Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-12

unconstitutional law by simply saying that III uaconsttu
ona il - nugatory and therefore law at ALL This il
certainly most important and convenient discovery do
away with the observance Of the constitution Bot how did
of my colleagues friends who agree this and
venent rule Of his, and who voted for the Oregon bill with
the Wilmot proviso in it, believing UNCONSTITUTIONAL vote
the other day upon the civil and diplomatic bill Did not
they against the whole bill because contained an
paon Of 600 to the Savannah ver the ground that
this appropriation was unconstitutional Il is for them
reconcile i they can this gross and papabe inconsistency
But said Mr. u, another most forcbe objection the
sage of this bill TO be found the that it threw the
cson Of most exciting political question upon the Supreme
Court the weakest department Of the Government The moral
and legal influence Of this Court had been greatly diminished
for some years past from the fact that many of its members
had received their appointments Of political
and opinions Its decisions scarcely had much weight
the decisions made by the onehaf Of the States
and the decision Of the question proposed unnecessarily
TO be left 10 IT woad probably, section Of the Union
the other, annihate its authority altogether He ecoected
Of but important where the action of this had
in conflict with State authority, and then treated
with utter contempt He alluded the of Tasse
Georgia In this writ issued from the Supreme Court Of
the United States suspendng the judgment of the State
Of Georgia by which Tassels condemned to be hung
The sheriff treated the writ with contempt and carried the
sentence of the State court into execution and did
take any no,ice Of the writ The death of the plaintiff in
suggested the record Of the Supreme Court and
this end Of the
Mr.. c. said he hal thus, in brief he could
stated OF the objections which existed his mind
against the adoption Of this Some OF the Democra-
tic press and some the gentlemen the other side Of the
chamber had been very vehement in their denuncaions OF
those who had voted lay this bill the table He thought
he could account for Of this great feeling and denunca
tory spirit by fact which he would bring the notice Of the
committee The bill contained provisions for the appointment
Of three governors three secretaries three district attorneys
three marshas nine Judges and six Indian agents, in all
twenty very comfortable Offices He had doubt gen.
een the other side of the House expectation had d.
vided these comfortable behs among their best friends They
doubt sorey disappointed that their expectations could
be Immediately realized He therefore pied their disap-
pontmen and could easily forgive the denuncatons which
flowed from such sympathetic
The following is list of Southern Democrats who voted
for the Oregon bill at the last Congress- having the Wmot
provso in it James b. Bowlin Lynn Boyd w G. Brown,
L. B. Chase, Howell Cobb Avan Cullom, John R. Daniel,
George S Houston Joseph Johnson Andrew Johnson Geo.
w. Jones' Seabom JONES' John Lumpkin James j. Mckay,
Barclay Martin, Timothy Psbury, David S. Reid, F. p.
Stanton, John W. Tibbatts, John s. Phelps, Leonard H.
SIMS and Jacob Thompson At this session the only South
Democrats who voted for the Oregon bill with the Wmot
proviso George w. Jones and Andrew Johnson.
The following is list of Southern Democrats who voted
against the civil and diplomatic bill at this session with the
appropriation to the Savannah river in it, Archibald Akin
son. Thomas H. Bayy, Henry Bednger, Thos g. Bocock,
Franklin w. Bowdon, James B. Bowlin Armisead Burt,
Lucien B. Chase, Beverly L. Clark Howell Cobb Williamson
R. w. Cobb, John X. ]. Daniel, James Green, Willard
P. Hail. Hugh A. HARRISON, Samson w. Harris, Hugh L.
w. HILL George s. Houston, Samuel w. Inge Alfred Iver
son. John Jameson Andrew Johnson, Robert W. Johnson,
George w. Jones, ID. 8. Kaufman, Emile La See, Thomas
w. Lyon, James Mcdowell, James ]. Mckay, Richard
Meade Samuel o. Peyon John 8. Phelps, Timothy Pills
bury, R. Banwe Rhett, Richard F. Simpson, James H.
Thomas Jacob Thompson, Robert A. Thompson Abraham
Venabe, and Daniel Wallace.