Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-04-02
sketch Of Mr.. 4 shmun's Remarks,


personalities from the Committee Of Conference
the dsagreeing votes OF the two Houses upon amend.
| ments to the Military Appropriation BIZ -
| Mr. AsHNUN rose. He said that he understood
| the report OF the committee oi circumference with when
it proposed that the House should concur3 it
that the Senate should recede from It's dissent to
| the project OF appointing lieutenant general The
| House had put a clause in the bill empowering the
| President TO put new man newly created general
officer, military commander, created for political
purposes, the heads OF all our brave gene5 in the
| i,d-men who had by their bravery not only won for
| themselves an immortality of tame but who had ele
waited the character and military glory Of the country
in the eyes OF foreign nations and oi the world TINS
the only important point in the diie ence between
the two Houses the rest were mere trifles IN compa
rson, mike weights, thrown into the scale
cure this principal point seemed to be matter in
the highest degree desirable the Administration to
put over the heads OF Scott and Taylor man the
creature OF the Executive, selected either from the
halls OF Congress; from among the inferior officers
of the army and that the purpose and aim OF this
recommendation OF the committee OF conference Be-
| fore such inQuy was accomplished Mr. A want
ed the House to understand distinctly what they were
going to do At this last hour, i'll the expiring moments
Oi Congress, gentlemen were called on thus by vote
OF concurrence, to acqulsce IN measure winch had
three several times been thrust upon the House. and
three several times killed by emphatic votes Of reec
| tion. The dciorned corpse, thrice dead, mad now
been once galvanized into life andit had been
distinctly announced in very high quarters that the adj
mnistraton had patronage enough stlll to get i
through both Houses. And did they calculate without
reason such RESULT hat had operated 10 change
the views OF the Military Committee IN regard to tins
thing When it was first presented 20 them, they had
at once. and with single exception, unanimously re-
ported that it nexpedicn, TO make such APP
poiutment. What, Mr.. A again asked, had changed
their viewsl Surely some very cogent arguments
must have been addressed to them. Mr. a. meantto
charge nothing improper but it mig INT be a somewhat
interesting inquiry whether OF the gentlemen
placed ON that committee had not received, or dlu nc
expect to receive. military appointment under mt
Government Mr. \. imputed nothing OF an oIeie
sye kind TO any body the committee il seemed, had
changed their minds ; that was all.
- n he
here obtained leave to explain, and rose to say That
there was at least portion of the committee VINO
they had been f'hey were Still OPPOSED to giving aid
AM comior, to the enemy by the appointment OF men
10 the Chief command OF the army who we're incompe-
tent to the station they desired now, as they always
had desired to such post occupied BY men OF pro-
cssonal experience and mtaryskill.
Mr.. Ashnun resumed He had no ground TO charge
any individual member with having thus been inuen-
ceI since the very extraordinary manner II "hirn
gentlemen had suddenly changed their opinion
in regard to this matter of lieutenant general lie
did not certainly know that any member So situated
had received nomination but he did know that ever
since the passage OF the ten regiment bill, which put
into the hands of the Executive large amount OF
patronage the effect OF tina, patronage had been very
obviously felt in that House and he further knew tia;
this very day members OF that House had received
l. nominations 10 places OF very high trust ana lmpor-
7, lance.
5 tvoccs: " Who are they Names natnes"I
Y - good deal of sensation was m1n'tesicd IN the
e fiousc, and the conversation became very lOudI
u Mr.. \. proceeded. They had had some very M
1t crestng questions raised here which touched
ona interests and feelings and the breasts OF Repre-
y scntatves from the free states had been thrilled by
n decMatlons II Gentlemen from the Sonih that on the
e seu 'meni Of those questions in particular way ne
Of very existence OF the Union depended and they had
Is seen members here descitng the interests OF the Tree
o. states on these questions.
a Mr. Sims, OF South Carolina. Name them Who
lie Mr. Ashmuu said he had no objection name
i them. for he never would be found saying indirectly
e, what he was unwilling TO say directly: \ member
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received the nomination as he understood, Of Minister
T Much sensation
Mr. bayiy here rose and inquired whether tina;
lis member had advanced any opinions, during the pres
az ent session IN regard slavery which lac had not al
WAYS entertained and uniformly expressed
d. MIR. Ashmun admitted that ON the SUBJECT Of slavery
that gentleman had been uniformly subsesvent to thu
views oil The south.
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raj ana crossing over with hasty Steps, Approached Mr.
az seat rNcalmng," Do you say have been snser.
IN. Went !"
ii The Chair called Mr. Inserson to order.
There was much sensation in tie HouS, Seycra
gentlemen lett their others called 10 order ant
ne after lew minutes Mr. lngerso returned the Other
d, side Of the bali.
- Mr. Blyiy resumed lie would al; the .en,lern.r
Is 10 specify vote which had been given hy the aen
" ;cnan from Pennsy Iyaua this session which was nc
IN stci' conformity with his uniform and ,ye.I-knowr
VI sentiments ana pnAc'p.,S
Nj .Ashmun sld he had listened with great respcc
= 10 the gentleman from virginia and womb now.
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I'm SUBJECT o. slavery. "a that suhect lie had uniom
rr expressed oNons winch went To sustain the interest
no. o! slavery A. he understood from tue history OF ina
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, oi sustaining the slave power IN TINS Government
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