The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-10


don, lauDts and bitter sarcasm TO fall upon m
upon me thick and fast. am accustomed to it.
have a bushel ofletteTs now in my possesslon-o
anonymous scurrious letters sent forth from pusll
animous cowards-from persons that have not TN
magnanimity, the moral courage, TO step forwart
and tell me Of the evils they charge have done, OF
am about 10 do; but who, like assassins stab in the
dark. IL 10 poor satisfaction, sir. Sir, for every
speech have made at this session ofCongress, have
received a shower Of this kind Of abuse; and for
my last effort on the West Point Academy, and for
my exposition Of the scandalous, damnable eorruP-
ton now going on in the army and navy, ann oil
West Point fayortsm, have received perfect
shower Of abusive, blackguard scurrilous letters
Now, il those who write such documents suppose
am to be deferred by them from the correct dis
charge Of my duty, they very much mistake the
man; and tell you now, they are cowardly assas-
sins they are persons who, IL they had the moral
courage, If they could screw themselves up to that
pitch, would assassnate a man in the street Al
night; but they have not that courage, and all they
can do is TO write an abusive, anonymous letter;
and, lest the world should not get hold of il, they
will direct it to another person for him to forward
after he has read Il.
| do not stand alone in this respect, Mr. Chair
man. | can point TO dozen individuals who have
shared the same fate both in this House and the
Senate. IL were TO pursue different course and
advocate this foul corruption practising every day,
cApcbsc Ot my COnsItutnls, III Il wcIt 10 mccl
the views OF these pampered minions OF power, ]
should not be treated in this way. No; should be
taken into their embrace and hailed fellow well met.
But choose 10 do my duty to my constituents.
Mr.. g. referred, similar case, 10 the fact, thai
when Mr.. Secretary Bancroft, a short time ago,
made his report, specifying certain abuses in the
Navy Department, which could be corrected, GER
lain sineeure Offices which could be Topped off, &c,
there was soon after scurrilous anonymous pam
phlet laid on the tables Of members of this House
Those things The sadly pretended to emanate from
different parts of the Union--from Baltimore, Phil
adslphia, NewYork, the extreme West, and the ex-
IRENE East--but many Of them written with the
pen and by the hand, but sent TO different
points, and published in different papers, for the
purpose Of making il appear that the whole country
was in arms against Mr.. Bancroft. They originated,
however, with the same seryile, sycophantic drone,
who had lived all his life at the STALL and who
was afraid, now that his fodder was to be cut of.
All that the friends Of the bill ask (Mr. s. pro-
ceeded TO say is that we may be placed on equal
footing with the other States Of this Union. He
would ask the gentleman from Virginia, Mr.. DRoM
sooLr,) who was so much excited this morning.
suppose the state OF things were reversed, and that
the States Of Ohio, Georgia, Mississippi, or Alaba-
ma, or New York, even held all the Offices and his
State held none OF them, would.they not be loud in
their clamors against us for holding these places,
and denounce US as illioerall Whenever Office
Maryland, and the places adjacent, have their men
in each Of the departments to give them the infor-
nation when the vacancy is about IN take place. and
you can see them en- masse going up and asking
them to be hled by applicants from Virginia, Mary
land, or the District Of Columbia
Gentlemen undertook to make a burlesque Of this
bill, and ask them whether they were in earnest,
They knew they zero in earnest in bringing II up;
and Mr. s. believed there was majority In this
House sufficient 10 pass 1t He believed it would
gain strength: he appealed to gentemen-to their
sense Of usticeto his friend from South Carolina,
tMr. Homes, and his friend from Virginia, W.
DRosGOoLE, and he asked them if 1t was just
that Maryland, Virginia, and the District Of Colum.
bia, should monopollze these Offices to the exclu'
sion Of other States Of the UnionI
Some remark was made by Mr.. HOLMES and
Mr. DRoMGooLE, (Which the reporter did not
hear,) but Mr. d. was understood TO refer TO the
fact that Ohio did not her electoral vote for Mr.
Polk, and therefore the gentleman on his own prn
cple, should not press his claim for portion Of the
"spols."
Mr. SAWYER (resumng) said that Ohio, not
withsanding, had given more democratic votes
almost two to one-than those given by Virginia.
the gentleman then, instead of wishing to keep two
thirds Of all the Offices, would please TO divide one
half with them.
Sir, (said Mr.. 81 l do not claim that this bill
shall pass for the purpose of giving offices to Ohio
strictly right in itself And nothing less than equal
and exact justice to all is right that ia the doctrine
laid down by the gentleman's Mr.. DRoMGooLE'sl
political patron saint, Thomas Jefferson: equal and
exact justice to all-exclusiye privileges to none;"
but now the gentleman is advocating the doctrine of
giving to his own State, and one two others, all
the offices, and excluding everybody else Now,
FIVE succeed in bringing about this equality,
we shall have attained great end; and shall not
have to go to my constituents and say have no in
Auence with the President, (Which is now too true
1t is true the gentleman from Illinois says, that
the President does not NEEDLE with these small Off
wish they were in the hands of the President,
believe more justice would then be done than we
now have. But when we apply to the Secretary oil
the Treasury, snd certain other secretaries, who
have majority Of wings under them, we are turn-
ed away with the answer, they edo not know any
thing about it." The time may come when they
will know about il; when we will be heard on this
floor; and the time may come W hen we shall be a
little more respected than we are now.
On motion, the committee rose and reported.
VIRGINIA MILITARY LAND WARRANTS.
On suggestion by LITHUANIAN, the House
consented to receive report from
Mr. COLLhMER, from the Committee on Pub
lie Lands in the form of bill further to extend the
time for locating Virginia military land warrants
and returning the surveys thereon to the Gener-
al Land Office.
Inc Dill was reau tWlCe oy us tlte
Mr. A. D. SIMS moved its commitment.
But, on a request to that effect by Mr.. THUR
MAN
The bill was read a third time, and passed.
CLAIMS AGAINST MEXICO.
Mr.. G. 8. HOUSTON, on leave given, and in
pursuance of previous notice, introduced bill to
create board to ascertain and determine the amour,
Of each of the claims of the citizens of the United
States against Mexico.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
THE ARMY.
Mr. JEFFERSON DAVIS, on leave given, pre-
sented memorial heretofore published in the pa
pers) of ladies of New York, concerning a repor,
made some time since by Mr. JAS. A. BLACK, in re-
lalon to the army.
The memorial having been read, was laid on the
table,
And the House adjourned.
The following petitions and memorials were pre-
sented under the rule and referred to the appropriate
committees:
By Mr. HOPKINS; The petition OF John Vaughan and ~
sthes citizens Of Tennessee and Virginia praying for the
establishment OF postroute from stock creek in Scott
county Virginia to Lea Valley post oce referred to the
Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
By Mr. LA SERE: The petition Of Isaac Johnson Charles
ayarre John Lewis NJ Margny and other citizens Of
the State Of Louisiana representing the necessity Of naval