Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-02-17

occasion, until III and suitable opportunity be.
lore expressing any opinion. have been opposed tho
w. ~ gu ngn considerations connected with the manner
IN which It WAS brought And here Ii mo cay. what
sthow comes 10 my mind IL may be asked, thinking
did. why did l not take some step to Arrest tho
ns'en OF General Taylotf In the fret place, never
heard that tho march ordered until long time after
'ook place. 1 got the information from the senator
~. a~ae; thr NJ Clayton,l who will remem-
Der what l said l said 1t was impossible that such a
ming could not be aud could not believe II unu assured
inc 'as. Alter II was officially announced ssid to my
ne march OF General Taylor ought TO be arrested
IL Is bringing on said go TO severn, pen,.n,n ON
mat sde Of tho chamber, and particularly II NV memory
, 70 inc senator from Delaware the information
onenany came from him. said him and to others
ns. "o oregon and Mexican questions were connc,ud-
a' should avoid war with Eng and rather than Mex.
eo-hough both were very esrabe-but n xns ~ n,
hoped that we could settle Oregon beo,o v. - a.
called into Mexican And tho reason. Al, ,h., 7
no anu could not move In reference General TAYLOR
which otherwise most assuredly would have dom. ,,s,
mat II was necessary for maintain Mind Relations
WIN the Executive upon tho question with England in
reference TO oregon In order that might II possbl, or,
ercse some influence in effcetny peacef s.,. NJ :,
had eeen otherwise certainly would have moved tina, tho
march be arrested, and tho avered could tate
some isets IN relation to Oregon. but no, ut bey
might dos But forbear l thank the Senate Tor IN,
Sindnoss with which IL has heard NO.
nt iUnShf returned TO the charge OF inconsistency
wnen ne mad brought against the senator from South Car
DINA, and referred debates in the Senate in 1891 when
no was not mistaken he had been charged by the senator
from Massachusetts, Mr.. WEBSTER and the senator from
Kentucky, Mr. CLAY with DESERVING the vbiy n,,v U
alluded, also, to his changes in reference 10 Tho ,,,,J
S'atcs pank question and the independent nsurv
some words then passed between Mr. YuLEr and NJ,
VRsEr IN reference TO the origin of resolutions bfr
the Senate, which had given o tho debate Mr.. "
a ne resolutions were his own, and introduced on his
own responsibility. ~ $50
Mr. TuRNEY inquired. had not the senator from Flor.
loa neia consultation ut his with the senator from
SCUM Cafollna before presenting these resolutions
Mr. fuLEE said the resolutions were his own and
was ABOUT replying to the inierrogatory, when.
- Mr. oaLHouN begged permission OF the senator from
FLORIDA To state the facts respecting their
which the latter nigh, feel perhaps some decacy in
" ". ihen stated that coming Senate o. the NOR
ming OF the day which the resolution. were .nhmi,og
nc he senator from Florida much excited
20 he arncie IN the unon and proceeded TO detail what
had taken place between lhem which was not distinctly
heard or understood by the reporter.
MIR. YULEE said that the senator from Atknn.as mfr
SkViLR had borne testimony that before the Senate met
no a spoken 10 him on the subject. lie had drawn up
the resolutions himself, and submitted them 10 few SEN
ators before offering them. lilo had held no convcrsaon
WIN the Senator from South Carolina upon IN, suber az
he Presidency during the whole of this sesson-nor mad
nc ever given vote with the slightest reference 10 The pre
sdency Mr.. " then proceeded to express the high rst
nation in which he held the dstng senator fom
oouth Osrona as statesman aud a benefactnr of his
country, and dched the from Tennessee 10
asngle instance which would Justify his charge Air v
en commented somewhat nj length upon charge that
'ne annexation OF Texas the immediate cause OF tho
$1,000 - ~
Mr. BUTLER remarked tina, the honorable senator from
tennessee hsd been pleased to designate identify par
10 which he had been pleased give the name of the
party aud had gone Tor as to identify
MIN NJ with that party. The point of the charge
"'' "H' ""ho Uey pIocssCd 10 act with
were secretly cooperating with another Such n thought
could only enter into the nd OF n who could retail
ap'ate conversation which he had accidentally
hen the senator from Tennessee said that tor the balance
OF ms lie, he would endeavor be honest he sincerely
hoped that he would permit decency TO 90 along win his
honesty Mr. b. said there such concert as the sen.
aor had charged-no balance power party-no faction
never had he such iut any body
as had been made upon his colleague to-day com
nnued with many remarks Of personal nature az n, tho
senator from Tennessee.
Mr. TURNEY replied the remarks of the las, speak
cr and while he doing 81,
Mr. MANGUM called tn, senator to order
The VICE PRESIDENT desired the Senate IN nrder
stand the relation of the presiding officer to the Senate in
reference to this debate. He thought the whole
three hours past was of order, the Senate had TO-
leraied IT, aud he would only interfere when called n
do So by ge llemen themselves.
After u few words from Mr. wESTCoTT up m the .
point of order. 4
Mr.. MANGUM withdrew his objection, and Mr. TUR-
NEf proceeded and concluded his reply TO the senator
from South Carolina, Mr. BrrLER
After lew words OF explanation between Messrs AL
LEN and fuLEE, IN reference The proceedings Of tho
session. upon the case OF the editors Of the Times and
without action upon the resolution, on motion, .
The Senate adjourned. u