Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-03-28

York. and others said "Of course not y" Then that is SET
tied How it with Democratic Senator whose voted
for Mr.. Clay and repudated the Democratic Convention
That is my My State adopted the Constitution many
years ago and besides that they refused for Mr. Polk
approve this resolution in 1874. What is 1t expected Of
ME TO do To obey the Constitution, and follow the people
of my State this resolution of Convention Bal
TO NOMINATE A CANDIDATE FOR PRESI-
DENT, but not to make CREEDS for the party [Some
one remarked, Of course you not bound SENA
Ton. Very well II is Senator talk here, a Se1la
tor vote here and Senator heard these resolutions
read here and yet Senator not bound heed them
That is strange result after all have heard of this
And in behalf of my Democratic neghbo the Senators from
South Carolina, would respectfully inquire whether they
bound, and how far f-since South Carolina would
join the Convention, and had delegates in it. [Severa
voices sob, yes; her delegates in after. under
stand il: South Carolina delegates into the nomination.
However, suspect that much Of all this intended in
tended will be used to aid the cry Punic faith Punc
faith !" Of which shall speak hereafter.
But in the next place, Mr.. President presume to tell my
Democratic associates who thrust this new CREED upon me
as test Of orthodoxy in the party, that they to not
to understand themselves and well look to that
before any cry Of treason shall be got up either against the
President against the Senate against humble nd
vdual like myself charge the Senator from Illinois, and all
other Senators who subscribe this CREED and yet go for
$40 4O with insisting upon than the Baltimore Conven
ton have recommended the party to believe and ana here
proof II truly says that Texas and Oregon great
American questions You insist that Oregon is West
ern question and sometimes il is treated by you as par
~" question and afraid that, by bringing it here, you
will induce other persons (whout Senators intending i
to convert into very dangerous presidential sectional anti
Democratic question, and teach others to
PRESCRIBE those who cannot lay aside original faith
do clothes and, therefore, still believe that this
american question, and that, like Texas, the " twin
ter to Oregon the boundaries Of Oregon ought to be left to
settlement by negotiation through the President and Senate Of
the United Staesthe only constitutional organs for treating
with foreign Governments.
But than that Mr.. President this CREED is in IA
r. ,ApCT<, r<,rsn
is what recommended to party All re-occupaon !;
that's the word not occupation, but reoccup1ton. Now
we cannot re-occupy what occupied" before
We occupied the Oregon that lies north of the compro
mise line of 400 BEFORE but the Oregon this side OF that
line have heretofore occupied Therefore we cannot
occupy north of 49, but reoccupy all south of that
ne And that exactly what the President has been
deavorng to do and exactly what am in favor of doing
fght or fight" Sir, Democrat thus fully up
this creed BY his action what gave Senators here the pv
ege denounce him the Democratic faith This
construction of the CREED not hypercritcal What is
COERCION !" The country on the Columbia rirr and
south Of Hall lying below the line of accused TO be Ore
gon The old hsorans, maps and geogaphes all had
1t thing of modern origin call any part of the territory
north of 49o " OREsoN. There is then, - old Oregon and
modern Oregon The old Oregon occupied by
Outside Of that have occupied any portion Of the
modern Oregon and therefore, if this had gone for
occupation Of Oregon it might well be construed all Of
Oregon, old and But only went for
PATTON clear day that the be interpreted
occupied that Oregon which lies south of 49o;
that Oregon which the DEMOCRATS all go for STILL
only Of not anxious to fight for II
stand TO the faith, and keep the bond it written for
u.s. will that suffice think, Mr.. President, have dis
posed of the Baltimore resolutions generally and specially
With unaffected pain did hear charge of "PUNIC
FAITH brought and repeated against the SOUTH this Sem
with respect to this Oregon notice. &c., and in way that
challenged a reply to it.
Personally nothing about it. voted for the Ore
gon bill last sessions and Senators know that my
ed to me to violate the Constitution Mr.. III. here explain
ed length his objections the form Of that notice. He also
excused himself for voting to take the Oregon bill last
sion by stating that if he had known at the time Gas he does
now how the negotiation then stood, hewoud have voted
for much Of that bill proposed to take jurisdiction But
the Senate did know the facts that me and they had
been told him. He did wonder the offence that
taken by the British Parliament who, doubt believed
that knew all at the time the hill passed the other House
Butt do not feel liberty grow
into prorer5 against the SoUTn. The SoUTu my
and such accusations have baefu influence in kndng and
preserving sectional feelings shall, therefore, expose its in
justice, and then fobear shall do that by the Journals Of
The Senate before will read from the books if any
of my statements should be questioned This charge of
Punic faith, the Senate will remember, introduced
here some days ago. when the honorable Senator from Geor
ga Mr CoLaUITT) had spoken Of the Of the Senator
from Indiana (Mr. HANNEGAN) upon the Texas question.
The honorable Senator from Indiana said in substance,
understood him, Ct have not his words before me- that he
had for some time desired fit explain his
against Teras, and he had it and that it simply
because he had oreseen Punic faith-punic faith Then,
other time, he than minated that he had
found that Punc faith in the South. Other Senators
formally called the floor vndicae that Senator by their
statements showing that he really suspicious Of the South
Of which do complain Altogether the complexion given
this before the public eye that this "Punic
faith" had been pracsed by Southern Senators
of the Democratic party and the sagacty of the honorable
Senator seems enabled him to beforehand. In that
way he explained his vote against Texas.
Now, Mr. President, there is grave mistake in oil this
In tho 6rcfp The men him
7eras! Upon The treaty he did not rote N ALL For the
Texas resolutions the session, he voted dy The Jour
nails arc before me, and these facts If contradcted
will read the votes.
mr. HANxEsAs remarked: "I present, and did not
vote the treaty.
Mr. HArwooD. No doubt of it but present absent
all the No single vote worth having upon the
treaty. for every body knew the Senate, almost from the
beginning, that the treaty could not pass The Senator will
admit that Then what basis for his charge is lef
In the second place, Mr. President the resolution for
ce &c. Oregon rejected at that session-befoe the
Baltimore Convention met II rejected by ayes and noes
the 2lst Of March The convention met 9th May
Now, what does the Senator think of his charge Of "Punc
faith, Punc faith J"
In the third place. every Democratic Senator save t,oohe
from South Carolina, (Messrs HuoER and McDurrE)-
voted for the Oregon bill upon the test in the Senate
the session when Texas passed through by the
vote The Senator from Indiana that session held Texas
his hand-is single hand Without his could not
have passed! Oregon lacked vote it. Texas but
vote to kill it. What claim will he set up for sagacy,
and upon what grounds he make this charge against
South when he had only have made the passage of the
Oregon bill qua 10 his vote for Texas and the
thing would have been doncboh would have passed. or ne
her The Oregon bill must have passed-always provided,
be could have got SOUTHERN SENATOR TO make such