The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-04

wing party should have ever condescended to erect
platform No, SIR: to appear consistent he ought to
hitting most egregious blunder, and warned them
that they engaged only in democratic effort to
catch the people by unauthorized decisions. -
In 1oi4, they nominated man who was the embod-
ment OF their principes-whose principles they were
proud to own, and of whom they said, if elected he
would administer the government according TO the wing
platform and this embodiment OF WING principles re-
ceved the most enthusiastic support at the hands of those
who nominated him. But now, from one end of the
Union to the other, they avow cardinal principles
Whence have their principles fown Condemned by the
people OF the Union, they have been doomed gno
minious grave. Under sentence pronounced by the
voice OF the American people, they sleep the sleep Of
democratic party than the declaration, by wings them
selves, that the principles of the wing party cannot and
ought not to be galvanized into life again Whgery
record OF facts familiar to the OF all aud he thought
perchance there were gentlemen the other side OF the
House who would agree with him. Was Henry Clay
less deserving than he was in 1874 was he less
true the questions of bank tariff internal improve
ments, the veto distribution was he less true now. than
he was then with respect to all the great; cardinal pra
much enthusiasm in 1874! Have his mental powers
been crippled has his intellect been impaired that his
friends now allow themselves to cry out for noparty
PLATFORM
Upon the avowal of his principles we told you that
Henry Clay was an unworthy candidate-that the gov
This you denied in 1874 but in 1913. at Philadelphia,
you admitted it, The rejection of Mr. Clay amounts to
hiss and did any here believe if Mr. Clay had been the
now have heard anything about this pretence Of no
partyism No, sir, Had the party gone into battle I'M
der the lead of their old warrior, their principles would
have been avowed But seeing he had been fairly driven
from the field by the strong, unequvoca sentence of
demnaton by the American people, they seek by
practising new imposition; They seek to carry again
traton of those condemned and epudiaed principles
der the guise of no partyism Awaiting themselves of
the advantage of the name of military hero-a hero
manufactured in war by them repeatedly condemned
unconstitutional. and its Instruments aders, and abeors
held up by them as the murderers OF innocent
and children in Mexco-they seek 10 avail themselves
OF the popularity OF such man, to folst again upon this
government their odious and obnoxious principles.
AS further evidence OF the dlsngenuousness OF this
movement, Mr.. c. showed that the wing convention at
Hence il necessary that set Of principles should
be held forth in their behalf at the morrill, and another set
Of principles held forth at the SOUTH Mr.. c. had seen
wing paper published in his State, which read also
by his colleague MIR TooMBs] wherein writer from
The Philadephia convention tells its readers The desired
the northern portion OF the party to hear this that the
Wlmo provso introduced into the convention for
the purpose OF making test vote that the cry against
came up on all Sides and was ejected-ony ten dele
gates voting in favor of it. This he sad written TO
make the south believe that majority Of the convention
were opposed to the Wilmot provso Now. there were
members OF this House who also members of that
convention referred especially to of the represent
tatves from Massachusetts, [Mr AsHmuN,] Of whom, il
he were in hearing of his voice, Mr. c. would like to
ask queston-whether he would not condemn this i'm
pIob6lOn sought Hdue dl SCUM ny llS WRITER
for the Georgia paper to which he had alluded But he
held in his hand other evidence written and subscribed.
which would also condemn it.
From this point in his speech to the close of the hour,
Mr. Cs remarks were interrupted by explanations inter-
posed by Mr.. billiard Of Alabama and Mr. AsMMuN of
Massachusetts,, to the action of the Philadelphia con-
vention the subject of the Wmot proviso The latter
gentleman said he believed majority of the wings from
the free States opposed the Wilmot proviso and
the former said the action of that convention salts
factory to him that subject it having been laid the
table.
Mr. FLOURNOY next obtained the floor, and spoke
through onethird Of his hour the subject of the Will
mot provso and the position Of parties hereon when he
gave way to.
Mr. r. w. THOMPSON, on whose motion the COM
mee rose and reported progress
On motion of Mr.. WOODWARD, the Committee of
Claims discharged from the bill of the Senate for
the relief OF Stalker and Hill and said bill was returned
to the Senate in compliance with their request
On motion of Mr. FARAN, the amendments of the
Senate to the bill to amend act supplemental
entitled can act providing for the prosecution of the
listing between the United States and the republic of
Mexico and for other purposes" referred 10 the
Committee on Military Affairs.
And then the House adjourned