The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-08-02
Speech OF MIR. MMgum,
In RnIsu d lAs DnRnIIr Flaifsrn," t,.
of koaTn eARoLIs..
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Mr. MiNGrM said: When lhis ones
da.Eas last brfole he Senair. il viii 4,
rrlnsmssrrd that The Senator from Mis,is
siapi. ahahdoaing The tone and eharacleI
If Inc dehsle. xhirh had been roncise
hasine.s.likr. anil siricily confined 10 ~,
rpasileraiion 81 ihe most apprnpri4ic iay
~ adiaani. having reference ~ me state
81 the business before Congress. gave 81
entirely new direction % il. anil pnshe,
insianliians quite offensive 20 the selfTe.
sp-rl ~ ih'Fe 20 whom they mighl be
sl2pnsrd 10 apply.
Although extremely aaxious % ar0il
aav dl.rnrsive AMI drsulloIy discussion.
iaaeliieg mere parry questions and the
pa,ii.on and views 81 Presidential cand,.
DATES. vet | was constrained 10 deny
prampily anl prremplorily thai the Wing
party. 81 iha. ! A. one n lhai patty. was
aaw,liing 10 meet apy quesiian pending
haG,rc t'angress. II will be remembered
thai lhe Senlior frnm Mississippi II once
exempted me from The category Of iimkI
anil shrinking whig.. WIN we're unwil.
i,ns 10 lace al their responsibilities. hn,
still prsi-Ie.i in The jnsi'ce nf HE insinn.
alton against o;hers. AMI entered upon a
wile'and extended fell of aggressive par
~ drhns. and. by series Of inierrogalo-
ries addressed ~ me personally. thrown
ait With samewhal iriumphant air. fas.
tened npon me this discussion. which |
c,mli not have avoided. without seeming
10 shrink from m investigation of Wing
principles an'i Wing rfclenslnns.
lregreI that this subject has been rallied
M so early today. aud before The Senator
from Mississippi has taken his seat. be-
cause Il will he remembered that when 1
gave way on a former ,lay, nj late hour.
Cor adjournment. was in the course Of
presenting a series of inierrogaiories to
the h 'nnrable Senator; and whether those
questions contained matier somewhat en-
barassing. or whether the gentleman WAS
taken some hat by surprise. or whether
he was not in his usual frank aud com.
lnunicative vein, certainly rereivcd very
lulle light fram LIS answers; they were.
10 my mind. wholly inexplirit and unsal.
isiar.nsy. had hoped Ina, ii The homo
rahie Senator were in his place. after the
lapse Of several DAYS &c consideration and
inquiry. he might have found himself en-
ahIrd 10 relieve me- from this course Of
interrogation. which is somewhat trouble.
some 10 myself and annoying 10 the Sen
ate. although The result Of such question.
ing may Prove Of some interest 70 the
country. After having given explicitly
and frankly all the Information that pos
sessei Ia regard 10 The views Of Gen. Tay.
lor upon various subjects. lhoughl il ne
cessary 10 present some inierroga,ofles in
regard 10 the opininns of Gen. Cass. be.
cause, looking a the positions Of the two
gentlemen. il Is matter uf interest TO the
people Of the United States that their
views and opinions should lie understood
I have inquired the opinions Of Gen. Cass
in regard TO internal improvcments-'he
improving of harhors in our. great inland
sras. and the removing Of INSTRUCTIONS in
the Mississippi. and lis grca, tributaries
and | have received no information from
the Senator. excepting the very general.
anil. 10 me, unsatisfactory statement, that
Gen. Cass stands upon the provisions Of
the constitution.
Passing from this subject 10 that which
the Senator from Mississippi seems to re.
gard as of The very greatest interested this
period--ihat which is termed th Wilmot
provise-I cntlearored Ia ascertain what
were Gen. cass's views in relation to that
subject. and was told by the Senator that
those views had been explicitly presented
In the country in letter addressed TO MIR.
Ni"hnlson, of Tennessee. and that there
could be no doubt in regard 10 them. |
replied tina, Ind rot read that letter.
meant nv disrespect, but. avcrse tn useless
labor, l had waited for the last edition. !
have sal by ~ n calm spectator; | have
seen waves Of opinion followed by waves
Of opinion. modified, reformed, and some-
times reversed; the political phantasma-
goria having just amused somcwha, list
less atteniiun. as in boy who'd one has sal and
watched summer evenings clouds in their
ever.sarvinc and fantastic forms - their
bodies Of shadow edged with brilliant sun.
iight--all unsuhstan,al and full Of change.
Imagine these waves. in their eager chase
one after another. 10 he frozen us sudden.
" rs a flash Of electricity. then you have
something Won can steadily contemplate.
So, when Gen. Cass, in his letter Of ac-
replancc of his nnmina'ion for the presi.
drncy by the Baltimore Convention, an
nounred that " this letter. gentlemen, clo-
scs nv profession If political faith" |
considered this last edltian-"the Nichol.
son letter. : as final. as siereo!ypnd.. As
at our last meeting on this subject, r..
"elved No light from the Senator from
", sissippi, bn, barely reference IN ibis