New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-27
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BREEZY state tha, A Bill for the Relief Of Ireland
was introduced into the House Of Representa-
tlves By Hon. WAsHISG1oS HusI Wing On
the 10Th Of February, ls47. It proposed 70 sppro-
pirate ave hundred thousand dollars 10 purchase
food, and % transmit II to Ireland. 70 save the
people Of that unhappy country from starvation
The Loco-F ooo party had 2 majority Of about 70
In that House, 10Th Congress y yet Nr HUsI,
though trying almost every day FOR fortnight,
could not induce the House 70 take Il up. In the
Congregational Globe We have. in the proceedings
| Of ebrusry p, the following record
Kelley FoH lBELAsD-Mr. WAsHIsSTos HrST
made stfOns effort 70 get Up his bill for the relei Of
Ireland but the Houss refused Page 5ll)
Thus. after a iornights begging, before Loco
Fooo House Of Representatives.. which always
refused 70 take up the bill while the poor NC
tins Of famine were dying by thousands the
friends Of the measure turned their eyes 70 the
Senate. Accordingly the next day, Feb. e. ls47.
| Mr CRITTEsDES, Wing Of Kentucky. intro
daced the following bill, which will answer your
second inquiry In full
BILL p'oyss rei ' ne 's-.rng FsP- o. lsaa
"eu ea1tea re That the President Of the United State.
DO and 10 hereby authorized 10 cause 70 BE- purcnas-c
such provisions deem sgitsbe and proper ana 70
The be transported ana terocreo IN or nth-
Of the Government Of he United sisies 70 tbsi V'es'
BRIAN for relief Of the People Of and ard Scotland
~ b. :, Syfs@1 es91ie1 Thai The .una Of Eve
hundred thousand dollars BE- ara ne same hereby sppo
pslsd %, o. any money ~ me ifss.0fy Dol
GS,c md be further enocted Thai the President OF
ne United States be- and be hereby Is sq,apt.o n.
for the transportation Of provisions 10 be purchased a.
Aforesaid"
This bill is nearly word for word the same as
the bill passed in 1912 for the relief Of the people Of
Caracas and signed Just and constitutional By the
President JAMES MADISON. Mr.. CRITTESoyN sdvo-
Gated II 10 able speech, as did Mr.. J. NJ. CLAYTON
(Whig) Of Delaware. II was supported also by Mr.
CAss in q speech Of some length, promising It bis
hearty support Mr NILES GocoFoco) and ar- BAG
by .occ Foco) now Minister TO Russia both opposed
it (Consrs,ional Globe PIP. SO. 5l3, SO The bill
wa, resd FIRST and second time and then laid aside TO
be taken up the next day was very much Interested
In the fate Of the bill and glad TO have Mr. CAss
support it. as supposed it would secure It's passage
through the House where hi. political friends had a
large majority
Saturday FEB 27.--Early in the day Mr.. CRirrEs
DEN moved 10 take up the Irish Relief bill This was
considered a. it sfterwsrd proved be- the turn
ing point in the destiny of the bill Congress to
ad ourn on the Wednesday following We felt that if
House on Saturday should carry it through. it
not brought, before the House til Monday all felt that
the enemies Of the bill would succeed in putting of all
action TILL the adjournment and thus kill ii by trickery
Mr. sYvrKR QOco) Of Arkansas called for the Yeas
and Nays on Mr. CRIrTKNDKNs motion 10 take up the
Irish Relief bill and the votes thereon a. follows
YEAs-Messrs Badger Berren Thomas Clayton, J. NJ
CLAYTON Cruenden. Evans Greere, Hur ungon Jansgin
johnson Of Maryland, Johnson Of Loussns. Mangum NIL
Ter simmons Uphsm Webster Westcoit aud Wood
S BIC 'V an Mig, bu, WesicotiJ '''O
N.Ys-Messrs Ashley Atchison, Bagby, Breese, Benton
Bright Butler Calhoun, Cameron Chalmers, Dayton, Dick
inson, Dix, Fairfield Houston Mason Niles Russ SEWER
soule surgeon Turney, and Yulee-&. Every one OF
them Loco.Fooos bu, Dsyton) Congressional Globe
page 500
The lrish bill thus failed and the Senate proceeded
20 the consideration Of the Three Million bill The
three millions understood, were to bride SAINTS
Anna The Irish Relief bill only half million, and
to thousands from graves Of famine The friends
OF Ireland considered the Relief bill the important
one-Loco Focoism thought differently. The Irish bill
II ia true taken up late that evening and passed
sn the Wing, but Archer voting for it did Mr. Cas-
also twelve Of bis political friends voting assins, lite
passage however late in the evening kept from any
seton in the House till Monday. Monday March !,
came and the friends Of the Irish bill hand de
tormined to struggle for II to the last 1t was under
stood that Mr. Polk had threatened to veto 1t if pass
heard the President declare ltwss said too that the
political friends of Mr. Cass held oonsuta
ton meeting on sunday TO see what means could be
taken to prevent th. bill passing to save rshmen from
starvation As as opportunity offered on Mon
day Mr. WASHINGTON Hunt asked for the immediate
consideration OF this bill One Of Nj CASES political
friends G w JOINS Of Tennessee moved TO lay II on
the table This was understood TO be what the Loco
Foco Anti Inshrelef caucus. on Sunday had deter
mined on This was the test vote OF the House. !;
was lost-Yeas IS TO Nays 70 The Wings generally
voting to save the bil-the Loco Focos TO kill IL twas
thereupon referred 10 the Committee Of Ways and
Means and was never seen eiterwsrd That Committee
va. composed of six friends OF Gen Cass and three
Wings as follows
UA,o.-J Iueer.ol r c Winthrop, ? Ninton
Locos-Mcksy, Dromgooe, Hungerford, u ; Houston
Norris and seaborn Jones
The three Wings urged, both in the House and IN
Committee that the bill should be taken up and they
protested against the unmsny OF smothering II
Committee The six friends Of Gen. CAsS however.
refused to act upon IL and thus mesnly, skulkingly
prevented its passage only by piece Of the most des
picable legislative uiekery resored to. Charity
again and gain demonstrated with them but they
esfto all sntresty and the I'LL was killed dead
the poor Inch victims Of starvation whom II was IN
tended 70
This is the history OF the bill.
You wish me to inform you concerning Gen CASs
conduct on that bill will frankly and with
out any personal seerety.
Gen Cas-. saw tbs, h. political friends in the House
OF Representatives were opposed TO the bill For
whole fortnight he heard the voice Of Charity pleading
for the dying sons and daughters Of Ireland Tie could
not but hear her meanings his friends choking
her Of In the other end Of the Capitol Had he iel,
any desire stay the desostion the pershins,
he could certainly have induced the LOooFoco MAORI
~ OF the House permit Mr. HUNTS bill to be taken
up surely the heir sppsrent must havehsd some in
auenee with the household troops.
But even he refused interfere in the other House
surely he could have moved IN his Chamber AZ
ter fortnishts demsgosaeing Smong the Loeofoco.
OF the House TO smother the voice OF charity and 10
cram the grave with The victims OF starvation he might
have taken the trouble introduce j, into the Senate If
he wished the measure TO pass Why did he leave 70
cSirrENpE> and CLAYTON TO move in the matter be.
fore he opened his lips for Ireland
But groSlsr than All-worse than al-assinst Gen |
Cssss claims IS friend OF he lrish Relief bill IS the
fac, that when the in the Senate referred
IN L. md -fF I'D