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Taylor, or any otter man, was responsible;
he vas only saying that Il publication had
been made-a publication announcing to.
the world thai, wliic he would not 90 in
INA: direction: if they went at all il must be
III another one, and that other one pointed
ont, ST. that the enemy could quad it be-
fore they got there. A publication Of that
hostile to their interests. mischiey-
ious, favorable to the enclay, lad been pub.
by somcbody-by some act Ct indis-
cretion-giving aid to the enemy to the in
Jury of their own country. He Mr.. d.
was not going to ask who did that act. It
was enough that it had been done-done in
violation Of the order of that government,
and the nature Of that act required that
the administration should apply a remedy,
and put a stop to it in the future. They
provided accordingly against such a mis-
forttne ill the future, without reference to
who had done it in the past. He did not
that they had taken any steps
to ferret out the guilty or imprudent man.
But they have provided against such acts
IN future, and that was manufactured into a
against Gen. Taylor! But why this
sensitiveness in regard 10 the mention of
Gen. Taylor! Why, the gentleman who
was SO very profuse in making these charg-
eS against them, told them three times in
the course Of lis speech, that the people
would render a verdict upon the merits of
Gen. Taylor. What was the meaning of
that? How? There would be a possible
contingency, the gentleman said; ard again
he said, there might be a political contin-
gency.-Lastly, he said, that the people
would render a verdict at all events. How?
Was this to be turned into a political CAM
paign? Was there a political design in all
Why was the resolution Of thanks
into the House Oh yesterday, unless
or political purposes?
.hr. Ashmun lin his seat. The resolu-
lion, to-day, wgs brought in for political
purposes.
ar. Douglass. 1t was immaterial whe-
.her it was yesterday OF to-day.
Mr.. AslmuE in his seat.) Irefer to the
'eso!u.ian Of the gentleman from .Nissis-
:ipPi.
Mr.. Douglass was talking about the reso-
ution of which the gentleman from Massa-
complained. as being a vote of GEN.
;urc On Gen. Taylor. Where was the CEN
Why the Democratic side of the
louise had voted thanks to Taylor again
'oted a medal to Taylor. But they had
'oted something else, and because IF that,
lie gentleman from Massachusetts, voted
lgamSt the whole. What was the obnox-
OTIS part? Why, it was thanks for prose-
'utlng d just war commenced by their enc
ny, and forced upon them. The gentle
nah said that. because the resolution con
aimed 4 declaration that their cause was
righteous, therefore he should not vote for
{; but he would vote thanks 10 Taylor it
hey would not put in the "ju>t causc!!'-
: artcd to vote thanks 10 Taylor for fight
10 wei in an III just cause; but would not
o.c that hr had fought wei. i'll IL just eau e.
lie would give him a mccall Or fighting
.,ravclv in an un!'olv and unjust cause, in
~iol,tiun 1T the laws of nations and the
constitution of tho United States: Yes, he
would vote thank: for that, and i medal
%; but when they said ii was in a jus,
and in :lc defence Of their rights. he
would not vote for it! (crirS of''soit Doug
give it to him thcre!") No. He
would not Vote that it was done in u Just
.au<c, and in i f~rrvent, glorious, patriotic
cal to advance the great cause Of freedom.
Laughter Then he would not vote the
'otc OF thanks. A voIcE-"Iuu mean the
:ause of slavery, don't you" daughter
md some confusion.) Yes, the "cause Of
lavcry" must be brought in, indeed! So
always was, whenever these gentlemen
we're driven to 4 point-whencver their in
consistency and trrgiversation were shown
slavery must be drawn in for tho
of divcrting ate ntion from the real
,oint of controversy. Just as the gentle
nan from massachusetts that day, when no
bund that he could not maintain his charge
the Administration and the Demo-
ratio party, of hostility to Gen. Taylor,
across TIE Gulf to Santa Annals
in Havana, and charged tho Presi-
lent with being friendly to Santa Anna.
WOMAN.-Likc the star that fickcrcd
N tie rlains OF Bcthlcham to guide the
viSr men to lie munger, SIC ever has anu
.,cr will act as a bcaron light to guide the
Of mans destiny, = star 10 guide
i'm from degradation TO distinction
Eden was never sufici, ntly decorated un-