Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-10-23
SPEECH OF nov. D. w,.nor.


viso, before his constituents in Ticga County:
Mr.. President: approach question Of mo.
mentous imPor, TO the American people. Oae
with which my own name has become come.
what intimately associated. Irefer to the gues-
ton between Freedom and Slavery, involved
in the amendment offered BY me. 20 the Three
Million Appropriation Bill would have re-
Trained from any discussion Of this subject al
this time, as having no direc, bcsriog upum the
more immediate objects this meeting was de.
signed 10 psomoie But friends have c'herwise
advised, and come to the suhjec, with that con.
fidencc, which truth sed q Consciousness Of ha-
wing, to the best of my ability, discharged my
duty to you, and TO the Country. justly inspires.
If am right, 70 strsigh, and Plsin are the ways
Of truth. that the weakest advocate may walk
therein with confidence and safety; even ibough
the authority Of high names, and the weight Of
shining talents be scsinst him. II rong. de.
rive a consolation in the reflection, that error
will be made mure apparan'. fr"m the feeble
ness With which Il is defended. ] have been
misrcpresented, because of my agency in this
After devoiing a few moments, 10
the vindicatmg Of my conduct and motives. ]
will proceed 10 an examination of the merits Il
this ouestion- its bearing upon the Constitution.
and the Compromise of the Constitution ADD
also, its lasting influences upon the chstscter
of cur Gove.nmeai. md .ke well teing of our
people.
have oeen eha7gc nh is.ieHs co en-
b,rraes the Administration, in the psoseeusinE
of the war sgsias, kesice. Ny eerecnsi sc.s
tions AID feelings toward. the Fresidest. have
'ieen repreeenied as hcese eH5 xrk nd. This
! deny. Towards the President. I entertain
respect, and ,Uarcserred ecsd wall haze gi-
ven support Go che rtessxSes'e, his kdnau:stsa-
tion, when scene who nov cha Ven se my friend
ship for him. stood at d. -txtee, r,t.ging cen
sure and cosrsl.ia,. SIS, the President knows
where io.6ns me. On vote. where the erin
ciples of my party are at issue. 4 ssn -ooru,ed
without being sent for or eceR. s hsse given
my support To the wss, sn5 at measures sor lis
vigorous prosecution. certainly. wssfsrthest
from my wish to ewh.rrsss .tse Executive. 10
The discharge Of any cf the vsricss responsible
iu,ies. 'righttnllv .preriaining To his high Of.
ice. II, forgetfai Of those dsties. he. or the
members of his Cabinet, have catered .he Hall.
Legislation. end with patronage. endesso-ed
. control the independent action Of the peoples
representatives. in this. 4 may have ernbsrrss-
ed them. I Charge no euch high miedemea-
or, upon him or them; betif I offered any en-
arrassment tn IL. Administration, il ~ss Of thi.
hsracter. Ny labors were confined to sse sp
ropriate ephere Of my duties ss IN hmerican
representative. 1t hxs siso been csargee, that
teriur political designs, iaokingto the elect'an
a President in 1913, was the great ohjecf the
lends of the .Prox,so' he'd in view. Sc fzS a.
am implicated IN ,kis-chrge. OF hase know
dge Of the motives Of others declare il equsl-
false with the other. never played a the
ime Of President making; snd If the prucee-
ng. of the last R4i,,sze-e Convention, in es-
olishing two thirds rule. be Sair example
the principles which govern i, have no de-
re TO stake say,hing ueoa lis chances.
The 'ProSiso.' Sir, was ncs hs,cket up. On
" csbol Or caucus. The occasion which cal.
d tor n, avcse but few hnurs 1-kore tie nd
urnment Of che 6rst Session q the late Con-
zee; which ,"ek place at IL O'Clock NJ. Of
Iundsy the i0,h Of August On the Saturday
fore, the message Of the PrssrdeSt, asking
at two millions be placed At kis disposal vss
ceived and read in the House of Represents.
ves 1t vas the eutject Of general remark
{ Gspecalation. That day Al dinser, the con-
rs.tion tsrnea aPon L; in winch, Robert
ale Oven Of Indians, Robert p. Dunisp Of
aine, Jacob S Yosi ID Penn. and myself took
part remarked that il was clear. tina, the
millions asked fof by the Preeidens, ~xs to
paid. IL paid at all. as the first ins,almen,. Of
rchsse money. for large aecessions os terrific.
from Mexico 10 the United Sratps; and then
clared my purpose. in case Mr.. M'Kay, (ihs
,airmau Of the Committee Of wayssnd means
puld bring in a Bill, TO move an amendment,
the effect that slavery should te excluded
m any territory acquired by virtue of sach
preparation. Mr.. Owen objected, and said
would make speech agains, ic Gov. Dun
and Mr.. fost approved Of such TN amend
ut, and advised me IN adhere 10 my purpose
inyihing Of the kind had seen suggested, he,
the House took recess for dinner, | can
and I have tried TO do 90, recnllect il.
uld not however, say that il had not Ate
uer. in front ofthe Hotel, had further con
satioa with several members Those that
vrecollec,, were Mr Grover nf New Yosk
Briukerhoif Of Ohio, and Mr. Hamlm o.