The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-07

him, opriated it, and superadded the opinion
that, because he was aggrleyed, therefore New
York, and her delegation here, Che being the primer
pal part thereof in his own eslmate,l were as
sailed.
The honorable member | am told, assumed to
state the why an application OF mine for a
command in the volunteer corps had been refused
and in SO doing said that the appointing power had
perceived, by some kind OF intuition, the absence oil
the principal qualification ofa sodier-courage
Sir, the honorable member will scarcely say that
the appointing power told him this. He will not
even say that any one said so. All this, then,
amounts merely TO an expression OF his own midi
ydual opinion in the premises. And my answer 10
that opinion is short; The ioins The table before
the honorable member and he chose 10 condemn Il and
send a,oay ,0ilhOui fasting a. This, submit, was,
TO say the least of it, IN bad taste
The honorable member assumed TO give an ac-
count of my change in political opinion, and assign
ed its motives,
In this, sir, the honorable member has given the
endorsement OF his individual opinion TO what the
democrats whom | represent call 'whig he" The
honorable member cannot obtain in Indiana grand
Jury Of democrats TO endorse his bill against me as
true; nor in the district | represent can he obtain
petit Jury Of democrats who have not already pro-
nounced the charge false. Som wings would give
him their voices In this charge he Is Identified with
the 1oyst Of them.
But. further The honorable member, am inform
ed, has also changed his political opinions. He,
also, was once on the other side. Now, SIR, can
bring from my constituents certificate of faithful
ness 10 my own associates. | will be judged by
them for all home purposes Here, sir, will be
judged by my peers. Let the tribunal be the demo-
Gratis who voted for the new tariff on Friday last,
with the exception Of the colleagues OF the honora'
BILE member and myself who, with reference to deli
cacy, ought TO be excluded IL the tribunal thus
constituted shall fail TO certify to my fathfuness
duriBg the present session. will promptly resign
my position here And sir If that tribunal viii
certify TO his faIthfulness, will make TO him any
conces son he may demand.
am told that in cOnnexion with my name, the
honorable members inyeighed loudly against lick
spittles, fawnlng sycophants, &c. IL by this the
honorable member meant 10 be understood as eX.
pressing the opinion that the support which give
to the present administration has for its object some
prospective reward, he is mistaken. My knowledge
of human nature, sustained by observation, ustlfes
the conclusion that the most successful modLs
operaNd in such cases Is TO assume an attitude OF
quasi hostility towards those having good things in
their glft and hedge and corner well. The faithful
friend is relied upon any ho'o. speak not OF this
administration, but of the world as ! have seen 1t.
Such is human nature in its worst phases; and the
best specimens arc frequently driven TO adopt the
habits of the worst, from an apparent necessity,
suppose. Politically, sir, | support men for the
sake Of party, and party for the sake Of country.
The honorable member threw out at me, as am
toui u Breat many hnu names WIN ny soy 'uo'
they vulgar and scurrous, as ! cid not hear
them; they were so represented to me. Having no
kind Of use for these, | hand them back 70 him. !
had idea OF giving some interest with them, but
think the principal will do. The sum Of the matter
IS. that discovered there disease in this House.
threw out dose of medicine, believing that the
right patient would take it. | was right The dose
has taken effect and il in the cascading operation
which followed, | caught little nasty spatter, It
was but an incident to my Office prescrlber, and
1 have the philosophy to care little aboutit.
l conclude my explanation with quotation from
my favorits poet:
"Oh wad some power the gihe gle
To see ourselves ithers US.
II wad frae mony blunder free
An foolish notion.