The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-29


He he opposed 10 the by Congress OF
jurisdiction over this matter; and in favor OF It's being
regulated by the people themselves under the provisions
OF the constitution L understand Gen. Cass TO be OPP
posed to the restrictions of slavery the Territories
Mr.. ASHMUN. Is Gen Cass in favor of the compro-
mise which has been lately proposed on this subject
which gives the whole thing INTO the hands OF Con
gress'
Mr.. STANTON. The principle of the compromise is
the question to the people, and postponing their decision
nl the time when they shall come into the Union as
States under the constitution lie says further hal III
that tme they do not possess the attribute OF sovereign
y He ascribes the people OF the Territories
the attribute of sovereignty ill., by becoming States they
acquire The s rights and powers as hSTe NOW Ss ssn
tleman tell Gen. Tayors position ON the COM
promise, or on any other question:
Mr.. ASHMUN. don't know Gen T.ylors opln
ions on any domestic question. [laughterl suppose
that Gen Taylor, living IN the section OF country wheIe
he does, maintains those opinions which belong general
ly to enlightened. honest patriotic, and moral men OF
the south But do not believe that he maintains an
opinion inconsistent with his published declarations
do not believe that ii the people by the act OF lhe rep
into territories free, he would resist such an ex
preston Of the popular will Can you say as much ior
MT. STANTON. Gen Cass speaks for himself upon
all subjects Laughter the eft.1 He requires no
man speak for him daughter continued j and he will
be understood, notwithstanding all the " noise ana con-
fusion that can be raised against him.
Mr. s. returned TO speak OF the document OF which he
had said there five thousand copies IN the docu-
sumptonsen forth TO deceive the north, under the pre-
tence that Gen Taylor favored the proviso doctrine
He turned aside then, to ask for the opinions OF the
other distinguished gentleman who was candidate on
the wing presidential ticket II seemed to INN that no
man could deny that Willard Fillmore in favor Of
the Wilmot Provso. He would ask any gentleman TO
whom Mr. Fillmore known, 10 come forward now
ahd deny this fact He challenged any northern man 70
deny this After pause, and all remaining silent NJ, ne
asked if any southern would deny 1t! Would the
gentleman from Alabama answer
| Mr.. GAYLE said he would He would ask the gem
teman from Tennessee question. Laughter suppress
ed He was man of few words. In answer to the
gentemans question, he would ask him, in his turn,
whether he ever knew Mr. Fillmore to vote for the VIII
MI. STANTON l have appealed in vain for an an
swer, both to the north and to the south
Mr.. DUER. wish to ask the gentleman question.
gentlemen answer my questions if they can Let them
for their effort make the people vote for man
whose principles are unknown o,ou. h. and
confusion.) Will the gentleman answer me whether 1t
is principle with his party to vote for no man who
Mr.. STANTON. have propounded plain questions,
and determined that gentlemen shall not avoid them
by making other questions.
What was the condition of this country with respect to
slavery We had fifteen free States and fifteen slave
States The Vice President, be elected in November
next is to sit in the chair of the Senae and all ques-
tons, when there tie must be decided by his casting
vote. He would ask gentlemen from the SOUTH then.
how they could desire to place in that chair who
is VIGOROUSLY unsound upon the slavery question
letter by the Speaker of the House which contained the
declaration that ''the wings can elect nobody else than
Gen Taylor He read the extract to which he referred
and asked why it thatthe wings could elect nobody
else He did not expect the Speaker to answer HIM cat
egorcally, because that would be undgnied but why
sEakER thu hss s to
swer, and avas himself of it, to say that the argument
in the letter referred to was that the wings could elect
Mr. STANTON We'll, pass over that. [Laughter.l
He knew, however, that the opinion prevailed gen.
orally amongst the wings, and some of them had &C
knowedged it, that they could not elect anybody whose
principles known end therefore was, that they
sought conceal the principles of their candidates
He next referred to letter to his constituents by the
gentleman from Connecticut, (Mr. TRUMAN SMITH,
shortly to be SENATOR and read from the letter an ex.
tract wherein it is said in the event of the Of
vince Tie people Of the northwest that we (whgs)
their friends, in ode-not that the good OF the country
may be promoedbut IN order TO glve US whgs) the as
of all their efforts. Did the honorable gentleman from
Connecticut ever concern himself especially to favor the
great interests Of the northwest Did he ever vote for
graduation of the price of the public lands He believed
not. He believed that his course had been uniformly
against that object But now the gentleman was asking
ascendency and in order to gain that it seems that
he and his party prepared to practise lmposlhons
MI LINCOLN next addressed the House, in speech
of hours length. political matters and things IN
the two prominent candidates for the presidency.
When Mr. L. was remarkng that the gentleman from
power should be exercised in all of doubt and that
he held to different Opinon-to wit that the veto pow
er should be exercised in of doubt
| Mr. CLARKE of Kentucky nterposed and said In
my speech conended that respect for the reserved
rights of the States orbds the exercise OF doubtful pow
ers by the federal government; that it government
of defined and limited powers and that the exercise of
all powers not clearly delegated were reserved to the
States and the people stated that Gen. Harrison, in
his inaugural address, had declared that the veto power
should be exercised three classes of cases. and among
Them to prevent the effects of combinations and viola
ton Of the rights of minortes; whilst Gen Taylors
limit the of the veto power orbids its exercise in
such case / stated that Notwithstanding this, Gen.
Taylor had said of his letters, that he would be
governed by the administrative policy of the early Pres
dents And then stated that Gen Washington did veto
the second bill that vetoed under the constitution,
upon the ground alone of expedency convenience, and
economy. Now the gentleman may answer these posi-
| TONS
| When Mr.. L. 8 hour expired
! Mr. BOWDON obtained the foor
| And the House adjourned.
| NTARsHAL'S sALE-In virtue OF writ OF feri facas,
Nl issued the clerks office OF the circuit court of the
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