Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-03-25

the court created try him for offence against the rules OF
grammar go:
en Taylor Mr. g. utterly disclaimed it. II true he
had made no in defence Of Gen. Taylor because ne
had many and able friends that floor who had already
spoken In his behalf with an eloquence which Mr. Y. could
never hone TO emulate equal and the public had already
passed upon the and given judgment in his favor 30
far from seeking to derogae in the smallest degree from
the weesrned fame OF that glorious old SOLDIER ne mad
felt his heart swell with exultation at the just plauds his
merits had received. There whom he estimated
higher as military gentleman. But he uld not
mean to see Gen. Scott treated in this way and ST silent
Why was this court Of inquiry ordered upon him worm
had been found be the wrong and Scott in the right YET
Worth was liberated and Scott arrested.
Mr. c. did not understand what the gentleman meant about
Presidential candidates, and not wanting Worth as one The
gentleman seemed have the faculty Of seeing candidates for
the Presidency spngng every where nc appeared also
Greatly ~ fear he Western Reserve. Now Mr.. q. liked the
name His own district in North Carolina called the
Western Reserve, and for his own part ne liked the wing
voters in the Western Reserve Of Ohio, though there were
some things in which he never could agree with his friend
near him, (Mr. RooT.) The gentleman from Maryland
need not give himself much uneasness behalf OF the
Wing party and the Wing candidate Anxious and fearful
as the gentleman seemed to be lest the Wings should not be
able 10 agree among themselves he would find that the Wings
would manage 10 unite candidate Much they might
differ on some points, they would all rally when came 10
the point MEANWHILE for ONE ne should much like 10 know
how the gentleman from Maryland got along with MS renh
syyana friend and others who went for the Wmot poviso
Mr. McLANE. We expect to beat him. Much laughter
mean to beat the Wlmot proviso. Increased merriment
Mr. CLINCMAN said he should think that the gentlemans
friend from Pennsylvania rather hard to beat He CEN
fessed that he liked to see the sturdy Independence with which
that gentleman stood up against those who seemed disposed
to bowbeat him. He commended the spirit and determine
ton with which he resisted party dctaton
Mr. McI.ANE sathat he never had maintained that Con
gress had the power interfere with the subject OF slavery
and by way compromise had proposed that the new terri
tory TO be acquired should be divided in that respect by
graphical line.
Mr. CLINCMAN said that that was his doctrine but the
doctrine Of Gen. Cass utterly at with what had been
the practice of the for seventy years. Mr. Cs
position was fully sustained by the whole action of the Gov
during that time and he thought that those who
went into extremes either side, insisting that acquired ter
ritory must all be free all slave territory, were equally
wrong Mr. c. placed himself ON the ground Of the constr
tuition and on the uniform practice Of the Government for
sixty seventy years and he ventured to predict that his
friend from the Western Reserve M Roor and himself would
be found perfectly united in the Presidential struggle that was
at hand How that union be effected he did not I'M
deake tell but the gentleman would lind that they
were united against him and his candidate.
Mr. NGE inquired Of the Chair whether this course OF re-
mark in order
Mr. CLINGMAN said he knew it was sore subject, and
he would not distress gentlemen by continuing It,
Mr. INGE thereupon moved that the House do now ad-
iourn and il being three O'clock the motion prevailed
And thereuponth House adjourned.
On the next day Mr. NGE spoke length on the subject
of the of the the state OF parties &c Inc mo-
ton to reconsider was then laid on the table,