The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-09

candidate.
Mr.. WArrEasos said there was no candidate for
the Vice Presidency in Tennessee. But when the
electors met they voted for White and Tyler, those
two agreeing in their opposition TO Bank oil tue
United States, and upon other leading measures hui
in Kentucky, and other States, where they were IN
favor of bank, they. ran Harrison and Granger
But the latter gentleman never saw the time when he
| could get corporals guard in Tennessee.
Mr.. CARurHERs desired 10 make some explanations
| Mr. WArTERsoN begged gentlemen to recoiieci ,hat
his time was limited; and he was here reminded o.
| an anecdote which, as II was shoH he wouiu fe'a'o
as applicable to his a man once Was tied u
the pistonrod of steamboat, for some offence winch
| lie had committed; and to some persons who bese'
him, he said, Gentlemen pray make no REMARKS OF
| | shall lose the hang OF the game" Laughter lie
begged too that pe ntemen would not interrupt him.
for he had to spare, and might lose the hang
| ofthe game" "
| Mr. CARurHERs made some observations, which
| were not heard al the reporters desk.
Mr.. WArTERsoN said he did not intend to discuss
the course of Judge White; he was dead and there
let him rest his Mr.. VS. object was TO nolice the
course OF his colleague.
The question asked by the gentleman from Virg'-
MA Mr. Wise) reminds me (said Mr.. w atierson)
of The conspicuous part IN this attack on the President
and the DE ocra,ic party by the late Postmaster Ge-
neral Mr. Granger) he wished TO pay his respects
to that gentleman. BY his own admissions, the gen
tleman stands forth before the whole country as the
bloody butcher" of his party He hesitated not To
say in ofrumph that during his short period OF
service he had Cut off the head Of 100 postmaster
1900 in four or five months--but this was not all, ne
said ii his head had been cut oil SO soon he
would have brought 5000 more to the block-God OF
Heavens what monster of blood and cruelty 4,ioO
victims marked for executonlIOO actually persisted,
and the balance doomed 10 follow in short time =
And the gentleman seemed to glory in this deed OF
bloody pruscripon-he publicly and exul'ingly con-
fesscd 1t in the presence and hearing OF that party
one of whose leaders proclaimed that there should be
no prescription for opinions sake, that prescription
itself should be prescribed.
But MI. Chairman, have other charges against
this gentleman we'll calculated to weaken the blow
which this gentleman has struck at the President and
the Democratic panty In the course of the last session
of Congress he Mr.. w made some remarks which
were published and in those remarks he incorpora-
ted letter, written by member of the Legislature
of the State of New York, from Ontario county,
from wlch the late Postmaster General came. From
that letter he would now read few short extracts
They are as follows:
"lsl MIR. Granger has said that he had yielded to
the doctrines advocated by Mr. Slade in his speech in
regard TO the District of Columbia and that the no.
ton of implied faith the part Of Virginia and
Marya must be given"
MIR. GRANGER here rose and said-Ihat is true
Nh. WArTERsoN continued to read as follows:
"2d. Mr.. Granger has said that whenever 1t could
be proved that shareholders had called 10 their aid
United States troops TO put down an instruction on
the part of the slaves against the whites; or when
il could be made to appear that United States
troops had been used to sustain protect slavery that
moment Congress would have power 10 abolish slave
~ in the different States"
Mr. GRANGER admitted that also was true
Mr.. WATTERsoN continued 10 read as follows
:" Sd. Mr.. Granger had said that colonization was
one Of the greatest Southern humbugs ever invented,
and that long before CERT Smith got his eyes open
this subject he had openly and avowedly denounc-
ed this scheme, not only in the social circle but in
public meeting
Mr.. GRANGER again signifed his admission.
Mr.. WATTERsON continued
9Th. Mr. Granger said, it the AboIitionsts of On
taro county gave him liberal support in 1888, they
never should have cause to regret It.
The sentiments set forth IN the above, had from
Mr.. Changers own lips have given his words as
near as | can recoect them.
"a SAWYER"
Mr. WATTERsoN said he had read these sentiments
now that if they correct they might be
tradcted. The gentleman admitted their correct
ness
Mr.. GRANGER made some observation which was in
audible at the Reporters desk, but was understood to
deny the 4th statement Of Mr. Sawyer.
Mr.. WATTERsoN said-We the gentleman admit
ted that ii the United States troops were called out to
suppress servile insurrection, the Government
would possess the power 10 abolish slavery in the
States.
Mr.. STANLY rose to a question of order
Mr.. WATrERsoN begged him not to do SO; he would
prefer to give up the matter, as he had no time to
spare. He, however, was merely stating the reasons
why Tennessee would never give her support TO the
gentleman from New York tie also alluded to the
declaration that if he had remained in office year
longer A, 700 removals would have been made in the
Post Office Department; and also TO the IumoI that
the delegation from New York waited on the late
Postmaster General and told him If he did not go out
of The Cabinet they would kick him out.
MIR GRANGER pronounced 1t an unqualified false
hood in every part of and he reoiced that the gen.
tleman had given him the opportunity to contra
dict it..
Mr.. WATrERsoN. Well, If the gen leman denied
it, be il so. AT any rate he remained In office until
he was satisfied that Captain Tyler would kick him
out unless he withdrew and saved him the trouble.
1t also said that objections raised in the Sc
nate to the nomination of that gentleman as Posmas-
ter Genera-doubts being entertained whether he was
sound on the subject of Abolition.
The Chairman, MI. BRIocs called the gentleman
to order
Mr. WATrkRsoN said he might be out of order, but
he remarkng on the gentleman from New York
and wished to know if he did not refuse after his
appointment, to give a statement as he had pledged
himself to do, showing that he was no Abolitionist
His opinion was that he was an AboIitionist--
an Aboonist of the very wors, sort He wished to
know if the Chairman called him 10 order that
ground
Mr. CARUrnERs said, as the gentleman from Ten
nessee had but an hour, he hoped, in that time he
would be allowed to say what he pleased.
Mr.. BRIGGS Qhe Chairman) still objected.
Mr.. WISE. Well pass that.
wen, tnen from the bloOuy cruelty ana ADO
ltion of this man, to the violated pledges of the
whole party. have something further to say about
the violation Of this decefu watchword of the Wing
party
"Proscript on shall itself be prescribed"
How has this solemn and oft repeated pledge been
redeemedl Have no faithful and comp tent Demo-
Gratis been removed, only because they Demo,
Gratis, and to make room for needy partisans who un
blushingly claimed the office the reward for party
services Let the dsgraced records of the country
labsh the fact Let the open and notorious declara-
lions of Wing Senators, who publicly said that they
would confirm the nomination of no Democrat to any
office, until the President publicly proclaimed his
withdrawal from the Wing party and joined the De-
mocrats. Let the facts of a that occurred in my
own State, settle this question. A vacancy took
place in the office of Marshal for Middle Tennessee
Mr. Thomas Claiborne applied for the office. He
was, years ago, member of this House-ong menu
Der Of the Legislature of Tennessee lawyer of re-