Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-12-28
Debate i'm the House on the Eek
as Resolutions.
Corr dependence Of the ST. Louis New Era.
JEFFERSON Cry, Dec, 18th, 1914.

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or perhaps an hour. His object seemed to
be- rather to extricate his party (Bentonian)
from the contradictory situation in which
| by Mr.. Williams remarks of yesterday
they were necessarily placed, and to an.
swer some irrelevant and loose expressions
dropped by Mr.. Williams in his speech.
Mr.. HOUGH (sofO followed Mr.. Rich
mond, and was so taken up with his o,Cn
position, that although he was in the caucus
that digestcd Hughes resolutions to be pre-
| ferred to the former, he spoke in favor of
| immediate annexation; indicated the posi-
ton he had heretofore assumed in refer
ence to this question, and denounced in
measured but mild terms. Col. Benton's
course on this question. The truth is, sew
eral Of the Softs would like an opportunity
afforded to assimilate with the Hards.
Mr.. JACKSON Of Howard. Speaker
of the House) spoke after Mr.. Hough, and
pursued the same position taken by Mr..
Richmond, but was still in favor of imme-
date annexation, and in favor Of the eau
Gus resolutions.
Mr.. DAVIS of Howard, rose and said
he hoped the House would indulge him in
few remarks which he wished TO submit
before the vote was taken on this motion.
That from the range which had been in
dulged by gentlemen since the debate came
up, he hoped he would not be called to or
der by the Chair if he occasionally touched
upon the subject matter of debate. There
being three distinct sets of resolutions now
before the House, one by the HdrdS. anoth-
er by the SoftS, and third by the Wings,
each proposed by the respective divisions
as thus recognized, for the consideration of
the House, he found it became necessary
for each gentleman to define the political
party to which he belonged.
He said he discovered that his colleague
Mr.. Speaker, who had just addressed the
House, and the gentleman from Marion,
were both somewhat dispI leased with the
definition of Modern Democracy given by
the getleman from st. Louis, in his remarks
yesterday, and he begged leave to offer the
gentleman definition which would be
more acceptable, as it is derived from very
high au,horty-Mr. John c. Calhoun, who
said of modern democracy--it is "Me
spoilS party, held together by the cohesive
power of public plunder." Or, if the gen.
tleman reject that also, how would they
like the description of the party by Mr..
Randolph! who said it was "the party Of
seven principles, consisting of five loaves
and two fishes" He hoped the gentlemen
would not protest against the sources Of Ell
Their of these definitions.
Mr.. d. said that both these gentlemen
had taken occasion to wander far from the
subject of debate in the remarks which
they submitted; that they had both indul-
ged in the favorite subject of Democratic
orators, that of abusing and traducing Mr..
Clay. That each had stated that Mr.. Clay
had refused to obey the right of instruction
when instructed by the Legislature of
Kentucky to vote for the repeal of the
Bankrupt law. Now, he would state to
the House that both these gentlemen were
mistaken; that, in point of fact. no such IN
structions were given to Mr.. Clay; that he
believed such instructions were gotten up
in one branch Of the Legislature Of Ken
lucky; but the two Houses not being able
to agree upon the details of the instruc
tons, they fell, and of course were not
communicated TO Mr.. Clay.
Said Mr.. D., let us apply this rule called
the right of instruction to the case of
the gentleman from Marion. He would
give the facts as he had heard them, not
having enjoyed the pleasure of a personal
acquaintance with that gentleman before
coming here, and the gentleman could cor
rect him if he had been misinformed. The
gentleman represents, in part, Wing
county; he protested in the late canvass to
be willing to cast the vote of the county
for U. S. Senator as he should be instruct
ed. stating that he wohld not be particular
or technical as to the mode or manner Of
instruction; he had heard that, Just before
the November election, several respectable
gentlemen of the county of Marion had
addressed him letter asking if the gentle
man would consent that poll be opened al
such eleCtion--Benton or no Benton
for the Senate of the United States, as
a rule of instruction-and that the gen.
teman had declined to accept that as the
test (Here Mr.. Richmond rose and ex-
planned, stating, as he was understood, that
such letter had not been presentcd.) Mr.
ID. resumed, stating that he would not in
tcntionally do the gentleman injustice, and
that he had only given substantially what
he had heard One thing, however, he
could state-he had seen the genteman's
name counted in some papers as anthem
ton, and in others for Mr.. Benton, and that
he, representing strong Wing county, had
on this floor recently voted for Mr.. Benton.
He would remind the gentleman that
throwing stones is a delicate operation on
the part of those who live in glass houses.
Mr. D. said there was one of the argu-
ments of the gentleman to which he would
call the attention Of the House: the gentle
man declared in his remarks, a while ago,