The Hillsborough recorder., 1846-04-16

men who driEe their own ploughs, make
their oen cars. &C., and quietly pursue
their occupation n home s-ahoai nonhssE.
ing one Them for President. they would
DO what ! viii no.-lasgh in his face. and
tell him that he might - wen talk Of Get.
ting blacksmith 70 mend watches.
Bul lei me ask the attention Of Senators
whilst give 10 the Baltimore resolution
. more particular notice. Il has been Of
ten referred 10 in the Senate. and no one
has answered. believe The Senator from
Illinois (Mr. Breesel issentitled 10 The dis
iineliOn Of having first read II in The Sc
nate. He did not have the Secretary IA
read itsbut read IL himsell Next year The
next step! The Senate, having no wish
10 misrepresent me, need not be asked 10
remember that l shall have aolhing 10 say
against The Convention or lis members.
The resolution which has often been
graveiy read, and often relied upon as de-
serving great weight and consideration iR
our deliberations. is my subject, not the
Convention. The resolution on Oregon
is simply this: The declaration or opin-
ion, BY party Convention recommend
Ing those opinions to the people which
were unanimously adopted BY the Con-
veniion. That is its precise character.
They are before me:
Resolved. That our tile sothe whole
of Oregon IS clear and unquestionable; that
no portion Of the same ought to be reded
" England or any other Power; and that
the re-oecupatiOn of Oregon, and the re-
annexation Of Texas, at the earliest prac-
Il able period, are great American mea-
su'es, which this Convention recommends
TO the cordial support Of the Democratic
party Of this Union"
Ii is remarkable how this resolution has
acquired SO much importance now, when il
was not even thought worthy ofbeing com
municated to Mr.. Polk at that time BY lis
authors. Ihave before me, in Niles Regis.
ter, the letter informing him ofhis nominal
tion. and expecting 10 elect him; and his
reply accepts the nomination, hoping ihts
. may. That is about the whole Of il. ID
good taste, and enough said. ifsay Sena
tor wishes il, | will read the letters. Here
they are. But not word about Oregon
mot syllable. No pledges made. and
none required. In truth, we all know that
the Baltimore Convention was not called
to instruct or express opinions for the par
ty, but simply to choose Democratic
Candidate. So you come round TO Mr..
Folks opinion voluntarily expressed be-
fore he was candidate for President, and
iiisi have 7slfaty yposseAH.." &" 'hi- .i~s : IN
j Then whom does this resolution bind!
Why brought into this Senate! But, be-
fore you answer me, recollect there were
two Baltimore Conventions. Some per-
son said ",hree. know, but don'l
count the Tyler Convention-[A A good
deal OF laughter took place at this re-
mark. and Mr.. III. said, ~ mean no
sneer-no offence to any one." The
Whig Senators, | suppose it will be ad.
milted, are not bound by the Democratic
Convention resolution. Mr.. Dickinson,
of New York, and others said, &" Of course
not."1 Then that is settled. How is il
with Democratic Senator whose State
voted for Mr.. Clay and repudiated the
democratic Conven,ion! That is my
case. My State adopted the Constitution
many years ago; and besides that, they
refused to vote for Mr.. Polk, or 10 approx,
this resolution in 1914. What is il ex
} pected of me to do! To obey the Con
stituiion, and follow the people of my
State; or this resolution of Convention
sent 10 Baltimore to nominate candidat,
/ for President, but not to make creeds 70
the party! fSome one remarked, 40
couse you are not bound as a Senate"
/ Very well; it is as a Senator ! talk here
= as a Senator vote here, and as Senate
= | am not bound 10 heed them. That is
: strange result, after all we have heard q
: this matter. And in behalf Of my Demo
cratic neighbors, the Senators from SoHl
: Carolina, | would respectfully inquir
A whether they were bound, and how far
I since South Carolina would not join tn
: Convention, and had no delegates in ii
: TSeveral voices: q" Oh, yes; her delegate
e came in after.''l understand ii: Soutl
j Carolina delegates came inte the nomina
/, ,ion. However, I suspect that much of al
1 this, intended or not intended, will be us
n ed to aid the cry of" Punic lailh"-" Pu
= mic failh!" of which shall speak hereai
n ter.
. But in the next place, Mr.. President,
n presume to tell my Democratic associate
II who thrust this new creed upon me as
y tes, Of orthodoxy in the party, that the
;, seem to me not to understand it them
o selves. and i. were as we'll to look TO .h;
+ before any cry Of treason shall be got u
II either against the President, or agains, Il
le Senate, or against an humble indlvidu
ii like myself. | charge the Senator fro
y Illinois, and all other Senators who su
E. scribe this as a creed. and YET go for s.
I'd 40, with insisting upon more than Il
to Baltimore Convs ntion have recommend
te The party to believe and- do and-here