceful scenes are constantly occurring in Congress It docs really appear us if the members of that body the lower House we mean had lost all sense of respect for selves and duly to them there Rows that would disgrace a arc enacted in the Hall of the D S House of Representatives nre anxious fur the of March to come as it will put an end to that tumultuous blage of blackguards and rowdies During the earlier stages of the session WE were led to hope that the Resolutions of Mr King prohibiting slavery in any ry that may hereafter bu attached to the Uni- ted Stales would be sustained in some shape cir other but we placed too much confidence in some of the of North Several members who presented the of a front upon this subject where it was first advocated huve in The blandishments of Executive power anil the of patronage have proved loo much fur their nerves Some uf having been defeated of a -y the people arc willing to sell themselves body and soul to the President for the least crum uf his favor do his most obsequious You murk a and That doting on hi twn out hiit time much like For nought but The revival by order of the President of nn obsolete Army General as sin implied censure upon Gen Taylor's late ter with pretty general condemnation from the Whig press and is nut ly approved by Ihu democratic One paper pithily suggests that another General Army Order bo issued bidding tite officers and soldiers from ing above their We believe an der had previously been issued forbidding the troops to wear Do we live in sia thai the soldier is subjected tu such ty despotism Nothing Neto Under lite project of a railroad to Oregon was thought at first to be something new but it turns out that a Mr John Jr as long ago as conceived and broached the project of a from the pi to the through the Oregon try This is just now attracting considerable attention and it is not ble there arc now living will see the work completed Stranger things have happened in much less time We see it staled T J Honly co Congressman from this has been milking a pretty able speech in which he the Whigs without stint ought to be ashamed of himself for his ident can hardly carry a measure without their help The difficulty in which Mr was re- cently involved with the Brazilian ment at Rio Janeiro it is said bus been adjusted by the secretary of and the Brazilian Minister ai Mr Wise is about as fit for a foreign ter as a is for an eye-ball The Supreme Court of New York has granted to the negro Freeman a new trial It will be recollected that he was ted some time since for the murder of the Van Nest family is his counsel and has made almost efforts in his cause Cheat in rascally fraud has been discovered in a quantity of sent to New Brunswick N J The corn and cobs are first all ground The mass is then kiln-dried and then ground again by which limo it is thoroughly mixed and has a close appearance genuine Short arc ymt to wear that are great bussle lo 1 ain't wear any thin else Gaully 1 should like msec you lo without miflin olso hut that arc on Dr Ellis Gen a what lengthy article upon Gen Taylor's ter Dr the Goshon Democrat indulges in the following remarks touching the capitulation at Congress unanimously presented him a vote of thanks and not a word of censure caped until the disgraceful capitulation of Monterey say ful because after the three glorious days of seigo and storm when laurels were ing upon brows of tde brave when the enemy were completely in their power when Gen Ampudia himself declared 1 have made all defence of which 1 consider ibis city is Gen Taylor instead of de- manding the unconditional surrender of the town and its garrison entered into terms by which the whole Mexican army with its arms and ammunition with colors flying and music playing were permitted to retire with the pomp and pageantry of a triumphal march to some new position where they might re- cruit their forces and make a new stand against the American army So much for one side Now hear what Old Rough and Ready bos to say on the other side Although the of may be considered loo liberal on our part by the ident and his advisers as well us by many others al a distance particularly by those who do not understand the position which we otherwise they come loa conclusion in regard to the yet on due reflection I see nothing tu induce me lo regret the course I pursued The on the part of which had much to do in determining my course in the matter was based on the ground that our government had proposed to him to settle existing difficulties by negotiation which I knew was tde case without knowing the re- sult which was then under consideration by the proper authorities and which he Gen hud no doubt would result bly fur peace If so I considered the Iher effusion of blood not only unnecessary but improper Their forte was also larger than ours anil from the size and position of the place wu could not com- invest it so thai greater portion of their troops if not the whole had they been disposed lo do so could any night have abandoned the city at once the pusses and what we Had we been put to the ul- of luking place by which is no doubl we have succeeded in we should in all pr have lost fifty or one hundred men in killed be- sides the I wished us there be a prospect of peace even if a one I also wished to avoid the destruction of women and children which must have been very great had the storming been resorted to Besides they had large and strong fortification a short distance from the city which if ried the must have been taken al great sacrifice of life and with our Irain of heavy or battering artillery il would have required ur lays lo lake il by regular Here isun honest of opinion anil we till reader tu decide fur is right and who t PULK r were voted in the uf Thai the President of the United Stales be lo inform Ibis I louse if any officer ur agent of tho United wus sent by him or by his direction tu Havana lo advise procure or in any way lo promote the Santa Anna er nny person visited Washington city und conferred with the President ur any officer of the upon Ihc subject of said re- turn of Santa Anna and whu was Ibi or what were his instructions and when was ha sent on such who won the that visited Washington city and Ihus conferred with ibe President or any other officer of the government and whal was decided upon al such conference Also that bo inform the House by what means and through what channel Santa Anna wus in- formed that an order wus issued tu tho con- of our forces in the Gulf o Mexico snid commander not to ob- struct Santa Anna's to Mexico and that ho also lo this House copies of any lellers communications or papers in the executive department of the in nny way relating lo the subject of return to Mexico Resolved That the President of tho United Slates be lo inform House whether Slates have any ic lo tho government of Mexico if not when ceased to have such un and if the United Stales have such an who he is what duties he has performed since the war with Mexico what compensation be bos received and wbai is his present rate of com- The majority of the House refused to ask for information referred to in Ibe tions and they were rejected The whole process ol smuggling SANTA ANNA into Mexico with iho results plated from thai movement is very istic of Mr style mid standard of The failure of the profound con- ception does no take away from the quality of also ally attends iho Presidential projects Tho Administration sent Scott lo Mexico to supersede Gun Taylor in tho hope that some might spring up between those Generals which would justify the super- seding of both As part of this Iho Lieutenant Generalship was sot on Failing in this design they have to lake offence at u letter which certainly Gen Taylor bud a perfect right to that they may attention from net of injustice in superseding Gen Taylor by Gcu Scott give a blow to his popularity ing too great for them array against him the of their party many of whom are too much taken wild the gallantry and skill of the old veteran and possibly in struggle galvanise the Lieutenant Generalship and place ul tho head of ibe army some man to whom moy to grunt an of distinction Unscrupulous and vindictive Ihoy would put al ibe head of Idu army and entrust with Ido best interests of country a man un- tried who has given no of fitness for tho office Whal care for the hard earned tation of u gallant care they even for lives of n few hundred soldiers euro they for the best of Iho that their parly bus been hv tho few and fow men heretofore unknown who wish to themselves from insignificance by striking nt one high and pure But the muss of all parties throughout Ihu length and breadth of at the proper lime nnd in put seal of condemnation nnnn Pal Debate in the Senate ON THE VOTE TO GEN TAYLOK In the Senate the resolution of the House giving thanks to Gen Taylor was taken up resolutions we published lost week The first resolution after returning thanks contains this proviso added in tho House upon the of Mr Thompson of a gentleman who had previously sailed Gen Taylor in debate with great That nothing herein con- shall be construed into an approbation of the terms of toe capitulation of Mr SPEIGHT moved to amend the tion Dy striking out the proviso He would state he said JA very few words his reason for making He was not one of those who time forward in ning thanks to for doing his duty but when he was not willing to present thanks hand and censure the other If that part of resolution should be retained hs would be obliged to vole the resolution itself He was nol al present prepared to determine for ho was not a military had he the facts be- fore him to enable him to determine whether Gen Taylor did his duty in regard to that affair or not but if thanks were to be voted to him they should be voted in the usual ner aod not accompanied by any that would imply a reflection upon bis conduct Mr said if it were in order he would move to lav this on table to be taken up when the resolution of- by the Senator from Tennessee came up again so that they might both be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs Tins motion was upon a dl noes On Mr SPEIGHT'S motion the yeas and navs were ordered Mr SEVIER held that was no sure expressed in the proviso It was merely lo prevent a conclusion might be drawn if that proviso were not at- to prevent the conclusion thai in adopting the resolution approbated that was made at It was not censuring Gen Taylor at all It merely leaving the question free so that those who were disposed to vote thanks could uu su expressing un opinion in regard to the He considered thai those who regarded the as ill-advised and wrong ought not to be drawn in to express their approbation of thai which they could not sanction Mr remarked thai there was not u solitary word in the resolution about an Mr There is about capitulation The resolution was again read by the Mr JARNAGIN repeated that in the body of the way not a word about an armistice or capitulation He perceived however thai il was embraced in an ment which had been inserted by way of viso and thai proviso clearly implied n sure upon Gen Taylor which he would nol lo sanction Mr suid he bad no desire to sure Gun Taylor lie knew him in be a whu had fought for his AH that da desired was tu avoid a vote approving of capitulation to which Mr JOHNSON of Louisiana said thai he considered provision an implied censure and if il were in tho resolution he not vote for Ihu resolution itself Mr J that the ator from Arkansas as bo bad said thai be of the and it tell the reasons for his disapproval Mr said ii wui not bis lo be drawn into a discussion upon this ter with tho Senator from Delaware Me was nu military man but he hud a right tu an o- pinion nevertheless and he had merely ex- pressed that opinion without any intention upon an occasion like this of entering into any discussion utall upon ihu subject Mr ARCHER said he to superadd to inquiry put by the Senator from ware one other inquiry Ho desired lu know why the Senator was for connecting the sub- ject of the with the resolution of Mr SEVIEK said be would tell the in one wore if he would him he upon tile last reading of the tion that it was net in it and fore had ceased to say any thing about it Mr said that it seemed to him ibe of this that WAS a kind of feeling a- gamsl Cleu arising no doubt from that sorl of parly spirit which interfused itself through every thing and with which till sons were more or less imbued A mutter of this surt he thought ought to be treated of party Gen Taylor as the er of the forces of the hud nothing to do with parly He was above all lie nought for no party approbation He desired the approbation of his country He if il were known how little Taylor busied himself about politics parties or political sively he was devoted to tho service of the knowledge of that fuel would shield him from every unkind suspicion on Iho pan uf nny honorable member of that body Ggu Taylor was far from being a partisan much Jess was he actuated by that sorl of which seemed to give complexion lo tins resolution The country had received tho of the surprising achievements of our little army under the galluni leading of Gen Taylor with with surprise ut singular success which had attended operations Conducted as they were under circumstances of extreme difficulty and em- he believed they were not passed by nny thing of the kind that had ever occured in the history of tho world And now when councils of the country were called upon to express the public gratitude culled forth by those great why should they give way to that sort of spirit which would prompt lo look for some circumstances that would dim glory of achievements and lo qualify their ex- pressions of approbation in such a manner as to mako it in construction and the opinion of ihu world whether did not intend lo dim the lustre of his renown and lo drug very cup which were holding Ins lips He was sure such was not the feeling of his honorable friend was certain that lie was acting with candor but tie would humbly submit to linn that he had taken too much ol a parly view and an one It was not usual tu stop to inquire after a great bad been won whether the action bolter fought if in some other way Il was enough that a victory had been gained no matter what the order of lle might be whether gained by the superior exertions of the centre or of the left wing or of tho right wing Gen Taylor had done all that was of him He had evin- ced all the skill of an accomplished general and all courage and valor of a perfect soldier Then why examine the matter with BO critical to endeavor to find thing which diminish the glory of his find some circum- stance and to grasp at it in order to convey a He did not speak of the motives of gentlemen He spoke of the resolution and of the interpretation which would be put upon it by the world It would bear upon its face evidence that Ibey did not approve of tha armistice And pray what did know about that armistice which would enable them to determine whether it should be a subject of approval or Some gentlemen whom he had heard converse upon this subject not in Congress but out of it seemed to entertain the expectation that Gen Taylor with his slender forces exhausted by a three days batter should have rushed on thousands of their intrenched adversaries and have forced them to an unconditional surrender Would any of those who cavilled here have done sol Gen Taylor had but a- bout 5000 disposable troops at the end of baule and il was expected that those brave fellows exhausted wild three days fighting would have rushed bayonet in liand upon tho enemy 9000 in number strongly fortified as they were and have made them It was an easy matter to talk of these things at their firesides but he would venture to say that the opinions of those who wore upon the opinions of men as Worth Davis and well as nf Gen Taylor worth more tban any judgment lhal might be formed by those who wore not connected with the battle and had no participation in In regard to istice what could have been done more than been done if the armistice bad not been agreed After sech a victory and such a battle the army could have done nothing for two months at least the armistice would have the of enemy if it wero faithfully observed during the time of its continuance The very fact of assenting to an on part of Gen Taylor proved him to be a man of sound us well as of mane feeling The afforded him time for obtaining supplies and restoring the vigor of his own litlle army while il afforded to children of the oily time lo escape horrors which would the sacking of town by a triumphant There was nothing to find fault about What would their army have done if no armistice had been They required time mun were besl judges of this matter they who stand upon the of honor who were trained lo that sentiment who lived and died for honor who appreciated above all things honor that was conferred upon thorn by their What would they think of this obliterated This uncertain murk of How would such a hesitating compliment be received by the army winning such a bailie as How would il bu when it was perceived lhal Senators here wero endeavoring lo qualify the lu go against Gen Taylor or in bis favor according us the lide of war or the tide of polities might When they perceived them taking n and between lo take shelter under tho armistice and to vote proval und disapproval al the same was the army likely to receive ibis thing which they intended not only us a reward for but mi lo further and Would ii be The next lime they ought tin next lime limy accomplished a u- whut thanks they have to expect? If an expression of approbation was to be uf any worth or of anf value at all il come entirely free und II must lo them as UK tho rain fulls from If they to qualify the mailer would destroy II would lurn thai which intended as n compliment to very dust and He hoped the of the from pi to be udoptud Mr said thai Senator from Kentucky did him no more than justice when be said lhal he would be mun lo cnst a censure upon Gen He had known that personully the honorable Senator hud remarked was not a ver or better in army He bad hoped to escape this but would be proper for him to make a short reply io had been said The Senator from Kentucky had said lhal all the military men at rey were in of this capitulation nud he had mentioned the some of among whom Gen Henderson Now he had some feint'recollection of having seen in ihu public papers a letter from Gen II on this subject in which thai staled Iho capitulation made by order of Gen Taylor and lhal IB Gen Henderson and he believed also ion Worlh were op- posed lo il And ibis all ibe fuels hud been lo Government here and this un- dergone review and hail been disapproved of This was notorious Id iho whole Such had been tho decision in regard to this capitulation and this armistice when sub- ject was laid before lie proper authorities in this place They were disapproved of and he hud been under the impression lhal this disapproval was embodied in this resolution until do beard it was not de did nol kr any greal objection to 1 en How dad il been in tury man when it was tie reluming lo h which bad been lakon f every Whig thai a proviso the present change with posed to sny a word ir tico Ilis only object question sing this vote of thank permitted to leave this especially as ibis cnp had been reported to whether rightfully or i Mr JOHNSON o Senator say thai proved Mr SEVIEK said I- Mr EVANS said on the subject in his been informed that it i Mr JOHN M CLA Senator from to striking on very much tl tor in the course of h proper upon an were about lo pass n commander of our arn und Ihc of II were be in regard to this that gentlemen were just I bunks to the gallant s thoy worn upon this ho w when he said that ibe proved of the ic last time but as it xv he should have b proviso being to another to pass a i a thousand dollars m They found to attach to ly objectionable with cd that ccs Ho was not dis- to the as to leave ii an open too much when they should bo an open question lation nnd 10 Department and 1 disapproved Maryland Does the was 10 understood is no evidence of it B hnd no documents but he bad s disapproved of TON said lhal tho seemed now to be re- the proviso Hut ho l tho honorable remarks had thought n like this when Ihoy ote of thanks to the to talk of this sido chamber as if there nl sides among He trusted und be- he opposite side ol as ready lo return of our army as tic The honorable s mistaken entirely had Thcy ed of the and directed Gen and he did so in suance of the order of the Department But he believed that it made at last a difference of only about four days for only about days remained of tho that had been agreed upon al the time notice of its was given in obedience to the order Wo injury then was done by the armistice and an to the had never beard before that tho Department had disapproved of it Mr SEVIEK said he had the impression on his mind and that impression was con- firmed by General Taylor's leiter lhal the was embraced in the as well as the Mr J M CLAYTON said he did understand Gen Taylor's letter He under- stood from it that direction had been given by ths Government lo terminate the armistice bui he did not understand 111111116 capitulation had been disapproved of He would be sorry that such a proviso as was annexed to this resolution in the other House should be retained on account of its moral effect not only upon the country but upon the army would be tde ence from retaining sued a What was in tlie After three days hard fighting when much blood had boon shed the general of Ibe opposite ar- my asked for un with the ding general of our army and in lhal inter- view in order to save the needless effusion of blood il was agreed that the city should be surrendered that the officers of the site army should be to march out with arms What would gentlemen have General Taylor to do under such reduced as his forces were with perhaps not more than men fit for Would they have had him attack nn army of twice number trenched und attempt if drive them from their and make prisoners of what? could he have done with them after they had been made Gen Taylor was badly supplied with ions he could not have fed them forton days be could nul have retained hern as prisoners They could have liberated themselves at any time With facts staring them in tho face he repeated the question Vhal would gentlemen have had Gen Taylor to Would they have dad him storm the calions regardless of Ida lives of his own And for what For tde pose of gaining additional glory and honor for having so many hundred Mexicans in Were they to have no regard for the loss our army must sustain in storming their fortifications when enemy dad every advantage against Would gentlemen dave dud thai Gen Taylor should have ed and sacked the Were ted with the consequences attending upon tde sucking of u city and of lolling loose a iery hardened by warfare hard of heart wild bloody hands lo murder and lo pillage the in- Gen Taylor told them that he had a regard for safely of the women nud children who would inevitably have Look ing back upon these things he honored Gen Taylor as much for the terms of the capitulation as be bud displayed in fie gloried ibat uu A- merican general bud shown mane If they such would be its moral tied upon ibe The iers would from U thai humanity nut by Congress tu be a virtue und when the battle was the next town was would pose that they were expected to come red wilb slaughter of innocent lives that town taut were lo suck and pillage and revel m in blood He noi willing in touch them nny such lesson He would no hand in it and he repeated that ho honored the gallant eral as much for his humanity as for his very General Taylor now stood probably in such a position before country as that no such side blow affect bis lie hnd no idea thai if the proviso were retained in the resolution thai he would nn that less firm in the American People Ho hnd that position by his bravery not merely in ibis battle but out the whole campaign nod in hose glorious engagements at de la and al Palo Alto He believed that no side blow like this could do dim injury Il would bo likely lo arouse the popular feeling in his favor He was now the tary hero do was the proud soldier on whose fame hnd placed ibe This s a man nf Mr suid he not be ken in thinking that u resolution of thanks of this kind should not bo mingled with for- eign matter und with this view he entirely concurred in the motion proviso should be out A vute of thanks should no qualifications or reservations attached He agreed the Senator from when ho suid that he bad no idea of holding with one hand u mark of bation grateful lo tho heart and with the other a mark of disapprobation wards u blundering He did not know this went so fur as this but if there all be would be compelled tu yule against the But he would go further when they hud il in power in some measure by their arts to control future history of the country lice seemed to require hut should do that would pervert ibe opinion of und all they not form nr express a wold be after reversed Now il was said thai it was nol intended lo a censure upon eral Taylor liui of though the dagger might be with flowers its would still bo felt He was nol himself prepared us one of tribunal to consent to pass a judgment upon con- duct of General Taylor at this time neither wus he prepared to sustain Iho view of those who thought that he was censurable for ing agreed to the They ought to come to no decision upon mailer il ought be lefl and open for future reflection assisted by the proper means of information And above all lie would say us he vote differently perhaps frum those n regard lo Gen Taylor the breath of ty should not bo blow upon his for like some of the it would but make the Home burn with the greater Mr remarked that he should not have said a on the subject but inasmuch as the made I he understood thai ibis resolution of thanks embraced u reservation in tot lint sub- Gen Taylor had given of bis great ty He differed wild that Senator in tola If the baule of Monterey had been the last battle to bo in Mexico the views of honorable Senator might he cor- rect Bu as the war was not lobe then did Senator not see that ther battles would grow out of capitulation of Monterey had ticon he subject uf debate and inasmuch as And there was another peculiarity He did not know of any older instance in which a defeated army dad been lo pre- scribe Ide terms of capitulation It was the first lime de believed in tde history of tions tde of warfare that a con- army hud been permitted to prescribe terms of capitulation What had been the consequences resulting to Mexico and the United Stales from that capitulation What was it constituted the Mexican army at this The very troops who had been permitted gain by the It that a monstrous effusion of blood had saved It was pre- venting an effusion of blood at one time to occasion a greater effusion hereafter But this capitulation had been passed upon by the Government und were they for tho mere purpose of paying an empty to put themselves in direct conflict with tde He considered tde proviso as one of tde soundest and most essential features of the The Senator from ware in endeavoring to avert what he called a aimed at Gen Taylor was ing in another direction proviso conveyed a censure upon Gen lor what would the striking it out do in to the Gen Taylor entered into capitulation the Government disapproved of it Believing as ho did thai capitulation was unfortunate in its con- ception and must unfortunate in its results he would vote cheerfully motion to strike nul the proviso Mr Webster said he ly that when were lo tender u of respect to a military man abroad any occur or any tiling be posed to be connected with it which would break the entire unanimity To be valuable the tribute of respect must be unanimously bestowed il appear lo flow from a general sense of whal was due to the occasion and to and always as far as he knew or as he remembered history of Government be believed the thanks of Congress wden tendered al all to a man were- tendered to a distinct proposition free and clear from all older considerations and Iho gracefulness belonging io the occasion re- quired thai should be tendered He held in his hand a resolution which passed this body last year Il was in That the thanks aru due and are hereby to Major General ary Taylor his officers and men for Ibo for- skill enterprise and courage which the late brilliant military tions upon tho liio Grande He proposed lo frame u resolution in very words and lo adopt il so as lo make ila tribute of respect to General Taylor and the army his And ho hud only further lo say that he could vote no resolution in the present stale of things which any towards Gen Taylor or any censure upon his conduct in any respect or which implied doubt or He desired to leave every thing ol that nature and he did nol suppose that could have contemplated lender of iho thanks lo Gen Taylor in a manner to be acceptable to is in a manner expressive of unanimous consent such provisions as were Inserted here by way of preamble or tation upon the Mexican war He would vole nothing which in any tended lo bring in question the course pursued in the conduct of that war and if ho should hold his vote as he would most assuredly do from the resolution in its present form there was not a soldier in the army who read who would not understand tde reason why ho withheld it When they were about lo do an acl of were lo unite in grateful homage to wus il wus il lo sel Imps by way ot preamble to screw out of gentlemen an expression of views which perhaps did nol entertain and if they did which perhaps they did not think proper on this Why should they nol uci with the generosity which became Why should nol Gen Taylor and our brave army Ibis of probation in ibe ordinary way in which the were always Why should with il nny thai in any degree produce reluctance in any one who has lo vole fur il or in nny degree mitigate sons of gratification with which those in whose honor il was passed ought lo receive He wris very clear that this should be nn us it was lo Congress to for the army lo receive and if he could nol gel iho resolution and distinct he would be under the necessity il Mr said he should volo for king out this proviso and he would briefly suite the grounds upon which ho would so vole He would do so in place upon ground which hud been stated by bis honorably colleague as a mere matter of taste und und in addition lo lhal be for striking it out because he con- that a vole of thanks when by iho slightest censure was entirely cancelled He would vole fur striking it out because to his mind there was a palpable contradiction between vote of thanks and a medal to Gun Taylor und the army and exception by which those thanks and that medal were accompanied If the exception if itself to which the exception constituted a part of the then according lo the con- ception ol tbuse gentlemen who entertained this idea they ought not to vote for a utall If il did not constitute a part of baule why should lhal which was irrelevant be made u part of the The mi- ned question was this Was battle of Monterey such a one as deserved that the of Congress and a medal be If it were let them lie granted and grunted unanimously condition if it were riot lei both be withheld Mr Webster said he certainly supposed that in one point of view Ibe arrangement for ihu and might be considered us a parl uf tions ul Monterey were nol connected with the feats of arms formed at and he supposed thai incases of this where propriety of conduct was questioned the was entitled to have the judgment of a court of inquiry before his ho would move to strike out the entire resolution and to insert in us stead a resolution in exact words of that which passed Congrew at the last session But as there was a to amend now pending he would lot the question be first taken upon that tion The yeas and nays were then taken on Mr SPEIGHT'S motion to strike out tde proviso and it was decided in the u Archer Badger Benton Berrien Butler Calboun Chalmers Cilley Thos Clayton J Corwin lenden Davis Dayton Evans Greene Jarnagin son of Md Johnson of La Mangum Miller Morehead Rusk Simmons Speight Upham Webster and Allen Atherton Bagby Breese Cass Dix Niles Sevier Sturgeon Turney and Mr moved his substitute for tde resolution and the yeas and nays being taken thereon are as Archer Badger Berrien Butler Calhoun Cilley John M Clayton Thos Clayton Corwin Crittenden Davis Dayton Evans Greene Huntington gin Md Johnson of La gum Pearce Simmons Upham and Allen Ashley Atchison Bagby Benton Breese Bright Cass Chalmers Dix rouston Niles Rusk Sevier Soule Speight Sturgeon Turney Westcott and The resolution as amended was then re- ported lo the Senate The amendment wus concurred in and the was to be engrossed and read a third time unanimous consent it was then read a third time and being on its age the yeas and nays were taken and are as Allen Archer Atherton Badger Berrien Butler Calhoun Cass Chalmers John M Clayton Clayton Corwin Crittenden Davis Daylon Dix Evans Fairfield Greene Houston Jarnagin son of Md Johnson of La Mangum Miller Niles Pearce Husk Sevier Speight Sturgeon Up horn Webster Westcott Woodbridge The following title on motion of Mr TEN DEN was Resolution giving the thanks of Congress to Major General lor and tho officers and men under his com- mand in the laic military operations at terey he wished to slate once for all thai from all he bud seen and heard in relation to it he definitively pronounced upon Little acquainted as he was with ters be would not presume to make up an opinion He thought that they get a vole of for the military operations at Monterey adopted in a handsome and ful manner leaving the other matters to be honorable Senator on the other side seemed decided at same future lime if should to value so highly he meant the evidence us j be occasion for such decision before this tri- thut honorable Senator which I bunal or elsewhere If now in order ho disapproved out and nut of the terms of thai capitulation Me disapproved of il not only he it improper in so far as related to the and the mem of Ibe United Slates but he disapproved uf it more strongly in view of that which uu The Court of attempt of the Administration to dishonor Gen TAYLOR tho who has done more than all other men lo save the Administration itself from the con- sequences of its own has gested some references in ths National to the history of Lilliput as connected with that of celebrated Capt For victories on the Rio Grande Gen TAYLOR was honored the jealousy of puny was not then aroused For ido hard conflicts at Monterey resulting in ido capture of thai place Gen TAYLOR das received no official acknowledgment whatever ho was becoming loo ihc public lavor was turned too him he was overshadowing cerium Important personages whose seem diminutive by side of his withstanding devices of high heeled boots and lull hat crowns In allusion to reward of censure and condemnation which the administration would prepare Gen TAYLOR in compensation lor his gallant the National In all history one is at u loss to parallel for sued a return of services ai fabulous no longer one meets any thing equal The Em- peror of Lilliput and his diminutive courtiers and in their exhibition of gratitude for thu military services of Cupt GULLIVER the only ever seen nt all approaching to dishonor aCer having lately attempted to supersede Gen TAYLOK Our who have not been as we arc to refer to the annali of constantly elucidating the manners habits and morals of politics and politicians will allow us 10 suppose have not havu how when CapL UEL had lived some time among the kins the Emperor of diminutives wanted help a very foolish and wicked war he hid got into another state So ha gave commission of mo mid him lo lead an Army of inlo the country of his en- emy Wu need hardly say what was the the by a single masterly stroke utterly and reduced that republic to sue for a peace on any terms Great was the joy through mightily did the puny und his small grandees swell at tho success ol their invincible arms civil were they for a full week to they actually him nd gave him an additional ration Presently however they bethought them of the natural enmity of low against high of an inch against a fool they that people might be struck with the advantages of possibly having a man six feet high to reign over them and sO they got up of attainder against him alleging thai he had not sufficient for ihc Emperor thai ho ought in ttm late battle to duve exterminated tdat tde services de dud rendered made il clear ho was dangerous to the Court all which considered these wise bravo and grateful little statesmen voted unanimously that he was a public enemy should be all over wild poisoned arrows should have bis oyes pul in order to revive his and should finally be starved to death as a warning to all future man of urc might be foolishly disposed to render signal services to the country The impression prevails in somo quarters that Gen TAYLOR has been actually recalled The by Congress of the which has received the sanction of the House of Representatives in reference to the terey armistice would answer the purpose of a special recall ifan official that effect has not gono forth For it is nol o be sed that TAYLOR would remain in tho field under the implied censure of such a impression is gaining ground which is dot the design of sending a tenant to Mexico to be ngain sed afier tho repeated failures of that project in both Houses of Congress h dors nol seem to suit tho purposes of the dominant party that cither TAYLOR or SCOTT should have ido command of our forces in the field tho success of either might militate against the political views of various aspirants Theso things are given out in various letters from Washington country in tho meantime looks on and dors how its interests aro to be property cared American
