The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-10-14
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,uloraity IL is no new experiment sH-no u"."s
with the supposed powers given Us uy 'ne
al md an exercise sanctioned as well by authority OF
cmsr CONGRESS as by sound discretion and just re-
gard for a suffering country.
Bun. Mr. Speaker, before resumlng my seat, ieei
bonnd "a notice more particularly, OF the remarks
Of the honorable gentleman from Tennessee (Mr beii.)
THAT honorable gentleman SIR, addressed himself TO va
nous Interests this tiouse-to tho South aud South
west-and particularly 10 those members whom nc de,
Nominated the C0nser1atiees on this hoor, and invited
them most earnestly come aud do battle with INN on
this field agsnst Tins measure whether he intended 70
include me among the members oil this latter class
cannot saw but at all events beg leave most respect
Ey 10 decline his invitation altogether. cannot do
batle 10 any such or IN such ranks Dut INC no
norAble gentleman says he does not understand lhe
course OF the administration party IN this House-that
he is nystfed the conduct OF acerlain portion OF
the party which he denomnaes the Coaseroaiines thus
on all subjects they 90 with the administration, and are
uniformly arrayed this floor IN favor OF the measures
Of the he does not know what TO
make OF IT, and he inquiries very significantly, whether
thpy have made peace, and what are the terms, and
asks 10 see the bond Of compromise or to be told what
is 10 be the future Of those whom he calls con
servatIyes.
Now sir shall not affect to misunderstood this,
or doub whether was one of those members TO
whom these queries were addressed. was one OF
those who voted for Thomas Allen as Printer 10 this
House and neither then nor now, here or elsewhere
have attempted 10 cOnccdi my VOe on tndl oCcdSiOn
Nv reasons tor that yose am not now called upon
10 piye-ths is not the time or the occasion Tor that
sir-bu the fact perhaps, furnishes sufficient rea-
son OF Itself why, may conclude thai The homo.
rable gentleman addresses himself IN part al least
10 me-neither sir will affect 10 misunderstood the
ultimate object OF the genlleman'S inquiries, and |
beg TO carry out those queries, and give them the
point TO which the whole seemed 10 tend-to arrive
at once the gist OF the matter, which The delicacy
of the gentleman and perhaps, his disposition To
avoid blunlness, inducedhim TO suppress-and which
was no more or less, than asking myself and others
Do YOU intend 10 act with the opposition will
yuo throw yourselves into the arms OF the wings
answer, no! and thank the gentleman for the OPP
portuny he has afforded me, OF answering this ques
lion thus vnequivocally and unreservedly, in the
negattre. To my friends no such answer was ne
ceSsary but if he or any other member OF the oppo-
sition, have supposed from that vote that any such
expectation could b. fairly entertained, now take
this occasion 10 put final extinguisher upon any
such supposition or expectation. | speak WI hou
auth ,ry as to others and only for myself but feel
persuaded that | do but speak the wel-knoWn senti-
ments OF those members of the New York delegation
who the honorable gentlemen calls conservatives,
or who voted for Mr. Allen, when say that there
truer friends of the present Executive on this
floor, than they are-and none less likely to abandon
their principles their party. They were elected
as the friends Of the present administration; and
have no doub., will sustain in all honor and good
faith For myself at least, can say that shall do
So.-And though did differ, on the occasion above
alluded 10 in the choice of Printer; with some of
my political triendS-and may perhaps again have
occasion 10 differ with some OF them on unimportan
or unessenal points-or questions of expediency
merely not involving any political principle, and
moi touching the fundamental principles OF the de
mocrac party-yet | feel confident that | am sur
rounded here by political friends, who are too mag
nanlmous and who have too high respect for per-
sonal independence, and freedom of opinion to look
upon every " difference of opinion" as difference
ofprnciple do not consider that party taiM
means party %rr,iHy-and who will respect honest
differences of opinion and not as test of party faith
or political integrity, exact blind and Slavsh ODE
dience to every whim or project, which any every
member of the party may bring forward | stand
here sir as the representative of free consti uency
10 act as becomes freeman, and to represent my
constituents faithfully, SO far as | am able to do it,
was elected as a friend Of the administration, and
by It's friends and while have the honor of seat
here, II will be no less my inclination than my duty
10 give TO this administration that honorable and
hearty support, which from these circumstances may
BE- Justly expected of me, and which shall be alike
consistent with patriotism, and principle, and con-
scientiouS discharge Of duty.
But, sir the honorable gentleman from Tennessee
asks, what are the terms of compromise between the
members OF the democratic party on this hoor-what
IS the bond OF union, as though some contract had
been drawn up and entered into between the friends
OF the administration, BY which they were anabied
10 act in concert and harmony in the House, and one
could suppose that he expected 10 see some written
instrument, perhaps, with the great seal of State APP
pended to it, can assure the gentleman that there
is no such document in existence to nv knowledge
but should there be- he shall certainly be gratied
with perusal of it.
But there is bond of union, sir between the
friends OF the administration, much stronger and
more powerful than any such written instrument;
ana that bond OF union, sir is the political principles
whichWe hold in common. Those principles which
were characteristic Of the last and present admins
traion-which were promulgated BY Thomas Jeier-
son-which from his day 10 this time have distin-
guished the Democratic Republicans from their
opponents, of whatever name or description, and
have been sanctioned by the voice of the people and
by the dictates of justice and reason This is the
BOND OF union between the friends of the admins
traton-and this it is that enables them to ac united
ly-and this, sir, IS the reason why the honorable
gentlemen see such uniform array on the floor of
TINS House, IN favor of the administrations measures
And why he will continue to see the same thing so
long as those measures in accordance with those
principles and while they tend las they necessarily
must, when in accordance with those principesl to
the welfare of the country and the permanency of
the Union.
! trust the mystery is explained, and that the
honorable gentleman will, hereafter have no diff
Guilty in experimenting the course of the friends of
The administration and the reason for their acting
concert.
hope, Mr. Speaker, that the motion to strike out
me enacting clause will not prevail but that this
pl as wei as the other one now before this House
which have before alluded TO- will pass; and thai
thereby the most essential and immediate relief will
b afforded (aS verify believe il willy not only 10
an almost exhausted treasury, but more especially 10
lhe people generally, whose patience, | fear, is as
nearly exhausted as the public treasury and who
are anxiousy looking (and trust not in vain) for
Such relief as il is in the power of Congress 10
ahord. and such we can consistently grant and
winch the exigcncy of the times so mperiously de-
mand. '' "
fTom the Pennsylvania.