The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-19


asked was that the political question to the actual
tsncs of might separated from the Of supplies
II the friends ofthe administration wanted their fifty bous
and men and their millions of dollars they could hay
both ia hall hour they would not embaIrass the bil
by connecting il with the other questions. They
were willing the fact without evidence tina
a state of between the United States and Mexico did
actually exist Suppose that %e troops " as creased M
the authority Of taeir gope"ment las now Mr. President
we know they did not anu ,s' \, ,"e s1s,on which had
any prepared to say that according to the doe
ne Of naonA aw s ae ." A. ' n o. wa Ss
might vet be disavowed," NC. y I'll we Were
| ally at war them he under the impression that
ought the river, and that we should STOP
until had dictated peace at The capital OF the Mexican
empire"
| Well, Mr. President we have since ascerained and
the senator will not deny the fact, that all which
done by the Mexican officers aud soldiers referred to-
far from being disavowed by their government was done
by express orders of that government and has been
peatedly sanctioned and justified IN the most solemn and
formal manner We now know that state of war did
actually exist the 18th day OF May 1916, not by the
Unauthorized act of Mexican officers and soldiers, bu
under the express authority OF the Mexican government
and the President asceranng these to be the actual facts
of the did, in accordance with the recommendation
of the senator from North Carolina use all the men and
money placed in his hands, in the vigorous prosecution
of the war; and has actually dictated peace at the capt.
tai OF the Mexican empire And now what s;,he con
turns short round upon the President asserts that he
brought it and not the Mexican government at all,
and denounces him In the harsest manner Tor what he
of the national honor II the senator from North Caro-
lima will specify such act OF Inconsistency in the
whole history OF General Cass statesman, shall be
willing admit that the which he has besow
ed upon him are not wholly undeserved.
Mr. CLAYTON having occupied the attention Of the
Senate for several hours Mr. FOOTE thus responded to
him:
Mr. PRESIDENT: have heard ii said, that it is
tabshed rule among pofessed hetorcans both ancient
and modern, that the peroration should always be the
m Osth
readily acknowledged by those who have listened to the
honorable from Delaware that the conclusion of
that very magnificent harangue which has riveted our
attention for the last two hours more is not atoge
Their very striking eXempcaon OF the rule alluded to
After discussing, with great ability, and with much Of
the pomp and circumstance of the war oatorica many
of the loftest and most enkindng topics which can
claim the consideration of enlightened statesmen, or
the sensbuties OF the patriot he descends, with
6atotsc mpetuosy which has no parallel to the exam,
nation and elaborate discussion OF of the most petty
and trivial topics which found its way into grave
deberatve assembly, and thus is he content to close his
Well sir since the senator has resolved that shall
look into the act OF the Territorial Legislature of Mch
gan, to which he says the sanction OF candidate for
presidential honors was actually given let us examine It,
1t is as follows:
An for the punishment of idle and disordey persons
SECTION Be enacted by the governor and judgs Of The
territory nsa' n any lust'ci OF me peace may
stubborn servants, common drunkad night walkers pill
cent behavior, common raers or brawers, such neg
lect their calling and employment misspend what they
whipped not exceeding ten stripes or to be delivered
constable to be hired OUT for the best that
be procured the proceeds of which to be applied to the
Made and Dated and published at pe'r, the 9th day
Governor Of the Territory of Michigan.
A. b. WOODWARD,
Presiding Judge of the Territory of Michigan.
JOHN GRIFFIN,
Judges OF the Territory of Michigan
iS ali wit
to be found upon the statute book of every State
in this Union am informed that it is exact copy of
the statute of Vermont this subject; and know that
there but few States in the Union which have not at
one time had similar Whether General Cass intro
duced the bill in the territorial legislature, of which he
was component member, (or l understand that the
whole legislative power was vested in the governor and
three Judges of the territorial cour0 whether he
toned it when proposed by another; or whether ii be-
law in opposition to his Judgment and wishes,
not informed, do deem it at all material to
ascertain. For my part, am perfectly willing that all
such miscreans described in the territorial law Of
Michigan may vote against in the coming presidential
contestbeng perfectly convinced that there will be
sufficient number of honest, industrious, orderly demo-
cratic voters to secure us the most signal triumph which
has been achieved by the democratic party since the
overthrow of the elder Adams
And now, MIR. President, in closing this debate have
only to repeat, what have often reiterated that the
leaders of the wing party in this body have been called
upon defend their principles and they have undertaken
to do SO, but have totally aled to make single
distinct issue with us They have been called upon to
explain the principles OF their presidential candidate, and
they have all confessed their utter inability to do
They have been requested to atx definite nerpre
taon to the published letters of General Taylor, and
they have confessed themselves incompetent TO the task
The senator from Delaware says that General Taylors
political creed 10 be found in his Allison letter have
asked him what the Allison letter means upon several
important points, and he acknowledges that he is unable
to inform me- | have invited the honorable senator
attention specially to his letter published in the
Of 1916, in which he declares that all the old party
issues Of 1874 to be decided by the presidential
test of S4S have inquired of him whether he adheres
to what he then published He promised me answer,
but has closed his speech without complying with his
promise. From this time forward, let assert that
the wings, party, have any political principles for
certain is, that if they have principles they such
they ashamed to avow, and dare not attempt TO vnd
cate by argument.
WEIGHS NATIONAL CIRCUsy
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