The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-03-11


A voice: Yes, and he signed bill creating :
bank too.
Mr.. GIDDISes (withont waiting for the ques-
lion 10 be ans,Sered) resumed aud concluded his
remarks, which had been interrupted by these
interrogatories; but, as much confusion prevail
ed throughout the hall, he was not heard with
such distinctnsss as 10 justify an attempt 10 re-
port his obsery atoms.
Mr.. HENLEY. lie was right in calling upon his
party ior the sentiments Of Gen. Taylo who was
aboutto be their candidate Tor the presidency, as
to his political principles. lie was righr in seek
ing TO know whether he was Wing or not;
whether he wis for. or against. Que of the great
est Of the Wing Principles--ihe Wilmot Proyi-
so. The gentleman says that the Wing party
is disbanded and broken NJ, because that prin-
ciple is denied.
Mr.. GIDDIyls. There is no: majority of the
party left here in favor Of that principle
MIR. HENLsT. He admitted that the Wing
party was destroyed and broken down, because
they had not sustained the Wilmot PrOviso.-
That was the great principle on which the Wing
party rested; and upon that principle the gen
tlemen could lOt find, upon inquiry, that Gen
eral Taylor was Wing.
Mr.. DUrR said the Wings would not nomin-
ate any but Whig-one who would carry out
Wing principles. He wg ready 10 meet de-
feat with trae Whig rather thsn 10 see the
party nominsse a man who was not Wing
However. ths aassiisn ks.l 10 We tested whether
General Taylor woala Accept the nomination
from the Wing party. and be an opponent Of
Wing principles Gen. Tsylor's sense OF honor,
which he presumed no one would question
would prevent the acceptance of the nomins-
ton Of the Wing party If he was opposed TO
their principles.
Various questions were put to the gentleman
81.
in the midst of much confusion.
Mr.. SMITH, of Indiana, rose to a point Of or
der. Tie desired to inquire if this was a con-
vention met 10 nominate candidate for the
Presidency Ii IL were not, then this debate
was out Of order.
Mr.. liENLEY said he did not wish to misrep-
resent the gentleman from New York, and
hence he had the right 20 ask him a question,
aud 10 allow him 10 answer it. lie understood
the gentleman from New York to say that he
could not support Gen. Taylor or any other
man unless ne accepted the nomination from
the Wing party pledged to Wing principles.
Mr.. DUER denied that he had said anything Of
"pledges," but he would vote for no man who
was not an exponent of Wing principles.
Mr.. HESIIY said he meant 10 be in order If
the gentleman from New York would declare
his position ON this point. Viewing it as prac-
ticai question, with the possibility that Gen.
Taylor, if his were President, might exercise the
veto power in relation 10 IL, he wished TO give
the gentleman from New York an opportunity
to say frank y. and openly what he wol,ld DO.
Ii was ususI kie House to obtafn =
ions q this way, 81
imp b which the
dee( keped the gentlc
New more explicit thu
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| answerques'ions Of that description impromptu
questions which depended on contingencies
| Tie was a prac teal man, and when he could not
get all he wanted, he came as near as he could
| But his imp ression was that he would not. Hs
would, however, say that If Southern man
| ohm {. Calhoun any other on the one side
should be nominated and Northern doughfac,
| on the other, he would vote for the Southern
| man in preference to the Northern doughface.
| Mr.. HES.EY would not trouble the gentleman
with any further questions. He supposed tn
gentleman would rather have a Southern dough
face than Northern doughface. He had bu
one other remark to make respecting the Viii
mot Proyiso. He Understood that she Viii
party of the North had esIaa>sitsd itself to tina
proposition, and. therefore, he wished To stat
one fact for the benefit Of the counrry. Whel
he was a ca ndidate for reelection, his opponen
was committed 10 the Wilmot Proviso, an
pledged himself before large audience that h
would not support Gen. Taylor unless he woul
avow himself before the election TO b. in fave
of it too. His opponent was not elected. TIL
Wings, then, were in this dilemma. They hav
made the w ilmot Proviso paramount politics
( question. To that they were pledged irrevo
cably, and they could not 60 for any man VIII
would not avV~ himself for 1t. Such was III
condition Of the Wing party in the State Of In
diana, and he believed all over the Union; an
> they could not dodge the question: and maintai
a character Inconsistency and sincerity.
Reorganization Of the supreme Coart.
We learn from Washington that the commtts
ON the judiciary are about 20 report bill whlf
n will provide remedy for the great evils grown
: ont oil the delay Of business in the U. 5. Supren
\ Court The provisions of the bill which it is e
u pected ths committee will report are these: III
|, Judges of the Supreme Court are, for two yea
after the passage of this act, TO be relieved flo
| performing any of the duties of Circuit Judge