The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-02
THE UNION.

anc kingdom by AN alliance offensive and defnve win
England The treaty OF Client put "A stop the cores
pondence which in active progress this subject BIT
that correspondence stW ereHce and however inn
probable may appear 70 Yankee pride Were war TO break
the United States years older The destruction
Of the public buildings NJ the nominal seat of the federal
government conceived would indirectly if not di-
recdy forward the views OF the New England separ.-
Such, Mr. Chairman were the men, and such their
! Objects with whom MIR. Jay was personally asso-
cated. Their political creed was the same Now sir,
submit whether the honorable gentleman from Massa-
chusetts Mr. WINTHROP is more fortunate in the ex-
ample he has selected for his imitation or the authority
under which he seeks shelter than the honorable gentle
man from Ohio Mr.. GDDNGsl Well, this debate con
tnued Tor weeks, to the entire neglect of the more I'M
portan business OF the session AT length voice be-
gan to come back TO from all parts of the country
which these gentlemen and their party could not and
dared not wholly disregard. They found themselves
placed IN hostility and collision with the universal public
sentiment OF the country in regard TO the war in which
we are engaged The country is for the war Their
speeches and declarations placed them in opposition to
it. The friends of the President and of the adminstru
non had succeeded in sustaining and usfying their con
duct before the House, the country and the world The
bitter waters of strife began TO snbsde our opponents
seemed tired of the contestwng TO be quiet; and there
seemed to he prospect and disposition vet to attend to
Tie pressing business OF the country hitherto neglected
snort as was the remaining portion OF the session But
MT Chairman, regret to say that at this apparently
pcous moment, one OF my esteemed colleagues who sits
before me, Mr.. PRESTON kNG,l gentleman of great
legislative experience prominent democrat hher in the
State from whence we both and part represent
much my superior everything, except in aSe should
have felt il TO be his duty 10 introduce bill here in sub
stance like the one before the committee, containing this
obnoxious proyiso-Uu of order-and, BY management
and skill derived from his knowledge OF parliamentary
rules seek occasion to give his views set Speech
IN favor OF proposition not before the House; which
could no by the rules, be entertained at that time
and which, when II should be introduced could
produce other effect than to distract the demo-
cratic party, divide our counses, embarrass the ad
mnistralon, impede the successful prosecution of the
war, and, whilst protesting friendship for the adminstr
ton, and desire to prosecute the with vgor, really
and IN effect placed portion of the democratic party who
should act with hun, IN advance OF the wings and abO
tionists in opposition to the and in close communion
and fellowship with them Such has been the result
From that instant the OF debate has been carried on
not by the two great parties that divide our country the
democrats and the fedealists, but between democrats
those alone who profess to sustain the administration
The abolltonists and the wings have since remained
nearly quiet, laughing with exultaon at our quarrel
reoced TO find that portion of the democracy have not
only joined their standard but turn upon their friends the
weapons Of their adversarlesthose which the latter
have heretofore exclusively employed. Now sir, | have
no desire to impute motives TO my colleague. only
speak of acts and their necessary results In ordinary
life, say is responsible for his acts because he
is presumed to know their tendency and consequences
and from thence the intention and design with which
those acts performed are inferred Whilst therefore,
do not permit myself thus TO Judge of the course of my
colleague and those who act with him, constituency
and the country will form their own Judgment They
will at least perceive some striking condolences OF
ton between this here and corresponding one in
other Legislative bodies remote from this. The legisa-
lures of New York and Pennsylvania were and still re-
main in session. The question was Immediately after its
introduction here taken up in both and after short de-
bate resolutions were passed In relation thereto and sent
to us without delay Was there concerted plan between
certain politicians in Washington and in those States to
manufacture public sentiment to aid the movement here
will not say so, or mpute any such motive; but the
public mind at the north has become excited in conse-
quence. So far public opinion there has disclosed
ITSELF it condemns the introduction of this topic here at
the present moment, and under the existing relations Of
honorable colleagues, mr. GROVER for whom enter
tain great regard, and whose speech enlightened me-
astonished at the time and manner of introducing the
subject here. could not comprehend its design and oh,
jec am not in the secrets Of politicians, and have not
much knowledge of what is passing behind the scenes
But after the speech OF my colleague now in my eye,
matter little, and had got glimpse of the springs
which put this dark ball in motion carefully noted his
remarks He alluded to the introduction of the evil
proviso the last session of Congress- declared that
he advised and advocated the bringing it forward at that
tme and gave reason, that it had been ''iteated
and reiterated" at the north; and the opinion spread
quest made for the extension OF slavery; and that the
democrats OF the north began consequence, dsrust
the war, and to give doubtful supports and that il
necessary Tor Congress oq1et their doubts and apphen
sions by declaration like that contained in this ia
nous prOviso Sir this, confess, revelation
to me-a sentiment and feeling at the north never
heard or dreamed OF before could not but remember,
however that when the action of Congress invoked
at the last session IN regard to this matter only
few weeks before the nomination for governor in New
York; that every effort was then making by men who
were supposed to have had agency concoctng this
provso and who sustained it, TO bring forward Governor
Wright candidate for reelection, against the wishes
OF that part OF the democracy of New York who had
most zeaously sustained Mr. Polk and his administra-
on, and with express reference, declared by his
friends in that State to the next presidential election.
The northern democracy IN doubt and hesitating about
the objects OF the war; Nonsense! There is not log
cabin either in the honorable gentlemans district or
mine, whose inmates do not understand this matter AZ
well as he myself They are perfectly familiar with
the subject But il would have been gratifying to me,
had my friend given us more particular account of the
source from whence il emanated ] presume he could
| do it. L would, no doubt, be highly amusing, and
not wholly amnsructlve as piece of history, Per-
haps my honorable colleague from the Saratoga dis
rct, (Alr WHIrE,] or the honorable gentleman from
OHIO, [Mr BRINkERHoFF,] who | understand, pub
shed card to his constituents, claiming to be lis
author, could give us information. AT all events,
| pronounce it of federal origin; an old device
clap-iap, often heretofore resorted TO by them TO
make disturbance between the different sections of the
country and none the better now for being introduced
here BY proteSed democrats venture also to predict,
that when The truth known, all the glory which my
friend from PENNSYLVANIA, [Mr. WmMoT] can Justly
claim IN conjunction with is the being made the veh
Gle, the mere conduit through which this black proviso
was ushered into the House because its authors
either ashamed, averse, from other cause to
placing themselves in that attitude before the House and
the country. Alas for fame. Upon such trling acct
dents sometimes, hang the celebrity and the fortunes of
men, But have certainly before us very novel and
strange spectacle in this debate union of the federass,
the aboonsts, aud branch Of the democratic party
which last, ] suppose may properly be denominated
the democratic abolition whig branch of the oppo-
sition; all using the same arguments, and acting
| in concert for the accomplishment of a common OBJ
ject-hostility TO- and desire to embarrass, the
| Drpsp administration | have in my hand a