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in view of them affirmed that the whole amounted 10
Mexican victory and now find the Senate of the
United States gravey engaged in consulting what punish
ment may be inflicted upon an editor who permitted
correspondent to state all the facts OF this and then
pronounced the action of the Senate TO be antanount
Mexican victory. Mr.. President il we to take the
statement OF the senator from Ohio lMr. CoRwINl-
very competent authonyths article has effected great
good Il has been exceedingly efhcacious That hon
orable senator told that that article whipped
in the senators, and caused them to in the
ond report OF the Committee on Conference Ii, then
has been by such high authoryto senator had better
right TO speak OF it. the lash had been applied to his
| own political friends very sautary and whole
some effect has been produced by that article and Mr.
Richie and his correspondent whoever he isthe Lord
knows who he is do not deserve the thanks of the
country The senator from Ohio, who has addressed the
Senate to-day has alluded TO the sediton laws. had
thought we had done with them The senator from
Florida says he does not intend to muzze the press Oh
no! he would only expel MIR Richie and his reporter
40 that he may be unable to inform the American people
what their senators doing Are prepared for that
For one, am not agree with the senator from Arkan
that the decree has gone forth, and that the sacrifice
will be made, probably before we get our din
ner, because see the materials uniting, which
are to accomplish this But say not that are respon-
sible for it, We do not do it. We opposed TO it.
Let the American people that here is at least
for which the democratic party is not responsible. Who
are to be responsible If an editor himself up TO
the point and communicates TO the country where the
sponsby really is he is to be excluded from his seat in
this chamber His reporter no longer TO be permitted
to state the proceedings of this body. | did not thus
speak on account Of any personal attachment ~ Mr.
Richie for Individually believe have agreate of
complaint against him than any other member of this
body. ] spoke from sense OF justice and OF duty,
contend that there has been no contemplate breach OF
privilege.
Mr., TURNEY. ! mean what | thought that every
member in this body knows There IS party and
number of senators on this side of the chamber who
stituie balance OF power, who can, BY uniting
themselves either with the senators the other SIDE
senators on this SIDE carry or reject any they
md hOh aya IN VOTE wifi IN
the opposite side OF this chamber That is the party
mean.
Mr. YULEE. ask my friend from Tennessee whether
he means be understood that there two three
senators who make up the balance either way does he
mean assert that there is on this floor AN organized
party which separately from the democratic party of
which claim to be member Ii the charge is distinct,
| wish it distinctly stated.
Mr. TURNEY. intended my remarks to have dis
tinct character intended them TO be so distinct, as
without calling names here that the public should under
stand that amongst the sections OF the democratic party in
this body--or believe that it is generally known that
there asprans here for the Presidency OF the United
States--there asplrants who have their political
friends and followers, and that there is one OF them
i who, when he carries his forces TO the wings,
gives them a majority, and when he goes with
those who claim 10 be democrats, they have ma
ority and carry their measures Now, If he insists
on giving Names will point TO the leader to whom
REFER but would rather tgo INTO this matter. think
everybody understands what mean and the American
people will understand IT, il the reporter puts down and
i publishes what have stated know nothing OF the
organization OF such party cannot say how It or,
Il ganized The head is organized IA taught The head
prescrbes his own course, and the others do not always
implicitly follow They sometimes g bolt" "A laugh.l
However, when he chooses to unite his forces he carries
or rejects any measure he pleases and exercises, as
desire the whole nation should know, that balance of
power, small rs may be, which fixes upon hun the re-
sponsibty to the American people either of the pas
sage Or s hs sna0 o. aaaks q as be-
ing asprant for the presidency he IS entirely mistaken
am no asprant--neyer have beenI would not turn
my heel for the presdency--and ne has uttered libel
'fTrih The PRESIDENT. The honorable senator must be
aware iha-the remainder of the sentence was lost)
Mr.. CALHOUN-lf he supposes that | am capable
of voting upon any question with reference to the
presidency. any other consideration but a regard to
truth u and my ao county, m9 above ha Thee
are men, Mr. President, who cannot believe that an in
dvidual is Influenced by single circumstance bu,
party considerations presidential elections, and
who attribute all motives to one or other OF
these and ! am the most misunderstood man IN the
world by that portion of this and every other party No.
sir; want NO Presidency want TO do my duty NO
denuncations here out of this House. can affect me
single inch from going directly at what an, and that IS
the good OF the country have always acted uTon 1t,
and will always act upon il. u he means to say that
there any organized opposition here, as far as am
concerned my friends, which affects the votes here
irrespective of public duty and conviction never, never
was more mistaken! never! And think II VIII
be very hard for him. any other senator here to specl-
fy single measure that have either delayed or de-
feaed Now ask h.m--l pause and ask HIM II he can
Mr. TuRNEY;, will try when yoa get through
i Mr. CALHOUN. No, sir! no. Not single one
voted several times for adjournment with gentlemen on
the other side when considered that adjournment was
proper; but have no concert with them, no more than
II have on this side Mr. President, in thus acting with
out concert of action performed my duty. What we
do want above all things this earth in our public men,
is independence 1t great defect In the character
of the public men OF America that there is that real want
of independence; and in this respect most marked
between public in this country and IN Great
/, Britain But this is not the most proper occasion on
which that difference is to be pointed out, but will say
that il is in part the wrecheI result of the wretchei
system of caucussng, which has created IN every
State party of men who work in concert TO get
: Offices for purposes OF plumber, and who ex-
lercise too great control over the measures OF
Congress | glad the senator thought proper TO
refer TO me in this pointed manner. have seen these
nsnuatons in quarters, and IN different presses
but they are to nothing If know myself-if my
head was at stake, would do my duty, be the conse
quence what it would Sir, they could not urge me upon
4 this war Why SO hope upon some OCCASION shall
have an opportunity to state the more IN detail
But amongst other reasons in this very war what
every begins to seeconsequences which de.
TERED me--and are not at the bottom yet stood
and esteemed colleague. INF McDufel | voted here
in my seat against it. and he [MIr. TURNEY1 supposes
that was governed by the pary AM miserable consd-
Grafton of being President of the United States Inc
position is respectable but there other positions M
inely more so would rather be an independent sena.
tor governed By my views, going for the cool OF
the country, uncontrolled by anything which mortal
the United States, put there Presidents OF the United
/ States have been for several years past
, Mr. TURNEY replied. He was not afraid TO place
even his obscure reputation for moral Independence IN
the scale with that of the senator from South Carolina.
He [Mr CALHOUN said he was no candidate for the
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