The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-12-29

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SLAYER "sPIrFRE"
Mr., WINTHROP submitted the following resolution 7;
which agreed to:
Rssolred. That the petition of Commander Henry Bruce,
the capture Of the shaver "Spe be allowed 10 be taken
from the files for thepurpose OF being returned TO the me-
morlnlls AT his own request.
REMoRsTRANcE AGAINST THE WAR
Mr., KING, of Massachusetts, presented memorial
from the representatives OF the yearly meeting OF the
'Society Of Friends" OF New England, praying the
adoption of speedy TO bring the with Mex
leo TO peaceful termination, and moved its reference 10
the Committee Of the Whole on the state OF the Union.
Mr. CHAPMAN called for the reading OF the memo
rial
The Clerk proceeded to read the same
Mr., B0WLlN objected 10 the reading
And motion being made that i be read, the question
was put TO the House, and decided IN the Affirmative.
The reading having been concluded,
Mr.. G. S. HOUSTON moved that the memorial be laid
on the table; upon which question
Mr.. HAAll.lN demanded the yeas and nays; which
ordered, and, being aken resulted yeas 90, nays
So as follows-viZ:
YEASNlessrs. Stephen Adams, Bayly Bedinger, Bggs,
bowd9n, Bowlh bFGGdheaa villa" RP ~ Sowm burt Ssa-
Chapman, Cobb, Collin Cottrel, CuIom, Cunningham,
Raon PafaEa Raaa ans GSo Hi HOUSTON
Hubbard Charles j. IngeIso James Il; Johnson Joseph
Jones', ieb, Lyon, McCiemSnds Mccrale, McDaHiei'
James Mcdowell, Mckay, Barclay Martin Morris, Payne,
Reid Relic Roberts sawyer, sesmmGn' Sedoa Ls9n
Strong, Jacob Thompson, Tredway, Wick, Williams, and
NAYS-Nlessrs, Abbott Arnold, Ashmuu, Barringer,
Benton James Black, Blanchard, Milton Brown Bufing
ton Carroll Clarke Coke, C3iiSmsr SrHason Culver
ve Halo Hsnln HtSisy, HaTd, Elias Ro% iShn
Washington Hunt, james b. Hunt Joseph r. lngersoD Jeh
fi9 Kennedy Daniel King T9oTsI King I La~ T
Moseley, Moulton, Niyen Norris Parish, Peltt Pollock,
s@f sa9% Abbey %a' eSeb RGS s sn
weather, srohm, Thompson, Benjamin Thompson III
tRrop, WooGTaa, andy and ios sO''" ''' '"'' W"
So the House refused to lay the memorial on the
table
The question recurring on the motion to refer the me-
mortal to the Committee OF the Whole the state OF
Mr.. G. S. HOUSTON called for division OF the
question.
The question was accordingly first put upon the motion
to refer; which adopted.
The question then required upon the motion to print
Mr.. THOMPSON, OF Mississippi, objected to printing
private petition 1t had been customary, from time i'm
memorial 10 refuse TO print such papers lie desired also
TO be informed whether this motion did not under
the rule under which the House then acting, 10 wit
that only such resolutions as should not give rise to de-
bate be taken up and considered.
The SPEAKER replied that this memorial did not
come under the rule referred to by the gentleman from
Mississippi as was memorial introduced by the unan-
imous consent OF the House.
Mr. d. p. KING remarked that there were nine thou
sand appended TO the memoral-men respecta-
BILE as any in the Union-men who rendered unto Ca
sT the things that were Casars and unto God the things
that were Gods" They objected not merely to the Mex
lean war, but TO all They desired that peace might
be maintained amongst the nations of the earth SO
respectable body they made up should be treated
with respect by that House The House was in the
habit OF publishing petitions and memorials from indvid
uals however humble, and subject OF little conse-
quence. There could be no objection on the ground Of
ink mil hot
than three or four dollars. There good reason
against the printing, because not subject of p
vate but of general interest, and it had party chaac
ter. The memoralIsts came there in respectful manner
and expected to be treated with the courtesy extended to
other petitioners and other memorials presented in that
House from communities equally numerous and equally
Mr. GEORGE S. HOUSTON objected to the printing
and he did for the very contained in that me
moral itself They were engaged in war, and that me-
mortal he understood in opposition TO the war, and
favor of peace His object was TO carry out the object
OF the memoralists by curtaing the profgae expend
lures OF the public money, so as TO secure more vigor
GUS prosecution of the war. IA augh.] Now the gen
teman had said that three dollars would be the amount
of the cost of printing Well, that a very small sum-
but If they printed that memorial they established pre-
cedent by which they would be required to print every
other private memorial that might be presented to the
consideration of the House Would they be good enough
look at the expenditures Of that House for printing
within the last few years? Some time age, the printing
OF that House cost but small sum- but it had now grown
up into an enormous expenditure and it had grown up
precisely In that way OF printing private memorials and pc
tons and every other sort OF paper from private
Thus the accumulation of these small items of three or
four dollars, to the number of thousands sweed into an
immense amount He had uniformly voted against print
ing such petitions, and he to do otherwise
in the present instance.
Mr.. HAMIIN had voted against laying the memorial
the table for the very good that he desired to
vote for its printing He regarded the rule which had
he knew, usually prevailed the subject, to be more
nice than wise, inasmuch ii refused unfortunately
the printing OF all private memorials. There might be
dvidual would be more worthy Of printing than that
emanatng from public body He would Let every me-
mortal rest on its own merits, or fall by its demer
its. The rule which he had always adopted and meant
to follow in this CASE that where the memorial came
from any body OF men, he cared not who they were if
of importance equal to the memorlasts in the present
instance, and observing respectful manner, the memo
rial should be printed Now, this memorial from
body of men respectable any in the community,
was brief II related to an important subject He neither
endorsed, BY hisvong print, disafrmed any prop
ositon which they might have laid down They were at
liberty to deny if they pleased the justice of the war
He (Nlr H. in favor OF the He was one OF its
fastest and most decided supporters He regarded that
war just, right and proper, and he would by his vote
on all occasions, and at all times, give both men and
veal or wo. Ii the memoriasts took different views,
that reason why the printing of their memorial
should be refused That would look like shrinking
from the question: which he (Mr H. was disposed to
meet it should be met, boldly and without any eva
son He had not risen for the purpose OF addressing the
House, but to stop debate by moving the previous ques
hon sE. I.,. |
MIR. HAMLIN, in order allow him an opportunity OF
addressing the House. Withdrew his motion -.