American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-03-07

the House OF RepresentatiVes-but four south
ern democrats voting against % deg. 40 min.
This was the reason given me why | should
repose confidence where | distrusted-I fear
not to say it-and the result will show whether
distrusted with or without cause Let the
senator's speech of yesterday and to-day an
swer whether or not was justified in enter
tanning that distrust. The senator, IN his de-
fence OF the President, put language into his
mouth which | undertake to say the President
will repudiate, and l am not the Presidents
champion. | wish not to be his champion.
would not be the champion Of power. de.
tend the right, and the right only. But, for
the President, deny the intentions which the
senator from North Carolina attributes TO him
intentions which, if really entertained by
him would make him an infamous man--ay
an infamous man. He Mr.. Haywood told
the Senate yesterday grossly misun-
derstood him, along with several friends around
me-"that the President had occasionally
stlckings-in, parenthetcally, to gratiy-what?
the ultraisms of the country, and Of party;
whilst he reposGd in the " hite House with no
intentions of carrying out these paronthetical
stickings-ln." In plain words, he represents
the President as parenthetically sticking in a
few hollow and false words to caiole the "ul-
traisns of the country?n What is this, need |
ask, but charging upon the President conduct
most vile and infamous? lfths allegation be
true, these intentions of the President must
sooner or latec come to light, and when brought
to light what must follow but rretrieVable dis
grace? So long as one human eye remains to
linger Oh the page of history the story Of his
abasement will be read, sending him and his
name together to an infamy so profound, a
4 hat ho Nd o.
ton will never be able to drag him forth. He
who is the traitor to his country can never
have forgiveness of God, and cannot ask mer-
cy of man. asked the senator whether he
came here charged with missives fiom the
President, or whether he assumed the dogmatic
style on his own responsibility, and
Mr.. Mangum-l call the senator to order.
protest against these remarks,
The President-Let him proceed.
MIR. Mangum-I withdrew my objection.
Mr.. Hannegan-Let me say one thing to the
senator from North Carolina over tho way, Mr..
Mangum,] that if | have uttered one syllable
disrespcctiul to the senator, it mas not been my
intention. II he apprahended that | was in
danger of saying anything dsrespeatfll, | thank
him for his kind hint ! shall net forget the
place " here | am, ard the respect " hch owe
ul}SGl- III liiC odlllD jlilL III WIN Lt
senator spoke. have no personal motives; |
am speaking to principles, and using, as be did
plain language. We were told that tins quas
ton was agltatcd in the country Tor the pur.
pose Of putting small men INTO large Offices
, | have seen small men in large Offices before
to-day. "Small men in iargo ollices!" ''Ihc
country ag,tated TO put small men in large Of
fices!o Tho,e who live in glass houses shou Il
not throw stones. The proverb is somewhat
stale, but il is a salutary one; and evel some
great men may occasionally be reminded Of il
TO their profit. Let me lell the Senator from
North Carolina, that for lny own part | woulC
much sooner be found Il small man seeking d
| high place, that the subsCrvient, plaat, suPplc
| tool-the Cringing tlatterer, the iaWning syCO-
phant who crouches before power, and hurres
from its back stairs to bring before the Senate
its becls, and mods, and wreathed smiles. The
last steamer from Europe, it is said, puts this
question in such position that for Oregon we
can ret free trade. Free trade love dearly;
but never will it be bought by me by the ter
rtory of my country! He who would enter
tain such an idea is IL traitor TO h. country.
speak for myself, and my own section OF the
country. Free trade for Il surrender OF the
ports and harbors on the Pacific? Never sir
never. Whence this movement for lIce-tradC
on the part OF England Does not every one
know that she has been driven into this courst
by the outcries OF starving millions? that she
has been forced into this policy by the land
owners, to save their lives from the knife o
the midnight assassin, and their palaces from
the torch of the prowllLg incendiary? But the
West is to be provided fort is to have new
and most profitable market. Some Of US know
that from the Baltic England would get her
wheat long before we could send ton into he
market. | advert to THIS simply because dc
not know that shall have another opportuni
ty to do SO. | have only to add that so far as
the whole tone, spirit, and meaning of the re-
marks of the senator from North Carolina are
concerned, if they speak the language of james
X. Polk, James X Polk has spoken words o
falsehood, and with the tongue Of a serpent.
Mr.. Evans then moved that the Senate adj
journ.
The motion was put, carried, and the Senate
accordingly adjourned