The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-07-13
THE PRESIDENTIAL CANVASS. &c.
HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES. June 26.

The House being in Committee OF the
Whole on the bill making appropriations for
the civil and diplomatic service, and Mr.. FEA-
THEREON having addressed the committee,
las already published.)-
MIR. STEWART, in rising, said he did moi |
propose 10 answer the remarks just made by
the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Feath-
erion) upon the subject OF slavery-a sub |
jeci on which he never had made, and per.
haps never would make speech upon this
floor. 1t was an evil, and an evil without
remedy, on that portion Of the country where
il existed; but II was an evil to which be was
opposed TO extending to any country or ter.
ritory now free. He thought the discussion
Of this question had the tendency 10 give
rise to geographical lines" which would
divide the grea, parties of the country, and
might in the end subveu our happy Union.
He regretted the drawing of.such lines; he
thought them dangerous 10 the harmony and
perhaps the integrity Of this great confedera.
| cy. They were divisions against which we
were warned by that great and good man, the
Father Of his country, in his farewell address
TO the people of the United States; whose
voice he could never hear with indifference,
and TO which he trusted the people of this
country would never turn deaf ear.
There had, however, been introduced in
to the present discussion another great ques-
tion-ihe Presidential question; a question
which he regarded at this time as more i'm
lpor,ant than any question Of The kind which
had ever been presented to the decision OF
the American people, involving momeniuous
consequences 10 the welfare Of the country,
present and prospective. Ii involved this
question, among others: Whether, under the
I Government as il was now administered, all
power was 10 be concent'red in the hands Of
one man, or whether, under other auspices,
under the administration Of another illusirious
man, whose name was before the country,
we were to be brought back 10 the puror and
better principles and policy Of the fathers OF
The republic? Ii was question whether all
power-the power of-the purse and sword,
the power Of peace and war, was to be exer-
Z cised by the President, whether with the
reto pouer in his hand, he was to become
supreme in this country, more arbitrary and
5 despoic than any crowned head in Europe
| save Nicholas Of Russia, and Congress and
5 the people. were to dwindle into perfect in
significance or whether, under the policy OF
that other great and good man, Gen. Taylor,
!, the people and Congress were to be restored
. to their Legitimate powers, Just rights and
| proper influence, whether the voice Of the
o people was 10 be heard, and they to be treat.
b ed with respect, or whether we we're to be
controlled and governed by some man?'-
Was it 10 be tolerated that, when across the
v waters, in Europe, the old world was engse
= ed in putting down the some man power, we
Y wero 10 be putting il up here. by giving al
power TO the Executive; and that whilst Eu
8 rope was engaged in building up and estab
;. fishing republics, we were TO be employed IL
tearing down our neighboring republics o
4 the South? He trusted that we should take
;, different course, that under the auspices o
IS that illusirious man whom the Wing part
N had presented 10 the country, we shoul'
e, give an example TO the world not of war AM
r conquest, but of peace--ofa people united
E. prosperous, peaceful, happy. That was the
# example we owed to the world, and that wa
,s the example which we would soon set L
the world under different Administration
from this. But going on as we nor are, IN
ee we must soon become a warlke people, C
in ing on conquering and TO conquer. Not OF
n y Yucaian and Cuba, but Canada, too, an
e, all other territory we should happen 10 fl
ed our avaricious eyes upon, must be conquere
= and swallowed" under the great chiefiai
whom the Progressive Democracy had selec
:, ed as their leader.
:" Was this 10 be the policy which was to b
'h sustained by the people? No, never! !
Is different result was approaching; the mis-
= named Democracy had selected leade
of and so had the Wings; the former gener'
a that always sunenders, the latter gener'
of THAT never surrenders. Under such leader
could the result be doubted? No. il wa
certain; the contest had in fact been grve
he up. The Union, the "organ" Of the Admir-
co istraiion, Father Richie himself, had give
e. it up. VIVA; did the Union tell us:
headed recent article will" Will the peopl
: endure the cAeats?" He went on throug
half column telling how they were chea,e
oR by the Wings; and in other columns il W;
rs cheated, cheated, CHEATED! Now, he Won
ne like to know what man OF party ever erie
e. "cheated" that was not beaten? "Cheal
ny meant "beai." In 1910, when the Viii.
1t. bca, the Locos, they cried out ''cheaed;"
he 1913, when the Locos beat, that was ii
as cry of the Wings; aud so when the Unie
cried "cheated" il admitted they were beate
''Cheaied,' was the language of the lose
Ia never Of the winner.
ss- Mr.. HAMMOND wish to PROFOUND que
he ton TO the gentleman, but
y =; Mr. STEWART dc c'iaed TO yield for wa
he of time. He proceeded to read from one
er The articles referred TO in the Union, in whiS