The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-23

From the Baltimore Argus
Congressional OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of Mr. MeLanc
The nominating convention of the fourth COMPRESSION
al district met, pursuant to dOurnmen last evening" to
receive the report of the committee appointed to wait up
on Robert M. McLane, esq and inform him OF his nom
nation candidate for Congress Mr.. McLane APP
peared before the convention, and expressed himself
deeply sensible of the honor conferred upon him by the
Mr. McIane, in accepting the nomination, referred to
the organization OF the democratic party the unda
mental principle of strict construction OF the constu
ton, all the action of the general governments and
applied this leading principle to the details OF legislation
pledgng himself to conscientious observance Of this
rule of action if commissioned by the people of Baltimore
to represent them in the Congress OF the United States
He pressed the importance Of seadfast adherence to
the principles and policy OF the democratic party, which
had unshackled the trade and Of the country
and destroyed corrupt and mischevous connection be-
tween the banks and the treasury-he liberal and free
system of trade, which these principles had secured he
represented less important than the great progress
and Improvement of the individual man, which was
compshed by their application to the administration of
In regard to the war; Mr. McLane dsclamed any desire
to rest upon the abstract obligation to sustain his country
right or tcrong review OF the events Immediately
preceding the existence OF this Mexican will show
that the Congress OF the United States acting within the
powers conferred by the constitution, and therefore repre-
sentng the absolute power OF the people OF all the States
not only embraced within the jurisdiction of the United
States the State Of Texas, west to the Rio Grande, but
by subsequent legislation of Congress, proceeded to
cupy the country west OF the Nuece establishing custom
houses and collecting revenue. Thus Congress, the
making and sovereign power of the country, within its
constitutional limit imposed upon the executive the obi
cation protect and defend the SOIL which the Amer
lean army first encountered the opposing front OF in
vading enemy. The thus commenced, under circum
of outrage and nsoence, he sad be prose
cuted to satisfactory conclusion; and nothing short OF
the absolute submission of the pOtcer which governs
Mexico be it civil military, accomplish this salts
factory conclusion This much he thought the best in
teess of humanity and the honor of the country mpea
lively demanded Mr.. McLane extended these remarks
considerable length during the delivery of which, he
was frequently interrupted by the unanimous and enhus
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number OF spectators present joined most heartily
In regard TO questions of State policy, he presumed his
opinions were well known, and it unnecessary TO
detan the convention with relteration of them then
His past had shown that he went heart and soul
with the great reform party of Maryland and he would
now pledge himself that he would aid, by all the means
in his power, the gentlemen who might he placed upon
the delegate ticket in awakening the attention of the
people to the importance of thorough reform in the
Legislative executive, and judicial departments OF govern
ment.
At the conclusion of Mr.. McLanes remarks, T. Parkin
Scott, esq, loudly called for from all parts of the
hall. Mr. Scott promptly responded, and favored the
convention with speech replete with sound, practical
common sense, and persuasive eoquence., He dwet
principally on the subject of refom-a subject to which
he has given years Of study; and certainly there
Maryland better qualified to present to the minds
of the people every question connected with this interest
ing subject, in clearer light than the distinguished gen
tleman of whom are now speaking Mr.. Scott con-
cuded his remarks amid the loud and repeated plauds OF
the meeting -