The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-04
TIIIRTlETH CONGRESS,
FIRST SESSION.

prognostlc OF what is to come. FELIX
THlRTlETH CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION
ui
House OF Representatives.
WAsHINGroN, July l. 1S48
The House resolved itself into a COMMITTEES of the
Whole on the State of the Union Mr. Root in the
chair. and took up the General Appropriation Bill
STATE OF rARrIEs-pLArroRMs.
Mr.. TooMBs, of Georgia, after few preliminary OBJ
servations, said that he intended to submit
marks the state of parties and platforms. He had
no faith in party platforms conventions he looked
upon them contrivances unknown to the constitu-
ton threatening usurp powers of the govern.
ment, declaring in what manner the people shall
be governed Washington never gave a platform or
pledges. He into the Presidential chair with
modesty and difidence never equalled-with
avowed declaration that he would be controlled by
any party whatever. But it became necessary. in
these degenerate days to up by conventions,
the truth secrete error 1t was his duty to ex
pose and character they deserve the proceed
ings of lS4O 1874 and ls4s AS to the platform of
the Baltimore Convention the twenty-five resolutions
assert thin nobody denies denies things nobody as
serts and asserts things nobody believes This is the
general analysis He read the resolutions seriatim,
and CONNIE nted upon each In the House were found
democrats who voted for the River and Harbor bill
MIR Polk vetoed the bill Yet the democratic conven-
ton declared against a system of internal imnrove
ments, and put up General Cass who voted for the
same measure MIR Toombs adverted to the tariff act
1872 asserted that did not produce the
neglecting tc give few to
who have exhibited inconsistency on the subject Asto
the principles of General Taylor and General Cass on
the slavery question if silence be crime to sneak is
greater crime when a man speaks to conceal his pur
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by what General Cas- asserts The South claims equal
rights in the territores Cass does not Cenera Iass
places them in the hands of FREQ negroes indians
kpaniards The North is not safe there. neither Is
the South And has it come to this that the neonle
who have a common sympathy and common govern
ment and claiming important rights are willing to
surrender them to negroes Indians and Standards
who have been inrioriousy kicked out of their sovc
reipnty The constitution never did nrovde for rng
ing in a reluctant population He had opposed this
heretofore and he will with the blessing of God con-
tinue TO onnose it and forever Thee : not nni
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with the doctrines of Madison and the wings have not
given vote in Congress but what has accorded with
the Madison party of 1916 The territory acquired il
the common property of the States and it is for them
to determine how it Shall be disposed of If they find
let them throw il away as a worthless bauble Let |
them not take their bosoms adder; them not
admit to citizenship population who from the day
they asserted their Independence of spain have not
been self government He would keep them out
for hundred years till they become edu
Gated nd just conception of the duty repub-
licans In conclusion he defended the veto power as
understood by General Taylor, and opposed the
structon it as given by the supporters of the Presi
dent
GENERAL cAss's EXTRA PAY-cLoTHINe voLUN-
TIERS.
Mr. MCCLELLAN. of Michigan replied to Mr. Stew
of Pennsy who had asserted that Gen Cass
while governor of the territory of Michigan and en-
o6cio Superintende mt of In dian Affairs received quad
MIR Burr, of South Carolina at a point in the re-
marks arose md relieved Mr. Calhoun formerly Secre
tary of War; from the imputation of the gentleman
from Penns that MIR Calhoun had ordered the
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legged to be due.
Mir MCCLELLAN resumed. and spoke of the dangers
incurred by General Cass meeting Indians in coun-
Gil of ncies and nts being
PEELED to take with him large amounts of money and
transporting with great trouble and risk One item
articularly ntioned by the gentleman $14375
A friend who with General Cass, while engaged in
making treaties, states that the expenses $4,000
leaving but little over $4,000 for six years. labor
among the Indians, and absence from his family; hav-
ing travelled ten thousand miles the lakes and
rivers. and on horseback and on foot His salary as
governor was $4,000 while that of governor Of Or
leans was $4,000 There is a strong probability that
the duties of the arduous those of the
other MIR Cass soemny averred that he had expe nd
Gen M'Coombe, and Col M'Arthur, evidence of
the truth of the assertion. All gentlemen dis
tinguished for their veracity. He deserved every
thing he received and he received from the govern
ment only what others had received for similar
services Mr.. Mcclellan could show that Gene
raj Scott, Governors Porter and Woodbridge, Of
Michigan, and Governor Page of Arkansas, have
received pay for similar services There
double charges in the claims Of Gen era Cass all
fair Every part Of the statement Of the gentleman
from ennsylvana with regard to General Cass in the
Senate reporting bill in effect TO reduce the amount
allowed to soldiers for clothing untrue; grosser
tissue oil wful errors in few words was never utter
ed
me ohAihMAN reminded the gentleman that 1t was
not In oroer TO make such imputations.
MT McCLtLLAN said that he would leave out the
woro Nhui anu assert that grosser tissue OF error
vas never u,teieu All tse iacts were within the gen
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