The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-28

not exercise this power (which had been too much
csed OF late He the friend Of peace and desired e
preserve harmony and good feeling. On no domestic
question would he exercise the power Elect him
them and let wing Congress be returned here from the
free States to support hm and where was the safety q
the SOUTH General Taylor will do nothing for minor
ties He will exercise the veto power but IN two
cases His position taken on this subject Now
there were fourteen slave States, and sixteen free
States Let but the of the free States be infected
by the fell spirit OF abotionsm their machinery nigh,
very easily call up serve instruction that would de-
stroy our fields and dench homes in blood and Gen
TAYLOR in the White House would fold his arms, become
witness and party to all this, because he could moi
exercise the veto power upon domestic question! MIR
c. would ask gentlemen from the south how they could
go home and recommend such candidate TO the suages
of their constituents
After proceeding for some time upon the dangerous
awkwardness and uncertainty of Gen Taylors position
and upon his disregard of the wing party usages
mot Provso man, not! and called on the South to
swer II Congress should pass act embracing the
What would be the course OF this whom they have
taken for their standard bearer instead of the who
for many years has been the very pillar Of their par
Mr. HASKELL will answer the gentleman i he
will allow me first to PROFOUND an nterrogaory 10 MN.
Mr.. CLARKE. | had supposed that the gentleman
was going to enghten me By answering my que''on
MI. HASKELL. | call on the gentleman " answ T
The CHAIRMAN; Does the gentleman from Ken
MI. CLARKE. object because the gentleman does
not answ.r ma mt question and desire categori-
cal answer whether he has satisfactory authority Tor
saying that General Taylor would veto 'ne "iho' ITO
Nj. HASKELL Has the gentleman authority for
nSh for that Savs W
gentleman from Tennessee answer now!
Mr.. HASKELL. | don't know.
Mr.: CLARKE. Here then, sir, is a southern man,
who has taken an active part in bringing forward Gen.
Taylor, telling us he don't know what would be the
course Of his candidate
eve General Taylor is opposed to the doctrine OF the
Proviso
MIR CLARKE. Do you believe he would veto it,
Mr.. HASKELL Tin his seat.) don't know IA
laugh, with the noise OF the hammer, and some confu
sion
Mr. CLARKE resumed. declaring that here was pal
people OF the south-a d-blooded fraud for the pur
pose of reaching power without regard to principle The
fact was upmistakable for the declaration was be-
fore u.s. that his supporters did not know whether Gen.
Taylor would exercise the for the protection of mi
nortes He challenged the production OF any writing
saying of Gen. Taylor, by which he stood committed
upon The question OF national bank protective tariff
distribution, independent treasury or upon any of the
great questions which divide the country.
Mr. c. continued to the close of the hour, holding the
attention of the committee to his remarks upon the om
nous and unworthy silence which was made to conceal
nearly all of Gen. Tayor's opinions which the people
now required and had right to know.
Mr.. THOMPSON OF Pennsylvania took the floor, and
began by expressing his qualification that the opposition
party had led off this discussion The gentleman from
Pennsylvania, his honorable colleague, Mr. STEWART
had led on the attack with his wonted war whoop How
that would sound the retreat he could not well pre-.
lend hut he supposed it TO be somewhere between
j screech and howl.
He acquesced in the existence OF parties in govern
ment Ike ours. They salutary checks upon the
extravagances Of those in power He spoke Of the wide
and ireconcileabe differences between the parties
which divide this country. The party with which he
acted went for strict construction of the constitution
and in favor OF the veto power He supposed the pract
<ha~, Al
Of his party as were their principles The same men
and the States, who federalss and opposed
Inc war of 1879, were wings now and had opposed the
Mexican war; pursued these distinctions by showing
how they were exhibited in the Florida war, and upon
abe questions of the northeastern and northwestern boun
diaries Every whg denied our claim TO
and that voice was now hushed forever-(referring to
Mr.. j. c. Adams.]
candidate avowing principle In 1910 they tried the
election of President without principles, and succeeded
In 1874 they tried it with principles and were defeated
and now in lS4s, they try it again without prn-
ciples They pretended to take up man whom they
claimed to be statesman by intuition. But statesman
by intuition was most rare thing in history.
Mr.. T. continued his remarks for half hour; and
observing that members were weary Of the long sitting
he moved that the committee rise which agreed
THE ARMY.
On motion of Mr.. HARRISON,
Resopd That Secretary of War be requested to COM
this House the strength OF the different corps
the army OF United States after the discharge those
who by the of their enlistment and the operation of
existing laws required to be discharged the close
the with Mexico also, that he Communicate what
will be the strength of the corps remaining in the army
when filed to the maximum authorized by law
Mr. VINTON said, as he understood the Secretary of
War engaged in making out new estimates for an
army BILL he would to discharge the Committee of
the Whole the state of the Union from the bill max ing
for the support of the army and of volun
teers for the year ending June 3d. S49 and that be
committed to the Committee of Ways and Means agreed
TO.
And then the House adjourned