The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-24

4 These are IN. sepliment. nv head and my hear.
approve, and will az, wilhhold them, The Pres
ident may peril his Adminis.rtscn7-some Of you
believe he will---if he or his friends shculd dare
TO think like WASHiNGTON-to act like
WASHINGTON. But he wall violate his Duty
II WASHINGTON poril his Administration; but
the psop!S, ne DEMOCRACY, came 20 the rescue,
and all was we'll A much humber victim (liko him
who addresses you'll mus. expect 20 b. marked
as disturber OF our party harmony ~; shall
preach harmony when there Is no concord, upon
such questions as these Ii would be political hy-
poersy. read to an American Senate the lessons
which Washington taught and upon which Wash
ineton ACTED, and u "ihat be treason, make
the mort Of u. y ga 1..
But, before YOU siriks, The PEOPLE shall hear.
Are not these the true principles Of the Coosltu-
ton, upon which every Administration OF this Cow
eminent, from WAsHMeros down--Federal and
DEMoCRATIC-haye ACrED-have ACTED,
I say--ia the management Of our Joreign sGaSD l
Challenge a refutaton by their Acrs-not mere
words. Il Is southern Democracy, Mr. President,
beyond all dispute u 10 thst sort which have al
ways protested; not like potato that grows under
ground at the root; but which blooms are bears its
fruit in the open air Of heaven, and then rpens and
is FIT ron USE. t-.aa.f-
| say nothing about LEGISLATIVE IssrRucrIoss,
not a word. | have not time TO speak upon that
point, so as to express myself in manner TO avoid
and il is not necessary should
raise that question before shall be instructed. Suf
fee il TO say, that NoRTH CARoLNA has not in
strueted her Senators. | esteem IL a Jewel in The
crown Of my State, that North Carolina never did,
in any party mutations political exeitements in
struct her Senators upon q TREATY or TREATY
Maxine, so far as know. presume il will not so
much as be pretended that ought 10 pay obedience
TO the mandates OF any other State.
At this siage OF his remarks, Mr.. HAYWOOD gave
an amusing account Of the game Of politics 10 be
played with this 0REeoS question in President
making. The substance was, that the great Western
Democratic aaiesplai, Mr.. BEsTos, l-(he had seen
ever SINCE last summer, was to be drummed out
Of the party with the false label upon his back, Of
TRAITOR 10 Oregon" The grsai Southern Democratic
statesman, Mr.. CnHoos,l was 10 be dismissed,
falsely labelled with the cry Of "Pnie filth 10 ORE.
yon." The Senator from Arkansas, tMr. SrvirR,l
another eloquent and early friend Of Oregon, would
find himself marched out for his want Of foresight
because, in the last Congress, he made speech for
the notice, bat instead Of going for "s or uone,p
fight or no fight he had got for his reward vul-
gar patch to his back of notice for tie sake of
tion." The Secretary Of State, tMr. Buchanan and
all the csbine, would probably be dismissed IN bod
from the party, branded as British eompromissrs"
And as that left the Governor Of Ntp York still in
the party, Mr.. II. asket, " what Of him. How il
he to be got rid Off" "oh, that will be small lob,
provided the indignation against the WASHINGTON
TREATY can be kept up TO white heat long enough,
he voted for its ratification" Then turning 10
Mr. WEBsrERl 1.-THE Senator from Massachusetts
may see a more amiable excuse for certain stale
strctures upon the Washington treaty than malice
towards the negotiator. GOVERNOR WRIGHT
as a Senator, voted for its ratification; and he hap.
pens not to he here to vote upon Oregon So RAFT
fedton Of The .3shbtrioa treaty will be his badge
upon his dismissal During this part of the speech
there was much laughter, and the picture, although
drawn seriously, was exhibited in good humor He
then proceeded as follows: -. ... ..-.. ~
Why, in the name Of all that is safe TO nv party.
where do the Democrats expect to find Presiden-
tial candidate Who will be our President after we
have expelled all our biggest men, Sir, am sure
do not know. 80 .' ..... r".f...
[Mr. HANHEsAN remarked: "Talc him from
amongst the people, where got one before"l
Oh! Ay, then he IS to be taken from among the
people, is he-without resorting TO such statesmen
as those | have named3 We shall see, however,
whether the people agree to have this game played
after a three years notice =
There is a mistake, however, Mr.. President, in
what the Senator from Indiana exclaimed at his
first sight of my imperfect picture. In my Sate,
let me tell that Senator, when Democrats talk of
" the people," we mean the masses"-the {" bone
and snew" of the land, as distinguished from the
statesmen, lawyers, politicians, and such like. In
that sense, | deny that President Polk was got
for a candidate from among "the people" He
has been politician all his life, and we knew it
when he was nominated. Thank God for it,
he has now proved himself to have been more
one of the Statesmen Of this great country And
if he will only stand up by the side of WASH
ington, as he has done, and | hope he will do, he
will be entitled to lasting admiration. That
sort Of fattery to the people would not take at all
with ''the people" in my part Of the world, and
should be sorry to think it would tickle the people
very much anywhere. A man is no worse, as a
L. Nna a. L
political experience which are requisite to fit him for
The station of Chief Magistrate of the United States
Nobody pretends to that But it is a great evil
when everybody thinks he is fit be the President;
and if my friend from Indiana should stand up be.
fore crowd of honest Democrats in my State and
talk to "the people, the real people, !" the "mass-
cs,n there-the men who drive their own ploughs,
make their own carts, &C., and quietly pursue their
occupation at home--about NOMINATING ONE
OF THEM FOR PRESIDENT, they would do
what ,oiH not-taugh in his face, and tell him that
he might as ,osA talk Of getting blacksmith 10 mend
,oatches "1 s. ~ ..
But let me ask the attention of Senators whilst
give to the Baltimore resolution a more particular
notice. II has been often referred to in the Senate,
and no one has answered. | believe the Senator
from Illinois Mr.. BREEsE is entitled to the distinc-
ton of having first read il in the Senate. He did
not have the Secretary to read it, but read it him
self. Next year for the next step! The Senate,
having no wish 10 misrepresent me, need not be
asked to remember that shall have nothing to say
against the convention its members The resoi,s-
lion which has been gravely read, and often relied
upon as deserving great weight and consideration
in our deliberations, is my subject not the eonps,-
ton The resolution on Oregon is simply this:
The declaratron of opinions by party convention
recommending opinions to the people which were
unanimously adopted by the convention. That is
its precise character. They are before me: .,...
"Resolpsd, That our title to the whole of Oregon
is clear and UNREASONABLE; that portion Of the
same ought to be coded to England or any other
Power; and that the reoccupation of Oregon, and
the remuneration Of Texas, at the earliest practical
bic period, great American measures, which this
convention recommends to the cordial support Of the
democratic party Of this Union" ..-..Ir
1t is remarkable how this resolution has acquired
so much importance now, when it was not oven
thought worthy of being communicated to Mr..
Polk at that time by its authors have before me,
in Ness Register, the letter informing HIM Of his
nomination. and expecting TO elect him; and his reply
accepts the nomination, hoping they may. That ia
about the whole Of il. In good taste, and enough
said II any senator wishes il, will read the let
ers. Here they are But not a word about Ore
gon--- not syllable. No pledges made, and rome
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