Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-04-02
Correspondence Of The No Republican.


Coyresponaence Of The No Republican.
WAsHINGToN, March 10, 1916.
Notwithstanding this was the day upon
which The private calendar had preference.
the House refused to take ii up, and went
into Committee Of the W hole on the state
Of lie Union. aud resumed The considcFa-
lion Of The river and harbor appropriation
bill As, however, the most exciting and
interesting perl Of The days proceedings
was Tia concluding speech Of Judge
DousLA>s, af Illinois, and the scanes &C
companying Il, | will first allude to IT,
Douglass had been trying for two days,to
obtain tie floor, but without success. Al
= little past three o'clock this afternoon,
he succeeded in catching the chairman
eve, and procured the floor. motion
was made that the Committee rise, which
being objected 10 from all parts Of the
House. Mr. EWING. Of Pa, remarked.
that he thought i. unfair that the gentle
man from Illinois should want the Com
miltee 10 rise. as others were willing TO
20 on then and speak, and more especial.
" as he Ewing believed the floor had
been obtained unfairly over the heads Of
Others, by a preconeersd arrangement
between Douglass and tie chairman. MIR
Douglass made some remarks to Mr. Ew-
ing, bu. in 50 low a tone | could not hear
wha. they were MIR Ewing then again
rose 10 his fee. and inquired. in an over
bearing manner, whether the gentleman
from Illinois would deny there was such
an arrangement. Douglass, under much
excitement. replieI-"I pronounce tie
charge faise''
He then proceeded with his speech, and
made, confessedIy on all hands, The best
one he has ever given uiterauce 10 on the
floors of Congress-. No report Of il can
even convey 10 the reader an adequate
idea Of the scenes that ensued pending is
delivery. Douglass gave the most Of hls
attention 10 The Southern faction Of his
own party, especially those from the
S ates Of Alabama and South Carolina,
anG who had read al those out Of the 10
cofocc church who had supported or in
tended to vote for the river aud harbor
appropriation bill. During this discussion.
Yancsy and Paine. Of Alabama, Wood.
worth, of South Caroline, and Sldden. OF
Virginia, were frequently on their feet.
propounding interrogatories 10 Douglass,
TO all Of which he gave prompt answers.
much 10 their discontinue. Garrett Da-
Wis also asked him one or two questions,
which will notice in the proper place.
I'm order thst the aFgnmenl Of pongla
NAV be understood, il may be proper To
remark ina, Mr. Yancey, IN his speech
agalns! Ibis bill, referred 10 resolution
adopted By The Baltimore convention,
against The General Government adapting
a general system Of internal improve
ments;" and insisted that all those who
voted for the river and harbor appropta-
ton bill, were only pretended democrats
and were violating a leading principle Of
their party, in addition 10 trampilng upon
the constitution Of their country.
Douglass first proceeded 10 show that
similar appropriations 10 those conem
plated by the bill had been made, no,
only during the first Congress that ever
assembled after The adoption OF the Con-
sil,utlon; but also during the zdminisra-
tions Of Jefferson, Madison, Monroe,
Jackson and Van Buren,. That such ap.
proprialons have been regarded by them.
al all times, as clearly within the well
defined powers Of thecons tuition, although
they all repudiated every thing like "a
general system Of internal Improvements
He next referred to the standard by which
the southern Lnco- had read all Of their
party friends on, of the party, who were
in favor Of this bill, viz: that IL ,cas IN
violation Of one Of he resolutions y the
Baltimore Conusnti0n that nominated
Mr. Polk. Douglass remarked, he was
willing 10 be judged by that rule, and
trusted these southern gentlemen would
not mplain at i,s application TO them.
He then said that il 50 happened there
were other resolutions adopted al thai
convention, and among them, one in re-
gard to Tie Oregon territory, and against
surrenderlng one inch Of il; which he
read. Here Garrett Davis rose, and in.
qured whether the gentleman from Hi
nois would be good enough 10 inform him
who drew that resolution. Douglass re-
Piled, that il was reported 10 the cenyen
ZION BY B. T. Butler, Of N. Y, and Tia
Mr. Walker, the present Secretary Of III.
Treasury, had the reputation Of drawing
il. lie then proceeded 10 show tia. there
could be no doubt upon the minds Of any
Of the democratic party as to wha, wa
meant BY the ",ohoie Of Oregon" Tha
previous 10 The assembling OF The B4li
more Convention, bills were pending il
both Houses Of Congress. and in fact, hat
passed The lower House, extending on
jurisdiction over The whole territory, de
filming the boundaries al 81 40. Tia
previous TO that time, Mr. Polk. in answe
TO letter from committee at Cincinna
had replied, he was for the whole, an
agains, the Surrender Of an inch south q
that line. That more than all this. VI
= Polk had. in 1928. made a speech i
: Congress in favor Of The whole Of Oregon
and at that early day defined Tie norther
7. boundary Of our territorial rights al 81 4C
: That lie Baltimore Convention had. i
!, view Of all these facts. adopted The rese
luton against the surl ender OF one inch .