The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-09

pose of enabling the President to close the war with
Mexico would have passed both houses Of Congress with
but little opposition but then was he would not say
midnight concave but then il was thatthe combined del
egatlons of the distinguished representatives from New
York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania had the audacty to
coct this proviso. u.a E
Yet these very boosted of their patriotism, of their
philanthropy, which outshone that of other men, Of
their unexamped love OF their species Away with such
philanthropy Away with all those crocodile tears
corpoaPs guard OF unfortunate negroes Instead OF
patriotism, by such concentration OF sicky phlanhro-
py, they had lost sight of all parotismof all love OF
country Now, what was the object of that proposifion
when It was submitted at the last session Was there
anything to be gained by it? He would appeal to the
country to say; he would ask the boy tell him
S whether they could By their legislation tie up hf
or restrict the action OF future executive part
OF the treaty-makng poweri Could they control
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that proviso, them He ready to show that good
could grow out of it, either If had been passed at the
last session. if it should pass at the present one But
what was the motive of the movers of that proposition
Why he had heard it said that the Executive had moi
paid the attention to Pennsylvania in making his appoint
ments which the Key State was entitled to- and thai
she had become dsaected with her democratic represent
tative in the Senate, account of his vote the tariff
questions; and then they found spnging up in that hall
an opposition lnsldous, fatal Remembering the demo-
cratic party, and defeating the Executive in every great
measure proposed by the administration Now, he held
that no man on that floor, elsewhere, bound to
sustain the Executive unless he right but there
considerations growing out of the cause of democ-
racyof the principles which they party advocated
which did call upon all honest men to abandon fede-
raj consderation-o forego the consideration of
king few votes in their congressional district, and to
lead them to come up to the support OF the Executive.
At all events he would say most solemny that when the
Executive had only sought to carry out the cardinal
principles upon which he elected, this position
could not be controverted Well he repeated, the two
million bill would not have been lost but for that provi-
SO. He well remembered what that hoary headed pa
trot from Massachusetts then sadhat venerable repre-
sentative whose seat was vacant as he feared would
forever bethan whom God gave to this country
tuer patno-he well remembered that he said to the gen.
teman from Pennsylvania that he considered his provso
as null and of no consequence-that it premature
but that if the proviso put upon the bill, he would
vote for the bill neverheless-he would vote for it in
any form. Why? Because then it was understood and
belleved-and so the event would have shownthat but
for that WIIMoT proviso, which sprung upon that
House just at the close of the session-upon bill with
which it had no conneXion-the Executive would long
before this have closed the Mexican war; and terms
honorable TO the country. Why, they must take things
as they were. They well knew that the Mexican gov
eminent was bankrupt They knew it had no means OF
priaton peace could be easily made Now, one word in
relation to that proyso He voted against it at the last
session, and should vote against it under all circum
stances. And he would here say to the distinguished
representative from New York. that if he believed that
he (Mr CO. was seeking to associate himself with the
advocates of slavery abstract proposition, he
grossly deceived But when the democracy of New York
attempted to the aid of despcabe knot of fanatics
and pretended to say TO southern Shareholders you shall
have right carry slavery into any territory which
might be acquired, they then took a hazard which he
held that lover OF his country would take had
right to take No! Would the south say to the north
if territory acquired you shall be excluded by your
situations from it, Surely not Should the north her
say the SOUTH you shall be excluded He held that the
applied with equal force to any territory which nigh
hereafter be acquired No. the principle OF compromise
States, was equally appcable-[an here the speak
ers hammer fell