The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-06

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/ wing psriy---for what Let their deeds answer.
They took Clay, and made unto themselves craven
image, and called upon all the people 10 fall down
and worship III but they found themselves In the
predicament of him who Scaled the spirits from the
vastly deep" and the spirits would not come! They
staid away. Alas, alas, poor Yorick! But the
other-what did they do' Why, sir, they took for
their standard-bearer il we are TO believe those who
have gone before Us, thrd-rate man, man un-
known TO fame, and undeseryng the confidence Of
any party. Who does not remember their haunting
fSofiny%; ""0 Is James n FOLK who Is James IL
How strange duty will dsyolye upon the future
historian when he shall come to record the events Of
the last few years What have we seem What
do we no1 see in this Hous,l Those very gentle
men, who were so very ignorant about Mr. Polk
few short months ago, are now ready-ay, aar-
ious--to place the desnies of this people upon the
gave question Of war peace IN his hands. You
told sir most paheticaly, OF the horrors Of war;
! that under its dark frowns all that is blessed, and
worth blessing earth, must wither and perish like
chaff before "a seyen-times heated furnace; that To
| give this notice, is war. And yet these i'm
macuate apostles OF consistency are willing TO vote
this Tremendous power into the hands Of this very
same James X Polk! Let them repeat, their query,
and from their own mouths shall they be answered.
James X. Polk is so high in the confidence OF the
wing party, that they anxiously seek to place the
sword, which, espng from its scabbard, will bring
10 the mighty conflict two Of the greatest nations OF
the earth in his hands. So much, sir, for whig
answer TO wing query.
But what said wei When rendng that election,
which fired fact at least in political history
and that was, that the people could select their
candidate we'll elect him him--the question
was asked Of us, "Who is James X. Polk p
can speak for myself sir, and ] would hope for
every democrat, when ] say that told them IN
brief that he was politically a sound Democrat
morally, not only unsuspected but above suspcion;
and that he, and his party with him, above all were
in favor Of the occupation of Oregon and the snnexa
lion Of Texas; that he had the frmness 80 to ayow
himself when others trimming their sails to
catch the political blast and that to this he owes his
present elevated position cannot be denied
! What said the Baltimore convention, which nom-
mated him, on this subject Here il is, sir:
RssOlr,d That title to the whole Of Oregon clear
be eeded to England; and reoccupaon Oregon
and the Of Texas at the earliest practicable
period great American which this
ton recommends to the cordial support Of the democracy Vi
| the Unionn
Mr.. Polk was elected on this issue, advanced it
in his inaugural, and again in his message, and, with
a view 10 carry it out, recommends this notice TO
be given. And the question is put to US as the
representatives Of the American people, whether
we will, or will not, respond, not only to
him, sir, but 10 the American people, who, with
warm hearts and strong hands, bid us go on and
fulfil their decree Ii is said that the voice Of the
pc pie is the voice Of God. Then wo TO the back
ward, for the indignant frowns Of millions Of free
men are upon them.
1t may not be disguised that there is diversity of
opinion-shall say, sir, upon the mods operanh
by which we shall acquire the Oregon territory?-
and diversity, too, among those who unan.
imous upon its twin measure, the annexation of
Texas. And This calls to mind, sir, a very chaste
and classical remark Of a gentleman from Virginia,
| MIR. PENDLEToS. ! quote his words, sir alt
was said early in the discussion that this Oregon
question, ard that of Texas, were born and Graded
Il I'M he RalfImOre al tw nv
honorable friend from Massachusetts, says. Too,
he might with moro precise accuracy have said out
of very numerous litter Of monstrous political
absurditlea as any conclave, by rapid a parturi-
ton, ever 'paened upon the world" litter spawn
i ed
i Why, MIR. Chairman, am reminded by this of
the fact that in the district which the gentleman
represents, instead Of feeding upon the wholesome
flesh Of the hog, and other quadrupeds, their main
Il subsistence is the "Potomac robin alias the her
ring and in this fshy school the gentleman seems to
have learned his ideas Of reproduction, and he has
given us a specimen. am told that there is a greut
difference "before and after meat"--or rather fish,
among the people Of the ster knobs along the Po-
tomac river and only regret that for the credit of
a portion Of the Old Dominion, the gentleman had
not deferred his speech until after the fishing
! The gentleman has given U.S. too, another version
Of the story Of "Jonah's swallowing the whale"
when he speaks Of Mr. Polk one of this litter
spa,r,ed. Why, sir, he must be great fellow for
nsn, TINS MT roih' nc nus swaho~eu uie ieVauiap
of whigery, ears and all, without grease pnning
back; and some Of the gentIeman's friends are yet
waiting his second advent!
The gentleman Is pleased to advert to what he
calls the angry and conlendng factions of the dem
ocratic party upon this question of notice. His
''hope father to the thought he need not lay the
hatering JUNCTION to his soul tina, we will so far graf
y him and his Friends and so far prove recreant to
the great trusts reposcd IN us by confding and
generous constituency as TO array ourselves In fac
tons, and to tear down the fair temple so well be-
gun.
But, should we do SO, sir, what is he and his par
tisan coaduors to take by that nation' Are they
unied' Who does not remember the bitterness of
his remarks to some of hls able fellow laborers III
| the cause of modern whlgery-those who were
with him in keeping Texas out, the tariff up, getting
Mr. Clay in if they could and In every sense were as
Simon Pure wings as himself? The phantom which
seems to Cypress the vivid imagination of the gen
tleman is the idea of scramble among the democra,